2014 Gallery Archive
artcetera Christmas Show
On behalf of the ECFTA and the artcetera 2014 committee we would like to thank our artists, patrons , community supporters and volunteers. We are looking forward to a successful, creative and inspiring 2015 year at the ECFTA . Please join us to up wrap up this year with an amazing show put on by the artists who contributed to our 2014 annual artcetera ; all works for sale in perfect time for the holidays.Opening reception December 4th 7-9 ; the exhibit runs from December 4th till December 20th. Participating artists It takes a village to keep a centre going...
I’m Feeling Lucky: Middlebrook Prize
Zoë Heyn-Jones, Elizabeth MacKenzie, Leslie Pearson, Alana Riley and Jessica Wiebe I'm Feeling Lucky October 11th - November 29th 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 11th 2pm – 4:30pm Minarovich Gallery, Elora Centre for the Arts Presenting the recipient of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators Can an exhibition be curated using Google search? And if so, what are the implications on knowledge formation, art-world social structures, taste-making, and other pillars of curatorial practice? I’m Feeling Lucky, a wry reference to Google’s gamble option, is an experimental curatorial project that questions both the assumed authority of a curator and...
N.Chaykowski A.Cooley: Middlebrook Prize
Alison Cooley, Natasha Chaykowski Announcing the Winners of the 2014 Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators Elora Centre for the Arts -- We are pleased to announce that Alison Cooley and Natasha Chaykowski have been awarded the Elora Centre for the Arts' second annual Middlebrook Prize for Young Canadian Curators. Their proposal, entitled “I’m Feeling Lucky”, was selected by a panel of three judges and seeks to query Google’s capacity as a curatorial tool. "We wanted to know: can an exhibition be curated using Google search?" Cooley and Chaykowski wrote in their exhibition proposal. "And if so, what are the...
Studio Tour Exhibition
In the Minarovich Gallery, Elora Centre for the Arts Elora Fergus Studio Tour Group Exhibition September 18 - October 5, 2014 Opening Night: Thursday, Sept 18, 2014. 7 - 9:30pm Have you ever wondered what an artist's studio really looks like? Studio Tour is your chance to get a look behind the scenes. Take a self-guided tour over two consecutive weekends this fall and meet local artists where they live and work. 28th Annual Elora Fergus Studio Tour Weekends: Saturday and Sunday, September 27 - 28 & October 4 - 5, 2014. 10am - 5pm Studio Tour is completely free...
Maggie Groat and Barbara Hobot
Untitled (the possibilities of voids and the sentience of things) Maggie Groat & Barbara Hobot July 19 to September 7, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19, 2 to 4pm Curated by Tarin Hughes Within their individual practices Groat and Hobot investigate presence and absence, whether through collage and object-based sculpture or through formal, observational painting. Groat’s work and research are concerned with the margin and the centre, shared histories and the role of the explorer. This broad scope of interest combines with Groat’s usage of circles, mirrors, and field chairs projecting imbued and associative meaning and ultimately, a simultaneously traditional...
Sophia Solaris: Summer Residency
Sophia Solaris, ECFTA Summer Artist-in-Residence July 14 to August 16, 2014 Installation opening Saturday, July 19, 2 to 4pm Solaris works within a modernist tradition of geometric, non-objective art reminiscent of early abstractionists. Solaris re-imagines prosaic objects like giant industrial plastic bags or empty prescription pill bottles, transforming them from their original function into calming vistas of linearity. Making use of the detritus of contemporary products, she subtly subverts the noise and busyness of everyday life into tranquil and contemplative sculptural images. The disorder of debris is ordered into a harmonic visual language which utilizes minimal information to bring about...
David Jensenius The Elora Piano
David Jensenius: The Elora Piano May 24 to July 13, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 24, 2014. 2pm - 4pm In the Minarovich Gallery - Elora Centre for the Arts As a building moves, creaks and groans, its sounds are transformed into a score continuously played by a grand piano. The Elora Piano, a sound installation by David Jensenius, lets all those who wander into the Elora Centre for the Arts experience the building’s own composition. During his residency at ECFTA Jensenius explored the building (formerly the Elora Public School) and the various groups, organizations, artists, children and adults that...
artcetera Call for Submissions
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Artcetera is an annual fundraising event to benefit the Elora Centre for the Arts. The Elora Centre for the Arts invites submissions from artists, jewelers and fine craftspeople working in all mediums for this year's Artcetera, An Evening with Art event taking place on May 10, 2014. This year's event takes a fresh, new approach with participating artists each donating one original work of art. Artcetera 2014 will be a special gala night complete with all the fabulous fixings. In return for donating to Artcetera, An Evening with Art, artists will enjoy the benefits of an Artist's...artcetera Participating Artists List
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS This list will continue to be updated as participating artists are confirmed. Please select a name below for more information on the artists style and examples of their work. Robert Achtemichuk Shirley Al Rachel Albano Francis Baker Natalie Baird Rosalinde Baumgartner Meredith Blackmore Vicki Brophey Beverley Cairns Kreso Cavlovic Shelley Carter David Cross Jared Davidson Jerre Davidson Elske DeGroot Helen Duplassie Stephanie Fiore Meaghan Florio Judy French Sylvia Galbraith Jacob Grodzinski Hubert Haisoch Joanne Harder Sarah Hart Mary Helps Robin Hesse Barbara Hobot Karen Huband Phil Irish Katrina Jurjans Robbie Keith Jodi Kimm Seth Koplowitz Ardin Lalui...