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Volume 23, Issue 2
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The 401 Richmond Update is a community-building
initiative of Urbanspace Property Group. The newsletter
began in June 1994 and over the years has documented
the eclect ic activities and fascinating people who make
a home in our historic factory in downtown Toronto.
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COVER IMAGE
Image of Jane Jacobs’ Typewriter
by Cynthia Mykytyshyn
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MOVING ONMusideum (Studio 133) has closed itsdoors as owner Donald Quan sets out
on new creative adventures.
NEWS
ON THE COVER
TENANT PROFILE
SPOTTED & APPLAUDED
LISTINGS
PRESS CHECK
THE BACK PAGE
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Big Soul Productions presents “The GuiltFree Zone” with Derek Miller (far left)
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CONDÉ AND BEVERIDGETAKEOVER 401Numerous tenant galleries at 401, including Urbanspace
Gallery, Trinity Square Video (Studio 121), Prefix
Institute of Contemporary Art (Studio 124), A Space
Gallery (Studio 110), and YYZ Artists’ Outlet (Studio
140), recently collaborated with curator Jim Miller to
showcase a career retrospective for famed Canadian
artist-activists Karl Beveridge and Carol Condé.
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WHEN ALISON MET STEPHENAlison Rose of Inigo Films (Studio 213) met famed
theoretical physicist, and fan, Stephen Hawking,
just after the opening of her recently acclaimed film
STARMEN , a documentary centered around the
extraordinary friendship forged between a group of
influential astronomers.
OPEN STUDIO WELCOMES
CAPE DORSET ARTISTOpen Studio (Studio 104), in partnership with Dorset
Fine Arts, recently hosted Inuit artist Tim Pitsiulak for
a print-making residency. Pitsiulak created 2 beautiful
drawings-turned screenprints, and hopes to bring his
new knowledge to share with the artist community in
Cape Dorset, Nunavut.
WE’LL MISS MUSIDEUMAfter 12 successful years, Musideum has closed its
doors at 401 Richmond. Owner Donald Quan, explains,
“Although I am very sad to announce this, and after giving
it much consideration and thought, it is a decision that
heralds a new positive, healthful, personal, and creative
direction for me.” We wish you all the best, Donald!
T A N J A - T I Z I A N A , N O W M
A G A Z I N E
Alison Rose with
Stephen Hawking
Carol Condé and Karl Beveridge, Overtime
Donald Quan
Tim Pitsiulak
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on thecover
401 RESTORATIONAs part of our ongoing efforts
to prepare the north east lower
level for new occupants, our
maintenance team has been hard
at work carefully restoring the
original windows that line our
eastern laneway and parking lot.
We want to give a special shout
out to Reden Paragas for his care
and skill in bringing the windows
back to their former glory in
addition to stripping and
refinishing a beautiful antique
door in the new studio for
The Station (LL01)!!
Thanks, Reden!
The ideas and influence of celebrated urban thinker Jane Jacobs are at the core of 401 Richmond. In
honour of what would have been her 100th birthday, Jane’s son, Jim Jacobs, lovingly curated a special
exhibition in Urbanspace Gallery that offered an intimate look into the personal history of this beloved author,
writer, and activist. The exhibition featured never-before-seen items from Jane’s home, including furniture,
her typewriter, original manuscripts, objects from Jane’s personal “museum”, and newly rediscoveredphotographs. We are thrilled to have shared in such a wonderful celebration of Jane’s life!
Above: Jim Jacobs and his wife Pat at Urbanspace Gallery
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Laura Milliken and Jennifer Podemski recognized early
on the significant need for better representation ofindigenous people and stories in popular media. Driven
by their passion and youthful optimism, in 1999 the two
co-founded Big Soul Productions (Studio B106), an
award-winning television and film production company
committed to creating opportunities for aboriginal people
at all levels of the Canadian film and television industry.
Laura Milliken, now President of Big Soul Productions
since Jennifer moved on to other projects, took some time
to chat with us about Big Soul and the role it plays in the
industry today. Given that aboriginal people are greatly
underrepresented in the field, one of Big Soul’s aims is to
create both technical and creative capacity in the Canadian
film and television industry for indigenous people through
training programs and strategic hiring practices. Laura
explains, “If we want our stories told accurately and want
our people represented accurately, then we need to be
involved…I feel very strongly about hiring and training
Indigenous people in all roles on our productions. I would
have little interest in operating otherwise.”
Laura recalls the challenges of starting her own company.
“Of course, we had no idea what we were doing,” Laura
muses, “we had no office or staff or cash. Honestly I look
back and marvel at what we did. We ended up making 39
episodes of [our first series, The Seventh Generation] in
one tiny little studio on Duncan Street, with only a couple
of first and second generation Macs.” She says there
was much to learn, but passion mixed with youth and a
bit of naivety, made all the difference. “It’s like startingto ski when you’re very young,” she explains, “it’s easier
because you don’t really know what you have to fear so
you just careen down that hill full speed and take the
tumbles with the triumphs.”
Since then, Big Soul has had an impressive seventeen
years of successful projects ranging from television series,
to feature films, to music videos, to animated series, making
it a leader in aboriginal content programming. One of their
first productions, Moccasin Flats (featuring an original
score by 401 tenant Donald Quan) was nominated for
3 Gemini Awards, and Laura credits that project with
launching them into serious contention in the Canadian
film and television landscape. Big Soul takes pride in
the quality of their productions and offers a wide range
of services for all levels of production, like specialized
equipment and creative support including editing, filming,
design, graphics, digital media management, photography,
marketing and events, writing, and producing.
Big Soul is currently preparing for their second season
of The Guilt Free Zone, a variety series starring two-time
Juno award winner, Derek Miller. Filming begins very soon,
complete with 39 music, dance and comedy performances
the week of June 6 to 10 at Revival Studios. Anyone
interested in viewing a taping of the performers can email
[email protected] to be put on the list.
Visit www.bigsoul.net for more information.
BIG SOUL Studio B106
tenant profile
Left to right:
James Kinistino, Jay Brant, Emma Givera,
Laura Milliken, Melissa Jim, PJ Thornton
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spotted & applauded
MEETUP TOURSled by William Huffman and Izik Levy
DARREN RIGOGallery 44’s (Studio 120) Head ofMembership and Facilities, was recentlyspotlighted in the popular arts blogbooooooom for his recent photographicseries titled A Funny Thing.
MYSEUM OF TORONTO
(Studio 384) hosted its inauguralfestival Myseum Intersections this pastMarch. The festival is hosted in venuesall over Toronto and presents a mixof historic and contemporary issuesthrough exhibits, events, and interac-tive community experiences aimed atinspiring a deeper appreciation of therichness of the city.
EMMA DONOGHUEThe award-winning Irish-Canadianplaywright, literary historian, novelist,
and screenwriter, donated her GoldenBox Office Award from Telefilm Canada,a prize of $20,000, to imagineNATIVE
Film & Media Arts Festival (Studio 349)crediting their “crucial work promotingIndigenous cultural production in arange of media not only in Canada butworldwide.”
VTAPE(Studio 452) recently won the ProjectSupport Award of $20,000 from theToronto Friends of the Visual Arts which will assist in the renovation of theirfourth floor space, to create a climatecontrolled, barrier-free arts space. Atits heart will be a newly built Media-ArtsResearch and Exhibition common.
TOP TO BOTTOM (LEFT): SELFIE BY DARREN RIGO; JASON RYLE,
EMMA DONOGHUE AND AUDREY ROCHETTE AT THE GOLDEN
BOX OFFICE AWARDS
Urbanspace Gallery
Astrid Ho at Open Studio
Leah Garnett at
Red Head Gallery
William Huffman at YYZ
Prefix ICA
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listings June to August 2016
EXHIBITIONScontinues to JUNE 11
Open Studio
Stephanie Cormier: Toolbox in the Head Jacob Whibley: Imperfect Aspect Karen Curry: The EdgeBook | Print: Group Exhibition
continues to JUNE 18
The Red Head Gallery
Ian Mackay: A Form of Remembering
continues to JUNE 25
A Space Gallery
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
Trinity Square Video
Urbanspace Gallery
YYZ Artists’ Outlet
401 Richmond Front Lounge
Public Exposures: the art-activism of condé + beveridge(1976–2016)
continues to JULY 8
TAG (Tangled Art Gallery)
Persimmon Blackbridge: Constructed Identities
continues to JULY 16
YYZ Artists’ Outlet
Cindy Ji Hye Kim: The Cops and Robbers Task Maggie Groat: Functionals Also Wonderings
continues to JULY 30
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
Rodney Graham: Jack of All Trades
PRESENTED AS A PRIMARY EXHIBITION OF
THE SCOTIABANK CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL.
JUNE 4 – 25
yumart gallery
Deirdre Tara Whelan: Leviathan
JUNE 9 – JULY 2
Abbozzo Gallery
Erin Rothstein: Amuse BoucheOpening: Thursday June 9, 5–8 pm
JUNE 17 – JULY 16
Open Studio
Mario Doucette and Liza Eurich:Visiting Artists Residency ExhibitionJae Lee: DiscourseBeyond Paper: Group ExhibitionArtist Talks: Friday June 17, 6–7 pmOpening Reception: Friday June 17, 7–9 pm
JUNE 24 – JULY 16
The Red Head Gallery
Nancy Anne McPhee: Moon Space Satellite
JULY 2 – 23
yumart gallery
Lee Lamothe: We Are Mad Collages of Each Other
JULY 8 – SEPTEMBER 3
Urbanspace Gallery
Park People: Making Connections
JULY 9 – AUGUST 6
Abbozzo Gallery
Project + Feature Galleries: Elaine Clarfield Gitalis :Patterning NatureMain Gallery: Rotating Group Exhibition
JULY 30 – AUGUST 13
yumart gallery
Group Exhibition: 4th Annual Summer Salon
AUGUST 5 – 19
Open Studio
Summer Group Exhibition
The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicate
with other tenants and keep them informed about what is
happening in your organization. If you are having a sale,
exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details
to [email protected]. Listings are open to all tenants.
DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday, July 15, 2016
GALLERY DIRECTORYA Space Gallery (Studio 110)
Contact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org
Abbozzo Gallery (Studio 128)
Contact 416-260-2220 www.abbozzogallery.com
Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120)
Contact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org
Open Studio (Studio 104)
Contact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Ar t (Studio 124)
Contact 416-591-0357 www.prefix.ca
Red Head Gallery (Studio 115)
Contact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org
TAG (Tangled Art Gallery) (Studio 122)
Contact: 647-725-5064 www.tangledarts.org
Trinity Square Video (Studio 121)
Contact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com
Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117)
Contact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca
Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452)
Contact 416-351-1317 www.vtape.org
yumart Gallery (Studio B-20)
Contact 647-447-9274 www.yumart.ca
YYZ Artists’ Outlet (Studio 140)
Contact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org
Ian Mackay
at The Red
Head Gallery
to June 18
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Clockwise from top: Catherine Lane at Open Studio, August 5 to 19; Persimmon Blackbridge at TAG to July 8;Lee Lamothe at yumart gallery, July 2 to 23
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press check
TANGLED ARTS + DISABILITYtalks about barriers that still exist for
disability arts and how they can be overcome
in this article in Canadian Art
THE STRATFORD FESTIVAL(studio 203) talks about whether the clothesmake the man in this episode of CBC ’s Ideas
URBANSPACE GALLERYand the Ontario Jewish Archives presentedBenjamin Brown: Architect which this article
from The Globe and Mail translated into aneighbourhood walking tour
TRINITY SQUARE VIDEO’srecent show by Morehshin Allahyari stirred
up plenty of excitement in the city, havingbeen featured in numerous publications
including this one in NOW Magazine
SOLAR SHARE
talks about the benefits of investing in greentechnologies in this article on Canada.com
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THE BACK PAGE TIM PITSIULAKProduced during an Artist Residency at Open Studio (Studio 104)
If you’d like to be on THE BACK PAGE, please submit your drawing, painting, illustration, photograph or architectural plans at
300 dpi as a photoshop or illustrator file on cd or dvd disk. Please include a word file with your name, the title of the project, yourwebsite, your studio address and a brief description of 50 words (maximum) on the disk. The best entry will be chosen for each
issue. Disks will not be returned. This space is to showcase the talent in the building. It is not for advertising an event or sale.