WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND


New member Melissa Fisher has new work up as part of the WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND show at XPACE and the reception is this Saturday. 


Here are the details, see you there:
Reception: Saturday, July 9th at 7pm.
XPACE, 58 Ossington Ave, Toronto (North of Queen St. West).
Curated by: Derek Liddington and Jennie Suddick

Artists Involved: Life of a Craphead, Joshua Barndt, Danielle Bessada, Geoffrey Pugen, Jeremy Bailey and Melissa Fisher


Melissa Fisher:
The stories behind the materials and objects Melissa Fisher uses in her installations will never be known to most of the people who view them. Such as, the group of pointed two by fours which were off-cuts from the floor built in XPACE for Life of a Craphead‘s movie set, and the dryer sheet embedded with kleenex taken from her grandparent’s laundry. Creating objects and environments that illustrate autobiographical happenings through personally significant materials can not be fully translated to the viewer by simply looking. A stack of mauve plastic cups may not necessarily convey their origin (taken from a dentist’s office during Fisher’s first visit in six years). However, the aesthetic ploys of colour, shape, pattern and polished assembly of the installation’s elements draw the viewer to it, like a personality, and regardless of whether the sporadic narratives are understood, some sort of engagement occurs. This engagement also roots itself in the nature of display windows, used to generate interest from the street and lure people inside, or simply facilitate window shopping. Naturally drawn to irregular exhibition spaces that expose art to a wide array of people, What Goes Around Comes Around serves as an excellent platform for the artist herself to be exposed to other artists’ processes of making. Rather than physically reacting to the space that each phase poses, Fisher will just be around, taking it in. Simultaneously integrating herself into the communal qualities of this exhibition and segregating herself by focusing on the durational installation of lately I’ve been wondering if you feel it too.

Art Spin crEATe






















Art Spin is gearing up for its third season this summer. In preparation we are holdingcrEATe, a creative and interactive fundraising event, very much in keeping with the community minded spirit of Art Spin itself. crEATe is a communal dinner during which artists will have a chance to pitch their art project proposals. Dinner guests will vote on the project proposal they like best and the winner will receive the profits from that dinner to fund their project which in turn will be included in one of our Art Spin tours this summer. The winning project proposals may receive funding of up to $1000.


crEATe will be taking place on Wednesday, June 8th, at 7pm and will be hosted at Lula Lounge.

Art Spin would like to invite artists to submit their proposals for art projects. The goal of this fundraiser is to create a self-reliant arts funding strategy, whereby the arts community becomes more empowered to support itself.

Artists interested in pitching an art project proposal should make their submissions to: info@artspin.ca


Submission guidelines are as follows:

- Art Spin is a multi-disciplinary art event, therefore, this call is open to artists in all fields, be it visual arts (2-D, installation or new media) or performance arts. We are looking for creative, experimental, quirky and playful work - nothing is off limits!

- provide a one page cover letter describing your art project, and the amount of funds required. (in a Word .doc)

- one page CV and contact information (in Word .doc)

- if applicable, support material in the form of five to ten jpg or pdf images (no larger than 300kb each), or video files (i.e Quick Time, no longer than 5 minutes) pertaining to the specific project being proposed or images of past work that are representative of your practice. All support material must be compatible with both Mac and PC.

- if the project is site specific please provide details on where and how the project would take place. (please note that site specific projects in alternative spaces such as parks, laneways & abandoned spaces etc. are highly encouraged but should be contained to the west end of the city since all our tours depart from Trinity Bellwoods park).

- any time based performances should last no longer than 15 minutes.

- deadline for submissions: Monday May 23, 2011

- any questions or comments should be directed to: info@artspin.ca or call Casey @ 647-215-9919 or Rui @ 416-532-5274

- artists whose submissions are chosen to be pitched at crEATe will have 10 minutes to pitch their proposal. Audio and visual equipment (ie: computer, projector) will be provided.

- artists whose submissions are accepted will be required to pay the 45$ if they wish to join crEATe for dinner, if they wish only to present, the fee will b waived.

- artists whose submissions are accepted will be notified by May 27th.

- winning submissions will be included in one of our three Art Spin tours which will be taking place on:

June 30th, July 28th and August 25th


Tickets for crEATe (a three course communal dinner) are $45 so even if you're not interested in presenting a project proposal, we welcome you to join us in support of Art Spin and participating artists. Please contact info@artspin.ca or visit www.artspin.ca if you are interested in purchasing a ticket. Tickets must be purchased in advance and all profits go towards funding the winning proposals.

Feel free to visit www.artspin.ca to learn more about Art Spin. 

Awesome film: Influencers

INFLUENCERS is a short documentary that explores what it means to be an influencer and how trends and creativity become contagious today in music, fashion and entertainment. 
The film attempts to understand the essence of influence, what makes a person influential without taking a statistical or metric approach. Written and Directed by Paul Rojanathara and Davis Johnson, the film is a Polaroid snapshot of New York influential creatives (advertising, design, fashion and entertainment) who are shaping today's pop culture. "Influencers" belongs to the new generation of webdocs, which combine the documentary style and the online experience.
Click the image to watch the vid.