Touring soon at a city near you, the 2012 Sketchbook Project…

Brooklyn, NY
April 14th-30th
Brooklyn Art Library
103A N. 3rd St
Brooklyn, NY 11249

Chicago, IL
May 3rd-5th
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615

Portland, OR
May 11th-13th
The Cleaners at the Ace Hotel
1022 SW Stark St
Portland, OR

Vancouver, Canada
May 15th-16th
W2 Media Cafe
111 W Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC

Los Angeles, CA
May 24th-26th
iam8bit
2147 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA

San Francisco, CA
June 2nd-June 23rd
Pop-Up Shop

Greater Boston Area
July 6th-8th
LynnArts
25 Exchange Street
Lynn, MA

Portland, ME
July 11th-14th
SPACE Gallery
538 Congress Street
Portland, ME 04101

Toronto, Canada
July 18th-22nd
The Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen St. W
Toronto, ON
Philadelphia, PA

Aug 23rd-25th
The Painted Bride
co-presented with InLiquid
230 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106

Atlanta, GA
Aug 29th – Sept 1st
MASS Collective
364 Nelson St. SW
Atlanta, GA

Austin, TX
September 8th-16th
Co-Lab Project Space
613 Allen St.
Austin, TX

Melbourne, Australia*
November 10th-25th
NGV Studio
Federation Square
Russell & Flinders Sts
Melbourne

London, England*

*As of now, the London and Melbourne exhibitions will be limited to books from their respective continents. All other tour dates will include every single book submitted to this year’s project.
Dates and locations subject to change.

MARKING TIME
January 4 – 29, 2012 • Arts Centre Gallery
163 Hurontario Street, Collingwood
Curated by Ron MacRae

Collette Broeders (painting, drawing, mixed media)
Catherine Farrell (printmaking)
Andrzej Maciejewski (photography)

All three artists in the exhibition share an interest in mapping and cataloging aspects of shifting environment, memory and experience. All three approaches differ as do their treatments through medium, but all revolve around managing and understanding time and space in relation to themselves as observer or protagonist.

Despite these similar theses, the outcomes produced and developed through their projects diverge widely, illustrating an individual intent and temperament. For the audience, the collective encounter with these works promises to be a rich and varied journey.

Collette Broeders
With Memory Specimans, Broeders negotiates the margins of abstraction integrating personal histories into universal themes of identity, culture and memory. The reanimation of objects and recollections of childhood into her work serve to provoke the viewer into revisiting narratives and fragments of their own identity and recollections.

Collette Broeders is a passionate mixed media artist merging traditional processes with new media. She has been exhibiting nationally and internationally in both solo and group exhibitions. In the 80′s she attended St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology followed by the University of Windsor for business studies and worked in accounting and database development for several years. By 2004, Broeders returned to the University of Windsor where she completed the Bachelor of Fine Arts program. Her studies focused on printmaking and investigated the digital realm where she combined both of these mediums. She is an active member of the arts community and maintains a studio in Oldcastle, Ontario, Canada.

Catherine Farrell
Born in Saskatchewan and growing up in northern Ontario, Farrell connected early to prairie skies and vast stretches of space. Recalling frequent childhood road trips, she still finds comfort in the hypnotic calmness of landscape rolling past a vehicle window like a movie.

Farrell’s print, A New Order is a continuous, 47 ft-long print on a bolt of material inspired by a bull fight she witnessed and a recent road trip across Spain. This single, remarkable print was created specifically for the long brick wall in the Arts Centre.

Upon graduating in 2008 with a fine arts degree from McMaster University, Farrell has continued to develop her artistic skills and printmaking experience while working at the Ottawa School of Art. There she maintained and improved their studio facilities. She has attended printmaking conferences including the Southern Graphics Conference CommandPrint 2008 in Richmond, Virginia and Printopolis 2010 in Toronto. Farrell travels regularly to Toronto’s Open Studio to take advantage of their large scale printmaking presses. Her home studio is in Ottawa and she is working toward attaining an MFA, specializing in print media.

Andrzej Maciejewski
Maciejewski’s photographic works are documentaries of places, changing over time. His clinical technique serves, ironically, to render images that are brimming with both narrative and humanity.

The 36 framed photos that comprise Weather Report tell the story of the single view taken from a specially constructed climate-controlled, walk-in camera. This kind of voyeuristic surveillance, of Maciejewski’s own house, sitting on a quiet country road in the middle of nowhere, is captured in every detail that a split second across days, weeks and seasons can reveal. He then dutifully and meticulously adds that moment to his records and weather report.

Andrzej Maciejewski lives in Yarker, Ontario with his wife and family.

Maciejewski has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the US and Europe and his work has been published in a broad selection of periodicals and reviews over the past 20 years.

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media contact

Blue Mountain Foundation for the Arts
163 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 4E8
Office 705 445-3430
Curator 705 444-6724
www.bmfa.on.ca

Artists from all of Ontario were invited to submit art works for inclusion in the 2011 Juried Exhibition. Over 200 works were received and reviewed by juror David Bobier. Applications came from as far north as Latchford, south from Amherstberg; east from Ottawa, and many towns and cities in between.

Twenty artists were chosen to participate and twenty-seven works will be on display during the exhibition. The invited artists are: Anthony Agneli, Newmarket; Amy Bagshaw, Alliston; Douglas Bedard, Windsor; Collette Broeders, LaSalle; Patricia Coates, Amherstburg; Anne-Marie Cosgrove, Toronto; Marie de Sousa, Toronto; Ken Giles, Windsor; Kristyn Hartford, Windsor; Kelly Kirkham, Toronto; Laurie Langford, Chatham; Irene MacCreadie, Wallaceburg; Mike Marcon, Windsor; Sasha Opeiko, Windsor; Jenna Faye Powell, Sarnia; Anuta Skrypychen, Toronto; Sophia Solaris, Kitchener; Biserka Turčić, Wasaga Beach; Olexander Wlasenko, Oshawa; TIMEANDESIRE, Toronto.

The Thames Art Gallery 2011 Juried Exhibition will be on display from December 3 until January 8, 2012. Thames Art Gallery is located at 75 William Street N, Chatham, ON.

“DOIN’ THE LOUVRE”
Gala opening reception Friday December 2, 2011, 7:00 PM
Show & sale runs from December 2 – December 23, 2011

Special Christmas shopping hours:
TUESDAYS through SATURDAYS 12:00 Noon – 6:00 PM
(CLOSED SUNDAYS + MONDAYS+ MORNINGS)

DTL entry has been a resounding success and, most of our expected 800+ works of Art and Gifts by area artists are HERE!

This annual event is not only important to Artcite as a fundraiser but is also an opportunity for many artists and features an immense amount of artworks (!) by area artists, and-as always, many pieces are created specifically for this special exhibit by old and new Artcite members (and many non-members).

Just in time for the holidays, the Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op is pleased to announce the opening of their gallery, Thursday December 1, in beautiful Pillette Village. This intimate exploration of talent showcases a variety of work by local artists. The Co-op gallery concept is a unique opportunity for Windsor and will fit well amongst the many quaint shops and galleries in the area.

The Back Room Gallery Artists’ Co-op space plays host to many art forms showing how flexible art can be with a variety of artistic interpretations. The gallery space will be brimming with ever-changing installations to make cultural shopping a pleasure.

The Back Room group has been a part of Windsor’s cultural landscape for two years, and is pleased to have their own space at 4749 Wyandotte Street East, Windsor. The gallery is run by the artists and seeks to extend participation in the arts scene with frequent art exhibits and shows.

The Holiday Open House gives collectors early access to the artwork and a chance to meet the artists whose work is being exhibited in the gallery.

Join them Friday December 9th; 6 – 9 p.m. Refreshments and great conversation are being served up by the group in a family friendly atmosphere.

The Back Room Gallery will be open Tuesday to Sunday during the month of December and Wednesday to Saturday as regular hours after the holidays. The group plans to fill many needs in their community, offering classes in the various art forms on site, as well as a resource for emerging artists. Join them At 4749 Wyandotte Street East for a remarkable new adventure into culture based retail.

For more information on the Co-Op, please visit: Back Room Gallery Artist Co-Op

November 12 to December 10, 2011
Opening Reception: Thursday November 17, 7pm

A fun and festive group exhibition of small works of art by 100 artists; a great creative gift idea during the holiday season, an exhibition you don’t want to miss!

Each artist was asked to create one art work, (some have included two) and all works of art were to be no larger then 10 x 10 inches, and the maximum price of each work is $100 dollars. There is a huge variety of works, painting, mixed media, photography, printmaking, sculpture representing many professional and emerging artists from the Windsor region, but also highlights many contemporary artists from Detroit, Toronto, Montreal, London, Kingston, and Barrie.

Ten percent of all the sales from this exhibition will be donated to the Children’s Wish Foundation and the Cancer Society of Canada. The sale of works begins early. To have first pick come by to preview the exhibition, it starts on Saturday November 12 at 12noon.

Buy art it’s good for the heart and the soul!

Exhibiting Artists: Jeet Aulakh, Timpy Aulakh, Lindsay Beaubien, Danah Beaulieu, Ron Benner, Sarah Beveridge, Isaac Bidwell, Leesa Bringas, Collette Broeders, Tracy Bultje, Sheila Butler, Denise Calzavara, Elaine Carr, Dean Carson, Sarah Chomko, Dianne Clinton, Ben Darrah, Niall Donaghy, Nicolas de Cosson, Rebecca Draisey, Pina Frabotta, Amy Friend, Ken Giles, Anton Gold, Susan Gold, Lois Green, Carole Harris, Jamelie Hassan, Matthew Hawtin, Meghan Krauss, Laurie Langford, Tim Laurin, Carol Libby, Liana Loduca, Irene MacCreadie, Thomas Mayberry, Don Maynard, Michael Marcon, Lisa Marshall, Shelley Martin, Lyndsey Matchett, Cyndra MacDowall, Alex McKay, Chris McNamara, Riaz Mehmood, Peter Moffat, Gustave Morin, Jim Mroczkowski, Giovanni Pecoraro, Max Pecoraro, Brenda Francis Pelkey, Chad Riley, Victor Romao, Ann Roth, Katherine Roth, Douglas Scholes, Merry Ellen Scully, Vanessa Shields, A.G. Smith, Sanja Srdanov, Jill Strapp, Amy Switzer, Gulnaz Turdalieva, Becky Fixter Vagners, Mary Anne Vanwatteghem, Sandi Wheaton, Jennifer Willet, Shirley Williams, Olexander Wlasenko, Owen Eric Wood, plus many more…..

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Collette Broeders will be participating in “Letting Go“, a performance and temporary art project for Open Doors 2011 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.

The exhibit includes performances, public interventions, videos and temporary artwork.

Letting Go
Newark, NJ
October 22, 2011 (3-9pm)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
Contact – Jeanne Brasile, Curator​​​jeanne@roguevideo.org or 973-275-2033

Rogue Video and Performance Presents “Letting Go”
an out-of-doors art event featuring video, performance, installation and temporary artworks Saturday, October 22nd 2011 from 3pm to 9pm Halsey Street, New Street, Central Avenue and Broad Streets in Newark, NJ

​Curators Jeanne Brasile and Jade Lien are pleased to announce their most recent curatorial collaboration on view during the 10th Annual Open Doors and Studio Tour sponsored by the Newark Arts Council. “Letting Go” will activate the block encompassed by New, Halsey and Broad Streets and Central Avenue with public displays and performances by over 50 participating artists. The exhibition is a discourse on the notion of catharsis, or emotional cleansing. Catharsis, or purging of emotions, produces profound feelings such as fear, sorrow, pity or even joy. In a broader sense, it can also refer to a sense of restoration, renewal, and revitalization; concepts that are poignant and greatly needed in this complicated emotional landscape we presently occupy.

​Participating artists include; Kristin Anderson, Scot Andreason, Jacqueline Arias, Soraida Bedoya, Cynthia Berkshire, Ben Bernstein, Gianluca Bianchino, Mikel Bisbee-Durlam with Jody Wood, Christine -Jean Blaine, Boys and Girls Club of Newark, Collette Broeders, BroLab Collective, Sandra Burke, Giovanna Cecchetti, Russell Chartier, Bryan Christie & Jeremy Mage, Magenta del Ray, EGG, Mike Estabrook, Rico Fredrick, Jerry Gant, Kristin Grey, Bruce Humphries, Jones and Roa, Darren Jones, Jenna Kline, Samantha Marie La Alta, Greg Leshé, Timothy McMurray & Jacqueline Weaver, Aaron Oldenburg, Ben Pederson, Barbara Polster, Gerald Pryor, Sally Richardson, Tara Raye Russo, Kate & Beau Sage-Lindholm, Jesse Eric Schmidt, Kat Schneck, Narubi Selah, David Sinaguglia, DC Smith, Lauren Smith, Nyugen Smith, Mark Starling, Starski, Sara Suleman, TangenT and Heidi Zito.

​Rogue Video and Performance was founded by Jeanne Brasile and Jade Lien in 2006 to free curators and artists from the confines of the traditional gallery space and to connect the public art large with art in unexpected places. To date, Brasile and Lien have curated events and video screenings for the SITE Festival in Brooklyn, Newark Open Doors, JC Fridays in Jersey City and the Paterson Art Walk in Paterson, New Jersey. They continue to independently curate exhibitions in non-traditional spaces and have recently begun to use Rogue Video and Performance as an opportunity to mentor aspiring curators who wish to develop exhibitions for alternative spaces. For more information please go to http://roguevideo.org or http://newarkarts.org for more information on the Open Doors Studio Tour.

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Indefinate Boundaries
Calvin College – (106) Gallery
106 S. Division Ave.
Grand Rapids, MI
September 9 – October 9, 2011
Reception: September 21, 2011 6pm-9pm

“Indefinite Boundaries:” an exhibition of nine female artists dealing with place, environment and material at Calvin College (106) Gallery. See the work, meet the artists and begin the ArtPrize experience. Refreshments served. Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Calvin College (106) Gallery 106 South Division Avenue. For more info visit www.calvin.edu. Exhibition runs from September 9 through October 9, 2011.

Participating artists include: Karen Goetzinger, Jessica Montgomery, Melanie Morris, Barbara Reimer, Laura Milkins, Collette Broeders, Elaine Tolsma Harlow, Dawn Roe and Jo-Ann Van Reeuwyk

Collette Broeders Gratefully acknowledges support by the Ontario Arts Council