Join us at the backyard of the soon-to-end Gendai Workstation on July 12th for A Moveable Feast before Gendai evolves into a mobile organization later this summer. For this site-specific fundraiser we invite you to engage in playful modes of ‘investment’ in Gendai alongside the workers, artists, designers, architects, performers and writers who have embarked on this new trajectory with us. Come and be our guests as we serve sensibilities and speculations towards Gendai’s future through food, performances and good company!

“We exist in a world we don’t see. Everywhere we go we are immersed in a sea of life- bacteria, yeasts, spores, and pollen circulate around us looking for hospitable hosts to propagate. In the right context, this invisible world creates complex cultures that transform the mundane (water, milk, flour, leafy greens) into complex expressions of ingredients and their environment. Continue reading →

The Ontario Arts Council is looking for submissions to develop a creative-driven, mobile-friendly interactive website to mark its 50th anniversary year. The purpose of this website is to celebrate how Ontario artists and arts organizations engage, reflect and inspire audiences and the public.

We are seeking submissions for the development of an innovative website that may include but is not limited to interactive documentary, mobile and locative media, interactive animation, interactive photo essay and data visualization.

Project needs to be realizable for $30,000.00 or less.

Goals:

* Engage users in a virtual celebration of the arts and artists in Ontario
* Create a unique online space that exemplifies the potential and impact of the arts
* Reflect on the past 50 years of public support for the arts in Ontario, and look to the future
* Increase awareness of how OAC plays a key role in the arts ecology throughout all parts of the province
* Increase awareness of the diversity of all art forms including Francophone, Aboriginal, culturally-diverse and new-generation artists
* Leverage OAC’s small budget by creating a dynamic product with the ability to “go viral” and carry itself through social media
* Encourage repeat visitors with constantly-renewed content (perhaps user-generated) that remains relevant and engaging

Who Should Submit?

* This Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEoI) is open to individuals or teams working with creative technology including artists, companies, new media creators, interactive designers, social media producers, advertising agencies, etc.

* Candidates are encouraged to form partnerships, joint ventures or collectives to combine knowledge, expertise and other resources, if necessary, to complete this project.

* Candidates (including emerging artists) at all stages of their career are encouraged to apply. Continue reading →

July 6 – October 13, 2012
The Japan Foundation, Toronto
131 Bloor Street West, 2nd floor of the Colonnade

Admission: Free www.jftor.org/whatson/index.php 416.966.1600 X229
Gallery Hours:Monday11:30 am – 7 pmextended hours
Tuesday11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday11:30 am – 7 pmextended hours
Friday11:30 am – 4:30 pm
Select Saturdaysnoon – 5 pmJuly 21, August 11 & 25, September 8 & 22, October 13

CLOSED: other Saturdays & Sundays, August 6 (Civic Holiday), September 3 (Labour Day), October 8 (Thanksgiving)

The history of Japanese crafts can be traced back to ancient times and is filled with a variety of influences from sources such as China and Korea. These influences have been gradually absorbed and further developed, eventually resulting in works that reflect the Japanese artistic temperament. In modern times, with the rapid introduction of Western social systems and culture, Japanese crafts have not simply retained the traditional forms and decorative embellishments that had been handed down from previous generations. Instead, artists who attempt to express their own artistic temperament through their work have appeared. Continue reading →