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This is a site showing how our staff saw the shows, openings and events of CONTACT, 2012.
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, 2012, Totonto, Events
Category: EVENTS
Contact 2012 Launch Party
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Opening: Friday, April 27, 7–10p.m.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CANADIAN ART
16th CONTACT includes 200 exhibitions for 1000 artists
Photopia Opening and Lottery
Opening and Lottery, Thursday April 26, 6 – 10 p.m.
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography
featuring an exciting lottery raffle, fantastic food, signature cocktails, and artwork for everyone.
artVentures Launch Party
Inaguration Party, April 25, 2012 7 p.m.
KATZMAN KAMEN GALLERY
a new Toronto arts club that focuses on providing essential services and education to emerging collectors.
Opening / What Just Happened / Detained
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 5, 7–11 p.m.
GALLERY 1313
The pieces worked well in the space and everyone seemed pleased to see the finished works.
Spring Opening
Opening: Friday, March 23, 8–11 p.m.
THE POWER PLANT CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY
Two exiting exhibitions opened on March 23rd at the Power Plant: Speak, memory, by Kerry Tribe and Dissenting Histories: 25 Years of The Power Plant
Blender by 253469
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 7p.m–3 a.m.
GARRISON
The artist project 253469 hosted a performance and audiovisual art party at the Garrison on Wednesday, March 28, presenting a sampling of Toronto’s well-known and unknown artists working in absurd, counterculture ways.
Spiked Tea 2012
Opening: Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m.
MERCER UNION
A Centre for Contemporary Art
Mercer Union once again hosted the time-honoured ritual of high tea… with a contemporary twist!
Opening: What Just Happaned / The Pain of Desire
Opening: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7–10 p.m.
GALLERY 1313
Students from the OCAD University’s Sculpture and Installation Thesis Exhibition, What Just Happened, took over the Main & Process Galleries at Gallery 1313, while artist Nikki White had her first solo exhibit.
Local Call Opening Reception
Opening: Friday, March 9, 2012, 6–9 p.m.
TELEPHONE BOOTH GALLERY
Local Call features established artists that live or work in The Junction/Junction Triangle neighbourhoods of Toronto. Gallery Director Sharlene Rankin is thrilled with the exhibition, which includes several brand new, never-before-exhibited works
Nextus /Toronto School of Art Reception
Reception: Thursday,March 8, 2012, 7–10 p.m.
GALLERY 1313
The Toronto School of Art’s recent Nextus exhibition of works by graduating students is such a diverse collection of art works.
The Artists Project Opening Reception
Thursday, March 1, 2012, 7–10 p.m.
TORONTO EXHIBITION PLACE
Queen Elizabeth Building
For four days, March 1–4,more 200 artists from a variety of geographic and creative backgrounds will converge and connect with patrons.