something snappy! [get it?]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

PLATFORM’s off-site members’ exhibition 2009 @ U of W’s Gallery 1C03

Is your work snappy… concise, catchy, neat, clever, crisp, pithy, witty, incisive, chick, neat, spruce, trim, dapper, nifty, cool, hip, spiffy?   If so, have we got an opportunity for you!

All members are invited to submit one work of art in any medium [up to 20"x20"] to be included in PLATFORM’s annual members exhibition. PLEASE DROP YOUR WORK OFF AT PLATFORM BETWEEN THE 9TH -26TH OF JUNE TO ENSURE ITS INCLUSION IN THE EXHIBITION.

This is a non-juried presentation in support of our membership. Your membership must be up-to-date in order for you to participate in this exhibition.

…something snappy! [get it?] PLATFORM’s off-site members’ exhibition 2009 | 9-25 July 2009 @ The University of Winnipeg’s Gallery 1C03

Opening Reception — Thursday 9 July [4-8PM]

Thursday 25 June 2009  |  7:00PM

year recap + year preview + elections + refreshments

For more information please contact the centre directly at info@platformgallery.org or 204.942.8183

Carmin Davidson exhibits on P121 |  11 June - 2 July 2009

January 1979

C-Print

Art City will be exhibiting on P121   |   14 May - 11 June 2009

Art work created by Art City participants with guest artist Miriam Rudolph,  20 – 24 April 2009.

For more information on Art City visit http://artcityinc.com/

Mandy Malazdrewich exhibits on P121  |  16 April - 14 May 2009

Biggar (Untitled #1-8)

2008

Silver Gelatin Prints

The Icelandic Love Corporation meets The Discriminating Gentlemen’s Club/Le Club des Gentilshommes Avertis

exhibition continues until Saturday 30 May 2009

FRIDAY, MAY 15 to MONDAY, MAY 18

EXHIBIT
Haraldur Jónsson
Aural Constellations
A Sound Sculpture Installation in Three Movements
1. Dark Lamp 2. Outcast 3. Room

At three locations in central Gimli - map at Waterfront Centre &
Tergesens General Store

EVENTS

WALKING TOUR
SATURDAY, MAY 16
Guided Walking Tour of Sound Sculptures
with Haraldur Jónsson
2:00p.m.
Meet at Lady of the Lake Theatre
Waterfront Centre
GIMLI, Manitoba

Join the artist for this one-time opportunity, a walk of discovery,
an intimate exploration with this creative mastermind.

LECTURE
SATURDAY, MAY 16th
Laurie Bertram & Ryan Eyford
Co-presented by:
Platform Centre for Photographic and Digital Arts

Two leading Western Icelandic historians, Laurie Bertram and Ryan
Eyford, will give a talk featuring film footage of the Icelandic
Canadian community
in the first half of the 20th century.

Location:
Lady of the Lake Theatre
Waterfront Centre
GIMLI, Manitoba
Time: 7:30p.m.

RECEPTION
SATURDAY MAY, 16th
To celebrate our visiting artist and scholars (and the May Long
Weekend) there will be a Reception to follow featuring Toronto jazz
pianist Stella Haraldsdóttir.

8:30p.m. (Following the Lecture)
Waterfront Centre
Gimli

FREE ADMISSION TO ALL EVENTS!

HARALDUR JÓNSSON’S main interest lies in different layers of
experience, an interaction between the human body and various
emotional, perceptual contexts as well as the finely woven social and
historical circumstances one is confronted with in the everyday. His
work is regularly exhibited in various parts of the globe and he
gives lectures and is a visiting teacher at the Icelandic Art Academy.
http://this.is/comet/

RYAN EYFORD is a PhD Candidate in the Dept. of History at the
University of Manitoba. His research explores questions around
migration, colonialism, citizenship, and relations between indigenous
peoples and settlers in the nineteenth and early twentieth century
Canadian west.

LAURIE BERTRAM’S research explores the relationship between popular
cultural and familial memories of trauma in the Icelandic Canadian
community and official representations of the immigrant past in the
Centennial and Multicultural era.

For further information please go to Nuna

Position: Gallery Management Intern
Start date: 1 June 2009 [10 Weeks]
Hours: 25 Hours /Week
Remuneration: $10.00 /hr

The time spent with PLATFORM will be divided into the following tasks:

- Gallery attendant: ensuring the safety of artwork, maintaining gallery hours for the public audience

- Docent: Interaction with community members: providing information about the artwork, or about PLATFORM to visitors re: memberships, history, etc.

- Research assistant: assisting the Curator, or Outreach Coordinator with their research pertaining to upcoming exhibitions, presentations, etc.

- Resource centre manager: ensuring our popular lending library and resource centre is maintained, and managed appropriately [dealing with members, etc]

The Intern will develop a working knowledge of artist-run centres, a growing part of our National culture   industry; along with key resources in communication, project management, and public relations. PLATFORM will assist in the development of these skills through first-hand engagement opportunities: liaising with artists, members of the community, and ongoing progress meetings with the Director/Curator.

ELIGIBILITY
Eligible employees must be:

* students or unemployed youth aged 16 to 24 (must be 16 before December 31, 2009).
* living in Winnipeg
* legally entitled to work in Canada
* finished their studies for the year if in high school.

The eligibility of all proposed employees must be approved by program staff before starting work. Any hours worked before a program approval will not be reimbursed. Organizations requesting referrals to fill approved positions will be provided with names of youth who have registered with the program.

Those not eligible as employees include:

* immediate relatives (husband, wife, son, daughter, brother, sister) of the hiring authority, any director of the applicant organization or any contact person or supervisor listed on the Grant Application form
* individuals already employed by the organization prior to the approved start date
* individuals with a financial interest in the applicant organization
* board/executive members of the applicant organization
* self-employed individuals, independent contractors, sub-contractors, or commissioned salespersons
* foreign and visiting students.

Applications must be received no later than 5PM 18 May 2009.

Address all inquiries to:

J.J. Kegan McFadden, Director/Curator
PLATFORM
121-00 Arthur Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3B 1H3
204.942.8183
director@platformgallery.org

Emailed application will be considered.

All are invited to Salon Night at PLATFORM…

PLATFORM is pleased to announce the continuation of Salon Nights as part of our outreach initiatives.

… and even further pleased to announce the following Salon Night will be hosted by Rosalie Favell

Salon Nights are open to all members, no registration required. Come-one-Come-all! They are free evenings of informal critique and feedback where members can bring in their art projects for discussion.Whether you wish to present or not, you should come out to add to the dialogue and see what other artists have going on in their studios. Each session is hosted by a different local or visiting artist who will facilitate discussion and weigh in with their own experience.

Rosalie Favell is a visual artist constantly searching the universe for her true self identity. Born and raised in Winnipeg she currently resides in Ottawa where she is a pursuing a PhD in Cultural Mediations at Carleton. Rosalie received her M.F.A. from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque and her Bachelor of Applied Arts in Photographic Arts from the Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, Toronto. Her art practice has taken her many places around the world. Favell has an extensive record of exhibitions, critical reviews, and awards dating from 1985. She has held many solo exhibitions since 1993, the most recent one Rosalie Favell: I searched many worlds at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (2003). Favell is a recipient of numerous awards from visual arts funding bodies that include the Canada Council, the Manitoba Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, the National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation, the City of Winnipeg, and the Canadian Native Arts Foundation. Favell’s work is held by public collections of the Canadian Contemporary Museum of Photography/National Gallery of Canada, Canada Council Art Bank, the Indian Art Centre, the Manitoba Arts Council Art Bank, Mount Saint Vincent University, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, The Winnipeg Art Gallery, and the Woodland Cultural Centre.

Early Bird Prize Winner: Brenda Stuart with ticket #003 won a $100 gift certificate to Oui Bistro and Wine Bar.

Grand Prize Winner: Beatrice Player with ticket #008 won the framed photographic print by artist Laura Letinsky.

Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all who supported PLATFORM through ticket purchases, donations, and volunteering to make this fundraiser a success!