JAF08 Day 1: Toronto Junction Arts Festival 2008 Launch Party

Screenshot: Junction Arts Festival 2008 Opening Night Festivities

Credit: junctionARTSfest.com

Kick off the opening
of the 2008 Junction Arts Festival
with an Outdoor Opening Night Party.

Opening Night Festivities

Wednesday, September 3
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Junction City Square
2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.

FREE

Come party with us at the Junction Arts Festival and launch the centrepiece of the 2008 Junction Centennial Celebrations. The Juried Art Exhibit, indoor installations and all our galleries will be opening that night as well. Visit the galleries, then drop by the Junction City Square for the announcement of the Juried Art Exhibit winners, special guest speakers and the official [murmur] project unveiling at 9pm.

Mix and mingle, listen to the great music of Gypsophilia from Halifax, and enjoy our cash bar and snacks.

Details:

Juried Art Exhibition - Gallery Openings
7 pm - 9 pm
The Academy of Realist Art
2968 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
academyofrealistart.com

The Urbanscape Gallery
2959 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON
urbanscapegallery.com/blog


Festival Opening Party
featuring Gypsophilia
7 pm - 11 pm
Junction City Square
2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.


Juried Art Announcements, [murmur] Unveiling
9 pm

Junction Galleries & Art Installations
7 pm - 9 pm
Various Locations

Artists: Junction Gallery Venues
Aspinall, Peter: Pandemonium (2862 Dundas St. W.)
Chen, Songhe: Axis Gallery & Grill (3048 Dundas St. W.)
Creative Works Studio: West Toronto Paint (2975 Dundas St. W.)
Farris, Julie Seddon: Delight Chocolate (3040 Dundas St. W.)
Kumuzawa, Shinya: Bending Spoons Gallery at Vesuvio (3010 Dundas St. W.)
Tait, Les: The Relax Shack (3026 Dundas St. W.)
McDonald, James: Toronto Orthopaedic (2916 Dundas St. W.)
Mifsud, Emmanuel: Agora Mediterranean Café (3015 Dundas St. W.)
Sealock, Rick: Smash (2880 Dundas St. W.)
Smith, Roch: Portable Gallery Project - Roaming Locations
TBA: The Beet Organic Cafe & Market (2945 Dundas St. W.)
Various Artists: Latitude 44 Gallery & Framing Decor (2900 Dundas St. W.)
Various Artists: Margret's (2952 Dundas St. W.)

Toronto Festivals and Free Events: 2008 Junction Arts Festival

This year the Junction is celebrating its Centennial anniversary marking its incorporation as West Toronto in 1908.
Celebrations are being planned all year, but none as big as the 16th annual Junction Arts Festival, so the festival theme is 'Historic Mind / Modern Eye'.

Starts: September 3, 2008 12:00 PM
Ends: September 7, 2008 11:00 PM

The 2008 Junction Arts Festival features eight distinct categories, all free;

• the Visual Art Exhibits (starting Wed, Sept. 3),
• the Movieola Movie Night (Thurs, Sept. 4),
• the Live Music Stages (on Fri, Sept. 5, Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the Dance/Street Performance Artists (on Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the Poetry Peepshow (on Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the KidZone (on Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the Green Village (on Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the Historic City (on Sat, Sept. 6 and Sun, Sept. 7),
• the Junction Centennial Homecoming (on Sat, Sept. 6).

eventful: Toronto Junction Arts Festival 2008

See you there,
~olga