Exhibitions:
Printwork & Design by Benjamin Nelson (Kingston, ON), June 8 - June 18, 2006
Street Posters of Michael Comeau (Toronto, ON), June 22 - July 2, 2006
The Art of Sérigraphie Populaire Screenprinting & Design Co. (Montréal, PQ), July 6 - July 23, 2006 @ The Artel
Concerts:
Saturday June 17th, 2006 9pm $5 at the door Backyard Sex Band, P.S. I Love You, Sax Laden (Kingston, ON) @ The Artel
Friday June 30th, 2006 9pm $5 at the door The Leather Uppers, DJ Michael Comeau (Toronto, ON) @ The Artel
Thursday July 20th, 2006 9pm $7 at the door AIDS wolf (Montréal, PQ) @ TBA
Canadian Poster is an exhibition series featuring work by three Canadian silk-screen artists/designers who exemplify the reemergence of the hand-made and traditional technologies in poster making and the graphic arts.
“We’re living in a time when everything is advancing technologically, but most of it’s boring.”
- Will Munro, Toronto promoter, DJ and artist
Today’s computer-based design technology, characterized by its ubiquity and ease of use, has had the effect of enabling a new breed of hobbyist designer, but, more interestingly, it has created a backlash to what some understand as a cookie-cutter mode of art-making free of any sweat, toil or depth of character. The past 5 years has seen the maturing of indie rock culture and its DIY principles and the re-introduction of craftspeople who believe in the tangible, laboriously (and lovingly) made art object at the service of the small music event. They are passionate about thick ink, in multiple and colorful layers, printed by hand on really nice stock paper…The poster artists and designers featured in this exhibition are among the leaders of this renaissance and are some of the best examples of their kind in Canada, as evidenced by their prolific output and the influence they exert on the national and international scene.
Featured Exhibitions:
Printwork & Design by Benjamin Nelson, Kingston, Ontario
B. Nelson is an emerging Kingston based designer who studied Advertising & Graphic Design at Humber College, Toronto. Upon his disillusionment with completely technology based studies he began a regimen of self-education in handmade design and print work. He has been contracted by many local ground-roots and campus organizations, art galleries, radio stations, concert promoters, and music and film festivals. He has also worked for extra-regional clients such as True North Records (Toronto), and pop groups Bought Landings (Denmark) and The Doors (USA).
Street Posters of Michael Comeau, Toronto, Ontario
M. Comeau is a Toronto based screen-printer and designer. He is well-known for his poster art promoting queer dance night Vazaleen, and his comic book anthology series Regal Beast.
The Art of Sérigraphie Populaire Screenprinting & Design Co., Montréal, Québec
Serigraphie Populaire (Chloe Lum and Yannick Desranleau) are a collaborative design team who work out of Montreal. They began collaborating in 2001 while in Interdisciplinary Studies at Concordia University in Montreal through their noise rock band, AIDS wolf, and silkscreen posters. Under the name of Serigraphe Populaire (aka Seripop) they have hand-produced over 400 screenprinted posters and album covers.
Location: 205 Sydenham Street, Kingston, Ontario
Gallery Hours: Open- Thursday, Friday 2pm-7pm, Saturday, Sunday 11am-4pm And for special events or by chance.
Reasonable Space Rental rates available to artists wishing to exhibit their work and to groups and individuals wishing to hold events, shows, presentations, rehearsals etc. Opportunities to volunteer in exchange for discounts on space rental for emerging artists.
To contact The Artel or to arrange a visit, please contact: Jessica Rovito (613) 542-0969
To Contact the Curators: Benjamin Nelson benjamin-nelson@hotmail.com, Vincent Perez vinceisdead@hotmail.com
For further media inquiries or to arrange interviews, please contact: Gjennifer Snider c/o Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre (613) 548-4883
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