Friday, June 27, 2008

Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY ... full artist list

Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY
July 19-20
49 artists, 2 days, 1 image

We are pleased to announce the full artist list for the upcoming Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY!

Andrew Alfred-Duggan
Audrey Alfred-Duggan
Kim Baker
Traven Benner
Paul Brandejs
David Brown
Susan Card
Amy Collier
Liz Coucean
Sarah Crover
Justine E. Dart
Darrin Davis
Natalie Drajewicz
Moudu Ekhar
Susan Ellis
Alicia Fahey
Val French
Michelle Furlong
Sue Goldstein
Melanie Gordon
Ilse Gudino
Sarah Henriques
Bryce Huffman
Blair Kelly
Ed Kotanen
Fleur-Ange Lamonthe
Pam Lostracco
Catherine Matyskiel
Brian Mayer
Catherine Mellinger
Sandy Middleton
Michelle Morinaga
Sarah Mousseau
Renée Nault
Deborah Nolan
Elizabeth Nutting
Tracy O'Duinn
Rey Ortega
Joya Paul
David Rayfield
Hannah Reim
Karen Roberts
Maud Rostaing
Ann Shier
Anna Sorensen
Olena Sullivan
Mark Tearle
Velta Vikmanis
Nancy Joy Wilson

Monday, May 26, 2008

Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY ... Spark Announced!

Thank you all so much for your support of Octopus Project III: PUSH/PULL, we are ecstatic at how the show came together and the wonderful traffic we had throughout the weekend. We have uploaded a web gallery of images from the weekend, which can be viewed at www.octopusproject.ca/octopusproject3

A enormous thanks as well to all those that volunteered during the weekend, we could not have run the opening or the exhibit as smoothly without your help.

And now on to the next spark!

The spark for Octopus Project IV is "ONE RIDE ONLY" and this time around we chose to base the theme on an image which served as our inspiration to pass on to our Octopus Project community. Please find the image attached, and feel free to take from it what sparks you, the colours, the text, the date, the image, anything that speaks to you.

Show details are as follows ...
Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY
Saturday July 19 - Sunday July 20
Opening reception will be help on Saturday July 19 (times to be announced)

The fee to participate is $15.00, and we will be limiting the number of participating artists to 100, with one piece per artist only. Maximum size per piece will again be 30 x 30 inches. Please do keep within this limitation to help us in hanging the work.

We have been thrilled with your enthusiasm, support and talent and look forward to seeing the show evolve and further grow as we continue with the Octopus Project! A special note as well that we have had some artists tell us they have not been receiving our e-mails. We ask that all of you add the octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com e-mail to your address books in order to ensure we are not sent to your junk mail, and thus making sure you all get show information etc.

If you would like to participate in the Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY, please confirm back to us by JUNE 22.

The OCTOPUS PROJECT seeks to …
• Provide an outlet for artists to keep making art by offering a challenge to create (a "spark") based on something we may not usually be inspired by.
• Bring playfulness back into art and the art process.
• Offer an avenue to reconnect with the sparks that fuel creativity.
• Create a shared visual representation of diversity within unity through one theme with many different voices.

WHO … You. Painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, storytellers, musicians, performers, puppeteers, writers, poets,
potters, glass artists, beaders, sewers, quilters, doll makers, dancers. Anyone who uses creativity as an outlet, who uses creativity to express themselves and wants to share that with others in an environment of community, collaboration and support. Note that if you are a performer or dancer, please speak with us about how we can accommodate your submission, as we want all art/creative forms to be included.

WHAT … A collective show, running for one weekend, every eight weeks based on one image, sent out as a "spark" to our mailing list. Artists are to create 1 piece each, either individually or in collaboration, with maximum dimensions of 30 x 30 inches.

WHEN ... Participants must confirm they will be submitting a piece to the show by JUNE 22. The drop off times will be 1-2 days before the event and will be sent out to participants in advance. The show will take place July 19-20, with opening reception time to be announced.

WHERE … 55 Mill St., The Case Goods Warehouse in the Distillery District, Studio 410 (home of Melanie Gordon Photography) and 4th floor studios.

HOW … By e-mailing us at octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com and including your name, contact info (including phone number please) and mediums you work in (all of them). We are asking for a participation fee of $15 to cover the cost of installation and production (flyers etc.) All works will be for sale and artists will receive 100% of the sale price. If you do not wish to sell your pieces, you can specify this with us.

Welcome to the Octopus Project, we look forward to playing with you all!

Regards,
Catherine Mellinger & Melanie Gordon
co-facilitators

Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY ... Spark Announced!

Thank you all so much for your support of Octopus Project III: PUSH/PULL, we are ecstatic at how the show came together and the wonderful traffic we had throughout the weekend. We have uploaded a web gallery of images from the weekend, which can be viewed at www.octopusproject.ca/octopusproject3

A enormous thanks as well to all those that volunteered during the weekend, we could not have run the opening or the exhibit as smoothly without your help.

And now on to the next spark!

The spark for Octopus Project IV is "ONE RIDE ONLY" and this time around we chose to base the theme on an image which served as our inspiration to pass on to our Octopus Project community. Please find the image attached, and feel free to take from it what sparks you, the colours, the text, the date, the image, anything that speaks to you.

Show details are as follows ...
Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY
Saturday July 19 - Sunday July 20
Opening reception will be help on Saturday July 19 (times to be announced)

The fee to participate is $15.00, and we will be limiting the number of participating artists to 100, with one piece per artist only. Maximum size per piece will again be 30 x 30 inches. Please do keep within this limitation to help us in hanging the work.

We have been thrilled with your enthusiasm, support and talent and look forward to seeing the show evolve and further grow as we continue with the Octopus Project! A special note as well that we have had some artists tell us they have not been receiving our e-mails. We ask that all of you add the octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com e-mail to your address books in order to ensure we are not sent to your junk mail, and thus making sure you all get show information etc.

If you would like to participate in the Octopus Project IV: ONE RIDE ONLY, please confirm back to us by JUNE 22.

The OCTOPUS PROJECT seeks to …
• Provide an outlet for artists to keep making art by offering a challenge to create (a "spark") based on something we may not usually be inspired by.
• Bring playfulness back into art and the art process.
• Offer an avenue to reconnect with the sparks that fuel creativity.
• Create a shared visual representation of diversity within unity through one theme with many different voices.

WHO … You. Painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, storytellers, musicians, performers, puppeteers, writers, poets,
potters, glass artists, beaders, sewers, quilters, doll makers, dancers. Anyone who uses creativity as an outlet, who uses creativity to express themselves and wants to share that with others in an environment of community, collaboration and support. Note that if you are a performer or dancer, please speak with us about how we can accommodate your submission, as we want all art/creative forms to be included.

WHAT … A collective show, running for one weekend, every eight weeks based on one image, sent out as a "spark" to our mailing list. Artists are to create 1 piece each, either individually or in collaboration, with maximum dimensions of 30 x 30 inches.

WHEN ... Participants must confirm they will be submitting a piece to the show by JUNE 22. The drop off times will be 1-2 days before the event and will be sent out to participants in advance. The show will take place July 19-20, with opening reception time to be announced.

WHERE … 55 Mill St., The Case Goods Warehouse in the Distillery District, Studio 410 (home of Melanie Gordon Photography) and 4th floor studios.

HOW … By e-mailing us at octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com and including your name, contact info (including phone number please) and mediums you work in (all of them). We are asking for a participation fee of $15 to cover the cost of installation and production (flyers etc.) All works will be for sale and artists will receive 100% of the sale price. If you do not wish to sell your pieces, you can specify this with us.

Welcome to the Octopus Project, we look forward to playing with you all!

Regards,
Catherine Mellinger & Melanie Gordon
co-facilitators

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Octopus Project III: PUSH/PULL artist list!

65 artists, 3 days, 1 theme
Octopus Project III: PUSH/PULL in conjunction with Doors Open Toronto and Open Doors at the Case Goods Warehouse is pleased to announce our artist list!

Kim Baker
Traven Benner
Allison Billings
Andrea Blonde
Mike Bolwell
Paul Brandejs
David Brown
Maihyet Burton
Nan Carson
Po Chun Lau
Neil Collyer
Darrin Davis
Natalie Drajewicz
Moudu Ekhar
Sue Ellis
Damon Erickson
Laura Fetterley
Milo Flores
Elana Freeman
Tim Freeman & Ginette Mohr
Val French
Heather Gentleman
Sue Goldstein
Melanie Gordon
Johan Hallbert-Campbell
Martha Heder & Naomi Heder
Laurel James
Ed Kotanen
Fleur-Ange Lamothe
Sara Lauzon
Michael Lewis
Sophia Lin
Elisha MacMillan
Catherine Mellinger
Shara Mohamed
Renée Nault
Deborah Nolan
Elizabeth Nutting
Tracy O'Duinn
Dave Pijuan-Nomura
Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
Corin Pinto
David Rayfield
Karen Roberts
Patricia Seeley
Afsaneh Shafai
Anne Shier
Lisa Smolkin
Fiona Smyth
Anna Sorensen
M.J. Steenberg
Nebojsa Stojkovic
Natasa Stojkovic
Janine Stoll
Jessica Sturrup
Sam Sueshi Miya
Olena Sullivan
Denis Taman Bradette
Teresa Van Neste
Stephanie Vegh
Laura Vegys
Alexei Vella
Najma Velshi
Emi Yano
Hailey Yates
Zotz* Collective

We are also pleased to announce that Janine Stoll will be performing at our opening on Friday May 23rd from 7-10pm. Performances will take place between 8-10pm.

More announcements and the press release with flyer to be out soon!
For more information about the show, to be held May 23-25, please contact us at octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com

Have a sparkling day,
Catherine & Melanie
Octopus Project Co-Facilitators

Monday, March 24, 2008

Octopus Project III: PUSH / PULL

Thank you to all of the artists who participated in Octopus Project II: ONCE ... and thank you to Ed Kotanen and David Rayfield for graciously allowing us the use of their studio to house our expanding show.

We have uploaded a gallery of images to our website. We look forward to seeing the show come together in May!

The spark for Octopus Project III is "PUSH / PULL" in honour of Doors Open Toronto, during which time the show will be hosted.

Show details are as follows ...
Octopus Project III: PUSH / PULL
Friday May 23rd - Sunday May 25th
Opening reception Friday May 23rd in the evening (time to be confirmed later).

Due to the amazing growth of the show and thus the work involved, we have increased the participation fee to $15.00. Also due to the growth of the show, and the space we have available, we will be limiting the number of participants to 100, and the number of entries per artist or collaborative team to one submission/person or team. As per our last show, the maximum size per piece will again be 30 x 30 inches. We have been thrilled with your enthusiasm, support and talent and look forward to seeing the show evolve and further grow as we continue with the Octopus Project. Many great possibilities and sparks are to come!

If you would like to participate in the Octopus Project III: PUSH / PULL, please confirm back to us by APRIL 20th.

The OCTOPUS PROJECT seeks to …
• Provide an outlet for artists to keep making art by offering a challenge to create (a "spark") based on something we may not usually be inspired by.
• Bring playfulness back into art and the art process.
• Offer an avenue to reconnect with the sparks that fuel creativity.
• Create a shared visual representation of diversity within unity through one theme with many different voices.

WHO … You. Painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, storytellers, musicians, performers, puppeteers, writers, poets,
potters, glass artists, beaders, sewers, quilters, doll makers, dancers. Anyone who uses creativity as an outlet, who uses creativity to express themselves and wants to share that with others in an environment of community, collaboration and support. Note that if you are a performer or dancer, please speak with us about how we can accommodate your submission, as we want all art/creative forms to be included.

WHAT … A collective show, running for one weekend, every eight weeks based on one image, sent out as a "spark" to our mailing list. Artists are to create 1 piece each, either individually or in collaboration, with maximum dimensions of 30 x 30 inches.

WHEN ... Participants must confirm they will be submitting a piece to the show by APRIL 20th. The drop off times will be 1-2 days before the event and will be sent out to participants in advance. The show will take place May 23 - 25th, with opening reception on the evening of May 23rd, as part of the Doors Open Toronto weekend.

WHERE … 55 Mill St., The Case Goods Warehouse in the Distillery District, Studio 410 (home of Melanie Gordon Photography) and 4th floor studios.

HOW … By e-mailing us at octopusprojecttoronto@gmail.com and including your name, contact info (including phone number please) and mediums you work in (all of them). We are asking for a participation fee of $15 to cover the cost of installation and production (flyers etc.) All works will be for sale and artists will receive 100% of the sale price. If you do not wish to sell your pieces, you can specify this with us.

Welcome to the Octopus Project, we look forward to playing with you all!

Regards,
Catherine Mellinger & Melanie Gordon
co-facilitators

Friday, March 14, 2008

News for the Week!

Some gorgeous news for the week as people are supporting us in our adventure and we are getting ready for the show!

We have been asked to speak about the Octopus Project on air for LES ARTS ET LES AUTRES on CBC Radio (franco) on Wednesday March 19th at 12noon. Our interview is slotted for 12:20. The show will air on 860AM, as well as on Rogers Cable channel 942, as well as aired on Sirius Sateline Radio online, channel 138.

We have also been featured in the RED LETTER by Lisa Pijuan-Nomura ... see the link below!

RED LETTER

On to the show!
Catherine & Melanie

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Octopus Project II: ONCE ... Artist List Announced

We have confirmed 62 artists will be participating in the Octopus Project II: ONCE ... show, running March 22-23!

Please find below to be our artist list for the ONCE ... show (in alphebetical order)
Agata Ostrowska
Alexei Vella
Amanada Joy Harding
Andrew Duggan
Ann Shier
Anthony Joseph
Audrey Alfred-Duggan
Blayne Collins
Anthony Brennan
Bryce Huffman
Carole Cooper
Carole Greaves
Carole Ferrari
Catherine Mellinger
Corin Pinto
Daniel James Wright
Darrin Davis
David Brown
Dave Nomura
Deborah Nolan
Denis Taman Bradette & Maiyhet Burton for BENECORPO
Ed Kotanen
Elana Freeman
Emi Yano
Fiona Smyth
Gwendolyn Soliman
Hailey Yates
Hannah Reim
Heather Kent
Jessica Rose
Justine E. Dart
Joya Paul
Julia Petrisor
Laura Fetterly
Lisa Pijuan-Nomura
Lucy Rupert
M.J Steenberg
Maneu Jakym Tataryn
Marjolyn Vanderhart
Matthew Billington
Melanie Gordon
Melinda Reild
Najma Velshi
Nan Carson
Nebrojsa Stojkovic
Neil Collyer
Noah Kenneally
Olena Sullivan
Patricia Seeley
Paul Brandejs
Po Chun Lau
Rachelle Elie
Renee Nault
Sarah Hopen
Shelly Herring
Sue Ellis
Sue Goldstein
Tracy O'Duinn
Traven Benner
Velta Vikmanis
Zotz Collective