We also do installs at The Creative Space. Every 4 months a new local artist shows their work. We sponsor their "Opening Nite Gala" and my design co designs handouts for the event for the artist to invite their peeps. We do a press release as well. This year we are talking to Canadian Artist Tony Bianco (http://tonybiancoart.com/) to become our curator. So pumped!! Tony designed the Polar Bear for the Toonie and has been commissioned by Parks Canada - great guy and amazing artist. He'll be running his workshops/classess out of our space as well.
We also host the Spring Art Tour each year where with our bigger space will se 5 local artists show. Art, in all it's forms, connects us to the intangible, offers hope, moves us and inspires us. Placing art in work spaces makes art an everyday joy as opposed to an accessory in our homes or only seen in galleries. There are not many opportunities in life for us to stop...ponder,,,wonder and reflect. Art does this best. Sean - great work! Peace, Chad Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423 www.thecreativespace.ca On 2012-01-20, at 9:08 AM, rachel young wrote: > > I curate the art in our space (http://camaraderie.ca/community/art if anyone > wants to see), and I absolutely agree that having art on the walls help to > make the space more inviting (our space is stark white and black with very > few splashes of colour otherwise), and specifically changing the art on the > walls occasionally helps to keep the space fluid. We allow the artists to > display their art, which we encourage all different textiles and materials > and shapes and colour, as well as offer them an exhibit opening party, tags > on the walls with a price (optional) and their contact info, > > And I love the idea of something like an artist in residence, one that > happens organically. > > Thanks for this post. It reminded me that I should start looking for another > artist to display their work. > > Sean, you do beautiful work, and the folks at Indy Hall are lucky to have you > with them. Were you already looking for atypical studio space to work from > and then found Indy Hall? And if so, what was the criteria you had in mind > for a space to work? > r. > > ____________________ > rachel young > rac...@camaraderie.ca > > Find us in person: > Camaraderie > 102 Adelaide St E 2nd Floor > Toronto, ON M5C 1K9 > (647) 861-4350 > > > > > On 19 January 2012 16:12, Alex Hillman <dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com> wrote: > A number of people have asked me about our "interior design" at Indy Hall. > We've always tried to avoid the "stale white walls" approach by including > textures like brick and exposed rafters/ventilation, but it's really been in > the last 2 years that Sean Martorana has stepped up our game past > inspirational posters thumbtacked to the walls. > > Sean's brother is one of our earliest community members, and so we knew Sean > as part of the Indy Hall family. When he started bringing his art into our > space, the reaction was clearly one that we wanted to continue. Sean has > since taken on a somewhat informal role as our "art director", both curating > art into the space as well as taking the lead on other design-related > projects around Indy Hall. > > "This was the beginning of bringing the philosophy of art and interior design > to any space having a direct positive effect on the people that occupy it. It > can inspire people and make them happier and more productive daily." - Sean > > It's been a mutually beneficial process. Sean's work has brought a feel to > the space that we couldn't have achieved alone, and it's not static either - > it's ever changing and exciting to members. They consider him an art > resource. They also consider his work a form of inspiration, not only having > it around, but being around WHILE he's making the art. Non-artists being > around artists creating work is a highly inspirational experience, and Sean > has remarked that he gains a lot of inspiration from our members as well. > > I can also point to the fact that Sean's skills in promoting his work and > building business connections has visibly improved. That's not to say he > wasn't good - he was. But he's gotten even better, and it's very cool to > watch an artist learn some of these skills from non-artists. Just one more > example of the "uncommon" kinds of exchanges that happen at coworking spaces. > > Sean's take on the project, including some before/after photos, are here: > > http://seanmartorana.com/2012/indyhall-murals-and-interior-designcuration/ > > It's also great to see his work in this photo that was included in that > Philly Mag article in November. This was in the printed version as a > centerfold, but not the web version, so I'm really happy to have gotten my > hands on a license that I'm granted permission to repost. > > http://dl.dropbox.com/u/628073/large-indyhallbg.jpg > > One of the comments we get a lot, related to Sean's work, is how "lived in" > the space feels now. I'm pretty confident that comes partially from Sean's > skills as an artist, but more importantly, his attention to making sure his > art was expressive of the community. That's a much rarer skill, and one I > feel extremely lucky to have in-house. > > I've copied Sean on this email in case anyone has questions for him as an > artist working at a coworking space, or otherwise. > > Also, he's for hire - just don't steal him away, please ;) > > -Alex > > > /ah > indyhall.org > coworking in philadelphia > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. Chad Ballantyne The Creative Space Director (705) 252-2423 www.thecreativespace.ca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. 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