BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:PRODID:-//blogTO//NONSGML Toronto Events V1.0//EN X-WR-CALNAME:1st Thursdays - February 7\, 2013 X-ORIGINAL-URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/68934 VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20130521T000000 LAST-MODIFIED:20130521T000000 CREATED:20130521T000000 DTSTART:20130207T183000 DTEND:20130207T230000 UID: SUMMARY: 1st Thursdays - February 7\, 2013 LOCATION:Art Gallery of Ontario URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/68934 DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:19+, ID required Tickets: $10 in advance / $12 at the door (if available*) Members: $8 in advance / $10 at the door (if available*) BUY ADVANCE TICKETS: http://ow.ly/gBk7x *Advance ticket purchase is strongly recommended. Each 1st Thursday since O= ctober 2012 has been a sold-out event, and tickets are not held back for at= -the-door purchase. -- Thanks to all those who helped make our 1st Thursday in January another sel= l-out success! For the Feb. 7, 2013, 1st Thursday, students from OCAD U's G= raduate Studies Criticism and Curatorial Practices program took the reins a= nd put together an evening of programming entitled City Scrawl: Urban Inter= sections. Inspired by the energy and creativity of the urban environment, City Scrawl= : Urban Intersections brings Toronto=E2=80=99s diverse cityscape inside the= AGO. Animating the gallery with the sights and sounds of Toronto=E2=80=99s= nightlife, visitors will experience a night of street art, music, particip= atory art-making, food and drinks.=20 City Scrawl: Urban Intersections programming highlights:=20 * Headlining the event, First Nations DJ collective A Tribe Called Red will= perform a special set in Walker Court. Fusing their unique style of music = known as =E2=80=9CPowwow Step=E2=80=9D with large-scale video projections, = it will be a performance not to be missed. * Toronto-based street artists Deadboy, Li-Hill, Troy Lovegates and Kirsten= McCrea will infiltrate and explore the gallery spaces, passageways and ann= exes of AGO in innovative ways by mounting original street artworks and ins= tallations. * Join us for participatory art making in the Sherman Gallery. Local artist= Shannon Gerard will lead interactive wheat pasting and cityscape sketching= workshops. * Bissell Bombers' =E2=80=9CYarn Bombing 101=E2=80=9D Workshop: Learn how t= o yarn bomb with the Bissell Bombers (three sessions). * An installation by The Good Bike outside the Gallery.=20 * DJ sets: Max Mohenu in Walker Court, Mary Mack in Sherman Gallery and Mik= e Juneau in Galleria Italia. * Offering up delicious staples with a modern twist, the culinary staff at = the AGO and FRANK restaurant will reimagine Toronto street food. Celebrate the multiplicities of the urban centre at the intersection of the= AGO and the edge! Organized by OCADU Criticism and Curatorial Practices gradate students: Sh= auna Jean Doherty, Caitlin Gill, Nives Hajdin, Jonathan Lockyer, Heidi McKe= nzie, Simone Rojas-Pick and Ellyn Walker. -- About A Tribe Called Red Hailing from Ottawa, the Aboriginal Producer/DJ collective =E2=80=94 made u= p of DJ NDN, DJ Shub and Bear Witness =E2=80=94 blends elements of dub step= , reggae, dancehall, hip hop, electronic and traditional Aboriginal music t= o create the group=E2=80=99s unique style of powwowstep. Their live perform= ance combines their innovative musical mashups with DJ Bear Witness=E2=80= =99s stunning video projections for an all-out assault on the senses. The c= ollective has garnered critical acclaim for their first self-titled album, = were long-listed for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize and host the monthly Elec= tric Powwow based in Ottawa.=20 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Tribe-Called-Red/181642381882640 Twitter: https://twitter.com/atribecalledred Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/a-tribe-called-red =20 -- About DEADBOY DEADBOY is a Toronto-based street artist whose identity has remained concea= led since his emergence onto the streets in 2010. He is best known for his = critical, humorous stencils and posters of notorious Mayor Rob Ford in resp= onse to Ford=E2=80=99s =E2=80=98War on Graffiti=E2=80=99. Formally trained = in the visual arts and film, Deadboy references archived images to inform h= is visual language, and directly engages with the public as he addresses is= sues of public space and corporate advertising. Deadboy=E2=80=99s art is bo= th politically and emotionally cathartic, as he deals with subjects such as= death, love, and loss. He explores the haunted nature of the human conditi= on while also using his work to overcome life=E2=80=99s obstacles so that h= is viewers can relate. Tumblr: www.deadboyart.tumblr.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/deadboy_rises =20 -- About Li-Hill Li-Hill is a Toronto based visual artist who employs painting, illustration= , stencilling, and sculptural elements within his works. With a background= in graffiti and mural painting and a degree in Fine Arts, his works range = from smaller multiples to enormous murals that explore industrialization, s= cientific breakthrough, man versus nature and information saturation. He i= ncorporates found objects and unconventional materials to structure complex= multi-layered pieces that are as aesthetic as they are thought provoking. = Li-Hill possesses a BFA from OCAD and has travelled and shown extensively i= n countries such as Australia, Thailand, Myanmar, Mexico and China. He has= had works shown in such national institutions as the National Gallery of V= ictoria, The Art Gallery of Ontario and the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. =20 Website: www.li-hill.com Instagram: @li_hill -- About Troy Lovegates aka Other Troy Lovegates aka Other is a travelling, folk artist from Northern Canada.= His work has appeared in urban alleyways and public spaces since the late = 1980s. His art is inspired by the artwork of North American transients and = train workers, who would mark boxcars in train yards, late at night, beginn= ing in the mid-1800s. In the daylight, Other searches abandoned buildings a= nd finds refuse on which he plasters his wheat paste posters and large scal= e murals. He explores themes of homelessness and emptiness in his work. His= art deals with socio-political narratives such as human rights and land ow= nership in what has been recently coined street art. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/troy.lovegates?fref=3Dts=20 Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/other=20 -- About Kirsten McCrea Kirsten McCrea is a visual artist known for her collaborative art practices= , patterned drawing styles and interactive wheat pasting techniques. She wo= rks with a number of Montreal art collectives including the drawing initiat= ive En Masse whose work was recently shown in the form of a massive install= ation in the Mus=C3=A9e des Beaux Arts in Montreal; and the collective Ceas= e with whom she makes large-scale collaborative collages. Her works have be= en exhibited internationally and have appeared in numerous publications. Websites: www.hellokirsten.com www.papirmasse.com Twitter: @papirmasse CLASS:PRIVATE CATEGORIES: STATUS:CONFIRMED PARTSTAT:ACCEPTED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR