PERMANENCE - An ARTWHERK! Exhibition
Click on the image above to find out more information about this years exhibition! Opening Reception - Wednesday, June 30'th, 2010 @ 6pm at the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario), Toronto.
2010 Open Call for Artists
Click on the image above to find out more information about this years exciting exhibition and how you can potentially become an ARTWHERK! Artist.
The Artwherk! Collective Opening Night @ the AGO covered by MTV News
MTV Canada was present to cover our opening night at the AGO! Great coverage and artist spotlights! Thank you to MTV and the AGO for giving coverage to our opening night and bringing queer art work to the mainstream!
The Artwherk! Collective & Heather Quinsey on Rogers TV - First Local News
Nice little news segment by Roshni Murthy on RogersTV First Local News for York Region covering the Artwherk! exhibit at the Art Gallery of Ontario taking place during pride week 2009. More information can be found below this post.
Queer Art Wherks the AGO for Pride!
photo credit: Kevin Charlie
That's right folks! We're doing it in style this year and we're making history at the same time as this is the first time EVER that the AGO has hosted an 'Official' Pride Toronto Event! Join us for the ARTWHERK! opening night on Wednesday, June 24'th 2009 from 6-8pm at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) were all the artists will be present and we also have some live performances, a live discussion panel and did I mention that MTV will be covering our event?!!
The ARTWHERK! Exhibition will be on display in the beautiful 'Walker Court' and will remain on display until Sunday, June 28'th 2009. We chose to have our opening night on 'free' night at the AGO to keep with our mandate of making our exhibitions accessible. If you can't make it down on Wednesday, regular AGO rates will apply.
Check out our 'artists' section on the website to see the amazing artists that will be exhibiting their work this year with us!
You can always RSVP at the official ARTWHERK! Exhibition Invite on Facebook created by the AGO to keep up-to-date with current news in regards to the exhibition. OH! and if you're on twitter, why not give us a follow! @artwherk. See you there!
Download the official press release for this event as a .pdf
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STRUT Video!
If you missed our awesome STRUT fundraiser night you can check out this little vid of the evenings festivities! Thank you to all who attended and made our 2'nd annual fundraiser a high-heeled success!!
STRUT - ARTWHERK! Fundraiser!
Polish your pumps and work the catwalk at our 2'nd annual STRUT Fundraiser! Great prizes, Guest DJ's, feature Performance Artists, a celebrity judge and a kick-ass night to be had by one and all. An official ARTWHERK! fundraiser. Friday, May 29'th, 2009. Doors @ 9pm. $7 Cover. Goodhandy's, 120 Church Street [south of Richmond]. google MAP
ARTWHERK! 2009 Exhibition Space Announced!
We are more than SUPER excited to be exhibiting this year at the AGO! Certainly an accomplishment for the success of ARTWHERK! and I'm sure our exhibiting artists this year will agree! If you haven't sent us your artist submission application yet, do so now! Submission call ends May 29'th, 2009!
STRUT! an ARTWHERK! Fundraiser
Join us for an explosive night of fun with a wicked line-up of Toronto's hottest DJ's and Performance Artists [and of course our Catwalk competition] at STRUT! We don't know of any other event in Toronto with this many amazing artists all in one place at the same time! This evening is sure to rock! Mark your calendars and we'll see you at STRUT!
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