Event Info
Video Screening by Caleb Beyers:
Monday August 6, 9pm
1442 Haultain St.
workbench
July 13 - August 11, 2...
Event Description
Monday August 6, 9pm
1442 Haultain St.
workbench
July 13 - August 11, 2007
Opening Art Crawl
Friday July 13
6:00 The Ministry of Casual Living - 1442 Haultain St.
7:30 the fifty fifty arts collective - 2516 Douglas St.
9:00 Open Space - 510 Fort St.
Summer Camp
Monday evening activities
Monday July 23, 5pm
Walking & Birding
Beacon Hill Park Petting Zoo
Monday July 30, 9pm
Capture the Flag
Mile “0” sign, Dallas Rd. & Douglas St.
Monday August 6, 9pm
Video Screening by Caleb Beyers
The Ministry of Casual Living, 1442 Haultain St.
workbench presents the work and lifestyles of six emerging Victoria artists, Jordan Beggs, Caleb Beyers, Marlene Bouchard, Charlotte Campbell, Rachel Evans and Emily Goodden. Curators Zoë Kreye and Ross Macaulay have assembled this exhibition to consider the diverse artistic practices currently taking shape in the city. Looking at accessible art venues and communities that support artists on the cusps of their careers and the strategies they adapt to make a living, workbench surveys these trends and acts as a laboratory for public exchange.
workbench additionally includes an opening Art Crawl that travels throughout the city and “Summer Camp” activities sprinkled throughout the month long exhibition.
workbench will house a diverse selection of works. Evan’s project embodies and replicates the habitats of the local black-tailed deer, investigating people’s awkwardness in understanding the complexities of natural systems. Beyers recreates his live/work environment in the gallery to carryout his daily tasks while documenting his activities with a self-conscious intensity. Goodden’s work challenges the viewer to engage in a large scale paint-by-numbers using erasable markers on glass to activate an image from her family life. Beggs constructs a huge Rococo garden pavilion in the gallery space using materials like cardboard and Styrofoam to recreate the pomp and decadence of this design style. Campbell builds an interactive space -tent, pods, costumes, food, water - that converges the human and animal environments into one. Bouchard documents her purposeful and aimless movements through the city, drawing walking maps that focus on social systems, urban society and how we relate to our environment.
Opening Art Crawl
Friday July 13
6:00 The Ministry of Casual Living - 1442 Haultain St.
7:30 the fifty fifty arts collective - 2516 Douglas St.
9:00 Open Space - 510 Fort St.
The July 13th opening of workbench will invoke a gallery crawl between The Ministry of Casual Living, the fifty fifty and Open Space. In conjunction with one another, these alternative spaces present B Sides, featuring work by an array of young local artists also included in the workbench project. B Sides includes work by Marlaina Buch, Leela Ford, Neah Kelly, Chantal Musgrove, Azin Seraj and Cathleen Thom. B Sides exhibitions run for a one week (MOCL) and 10 day (50/50) period.
Join us at 6:00 for a BBQ at the Ministry of Casual Living (1442 Haultain St.), 7:30 for drinks at the fifty fifty arts collective (2516 Douglas St.) and 9:00 at Open Space (510 Fort St.) for a party with live christening and music.
Summer Camp
Monday evening activities
The workbench social calendar is jam-packed for summer. Join us on a hot night to congregate for creative discussion, social experiments and all out warfare.
Monday July 23, 5pm
Walking & Birding
Beacon Hill Park Petting Zoo
Rachel Evans’ Bird Walk & Draw
Marlene Bouchard leads a walking expedition through Victoria’s nooks & crannies.
*bring sketchbook, pencils & binoculars
Monday July 30, 9pm
Capture the Flag
Mile “0” sign, Dallas Rd. & Douglas St.
*bring camo, flags & night vision goggles
Monday August 6, 9pm
Video Screening by Caleb Beyers
The Ministry of Casual Living, 1442 Haultain St.
*bring chairs & snacks
Mon. August 6th 2007
The Ministry of Casual Living
In-Person Event
