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Fall 2011 Volume 18, Issue 3

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The 401 Richmond Update is a community-building initiative of Urbanspace Property Group. The newsletter began in June 1994 and over the years has documented the eclectic activities and fascinating people who make a home in our historic factory in downtown Toronto. If you would like to be added to the 401 Update mailing list please email: update@401richmond.net

401 Richmond Ltd. Staff

Bob Chandler, Security rosanna Ciulla, administrative assistant Bogale Gebreyes, Security & maintenance erin mackeen, Director Community Development and Communications keli maksud, Office administrator mike moody, Property manager Greg Laberakis, maintenance Pamela Lampkin, janitorial Services rodentar Paragas, janitorial Services manager Vicki rodgers, Chief executive Officer robert Schwager, Security michael Siklos, Leasing administrator Greg Spooner, Parking attendant & Security renato Villanueva, maintenance margaret Zeidler, Founder

Newsletter
erin mackeen, editor Lisa kiss Design (Studio 435) Warrens Waterless Printing Published by: Urbanspace Property Group 401 richmond St. W., Studio 111 Toronto, ON Canada m5V 3a8 tel 416-595-5900 fax 416-595-5904 www.401richmond.net

COVER IMAGE
401 Green Roof by Jeremy Kai

Printed on rolland enviro 100.

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Fall 2011 Volume 18, Issue 3

MOVING IN
CHELSEA JAMIESON is joining us for one year in Studio 260 as the 2011 recipient of the 401 Richmond Career Launcher Prize. The recent graduate of OCaDU also won the Dorothy Hoover Award and Mrs. W.O. Forsyth Painting Award.

MOVING UP
WINNIE TRUONG will be leaving Studio 260, where she spent the year launching her career with gusto. She will be temporarily sharing Studio 387 with artist Kris Knight while she prepares for a solo show at Katharine Mulherin Art Projects in the fall.
emmanuelle Lonard at Gallery 44 September 9 to October 8

CANADIAN FILMMAKERS DISTRIBUTION CENTRE has literally moved up from the ground floor to Studio 245.

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news on the cover tenant profile spotted & applauded listings press check the Back page

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Old PlANt, NEw PlANt

401 richmond Street West is an old plant. The tin factory was taken over by Continental Can Company in 1944 from the original owners Macdonald Manufacturing (since 1899) and was designated Plant 90. apart from the ancient vine that covers the front face of the building (thats around eighty years old) all the orchards and meadows that were once here were replaced with bricks and mortar. Bringing back the green through eco-restoration projects has been a significant part of the buildings transformation. Our award-winning roof garden is the cornerstone of our efforts but weve also been planting trees and more recently installing porous paving in our parking lot. We plan to keep adding new plants and if youd like to keep up with our efforts check out our new blog: www.oldplantnewplant.tumblr.com

Parking Attendant Greg Spooner trimming the new green parking area.

BUIlt fOR ARt

join us for Built for Art presented for Scotiabank Nuit Blanche (October 1, 6:59 pm to sunrise): a host of contemporary art happenings all under one roof. There will be open galleries along with special events, installations, and performances brought to you by tenants Loop Media, Faustwork Mask Theatre, Cinecycle, the Academy of Spanish Dance, Donald Quan, Gwendolyne Hats, and Gallery 44 among many others (complete program at www.401richmond.net).

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Amanda Mabro (left), Q Music concert.

Q MUsIC CONCERt sERIEs

Q Music and Musideums (B102 + Studio 133) Donald Quan decided to spend his summer doing one of the things he loves most: performing music with his friends. The Summer Coffeehouse Concert Series brought twenty-eight plus performers to the Q music Studios for intimate performances that dazzled audiences. Tucked away in his basement studio, the setting was a perfect match for the coffeehouse style event. There will be more performances this fall. For more information go to: web.me.com/qmusicinc/Q_Summer_Coffeehouse

Nuit Blanche 2010 at 401 Richmond

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on the cover
PhOtO CONtEst
The 401 Richmond Photo Contest was launched in may in time for Doors Open and we got some fantastic submissions! Our first prize submission is on the cover of this issue of the Update and Jeremy Kai was also awarded a Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120) workshop. Our second and third place winners received a subscription to Prefix Photo Magazine (Studio 128) and a gift certificate from Swipe Design | Books + Objects (Studio 121). Thanks to everyone who submitted images and you can see them all at www.flickr.com/groups/401photocontest

On June 21 tenants received their first delivery of seasonal produce from Matchbox Gardens through an initiative spearheaded by Meal Exchange (Studio 365), Sustain Ontario (Studio 282), The Inner Garden (Studio 384), and in partnership with Urbanspace Property Group. Community-supported agriculture provides the opportunity for people to directly invest in local farms by purchasing shares of what is produced.

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Back, left to right: Heather Keung (seated), Eva Ho, Henry Wong, Tina Zafreen Alam, Sonia Sakamoto-Jog, Gina Rim, Louanne Chan, Joyce Wong Front, left to right: Nobi Nakamura, Aram Collier, Selena Lee, Chris Chin, Bjorn Hochschild Missing: Vicci Ho

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a major milestone like a 15th anniversary should not go uncelebrated particularly for an arts organization. It takes a great deal of stamina and creativity to remain relevant to audiences and attractive to funders. We met with Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festivals (Studio 309) executive Director Sonia Sakamoto-Jog to find out how they keep things fresh after fifteen years and how they continue to deliver as Canadas largest asian film festival. 401 richmond houses four of the largest film festivals in Toronto (others being: Images, Inside Out, and ImagineNative) and its inspiring to see that despite what could be construed as competition theres a truly supportive atmosphere in our festival community. Sonia took full advantage of this when she joined reel asian: I asked people here tons of questions as things came up there is such a rich pool of knowledge that people were happy to share. I dont think this would have happened as easily if we werent neighbours. The abundance of festivals in Toronto (over seventy at last count) reflects our citys diversity. Theres a little something for everyone, but theres also a risk of getting lost in the crowd. as part of reel asians initiatives to cultivate new audiences, theyre reaching outside of Toronto and screening a parallel festival in Richmond Hill. as Sonia explains, The city was very clear from the design stages of the Richmond Hill Centre for 4 the Performing Arts that they wanted to build a great presentation space for the festival, and asked us for our wish list to make sure that films could be shown there in a professional setting. In the downtown core there is so much competition for audiences, whereas somewhere like richmond hill they are so eager to have events like this that speak to their diverse community. an increase in programming has meant an increase in staff with a new full-time Director of marketing, Louanne Chan, to focus on promoting the festival not just in and around festival time but throughout the year. The festival also frequently co-presents screenings with other festivals keeping reel asian on the tip of the tongue. While the festival tries out new things, they also stay true to the things that work really well. Throughout the year, artistic Director Heather Keung travels to festivals all over the world keeping an eye on whats being shown and what might make a good fit for reel asian. Sonia says, We know were showing the best thats out there in asian cinema and that goes a long way toward keeping the festival exciting and relevant. you can catch the festival in Toronto from November 8 to 13 and in richmond hill from November 18 to 19. Visit the reel asian website to see the full program and purchase tickets that go on sale October 11. www.reelasian.com

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Urbanspace Gallery, june 14 Witch of Babylon Author D.J. McIntosh (centre)

Above Commissioning Editor for Penguin Canada Adrienne Kerr with journalist Scott Taylor (famously held hostage in Iraq in 2004)

Swipe Design official bookseller

INstItUtE fOR CANAdIAN CItIzENshIP (ICC)

Cultural Access Pass 3rd Birthday Party roof Garden, june 16

Above Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson (ICC Co-Chair) in blue Right ICC Executive Director & CEO Gillian Hewitt Smith

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Rocky Dobey (Studio S28) took first prize in Open Studios (Studio 104) National Printmaking Awards that recognize and reward the artistic talents that exist within the Canadian printmaking community. www.openstudio.on.ca

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The hONOUr aBLe mIChaeL ChaN, mINISTer OF TOUrISm aND CULTUre WITh V TaPeS LISa STeeLe aND kIm TOmCZak.

Vtape (Studio 452) was the recipient of the arts Organization award from the Premiers Awards of Excellence in the Arts. The awards recognize outstanding achievements of artists and arts organizations and their contributions to arts and culture in Ontario over a significant period of time. www.vtape.org

rOCk y ZeNyk DOBeyS WINNING PrINT, FiREWORkS

ICC PhOTOS By heNrIeTa haNISkOVa

listings

september to November 2011

SEPTEMBER 15 OCTOBER 22 Open Studio Dana Tosic: Everyday Ephemera Carlina (aka Lucinda) Chen, Sandra haar & ann Unger: Language and Culture Loree Ovens: Temporal Passage Opening: Thursday September 15, 7 9 pm
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The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicate with other tenants and keep them informed about what is happening in your organization. If you are having a sale, exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details to update@401richmond.net. Listings are open to all tenants. DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday October 21, 2011

GAllERy dIRECtORy
A Space Gallery (Studio 110) Contact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120) Contact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org Open Studio (Studio 104) Contact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art (Studio 124) Contact 416-591-0357 www.prefix.ca Red Head Gallery (Studio 115) Contact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org Trinity Square Video (Studio 376) Contact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117) Contact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452) Contact 416-351-1317 www.vtape.org WARC Gallery/Womens Art Resource Centre (Studio 122) Contact 416-977-0097 www.warc.net Wynick/Tuck Gallery (Studio 128) Contact 416-504-8716 www.wynicktuckgallery.ca YYZ Artists Outlet (Studio 140) Contact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org

Dana Tosic at Open Studio (listing above) SEPTEMBER 17 OCTOBER 14 Vtape Video Gallery mani mazinani: New Works Screening: Screen Scene, September 17, 2 5 pm Screening: Oracle, October 1, 2 5 pm Programs available on request: info@vtape.org SEPTEMBER 22 NOVEMBER 26 Prefix ICA Susan hiller: The Last Silent Movie Opening: September 22, 7 10 pm
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SEPTEMBER 28 OCTOBER 1 Red Head Gallery Group exhibition: insomnia

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OCTOBER 5 29 Red Head Gallery jane martin OCTOBER 14 - NOVEMBER 12 Gallery 44 Shelley Niro: M: Stories of Women Vitrines: Susan Blight: Everyone Should Come From Someplace OCTOBER 15 NOVEMBER 25 Vtape Video Gallery BiG EYE: Aboriginal Animations from Canada and Australia Curated by jenny Fraser (Queensland)
PreSeNTeD IN CONjUNCTION WITh The aBOrIGINaL CUraTOrIaL COLLeCTIVe CONFereNCe

EXhIBItIONs
continues to SEPTEMBER 24 Red Head Gallery Sam mogelonsky: Wish you were here continues to OCTOBER 31 YYZ Artists Outlet Shannon Gerard: UNSPENT LOVE, or, Things i Wish i Told You David Court & josh Thorpe: Around YYZ continues to DECEMBER 10 YYZ Artists Outlet annie Dunning & Dil hildebrand SEPTEMBER 9 OCTOBER 8 Gallery 44 emmanuelle Lonard: A Judicial Perspective Vitrines: jamie Campbell: Only the fantastic has some chance of being true Opening: Saturday September 17, 2 5 pm

OCTOBER 27 NOVEMBER 26 Open Studio Scholarship/Fellowship exhibitions Tara Cooper: Lucky: Weather Girls Field Guide to Lightning Lauren Nurse: Theres always room on the broom Flora Pui Ting Shum: RLPA2011THFL5 Talks & Opening: Thursday October 27, 6 7 pm & 7 9 pm NOVEMBER 2 26 Red Head Gallery Dana holst

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SEPTEMBER 8 18 Prefix ICA David Lamelas: Time as Activity Curated by andra Picard for Future Projections
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Jamie Campbell in the vitrines at Gallery 44 (September 9 to October 8)

SEPTEMBER 15 17 Swipe Design | Books + Objects Annual Sidewalk Sale SEPTEMBER 30 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival meet the Festival 401 richmond courtyard, 7 9 pm
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OCTOBER 19 23 ImagineNative Film and Media Arts Festival 12th annual celebration of the latest works by Indigenous peoples on the forefront of innovation in film, video, radio, and new media. www.imaginenative.org OCTOBER 22 Centre for City Ecology in the Urbanspace Gallery yImBy Festival: community groups from across Toronto turn the tables on politicians and policy makers, to educate them and each other about the issues they face. www.cityecology.net NOVEMBER 8 13 Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 15th anniversary showcase of contemporary asian cinema Offsite: reel asian is screening another edition of the festival program from November 18 to 19 in richmond hill. www.reelasian.com NOVEMBER 24 Prefix ICA magazine release Party for Prefix Photo 24, 7 10 pm

OCTOBER 1 Janet Bike Girl (S26) Open Studio, 12 5 pm

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Nuit Blanche at 401 Richmond Where artist and visitor find countless inspiring interactions under one roof. See more in NeWS and at www.401richmond.net
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press check

sAVAC South Asian Visual Art Centres (Studio 450) exhibition The Annual that showed at the Living Arts Centre this summer caught the attention of Mississauga News. MEAl EXChANGE
This summer three Guelph University students started out on the Canada Crossing, a cycle trip from British Columbia to Newfoundland to raise $50,000 for Meal Exchange (Studio 365). We spotted them in the Calgary Herald. Follow them on their blog www.canadacrossing.ca

NECEssARy ANGEl yyz ARtIsts OUtlEt

Prefix Photo Magazine (Studio 124) reviewed YYZ Books (yyZ artists Outlet, Studio 140) recent release Byproduct: On the Excess of Embedded Art Practices in their last issue, 23. among the many contributors is tenant Michael Page (Studio B003). Necessary Angel Theatre Companys (Studio 392) production of Andromache for the Luminato Festival received a whopping three and half stars from The Globe and Mail.

swIPE dEsIGN | BOOks + OBJECts

These days were finding a lot of our news for Press Check in the blogosphere sign of the times. This one, Thews Reviews, raved about Swipe giving it very good and exceptional ratings.

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The next time you stop by the building, pick up our new Gallery Guide. This handy guide lists the vitals for all 11 galleries and artist-run centres at 401 Richmond.

If youd like to be on The BaCk PaGe, please submit your drawing, painting, illustration, photograph or architectural plans at 300 dpi as a photoshop or illustrator file on cd or dvd disk. Please include a word file with your name, the title of the project, your website, your studio address and a brief description of 50 words (maximum) on the disk. The best entry will be chosen for each issue. Disks will not be returned. This space is to showcase the talent in the building. It is not for advertising an event or sale.

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