Archives

2007

Hailey Finnigan : School Sucks Forever

Friday Nov. 30th 2007
November 30 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Vera Wise : For The Love Of It

Friday Oct. 19th 2007 until Mon. October 29th
Vera Wise is an amateur painter of the purest kind; she is so involved with her subject that any consideration of talent or skill is irrelevant. She just paints what she sees and loves - for the love of it. Except for a few week long workshops in watercolour painting years ago, she is self taught. S... Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Drifters & Losers: Slim Sandy Band

Friday Oct. 12th 2007
Slim Sandy performs an unplugged show for the "drifters & Losers" comic art show. Read More
Free
9 pm - 10 pm doors at 8 pm
@  The Ministry of Casual Living

Monday Sep. 17th 2007
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Apple Matthews : Brush the Crocodiles Teeth

Friday Sep. 14th 2007
Sept 14 - 21 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Shawn Sheperd : Mini Palimpsest

Friday Aug. 24th 2007
August 24-September 6 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

LOFOARFA : Ministry of Casual Living Booth at Open Space

Friday Aug. 17th 2007
August 17- 18 Read More
@  Open Space
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Video Screening by Caleb Beyers

Monday Aug. 6th 2007
Monday August 6, 9pm

1442 Haultain St.

workbench

July 13 - August 11, 2007

Opening Art Crawl
Friday July 13
6:00 The Ministry of Casual Living - 1442 Haultain St.
7:30 the fifty fifty arts collective - 2516 Douglas St.
9:00 Open Space - 510 Fort St.

Summer Camp
Monday evening act... Read More
@  The Ministry of Casual Living
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Marcy Graham and Jonathan Lawless : Hot Pink Whale

Friday Aug. 3rd 2007
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Film by Pål Gusdal Jomås

Friday Jul. 27th 2007
Film by Pål Gusdal Jomås
Screenings, July 27 - August 3
Opening Reception: Friday 27, 8pm
Talk: 9pm

Artist, Collaborators and Participants in Attendance.

All are welcome.

My film Ministry of Casual Living, was made in collaboration with the Ministry of Casual Living in January 2007 as ... Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Saturday Jul. 21st 2007
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Ted Hiebert - Unbecoming (Wolfskin Self Portraits)

Friday Jul. 20th 2007
July 20 - 26

http://www.tedhiebert.net/site/

Image "Negative5" Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Marlana Buch : B-Sides

Friday Jul. 13th 2007
July 13-19

B-sides Featuring Marlaina Buch
in conjunction with Workbench

http://openspace.ca/web/index.php?itemid=85 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

FREDRIK AXWIK The Minister of Art and Jump : Artist Talk and Screening

Monday Jul. 9th 2007
Monday, July 9, 2007, 9pm

Artist Talk and Video Screening

In conjunction with:

Take That! Performance Art Event http://www.openspace.ca

Image "Take That" Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Barret Russel : Easy Magic Machine

Friday Jul. 6th 2007
July 6-12 Read More
@  Ministry of Casual Living
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Amy Brener : Wither Weather

Friday Jun. 22nd 2007
June 22 - 28

Paintings and sculpture

Opening Friday June, 22 at 8pm Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

HALF MINUTE DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL curated by Ross Macaulay

Monday Jun. 18th 2007
Monday June 18, 8pm

"You think it would be hard to fuck up thirty seconds" - Bamsey Franks Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Naomi Borisenko : The Conversation, The Kiss

Friday Jun. 15th 2007
June 15 - 21

A collection of exquisite corpses & book launch

Opening Friday 15 at 8pm Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Michelle Huang & Cindy Hung : Window Shopping

Friday Jun. 8th 2007
June 8 - 14 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Micheal BenneyWorth - Definition of Communication

Friday Jun. 1st 2007
June 1 - 7 Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Micheal Flaherty : Bicycle Rehabilitation Project A Traveling Interactive Art Piece

Monday May. 28th 2007
May 28 - 31 Daily

May 29 - 31 The Ministry of Casual Living. Daily
June 1, 2 Open Space. Daily. Artist Talk Saturday, June 2, 12pm.

Opening:
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
8:00pm @ Open Space

Bicycle Rehabilitation Project Website
Open Space Arts Society

The Ministry of Casual Living would li... Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Jocelyn Beyak : Mural-sized photography and Polaroid-based images

Friday May. 18th 2007
May 18

Opening:
Friday, May 18, 2007
8:00pm - 10:00pm Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

RAW MATERIALS - a thrift store score event hosted by the Scheisse Wives

Saturday May. 12th 2007
May 12

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday May 12th
1442 Haultain

paint - brushes - books - picture frames - houseware - clothes - jewelry & more
plus: hell passports and ministry catalogues by perro verlag artists

A fundraiser for the Ministry of Casual Living Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Brian Lee MacNevin : Come from away...

Friday Apr. 27th 2007
"come from away" is an expression used in the Maritime for someone who is a visitor and wasn't born there...

the 8 traditional homes of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia are the starting point for this graphic 'quilt painting' and ceramic works to go with the ceramic 'house buckets' in the window I placed t... Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Bamsey Franks : Ride the green wave

Friday Apr. 13th 2007
April 13 - 26

Who is Bamsey Franks? Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Zoe Kreye : Dedicated to you

Friday Mar. 30th 2007
March 30 - April 5

http://dedicatedtoyou-victoria.blogspot.com/

The Ministry of Casual Living, March 30-April 5
1442 Haultain St.
Opening, Friday March 30, 8pm

Anonymous said...
I had never noticed before that this island looks like an elephant or a woolly mammoth or a rhinoceros.
48°2... Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Ministry's Fifth Anniversary: The Great Giffoni, Imps, Run Chico Run, fiNal sSPIn, HRH Queen Elizabeth II

Wednesday Mar. 14th 2007
$6.00
9:00 - 1:00 doors at 8:00
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Tunnel of Love * Valentines Day Extravaganza!: David P. Smith

Wednesday Feb. 14th 2007
Valentines Day Extravaganza!
Dare to enter the Tunnel of Love and be prepared to be serenaded by the wonderful, amazing accordion wizard David P. Smith!
Other fun attractions include customized love poems, a giant chalkboard that you stick your head through, a fake
candle-lit dinner (photo ops), ... Read More
Free
8:30ish - 10:30 doors at 8pm
@  The Ministry of Casual Living

Eric Volet : Nomads

Sunday Feb. 4th 2007
Paintings by Eric Volet Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Rene Maisner : Sunflorium & Other Bloomsdays

Friday Jan. 12th 2007
Jan 12 - 18

Photo based works by Rene Maisner Read More
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living

Coming Up

Type: An Interactive Exhibition by Bri Dean: Bri, Dean

Thursday Mar. 21st
Join us at the Ministry of Casual Living this THURSDAY (March 21st) from 7:30PM-9:30PM for an for an evening of interactive art created by sculpture artist Bri Dean!
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Bri Dean (@fernwehfloral) is a sculpture artist who works primarily with florals-They identify as "not your average floral desi... Read More
By Donation
7:30PM - 9:30PM
@  The Ministry of Casual Living

Type: An Interactive Exhibition by Bri Dean: Bri, Dean

Friday Mar. 22nd
Join us at the Ministry of Casual Living this THURSDAY (March 21st) from 7:30PM-9:30PM for an for an evening of interactive art created by sculpture artist Bri Dean!
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Bri Dean (@fernwehfloral) is a sculpture artist who works primarily with florals-They identify as "not your average floral desi... Read More
By Donation
5:00PM - 9:00PM
@  The Ministry of Casual Living

Out & About: Tax Workshop for Artists with Jen Braem, CPA

Saturday Mar. 23rd
‘Tis the season! Join us for an informative workshop offering tax tips for artists with Accountant Jen Braem as part of our Out & About programming. Limited space is available, please register to guarantee your spot.


Taxes for the creative community are unique and complex. This session walks ... Read More
Free
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
@  The Ministry of Casual Living