ART IN ACTION 2012
– Creative student and community contributions related to social and environmental justice
– Continuing throughout the month of March 2012 at L’Escalier, Galerie X, Concordia Greenhouse & QPIRG Concordia
For all of last week, ART IN ACTION’s thirty exhibits, installation and performances were highlighted as part of the STUDY IN ACTION conference.
ART IN ACTION will continue until the end of March, with artworks displayed at four locations in Montreal:
* L’Escalier (March 6-March 26)
– 552 Ste-Catherine est (métro Berri-UQÀM)
info: http://lescalier-montreal.com/
* Galerie X (March 12-March 24)
– VA Building, room 229
1395 René Lévesque Blvd. Ouest (métro Guy-Concordia)
info: http://gallery-x.com/
* Concordia Greenhouse (March 6-March 26)
– 1455 de Maisonneuve West
(go to the 12 floor and walk to the roof)
info: http://concordiagreenhouseproject.wordpress.com/
* QPIRG Concordia (March 6-26)
– 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
info: https://www.qpirgconcordia.org
[consult the websites for opening hours and wheelchair accessibility]
Parallel to the exhibits around Montreal, ART IN ACTION is co-presenting two related events:
– TUESDAY, March 6, 17h30
Ciné-conférence: Deux Roues sur Terre
at L’Escalier, 552, rue Sainte-Catherine est
gratuit bienvenu à tous/toutes
présenté en français; film en español (s.t. français)
info: https://www.facebook.com/events/252182774862236/
– TUESDAY, March 20, 18h30
Zine “Show & Tell”
at QPIRG Concordia, 1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
info: https://www.qpirgconcordia.org/?p=2946
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ART IN ACTION highlights creative expression on social and environmental justice issues through diverse mediums including: drawing, painting, photography, performance, film & video, installation, spoken word, zine, collage, watercolour, poster, and print.
We want to thank all the artists & performers who contributed and continue to contribute to ART IN ACTION, including: Claude Bernier-Tremblay * Al Blair * Karen Boyles * Anne Breton * Andrea deBruijn * Sylvia Chan * Emily Yun Ching Clare & Ryan Kai Cheng Thom * Shaw Desjean * Colectivo Dignidad Migrante * Arthur Gauthier * Guillaume Girard * GLAD Theatre Collective * Bianca Hlywa * Alix Hugonnier * Sophie Ingels-Fortier * Virginie Jourdain * John Lanthier * Naomi Large * Allison LaSorda * Emmanuelle Lippé * Kevin Yuen Kit Lo * Simone Lucas & Christian Scott * Cassandra Marsillo * Léa Radoslava Marinova * Erica Mazerolle, Noémie Boisvenu-Fortin & Stéfano T * Nadia Myre * Hannah Palmer * Keara Yim
Read more below about the locations of various ART IN ACTION exhibits this month.
ART IN ACTION (MARCH 2012)
* L’Escalier (March 6-March 26)
552 Ste-Catherine est (métro Berri-UQÀM)
info: http://lescalier-montreal.com/
– Human Earth Decay; Fashion’s Puppet; The Awakening
(photography & photomontage)
Erica Mazerolle, Noémie Boisvenu-Fortin & Stéfano T (Projet ‘ColorFul’)
– Manifesto Print
(canvas)
Kevin Yuen Kit Lo (LOKi Design) & Nadia Myre (The Scar Project)
– Point de chute
(photography)
Arthur Gauthier (student at L’Ecole de la Vie)
– Dissembled; Over-flooded; Darkness and Light; Part of the Cycle; The Tsunami
(paintings)
Sylvia Chan (Fine Arts, Concordia University)
– In Debt We Trust
(painting)
Claude Bernier-Tremblay (Hibernum; c-load.com)
– Politics, Dis-Over Engagement, Theology, and Art
(paintings and drawings)
Alix Hugonnier (Science Po Paris (France)/ Concordia University)
– Prison Dorée
(painting)
Sophie Ingels-Fortier (EpicMind Studio)
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* Galerie X (March 12-March 24)
VA Building, room 229
1395 René Lévesque Blvd. Ouest (métro Guy-Concordia)
info: http://gallery-x.com/
– Opium Dreams
(prints & zine)
Emily Yun Ching Clare (Visual Artist) and Ryan Kai Cheng Thom (Writer, Performer)
– Fun Cutting my self; The window; Vierge VS Bouddha; Beau comme Amour; and more
(photography)
Shaw Desjean (Theater Design, Concordia University)
– one two three tree
(photographs)
Keara Yim (Women’s Studies/Human Environment, Concordia University)
– Him, Her, Us
(watercolor)
Bianca Hlywa (Fine Arts, Concordia University)
– Lighten
(drawing)
Karen Boyles (Studio Arts, Concordia University)
– La Logorrhee
(painting)
Shaw Desjean (Theater Design, Concordia University)
– Our Boxes
(painting)
Naomi Large (Art Education, Concordia University)
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* Concordia Greenhouse (March 6-March 26)
1455 de Maisonneuve West
(go to the 12 floor and walk to the roof)
info: http://concordiagreenhouseproject.wordpress.com/
– Contest
(digital photograph)
Hannah Palmer (Professional Photography, Dawson College)
– Jungle Imperialist
(painting)
John Lanthier (Fine Arts, Concordia University)
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* QPIRG Concordia (March 6-26)
1500 de Maisonneuve West, #204
info: https://www.qpirgconcordia.org
– Collage #1 and Collage #2
(collage on wood)
Simone Lucas & Christian Scott (QPIRG-McGill University)
– People’s History of Montreal
(posters)
Al Blair (ABC Posters)
– Dignidad Migrante en la lucha
(photographs)
Colectivo Dignidad Migrante (a working group of QPIRG Concordia)
– FIT: A Zine about sports, fatness, feminism, and disability
(zine)
Andrea deBruijn (Concordia University)
– Four Minutes to Midnight
(zine)
Kevin Yuen Kit Lo (LOKi Design)
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INFO: www.qpirgconcordia.org
514-848-7585 – info@qpirgconcordia.org