11 May 2013

PLATFORM is very excited to announce that our website is back online.

For all future programming and events, please refer to our website at:


www.platformgallery.org

23 February 2013

Garry Neill Kennedy: Photoworks, 1969 - 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

Exhibition
08 March - 20 April, 2013

Reception
Friday 08 March | 7PM

In Conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden @ PLATFORM
Saturday 09 March | 3PM

Artist Talk @ The University of Manitoba in ARTlab Room 136
Monday 04 March | 11:30AM


PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present Garry Neill Kennedy: Photoworks 1969-2011.

This exhibition was first presented in early 2012 at the Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of the Université de Moncton under the directorship of Nisk Imbeault. Kennedy will be speaking in conversation with J.J. Kegan McFadden at PLATFORM on Saturday, March 9th at 3PM. Kennedy will also be giving an Artist Talk at the University of Manitoba on Monday, March 4th at 11:30AM in ARTlab room 136.

A major contributor to conceptual art, Garry Neill Kennedy's artistic career spans over forty years and his work is recognized across Canada and abroad. As head of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design for more than 23 years, he revolutionized the way art was taught there, while positioning Atlantic Canada at the heart of the conceptual art movement. This is not only the first exhibition of Kennedy's work to focus on his photographic output, but it also aims to foster a better understanding of the work of the artist as a whole, and his contribution to the evolution of contemporary art in Canada and in the Atlantic Region.

From Garry Neill Kennedy (Bisected) made in 1969 to Spotted, in 2009, images from photographic sources have been an integral part of Kennedy's production. This body of work is brought together in an exhibition that underscores the specifics of this practice. PLATFORM is also very excited to be co-producer with The Louise and Reuben - Cohen Art Gallery of a bilingual publication that accompanies the exhibition. The publication will be available at the opening reception.

The opening reception, artist talk, and conversation are all free. All are welcome to attend.



Garry Neill Kennedy lives and works in Halifax. A major contributor to conceptual art, Kennedy’s artistic career spans over forty years and his work is recognized across Canada and abroad.  As head of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design for more than 23 years, he revolutionized the way art was taught there while positioning Atlantic Canada at the heart of the conceptual art movement.  Having exhibited widely through the years, his work was featured in a major retrospective at the National Gallery in 2000. In 2003, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada and awarded the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts through the Canada Council in 2004.


Image: Jerry Lewis in the Paris Metro, 1995 




PLATFORM wishes to acknowledge the support of its membership, board of directors, volunteers, and staff. Operating support for The Centre is provided by Manitoba Arts Council and Winnipeg Arts Council. Additional project funding for this exhibition was received from the Canada Council for the Arts. For more information about this exhibition or other PLATFORM programming, please contact the Centre directly: PLATFORM | 121-100 Arthur Street [Artspace Building] | Winnipeg, Manitoba | R3B 1H3 | 204.942.8183 | www.platformgallery.org

20 February 2013

Winter Salon Night

Winter Salon Night with Courtney R. Thompson Thursday February 21, 2013 @ 7PM

Salon Nights are open to all members, no registration required. They are free evenings of informal critique and feedback where members can bring in their art projects or research for discussion. Whether you wish to present or not, you should come out to add to the discussion and see what other artists are up to in their studios. Each session is hosted by a different local or visiting cultural worker who will facilitate the discussion and weigh in with their own experience. Courtney R. Thompson will be leading the discussion after introducing her research interests and professional practice. Please RSVP.



Courtney R. Thompson is an independent arts professional living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She regularly writes for ArtSlant and Art in Print and has presented her research at symposia across North America. She graduated from the Art History, Theory & Criticism program at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011, winning the Fellowship for her department. Her research addresses spatial practices and slippages between art, architecture and the visual culture of dwelling.

06 February 2013


be.still 



Exhibition
18 January - 16 February 2013

PAC In ConversationSaturday 16 February | 3PM



be.still


PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present be.still, the latest exhibition by Winnipeg’s Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC). Continuing to balance the push/pull of the individual and the collective, the group has drawn images from their monthly forays over the past year. Determining destinations by consensus - Spirit Sands, the English Garden, the bridges of Winnipeg, Narcisse, and more (sometimes deliberate and premeditated; sometimes more whimsical and weather dependent) - upon arrival they create independent works, albeit linked by place, conversation, and time. And so it is that leisurely exposures, long discussions, and days of driving yield images grounded in the collective that celebrate the individual. In conjunction with this exhibition, PAC will launch a publication related to their recent exhibition of solargaphs.


About the Collective

PAC is a collective of artists interested in exploring the artistic plurality of analogue and digital photography. Growing out of the spirit of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and the DIY artistic philosophy, they are hands-on, resourceful, playful, and open to constructive criticism. In regular gatherings, the collective engages in both critical discourse and artistic creation and is, from time to time, nomadic. PAC members participating in be.still are Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Merrell-Ann Phare, andBonnie Tulloch.

About the Publication

Collecting Light
 | Pinhole Artist Collective publication

“Collecting Light” is a collaborative bookwork by members of PAC. In the winter of 2010, members of PAC built approximately one hundred pinhole cameras from 35mm black plastic film canisters. These cameras were then placed around the city and province to take photographs (called solargraphs) over weeks and months. These images were then the basis of a group show at Platform: centre for photographic + digital arts in August 2010. "Collecting Light" expands on this exhibition, incorporating solargraphs, individual visual responses to the project, and critical essays by Dianne Bos and J.J. Kegan McFadden.

Contributing members: Marian Butler, Sandra Campbell, Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Jacquelyn Hébert, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Natasha Peterson, Merrell-Ann Phare, Bonnie Tulloch 
Dimensions 10 x 8 inches / 84 pages
       
Image: Jen Loewen

30 January 2013


ACTIVE RESEARCH presents MARINA ROY

PLATFORM is very excited to introduce ACTIVE RESEARCH, a quarterly lecture series beginning in January 2013 and culminating one year later. The purpose of this lecture series is to investigate the idea of research as an active practice rather than a passive model. We have approached four cultural workers / researchers / artists to each offer an hour long treatise on their research methodologies and how it informs or relates to their current creative pursuits. The four participants were chosen to reflect the Centre's interest in artists at various stages in their careers (emerging, mid-career, and established) in addition to their thought-provoking and experimental approaches to research.

Marina Roy

Queuejumping  Thursday, January 31, 2013, 7:30-8:30 pm  

Red River College, 160 Princess St., main floor Roblin Centre, CGA Manitoba Room (P107)  
Presented in partnership with mawa MENTORING ARTISTS For WOMEN'S ART

Marina Roy's lecture will focus on her writing and research for a future book titled Queuejumping. Roy will discuss her art practice, cross-disciplinary in scope, which investigates the intersection between materials, language, history and ideology. Her work addresses the desire for a post-humanist perspective, counter to the dictates of anthropocentric hubris and biopolitical control. She believes that materials and objects themselves have multiple potential agency, and art can act as a bridge between culture and nature, ethics and drive.


Roy has exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. In  2001 she published sign after the x (Artspeak/Arsenal Pulp), a book that revolves around the letter X and its multiple meanings. She is  currently working on the next book, titled Queuejumping. In 2010 she was recipient of the VIVA art award, British Columbia’s largest  visual art award for mid-career artists. She is Associate Professor of Visual Art at the University of British Columbia. 

12 January 2013

be.still

Exhibition
18 January - 16 February 2013

Reception + Book Launch
Friday 18 January | 7PM

Workshop
Saturday 2 February | 12 -5PM

PAC In Conversation
Saturday 16 February | 3PM



be.still


PLATFORM centre for photographic + digital arts is pleased to present be.still, the latest exhibition by Winnipeg’s Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC). Continuing to balance the push/pull of the individual and the collective, the group has drawn images from their monthly forays over the past year. Determining destinations by consensus - Spirit Sands, the English Garden, the bridges of Winnipeg, Narcisse, and more (sometimes deliberate and premeditated; sometimes more whimsical and weather dependent) - upon arrival they create independent works, albeit linked by place, conversation, and time. And so it is that leisurely exposures, long discussions, and days of driving yield images grounded in the collective that celebrate the individual. In conjunction with this exhibition, PAC will launch a publication related to their recent exhibition of solargaphs.

Please join us for the opening reception + book launch with the artists: Friday 18 January, beginning at 7PM. Refreshments will be served.

About the Collective

PAC is a collective of artists interested in exploring the artistic plurality of analogue and digital photography. Growing out of the spirit of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and the DIY artistic philosophy, they are hands-on, resourceful, playful, and open to constructive criticism. In regular gatherings, the collective engages in both critical discourse and artistic creation and is, from time to time, nomadic. PAC members participating in be.still are Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Merrell-Ann Phare, and Bonnie Tulloch.

About the Publication

Collecting Light
| Pinhole Artist Collective publication

“Collecting Light” is a collaborative bookwork by members of PAC. In the winter of 2010, members of PAC built approximately one hundred pinhole cameras from 35mm black plastic film canisters. These cameras were then placed around the city and province to take photographs (called solargraphs) over weeks and months. These images were then the basis of a group show at Platform: centre for photographic + digital arts in August 2010. "Collecting Light" expands on this exhibition, incorporating solargraphs, individual visual responses to the project, and critical essays by Dianne Bos and J.J. Kegan McFadden.

Contributing members: Marian Butler, Sandra Campbell, Sarah Crawley, William Eakin, lori fontaine, Jacquelyn Hébert, Beth Johnson, Jen Loewen, Natasha Peterson, Merrell-Ann Phare, Bonnie Tulloch
Dimensions 10 x 8 inches / 84 pages
       
Image: Jen Loewen