401 Richmond Update - FALL 2012

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updateFall 2012 Volu 19, Issu 3

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COVER IMAGEWallfowers in the back parking lot

by Erin MacKeen

The 401 Richmond Update is a community-buildinginitiative o Urbanspace Property Group. The newsletterbegan in June 1994 and over the years has documentedthe eclectic act ivities and ascinating people who makea home in our historic actory in downtown Toronto.I you would like to be added to the 401 Updatemailing list please email: [email protected]

401 Richmond Ltd. StaBob handl r, S curityosanna iulla, d inistrativ ssistantBogal G br y s, S curity & maint nancerin mack n, Dir ctor o unity

D v lop nt and o unicationsmi moody, Prop rty manag rPa la La p in, Janitorial S rvic s

od ntar Paragas, Janitorial S rvic s manag rshl y nd rs, ex cutiv ssistant & LiasonVic i odg rs, hi f ex cutiv Of c rob rt Schwag r, S curityLuisa Scofano, Of c d inistratormicha l Si los, L asing d inistratorGr g Spoon r, Par ing tt ndant & S curitynato Villanu va, maint nanc

margar t Z idl r, Found r

Newslettererin mack n, editorLisa kiss D sign (Studio 435)Warr ns Wat rl ss Printing

Publish d by:Urbanspac Prop rty Group401 ich ond St. W., Studio 111Toronto, O anada m5V 3 8t l 416-595-5900 fax 416-595-5904www.401rich ond.n t

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MOVING INGRAHAM CURRYis th 2012 r cipi ntof th 401 ich ond ar r Launch rPriz . Sh ll b in Studio 260 wor ing ona n w s ri s of paintings. o visit h rduring Built for rt on S pt b r 29.

PROJECTS ABROADis th worldsl ading int rnational volunt r abroadorganization and joins us in Studio 236 inth ir 20th anniv rsary y ar.

KARTINI INTERNATIONALhas ov din to Studio 235 wh r th y will continuth ir wor in int rnational d v lop nt,providing innovativ and cutting dgs rvic s that pro ot cono ic andsocial quity and quality.

NOT FAR FROM THE TREE+ LOCALFOOD PLUS hav join d m al exchangand Sustain Ontario in Studio 365,cr ating a clust r of food focus dorganizations. ot Far Fro Th Tr putsTorontos fruit to good us by pic ing andsharing th bounty and Local Food Plusis anadas pr i r solutions provid rfor local sustainabl procur nt.

ABILITIES ARTS FESTIVALs t up shopin Studio S30 just in ti to p thplanning rolling for th ir 10th anniv rsaryf stival this fall, showcasing artists withdisabiliti s (s PPL UDeD).

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newsFRESH FROM THE FARMThis su r, w launch d th 401 ich ond Far rsmar t with th Near Urban Farmers Food Co-operative .each w , fr sh, locally grown produc fro as clos asDownsview Park is brought to th building fro far r

b rs li Amy Cheng fro Red Pocket Farm . Th ar tprovid s a way for our t nants and n ighbourhood co unityto support sustainabl agricultur . Th ar t ta s placon Tu sdays fro 4 to 6 p and will run into th fall.

Magda Wojtyra in theWorld o Threads Festival

Near Urban FarmersFood Co-operativearmer members

Amy Cheng romRed Pocket Farm andEric Rosenkrantzrom The LivingCity Farm

BUILT FOR ARTFor on night only, w ll b hosting nu rous int ractivand i rsiv proj cts all und r on roof for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche (S pt b r 29, 7:03 p to sunris ).D dicat d xplor rs will nd so thing around v rycorn r: vintag usic vid o scr nings, op n gall ri s,a postcard photo booth, liv usic and danc , int ractiv

vid o installations, nviron ntal int rv ntions, arao ,p rfor anc s, and so uch or . h c our w bsit forth co pl t progra www.401richmond.net

GOO SOURCE OF FIBRESTh World o Threads Festival is an int rnationalshowcas of cont porary br art that, for th rst y ar,will b showing wor in Toronto fro ov b r 9 toD c b r 2. T nant Gareth Bate (Studio S17) happ nsto b th f stival curator so w partn r d with th topr s nt Protrusion , f aturing four artists in th caf andloung . ong th is Lynn Christine Kelly (Studio 216)who is also a b r of The Red Head Gallery (Studio

115, s P OFILe) and will b constructing a br trthat grows through th ground oor up into th s condoor stair landing.

Martin Helmut Reis presents an interactive per ormance oThe Lost Tapes of Jacques Tati at Built for Art

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THINKING OUTSI E THE PLANTER BOXWh n it co s to nding innovativ ways to gr n our building, w l av no ston unturn d (lit rally, if you countconcr t ). On of th n w st additions to our cr ativ growing options ar th f lt plant r poc ts that wattach d to a concr t bloc wall in our par ing lot and ll d with tropical plants. Its a si pl conc pt thataxi iz s wall spac in an ar a wh r cars still n d to b abl to par . W v also b n xp ri nting withurban agricultur up on our rooftop. ou can s th lat st photos at oldplantnewplant.tumblr.com

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Th r s no such thing as downti any or for th Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival (Studio 309). Th yr activ y arround with scr nings and outr ach at v nts li th popular sian night ar ts that too plac this July in mar ha and atTorontos wat rfront. Th y also host a arao fundrais r, youth tours, and a su r vid o production wor shop. o ing upis Meet the Festival at 401 ich ond for Culture Days (S pt b r 28, 7 to 9 p ) and th n its f stival ti ! This will b th16th y ar that th f stival will showcas cont porary sian cin a and wor fro th sian diaspora fro ov b r 6 to 11in Toronto and ov b r 16 to 17 in ich ond ill. www.reelasian.com

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r O B e r T T a n Reel Asian screening at Night it Up!

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LISE BEAUDRYGallery 44 s (Studio 120) Dir ctor Lise Beaudry wal daway with a pr stigious BmW exhibition Priz fro this y ars

Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival . Lis was award dth $5000 priz for h r xhibition Sur la glace/Walking on Ice at th Art Gallery o Mississauga . www.lisebeaudry.com

MILADA KOVACOVASh w ars any hats at 401 ich ond, wor ing with TrinitySquare Video (Studio 376), Pre x ICA (Studio 124), andth Images Festival (Studio 445) a ong oth rs. ow, shalso w ars th honour of r c iving a Tom Berner Award inr cognition of h r xtraordinary support for ind p nd ntl a ing in our city. www.images estival.com

NOT FAR FROM THE TREETh organization that dispatch s volunt rs across Toronto toharv st fruit that wouldnt oth rwis b us d and donat s it tofood ban s, sh lt rs, and co unity itch ns r c iv d a Vital Ideas Award fro th Toronto Community Foundation (T F)this past march. T F also wor d in partn rship with KMPGLLP to off r a $30,000 grant as part of th award.www.not ar romthetree.org

TO O TO OmmU IT FOU D TIO P eSIDe T & eO UL k. B DW J WIT OT FF Om T e T eeS FOU De & DI e TO L U eI SBO OUG

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ABILITIES ARTS FESTIVALTh f stival is c l brating its 10th birthday with an xciting lin -upof xhibitions, v nts, and p rfor anc s fro S pt b r 20 toOctob r 11 in v nu s across th city. Tal nt fro all ov r thcountry will join or than tw nty local artists (including ourown Donald Quan ) to showcas artists with disabiliti s andth ways th y contribut to th cultural fabric of our soci ty.This y ar also ar s th launch of th rst r tist in sid ncposition for an artist fro th disability co unity, who will bhost d for two to four onths h r at 401 ich ond.www.abilitiesarts estival.org


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listings September to November 2012

EXHIBITIONS

continues to SEPTEMBER 29Urbanspace GalleryYour Ontario Place

continues to OCTOBER 31Roastery Co ee HouseJohn Brown:Wire Service

SEPTEMBER 5 22The Red Head GalleryP t r Dy huis: Inventories and Micro-mappingOp ning: Saturday S pt b r 8, 25 p

SEPTEMBER 8 DECEMBER 1YYZ Artists OutletBrian Groo bridg : small telescopesOp ning: Friday S pt b r 7, 810 p

SEPTEMBER 13 OCTOBER 22Open Studiondr - nn Dupuis-Bourr t: InlandsisLain Gro n w g: Makers, Believerseri edson, manu l Lau, Irina Sch sta owich and L sliShniff r: Creature Comforts (until Octob r 13)Op ning: Thursday S pt b r 13, 6:308: 30 p

The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicatewith other tenants and keep them in ormed about what ishappening in your organization. I you are having a sale,exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details

to [email protected] . Listings are open to all tenants.DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday October 26, 2012

GALLERY IRECTORY

A Space Gallery (Stud io 110)ontact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org

Gallery 44 Centre or Contemporary Photography (Studio 120)ontact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org

Open Studio (Studio 104)ontact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca

Pre x Institute o Contemporary Art (Studio 124)ontact 416-591-0357 www.pre x.ca

Red Head Gallery (Studio 115)ontact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org

Trinity Square Video (Studio 376)ontact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com

Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117)ontact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca

Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452)

ontact 416-351-1317 www.vtape.orgWARC Gallery/Womens Art Resource Centre (Studio 122) ontact 416-977-0097 www.warc.net

Wynick/Tuck Gallery (Studio 128)ontact 416-504-8716 www.wynicktuckgallery.ca

YYZ Artists Outlet (Studio 140)ontact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org

SEPTEMBER 14 OCTOBER 13Gallery 44els mari ag n: Det Synlige (The Visible)Vitrin s: ichard Ibghy & marilou L ns: Tools That

Measure the Intensity of Passionate InterestsOp ning: Friday S pt b r 14, 69 p

SEPTEMBER 20 NOVEMBER 24Pre x ICAndr as Fogarasi: 2018Op ning: Thursday S pt b r 20, 710 p

OCTOBER 3 27The Red Head GalleryLynn hristin k lly: Scorched Earth

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Open Studiolanis Obo sawin: Etchings P eSe TeD I P T e S IP WIT Im GI e TIVe FILm + meDI TS FeSTIV L

OCTOBER 26 NOVEMBER 22Open StudioScholarship/F llowship exhibitionsLiz m nard: The Nature of a River J nni Suddic : I was herel xand r Fro s : A Motel for Words & Ideasrtist Tal s & Op ning: Friday Octob r 26, 67 p , 79 p

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Gallery 44P t r kingston & Linda Duvall: Living in 10 Easy LessonsVitrin s: a mata oros: Untitled LandscapesOp ning: Friday Octob r 26, 69 pPan l discussion: W dn sday ov b r 14 O-P eSe TeD BT e e SO S OOL OF SO I L WO k T BUDDIeS I B D TImeS T e T e

OCTOBER 31 NOVEMBER 24The Red Head GalleryJan t B llotto: Nile Blue

NOVEMBER 9 JANUARY 4, 2013Roastery Co ee House

ing- u h huang: ProtrusionPart of th World of Thr ads F stival

Alexander Froese at Open Studio(October 26 November 22)


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EVENTSSEPTEMBER 29401 RichmondBuilt for Art: An Independent Project withScotiabank Nuit Blanche7:03 p sunris

OCTOBER 26 29Open StudioPrint Sales Gallery at Art Toronto 2012m tro Toronto onv ntion ntr ( orth Building )exhibit all & B 255 Front St. W.

NOVEMBER 6 11Toronto Reel Asian International Film FestivalTh 16th annual f stival showcasing cont porary siancin a and wor fro th sian diaspora.ov b r 1617 in ich ond illwww.reelasian.com

NOVEMBER 9 DECEMBER 2World o Threads FestivalLynn k lly, obyn Tho as, magda Wojtyra,ing- u h huang: Protrusion

401 ich ond Loung and th oast ry off ouswww.worldo threads estival.com

SALESCONTINUING TO SEPTEMBER 15Gwendolyne HatsBlow-Out Sal ! Up to 50% off su r and wint r hats, bags,scarv s, fascinators, hair acc ssori s, j w ll ry and or .Tu sday to Saturday noon6 p

SEPTEMBER 13 15Swipe Design | Books + ObjectsSid wal Sal11 a 6 p

Above: Andreas Fogarasi at Pre x ICA (September 20 November 24)Below: Else Marie Hagen at Gallery 44 (September 14 October 13)


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press check

MEAL EXCHANGEd itt dly it was th d licious grill d chic n

that caught our y in this Edible Toronto articl . But w ca to nd out this chic n wass rv d up for Meal Exchange s (Studio 365)National BBQ Day h ld annually at th nd ofJun to c l brat local food across th country.

MUSI EUMThe Grid sp nt so ti at Musideum

(Studio 133) with Donald Quan h aring abouthis uniqu story and th qually uniqu plac h s

cr at d h r at 401. Donald r c ntly c l brat d ththird anniv rsary of his r cov ry aft r collapsing on

stag with an inti at conc rt call d Invocata.

OPEN STU IOW spott d ast r print r and T chnical Dir ctor ofOpen Studio (Studio 104) Jill Graham on Torontoist xplaining th ins and outs of lithography.

PROJECTS ABROAOn of our n w st t nants, Projects Abroad (Studio 236),

was na d on of th t n B st Volunt r broadOrganizations by Goodnet: Gateway to Doing Good .


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THE BACK PAGE GRAHAM CURRY, Studio 260Sky Blue Sky

If youd li to b on T e B k P Ge , pl as sub it your drawing, painting, illustration, photograph or archit ctural plans at300 dpi as a photoshop or illustrator l on cd or dvd dis . Pl as includ a word l with your na , th titl of th proj ct, yourw bsit , your studio addr ss and a bri f d scription of 50 words ( axi u ) on th dis . Th b st ntry will b chos n for achissu . Dis s will not b r turn d. This spac is to showcas th tal nt in th building. It is not for adv rtising an v nt or sal .


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