Thursday, April 15, 2010

#CONTACT2010 Photography in the #JunctionTO : Pervasive Influence

Poster: CONTACT - Photography in the Junction - May 1 - 31, 2010 Photo: Tonia Zappia, Torr Designs, Credit: Junction BIAPoster: CONTACT- Photography in the Junction - May 1 - 31, 2010
Photo: Tonia Zappia, Saw you First, 2010
Design : Torr Designs
Credit: junctionbia.com

CONTACT Photography in the Junction: May 1 - 31, 2010

Opening Night Receptions: All Venues

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Time: 6 - 9 pm

Location: Dundas Street West
[between Keele Street & Quebec Avenue]

Open Air Screening
The True Meaning of Pictures:
Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia
Courtesy Mercury Films Inc. Jennifer Baichwal and Nick de Pencier
Presented by Real to Reel Productions Inc.
Opening Remarks by Darcy Killeen, Executive Director of CONTACT

Time: 9 pm

Location: The Historic Junction Train Platform
The Junction City Square
2954 - 2960 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.

Information
The Junction BIA
Moe McGuinty
416-767-9068
JunctionBIA2010@gmail.com
www.junctionbia.com
CONTACT Calendar Saturday, May 8

CONTACT Photography Festival in the Junction
28 Artists & 21 Venues

CONTACT Photography is the world’s largest festival of its kind, designed to engage the public in celebration of the art of photography. For yet another year, The Junction will continue to distinguish itself as hosting the largest concentration of venues with photographic art in the Toronto area. Twenty one businesses will showcase the work of twenty eight local, Canadian and international artists.

All exhibits will be open to the public on May 1st through to the 31st. Our formal Opening Night reception will be held on Saturday May 8th, from 6 to 9 p.m., at all 21 venues. At 9 p.m., we will present the screening of an internationally acclaimed short film "The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams’ Appalachia", at The Historic Junction Train Platform (2954 Dundas Street West at Pacific Ave.).

Join us this May and stroll from venue to venue. Check out our wonderfully eclectic selection of shops and highly regarded restaurants. Come celebrate CONTACT Photography in the Junction.

For more information, please visit
The Junction BIA on Facebook or www.thejunctionbia.com
Or email us at Junctionbia2010@gmail.com.
Or call us at 416 767 9068

The Junction BIA

The CONTACT 2010 Exhibits + Photographers + Venues in the Junction

The Human Figure: Dynamic Opposites
Penelope Edgar, Joseph Michael Howarth, Erika Jacobs, Don Michie, Lindsay Murrell
[64] Academy of Realist Art
2968 Dundas St W, Ste 200, Toronto, M6P 1Y8

Haiti: Redux
Stephen J. Edgar
[70] Delight Organic Fair Trade Chocolate
3040 Dundas St West Toronto, M6P 1Z3

The Junction: A Study Through Portraits
Vanessa Phillips
[67] Bending Spoons Gallery at Vesuvio
3010 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Coexisting in a Half Second (With Music Notes)
Bobbie Fumiko Inoue
[85]The Troubadour Bar
New Location
The Hole In The Wall Bar
2867A Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9 @ Keele Street
416.629.5320
NOTE: The venue has changed to 'The Hole In The Wall'
[Due to circumstances beyond our control, the Troubadour will be closing down on May 9.
If you have any questions, please email info@bobbiefied.com or call 416.979.5773]



Colours of the World
Yeshwanth Babu
[66] AXIS Gallery and Grill
3048 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Kaleidoscope Eyes
Janis Rees
[73] Kaleidoscope Photography
2990 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

This is Our Farmhouse
Emma Davidson
[72] Forever Interiors
2903 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z1

Collating the Junction
Patrick Cummins
[71] Eclectic Revival
3075 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z3

Beaujolais Villages
Jim Blomfield
[86] West Toronto Paint
2975 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2

True-False
Chiara Caprese
[68] Code Revolt
3067 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z5

Barns of Wellington County
Jim Roche
[65] Agora Cafe
3015 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z4

Parallel Adaptations
Brian Anderson, Gary Carr, Tammy Hoy, Steve Jacobs
[74] Latitude 44 Gallery Framing Decor
2900 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

The Justice League of Gawkamerica
Jes Sachse
[76] Pandemonium New & Used Books & Discs
2862 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9

The Apothecary's Assistant
Olena Sullivan
[78]Post and Beam Reclamation
2869 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y9

Latimer + Caines
Cliff Caines, Christine Lucy Latimer
[80] SMASH
2880 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

At Rest
Chris Hutcheson
[84] The Sweet Potato
2995 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z4

paper and light
Phillipa C.
[77] Phillipa C. Photography
3063 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z5

Pervasive Influence
Fabienne Good
[83] The Hair Lounge
2940 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Y8

Bedlam: Beauty and The Beast
Rob Doda
[81] Studio Cycle Group
2923 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z1

Saw you First
Tonia Zappia
[82] The Beet
2945 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2

Untitled
Per Kristiansen
[75] Mjölk
2959 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z2


+ 3 more venues will be open on May 8 as part of the Junction’s evening of CONTACT open houses:

Coffee Colour
Michael Mahovlich
[69] Crema Coffee Company
3079 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z9
[opening reception May 6, 6-9 pm]

Two Artists' Truth
E.Terri J. Dixon, Gail Pahwa
[79] Rebas Cafe and Gallery
3289 Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 2A5
[opening reception May 14, 5–8 pm]

Extraordinarily Extra
Dave Pijuan-Nomura
[87] Wise Daughters Craft Market
3079B Dundas St W Toronto, M6P 1Z9
[opening reception May 6, 6–10 pm]

Follow #Contact2010, #JunctionTO and @ContactPhoto on Twitter to get the updates and news about the CONTACT festival.

Screenshot Collage: CONTACT - Photography in the Junction: May 1 - 31, 2010 Credit: Junction BIA, scotiabankcontactphotoScreenshots' Collage: CONTACT 2010 - Photography in the Junction & Malta Village
Image Credits: scotiabankcontactphoto.com + thejunctionbia.com + junctionra.ca

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