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Rob Friday: Food and Medicine

First Nations artist, Rob Friday presents “Food and Medicine”, August 4th to 7th. While primarily a painter, in this exhibition Friday explores the intricacy of paper ‘quilling’ to re-imagine the Sacred Plants of his ancestors. Friday will depict plants (cedar, … Continue reading

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Rob Friday: Food and Medicine

  First Nations artist, Rob Friday presents “Food and Medicine” at Blink Gallery August 4th to 7th, 2016. While primarily a painter, in this exhibition Friday also explores the intricacy of paper ‘quilling’ to re-imagine the Sacred Plants of his … Continue reading

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CALL TO ARTISTS SUMMER 2016

Bring it on
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LITTER/LITTORAL photogenic wash

Stumbling around the edge of the river below BLINK, I twisted an ankle and was forced to rely on our photographer friend, Tom Evans, to provide documentation. With his camera, Tom painted stunning images out of my meagre brushstrokes marking garbage. … Continue reading

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EXPLORING SPACE: Karina Kraenzle – BLINK Artist Residency

  Artist Statement: Though originally expecting to be exploring the space in and around Header House for my first Blink Artist Residency, I’ve chosen instead to explore a different kind of space – the pictorial kind – through the art … Continue reading

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Nuit Blanche at Blink: The Untold Story

  Nuit Blanche 2015 at Blink Gallery: Saturday, September 19th from 6pm to 1am At least once a day someone walks into Blink Gallery and asks, “What did this building use to be?” We’ve heard a few different stories about … Continue reading

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Barbara Cuerden Residency: Littoral Sept.14-27

In 2014, i worked with the river ‘wash’ during my shared residency at Blink Gallery with Cynthia O’Brien. It ended with a ‘white wash” installation of collected garbage that I cast in plaster and cleaned up, as I cleaned up … Continue reading

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Fruits of Our Labour: Residency Celebration!

Lisa Creskey and Ellie Macintyre welcome you to their Residency Celebration Sunday September 13 from 1 to 4 PM In a residency that has spanned the Labour Day weekend, ceramic artist Lisa Creskey and guest artist Ellie Macintyre have been paying tribute … Continue reading

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Update: Fruits of Our Labour: Lisa Creskey and Ellie Macintyre

During her residency at Blink, spanning the Labour Day weekend (August 31 – September 13), Lisa will be working alongside young local artist Ellie Macintyre. In the spirit of Labour Day, they are paying tribute to the work that artists do, simply by working … Continue reading

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Lisa Creskey

Lisa will be at work at Blink:  12-5pm, Friday the 4th through Sunday the 6th, and Friday the 11th through Sunday the 13th. Come join her on the last day of the residency from 12-5 pm, Sunday September 13, to share the fruits … Continue reading

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