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[Marilyn]

I was helping out with installing this exhibition there today and I can tell you it's going to be a very very interesting and compelling. (and I am being objective here )

Open Space Gallery, 510 Fort Street, Victoria BC

presents Circuitous Routes: Excess/Abuncance by Wendy Welch
Friday November 6 to Saturday December 12

for more information on the gallery and its calendar:
http://www.openspace.ca

for more information on Wendy Welch, Director of Vancouver Island School of Art, Victoria:
http://www.wendywelch.com

Stretch your visual boundaries and go to see this and then I hope you will bring your reactions back here.

[Caramia]

I ran across Wendy Welsh's website when I was helping with the Cascadia rezoning in Quadra Village. I was totally captivated by her art, and had one of her strips as my desktop for several weeks. Thanks for the tip! I'd love to make it to the show.

[Marilyn]

She will be delighted to hear that.

Wendy has made beautiful pieces by cutting up business envelopes and old cheque books, something from nothing.

She claims it all comes from the days when I gave her magazines to rip up in her crib.

[Caramia]

Art created from kipple. Just awesome.

[North Shore]

<Shameless Plug> Good sushi downstairs at Koto, also!

[Baro]

more like the BEST sushi! It's funny, I go there about 2-3 times a week yet I've never been to open space. To me it's just that place upstairs that sometimes has horrible noises.

[Rob Randall]

The Bomford's Bamberton exhibition is installed. Here are some photos. It is amazing. I have seen many exhibitions here over the years but none that have completely taken over the space like this one does. Lots of weird spaces to explore. Kids will love it, too.

[Baro]

Oh man that looks FUN!

[Rob Randall]

This will be of special interest to Vibrant Victorians:

For Immediate Release Through March 3, 2010

The Victoria Complaints Choir

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

Opening Dinner and Workshop Wednesday March 3, 2010 6:30 - 8:30pm Free.

Complaints Choir Workshops March 3 - May 8, 2010, Wednesday evenings 7 to 8:30 p.m. Free

What are you complaining about?

The Victoria Complaints Choir wants to know. Through a series of workshops, rehearsals and flash performances you are
invited, nay, challenged to join the Complaints Choir and air your grievances in glorious vocal sound. Using vocal mimicry,
choral textures, body percussion and singing, the Complaints Choir will transform your gripes and deliver them to Victoria.
The Complaints Choir is an international movement that gives the term Town Crier new meaning and tests of the power of a
new kind of populist song. The Victoria Complaints Choir is led by composer Tina Pearson and welcomes anyone who wants
to participate – whether or not you can sing.

The Complaints Choir will also be making Complaints Banners to be flown during Complaints Choir performances and displayed
at Open Space. A Complaints Choir DVD documenting the project will be made by media artist Grace Salez.

The first Victoria Complaints Choir meeting is Wednesday, March 3, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with dinner provided. Complaints Choir
Workshops will take place Wednesday evenings March 3 through May 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Open Space, 510 Fort Street, 2nd floor.
The flash performances will take place in public spots during the week of May 3, 2010 and at the Open Space Voice++ Festival. And it's all Free!

If you wish to join the Complaints Choir, or simply are chomping at the bit to have your complaints aired, send an email to victoriasoundworkshop_at_gmail.com with the subject heading COMPLAINTS CHOIR or send your complaints by postal mail
to Open Space, 510 Fort Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1E6 with COMPLAINTS CHOIR marked on the envelope.

The Complaints Choir is supported by Arts Based Community Development, a program of the BC Arts Council.

http://www.complaint....org/index.html

[Baro]

I went to open space on friday and what they have set up there is AMAZING. It's the fort every one of us imagined as a kid and it's super fun to climb around on. Bring kids!

[Rob Randall]

October 4, 1973

 

[Victoria Watcher]

Raj Sen had one foot in Victoria’s ­creative community and the other in its arts-administration sector, a skill-set that pointed to a very bright future.

 

The 42-year-old executive director of Victoria’s Open Space Arts Society died Sunday from complications due to cardiac arrest. He is survived by his wife, Angela Sen, and two children, eight-year-old Kiran and five-year-old Mira.

 

 

 

https://www.timescol...tist-1.24292816

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 March 2021 - 06:19 AM.

[max.bravo]

I knew Raj a bit. He was a very nice guy- an excellent dad, a BJJ practitioner, and had a worldly gallery expertise that was rare in Victoria. sad loss for our community.