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&ersand 2: A Collaborative Art Exhibition
VariousEXHIBITION TIMES: August 5+6 @ 12-4 PM RECEPTION PARTY: August 7 @ 7-11 PM Cash Bar &ersand is a collaborative art exhibition, where each collaborator brings a different skill, practice and perspective. Collaborations are a unique experience where inspiration, motivation, and new perspectives can influence works created. The beauty of each work comes from how new ideas emerge, as part of the collaborations, where it would not have otherwise happened. It is never a perfect process. As you work off each other, you start discovering your own strengths and weaknesses. Either working harmoniously or clashing ideas, by the end of it, you never know how it’s going to turn out. There are 20+ collaborative works between 40+ artists and designers. This is round 2 of &ersand. Enjoy. - Vicki Chau, Barewalls Coordinator Artist Line-up (in no particular order): Marbella Anne Carlos & Daniel Kirk Jennea Frischke & Brook Fung Dan Nhung & Kim Smith Michael Mateyko & Hans Theissen Traudy Chong & Flo Truong Joel Monea & Mark Eadie Robert Milton & Bonnie Zheng Jarett Sitter & Sam Williams Aran Wilkinson-Blanc & Jayden Rae Kyle Scott & Scott Carmichael & Taylor Schaerer Nigel Davis & Kate Fehr Jennifer Chung & Thalia Antonio Brenna Chekerda & Sinead Deery Vicki Chau & Phil Bowen Zoe Fullen & Brad Pelletier Micheal Welchman & Ramin Eshraghi - Yazdi Ryan Mathieson & Chelsee Ivan Damien Espinosa & Sarah Van Sloten & Steven Cottingham Rosalind Lee & Andrea Lam Micheal Welchman & Stefanie Wong Heather Reinhardt & Chika Ando
August 5 - August 7
Untitled Arts Society
, 4th floor, 319 - 10 Avenue SW (back entrance)
Untitled Art Society is a thriving, not-for-profit artist-run studio cooperative of Calgary artists. It was founded in 1993 by graduating students of the Alberta College of Art & Design. Untitled's membership represents the full spectrum of the visual arts, from students through to emerging and established artists.
Our Mandate
Untitled Art Society supports the artistic practices of a community of local artists by providing and maintaining access to studios, a darkroom, and exhibition venues, as well as facilitating interaction and discourse both within the local arts community and the community-at-large.
History
Untitled Art Society (UAS) is a thriving, not-for-profit artist-run studio collective that was founded in 1993 by graduating students of the Alberta College of Art & Design. Since that time, UAS membership has grown considerably and now includes nearly a hundred artists of diverse disciplines in all stages of their careers, from students through emerging to established artists. Many have exhibited their work on local, national, and international levels.
UAS has been forced to relocate three times since we first opened, but as a self-supporting community of artists we have continued to survive Calgary's turbulent rental climate. In the summer of 1998, UAS moved to its current location, and with the assistance of Alberta Job Corps, we were able to renovate the space into sixteen studios, a gallery, office, and a fully-equipped darkroom.
UAS is now well established in our new space, and we are able to focus our energies on the further support and promotion of local artists. We have programmed exhibitions in the main space, as well as bi-monthly exhibitions in the Untitled Art Society +15 window. Every year we hold fundraising events, such as open houses and silent auctions, and actively seek corporate sponsorship to fund UAS activities. We have participated in the annual Artcity (formerly Artwalk/Artweek) festival every September, opening our doors to hundreds of visitors per year. Untitled Art Society continues to seek new ways to support our artists, from providing ever-increasing exhibition opportunities to the acquisition of professional quality graphics software, computer, and photo equipment.
We will continue to grow and thrive as a collective of artists, thanks to our dedicated groups of volunteers over the years, our members, and the generous support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, and private and corporate sponsors.
2009-10 Board