URBAN INFILL-ART IN THE CORE 10
Re-discover The Waterfront District in this downtown wide Nuit Blanche like event Saturday April 9, 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 1,500 attended last year! Experience Thunder Bay transformed, by more than 350 multidisciplinary regional, national & International artists at 24 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.APRIL 9, 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 15 incredible artists activating downtown windows…ooh lala!, World Dance Centre, Music with 8 live bands & DJ’s, Drag Queen Performances, Fire+Glow Spinning in the streets and New Media Performances, Film Screenings, Massive Video Projections, Performance Art, and Visual Art by more than 350 artists. Refreshments, Catering by Sushi Bowl, Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery & Sweet North Bakery and more!! You never know what you’ll see downtown.
Featuring:
> Critically-acclaimed international art at Definitely Superior Art Gallery: Amalie Atkins-Three Minute Miracle Film Installation -International [Saskatoon], Michael Belmore-Installation+Drawing-International [Ottawa], Dr. Chauduri International Art Collection-32 Acclaimed Artists
>Visiting Artist Talk: Michael Belmore (DefSup/ 7:30pm)
+In the Downtown, Discover …
> 4 empty downtown retail spaces [5.000 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 Mckitrick Law Firm-Callon Bldg. 17+19 Cumberland St S] featuring live music/incredible appetizers and lots of art…here we treat you right!
Featuring works by: L.U Visual Art Students, DefSup Members, Die Active/Neechee Studio/Invisible Ink (New Generation Art Collectives), Confederation College Film Student Works, Bay Street Film Festival, Independent Film Works- Michelle Derosier & more, Multi-Media Projections and Art Performances.
Commercial Galleries/Spaces: Ahnisnabae Art Gallery, Chenier Fine Arts, Local Colour Art Gallery, Gallery 33/Painted Turtle, Sweet North Bakery, Espresso Joya, Flashback Photo (free Social Media Portraits just for you!). The Walleye, Perfect Fit Lingerie, Superior Vapes, Hide 5 Leather, Lucy Nova and Artist Studios in the Ruttan & Tomlinson BLK- Satellite Studio Artist Collective, Sam Shahsahabi.- Definitely Superior Art Gallery Members
►Gala Opening Performances/Features- Sat. April 9th, 7-11pm:
>Visiting Artist Talk by Michael Belmore 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 and the McKitrick-Callon Bldg.
>Flamenco & Bhangra (East Indian) dance by World Dance Centre, fringe theatre/music by ShamanZen by Elliott Doxtater-Wynn, persian-themed art+window performance by Betty Carpick, film screenings, video projections, street art, catered refreshments by Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery, Sushi Bowl, The Sweet North Bakery & more!
>Live music by:
– Jean-Paul De Roover (multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter/electro-acoustic),
– Camden Blues (avant garde post-bop blues/punk rock),
– Robin Ranger & Friends (jazz),
– Amanda Soderholm (singer-songwriter),
– Visions of Doyle (forest rock/psychedelic/shoegaze/indie-post-post rock garage),
– Doran (dj) w/ video mapping projections by Illuminate.
►19+ After-Party Performances*- Sat. April 9th, starting at 11pm-(order of appearance):
– hip-hop dance by Jessie Kajorinne,
– drag performance by Paloma Marquez,
-street performances- fire & glow spinning by Dee Marie & The Kidd,
– DJ Sownd (aka Peter David Wragg/experimental electronica),
– 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, Sweet North Bakery + Sweet Sweet Escape Cake Cafe & Bakery.
Thunder Bay’s Premiere Art-Music-Performance Event starts Sat. April 9th @ 7PM – Stay tuned for schedule updates.
Exclusive Performance Features only at the Opening on Sat. April 9th, 7-11pm.
Special Location Exhibitions (visual/media arts) also run:
Sun. April 10th – Tues. April 12th, 12-6pm.
Urban Infill-Art In The Core 10; 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 350+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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