Dates
Thu, Jan 19, 2012
- Sun, Feb 26, 2012
Location Ontario Crafts Council Gallery
Category(ies)
Website http://craft.on.ca/
Media Contact gallery@craft.on.ca
Admission FREE
Opening Reception | Thursday, January 19, 6 – 9 PM
Gallery hours | Tuesday to Friday 11 AM – 5 PM, Saturday 11 AM – 6 PM, Sunday 12 – 5 PM
Losing Parkdale is curated by Joel Robson, with the work of Scott Eckert, John Jackson, Dennis Lin and Joe Yanuziello.
The exhibition focuses on the neighborhood of Parkdale as a community of woodworking talent, and showcases a few out of many craftspeople that have made their living in this part of Toronto.
Sadly, studios in Parkdale are currently being displaced for condo development, thereby reducing the pool of usable working space in the neighborhood. As this is being written (mid September 2011) John Jackson’s building has just been emptied, sending 100 artists out to try and find new work spaces. Scott and Joe’s building has been sold and will be empty in the near future, which will again affect another 40 businesses.
All the participants in Losing Parkdale share many traits, the foremost being a mastery of wood garnered through many, many years of familiarity. All have moved from working in an intimate delicate scale up into large installations. All are consistent in the judicious act of carefully and critically working with material … simply said this is craft, and in their hands we find an exquisite expression.
Losing Parkdale is a celebration of joining material and mind – with the poignancy of upheaval and resettlement.
