Programming

May 4 — 7, 2008

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Foire d'art alternatif de Sudbury (Alternative Art Fair of Sudbury)

An interdisciplinary fair where more than thirty artists explore various forms of art : performance, video, photography, sound, poetry, graffiti, painting, and drawing.

A fair where artistic practices converge in one time-space.

A fair that will bring together ten presenters and exhibitors from Ontario, Québec and New Brunswick.

The creation and presentation of artwork take place in the bar and the rooms of the Townehouse Tavern, at la Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario and in public places in downtown Sudbury.

Activities : Opening party, artists talk, round tables, exhibitions and performance evenings.

All spaces are open to the public.


Schedule

Monday May 5
12 pm to 5 pm – Installations in the rooms
5 pm to 7 pm – Opening party at the GNO

Tuesday May 6
10 am – Artists talk (Books and Beans)
12 pm to 8 pm – The rooms are open to the public (Laughing Buddha and Townehouse)
2 pm – Meet the artist: Cheryl Rondeau’s arrival at the GNO
8 pm – Opening reception of exhibition rooms and performance evening (Townehouse – 5 $)

Wednesday May 7
11 am – Artist talks (Old Rock Café)
12 pm to 8 pm – The rooms are open to the public (Laughing Buddha and Townehouse)
8 pm – Performance evening (Townehouse – 5 $)

Artists

Stephen Andrews
Dominique Banoun
Le collectif P8
Collectif Taupe Inc.
Éric Charlebois
Geneviève & Matthieu
Mariana Lafrance
Maria Legault
Pascal Paquette
Cheryl Rondeau
Guylaine Tousignant
Antoine Tremblay Beaulieu
Elia Eliev
Alain Desrochers
Osheen Harrothoonyan
Christine Latimer
Underground Zeros
Ian Patrick McAllister
Rachelle Bergeron
Mercedes Cueto
Trevor Laalo
Darlene Naponse
Sam Shahsahabi

 

Artistic partners

Le Salon du Livre du Grand Sudbury, La Slague du Carrefour francophone, La Galerie d’art de Sudbury, TAG, La WKP Kennedy Gallery, Le Media Lab, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Le Laboratoire d’Art (Le Labo), L’Écart… lieu d’art actuel, La Galerie Sans Nom.

Sponsors

50 Carleton, The Townehouse Tavern, Laughing Buddha, ICI Paints, Revue Liaison des Éditions l’Interligne, Revue d’art actuel ESSE, Programme Arts d’expression de l’université Laurentienne, All About Massage & Laser Services, Fromagerie Elgin, Books & Beans, Lindemans and Brûlerie Old Rock.

Our seasonal sponsors are CBON, la Première Chaîne, Espace musique and Radio-Canada Télévision.