Wanting to get more involved at the Artel and don’t know how?
We are looking for artists and art enthusiasts to move in to the Artel in September!

The Artel is a lived-in artist collective which functions both as a home and community art space in Kingston. Three of our six rooms are available for September: Room 1: $368.53 / 93 square feet, Room 2: $429.87 / 231 square feet, Room 3: $522 / 240 square feet. Rooms are partially furnished. If living in and contributing to this dynamic space appeals to you, email us at the.artel@gmail.com with a letter of intent outlining 1)why you want to live at The Artel, 2) how you can contribute to this collective, 3) your artistic/community involvement/background, 4) examples of your work, if applicable.

Do I have to be an artist to live at the Artel?
You don’t have to be an “artist.” You do have to be excited about facilitating arts and creativity in our space and community!

What is living at the Artel like?
There are ongoing activities such as live concerts, poetry readings and exhibitions throughout the year. We have weekly meetings in which we program these events. You will meet lots of creative and interesting people and you will be one of the people who makes exciting things happen in Kingston. None of our tasks are strictly delegated, rather we work on the principle that we all know how to do everything, but some of us work more on music, or art, or administration. When one of us is busy, the others step in.

What are the perks?
Attending amazing concerts for free! And all music has to be over by 11pm, so you can still get up for work/school in the morning. We have a piano! We have one of those four-colour screenprinting registration machines and a bunch of photography dark room equipment just waiting to be used! Great neighbours and an amazing location right downtown.

Am I right for the Artel?
Don’t think that what you do is what the Artel does? All the better! What the Artel does is up to what the collective wants to do, and we will be all the stronger for diversity in our members, programming and skills!

Artel Rental Spaces

THE ARTEL has exhibition opportunities for 2009.

We’re accepting submissions throughout the 2009 year.

Participation is open to emerging artists currently or formally living in Kingston Ontario and the surrounding communities, and is also open to artists with other kinds of connections to the Greater Kingston area.

Those selected receive a 3-week exhibition slot in the Artel’s 530 sq/foot gallery, at a fifty dollar charge with a hundred dollar subsidy for supplies and venue. Promotion, administration, installation assistance and gallery volunteers are all included. Proposals will be selected by The Artel Collective according to the artistic merit of the work.

If presenting your work in an alternative, community-minded arts venue sounds appealing please send your proposal by email to:the.artel@gmail.com or drop off/mail to:
205 Sydenham Street, Kingston Ontario K7K 3M3

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Please include the following in your proposal package:
A one page description your project
AND/OR Your artist statement
AND Your artist resume / curriculum vitae
OR A descriptive and detailed overview of your arts experience
AND Images of your work, on CD, DVD, or colour print-out / portfolio, with an image list including titles, medium, and size of works
AND
A maximum half-page answer to the question‘what is it like to be an artist in a place like Kingston?’

Want to lend a hand and have a reason to hang around more often?
There are lots of ways to get involved with The Artel. Three of the most popular are:

1. Gallery Sitting - when an exhibit is up in the gallery, we’d love extra help watching the space and greeting visitors. Shifts range from 2.5 to 5 hours, Thurs - Sun.
2. Event Hosting - from time to time our concerts, screenings and other events require some extra help with hospitality. Often this can get you in free to the show, which is a great perk.
3. Postering - like to walk or bike around town? How about putting up some Artel posters while you get your daily exercise? Also, a great way to stay informed on what else Kingston has to offer.

Perks for volunteering include: good karma, an extended family of artist friends, occasional discounts to selected events!

How: Just send an email to the.artel@gmail.com to learn more about what volunteering opportunities are coming up.

THE ARTEL has 3 exhibition opportunities remaining in 2008.

Deadline for proposals: March 17, 2008

THE ARTEL has 3 exhibition opportunities remaining in 2008. Participation is open to emerging artists currently or formally living in Kingston Ontario and the surrounding communities, and is also open to artists with other kinds of connections to the Greater Kingston area.

The exhibition slots are scheduled for July, October and November 2008.

Those selected receive a 3-week exhibition slot in the Artel’s 530 sq/foot gallery, at no charge. Promotion, administration, installation assistance and gallery volunteers are all included. Some charges may apply for an opening reception. Proposals will be selected by The Artel Collective according to the artistic merit of the work.

As part of the project, The Artel Collective will host public dinners on April 12 and October 18, which the artists are requested to attend to contribute to discussion on ‘life as an artist in Kingston’.

If presenting your work in an alternative, community-minded arts venue sounds appealing please send your proposal by email to:
the.artel@gmail.com or drop off/mail to:
205 Sydenham Street, Kingston Ontario K7K 3M3

REQUIRED MATERIALS
Please include the following in your proposal package:
A one page description your project
AND/OR Your artist statement
AND Your artist resume / curriculum vitae
OR A descriptive and detailed overview of your arts experience
AND Images of your work, on CD, DVD, or colour print-out / portfolio, with an image list including titles, medium, and size of works
AND
A maximum half-page answer to the question
‘what is it like to be an artist in a place like Kingston?’

DEAR ARTIST FRIEND…

Any questions?
Call or email Jocelyn or Lisa
PHONE: 533-3171
EMAIL: UGALLERY@QUEENSU.CA

Call for Submissions
Deadline for proposals: January 7, 2008

THE ARTEL announces eight exhibition opportunities in 2008 under the title Welcome HERE. This call is open to proposals from emerging artists currently or formally living in Kingston Ontario and the surrounding communities, and is also open to artists with other kinds of connections to the Greater Kingston area.

This exhibition series is scheduled to begin February 2008 and end November 2008. Those selected receive a 3-week exhibition slot in the Artel’s 530 sq/foot gallery, at no charge. Promotion, administration, installation assistance and gallery volunteers are all included. Some charges may apply for an opening reception. Proposals will be selected by The Artel Collective according to the artistic merit of the work.

As part of the project, The Artel Collective will host two public dinners, which the artists are requested to attend to contribute to discussion on ‘life as an artist in Kingston’.

THE ARTEL is a non-profit, community-based artist collective and artist’s residence located in Kingston, Ontario. Run by a volunteer group of 12 artists and community players, The Artel Collective is committed to supporting emerging artists practicing in a variety of media, including: visual and media arts, performance, installation, music, curatorial, community, activist and interdisciplinary work.

As a venue THE ARTEL is unique; equipped with a public gallery space on the first floor of an artist house. THE ARTEL encourages collaborative relationships between artists, between artists and institutions, and between artists and members of the Kingston community-at-large. THE ARTEL seeks to support diversity within Kingston’s arts scene, and welcomes involvement from a wide and overlapping range of artistic disciplines, approaches and interests.

If presenting your work in an alternative, community-minded arts venue sounds appealing please send your proposal by email to the.artel@gmail.com or drop off/mail to 205 Sydenham Street, Kingston Ontario K7K 3M3

For more information on The Artel visit www.the-artel.ca

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Please include the following in your proposal package:
A one page description of the project you would like to present
AND/OR
Your artist statement
AND
Your artist resume / curriculum vitae
OR
A descriptive and detailed overview of your arts experience
AND
Images of your work, on CD, DVD, or colour print-out / portfolio, with an image list including titles, medium, and size of works
* Indicate whether the work shown in your images is the work you are proposing for exhibition OR whether the images presented are providing examples of the type of work to be created for the exhibition. These materials will not be returned, but pick-up can be arranged.
AND
A maximum half-page answer to the question
‘what is it like to be an artist in a place like Kingston?’

Want to lend a hand and have a reason to hang around more often?
There are lots of ways to get involved with The Artel. Three of the most popular are:

1. Gallery Sitting - when an exhibit is up in the gallery, we’d love extra help watching the space and greeting visitors. Shifts range from 2.5 to 5 hours, Thurs - Sun.
2. Event Hosting - from time to time our concerts, screenings and other events require some extra help with hospitality. Often this can get you in free to the show, which is a great perk.
3. Postering - like to walk or bike around town? How about putting up some Artel posters while you get your daily exercise? Also, a great way to stay informed on what else Kingston has to offer.

Perks for volunteering include: good karma, an extended family of artist friends, occasional discounts to selected events!

How: Just send an email to the.artel@gmail.com to learn more about what volunteering opportunities are coming up.

Room Available Immediately (or July 1st)
2 month, 6 month, or 12 month lease (your choice!)

$360 plus utilities

The Artel is currently looking for an artist and/or culture-lover to rent a room.

If you live at The Artel you’ll enjoy:

• A variety of exhibitions, concerts and performances happening in the main floor multi-purpose space (550 sq.ft), aka your living room.
• You can choose to participate if you like.
• Living downtown. The Artel is a 1-minute walk from Wallack’s Art Supply, cafés, bookstores, movie theatres, shopping, bars/restaurants, and of course other galleries and theatres.
• Having artistically-inclined housemates who support your interests and activities
• Having the opportunity to join The Artel collective with over a dozen Kingston artists who help to run The Artel’s busy schedule of events and activities, including presentation of your work.
• Opportunity to participate in a lively and connected arts and cultural community!
• Cheap rent! Great value!

Application Deadline: June 15th (Friday)

If you are interested and have questions, contact the Artel (care of Gjen Snider): (613) 549-6270, palinody@gmail.com.

Artel Rental Spaces (Room E is available)

Here’s how to submit your application to live at The Artel.

1. Fill out the basic information on the Tenant Application Form
2. Attach a one-page “statement of intent” (explained in the Tenant Application form)
3. Drop these papers off at The Artel at 205 Sydenham Street… OR
4. Email us your application! Just email us the info asked for in 1 and 2. palinody@gmail.com

Thank you very much for your interest in The Artel! We’re real keen to hear from you!

Open up
Interiors of Space and Mind
2007 Union Gallery Mini-works Silent Auction

The Union Gallery invites you to contribute to the 2007 Mini-Works Silent Auction fundraiser, which will be on display from October through November.

The theme this year is “interiors” and you are encouraged to creatively interpret it on an 8″x10″ canvas (available at the gallery). You might want to approach the topic from a psychological point of view (memory, dreams, imagination – whatever you might associate with the “interior” of the mind), a spatial point of view (significant places, architecture, public/personal interior spaces), or maybe you’ll want to explore the relationship between the mind and the different spaces it encounters.

Canvases can be picked up from the Union Gallery during its hours of operation:
Tues-Thurs 11:00am-5:00pm
Fri-Sat 11:00am-4:30pm.

Please note that the first submission deadline is August 1st – however, for students who are not in Kingston until the beginning of the school year, some canvases will be reserved until September. The number of canvases is limited, so they will be made available on a first come first serve basis.

Thank you for your support!

Morgan Wedderspoon
Summer Student Intern, BFA ‘09
5mjw@qlink.queensu.ca