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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @mirloy! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Mirna will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live. She will also be talking about her recent project "Elegy for The Souls on Hold", a Community-engaged art project devoted to loss and grief in COVID-19 times.

The Elegy for The Souls on Hold is conceived as a new media installation that involves video mapping projection and augmented reality features to showcase our loved one's life stories in photos and griever's voices. The project exhibit aims to deliver a beautiful and unique posthumous memorial that will endure forever in grievers' memories and viewers while exposing the most tragic part of the pandemic restrictions: dying and mourning in isolation. Inspired by Jorge Manrique's Hispanic Renaissance Stanzas on the Death of his Father, this project revisits metaphors of life, memory and resilience.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @mirloy on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Mirna will be taking us through a tour of her home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about this beautiful hammock. You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See link in bio for more information.

“This colourful hammock was created in the small town of Tintorero (Venezuela) on a two-thread loom and pedals and woven with cotton wick thread and organic colours. It is big and heavy. We had to ship it from Venezuela within a big box and arrived four months after our landing. Since then, it is our inseparable companion during summertime. To me, as for many Venezuelan, a hammock is an essential part of my life. It connects me with my childhood memories and family. A white cotton hammock was my first sleeping cradle that mom swing while sang lullabies. I did it too with my siblings. There were always two hammocks in our backyard to play and swing or to lay down, read, talk, or escape the hot and take a nap. This hammock is home.”

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Join us this Wednesday, April 14 from 9:30 am - 4:00 pm for a professional development workshop on Public Engagement and Your Collection hosted by @ontartgalleries. Executive Director Wendy Rading and Programs and Gallery Manager Akshata Naik will be discussing Bringing Art Collections to Life through Technology and presenting our upcoming Augmented Reality in the Village of Islington project.

Art galleries and museums have been notorious for being spaces where you can look but cannot touch. Housing thousands of works behind glass, institutions have been focused on preservation and collecting rather than being a space for public engagement. How can institutions engage the public in a meaningful and impactful way. This workshop will answer the questions such as, what is the balance between collection-based vs. independent programming? How can broad thematics be used to create a seasonal approach to content, and create dynamic, multiple entry points for new audiences, such as using digital to enhance and increase public interaction with artworks from their collections.

For more information and to register, please see the link in bio.

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Arts Etobicoke is proud to announce the selected artists for our 2021 Juried Art Show! “Through the Window…” is a reflection of our collective experiences this past year as we strive to process and adapt in an ever-changing world while trying to stay safe indoors. We would like to thank our jurors Lee Petrie, Sharon Zarita, and Nicolas Sanchez for all their hard work selecting this year’s artists. Congratulations to our 2021 Juried Art Show artists!

Shabnam Afrand, Amnna Attia, Ashley Beerdat, Josh Brownrigg, Skylar Cheung, A. Dunsmuir, Hana El-Sharabasy, Jane Forrest, Jessica Jiang, Maya Kachra, Max Keyzer, Sarah Leonard, Serena Mansuco, Pat Rice, Vasundhara Sriganesh, Diane Sullivan, and Katelyn Zeng.

“Through the Window…” will be hosted online and will run from April 14 - May 29 with a virtual reception on Wednesday, April 28. For more information please see the link in bio.

🎨 'Outside In' by Pat Rice

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Thank you to all the students and teachers who took part in this year’s EDGE: Youth Art Show! To close out this year’s exhibition we will be hosting a Virtual Critique & Meet on Wednesday, April 7 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm on the Virtual Curtain platform! Join us in this interactive online space, where students will have the opportunity to network with peers across the city and share their artwork in small group critiques led by professional artists Claudia Arana, Philip Ocampo and Marjan Verstappen.

For more information visit the link in bio and register today for a chance to win one of four spots to OCAD University’s upcoming portfolio clinics this summer valued at $100 each! All students are welcome to attend the Virtual Critique & Meet. You do not need to have artwork in the EDGE: Youth Art Show virtual exhibition to participate in this event, just have a piece of art to share on the night.

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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @far_stepping! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Marjan will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Marjan Verstappen’s art practice involves installation, painting, drawing, photography and performance. Through these disciplines she explores biological, economic, and social interventions into natural systems, in order to understand their meanings, machinations, habits, and failures. She makes distinct bodies of work, often speculative in nature, that show us how we shape the land, how we grow and consume food, and how we live with one another.

Notable exhibitions of her artwork include Every. Now. Then: Reframing Nationhood (Art Gallery of Ontario), INSTRUMENTA II (National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta) Atlas of Nowhere (Ashburton Art Gallery, New Zealand) and Know The Ways (Flux Factory, NYC). Marjan grew up in New Zealand and moved to Canada in 2012.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @far_stepping on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Marjan will be taking us through a tour of her home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about her hacksaw.

"For my object of cultural significance I chose a hacksaw. It's one of the first tools I brought when I moved to Canada because I didn't have much and I needed a tool with diverse utility: something I could use on lots of different things. Most of my art projects begin with experimenting with materials, seeing how they respond to pressure, to hacking. When I make my art I'm constantly learning, I'm always in the position of the non-expert, the hack. With time and patience you can cut through anything with a hacksaw. It's a means of forced entry and a means of escape."

You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See the link in bio for more information.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in tomorrow at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy

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Sunaina Khandelwal- Home studio tour 🌟. .
To checkout more of Khandelwal’s work please visit her Instagram page @sunainaart97
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Don’t miss today’s Artist Studio Visit with @sunainaart97! This afternoon at 2:00 pm, Sunaina will be taking us through a tour of her home studio and answering your questions on Instagram Live.

Sunaina Khandelwal is a multimedia artist from India and has graduated with an MA in Fine Art from the University of the Arts London, UK. She is residing in Toronto and her practice explores the meaning of colour within the western art world. Khandelwal believes that colour is perceived merely as a picture making tool whilst the significance of its pre-existing histories are overlooked. As a result, her work is concerned with how the pigments we painters use today are contemporary re-enactments of their historic selves by manifesting an essence of a cultural past that is embedded within their materiality.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Be sure to check out tomorrow’s Artist Studio Visit with @sunainaart97 on Instagram Live. Tomorrow at 2:00 pm, Sunaina will be taking us through a tour of her home studio, answering your questions, and telling us about her Mangalsutra.

“This is a Mangalsutra (auspicious thread) and I hold an emotional connection with it since the necklace was given to me by my Mother and Father on my wedding day. My husband and I were unable to have a traditional Indian wedding and this piece of jewellery made me feel deeply connected to my cultural roots, whilst reminding me of the homely memories that were made out of a simple occasion. Made from a string of black and gold beads, the Mangalsutra is commonly used in the Indian culture as a piece of bridal jewellery that signifies an auspicious bond between the husband and wife. The husband puts the necklace on his wife in order to symbolise a protected and happy marriage.”

You can let us know what objects hold cultural significance for you by posting with the hashtag #EtobicokeCreates to be included as part of our Exploring Community Arts and Culture in Etobicoke initiative. See link in bio for more information.

To view the studio tour, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy

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Check out @agoyouth as we take over their Instagram today to share some of the amazing artwork in this year’s EDGE: Youth Art Show! Featuring over 300 artworks by students and youth from across Toronto, this year’s annual showcase includes an interactive online gallery and FREE workshops on arts & mental health for youth. Visit the link in bio to find out more.

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Have you ever wanted to make your own zine? Join us this afternoon at 2:00 pm on Instagram Live when Natalie Chatargoon @xo.rare and Gloria O’Koye @g.l._glowz take over our Instagram to talk about everything zines! Natalie and Gloria are currently facilitating our Making Digital Zines workshop series for the youth in the Capri Road community in partnership with @ceyastudio. They will tell us about what a zine is and how they can be used for storytelling and self-expression.

To view the talk, follow @artsetobicoke on Instagram and tune in today at 2:00 pm. Just find the Arts Etobicoke account (@artsetobicoke) and then click on the AE icon in the top left corner, it will have a purple/pink circle around it and the word “Live.” Enjoy!

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Staff Directory

Wendy Rading, Executive Director:
wendy@artsetobicoke.com, 647.809.8731

Kshama Patel, Operations Manager:
kshama@artsetobicoke.com, 647.459.6342

Heather Ervin, Development & Communications Manager:
heather@artsetobicoke.com, 647.807.8731

Akshata Naik, Program & Gallery Manager:
akshata@artsetobicoke.com, 647.819.8731

John Del Rosario, Special Projects Manager:
john@artsetobicoke.com, 647.806.8731

Ian Dodds, Communications & Development Coordinator:
ian@artsetobicoke.com, 647.913.8731

Magdiel Espinal, Community Research Coordinator: magdiel@artsetobicoke.com, 416.622.8731

Sair Raut, Community Outreach Coordinator:
sair@artsetobicoke.com, 647.507.8731

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4893a Dundas Street West, Etobicoke, ON, M9A 1B2

Arts Etobicoke staff from left to right: Wendy Rading, Kshama Patel, Heather Ervin, Akshata Naik, John Del Rosario, Ian Dodds, Magdiel Espinal, Sair Raut
Photos by Lisa Murzin

Board of Directors

Collette Murray

Dominique Sanguinetti – Board Chair

Elizabeth Malak

Ina Anthony

Julia Rim Shepard

Kathryn Asaro

Khalilah Brooks

Krista Parker

Marilyn Cade – Treasurer

Mark Zadorozny

Michelle Gauci – Vice Chair

Michelle Marchetti

Moira Ness

Roseta Aleksov

Veronica Bila – Assistant Treasurer

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