URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE 11
Re-discover The Waterfront District in this downtown wide Nuit Blanche like event Saturday March 25, 7-11 PM Featuring: Visual + New Media Art, Performance, Music, Dance, Film, Food, Fashion and Wearable Art-A multi-sensory experience of art and unparalleled live performances… over 2,000 attended last year! Experience Thunder Bay transformed, by more than 400 multidisciplinary regional, national & International artists at 25 downtown locations! You never know what you’ll see downtown … Performative Tour Guides will show you the way! Start at Definitely Superior Art Gallery and pick up your Art Map. 250 Park Ave.
GALA OPENING RECEPTION: SAT.March 25, 7-11PM All Ages-FEATURES:
Arty Lounge After Party, 11pm-2am (19+)
A Gala Downtown Wide Opening Reception YOU ARE ALL INVITED! – exclusive features – OF A MUST SEE ONE TIME ONLY EXPERIENCE:
Window Performances-See original Wearable Art creations by 17 incredible artists activating downtown window spaces…ooh lala!, World Dance Collective, Music with 7 live bands & DJ’s, Drag Queen/King Performances, Fire+Glow Spinning in the streets and New Media Performances, Film Screenings, Oculus Virtual Reality/360 Immersive Film, Interactive/Street Art, Performance Art, and Visual Art by more than 400 artists. Refreshments, Catering by Sushi Bowl, Prime Gelato +Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery and more!! You never know what you’ll see downtown.
Featuring:
> Critically-acclaimed international art at Definitely Superior Art Gallery: Diane Landry-Knight Of Infinite Resignation -International [Quebec], Contemporary 14 Collection-Dr. Chaudhuri National Art Collection-14 Acclaimed Artists, Marcel Dzama-A Game Of Chess-Art Film Short 14min-International [New York]
>Visiting Artist Talk: Diane Landry (DefSup/ 7:30pm)
+In the Downtown, Discover …
> 5 downtown retail spaces [7.000 sq.ft] will be converted into new exhibition arts/cultural performance spaces [Tomlinson Bldg. Anderson Bldg. corner of Red river Rd and Cumberland St and White Macgillivary Lester LLP Law Firm Bldg.-[1 Cumberland St. S] Sandpaul Investments-[234 Red River Rd.] Paramount Live-[24 Court St. s] featuring live music/incredible appetizers and lots of art…here we treat you right!
Featuring works by: L.U Visual Art Students/Graduates, DefSup Members, Die Active/Neechee Studio/Invisible Ink (New Generation Art Collectives), Confederation College Film Student Works & Multi Media Oculus VR Virtual Reality, Bay Street Film Festival-[360 Immersive Film Experience], Independent Film Works, Interactive Projection Art Riaz Mehmood+Julie Cosgrove[Nuit Blanche Toronto], Elizabeth Buset Paper Art Installion, Betty Carpick window curtain of bread and thread, Stephanie Celine-Vessel-Art Performance, Jayal Chung-The Dress Drawing Machine Performance… and more!
Commercial Galleries/Spaces: Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, Chenier Fine Arts, Local Colour Art Gallery, Gallery 33/Painted Turtle, Espresso Joya, DZ Photography (free Social Media Portraits just for you!). The Walleye, New Day Records, St Paul Roastery, Lucy Nova and Artist Studios in the Tomlinson BLK- Robin Ranger/ Sam Shahsahabi/David Winters.- Definitely Superior Art Gallery Members
►Gala Opening Performances/Features- Sat. April 9th, 7-11pm:
>Visiting Artist Talk by Diane Landry at 7:30pm @ DefSup. First tours of the evening, leave the gallery shortly thereafter. You can join or leave a tour anytime during the Opening.
>Wearable Art Window Performances at: Hill City Comics, Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, Mars.Clothing, The Loop, former Yorgos [234 Red River Rd], White Macgillivray Lester LLP [Law Firm Bldg./1 Cumberland St. S.]., Perfect Fit lingerie, Paramount, New Day Records
> Special Performances:
– Tribal Fusion Belly Dance by Lisa Rose
– Bhangra (East Indian) dance by World Dance Collective (feat- Lisa Audet, Cassandra Pereira & Chloe Audet)
– Classical Chinese Dance by Lakehead Chinese Folk Dance Group (feat- Wendy Taylor, Jiali Wen & Jane Lam)
– Drag performances by Amiah Vahjine & Seeley Grey (2016 Wig Wars Queen & King respectively).
– ShamanZen, fringe theatre w/ /wearable art & music by Elliott Doxtater-Wynn
– “Vessel” – Performance Art by Stefani Celine (warning: nudity, access to performance space is supervised)
– The Dress Drawing Machine Performance-Jayal Chung
– Roaming glow spinning street performances by Dee Marie & The Kidd
>Music Performances
-DJ Blvcksheep
-Morning Light-[Lite]
-Miss Temperance
-La Reese
-Robin Ranger
-Camden Blues
-Couch Money Karaoke
-Quintin Golka
-William Roberts aka Mr. Bouzouki & the Russian Percussion
Special Window Art Installations by:
– Riaz Mehmood & Julie Cosgrove (audience interactive/media art installation–showcase window at former Eaton’s Bldg-Court & Red River)
– Elizabeth Buset (paper art installation–at former Yorgos-234 Red River)
– Betty Carpick (window curtain w/ toasted bread & thread–at The Walleye office-St. Paul St).
►19+ After-Party Performances*- Sat. March 25th, starting at 11pm-(order of appearance):
– Vernonika Swartz-Burlesque performance
– drag performance by Paloma Marquez,
-street performances- fire & glow spinning by Dee Marie & The Kidd,
– BLVCKSHEEP (DJ-trap/base/electro house-opened for A Tribe Called Red- http://www.blvcksheep.com/ )
*ID required; After-Party Location listed in Art Map- pickup at DefSup 7-11pm.
For more INFO about the above features of the Urban Infill exhibition, please visit: http://www.definitelysuperior.com/exhibitions/current/
> Catered Refreshments by Sushi Bowl, Prime Gelato + Sweet Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery.
Thunder Bay’s Premiere Art-Music-Performance Event starts Sat. March 25th @ 7PM – Stay tuned for schedule updates.
Exclusive Performance Features only at the Opening on Sat. March 25th, 7-11pm.
Special Location Exhibitions (visual/media arts) also run:
Sun. March 26th – Tues. March 28th, 12-6pm.
Urban Infill-Art In The Core 11; the next evolution of creative possibilities. Revitalizing our downtown northcore Waterfront District by capitalizing on assets of art & culture-linking and reinforcing connections through accessible empty spaces and existing arts & commercial business/social spaces. The projects comprised of multi-disciplinary & new media/multi-arts by 400+National, International & Regional artists. Go out and explore urban art safari style, and check out all the exclusive shops and restaurants and live music bar venues downtown before /after and during Urban Infill Art In The Core…you are the explorers…now explore!
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