Photography Show: Infinite Pieces
The 7th of may, 2010 from 19h00 to 22h00 - Open to public
279 Sherbrooke O., #205
Métro Place des Arts, Exit Bleury
PROJECT 566
Project 566 - it is 566 photographs taken in Haiti in June 2009 during six hours spread out over two days in the shantytown of Cité Soleil and environs.
A number of these photographs will be exhibited on March 26, 2010 from 5:00p.m. to 10:00p.m. at CreativeBoost. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the aid group CECI in Haiti.
The World of Alain Godon
Meet French artist Alain Godon and view his vibrantly colored BildoReliefos - ultra-high definition single edition prints.
BildoReliefo is an exclusive technique created by Godon that combines the classic form of oil on canvas with 21st century digital technology. To create these dramatic pieces the artist revisits his original paintings, and digitally adjusts the colors, shadows and light, forming the impression of an image in relief. Then a high-resolution single print is made of this new, original work of art. Finally, the printed art is adhered to an aluminum surface before being hand-signed by the painter.
"I look forward to introducing this unique and talented artist to the South Florida community," said Bernard Markowicz, President of godonAmerica. "The art world in Europe already has embraced his work, and I believe that Godon's colorful paintings which are pop art expressions of life, will be well received in America."
In his paintings Alain Godon portrays the essence of a city - its people, culture, monuments, and architecture - and then uses his playful imagination to infuse his work with expressive lines and rich vivid colors. His signature style has been known to subtly include humorous caricatures of his wife, his dogs and himself into most of his pieces.
Godon has painted the sites and captured the spirit of Paris, New York City, Amsterdam and Le Touquet, a beach resort town in the North of France, and soon adds Miami to his prestigious list.
Julius Friedman: Emergence
A combination of photography and design, Friedman's Emergence investigates the line between the recognizable and the mysterious as each work is an interplay of representation through portraiture and surface texture. Friedman has had a prolific career as an artist and designer in Louisville for over 20 years and is a co-owner of the Chapman Friedman Gallery.
Group Show: Earth, Fire and Fibre XXVII: Biennual statewide juried art and craft exhibit
Organized by the Anchorage Museum at the Rasmuson Center. The exhibit features a selection of new work created by contemporary Alaskan artists working in a variety of media.
Mario Petrirena: Mario Petrirena installation at the CAC
"Petrirena has developed a personal iconography of memory and fragmentation that permeates much of his work, but is particularly important to his approach to installation art. In his installation work, we see his collage and assemblage dance with one another in a poetic choreography in an evocative environments that address the persistence of memory, the tension between the artificial and the natural.
EVENTS AT CREATIVE BOOST
Creative Boost hosts a variety of cultural and corporate events, ranging from vernissages and cocktail parties to structured conferences and creative workshops.
The Creative Boost space is roughly 6,500 square feet. Our spacious and flowing layout can accommodate both intimate and larger receptions. Creative Boost can provide DJ and sound equipment for musical accompaniment during events, as well as furniture and video projection if needed. Equipped with its own kitchen and bar, Creative Boost also offers you the possibility of food and refreshments. Additionally we rent out our gallery for artists to exhibit their work.
Our trained staff is available to assist before, throughout, and after each reception. Our event planner will work closely with you to make sure that your program or soiree is special and memorable. Creative Boost offers comprehensive event packages. Please contact events@creativeboost.ca for more information.
"...I would like express thanks for the generosity of your business in offering your amazing venue for our website launch...Our event was a great success - it was well attended and lots of fun. Your donation was publicly acknowledged at the launch and I hope that some of our guests will be inspired to register for your innovative classes...Thank you once again for your generosity..."
CB first open house a great success
In the first of many (we hope) open houses and cocktail parties, Creative Boost enjoyed a turn-out and showing that surpassed expectations.
From 7 to 10p.m. on a cold Friday night, Creative Boost was proud to show the creations of our first “graduating” class of photographers, ceramicists and artists. Invited guests began arriving even before the doors were opened, and the crowd soon swelled to the point that coat-rack space was at a premium. Despite the standing-room only situation, a positive energy was maintained throughout the evening as guests admired artwork and visited with the instructors and staff at Creative Boost.
On hand to entertain the crowd were Taf, who played a smooth groove of down-tempo beats, and Jenny, a wedding-cake clad songstress. Guest’s palates were entertained by bite-sized cup cakes and a selection of multi-coloured cocktails.
Creative Boost looks forward to hosting many more such events in the new year, and welcomes the opportunity to visit with old friends as well as to make new ones.
'BODY & SOUL'
A music and visual art series (June 30th - July 12th, 2009)
Taking its cue from the song 'Body and Soul,' this series seeks to develop creativity through a 'hands-on' approach to the arts. During workshops participants will innovatively explore music and the visual arts, go on fieldtrips, write reflections, and engage in discussion. Participants sit down one-on-one with guest artists to discuss creative vision and artistic development (see guest artists below). 'Body & Soul' welcomes participants of all ages and requires no previous knowledge of the arts.
'Body & Soul' was featured in the July-August issue of La Scena Musicale.
To read the article, click HERE
Branford Marsalis
World-renowned saxophonist Branford Marsalis, born in 1960, has always been a man of numerous musical interests, from jazz, blues and funk to such classical music projects as his Fall 2008 tour with Marsalis Brasilianos. The three-time Grammy winner has continued to exercise and expand his skills as an instrumentalist, a composer, and the head of Marsalis Music, the label he founded in 2002 that has allowed him to produce both his own projects and those of the jazz world’s most promising new and established artists. The New Orleans native was born into one of the city’s most distinguished musical families, which includes patriarch/pianist/educator Ellis and Branford’s siblings Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason. Branford gained initial acclaim through his work with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and his brother Wynton’s quintet in the early 1980s before forming his own ensemble. He has also performed and recorded with a who’s-who of jazz giants including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins. Known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope, Branford is equally at home on the stages of the world’s greatest clubs and concert halls, where he has performed jazz with his Quartet and his own unique musical approach to contemporary popular music with his band Buckshot LeFonque. In recent years, Branford also has become increasingly active as a featured soloist with such acclaimed orchestras as the Chicago, Detroit, Düsseldorf and North Carolina Symphonies and the Boston Pops, in a growing repertoire that includes compositions by Copland, Debussy, Glazunov, Ibert, Mahler, Mihaud, Rorem and Vaughan Williams. Whether on the stage, in the recording studio, in the classroom or in the community, Branford Marsalis represents a commitment to musical excellence and a determination to keep music at the forefront.
Frédéric Back
Frédéric Back is an award-winning Canadian animator. Born in Saarbrücken, Germany, he emigrated to Canada in 1948. In 1952, he joined the graphics department of Radio-Canada and has remained there since. He created a massive stained glass mural entitled L’histoire de la musique à Montréal ("History of Music in Montreal") at the Place-des-Arts Metro station in Montreal. Unveiled on December 20, 1967, this stained glass was the first work of art to be commissioned for the Montreal metro system. In 1980, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film for his film Tout rien. In 1982, he won the Academy Award for Animated Short Film, for his film, Crac. In 1987, he won his second Academy Award for Animated Short Film for L'Homme qui plantait des arbres (The Man Who Planted Trees). In 1989, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1990, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1994, he was nominated again for an Academy Award for Animated Short Film, for his film Le fleuve aux grandes eaux (Mighty River in English). He was nominated for a 1989 Governor General's Awards in the Children's Literature - Illustration category for L'Homme qui plantait des arbres. In 2004, he was awarded the Eco-Hero Media Award from the Planet in Focus film festival.
Andrew Paul MacDonald
The compositions of Andrew Paul MacDonald have won many prestigious
prizes, including the 1995 Juno Award for “Best Classical Composition” for his
Violin Concerto. His many compositions have been performed across the country
by such notable ensembles as the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, l'Orchestre
symphonique de Montréal, the Esprit Orchestra, l'Orchestre symphonique de
Québec, the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra,
Symphony Nova Scotia, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the CBC
Vancouver Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Kitchener-
Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, the Regina Symphony Orchestra, the
Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, The Evergreen Club and the I Musici de
Montréal. He has had works commissioned by outstanding orchestras, chamber
ensembles, solo performers, music competitions, the Canadian Opera Company
and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His works are frequently broadcast
on CBC and Société Radio-Canada, and have been performed in Australia,
China, England, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Taiwan, Turkey,
the United States, Ukraine and Canada. Twenty-nine of his compositions have
been recorded on fifteen compact discs to date, and two recent ones for violin
and piano on the ATMA and Centrediscs labels were both nominated for the
2005 East Coast Music Award. Of these, Jasper Wood's recording of
MacDonald's works won that award, as well as the 2005 Canadian Independent
Music Award.
Past Vice-President and Council member of the Canadian League of Composers
and founding Artistic Director of Ensemble Musica Nova, MacDonald performs
in concert as a jazz guitarist and as a conductor, and is professor of composition
and electronic music at Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke (Lennoxville), Québec.
Biographical articles on MacDonald are to be found in The New Grove Dictionary
of Music and Musicians (2ed., 2001), the Encyclopedia of Music in Canada and the Canadian Who's Who.
Christine Jensen
As a leader, Christine Jensen has released three small ensemble recordings: Collage (2000), A Shorter
Distance (2002), and Look Left (2006), all on the Effendi label. Along with her sister, New York-
based trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, and close friend and long-time musical cohort, Swedish pianist,
Maggi Olin, she co-leads the group, Nordic Connect. They released their first joint effort featuring
compositions from all three talents in 2007 entitled Flurry (on ArtistShare) and played at the
Montreal International Jazz Fest 2008.
Jensen took up roots, leaving Nanaimo for Montreal in 1990, completing first degree from
McGill University in jazz performance in 1994. She followed this up by doing a Master’s in Jazz
Performance in 2006. Christine has honed her skills as a saxophonist under the tutelage of
an impressive list of leading musicians including Pat La Barbera, Kenny Werner, Jim McNeely,
Remi Bolduc, Dick Oatts and Steve Wilson.
Ingrid Jensen
Born in Vancouver and raised in Nanaimo, Canada, Ingrid Jensen headed east after receiving a number of scholarships to attend the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Since graduating in 1989, her life has contained a whirlwind of musical activities. From her early days playing in the subways of New York, to establishing herself as a leader and soloist in a wide array of musical genres, Ingrid has made her mark. Her three CD's for the ENJA label and her latest CD, At Sea, won her nominations from the Canadian Juno Awards, including an award in 1995 for Vernal Fields. Her performances as a leader and as a featured soloist have taken her around the world from Canada to Japan, Australia, South America, the Caribbean and to almost every country in Europe and Scandinavia. Jensen can be heard with the Grammy winning Maria Schneider Orchestra, the IJQ with Geoffrey Keezer, Project O, Nordic Connect and a number of New York-based bands. She has received rave reviews and a strong reputation among critics and peers. In addition to performing, she conducts master classes, clinics, and workshops around the world.
Susie Arioli
Susie Arioli is well-known for her gentle, warm voice and authentic interpretations of jazz, blues and western swing melodies. This time on her fifth album, Night Lights, Susie puts her own special touch, as always, on a number of standard jazz classics. Pieces such as Blue Skies, Can’t We Be Friends and Beyond the Sea feature her distinct, original sound. This new opus will not only thrill Quebecers, but will also contribute to Susie’s rise on the international scene. She already enjoys growing popularity in France, Japan and the United States, where she has sold several thousand albums. To be released under the Spectra Musique label, Night Lights marks a milestone in Susie Arioli’s career. Always accompanied by her outstanding musical soul mate, guitar player and producer of Night Lights, Jordan Officer, Susie is as radiant as ever on this album as, for the first time, she integrates into her repertoire her own unique takes on standard jazz classics known to many of her fans.
Sue Adams
Sue Adams has exhibited extensively, both nationally and internationally.
Selected exhibitions include: Galerie dÁvignon,
Montreal, 2004, 2008; Canadian Sculpture Gallery, Toronto
1999; 70th Anniversary of Sculptor's Society of Canada,
Toronto 1998; Six Voix 1997, Centre International du Vitrail,
Chartres, France; Art of Darkness, Art Gallery of Ontario,
1996/97; All Media North American Summer Exhibition,
Berkshire Contemporary Artists Center, Massachusetts USA,
1993 and 1995.
Awards and Grants include: Ontario Arts Council,
Art Gallery of London Purchase Prize, Art Gallery of
Windsor, Eagle North Rite Scholarship, National
Competition Winner and Ontario Scholastic Award.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
a novel by Priscila Uppal
MEET THE AUTHOR
on
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
from1 pm to 3 pm
at Creative Boost
We will explore the world of the novel as it impacts us as readers. How has the creative imagination of the author sparked our own creative thoughts and imaginations?
Priscila Uppal was born in Ottawa in 1974 and currently lives in Toronto where she is a poet, fiction writer, academic, and professor of Humanities and English at the undergraduate and graduate levels at York University. She is the author of five books of poetry: Ontological Necessities (2006), Live Coverage (2003), Pretending to Die (2001), Confessions for a Fertility Expert (1999), and How to Draw Blood From a Stone (1998), all from Exile Editions; and the novel The Divine Economy of Salvation (2002). Her work has been translated into Croatian, Dutch, Greek, Korean, Italian, and Latvian. Her second novel, To Whom It May Concern, was just released by Doubleday Canada, as well as a critical study on elegies, W
e Are What We Mourn, by McGill-Queen's University Press.
To Whom It May Concern can be purchased from
Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore:
2220 McGill College Ave. Montreal • (514) 845-5811 (Copies have been ordered
and put aside).
