One of our favourite cultural events in Toronto is the internationally acclaimed Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Every year it is incredibly inspiring to see all of the amazing art and photography displayed at more than 175 venues throughout the city! During the month of May, an extensive range of exhibitions, public installations, films, lectures, and workshops are presented to more than one million people.
To celebrate this year’s theme, “Identity”, we are counting down our top five photos every week!
NKPR hearts Love Art! We’re so excited for the launch of Love Art Fair in Canada. Coming to Toronto this May 8– 11, Love Art Fair will be hosting 50+ galleries showcasing affordable, contemporary art including original paintings, artist-made prints, sculptures and photographs…all under one roof! As lovers of contemporary art ourselves (take one look at the office and you’ll see what we mean), we’re thrilled to celebrate with the Toronto art scene and get to know our local galleries.
As the Love Art Fair approaches, Love Art has been featuring weekly blog posts showcasing the various galleries participating in the fair, giving us an inside look at what’s to come during this amazing 4 day event. We thought we’d share some of our favourite highlights, continuing with Arianne DiNardo, the Recent Graduates Curator at Love Art Fair!
Untitled, from “Fantasia” series, 2013
Tell me what you enjoy most when working with recent graduates? AD: Their sense of enthusiasm and excitement; the freshness of their ideas. Most of all, I love the hope they carry with them, a hope that is transferred to their creative output. There are no big egos, no sense of disillusionment and boredom. It’s really refreshing to work with ambitious young artists that don’t take their opportunities for granted.
Can we have a sneak peak of any of the works that will be showcased in the Recent Grads Exhibition? AD: Ah! I hate to do this… but here is one of my favourites by Arianna Perricone!
What is your favorite work of art? AD: Of all time? I could never answer that! My taste has always been pretty consistent but my favorite works change. My favorite artists however: Robert Heinecken, Christian Boltanski, David Hockney, Ana Mendieta, Sophie Calle, Duane Michals, Bas Jan Ader, Alighiero Boetti, and John Stezaker.
Talia Chetrit is a young artist whose work I find really exciting, along with Brad Phillips, Corin Sworn, Hanna Liden, Hannah Whitaker, and Jon Rafman.
Read the full interview with Arianne DiNardo and purchase tickets for Love Art at www.loveartfair.com.
Tweet us at @natashankpr and @LoveArtTO to let us know if you’ll be attending Love Art Fair!
NKPR hearts Love Art! We’re so excited for the launch of Love Art Fair in Canada. Coming to Toronto this May 8– 11, Love Art Fair will be hosting 50+ galleries showcasing affordable, contemporary art including original paintings, artist-made prints, sculptures and photographs…all under one roof! As lovers of contemporary art ourselves (take one look at the office and you’ll see what we mean), we’re thrilled to celebrate with the Toronto art scene and get to know our local galleries.
As the Love Art Fair approaches, Love Art has been featuring weekly blog posts showcasing the various galleries participating in the fair, giving us an inside look at what’s to come during this amazing 4 day event. We thought we’d share some of our favourite highlights, continuing with gallery director, Joan Spence from Spence Galleries here in Toronto!
What is the most challenging aspect of having a gallery? JS: Getting clients and making sales. Unfortunately I am not located in an art district, therefore I don’t have the advantage galleries have in such districts.
What is your favourite thing about your job? JS: One thing is when I sell someone their first piece of art. Also, selling art to young people really makes me happy.
What advice would you give someone who wants to buy art for the first time? JS: I would tell them to go to galleries a lot and look at a lot of art. The more you see art, the more you know what you really like. And also, it allows you to see the range of things.
Read the full interview with Joan Spence and purchase tickets for Love Art at www.loveartfair.com.
Tweet us at @natashankpr and @LoveArtTO to let us know if you’ll be attending Love Art Fair!
NKPR hearts Love Art Fair! We’re so excited for the launch of Love Art Fair in Canada. Coming to Toronto this May 8– 11, Love Art Fair will be hosting 50+ galleries showcasing affordable, contemporary art including original paintings, artist-made prints, sculptures and photographs…all under one roof! As lovers of contemporary art ourselves (take one look at the office and you’ll see what we mean), we’re thrilled to celebrate with the Toronto art scene and get to know our local galleries.
As the Love Art Fair approaches, Love Art has been featuring weekly blog posts showcasing the various galleries participating in the fair, giving us an inside look at what’s to come during this amazing 4 day event. We thought we’d share some of our favourite highlights, continuing with Canadian artist Alex D’Arcy from Mayberry Fine Art at Walnut Studios here in Toronto!
When did you consider yourself an artist? AD: When people ask, I call myself a painter, rather than an artist. It took a long time. I realized one day that I have been painting everyday for some years, and that I was organizing all of my life around the work.
What is the best art advice you ever received? And from whom? AD: It all depends on the time you receive the advice. The best words come at the right time.
Some of the best advice has come from colleagues. Keep working, keep sketchbooks, be brave, tolerate uncertainty…and keep a loose grip on the bat.
What’s your favourite work of art at the moment? AD: My favourite piece is always the next piece.
Read the full interview with Alex D’Arcy and purchase tickets for Love Art at www.loveartfair.com.
Tweet us at @natashankpr and let us know if you’ll be attending Love Art Fair!
NKPR hearts Love Art Fair! We’re so excited for the launch of Love Art Fair in Canada. Coming to Toronto this May 8– 11, Love Art Fair will be hosting 50+ galleries showcasing affordable, contemporary art including original paintings, artist-made prints, sculptures and photographs…all under one roof! As lovers of contemporary art ourselves (take one look at the office and you’ll see what we mean), we’re thrilled to celebrate with the Toronto art scene and get to know our local galleries.
As the Love Art Fair approaches, Love Art has been featuring weekly blog posts showcasing the various galleries participating in the fair, giving us an inside look at what’s to come during this amazing 4 day event. We thought we’d share some of our favourite highlights, continuing with Canadian artist Alex D’Arcy from Mayberry Fine Art at Walnut Studios here in Toronto!
When did you consider yourself an artist? AD: When people ask, I call myself a painter, rather than an artist. It took a long time. I realized one day that I have been painting everyday for some years, and that I was organizing all of my life around the work.
What is the best art advice you ever received? And from whom? AD: It all depends on the time you receive the advice. The best words come at the right time.
Some of the best advice has come from colleagues. Keep working, keep sketchbooks, be brave, tolerate uncertainty…and keep a loose grip on the bat.
What’s your favourite work of art at the moment? AD: My favourite piece is always the next piece.
Read the full interview with Alex D’Arcy and purchase tickets for Love Art at www.loveartfair.com.
Tweet us at @natashankpr and let us know if you’ll be attending Love Art Fair!
We’re so excited for the launch of Love Art Fair in Canada! Coming to Toronto this May 8 – 11, Love Art Fair will be hosting 50+ galleries showcasing affordable, contemporary art including original paintings, artist-made prints, sculptures and photographs…all under one roof! As lovers of contemporary art ourselves (take one look at the office and you’ll see what we mean), we’re thrilled to celebrate with the Toronto art scene and get to know our local galleries.
As the Love Art Fair approaches, Love Art has been featuring weekly blog posts showcasing the various galleries participating in the fair, giving us an inside look at what’s to come during this amazing 4 day event. We thought we’d share some of our favourite highlights, starting with Canadian artist Laurie De Camillis, founding member of the Canadian Art Collective in Toronto!
Who/what inspires you? LD: Canadian painters such as David Milne, and on a more contemporary side, Charles Meanwell. I like painters whose work is simple and direct. And I look for those who use contradictions and paradoxes in their work.
Is painting something you do mainly for yourself? Or your viewers? LD: It’s a mix. It is mostly for myself. I have to satisfy myself. Sometimes I go in directions that aren’t pretty
What is the best art tip you have ever received? And by whom? LD: Ted Lindberg, curator at the Vancouver Art Gallery who said to me “don’t worry about your career; just do your painting and look after yourself.”
Read the full interview with Laurie De Camillis and purchase tickets for Love Art at www.loveartfair.com.
Tweet us at @natashankpr and @LoveArtTO to let us know if you’ll be attending Love Art Toronto!
This past weekend Natasha and the NKPR team travelled to Winnipeg to celebrate The Juno Awards! To celebrate, TD – national sponsor of the JUNO Awards and presenting sponsor of the JUNO Fan Choice Award – hosted the “TD Music Green Room“, a lounge experience offering fans and talent an opportunity to mingle, sip on cocktails, have their photo snapped and enjoy music performances from both local and nationally recognized talent. It was an incredible two days spent with a group of inspirational and talented artists of all ages, styles and backgrounds!
Here’s an inside look at some of the amazing performances we got to enjoy!
Broadway Hip Hop Academy, recipients of a MusiCounts TD Community Grant, showcased their passion for music by performing original tracks “2 Plus 9” and “Believe” written by the group. It was inspiring to see how much musical potential each young person has and how MusiCounts with the support of TD has helped turn their dreams into a reality.
JUNO nominee, Florence K serenaded the audience with three beautiful songs, and proved to be both talented AND witty; her sense of humour energized and, entertained crowd.
Status 4 Inc.’s performance was both moving and endearing. The organization was also awarded a MusiCounts TD Community Grant and the group was so excited about having the opportunity to perform at the TD Music Green Room. They were also particularly taken with the photo booth at the green room and had fun taking snaps!
JRDN performed his JUNO Award-winning track “Can’t Choose” as part of an intimate acoustic set which was a definite highlight of the weekend and had the audience swooning.
Who was your favourite Juno nominee? Tweet us at @natashankpr!
To celebrate this incredible milestone, we’re giving exclusive savings to all Rudsak and NKPR followers! Simply follow @rudsakcanada & @natashankpr, visit the 315 Queen Street West location and show the invite below on your phone to redeem 20% off everything in store (yes, including spring merchandise!) from Friday, March 21 to Saturday, March 22!
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