Wednesday January 19, 2011
Dear ARTivists and STEPS enthusiasts,
Our Rss feed and facebook updates are now up and running --
it was one of our New Year’s resolutions!
Here is an update on some of our work. Our community consultation was very successful. We
interviewed over 150 ARTivists across Canada, from every province and
territory, and have transcribed and catalogued all of these interviews for
upcoming projects. The first
project we are undertaking is the STEPS ARTivism Manualfesto, a book project that highlights Canadian ARTivists
and their work. The Manualfesto
will be a collection of ARTivist profiles, along with a code of conduct, list
of resources, and critical material on artistic practices, art and public
space, activism, policy, and the challenges of working as an ARTivist. The publication will include
multi-media (video and sound), and will be the first publication of its kind in
Canada.
Stay posted for more updates, event announcements and
ARTivist profiles…
-SL
Recent Announcements
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graffiti versus "art"
http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/02/the_slippery_slope_between_graffiti_and_an_art_mural/
Posted Feb 9, 2011 4:33 PM by Sheetal Lodhia
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February Events
STEPS’s event calendar is your source for public space and ARTivism events across Canada. It includes galleries, street events, workshops, conferences, and calls for submissions. Updated regularly, you can ...
Posted Feb 1, 2011 7:50 AM by Amanda Lane
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ARTivist Profile: Vera Guo
Dear STEPS Enthusiasts, Here is our first ARTivist Profile. We will be featuring a couple of ARTivists per month from across Canada, highlighting their work past, present and future. STEPS ...
Posted Jan 26, 2011 8:06 AM by Sheetal Lodhia
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Congratulations to Alexis, one of this year's DiverseCity Fellows!http://www.thestar.com/news/article/925817--aspiring-city-builders-join-diversecity-program-The STEPS team
Posted Jan 21, 2011 8:40 AM by Sheetal Lodhia
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New STEPS Website Launched!
The STEPS Initiative is thrilled to announce the launch
of our new website!
Here, you will find a virtual commons in which you
can learn about ongoing events, relevant resources ...
Posted Aug 2, 2010 4:53 AM by STEPS Artistic
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posted Feb 9, 2011 4:32 PM by Sheetal Lodhia
posted Feb 1, 2011 7:29 AM by Amanda Lane
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STEPS’s event calendar is your source for public space and ARTivism events across Canada. It includes galleries, street events, workshops, conferences, and calls for submissions. Updated regularly, you can check it out any time at: http://www.stepsinitiative.com/commons/events
Here’s a taste of some of the events taking place in February:
Toronto:
North York Arts - Planning for Growth community consultations (February 3 @ 3:00pm and 5:30pm)
“The Toronto Arts Foundation in collaboration with Cultural Services, City of Toronto is currently conducting research to determine the feasibility and interest in a centralized North York Arts Service Organization to support and foster the arts in our neighbourhood. We are conducting community consultations to determine interests and needs RSVP: To respond, please e-mail foundation@torontoarts.org indicating your preferred time and if you require childcare or TTC fare.”
www.torontoartsfoundation.org
The TORONTO Show (Tuesdays and Saturdays 11- 6 until the 26)
At the Stephen Bulger Gallery 1026 Queen Street West Toronto
“The gallery is pleased to present contemporary and historical photographs of Toronto. Although Toronto has been seen as Canada's centre of the photographic industry for the past 100 years, images of the city are not as prevalent as one might suspect. This exhibition offers a salon-style hanging of historical photographs spanning the late 19th Century through the 1970s”
http://bulgergallery.com
Oshawa:
First Fridays at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery (February 4 @ 7)
“The lineup offers a diverse selection of musical experiences to amuse, entertain and enlighten. Enjoy art, culture and support a good cause; the RMG has partnered with War Child Canada and donations from each week's event will be donated to support their ongoing efforts in working with children all over the world to reduce poverty, to provide education and to defend their rights.”
http://www.rmg.on.ca/events-03.asp
Edmonton:
Urban Vernacular- Works by Laura St Pierre (Until February 13)
At the Art Gallery of Alberta “Urban Vernacular features new works by Grande Prairie-based artist Laura St. Pierre. Using our society’s most plentiful resource - trash - as a building material, St. Pierre transforms found urban spaces into temporary installation sites. St. Pierre captures these DIY dwellings and environments in large scale photographs, which reflect our taste for the fashionable and disposable”
http://www.youraga.ca/exhibit/laura-st-pierre-urban-vernacular
Vancouver:
Join the Chinatown Parade (February 6 @ 11 am)
Meet at Victory Square. “Bring your rabbit mask and join the Parade
11:00am Tea & Cookies, Community Activity (Mask Touch-up & Making Station)
11:30am Parade to Millennium Gate (Start of Chinatown Parade)
12:00pm Chinatown's 2011 Spring Festival Parade begins (1.2km)
2:00pm Chinatown Parade ends at Dr. Sun Yat Sen (ends 4:00pm) Celebration event at Cultural Centre courtyard (dragon dance, martial arts) RSVP AT http://communityarts.ning.com/events/spring-festival-2011
Radical Art in Nature Guerrilla Art Group (Every Sunday @ noon)
“We are a bunch of youth who are here to make art! All sorts of it, every kind! And to take it to the streets. to share. to engage in art and culture. public space is our space. ‘abolishing the gap between art and life"
Contact Carla Bergman: carla@purplethistle.ca or Arlin: painting@purplethistle.ca
Everywhere:
World Community Arts Day (Feburary 17)
“To create a World Festival Society for a day. All we ask of you on that day is to do an arts project, however small or big. Be creative about an issue that you believe promotes "caring and sharing". Song, dance, theatre, draw, paint, write, make, poem, photograph, lecture, walk, tour, talk, art class anyway that you feel you are creative!”
http://www.communiversity.org.uk/worldcommunityartsday.htm
Check the calendar for more events.
If you have an event you’d like us to post, e-mail us at stepsinitiative.calendar@gmail.com
-Amanda
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posted Jan 26, 2011 8:06 AM by Sheetal Lodhia
Dear STEPS Enthusiasts, Here is our first ARTivist Profile. We will be featuring a couple of ARTivists per month from across Canada, highlighting their work past, present and future. STEPS will soon have a database archiving all our ARTivists, so that you can search for people in your area, or working in a particular artistic medium. Vera Guo of Darcy's Box Vera conceived of Darcy’s Box, an art installation for the city of Cambridge’s Unsilent Night, as part of her Master’s project in the department of Architecture. The project has two aims: first, to challenge the ways in which people perceive building facades, to see them as potential canvasses for sustainable art in the form of light-projections, and, second, to create community spirit in the interactions and engagements with light-installations in public spaces. Where many urban city centres employ building facades as space for advertisements, Vera sees this as problematic and contributing to visual noise pollution, sensory overload and ultimately apathy. She thus advocates for collaboration between architects, artists and corporations to scale down gargantuan ads, and to employ methods that are environmentally sustainable and innovative to increase community spirit and enjoyment of public space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj5g-hGVs8k |
posted Jan 21, 2011 8:39 AM by Sheetal Lodhia
Congratulations to Alexis, one of this year's DiverseCity Fellows! http://www.thestar.com/news/article/925817--aspiring-city-builders-join-diversecity-program
-The STEPS team |
posted Aug 1, 2010 9:19 PM by STEPS Initiative
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updated Aug 2, 2010 4:53 AM by STEPS Artistic
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The STEPS Initiative is thrilled to announce the launch
of our new website!
Here, you will find a virtual commons in which you
can learn about ongoing events, relevant resources and most importantly connect
with Public Space ARTivists and enthusiasts like yourself.
Soon, you will be able to search for Public Space
ARTivists working nationwide, create a profile to share your work
with others and even have access to discussion boards to exchange ideas on
emerging issues in Public Space ARTivism (the use of art to enliven the
relationship between people and their local places). Already, you can find out
about what’s happening in communities across Canada by visiting our events calendar.
Keep up with ongoing news, projects, resources and events
by subscribing to our ARTivism news-feed, and
remember to check back often for new features!
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posted Aug 1, 2010 7:23 AM by STEPS Initiative
The STEPS Initiative is only as strong as its foundation,
which is built on the voluntary work of enthusiastic and creative
individuals like you. With grassroots projects underway in communities
from coast to coast, our team needs your
help connecting with what's happening in your home town.
STEPS is developing a series of resources in service of
our mission to facilitate knowledge exchange and collaboration between
individuals and grassroots collectives using art to engage citizens in
transforming their local environments. Currently, we are conducting interviews with ARTivists, activists, and community groups and individuals supporting this type of work to collect information on the successes, challenges and lessons learned on grassroots Public Space ARTivism across Canada. Your involvement as a Research Assistant, or an Outreach & Resource Dissemination Coordinator will aid in sharing the stories of community artists and activists nationwide, as well as the creation of an international network of Public Space ARTivists and enthusiasts.
We are also
looking for Contributing Editors, Media Representatives, Website/ Database Development Assistants and Graphic Designers to help develop our virtual commons, Manualfesto, documentary and to contribute to content found on this website.
To find out more about these volunteer opportunities, visit the Intern or Volunteer page or see the descriptions attached.
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