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Monday, December 04, 2006

New Outreach initiatives

Blackwood Gallery
University of Toronto at Mississauga















The Art Gallery of Mississauga and Blackwood Gallery are pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot for the position of Arts Outreach Coordinator in the Mississauga Region. This position has been made possible with a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Having identified a gap in the dissemination of visual arts to the Mississauga community, the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the Blackwood Gallery have worked collaboratively to develop a vision that strives to mend that gap. Through financial assistance from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, a new outreach program will commence the building and delivery of innovative arts initiatives to the community. The Outreach Coordinator will work jointly with the Art Gallery of Mississauga and the Blackwood Gallery to develop and implement a youth and community Outreach Program.

Suzanne Carte-Blanchenot brings with her several years of experience with not-for-profit galleries including as Director on the boards of Mercer Union and Hamilton Artists Inc. and having held staff positions at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, The Power Plant and Open Studio. Most recently, she has been coordinating Professional Development and Public Programs for the Ontario Association of Art Galleries. Suzanne’s expertise will be an asset as we embark on further expanding and engaging our audiences.

Mississauga is Canada’s 6th largest city. Over the next period, Suzanne will begin to liaise with the many community groups represented here. We anticipate generous community support in welcoming Suzanne and this initiative.

Further inquiries may be directed to:

Robert Freeman, Curator, Art Gallery of Mississauga,
robert.freeman@mississauga.ca tel: 905 896 5076

or Seamus Kealy, Curator, Blackwood Gallery,
s.kealy@utoronto.ca, tel: 905 828 3789


Blackwood Gallery, University of Toronto at Mississauga, 3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON, L5L 1C6,
Fax: 905-569-4262, Tel: 905-828-3789
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A public art gallery sponsored by the City of Mississauga, the Ontario Arts Council,
The Canada Council, Corporations, Private Citizens and its Membership

Blackwood Gallery Free Shuttle Bus!

Blackwood Gallery University of Toronto at Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Rd. N., Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6 Tel: (905) 828-3789/Fax: (905) 569-4262


18:Beckett
Free Mississauga Shuttle Bus & Tour of Exhibition by Gallery Curator Séamus Kealy:

Sunday December 17, 2006 - Tour: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

18:Beckett is an inter-disciplinary exhibition project marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nobel Prize winning, Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The title refers to the eighteen years marked since Mr. Beckett’s death and the eighteen sites this project encompasses. These sites are an artist lecture, eight artist projects, six weekly film/video art events, a film screening evening, a symposium and performance, and a publication; all of which arise out of Beckett’s influence.

Eight international artists present their work in and around the Blackwood Gallery. The exhibition highlights artistic methods that artists are exploring in relation to Beckett’s work:

Martin Arnold (Austria), Dorothy Cross (Ireland), Stan Douglas (Canada), Gary Hill (USA), Bruce Nauman (USA), Gregor Schneider (Germany), Ann-Sofi Siden (Sweden), Zin Taylor/Allison Hrabluik (Canada)

Exhibition runs from November 9 – December 21, 2006 - Free Admission
Free Mississauga Shuttle Bus & Tour of Exhibition by Gallery Curator Séamus Kealy:

Sunday December 17, 2006 - Tour: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

18:Beckett is an inter-disciplinary exhibition project marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nobel Prize winning, Irish writer Samuel Beckett. The title refers to the eighteen years marked since Mr. Beckett’s death and the eighteen sites this project encompasses. These sites are an artist lecture, eight artist projects, six weekly film/video art events, a film screening evening, a symposium and performance, and a publication; all of which arise out of Beckett’s influence.

Eight international artists present their work in and around the Blackwood Gallery. The exhibition highlights artistic methods that artists are exploring in relation to Beckett’s work:

Martin Arnold (Austria), Dorothy Cross (Ireland), Stan Douglas (Canada), Gary Hill (USA), Bruce Nauman (USA), Gregor Schneider (Germany), Ann-Sofi Siden (Sweden), Zin Taylor/Allison Hrabluik (Canada)

Exhibition runs from November 9 – December 21, 2006 - Free Admission

BUS SCHEDULE Sunday December 17, 2006

12:00 pm pick up Cawthra Community Centre (front doors), 1399 Cawthra Road
12:20 pm pick up Square One - Go station terminal, 100 City Centre Dr. (Rathburn Rd. & Duke of York Blvd)
12:40 pm pick up South Common Mall (bus terminal), 2126 Burnhamthrope Rd W.
1:00 pm drop off Blackwood Gallery (Kaneff Centre), UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd N
3:00 pm pick up Blackwood Gallery (Kaneff Centre), UTM 3359 Mississauga Rd N
3:20 pm drop off South Common Mall (bus terminal), 2126 Burnhamthrope Rd W.
3:40 pm drop off Square One - Go station terminal, 100 City Centre Dr. (Rathburn Rd. & Duke of York Blvd)
4:00 pm drop off Cawthra Community Centre (front doors), 1399 Cawthra Road


Funded by The Canada Council, Ontario Arts Council, Connaught Fund (University of Toronto), Humanities Centre (U of T), Culture Ireland, The University of Toronto at Mississauga, Foreign Affairs Canada, The Centre for US Studies (U of T), Irish Embassy (Ottawa), The Gladstone Hotel, Goethe Institut Toronto, Department of English and Drama (U of T)
Further information and shuttle schedules at
www.blackwoodgallery.ca or call 905 828 3789.
 

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