Flick the Switch Artists' Collective & Art Studios
Where dynamic 'Flick the Switch' artists, art enthusiasts, collectors and gallerists co-create
Heather Gentleman painted much of her newest work at the Grange Studios. Her exhibition, Expedition of the Fantastical explores the cultural implications of exploration and colonization in the Victorian Era and postulates the impact of future colonization of Mars.
Visit the Dignam Gallery, 23 Prince Arthur Avenue. (St George Station).
It runs to this Sunday, October 25th. Gallery hours will be Tuesday to Saturday , 9:00 to 4:00 and she will be present from noon to 4:00.
CLAIRE TALLERICO in the Parkdale Studios is doing a fantastic food sharing events called ‘Table Settings’ in Prince Edward County with her Alchemy Artists’ Residency. A small volunteer brigade of artists and cooks, woking out of a donated vineyard kitchen made more than 600 suppers for farm and vineyard workers during covid. CONGRATULATIONS CLAIRE! She will be giving a Culture Days talk TODAY Saturday the 24th at 4pm. https://culturedays.ca/en/events/2998a7a6-b614-43f4-a4a7-a95389d82496
Susan N Stewart reports on the weekend-long event: “This was, for many of us, our first live-streaming and in-person exhibit during COVID-times. Flick artists exhibiting included Samar Hejazi, Ruthie Ellen, Hagop Ohannessian, Morgan Sheardown, Brent Hardisty, Angela Kim, and myself. Other artists included Gillian Iles, Catharina Goldnau, and Moses Salihou. Angela Kim was the amazing Executive Director, Curator, and panel moderator of the art exhibit.
The objective was to raise awareness of the underlying contributing factors leading to violence such as bullying, mental health, addictions, social isolation, poverty, and rejection of minority groups.”
This annual event, in its second iteration, promoted peace through film, music, art exhibits, speakers, food and cultural exchange.
Visit the link below for more on the ongoing initiative to addresses the escalation of violence. Click live stream and then the Friday Sept 18 box to see the artists’ videos.
https://internationalpeacefestival.com/
A number of Flick Artists will be showing their work at the International Peace Festival which opens today. The amazing Angela Kim, who has a studio in the Grange building, is the Executive Director of the Art Component of the Festival and pulled together this event despite COVID ups and downs. You can see Joanie Ellen’s amazing ‘Hysteria Couch’ revolving installation sculpture (pic below) plus work by Hagop Ohannessian, Samar Hejazi, , Morgan Sheardown, Brent Hardisty, Angela herself and Susan N. Stewart. Download the schedule of events, films, music, panels, art at the link below.
You can visit the show Saturday and Sunday by using the free eventbright link https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/international-peace-festival-tickets-120658499821 It’s at the Daniel Spectrum Cultural Hub (ARTSCAPE) 585 Dundas Street East.
ONLINE STREAMING
Or attend the live streaming Friday 6 – 9pm; and the artist panel 6:30 – 7:30 — Joanie, Brent and Susan will talk about art and mental health.
Even if your guests cannot make it to the event, they can still watch it online! We will be live streaming through the official IPF website and YouTube.
https://internationalpeacefestival.com
Born and raised in Ellicottville, NY, she currently balances her time as an art consultant and as a fine artist. Exhibiting and curating both nationally and internationally, Brown’s work has been shown in Florence, Italy and throughout various cities in the United States and Canada.
Learn more about Gwendolyn and her work at https://www.gwensbrown.com/
Samar’s work has taken shape over the past few weeks in her Grange space. Her upcoming exhibit involves large-scale hanging fabric installations– visit and explore:
