Press Release
to Give Canadians a More Personal Experience with Art
Alexandrya Eaton Woman On The Move (Photo courtesy of Faulhaber Communications)
TORONTO, ON – Artist Project returns April 21-24, 2022 to Toronto, bringing together 200 Canadian independent artists showcasing their work under one roof. Hosted at the Queen Elizabeth Building at Exhibition Place, the annual art fair invites visitors to meet artists, learning the stories behind their artworks with opportunities to buy directly from them and support the next generation of culture in Canada. Attracting curators, gallerists, designers, seasoned collectors and first-time art buyers, Artist Project creates a shoppable gallery-style experience that invites the public to discover up and coming talent. The event programming will include interactive installations, an emerging artist competition and, for the first time, a live fashion show featuring local fashion designers in collaboration with Fashion Art Toronto.
“Art is instrumental in helping us navigate and understand our actions as citizens of the world. Ultimately, it is a reflection of our human experience,” says Emma Fried, Exhibitor Relations Lead for Artist Project. “Our mission is to help represent and provide independent and contemporary artists with a professional platform to showcase and sell their work through unique installations and physical spaces.”
Entrance Installation
This year, Artist Project has chosen Nathan Eugene Carson to create an entrance installation consisting of a 40 ft long salon of hanging artwork. The art form will morph and change as patrons can purchase Carson’s art directly from the installation while new works are added, creating a dynamic experience for all who pass through the doors. Carson is a Canadian Artist from Hamilton, Ontario who draws and paints works on paper, populated with richly pigmented figures and animals, often presented in fields of black. Inspired by life growing and transforming around him, Carson translates personal observation into visual sensation.
Artist Project 2019 (photo courtesy of the organiser) Click to enlarge
Live Fashion Show by Fashion Art Toronto
Unique to this year’s Artist Project, Fashion Art Toronto will debut works from 2 emerging designers during a live fashion show on Thursday April 21, at 7:00 PM. The chosen designers will include Ayimach, led by Artistic Director Jason Baerg, who uses cultural references of Indigenous materials and pallets and Meesh, by Micheline Wedderburn. A member of the Black Designers of Canada, Wedderburn creates works by repurposing vintage fabrics and textiles.
OCAD University Career Launcher Program
The Career Launcher program presented by OCAD University provides professional exhibition space to a graduating student. Toronto-based, new media artist, and co-founder of 2 Ontario based QTBIPOC collectives, Kasra Goodarznezhad has been selected to showcase his body of work, “Evolving Maps: A Collective Memory”. Using hand-drawn maps submitted by the QTBIPOC community which represent places that they could not pass through due to displacement, exile, barriers, destruction, or border mobility, the work aims to explore methodologies and new ways of recording information about physical space. Collected using an AI system and turned into 3D landscapes, the work depicts an imagined future for the oppressed, or a map of a place or a memory where they feel safe.
Untapped Emerging Artists Competition
The Untapped Emerging Artists Competition is dedicated to supporting the development of students, new graduates, and self-taught artists. The juried competition has awarded 8 emerging artists the opportunity to exhibit their work free of charge in this feature section of the fair including painter Alexander Notarangelo, textiles artist Olivia Mae Sinclair and collage artist Sui Ling Selina Yung. The program aims to provide a platform for emerging artists to launch their artwork and make connections within the world of contemporary art.
DeSerres Artist Prize
For the first time, one lucky artist will win a dedicated material pack by DeSerres in the first annual DeSerres Artist Prize. The selected winner will be chosen by a body of juries from Artist Project and DeSerres and will be announced via social media on Friday April, 22 2022.
When:
Thursday April 21 - 4pm and 9pm
Friday April 22 - 12pm and 8pm
Saturday April 23 - 12pm and 8pm
Sunday April 24 - 12pm and 6pm
Where:
Queen Elizabeth Building, Toronto, ON M6K 3C3
ABOUT ARTIST PROJECT/INFORMA CANADA
One of the largest trade show producers in North America, Informa Canada is committed to the continued development and enhancement of the art world through collaboration and partnership. As international purveyors of fine art, craft, and design exhibitions, Informa Canada’s experienced staff of art fair coordinators are also credited with Art Toronto, the One of a Kind Shows and the Interior Design Show. Discover original artworks from over 200 contemporary artists from across Canada and join collectors and curators, gallerists and designers, who make Artist Project their destination for new talent. Here you can meet and buy art directly from the artists and support the next generation of Canadian artists.
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Artist Project 2019 - Highlights:
Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine
Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine
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