2018 Project Descriptions
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You’re invited to the opening and closing events of Artsweek 2018!
Artsweek Launch
Peterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer St. N
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
Join us for the world premiere of Lester Alfonso’s Imaginarium, the Artsweek Proclamation, Opening Remarks, and a sneak of some festival highlights, including the Take-Out Poetry Cart, The Flying Canoe (Thomas Vaccaro), Porchapalooza (Washboard Hank and Sweet Muriel), and Between the Water and the Sky (Unity). Meet the artists, Artsweek partners and sponsors, and celebrate the kick-off of 10 amazing days of “art in unexpected places.” Find out who won the “Best Opening Line” book contest and the prizes provided by Hunter St. Books.
Refreshments provided.
The Artsweek Apple Cider Social
Millennium Park
130 King St.
12:00 pm-2:00 pm
BETWEEN THE LINES
Artists: Carolyn Code, Daniel Crawford, and Anne White
Curator: Hannah Keating
An outdoor exhibition of sculpture, animated film projection, and performance, Between the Lines is a group show that asks three local artists to respond to the questions posed and opportunities presented by “in-between” spaces. Tangle is an outdoor installation by Carolyn Code. Using thread to sculpt geometric shapes, Carolyn’s piece draws on forms she has explored in previous work, while representing for the artist a bold new foray into public art. The Door That You Walk Through is a film by Daniel Crawford. Projected onto the side of an abandoned brick building, the film weaves itself into the fabric of a magical, ramshackle setting behind The Only Café. Audiences are invited to journey through the café to the see the film. Lookout is a performance by theatre artist Anne White. Anne positions herself with a critical eye in relationship to a space often overlooked, but heavy with personal, public, and historic meaning and asks audiences to do the same.
Tangle, Carolyn Code
All day
Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 30
Behind Engage Engineering
171 King St. Suite 120
The Door That You Walk Through, Daniel Crawford
7 p.m.–9:30 p.m.
Monday, September 24 to Saturday, September 29
Behind The Only Café
216 Hunter St. W
Lookout, Anne White
Monday, September 24, 12:30 p.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26, 6:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Friday, September 28, 10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Confederation Square
499 George St. N
Curator’s Tour
6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Meet at Confederation Square, 499 George St. N
Tour ends at The Only Café, 216 Hunter St. W
Artsweek in partnership with Engage Engineering, Cherney Properties, and The Only Café.
BETWEEN THE WATER AND THE SKY
Unity: Joeann Argue, Brenda Maracle-O’Toole, Barb Rivett, and Heather Shpuniarsky
Peterborough Symphony Orchestra String Quartet: Zuzanna Chomicka-Newnham, Sona Kaltagian, Elizabeth Morris, and Phoebe Tsang
Dance Artist: Beany John
Composition: Christine Donkin
Between the Water and the Sky is a live performance featuring Unity Indigenous vocal ensemble, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra String Quartet, and dancer/choreographer Beany John. A dynamic collaboration between art forms, Between the Water and the Sky features original songs “The Medicine Song” and “Ghost Dancer” by Unity, musical composition by Christine Donkin, and an embodied performance by John and Willoughby. It explores Jade’s journey to reclaim Anishinaabemowin, her linguistic and cultural heritage.
Performances
Thursday, September 27, 2018
12:15 p.m.–12:30 p.m.
Trent University, 2510 Pioneer Rd.
West side of Gzowski College
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Peterborough Square Courtyard
360 George St. N
4:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)
300 Water St.
5:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Peterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer St. N
Artsweek in partnership with Unity, Peterborough Symphony Orchestra, and Public Energy Performing Arts.
COGNITIVELY NUANCED: NEURO-DIVERGENT PERSPECTIVES ON A BURGEONING URBAN LANDSCAPE
Artists: Melissa Addison-Webster, Kay’la Fraser, Fraser McDonald, Wes Ryan, and members of the Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region
These are Horizon Days and The Brain Injury Association of Peterborough Region (BIAPR) have partnered to present Cognitively Nuanced, a multidisciplinary exploration of lives lived with traumatic brain injury (TBI). A workshop series delivered prior to Artsweek invited members of the BIAPR to navigate Peterborough through verse, comedy, and sculpture and to create works that reflect their experiences. Through poetry, dance, visual art, and photography, members share what it is like to move within and access Peterborough’s urban spaces.
Exhibition Opening – painting, sculpture, photography, and performance
1 p.m.–3 p.m.
Saturday, September 22
Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region (BIAPR)
158 Charlotte St.
On Saturday, September 22, the Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region opens its doors to exhibit works of painting, sculpture, and photography. A soundscape of members’ voices and abstract sounds will form the backdrop in the gallery space while audiences engage with a brain-map of Peterborough. The event will also feature short performances that share what it is like to live with TBI. Artworks from the exhibition will be displayed in the street-facing windows of BIAPR for the duration of Artsweek.
Appendages in Relation to the Body (Revisited) – dance performance
Tuesday, September 25, 2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 27, 2 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Peterborough Square Courtyard
360 George St. N
What props us up as we move along? This performance highlights the grace within pedestrian movement and challenges perceptions of how bodies are ‘supposed’ to move. Featuring Wes Ryan’s comic celebration of TBI, The Helmet Duet, and an original piece choreographed by Melissa Addison-Webster and members of the BIAPR, Appendages reveals that it’s impossible to remain static on a planet in motion.
Brainstorm (cliché title subject to change) – poetry reading and chapbook launch
1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market
Charlotte St.
BIAPR members perform pieces of spoken word, individually and as a group, outside the BIAPR on Charlotte St. during the Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market. Created over a series of workshops lead by award-winning artists Fraser McDonald and Kay’la Fraser, the poems explore a number of themes related to life with TBI. A chapbook of the poems will also be available for purchase.
Artsweek in partnership with These are Horizon Days and the Brain Injury Association Peterborough Region.
DIVERGENT DANCES PETERBOROUGH
Artists: Brandy Leary, Erin Ball, Opal Elchuk, Lina Loaiza Bran, Nikola Steer, and Thomas Vaccaro
Divergent Dances Peterborough is an outdoor aerial performance created by Brandy Leary of Anandam Dancetheatre. It features local dance artists Erin Ball, Opal Elchuk, Nikola Steer, and Thomas Vaccaro in performance on an exterior wall of Peterborough Square. The performances will be prefaced by a series of open rehearsals scheduled throughout the week. Divergent Dances Peterborough explores themes of listening, non-spectacle, and how bodies move in public space.
Open Rehearsals
2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Thursday, September 20
Market Hall and Peterborough Square
12 p.m.–1 p.m. and 5 p.m.–6 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
Peterborough Square (at Simcoe St. and George St.)
Artist Talk
7 p.m.–8 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Bagnani Hall, Catharine Parr Traill College
Trent University, 310 London St.
Performances
Friday, September 28, 7 p.m.–8 p.m.
Saturday, September 29, 2 p.m.–3 p.m.
Peterborough Square (at Simcoe St. and George St.)
Artsweek in partnership with Public Energy Performing Arts, Anandam Dancetheatre, and the Art Gallery of Peterborough. Divergent Dances is also part of the 2018 [in]SITES Series.
THE FLYING CANOE
Creator and Director: Opal (Jennifer Elchuk)
Artists: Sammi Blanchard, Jeffrey Cadence, Kollene Drummond, Jay Edmunds, Jess Gentle, Victoria Kopf, Ceinwen Perks, Kayla Stanistreet, and Thomas Vaccaro
The Flying Canoe, presented by the Peterborough Academy of Circus Arts, tells the story of a French-Canadian folktale, the Chasse-Galerie (“The Flying Canoe”), with live fiddle music by Jay Edmunds. Brought to life through live theatre, dance, fire spinning, and acrobatics, the piece follows four lonely woodcutters who strike a deal with the devil. Witness the spectacle, the woodcutters’ comical, action-packed adventures, and their dealings with a fiery devil as they traverse an innovative circus apparatus—the aerial canoe—rigged to the roof of The Canadian Canoe Museum atop the Grand Portage. Performers include Opal (Jennifer Elchuk), Kayla Stanistreet, Jeffrey Cadence, and Victoria Kopf as the woodcutters, Thomas Vaccaro as the devil, and dancers Sammi Blanchard, Jess Gentle, Ceinwen Perks, and Kollene Drummond.
Performances
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 27
The Canadian Canoe Museum
910 Monaghan Rd.
Artsweek in partnership with The Canadian Canoe Museum, with assistance from the Ontario Arts Council.
IMAGINARIUM
Artist: Lester Alfonso
Music and 3D Animation: Sherine Cisco
Sound mix/design: Michael Phillips
Imaginarium is a large-scale video projection mapping work by filmmaker and media artist Lester Alfonso that transforms the front windows of the new Peterborough Public Library with light and imagination. Imaginarium invites passersby into new worlds and adventures, like those provided by the books on library shelves. Creating moments of unexpected, immersive, and ambient encounters, with music by Sherine Cisco and sound mix/design by Michael Phillips, this mirage plays with ideas of individual memory and public architecture. It is a temporary, site-specific, multimedia event that will make a lasting impression on all who manage to catch a glimpse.
Film Projection
8 p.m.–11 p.m.
Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23
Peterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer St. N
Artsweek in partnership with the Peterborough Public Library.
NEW VISIONS/OLD LAND: ON HOSPITALITY
Artists: Brad Brackenridge, Nick Ferrio, Rodney Fuentes, Mayelin Lovet, Kelly O’Neill, and Alice Williams
Curator: Leslie Menagh
Facilitator: Hilary Wear
The Electric City Culture Council is proud to present the Downtown Artists in Residence Project: On Hospitality. Six local artists have been selected to take part in the residency and have been invited to contemplate the theme of hospitality. A cross-cultural value, hospitality can be expressed, understood, and interpreted in diverse ways. The Indigenous, settler, and newcomer artists taking part will share their unique perspectives on the subject as well as their diverse artistic practices. An exhibition, performance works, and public engagement activities, created in response to these collective investigations will be delivered throughout Artsweek 2018. Featuring Brad Brackenridge, Kelly O’Neill, Nick Ferrio, Rodney Fuentes, Mayelin Lovet, and Alice Williams, the residency aims to give space and time to meaningful collaboration, community gatherings, and multidisciplinary expression.
Exhibition
10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, September 22 to Sunday, September 30
ünicity, 418 George St.
Artists Talk and Lunch (Provided by the Gitigaan Project)
12 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
Thursday, September 27
ünicity, 418 George St.
Performance and Reception
5 p.m.–8 p.m.
Friday, September 28
ünicity, 418 George St.
Public Engagement Activities
Group Drawing Project
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 22
ünicity, 418 George St.
Applique Workshop
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 23
Meta4 Contemporary Craft Gallery, 164 Hunter Street W.
Collecting Sound
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Monday, September 24
ünicity, 418 George St.
Drop in Salsa Dance
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
The Theatre on King, 171 King St.,
Painting Masks
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
The Theatre on King, 171 King St.
Textile Mark-Making
12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Meta4 Contemporary Craft Gallery, 164 Hunter Street W
Artsweek in partnership with ünicity, Meta4 Contemporary Craft Gallery, The Theatre on King, The Gitigaan Project, Nish Tees, Artspace, and Frolic Art and Design, with assistance from the Ontario Arts Council.
PORCHAPALOOZA
Performers: Robert Atyeo, Electric City Ukes, Lauryn Macfarlane, Mayhemingways, Otis and The Honey Lambs, Bruno Merz, Pine Box String Band, Red Room Quartet, The Smoke Eaters, Television Rd, The Hunter St. Fire Brigade, and Winona Wilde
Producers: Washboard Hank and Kris Fisher
Porchapalooza is a lively neighbourhood concert series that transforms front porches into stages for live, local music. The event features 13 performances over two days and is produced by local musicians Washboard Hank and Kris Fisher. Roving from one porch to the next, audiences will enjoy diverse musical genres and the unique atmosphere of front-yard concerts in a thrilling two-day tour through the historic Avenues and East City. Tours begin at 2 pm, 3 pm, and 4 pm, but audiences are welcome to pop in at any time and follow their own schedule.
Porchapalooza – The Historic Avenues
Saturday, September 22: Tours begin at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
551 King St.
Pine Box String Band (Old Style Roots/Blues)
2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 p.m.
297 Maitland Ave.
Rob Phillips (Jazz ensemble)
2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.
298 Maitland Ave.
The Smoke Eaters (Cosmic Country)
3:00, 4:00 & 5:00 p.m.
314 Pearl Ave.
Robert Atyeo (Original Folk Stylings)
3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.
307 Boswell Ave.
Television Rd (Jazzy Rock/Psych)
4:00, 5:00 & 6:00 p.m.
467 King St.
Electric City Ukes (Eclectic 6-8 piece band)
4:30, 5:30 & 6:30 p.m.
Porchapalooza – East City
Sunday, September 23: Tours begin at 2 p.m., 3 p.m., and 4 p.m.
73 Robinson St.
Red Room Quartet (Classical)
2:00, 3:00 & 4:00 p.m.
111 Sophia St.
Bruno Merz
2:30, 3:30 & 4:30 p.m.
298 Mark St.
The Hunter St. Fire Brigade (Roots/Bluegrass trio)
3:00, 4:00 & 5:00 p.m.
303 Mark St.
Lauryn Macfarlane (Blues/Alt Country)
3:30, 4:30 & 5:30 p.m.
18 Maria St.
Winona Wilde (Folk Americana trio)
4:00, 5:00 & 6:00 p.m.
19 Charles St.
Mayhemingways (Folk-Rock-Cajun Power Duo)
4:30, 5:30 & 6:30 p.m.
239 Burnham St.
Otis and The Honey Lambs (Dixieland Jazz)
5:00, 6:00 & 7:00 p.m.
ROLL-O-MATIC: PUBLIC ACTS OF PRINTMAKING
Artists: Jeffrey Macklin and Carl Baker
Jeffrey Macklin’s Roll-O-Matic printing system brings lino-block printmaking to the streets and invites audiences to join in the fun. Together with Carl Baker, Jeffrey stages public acts of printmaking at the Silver Bean Café in Millennium Park and at the Art Gallery of Peterborough, bringing “The Print Medium is the Message” to Artsweek audiences. The large prints will be hand-pulled using a heavy, hand-operated, water-filled lawn roller, inviting audiences to consider how traditional mediums might relate to contemporary modes of communication in a world consumed by digital media. An art event committed to bringing communities together, the blocks have been carved by Jeffrey, Carl, and local artists recruited through a public call: Kathryn Bahun, Bennett Bedoukian, Christy Haldane, Alana Batten, and Rob Niezen. The final product will be five bound volumes of a special edition book from Artsweek 2018!
Public Acts of Printmaking
8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Saturday, September 22
The Art Gallery of Peterborough
250 Crescent St.
9 a.m.–1 p.m.
Saturday, September 29
The Silver Bean Cafe, Millennium Park
130 King St.
SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MALL
Artists: Gavin Barton, Bennett Bedoukian, Pam Birrell, Hayley Carroll, Jenn Cole, Garbageface, Evangeline Gentle, Ryan Kerr, Victoria Mohr-Blakeney, Suzanne Sorensen, and Kate Story
Sorry about what happened at the mall is a site-specific contemporary dance work set in Peterborough Square. Choreographed in three parts by Victoria Mohr-Blakeney, Kate Story, and Ryan Kerr, the piece investigates themes of late capitalist decay and the creative possibilities of unexpected spaces. Part one, Sorry, is a dynamic duet between Ryan and Kate performed on the escalators of Peterborough Square with musical accompaniment from Evangeline Gentle. Part two, About what happened, takes place on a bench in the mall’s lower level and features Bennett Bedoukian, Jenn Cole, and music from Pam Birrell. Performed by Gavin Barton, Suzanne Sorensen, and Hayley Carroll from the TASS Integrated Arts Program, part three, At the mall, takes audiences further into Peterborough Square with the musical stylings of Peterborough’s Garbageface. Imbued with an awareness of the mall’s past and present, the work gestures toward a new set of possibilities and associations for the Square, even while its future remains unknown.
Performances
Monday, September 24, 4 p.m.–4:45 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25, 8 p.m.–8:45 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26, 8 p.m.–8:45 p.m.
Peterborough Square
360 George St. N
TAKE-OUT POETRY CART
Artists: Tammy Bunce, EJ, Kay’la Fraser, Jon Hedderwick, Lisa Moses, Wes Ryan, simon tjh-banderob, Esther Vincent, Ziy von B., and Hilary Wear
What do you do when you have a craving and don’t want to cook it yourself? You order take-out of course! Step right up to the handmade, bicycle-pulled Poetry Cart, where gracious servers will offer you a menu of poetic options. Check off the style, mood, and theme you’re after and an array of talented writers will create an instant work of original poetry just for you, tapping it out on a classic typewriter. Whether you request a Shakespearean sonnet, a vengeful haiku, or a tragic ode, you are guaranteed to walk away with a unique work of spontaneous art. This year, the Take-Out Poetry Cart will be fueled by the talents of Tammy Bunce, EJ, Kay’la Fraser, Jon Hedderwick, Wes Ryan, simon tjh-banderob, Ziy von B., and Hilary Wear.
Cart Sessions
2 p.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday, September 22
Millennium Park 130 King St.
(Peterborough Pride)
4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 24
Confederation Square
499 George St. N
(Food Not Bombs)
4 p.m.–7 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
Victoria Park
Brock St. and Water St.
(One Roof Community Dinner)
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market
Charlotte St.
12 p.m.–3 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Silver Bean Café, Millennium Park
130 King St.
Poetry Reading
A sampling of the poems created during the week will be featured at the monthly poetry slam, Thursday, September 27, 8 p.m., Sadleir House, 751 George St. N
TOOTAH IN TOWN
Artist: Hilary Wear
Tootah is an open-hearted, family-friendly, red-nosed Clown who likes to keep busy. Whether collecting garbage, trying to understand Bineshiinyag (the Birds), or joyfully interacting with passersby, Tootah is always tending to something important. This year, Tootah will appear in repeated locations at the same time over the course of Artsweek to deepen his relationships to people and to place. Hilary Wear is Tootah’s animator and she creates opportunities for people to observe and interact with Tootah using a fun and collaborative approach. Through Tootah, Hilary continues to grow and strengthen her Anishinaabemowin (Ojibwe language) muscle memory and invites audience to greet or visit with Tootah in their travels.
Please share your experience(s) with Tootah by emailing any comments or photos to hilarywear@gmail.com. Your feedback is valued. MIIGWECH-THANKS!
Performances
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
Millennium Park
130 King St.
3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Tuesday, September 25
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)
300 Water St.
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Peterborough Downtown Farmers’ Market
Charlotte St.
3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Wednesday, September 26
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)
300 Water St.
11 a.m.–1 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Millennium Park
130 King St.
3 p.m.–5 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)
300 Water St.
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Saturday, September 29
Peterborough Regional Farmers’ Market
307 Aylmer St. N (Citi-Centre Courtyard)
THE WAILING
Artistic Director: Laurel Paluck
Composer: Kathleen Adamson
Chorus Lead: Julia Fennbee
The Wailing is an outdoor performance conceived by multidisciplinary artist Laurel Paluck. At its centre is a pod of five large ghost whales assembled from plastic in Laurel’s downtown studio. The whales gather, commune, and mourn in response to the harm caused by over consumption of plastic and human pollution, and invite audiences to do the same. They swim low through and around the crowd and audiences are encouraged to stroke them as they pass. This striking visual and musical experience is created in part by Kathleen Adamson who has composed an original piece for the performance and by a choir and dancers who bring the piece to life. One of the whales is outfitted with a droning instrument that forms the base upon which this roving, ghostly performance unfolds.
Performances:
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Sunday, September 23
Riverview Park & Zoo
1300 Water St.
6:30 p.m.–7 p.m.
Thursday, September 27
The Canadian Canoe Museum
910 Monaghan Rd.
6 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Friday, September 28
Victoria Park
Brock St. and Water St.
The performance in Victoria Park is presented with special consideration for accessibility. Accommodations available upon request.
Artsweek in partnership with Atelier Ludmila https://atelierludmila.com, the Riverview Park & Zoo, and The Canadian Canoe Museum.