TRAIN OF THOUGHT
TRAIN OF THOUGHT
In my position as media coordinator at Jumblies Theatre I have been put in charge of media duties for their latest project Train of Thought. In advance of the tour I have been put in charge of the web design and development along with graphic design and social media planning. On the tour I will be documenting the events and trip in its entirety, wed development, and social media management. Finally afterwards I will be turning the website into an archive and interactive story-telling piece to commemorate the project.
Train of Thought was hatched by a group of artists sharing community engagement practices and projects across the country. Its focus, is collaborations and alliances between First Nations and settler/immigrant artists and communities.
Train of Thought takes a counter-colonial route to collect and share stories, buried histories and imagined landscapes of the land where we live: as it might have been, as it is, as it could be: drawing on perception, memory, history and imagination; merging whimsy and serious intent, bringing together artists and community members, the land’s first people and all those who have found refuge here over the years and generations.
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GROUNDING WORKSHOP
Over the summer 2014 a number of artist, myself included created and participated in a workshop series in downtown Toronto. While being an active participant, sharing a workshop about my latest work, I worked documenting and blogging about each artist and their work. I provided photographic and video documentation, along with post production editing of all the material to produce edited content to share on the blog along with written captions.
We are trying to create a space where young artists can workshop and develop our personal projects. Everyone involved will receive a workshop time during the summer of 2014 and is invited to use this time to workshop an arts project of their own. We also are working to create a community of support and feedback between the artists participating in this series. New ideas and skills may emerge from these workshops but their goal is personal artistic development, rather than skill sharing or collective work.
- Social Media Management
- Photography
- Video
- Post Production
ASHKENAZ FEST.
ASHKENAZ FESTIVAL 2014
In August of 2014 I rana photobooth for theWinchevsky centre at the 2014 Ashkenaz Festival at Harbourfriont in Toronto. I took photographs of visitors after they had been dressed in period costume. AfterwardssI sorted through all the images taken, selected the best, edited them, and live tweeted the entire two day event.
North America's premier festival of global Jewish music and culture returns with its 10th biennial celebration. Over 200 artists from more than a dozen countries will showcase the vibrancy and brilliance of Jewish artistic traditions, from traditional styles to cutting-edge, cross-cultural fusion.
- Social Media Management
- Photography
- Post Production
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PLATFORM A
PLATFORM A
Recently became part of a team in charge of social media and publicity for an initiative of the Toronto Arts Council called Platform A. It comprises 4 community engaged arts organizations in Toronto (Jumblies, Art Starts, Arts for Children of Youth, and SKETCH) to help fund emerging and young artists. I edit, design, develop the website, manage and control social media outlets, along with provide graphic design and administration duties for the entire group to promote their work.
“We are thrilled to be the catalyst funder for this important initiative,” stated Claire Hopkinson, Director and CEO of the Toronto Arts Council. “These organizations are in an excellent position to build access and capacity for artists and projects that have the potential to transform lives and communities.”
The aim of the Platform A initiative is to fuse the strengths and experiences of the four organizations to support a shared vision of seeding sustainable, high-quality community arts practice, and providing increased opportunities and access to the arts for youth and communities. The project will create new opportunities through shared platforms, mentorships, organizational bridge building, and micro-grants.
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JUMBLIES
JUMBLIES
As the media coordinator at Jumblies my duties cover everything related to production of photography and video, web and graphic design. I oversee the management and development/design of the website and social management outlets. I produce photo, video, and audio documentation of workshops and events and provide post production for grant support materials. Aid in the graphic design of printed/promotional materials, as well as in the development of printed materials for artists.
Jumblies expands where art happens, who gets to be part of it, what forms it takes and which stories it tells. This impulse has led us outside of specialized art places, and to place participants at the core of our projects, as a bridge between artists and audience. We say “Everyone is welcome!” and grapple with the implications – social and aesthetic – of trying to mean it.
We adapt, combine and play with forms of theatre and arts production placed in new situations, with equal attention to all stages (before, during, after). Our performances and presentations, albeit highly-produced, are steps in a process, whose ultimate product is the experience, the change wrought, and the memory – the transient micro-utopia and its after-effects.
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HOSMER COLLECTION
HOSMER
I was happy to be asked to produce images for this beautiful book of stained glass contain in the Hosmer collection located throughout the McGill School of Architecture. The glass was often in high up and difficult to backlight, which provided a wonderful challenge for a photograph. The work combined studio elements and on-location challenges while giving me the opportunity to produce beautiful images for an art history book.
The Hosmer Collection is one of the most significant collections of secular pre-modern stained glass in North America and the largest in Canada. In contrast to the better-known stained glass works made for churches, these exquisite sixteenth- and seventeenth-century small panels were intended to grace the windows of private residences and other non-religious spaces.
The first book-length treatment of pre-modern stained glass in Canada, this volume provides new information on the diverse subject matter (ranging from allegories to heraldic displays), provenance (the Low Countries and Switzerland), style, and dating. Each work receives a detailed treatment according to the criteria of the Corpus Vitrearum, the international organization which set the scrupulous standards for modern stained glass research, and is accompanied by photographs. The volume's introduction situates the collection both within the history of the medium and within the context of the architectural history and artistic environment of Montreal.
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TOUCHING GROUND FESTIVAL
TOUCHING GROUND FESTIVAL
The Touching Ground Festival is the culmination of three years. This festival brings together dozens of different projects and presents them under one banner. The visual identity of the project had to balance all of those competing design elements we considering the promotion and outreach, working with illustrations from multiple artists.
Welcome to the Touching Ground Festival - a suite of new works on a common theme - the culmination of many activities with many people over the past three years of inhabiting this brand new and ancient location – now called CityPlace, in this place now called Toronto. During our time here, we have delved into the Indigenous and layered histories and current sounds, sights and voices of the area, while also making connections across the city and the country. Threads from all of these explorations appear in the activities taking place over the coming weeks.
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MABELLEarts'
SUMMER SEASON
MABELLE SUMMER 2017
MABELLEarts has hosted these Iftar nights in Mabelle Park for the last couple of years. They have consistently grown and expanded the audience of these events. This year they asked me to create promotional material and a visual identity for their entire summer season.
- Graphic Design
- Photography
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GARY POPOVICH
GARY POPOVICH
Filmmaker Gary Popovich approached me and ask me to consult with him about his web presence as he started to exhibit his work again after a number of years away from the public eye. Together we talked about all his needs when it comes to a platform to show his work and promote his practice. I taught him how to use the services available to him and designed his website for him. The web is a constantly changing environment, it can be difficult to know about the tools artist have to get their name out there.
- Web Design
- Web Development
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DANDY HORSE
DANDY HORSE MAGAZINE
One of my first editorial portraits was produced for Dandy Horse in 2012 for Issue 9 – Summer 2012 – special youth and employment issueProtest, Profit and Saving the Planet. I was asked to photograph the aditorial and art director of Shameless Magazine with her bicycle in front of a mural at Crawford and Dundas. The day was sunny and the intersection busy but the photograph turned out great. It was the first job I had accepted from anyone who didn’t have a prior relationship with me and I always remember that experience fondly.
The bicycle may have revolutionized transportation and contributed to improved manufacturing processes, better roads, women’s emancipation and the growth of consumerism, tourism and professional sport, but for many cyclists it is the bicycle’s inescapable public presence that makes it so irresistible. So it was, when early in the 19th century the pre-curser to the modern bicycle arrived in London, England and one unduly fashionable and flamboyant group saw the invention exactly for what it was: an opportunity to look fabulous in public. When dandies first appeared in London parks and boulevards they could barely propel themselves along due to public excitement over their transportation. Nearly two centuries later, bicycles are truly ubiquitous, but cyclists still cut a dashing figure and prove the adage; it is better to be seen than heard. ~ Steve Brearton
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AHURI THEATRE
AHURI THEATRE
I was asked to provide documentation footage of this exciting theatre installation that featured a variety of activities and an intricate setting, a challenge that I relished in being able to tackle. Being able to capture wonderful moments of audience participation and add in artistically playing with the mood emanating through the setting and lighting was perfectly suited to my interests and skills, combining documentation and artistic framing into a single project.
Come explore a magical forest full of image, sound, movement and imagination. This interactive art installation is the result of a 4 month collaboration with artists of mixed abilities from across Toronto exploring themes and images from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
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A DAY IN PARKDALE
A DAY IN PARKDALE: MAKING ROOM
After filming a performance involving a community choir and projections created by community members I was asked to create a video document of the event and performance. Working with the choir leader and accompanying musician I produced an edited version that syncronized the sounds and action into a cohesive piece.
Throughout the fall, members of Making Room and PARC have been experimenting with gestures and translation across artforms as a way of thinking about our personal and collective rhythms. On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, these different approaches and ideas will culminate in One Small Gesture. We will be inhabiting the Healing Room, and other parts of PARC, with an evolving and living installation composed of intentional gestures from dozens of groups and individuals at PARC and Edmond Place.
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HEART CITY APPAREL
HEART CITY APPAREL
While living in Montreal I met the Co-founder of this fantastic company that asked me to take fashion/product images of their clothing on both female and male models. It is an amazing organization that buys beautiful designs and artwork for their clothing line and then gives a portion of the profits to charities within the artist’s community. It was my first time doing fashion photography and I can definitely see the appeal of doing more work like this.
Heart City was founded in Montreal in 2014. Walking around the city, we kept noticing the widespread homelessness that existed next to the street art. We figured that there had to be a way for the art to help the homeless. So, we got in touch with Waxhead, a prominent Montreal street artist, and began the project. Ever since, we've continued to expand to cities throughout the world with the goal of allowing artists to truly give back to their cities.
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TRAIN OF THOUGHT:
CROWDFUNDING
TRAIN OF THOUGHT FUNDRAISER
As part of the Train of Thought project myself and three other colleagues set up and managed a crowfunding campaign to help bring more artists along on the tour. I filmed and edited a trailer to advertise the project and the INDIEGOGO campaign along with providing media management: getting together materials, promoting it on social media, and preparing perk packages to be sent out to contributors.
Train of Thought is a 20-stop, creative journey from Victoria to Halifax this spring. We will travel along our country’s train routes, both present and past, and collaborate and conspire with growing numbers of artists, communities and fellow travelers along the way. Train of Thought will involve workshops, performances, feasts, symposia, constant art-making and more. Along the journey we will collect and share stories, uncover buried histories and explore imagined landscapes of the land where we live: as it might have been, as it is, as it could be. This traveling collaboration will have a focus on bringing together First Nations and settler/immigrant artists and communities across Canada. "Everyone is Welcome!": Help us make that possible for Train of Thought!
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CALLAN FURLONG
CALLAN FURLONG
Callan is a dear friend of mine as well as being a great musician. I was so happy to be asked to design the entire cd jacket and case for his debut EP back in 2012. We integrated all of his media into a coherent design. He had a vision for the story the album would tell and I implemented at narrative into a visual structure that would tell the story underlying his music and the images he had taken over the previous weeks. I really appreciate the challenge of taking the ideas of one artist and creating a visual storyboard that communicates everything they wanted to say.
Callan Furlong is a Toronto troubadour. Though only twenty-one years of age he's spent most of his adult life paying his dues playing all over Hogtown: bars and back porches, coffee shops and cabarets, farmer's markets, family reunions, hat stores and street corners. His music draws deeply on a number of North American traditions, equal parts honky-tonk, spanish-tinge, folk, blues, old-time, ragtime, alternative country and good, old-fashioned rock'n'roll.
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MABELLE MEETUPS
MABELLEarts PHOTOS + PORTRAITS
I have started working on a intereactive web-based arichival project for Mabellearts. For 10 years they have been shaping a bit of forgotten land into a wonderful spot for the community and visitors alike. While work on the website has yet top really begin I spent the month of April 2015 making portraits of the characters that have changed the park opver the years and documenting a weekend series of workshops.
Every Saturday in April, MABELLEarts presents: MABELLE Meetups! Join us at Montgomery's Inn to share a meal prepared by the Mabelle Ladies Cooking Circle and participate in a variety of art projects, as well as music, performance and dance activities led by professional artists.
We will welcome special guests from across Etobicoke, Toronto and beyond, as a way of bringing together groups of people from across the GTA who may not yet know each other to make art, share stories and create something new.
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