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780 Blanshard Open studios
Saturday Apr. 23rd
Join us April 23 for an inaugural open house and studio crawl at our brand new location, 780 Blanshard St.
Explore our new space, peek into our artist studios, and check out what we've been up to over the past few months. We are grateful to be sharing this huge and lively arts hub with groups li... Read More
Free 2:00 - 8:00 doors at 2:00
Explore our new space, peek into our artist studios, and check out what we've been up to over the past few months. We are grateful to be sharing this huge and lively arts hub with groups li... Read More
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Waiting Room Carnival Splendor
Saturday Apr. 23rd
As part of the Ministry of Casual Living 780 Blanshard Open studios, Kai Choufour & Leah McInnis present:
Waiting Room Carnival Splendor
MOCL Lobby Activation
Slip inside the eye of your mind. An ode to past localities arranged in a way to anesticise and enthrall. The clock on the wall shakes ... Read More
Free 2:00 - 8:00 doors at 2:00
Waiting Room Carnival Splendor
MOCL Lobby Activation
Slip inside the eye of your mind. An ode to past localities arranged in a way to anesticise and enthrall. The clock on the wall shakes ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Re-Scheduled
REFRACTION *POSTPONED*
Saturday Apr. 23rd
*INSTALLATION POSTPONED* Stay tuned for a new date/time
Refraction is a sculptural installation by Valerie Salez, Sabrina Blanshard and Aimée van Drimmelen, featuring salvaged relics from the ongoing covid pandemic.
Inaugural activation of the new “Vertigo Space” within the new arts hub ... Read More
Free 2:00 - 8:00 doors at 2:00
Refraction is a sculptural installation by Valerie Salez, Sabrina Blanshard and Aimée van Drimmelen, featuring salvaged relics from the ongoing covid pandemic.
Inaugural activation of the new “Vertigo Space” within the new arts hub ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Lions
Sunday Mar. 27th until Sun. April 17th
Lukas Mouka is a Czech-Canadian painter currently based in Campbell River, British Columbia. Over his career a unique style has evolved to incorporate diverse influences from a range of disciplines, cultures, geographies and eras into a single voice. With work that frequently situates the human figu...
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Free
Stuffy World
Sunday Mar. 6th until Sun. March 27th
Stuffy World is a collection of figurative soft sculptures made by Victoria based artist Leah McInnis. All were created between 2013 - 2019 for various projects and exhibitions, however this is the first time they're being exhibited together. Strange yet familiar, these stuffies are vessels for your...
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Free
Filling Up with Darkness Stars: Neil McClelland
Sunday Feb. 13th until Sun. March 6th
Filling Up with Darkness Stars
2020
oil on canvas
66” x 57”
Through expressive mark making, narrative, and symbol, I seek in my work to bring a sense of wonder, mystery, and unease to explorations of place, memory, home, belonging, transformation, transition, and human relationships to nat... Read More
Free
2020
oil on canvas
66” x 57”
Through expressive mark making, narrative, and symbol, I seek in my work to bring a sense of wonder, mystery, and unease to explorations of place, memory, home, belonging, transformation, transition, and human relationships to nat... Read More
Abortion is Normal
Sunday Jan. 23rd until Sun. February 13th
Abortion is Normal (2019-2021)
Regan Shrumm
Thrifted 1950s fabric, cotton batting, thread
In a May of the 2010s, I had an abortion. It was an easy decision in many ways, as I simply did not want a child, and therefore made the right choice for me. In other ways, it was one of the toughest decis... Read More
Free
Regan Shrumm
Thrifted 1950s fabric, cotton batting, thread
In a May of the 2010s, I had an abortion. It was an easy decision in many ways, as I simply did not want a child, and therefore made the right choice for me. In other ways, it was one of the toughest decis... Read More
Mrs. Burns: Doug Thoms
Sunday Jan. 2nd until Sun. January 23rd
Mrs. Burns
2018-2021
Oil on canvas
48”x 60”
Doug is a painter and collage artist based in Victoria, BC, on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations. In 2010 he transitioned from a career in television animation to a full time painting practice. Doug works ... Read More
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2018-2021
Oil on canvas
48”x 60”
Doug is a painter and collage artist based in Victoria, BC, on the unceded Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations. In 2010 he transitioned from a career in television animation to a full time painting practice. Doug works ... Read More
Matsu's Forest of Dreams
Friday Dec. 17th 2021
Tool Use and FILM + SOUND present: Matsu's Forest of Dreams
An intimate album release with Prince Shima and guests...
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"Matsu's Forest of Dreams" is a concept album originally conceived as a sleep salve and dream guide for Prince Shima's infant nephew, who he has yet to meet due to Covid rest... Read More
By Donation 8:00 - 11:00 doors at 7:00
An intimate album release with Prince Shima and guests...
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"Matsu's Forest of Dreams" is a concept album originally conceived as a sleep salve and dream guide for Prince Shima's infant nephew, who he has yet to meet due to Covid rest... Read More
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Plentitude: Between Waking and Dreams Series
Sunday Dec. 12th 2021 until Sun. January 2nd
This series began in late 2021 and primarily drew upon a line of inquiry into materiality and process. Working on unstretched canvas, layers of clay and oil were built up and stripped away to their residuals, in sequence leaving behind imprints of memory and a raw tonality of the materials. Together...
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Free
Inward and Outward
Sunday Nov. 21st 2021 until Sun. December 12th
This mixed media piece (2m x 0.55m) is a self portrait. It is about my awareness which focuses on my mind, spirit and self, while also paying attention to nature and the universe. This allowed me to embrace my inner thoughts, feelings and moods, in tandem with the ever-changing world events.
The le... Read More
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The le... Read More
Film + Sound presents: Video Mix Tapes
Wednesday Oct. 27th 2021 until Wed. November 10th
The Video Mix Tapes series began during Covid to provide a space for local artists to share work with each other in real life. Featuring recent experiments, finished pieces and collaborations by local film and sound artists, these collections originally screened in the Ministry of Casual Living park...
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Free 24/7
T I M E Q U A K E (2.0): Tamar Zehava Tabori
Thursday Oct. 14th 2021 until Sun. October 24th
Tamar Zehava Tabori | 5 min | Canada | 2021
T I M E Q U A K E (2.0) shares a name with the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, whose science-fiction worlds build upon an already dystopian reality with dark humour and wit. The invented term refers to a disturbance in the flow of time. Two decades after the no... Read More
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T I M E Q U A K E (2.0) shares a name with the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, whose science-fiction worlds build upon an already dystopian reality with dark humour and wit. The invented term refers to a disturbance in the flow of time. Two decades after the no... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Sep. 25th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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in between daydreams: Emily Geen
Saturday Sep. 18th 2021 until Sat. October 9th
Growing up, my mom would doodle on scrap paper while she chatted on the phone. I would doodle in the margins of my notepad during class. Assignments would come back with stickers for a job well done. Glittery, girlish stickers would adorn my bedroom vanity mirror and the backseat car windows. This p...
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Free
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Sep. 11th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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Just an Address: Lukas Mouka
Monday Aug. 30th 2021 until Sat. September 18th
Lukas Mouka is a Czech-Canadian painter currently based in Campbell River, British Columbia. Over his career a unique style has evolved to incorporate diverse influences from a range of disciplines, cultures, geographies and eras into a single voice. With work that frequently situates the human figu...
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Free
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Aug. 14th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Film + Sound Presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
Friday Aug. 13th 2021
FREE Outdoor film screening Aug 13, 9pm
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire Rd, Victoria B.C.
Film + Sound presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
This collection features seven experimental collaborative shorts created over the course of two months (Feb-April 2021) by emerging film and sound art... Read More
Free 9:00 doors at 8:30
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire Rd, Victoria B.C.
Film + Sound presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
This collection features seven experimental collaborative shorts created over the course of two months (Feb-April 2021) by emerging film and sound art... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Convergence: Emma Fang
Sunday Aug. 8th 2021 until Mon. August 30th
In “Convergence”, traditional realism and abstraction is juxtaposed to reframe our view of the world. Drawn with meticulous detail, all the individual marks work together to give the illusion of a more whole image. Emma’s drawing practice utilizes biomorphic and curvilinear lines to create dep...
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Free
Esquimalt Urban Arts Crawl
Saturday Aug. 7th 2021
Our gallery is a stop on this summer's Esquimalt Urban Arts Crawl! Stop by to get a sneak peek of what our artist in residence Doug Thoms has been working on in the first week of his residency.
Image: "Crisis Actor" by Doug Thoms (2021)
Doug Thoms is a contemporary figurative painter and collag... Read More
Free 11 - 3 doors at 11
Image: "Crisis Actor" by Doug Thoms (2021)
Doug Thoms is a contemporary figurative painter and collag... Read More
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 31st 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Wednesday Jul. 28th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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Why did the Ocean Roar: Sol Reeve
Monday Jul. 19th 2021 until Sat. August 7th
Why did the Ocean Roar? is a diorama of sea creatures made of repurposed plastic consumer items. The original objects were found in various sections of thrift stores including toys, kitchenware, and party supplies. A good sub title for this exhibition might be “you can’t make this up” because...
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Free
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 17th 2021
Open studios for our Summer Artist Residencies happen every other Saturday all summer long! Eight talented artists each get two weeks in the gallery to create brand new works. Don't miss this chance for a sneak peek into the artists' process, and be the first to see brand new works created in our sp...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 3rd 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
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Sara Korzec/Sigma
Saturday Jun. 26th 2021 until Sun. July 18th
BIO
Sara Korzec is an artist and a designer working with various new and traditional media, experimental architecture and sustainable design. She holds a M.Arch. from Cracow University of Technology and M.F.A. from Academy of Fine Arts in the Intermedia Department, both in Krakow, PL .
She divid... Read More
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Sara Korzec is an artist and a designer working with various new and traditional media, experimental architecture and sustainable design. She holds a M.Arch. from Cracow University of Technology and M.F.A. from Academy of Fine Arts in the Intermedia Department, both in Krakow, PL .
She divid... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jun. 19th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MRKT/MAYD: Space Blanket Society
Tuesday Jun. 1st 2021 until Fri. June 25th
MRKT/MAYD is a comprehensive collection of handmade goods created by youth aged 11 - 24. Based in Victoria BC, we are cultivating a creative community by supporting a diversity of makers working in a wide range of disciplines. Our goal is to establish a youth-led collective for artists to connect, e...
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Free
Livestream
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival
Saturday May. 1st 2021 until Mon. May 31st
The only Pacific Rim film festival in the world returns for our 9th annual showcase of short films from near and far!
An entire month of online screenings and events
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50 short films in 10 on-demand programs
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Dozens of filmmakers representing over 25 regions around the Pacific Rim
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An entire month of online screenings and events
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50 short films in 10 on-demand programs
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Dozens of filmmakers representing over 25 regions around the Pacific Rim
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Love: James Ascher
Sunday Apr. 18th 2021 until Fri. April 30th
ARTIST STATEMENT
I attempt to connect my inner landscape of emotions, dreams, and memories with nature and our connection with the outer world and nature. Starting with sketches done on-site, and then working with oil paint, I attempt to simplify the image into more basic shapes and colours, looki... Read More
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I attempt to connect my inner landscape of emotions, dreams, and memories with nature and our connection with the outer world and nature. Starting with sketches done on-site, and then working with oil paint, I attempt to simplify the image into more basic shapes and colours, looki... Read More
Variegated Sweets: Rachel Vanderzwet
Sunday Mar. 28th 2021 until Sun. April 18th
Vanderzwet approaches her practice with curiosity and a desire to explore the complexity and allure of contemporary visual culture. Unabashed in her approach to imagery, which is often fraught with what she terms “bubble gum” qualities, her work is bright and cheeky, loud and alluring, energetic...
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Sweet Dreams: Angus Ferguson
Sunday Mar. 7th 2021 until Sun. March 28th
Sweet Dreams, 2021, oil on canvas, found object and wood on window, approx. 42” x 54” x 6”
“Sweet Dreams” is a composite of sculpture, painting and found objects; a small painting of an idyllic home floating on a discarded window holding a remnant of domestic kitsch. The work is from a ... Read More
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“Sweet Dreams” is a composite of sculpture, painting and found objects; a small painting of an idyllic home floating on a discarded window holding a remnant of domestic kitsch. The work is from a ... Read More
Two Paintings: Trish Shwart
Sunday Feb. 14th 2021 until Sun. March 7th
Trish Shwart’s recent work focuses on the connection she feels to particular places in the natural world. The climate emergency is a very real consideration in all of her work and she acknowledges the conflict of feeling linked to nature while acknowledging she is part of a society that threatens ...
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Free
Second Wave: Todd Lambeth
Sunday Jan. 24th 2021 until Sun. February 14th
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 48"x34", 2020
“Second Wave” is a painting from a recent body of work by the artist Todd Lambeth. In this series, Todd appropriates logos and designs from moving trucks, bank logos, and optical illusion illustrations. Influenced by historical abstraction... Read More
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“Second Wave” is a painting from a recent body of work by the artist Todd Lambeth. In this series, Todd appropriates logos and designs from moving trucks, bank logos, and optical illusion illustrations. Influenced by historical abstraction... Read More
Oneiric Demesne: June Higgins
Sunday Jan. 3rd 2021 until Sun. January 24th
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 48"
2020
Artist Statement
My paintings reflect my keen interest in pattern. It is a method of communication, adorning buildings, housewares, clothing and bodies since prehistory – an intriguing part of human expression.
Using a projector and ornamental details from a... Read More
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48" x 48"
2020
Artist Statement
My paintings reflect my keen interest in pattern. It is a method of communication, adorning buildings, housewares, clothing and bodies since prehistory – an intriguing part of human expression.
Using a projector and ornamental details from a... Read More
HOTSPOT HOT-SPOT HOT SPOT: Aston Coles, Hugh Goodden, Andrew Hildreth, Demi London
Sunday Dec. 6th 2020 until Sun. January 3rd
Aston Coles (Winnipeg), Hugh Goodden (Toronto), Andrew Hildreth (Victoria), Demi London (Victoria)
HOTSPOT HOT-SPOT HOT SPOT is a game of arbitrary images and objects, assembled in a stupid way, as an attack on the hammer of time and reasonableness in a going-gone world. Read More
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HOTSPOT HOT-SPOT HOT SPOT is a game of arbitrary images and objects, assembled in a stupid way, as an attack on the hammer of time and reasonableness in a going-gone world. Read More
Movement and Perception III: Alison Klymchuk
Sunday Oct. 25th 2020 until Sun. November 15th
Movement and Perception III
Acrylic on canvas, 40" x 40", 2020.
Born in Ontario, Alison Klymchuk is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on unceded W̱SÁNEĆ, Lkwungen and Wyomilth territory (Victoria, BC). She is currently studying towards a B.F.A at the University of Victoria in Brit... Read More
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Acrylic on canvas, 40" x 40", 2020.
Born in Ontario, Alison Klymchuk is a multidisciplinary artist living and working on unceded W̱SÁNEĆ, Lkwungen and Wyomilth territory (Victoria, BC). She is currently studying towards a B.F.A at the University of Victoria in Brit... Read More
Ektadome: Laura Trager
Wednesday Oct. 14th 2020 until Sun. October 25th
3 min | Germany | 2020
100' of 16mm Kodak Ektachrome shot at a fun fair at night—an experiment in "affective vision." Dark forces present themselves in plain sight in this longed-for place of our childhood. As we let ourselves be mesmerized by its lights and colors, we reconnect with memories a... Read More
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100' of 16mm Kodak Ektachrome shot at a fun fair at night—an experiment in "affective vision." Dark forces present themselves in plain sight in this longed-for place of our childhood. As we let ourselves be mesmerized by its lights and colors, we reconnect with memories a... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Oct. 3rd 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
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Small Press Showcase: Open Space, The Riso Collective
Thursday Oct. 1st 2020 until Sun. September 13th
As part of Open Space's Small Press Fest programming and Vancouver's Art Book Month, Open Space and the Riso Collective present a showcase of local print publishing. From October 1-13, the Ministry of Casual Living's window gallery in Odeon Alley will be transformed into a showcase of art book and i...
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Small Press Showcase: Open Space, The Riso Collective
Thursday Oct. 1st 2020 until Tue. October 13th
As part of Open Space's Small Press Fest programming and Vancouver's Art Book Month, Open Space and the Riso Collective present a showcase of local print publishing. From October 1-13, the Ministry of Casual Living's window gallery in Odeon Alley will be transformed into a showcase of art book and i...
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Free
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Sep. 19th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Sep. 5th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
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STANZAS (concrete is porous/NISHGA/In a New Order): Christine Walde, Bill Bisset, Aram Soryan, Jordan Abel, Paul Dutton, bpNichol, Michael Morris
Friday Sep. 4th 2020 until Sat. October 24th
Victoria Arts Council presents a city-wide project investigating the overlap of literary and visual arts
Community Partners and Presenters:
- Micah Lexier @ Empty Gallery (833 Fisgard St), 1-30 September
- JG Mair @ The Ministry of Casual Living (Odeon Alley): 1-30 September
- concret... Read More
Free Victoria Arts Council: 12-5pm
Other location hours listed in brochure (link in description)
Community Partners and Presenters:
- Micah Lexier @ Empty Gallery (833 Fisgard St), 1-30 September
- JG Mair @ The Ministry of Casual Living (Odeon Alley): 1-30 September
- concret... Read More
Keyboard 2.0: JG Mair
Tuesday Sep. 1st 2020 until Wed. September 30th
Paper, typewriter, plinth, HTML code
2018
JG Mair’s work occupies the space between what we actually see and what we want to see. This ethos is clearly evident with the web-based work Keyboard 2.0 on exhibition at The Ministry of Casual Living window. It marks the first occasion that this piec... Read More
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2018
JG Mair’s work occupies the space between what we actually see and what we want to see. This ethos is clearly evident with the web-based work Keyboard 2.0 on exhibition at The Ministry of Casual Living window. It marks the first occasion that this piec... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Aug. 22nd 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Aug. 8th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
BLM Protest Posters: The Riso Collective
Saturday Aug. 1st 2020 until Sat. August 15th
In solidarity with Black Lives Matter, a selection of Protest Posters are currently on view at the Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery.
Featuring poster designs for racial justice by Canadian and American artists, sourced from @posters_for_blm. Risograph prints by the Riso Collective at Ope... Read More
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Featuring poster designs for racial justice by Canadian and American artists, sourced from @posters_for_blm. Risograph prints by the Riso Collective at Ope... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Jul. 25th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Jul. 11th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Dear Me, This is you.: Fern Long
Friday Jul. 10th 2020 until Sat. August 1st
I avoid certain things - eggplant, wearing high heels, eating broken glass. But those are nothing in comparison to the biggest one of all - the self portrait. In my art practice I draw, paint and build things but never, ever is the subject me. Or not that I like to admit anyway. It's a thing that sc...
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MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Jun. 27th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Dignity: Justice Schanfarber
Saturday Jun. 20th 2020 until Sat. July 11th
Dignity, 2020
Wood, acrylic on canvas
48x52"
(Photo by Barb Hunt)
About the work
The wood at the center is cedar, a discarded piece of dunnage from a tree that defines the place I live, used to protect or facilitate the commerce of something unknown and since gone. This piece of wood made an ... Read More
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Wood, acrylic on canvas
48x52"
(Photo by Barb Hunt)
About the work
The wood at the center is cedar, a discarded piece of dunnage from a tree that defines the place I live, used to protect or facilitate the commerce of something unknown and since gone. This piece of wood made an ... Read More
Throwing Light: Mobile Youth Media Fest + Micro Market
Wednesday Jun. 17th 2020
Join us in our parking lot for a free youth-led mobile film screening, out of a van.
Bring your own lawnchair if you can, some seating will be provided. Social distance practices in effect! 50 people max. Read More
Free 7:30 - 9 doors at 7pm
Bring your own lawnchair if you can, some seating will be provided. Social distance practices in effect! 50 people max. Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
THROWING LIGHT: Mobile Youth Media Fest
Wednesday Jun. 17th 2020
The Space Blanket Society and the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry present:
THROWING LIGHT is a 50 minute program of diverse and original youth content, featuring 19 artists aged 10-20. Short films, photographs, animations, digital art, and music - all broadcast from the back of a van!
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Free 7:30 - 9 doors at 7
THROWING LIGHT is a 50 minute program of diverse and original youth content, featuring 19 artists aged 10-20. Short films, photographs, animations, digital art, and music - all broadcast from the back of a van!
... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residencies
Saturday Jun. 13th 2020
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s inaugural summer artist-in-residence. Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works...
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Free 1pm - 5pm doors at 1pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
SUPERPOD: Natasha van Netten
Saturday May. 30th 2020 until Sat. June 20th
This installation depicts the entire population of southern resident killer whales living in the Salish Sea: currently 72. This unique group of orca have been a small population since numbers were first recorded in 1976—fluctuating between 70 and 99 members. This installation echoes the fragility ...
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VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday May. 27th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday May. 20th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday May. 13th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Forced structure I & II: Paul van Trigt
Saturday May. 9th 2020 until Sat. May 30th
(30"x30") (20"x20")
collage on canvas
This series came together over the course of the winter of 2019, months before we would be impacted by the global pandemic. Pulling together themes of body image, nature, and "progress " , these collages work through the ideas of social and personal expect... Read More
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collage on canvas
This series came together over the course of the winter of 2019, months before we would be impacted by the global pandemic. Pulling together themes of body image, nature, and "progress " , these collages work through the ideas of social and personal expect... Read More
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday May. 6th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Apr. 29th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Apr. 22nd 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Apr. 15th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Moved Online
Livestream
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Apr. 8th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Apr. 1st 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Urbanlite: Gina Luke, Levi Glass
Saturday Mar. 28th 2020 until Sat. April 18th
The installation Urbanlite, will transform the existing Ministry of Casual Living’s window into a functional, outdoor, public use SAD lamp.
The installation’s production of radiant soft light is a response to Victoria’s unique geographical location, a rain forested area that is nourished by... Read More
Free
The installation’s production of radiant soft light is a response to Victoria’s unique geographical location, a rain forested area that is nourished by... Read More
Re-Scheduled
Preservation Haul: An Arts Victoria Launch & Celebration: DJ DIMITRI, Jason Verners
Thursday Mar. 26th 2020
PRESERVATION HAUL
An Arts Victoria Launch & Celebration
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We're so excited to announce this special event designed BY and FOR our amazing arts community!
You may not yet be familiar with The Victoria Arts Promotion and Preservatio... Read More
FREE but LIMITED SPACE RSVP REQUIRED 7:00pm - 10:00pm
An Arts Victoria Launch & Celebration
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We're so excited to announce this special event designed BY and FOR our amazing arts community!
You may not yet be familiar with The Victoria Arts Promotion and Preservatio... Read More
VIRTUAL ART CLUB
Wednesday Mar. 25th 2020
Good news self isolators: The Ministry of Casual Living has moved our weekly Art Club online! Join us every Wednesday evening 6:30 - 8:30pm PST for VIRTUAL ART CLUB! This is the excuse you need to get creative, share, interact and have fun. Or just draw quietly, whatever you're in the mood for. Join...
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Free 6:30 - 8:30
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Re-Scheduled
The Bobou Raungaloid parasite: Dave Biddle
Saturday Mar. 14th 2020
*We have decided to postpone this event until a future date. Please stay tuned!*
An installation consisting of drawings, text, sound and video that will be accompanied by a short presentation of possible facts and performative speculations... w/ DJ Mud (Katayoon)
"The Bobou Raungaloid parasite... Read More
Free 7pm - 11pm
An installation consisting of drawings, text, sound and video that will be accompanied by a short presentation of possible facts and performative speculations... w/ DJ Mud (Katayoon)
"The Bobou Raungaloid parasite... Read More
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To The Sea: Mari Jagt
Saturday Mar. 7th 2020 until Sat. March 28th
Mari Jagt is an emerging mixed media artist and poet in Victoria who is inspired by nature, bright colours, outer space, and the strange. Jagt makes homemade berry inks in the summer, and her poetry been published in some literary journals. She believes in accessibility in art, and the importance of...
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Free
Dihedral: Owen Parnell
Friday Mar. 6th 2020 until Sun. March 8th
Dihedral
-new and old works-
Owen Parnell
Exhibition: March 6-8, 2020
Opening: Friday, March 6, 6-9pm
Viewing: Sat, Mar 7, 12-5pm, Sun, Mar 8, 12-5pm and by appointment
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
A dihedral angle is the angle between two intersecting planes. ... Read More
Free Fri Mar 6, 6-9pm, Sat Mar 7, 12-5pm, Sun Mar 8, 12-5pm
-new and old works-
Owen Parnell
Exhibition: March 6-8, 2020
Opening: Friday, March 6, 6-9pm
Viewing: Sat, Mar 7, 12-5pm, Sun, Mar 8, 12-5pm and by appointment
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
A dihedral angle is the angle between two intersecting planes. ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
48 Hour (Diagonal): Josh Franklin
Friday Feb. 28th 2020 until Sun. March 1st
48 Hour (Diagonal)
Josh Franklin
Exhibition: February 28-30, 2020
Opening: Friday, February 28, 7-10pm
Viewing: Sat, Feb 29, 12-5pm, Sun, Mar 1, 12-5pm and by appointment
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
“48 Hour (Diagonal)” consists of two paintings that will... Read More
Free Fri, Feb 28, 7-10pm, Sat, Mar 1, 12-5pm, Sun, Mar 2, 12-5pm
Josh Franklin
Exhibition: February 28-30, 2020
Opening: Friday, February 28, 7-10pm
Viewing: Sat, Feb 29, 12-5pm, Sun, Mar 1, 12-5pm and by appointment
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
“48 Hour (Diagonal)” consists of two paintings that will... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
WIRE MOTHER / CLOTH MOTHER + JOLLY PAGODA: Amy Anderson
Saturday Feb. 22nd 2020
WIRE MOTHER / CLOTH MOTHER
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JOLLY PAGODA
Beat-driven electronic soundscapes with projections by Amy Anderson
February 22, 2020
9:00pm
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road
All ages Read More
Free 9:00pm - 11:00pm doors at 8:30pm
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JOLLY PAGODA
Beat-driven electronic soundscapes with projections by Amy Anderson
February 22, 2020
9:00pm
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road
All ages Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
A Piece of Motherhood: ERIN HILCHIE
Saturday Feb. 15th 2020 until Sat. March 7th
The birth of her son marked a new departure in Erin Hilchie’s artistic practice and sparked this series of feminist collages titled, A Piece of Motherhood. Pairing the everyday, life-giving necessity of breastfeeding with polished greco-roman sculptures, Erin hopes to bring to light the postpartum...
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Free
ROOT SHOCK - Presented by the Artemisia Institute: Kemi Craig , Gesig Isaac , Tiffany Joseph , Joshua Ngenda
Friday Feb. 14th 2020 until Sun. February 16th
ROOT SHOCK – Presented by the Artemisia Institute
Kemi Craig
Gesig Isaac
Tiffany Joseph
Joshua Ngenda
Exhibition: February 14-16, 2020
Opening: Friday, February 14, 6-9pm
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
The Artemisia Institute is pleased to announce its inaug... Read More
By Donation Fri Feb 14, 6-9pm, Sat Feb 15, 12-5pm, Sun Feb 16, 12-5pm
Kemi Craig
Gesig Isaac
Tiffany Joseph
Joshua Ngenda
Exhibition: February 14-16, 2020
Opening: Friday, February 14, 6-9pm
Location: Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
The Artemisia Institute is pleased to announce its inaug... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
The thing is, this thing is all it is…: Austin Clay Willis
Thursday Jan. 30th 2020 until Sun. February 2nd
"The thing is, this thing is all it is…"
Austin Clay Willis
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Jan 31, 1-5pm, Sat, Feb 1, 1-5pm, Sun, Feb 2, 1-5pm and by appointment
"The thing is, this thing is all it is..." ... Read More
By Donation
Austin Clay Willis
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening: Thursday, January 30, 2020, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Jan 31, 1-5pm, Sat, Feb 1, 1-5pm, Sun, Feb 2, 1-5pm and by appointment
"The thing is, this thing is all it is..." ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Disposable Angels: Alison Bigg
Friday Jan. 24th 2020 until Sat. February 15th
Alison Bigg’s ongoing series, Disposable Angels, stems from her collection of ‘throw-away’ angels. She is incorporating them into her work by using them as armatures for soap, sugar and gelatin casts. The result is an over-indulgent profusion of glom. A cornucopia of iconography that resembl...
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Free
A Selection from the Collection of Sticks as seen in Guess with Sticks: Carrie Walker
Sunday Dec. 29th 2019 until Wed. January 22nd
For the past three years, I have been keeping all the sticks that my dog, Guess, a 15lb rat terrier, has either carried home from the park or has carried to our car if we’ve driven to a park. (Not all of the sticks to which she given her attention warrant this level of stick-to-itiveness.) I recor...
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Free
SOS Sounds of Solstice: pennyasketchdollcrew, گندم, Event, SOMA , The Puppets Forsaken, Malibu Kens
Saturday Dec. 21st 2019
SOS Sounds of Solstice
Ministry of Casual Living
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road
December 21, 2019,
8-10pm
pennyasketchdollcrew
گندم
Event
Soma
Puppets Forsaken
1/2 of Malibu Kens
Poster by Emma Holland & Jameel Mulani Read More
By Donation 8pm - 10pm
Ministry of Casual Living
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road
December 21, 2019,
8-10pm
pennyasketchdollcrew
گندم
Event
Soma
Puppets Forsaken
1/2 of Malibu Kens
Poster by Emma Holland & Jameel Mulani Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Small Works Exhibition + Sale
Friday Nov. 29th 2019 until Sun. December 1st
The Ministry of Casual Living Presents our First Annual SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION + SALE!
*Over 100 pieces of original art
*All art priced under 100$
*100% of sales go directly to artists
Celebrate the talent of incredible local artists and demonstrate our commitment to building community and b... Read More
Free
*Over 100 pieces of original art
*All art priced under 100$
*100% of sales go directly to artists
Celebrate the talent of incredible local artists and demonstrate our commitment to building community and b... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
A Scene of Jouissance: Meichen Waxer
Thursday Nov. 21st 2019 until Sun. November 24th
A Scene of Jouissance
Meichen Waxer
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Nov 22, 1-5pm, Sat, Nov 23, 1-5pm, Sun, Nov 24, 1-5pm and by appointment
The garden is sublime, a vestige of ceremony, of outward... Read More
Free Thursday 7-9pm, Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Meichen Waxer
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Nov 22, 1-5pm, Sat, Nov 23, 1-5pm, Sun, Nov 24, 1-5pm and by appointment
The garden is sublime, a vestige of ceremony, of outward... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
A Scene of Jouissance: Meichen Waxer
Thursday Nov. 21st 2019 until Sun. November 24th
A Scene of Jouissance
Meichen Waxer
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Nov 22, 1-5pm, Sat, Nov 23, 1-5pm, Sun, Nov 24, 1-5pm and by appointment
The garden is sublime, a vestige of ceremony, of outward... Read More
Free Thursday 7-9pm, Friday 12-5pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Meichen Waxer
Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt
Opening reception: Thursday, November 21, 2019, 7-9pm
Viewing: Fri, Nov 22, 1-5pm, Sat, Nov 23, 1-5pm, Sun, Nov 24, 1-5pm and by appointment
The garden is sublime, a vestige of ceremony, of outward... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Transcendence: Tracey Farrington
Sunday Nov. 17th 2019 until Sun. December 8th
TRANSCENDENCE.....The dictionary explains it is the existence or experience beyond the normal or physical level.
This piece is a multilayered image consisting of sandwiching and melding two images together. The subjects are my teenage son, my partner, along with the spirit of my Dad who passed aw... Read More
Free
This piece is a multilayered image consisting of sandwiching and melding two images together. The subjects are my teenage son, my partner, along with the spirit of my Dad who passed aw... Read More
Film + Sound No. 5 INTERRUPT
Friday Nov. 8th 2019
THE MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING presents:
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 5: INTERRUPT
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 8pm
Texturize, manipulate, get in front of, build up, become
The fifth in an ongoing series featuring avant garde and experimental film by celebrated international directors, surpr... Read More
By Donation 9 - 11 doors at 8
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 5: INTERRUPT
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 8pm
Texturize, manipulate, get in front of, build up, become
The fifth in an ongoing series featuring avant garde and experimental film by celebrated international directors, surpr... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
BRIDGE STUDIO CRAWL - MOCL STUDIOS
Friday Nov. 8th 2019 until Sat. November 9th
OPEN STUDIOS! The Ministry of Casual Living artists will be participating in the BRIDGE Studio Crawl.
Featuring work by:
Keith Baxter
Sabrina Blanchard
Kai Choufour
Audra Csak
Maddy Elia
Zola Kell
Naomi Kennedy
Leah McInnis
Chantal Solomon
Austin Clay Willis
Daniel Hutchinson
Kassa... Read More
Free Friday Nov 8 4-8pm*
Saturday Nov 9 12-5pm
*followed by after party FILM + SOUND No. 5 8-11pm
Featuring work by:
Keith Baxter
Sabrina Blanchard
Kai Choufour
Audra Csak
Maddy Elia
Zola Kell
Naomi Kennedy
Leah McInnis
Chantal Solomon
Austin Clay Willis
Daniel Hutchinson
Kassa... Read More
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Untitled (work/play): Ingrid Mary Percy
Sunday Oct. 27th 2019 until Sun. November 17th
48" x 48"
Paint on canvas.
2019
Ingrid Mary Percy studied visual art at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, Canada (BFA, Dip FA, Studio) and at the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada (MFA, Painting).
Ingrid has taught visual art at numerous post-secondary instit... Read More
Free
Paint on canvas.
2019
Ingrid Mary Percy studied visual art at the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BC, Canada (BFA, Dip FA, Studio) and at the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada (MFA, Painting).
Ingrid has taught visual art at numerous post-secondary instit... Read More
There Were Four of Us: Cassie Shao
Wednesday Oct. 16th 2019 until Sat. October 26th
In a room, there are four people. Shao explores and reflects contradictions in herself within the dream realm. Despite their abandonment in isolation and surreality her characters remain eternally unmoved by their peculiar situations. Shao blends digital and analogue materials to evoke otherworldly ...
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Free
Film + Sound No. 4 SILHOUETTE
Friday Oct. 11th 2019
THE MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING presents:
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 4: SILHOUETTE
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 8pm
Shape, outline, the body, the binary, peeking into other people's windows at night, inventing our own truths, celebrating the shadows
Film + Sound is an ongoing series featuri... Read More
By Donation 9 - 11 doors at 8
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 4: SILHOUETTE
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 8pm
Shape, outline, the body, the binary, peeking into other people's windows at night, inventing our own truths, celebrating the shadows
Film + Sound is an ongoing series featuri... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
It’s A Guy Thing: Clare Thomas
Saturday Sep. 21st 2019 until Sat. October 12th
It’s a Guy Thing is a series of paintings and embroideries about domesticity and female identity. The series came out of Thomas’s lifelong love of pattern and an interest in the historical use of homilies and religious platitudes in women’s domestic embroidery. Both paintings and embroideries ...
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Free
SUBLUNARY: A night Of Extraordinary Art: Maddy Elia, Zola Kell, Aimée Lévesque, Sabrina Blanchard, Anne-Marie Fortin, Aimée van Drimmelen, Ashley Ohtsijah Hall
Friday Aug. 30th 2019 until Sun. September 1st
SUBLUNARY: An exhibition featuring new experimental art by seven talented artists
Maddy Elia
Zola Kell
Aimée Lévesque
Sabrina Blanchard
Anne-Marie Fortin
Aimée van Drimmelen
Ashley Ohtsijah Hall
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening Friday August 30th
Viewing: Sat, Aug 31th, Sun, S... Read More
Free
Maddy Elia
Zola Kell
Aimée Lévesque
Sabrina Blanchard
Anne-Marie Fortin
Aimée van Drimmelen
Ashley Ohtsijah Hall
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening Friday August 30th
Viewing: Sat, Aug 31th, Sun, S... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Wolves: Mitchell Villa
Friday Aug. 30th 2019 until Fri. September 20th
Mitchell Villa's process follows movement, while his brush stroke reflects his subjects in motion. Villa works in layers, applying, reapplying, and distorting. Sections of the canvas seem like spliced film frames, while others imply motion blur, collage, trace-lines, smudge, and saturation among the...
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Free
THE EVER-EVOLVING, EVER-LOVING ART GARAGE SALE: Valerie Salez
Saturday Aug. 17th 2019 until Sun. August 25th
THE EVER-EVOLVING, EVER-LOVING ART GARAGE SALE
Objects, Curio, Materials, Printed Matter, Ceramics, Textiles, Books, jewellery and other surprises.
ABOUT:
Artist Valerie Salez is rifling through ALL her old, new and used art projects and materials, including her personal collection of art by ... Read More
Free
Objects, Curio, Materials, Printed Matter, Ceramics, Textiles, Books, jewellery and other surprises.
ABOUT:
Artist Valerie Salez is rifling through ALL her old, new and used art projects and materials, including her personal collection of art by ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
I/we\You Live Here: Chris Dufour
Saturday Aug. 10th 2019 until Fri. August 30th
I/we\You Live Here is an experimental media project exploring expressions of queerness through performance and photography. It asks questions such as: what does it mean to be a subject and queer within a photographic frame? How do relationships of performance and queerness challenge our notions of g...
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Free
Achille’s Bellybutton: Jasmine Wright, Kai Choufour
Friday Aug. 2nd 2019 until Sun. August 4th
Achille’s Bellybutton:
Jasmine Wright
Kai Choufour
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, August 2, 7-10pm
Viewing: August 3-4, 12-5pm
The term “Achilles heel” refers to an entity's singular weakness.
This idea, melded with the fact that our bellybutton is our o... Read More
Free Opening reception: Friday, August 2, 7-10pm
Jasmine Wright
Kai Choufour
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, August 2, 7-10pm
Viewing: August 3-4, 12-5pm
The term “Achilles heel” refers to an entity's singular weakness.
This idea, melded with the fact that our bellybutton is our o... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
South of Cedar Keep: Skye Alexandra Skagfeld
Friday Jul. 19th 2019 until Fri. August 9th
Following a stretch abroad lasting nearly a decade, Skye took up painting to connect with the island where she was born. Through painting she is increasing her visual literacy and aesthetic intuition by looking carefully at the world and presenting her interpreted absorption visually. To combat an o...
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Free
inside (we are all): BOXCARSIX
Friday Jul. 5th 2019 until Sun. July 14th
inside (we are all)
BOXCARSIX
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, July 5, 7-10pm
Viewing: July 6-7, 12-4pm, July 13-14, 12-4pm,
The concept of inside is the catalyst for a new installation created by BOXCARSIX, a Victoria-based feminist contemporary artist collective... Read More
Free Opening: Friday, July 5, 7-10pm
Viewing: July 6-7, 12-4pm, July 13-14, 12-4pm
BOXCARSIX
MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: Friday, July 5, 7-10pm
Viewing: July 6-7, 12-4pm, July 13-14, 12-4pm,
The concept of inside is the catalyst for a new installation created by BOXCARSIX, a Victoria-based feminist contemporary artist collective... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Nomadic Souveinier: Artemis Feldman
Friday Jun. 28th 2019 until Fri. July 19th
Nomadic Souveinier:
This work is a photo series documenting a multitude of moments of art practices in varying locations and settings. In the process, I would move within a city or landscape looking for an object with a unique perceptual value that I could perceive through an artistic lense, or in... Read More
Free
This work is a photo series documenting a multitude of moments of art practices in varying locations and settings. In the process, I would move within a city or landscape looking for an object with a unique perceptual value that I could perceive through an artistic lense, or in... Read More
Piece Of Soul Left: Martina Kocmanová
Friday Jun. 14th 2019 until Sun. June 16th
Piece Of Soul Left
Martina Kocmanová
MoCL Devonshire Studios Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
Opening reception: Friday, June 14, 7-9pm
Viewing: Saturday, June 15, 12-5pm, Sunday, June 16, 12-5pm
Watching loudly, light of warm memories gently meshing lace of mind. Follow the direction of flatt... Read More
Free Friday 7-9pm, Saturday 12-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Martina Kocmanová
MoCL Devonshire Studios Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
Opening reception: Friday, June 14, 7-9pm
Viewing: Saturday, June 15, 12-5pm, Sunday, June 16, 12-5pm
Watching loudly, light of warm memories gently meshing lace of mind. Follow the direction of flatt... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
The Light Earth: Neil McClelland
Friday Jun. 7th 2019 until Fri. June 28th
The Light Earth Flies Like Down
And Yet the Earth Exists
Where the Heart Should Be
I found a “tree of paradise” in a Victoria neighborhood. I don’t remember where. I don’t know what kind of tree it is. But it suggested a poem and I painted it. Three times. But only two paintings would f... Read More
Free
And Yet the Earth Exists
Where the Heart Should Be
I found a “tree of paradise” in a Victoria neighborhood. I don’t remember where. I don’t know what kind of tree it is. But it suggested a poem and I painted it. Three times. But only two paintings would f... Read More
An eye for an eye: Tamara Bond
Friday May. 31st 2019 until Sun. June 2nd
An eye for an eye
Tamara Bond
Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: May 31, 2019, 7-10pm
Viewing: Sat, June 1, 1-5pm, Sun, June 2, 1-5pm
An exhibition of collages that created from an archive of artworks dating back to 1994. The works include watercolour characters and paper landscap... Read More
Free Fri, May 31, 7-10pm, Sat, Jun 1, 1-5pm, Sun, Jun 2, 1-5pm
Tamara Bond
Devonshire Studio Gallery
Opening reception: May 31, 2019, 7-10pm
Viewing: Sat, June 1, 1-5pm, Sun, June 2, 1-5pm
An exhibition of collages that created from an archive of artworks dating back to 1994. The works include watercolour characters and paper landscap... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
24/7: Nicholas Koby
Friday May. 31st 2019 until Fri. June 7th
“Teenage Nostalgia,” by Nicholas Koby, is an encapsulation of today’s teens; a generation that feels trapped by nasty stereotypes of being anti-social, stimulant and technology addicted, and incapable of holding a real conversation. A society that is segregated by generational differences, or ...
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Free
Petal’s Place: Cadence Planthara
Friday May. 24th 2019 until Sun. May 26th
Petal’s Place : Cadence Planthara
Petal’s place for objects and images
made and found in residence at the Bonnie McComb Kreye residency
on unceded Lekwungen land (“Victoria, BC”)
with clay, paint, pigment, paper, textile, peppercorn, pearl.
Petal’s place
Petal’s palac... Read More
Free Sat, May 25, 12-5pm, Sun, May 26, 12-5pm
Petal’s place for objects and images
made and found in residence at the Bonnie McComb Kreye residency
on unceded Lekwungen land (“Victoria, BC”)
with clay, paint, pigment, paper, textile, peppercorn, pearl.
Petal’s place
Petal’s palac... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Camp Namegans: Jeremy Herndl
Friday May. 10th 2019 until Fri. May 31st
Landscape is not passive - it is political and social and it bears the character of the people who live and work on it. It contains a human legacy, layered over the centuries - of unceded First Nations territory, colonization, agriculture, industrialization and gentrification. Landscape is also ab...
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Free
Artist Market: Elise Hendrickson, Stefanie Mudry
Friday May. 3rd 2019 until Sun. May 5th
Artist Market
Ministry of Casual Living,
Devonshire Studio Gallery,
858 Devonshire Road
Friday, May 3, 1-8pm
Saturday, May 4, 11am-5pm
Sunday, May 5, 11am-5pm
Come experience our first ever Artist Market!
Local artists of varied practices will gather, sell and showcase their wares.... Read More
Free Fri, May 3, 1-8pm, Sat May 4, 11am-5pm, Sun, May 5, 11am-5pm
Ministry of Casual Living,
Devonshire Studio Gallery,
858 Devonshire Road
Friday, May 3, 1-8pm
Saturday, May 4, 11am-5pm
Sunday, May 5, 11am-5pm
Come experience our first ever Artist Market!
Local artists of varied practices will gather, sell and showcase their wares.... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Moonlight 2019: Anne-Marie Fortin
Friday Apr. 26th 2019 until Sun. April 28th
Anne-Marie Fortin
Moonlight 2019
Moonlight has been created during the Bonnie McComb Kreye Residency. This installation is structured around dialectic movements (opposition and analogies) inviting the viewer to reorganize the meaning of what is there for them to see.
The philosophical disc... Read More
Free Friday 7-10pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Moonlight 2019
Moonlight has been created during the Bonnie McComb Kreye Residency. This installation is structured around dialectic movements (opposition and analogies) inviting the viewer to reorganize the meaning of what is there for them to see.
The philosophical disc... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Menticality: Kaitlyn Dunsmore
Friday Apr. 19th 2019 until Fri. May 10th
Kaitlyn Dunsmore is an interdisciplinary artist from Glasgow, Scotland. She received a Ba (Hons) in Contemporary Art Practice from Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, and has since received an MFA from the University of Victoria. Her work is an exploration of paradoxical and binary relationships. By c...
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Free
Dog Show: Mary Patterson
Saturday Mar. 30th 2019 until Thu. April 18th
I wanted to have dog but my circumstances won't allow a furry sidekick. So made 18 miniature wood dogs that fit nicely in the condo and are pretty much easy care.
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Free
Frame & 3D Shapes: Austin Willis
Friday Mar. 8th 2019 until Fri. March 29th
I create multimedia abstract paintings, sculptures and installations, primarily concerned with colour, shape, material and form. My paintings use colour and shape to play with spatial illusions. Oscillating between foreground and background, the pictorial dimensions of the image shift as the combina...
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Free
64 Hexagrams: David Gifford
Saturday Feb. 16th 2019 until Fri. March 8th
Video work by David Gifford featuring the 64 Hexagrams from the I Ching
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Free
Block Mirror: Marlene Jess
Saturday Jan. 26th 2019 until Sat. February 16th
In the age of disembodiment, I believe humans may struggle for the capacity to maintain a sense of self beyond the accompaniment of a personal technological device. The device can record, alter and preserve the user’s sense of self for them. In a way, the device serves as a personal mirror.
I a... Read More
Free
I a... Read More
Solar Tempests: Elyse Longair
Friday Jan. 4th 2019 until Fri. January 25th
‘Solar Tempests’ - Elyse Longair
Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria BC
Odeon Alley (764 Yates)
January 4 - January 25, 2019
Open 24 Hours.
Everyone Welcome!
En Lieu of an opening feel free to send along a photo of you with the art:
elyselongair@gmail.com, @elyselongair, #elyselongair Read More
Free 24/7
Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria BC
Odeon Alley (764 Yates)
January 4 - January 25, 2019
Open 24 Hours.
Everyone Welcome!
En Lieu of an opening feel free to send along a photo of you with the art:
elyselongair@gmail.com, @elyselongair, #elyselongair Read More
Solar Tempests: Elyse Longair
Friday Jan. 4th 2019 until Fri. January 25th
Elyse Longair Solo Exhibition: 'Solar Tempests' at The Ministry Of Casual Living Gallery.
Open 24 Hours.
Everyone Welcome!
En Lieu of an opening feel free to send along a photo of you with the art elyselongair@gmail.com, #elyselongair @elyselongair Read More
Free 24/7
Open 24 Hours.
Everyone Welcome!
En Lieu of an opening feel free to send along a photo of you with the art elyselongair@gmail.com, #elyselongair @elyselongair Read More
Exactly Right: Elizabeth Charters
Tuesday Dec. 11th 2018 until Fri. January 4th
Isn’t it all about making something out of the hard stuff through some distance? This work was made a year ago, quickly, under a deadline. The neon came from a Co-op gas station somewhere on the island. When the Co-op company rebranded, switching from neon to LEDs in their new design, local sign c...
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Free
Proud To Honour: Terry-Dayne Beasley
Friday Dec. 7th 2018 until Fri. December 21st
Proud To Honour
Terry-Dayne Beasley
Exhibition: December 7-21, 2018
Opening + Open Studio Fundraiser: Friday, December 7, 2018, 7-11pm
Location: MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
Receiving an award at a young age from a local sect of the Optimism International prompted Ter... Read More
Free 12-5pm, Fri, Sat, Sun
Terry-Dayne Beasley
Exhibition: December 7-21, 2018
Opening + Open Studio Fundraiser: Friday, December 7, 2018, 7-11pm
Location: MoCL Devonshire Studio Gallery, 858 Devonshire Road
Receiving an award at a young age from a local sect of the Optimism International prompted Ter... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Proud To Honour: Terry-Dayne Beasley
Friday Dec. 7th 2018 until Mon. December 10th
Receiving an award at a young age from a local sect of the Optimism International prompted Terry-Dayne Beasley’s interest in social recognition of nuanced character traits. Beasley considers how identity relates to the history of symbolic reward systems, as well as the positive affect that occurs ...
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Free
Imperfect Parallels: Matthis Grunsky
Friday Nov. 23rd 2018 until Sun. November 25th
Imperfect Parallels
Matthis Grunsky
Opening - Friday, November 23, 2018, 7-10pm
Viewing - Sat, Nov 24 and Sun, Nov 25, 12-5pm
Ministry of Casual Living, Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt Industrial Park
Featuring new work by Matthis Grunsky, Imperfect Parallels explo... Read More
Free Fri 7-10pm, Sat 12-5pm, Sun 12-5pm
Matthis Grunsky
Opening - Friday, November 23, 2018, 7-10pm
Viewing - Sat, Nov 24 and Sun, Nov 25, 12-5pm
Ministry of Casual Living, Devonshire Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt Industrial Park
Featuring new work by Matthis Grunsky, Imperfect Parallels explo... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Laughing on the Inside: Leah McInnis
Friday Nov. 9th 2018 until Sun. November 11th
Leah McInnis
Laughing on the Inside
November 9-11, 2018 (as part of Makeshift Festival)
Ministry of Casual Living Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt Industrial Park
Opening - Friday, November 9, 7-11pm
Viewing - Saturday, November 10, 12-5pm, Sunday, November 11, 12-5pm
Laughing ... Read More
Free Sat/Sun, 12-5pm gallery viewing hours
Laughing on the Inside
November 9-11, 2018 (as part of Makeshift Festival)
Ministry of Casual Living Studio Gallery
858 Devonshire Road, Esquimalt Industrial Park
Opening - Friday, November 9, 7-11pm
Viewing - Saturday, November 10, 12-5pm, Sunday, November 11, 12-5pm
Laughing ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Busy Town: Megan Krauss
Tuesday Nov. 6th 2018 until Tue. November 27th
Meghan Krauss
Busy Town 2018
Panoramic inkjet print on vinyl
3' X 7'
In 2015, I moved to Victoria, BC, from Banff National Park. While living in Banff, an area that attracts over 3 million visitors per year, my interest in tourism was sparked by these incredible numbers. I find the millions... Read More
Free
Busy Town 2018
Panoramic inkjet print on vinyl
3' X 7'
In 2015, I moved to Victoria, BC, from Banff National Park. While living in Banff, an area that attracts over 3 million visitors per year, my interest in tourism was sparked by these incredible numbers. I find the millions... Read More
NO MOON TONIGHT - Sylvie Ringer & Jenni Schine: Sylvie Ringer, Jennie Shine
Friday Oct. 26th 2018
NO MOON TONIGHT
Opening reception
Friday, October 26, 2018
Ministry of Casual Living, Devonshire Studio Gallery
7 pm - 10 pm
Sylvie Ringer ( works on paper, publications )
& Jenni Schine ( Sound )
Sylvie Ringer, the current artist in residence of the Bonnie McComb Kreye Studio Residenc... Read More
Free 7pm - 10pm
Opening reception
Friday, October 26, 2018
Ministry of Casual Living, Devonshire Studio Gallery
7 pm - 10 pm
Sylvie Ringer ( works on paper, publications )
& Jenni Schine ( Sound )
Sylvie Ringer, the current artist in residence of the Bonnie McComb Kreye Studio Residenc... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Island the Uplifts and Swallows: Sylvie Ringer
Tuesday Oct. 23rd 2018 until Tue. November 6th
Digital print of original work (charcoal on paper, 60x80cm) on wood panel 2018
Sylvie Ringer is an artist based in Hamburg and currently living in Vancouver. She received a Diplom (MA) in Communication Design and Fine Arts from Armgartstrasse Hamburg, Germany and with an art practice based in drawi... Read More
Free
Sylvie Ringer is an artist based in Hamburg and currently living in Vancouver. She received a Diplom (MA) in Communication Design and Fine Arts from Armgartstrasse Hamburg, Germany and with an art practice based in drawi... Read More
![Sculpt the Motion - Antimatter [media art]: Devis Venturelli - May 26th @ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery](https://imageland.indivision.ca/4140204.jpg)
Sculpt the Motion - Antimatter [media art]: Devis Venturelli
Thursday Oct. 11th 2018 until Sun. October 21st
Sculpt the Motion
Devis Venturelli
single channel video installation | 6:08 | Italy | 2017
Sculpt the Motion shows continuous transformations of metallic bodies through different urban plans. Contemporary architecture is a scenario for performance, an experience as a sculptural promenade in c... Read More
Free
Devis Venturelli
single channel video installation | 6:08 | Italy | 2017
Sculpt the Motion shows continuous transformations of metallic bodies through different urban plans. Contemporary architecture is a scenario for performance, an experience as a sculptural promenade in c... Read More
Saa Xti Guidxiilayu : Dance of the Land: Abraham León Pérez, Kay Gallivan
Friday Sep. 28th 2018 until Sun. September 30th
September 28th-30th
Opening reception September 28th at 7 pm
Viewing, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th, 12-5pm
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In September 2017, Mexico was hit by two earthquakes. The first one on September 7 hit the Isthmus of Tehauntep, a Zapotec region in Southern Oaxaca, knocking down approximately 16,000... Read More
Free Friday, 7-11pm Saturday and Sunday, 12-5pm
MoCL Devonshire Studio gallery, 858 Devonshire Road.
Opening reception September 28th at 7 pm
Viewing, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th, 12-5pm
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In September 2017, Mexico was hit by two earthquakes. The first one on September 7 hit the Isthmus of Tehauntep, a Zapotec region in Southern Oaxaca, knocking down approximately 16,000... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
New Beginning: Luke Garrison
Saturday Sep. 8th 2018 until Sat. September 29th
What can be said of this --a war of attrition-- in every sense in this amphitheatre of cloak and dagger?
It would seem we are doomed to experience a miserable downward trajectory...But if this were not so?"
"This work is eschatological in scope. In absolute terms, it embraces that cosmic events ar... Read More
It would seem we are doomed to experience a miserable downward trajectory...But if this were not so?"
"This work is eschatological in scope. In absolute terms, it embraces that cosmic events ar... Read More
FILM + SOUND Series No. 3 : Capital City Archives
Friday Aug. 24th 2018
THE MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING presents:
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 3: Capital City Archives
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 9pm
The third in a series of monthly open air film + music nights, FILM + SOUND No. 3 takes place in conjunction with the INTEGRATE ARTS FESTIVAL http://integratearts.ca/.... Read More
By Donation 9 doors at 8:30
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 3: Capital City Archives
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road 9pm
The third in a series of monthly open air film + music nights, FILM + SOUND No. 3 takes place in conjunction with the INTEGRATE ARTS FESTIVAL http://integratearts.ca/.... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Cryptosmear: Shawn Shepherd
Saturday Aug. 4th 2018 until Sat. August 18th
For several years the developing cryptocurrency market has managed to operate as an unregulated and often hyped frontier, much like the art market. As the "crypto" world expands so does the language associated with it. Old school financial corporations and governments seeing the cryptocurrency realm...
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Free 24-7
FILM + SOUND Series No. 2 : West German Cinema
Friday Jul. 27th 2018
THE MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING presents:
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 2: New German Cinema
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road
Join us for a screening of RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER'S feature film, FOX AND HIS FRIENDS (1975), along with a selection of early short films by WIM WENDERS. W/ live synth-drive... Read More
By Donation 9 doors at 8:30
FILM + SOUND SERIES No. 2: New German Cinema
@ MoCL Studios 858 Devonshire Road
Join us for a screening of RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER'S feature film, FOX AND HIS FRIENDS (1975), along with a selection of early short films by WIM WENDERS. W/ live synth-drive... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Gord Downie's Pen
Saturday Jul. 14th 2018 until Sat. August 4th
a pen that was Gord Downie's
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FILM + SOUND Series No. 1 : Experimental Shorts
Friday Jun. 29th 2018
THE MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING presents:
FILM + SOUND SERIES, Summer Program 2018
Friday June 29, 9PM
No. 1 : Experimental Shorts
"The task of cinema or any other art form is not to translate hidden messages of the unconscious soul into art but to experiment with the effects contemporary tec... Read More
By Donation 9 doors at 8:30
FILM + SOUND SERIES, Summer Program 2018
Friday June 29, 9PM
No. 1 : Experimental Shorts
"The task of cinema or any other art form is not to translate hidden messages of the unconscious soul into art but to experiment with the effects contemporary tec... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Kelly Green Kollective, Super Symmetry
Saturday Jun. 16th 2018 until Sat. July 14th
Super Symmetry is a new mixed media work on paper by the Kelly Green Kollective exploring the figurative the abstract and the abject in the daily ritual of our painting praxis.
The Kelly Green Kollective are a collaborative painting/drawing duo comprised of Roy Green and Pj Kelly. In the past year,... Read More
The Kelly Green Kollective are a collaborative painting/drawing duo comprised of Roy Green and Pj Kelly. In the past year,... Read More
Connor Charlesworth & Leah Hodge, Soft Step
Saturday May. 26th 2018 until Sat. June 16th
soft step
Connor Charlesworth
Leah Hodge
Biography:
Connor Charlesworth is visual artist currently based in Victoria, BC, and originally from Kelowna, BC. Connor received his MFA from the University of Victoria (2018) and his BFA from the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, BC (20... Read More
Connor Charlesworth
Leah Hodge
Biography:
Connor Charlesworth is visual artist currently based in Victoria, BC, and originally from Kelowna, BC. Connor received his MFA from the University of Victoria (2018) and his BFA from the University of British Columbia in Kelowna, BC (20... Read More
Taryn Walker, The Things That Keep Me Up At Night
Sunday May. 6th 2018 until Sun. May 20th
Taryn Walker’s drawing series “The Things That Keep Me Up At Night” is an exploration of daily anxieties, annoyances, and unexpected surprises. The installation features 100 tiny drawings that act as small sentences which work together to imply a larger narrative. Despite evoking narrative qua...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Subject To Change: Marina DiMaio, Evelyn Sorochan-Ruland , Xristia Trutiak
Saturday Apr. 28th 2018
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Opening reception April 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
858 Devonshire Road, in the Eaquimalt Industrial Park
Marina DiMaio
Evelyn Sorochan-Ruland
Xristia Trutiak
at The Ministry of Casual Living from April 28 - May 5, 2018
The Ministry of Casual Living’s newest location in the Esqui... Read More
Free 7pm - 9pm
Opening reception April 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
858 Devonshire Road, in the Eaquimalt Industrial Park
Marina DiMaio
Evelyn Sorochan-Ruland
Xristia Trutiak
at The Ministry of Casual Living from April 28 - May 5, 2018
The Ministry of Casual Living’s newest location in the Esqui... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Nicholas Vandergugten, No Repeat Workday
Sunday Apr. 15th 2018 until Sun. May 6th
No Repeat Workday:
Narrated by the artists impulsive scanning of the FM Radio, "No Repeat Workday" is a video work that is part performance, part documentary, featuring 15 minutes and 49 seconds of intimate footage from a bad mental health day at work. "Narcissus Mirror" is a mirror built up wit... Read More
Narrated by the artists impulsive scanning of the FM Radio, "No Repeat Workday" is a video work that is part performance, part documentary, featuring 15 minutes and 49 seconds of intimate footage from a bad mental health day at work. "Narcissus Mirror" is a mirror built up wit... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Kid Friendly Daytime Dance Party
Sunday Apr. 8th 2018
Come on down and dance with the FLEX Deejay crew at the Ministry of Casual Living in Esquimalt!!
3 dollar carrot juices to help raise money for the space.
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10am - 2pm doors at 10am
3 dollar carrot juices to help raise money for the space.
$5 suggested donation, but no one turned away Read More
@ 858 Devonshire MOCL headquarters
Six Legs in a Hammock, Leah McInnis and David Michael Peters
Saturday Mar. 31st 2018 until Sun. April 15th
The notion that the desirable activities are those that bring a profit has made everything topsy-turvy.
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Leisure is essential to civilization, and in former times leisure for the few was only rendered possible by the labours of the many. But their labours were valuable, not because work is g... Read More
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Leisure is essential to civilization, and in former times leisure for the few was only rendered possible by the labours of the many. But their labours were valuable, not because work is g... Read More
@ ministry of casual living window
50% Illuminated: A Night of Drawing and Visual Projections
Friday Mar. 23rd 2018
The full moon is so overrated! Tonight we celebrate the humble 1st quarter, when the moon is HALF ILLUMINATED by the sun and both celestial bodies pull each other in different directions ...... Visitors can explore this theme through drawing, using various objects, video projections and sweet tunes ...
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Free 7:30pm - 11:30pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
50% Illuminated: A Night of Drawing and Visual Projections
Friday Mar. 23rd 2018
The full moon is so overrated! Tonight we celebrate the humble 1st quarter, when the moon is HALF ILLUMINATED by the sun and both celestial bodies pull each other in different directions ...... Visitors can explore this theme through drawing, using various objects, video projections and sweet tunes ...
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7pm - 11:30pm
@ Ministry of Casual Living Devonshire Studios, 858 Devonshire Rd
You Are Here, Jeremy Herndl
Saturday Mar. 10th 2018 until Sat. March 31st
Old Road (Joe Henry Highway). Oil on canvas, 60” x 72”. 2017
I made this painting during a residency at Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon last August. It was made outdoors or “plein air” and I worked it for ten days from morning until night, which came late being that far north. ... Read More
I made this painting during a residency at Tombstone Territorial Park in the Yukon last August. It was made outdoors or “plein air” and I worked it for ten days from morning until night, which came late being that far north. ... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Libby Oliver 'The Commons'
Saturday Feb. 17th 2018 until Sat. March 10th
Libby Oliver's photography series "The Commons" addresses our relationship to our urban environments. The project has involved over 120 people across British Columbia laying face down on different sidewalk surfaces. The figures' identities are indistinguishable and their forms become passive and uns...
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@ ministry of casual living window gallery
Rose Lange Bloodless
Friday Feb. 2nd 2018 until Fri. February 16th
Rose Lange's Paining exhibition is an exploration of the inevitability of blood and guts made apparent by the disruption of influential renaissance paintings.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Leah Craig The Power of the Feminine
Tuesday Jan. 16th 2018 until Fri. February 2nd
"The Power of the Feminine" was created by drawing energy and strength from within, being in touch with spirituality, and being inspired by the natural world and its inhabitants. By tapping into the minds eye, I have created these images of extreme color, to brighten even the darkest of days. The p...
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@ ministry of casual living window
"The Power of the Feminine: Leah Craig
Tuesday Jan. 16th 2018 until Fri. February 2nd
"The Ministry of Casual Living" presents the works of Leah Marie Craig Her extreme use of colour will bring light, even to the darkest of days. It will bring power and strengh to the feminine, conjuring feelings of love and self empowerment.
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Free
@ The Ministry of Casual Living art display case Odeon Alley
Kyla Slobodin, Traces
Thursday Dec. 28th 2017 until Mon. January 15th
These paintings were created through a close examination of the marks left in places and spaces that often are forgotten about and subsequently are built upon over time - marks, scratches, and worn down surfaces can be imagined as the ghostly remnants formed from a collection of moments and by our r...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Seasonal Living
Friday Dec. 15th 2017
Ministry of Casual Living
* * * SEASONAL LIVING * * *
Exhibition • Open Studios • Fundraiser
Friday, December 15, 2017
Reception - 7pm til late
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Open Studios - 12-5pm
MoCL Devonshire Studios
858 Devonshire Road, Victoria, BC
(In the Esquimalt Industria... Read More
7pm - late
* * * SEASONAL LIVING * * *
Exhibition • Open Studios • Fundraiser
Friday, December 15, 2017
Reception - 7pm til late
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Open Studios - 12-5pm
MoCL Devonshire Studios
858 Devonshire Road, Victoria, BC
(In the Esquimalt Industria... Read More
@ MoCL Devonshire Studios
Kelsey Legault Still Life
Sunday Dec. 3rd 2017 until Thu. December 28th
Still Life, February 2017, Digital Print, 24 X 16 inches
Still Life depicts a scene of three computer monitors and three potted plants. The computer monitors show an altered representation of the same scene that the monitors themselves reside in, causing the reality of the whole image to be at... Read More
Still Life depicts a scene of three computer monitors and three potted plants. The computer monitors show an altered representation of the same scene that the monitors themselves reside in, causing the reality of the whole image to be at... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Barrie Szekely - For the Birds
Monday Nov. 13th 2017 until Sun. December 3rd
'In my practice, the paintings are developed in a measured indecisiveness and built in spatial contractions that mimic my everyday life experiences in this unpredictable world.' – Barrie Szekely
Barrie has been a Victoria resident since 1982. Barrie has exhibited throughout Canada and the Unite... Read More
Barrie has been a Victoria resident since 1982. Barrie has exhibited throughout Canada and the Unite... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Hjalmer Wenstob “Fractured Imprint” (The truth I think I know of masks; spirits in light)
Monday Oct. 30th 2017 until Sun. November 12th
2017, Fabric, Fluorescent Light
Fractured Imprint, is a series of ethereal fabric and light pieces. Hardened within the fabric are masks, which are then covered by another veil of fabric. Hung from lights, these simple objects become the echo of a spirit, the echo of a dancer, moving to your move... Read More
Fractured Imprint, is a series of ethereal fabric and light pieces. Hardened within the fabric are masks, which are then covered by another veil of fabric. Hung from lights, these simple objects become the echo of a spirit, the echo of a dancer, moving to your move... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Eli Hirtle : Mîkisihkahcikewin
Saturday Oct. 21st 2017
Come join us on Saturday afternnon to view Eli's beadwork installed on a canoe in our gallery space. There will also be photos shown of the beadwork out on the water. If the weather cooperates, we will roll the art down to Banfield park to launch it.
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.... Read More
1pm - 4pm
Light snacks and refreshments will be served.... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire
Antimatter [media art] Festival presents 'Palmerston Blvd.' by Dan Browne, a single channel video installation.
Friday Oct. 13th 2017 until Sat. October 28th
In Palmerston Blvd. Dan Browne invites the audience into the intimate space of his living room in this portrait of a bay window recorded over the course of a year. Gradual shifts in the interior and exterior environments mark the passing of the seasons, a slow dance of objects and light juxtaposed b...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Margaret Dragu & Jörn J. Burmester Performance Art Aktions
Thursday Oct. 12th 2017
Margaret Dragu & Jörn J. Burmester Performance Art Aktions
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 8pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC
$15 General Admission, Students $5, tickets at the door,
Email curator dougjarvis@gmail.com to reserve.
Presented by O... Read More
8pm doors at 7:30pm
Thursday, October 12, 2017, 8pm (Doors open at 7:30pm)
Metro Studio Theatre, 1411 Quadra Street, Victoria, BC
$15 General Admission, Students $5, tickets at the door,
Email curator dougjarvis@gmail.com to reserve.
Presented by O... Read More
@ Metro Studio Theatre
(Un)Symposium: Akademy of human & Performance Art Aktions: Margaret Dragu, Jörn J. Burmester
Tuesday Oct. 10th 2017
Have you ever experienced someone in front of the Bay Centre downtown earnestly washing the sidewalk, or walking a blank chalkboard back-and-forth, or eating the contents of their jacket pockets in an exaggerated, seagull like fashion? If so, did you wish that you could also let go of your self-res...
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Kahla Lichti
Thursday Sep. 28th 2017 until Thu. October 12th
Kahla Lichti RSE is an artist, electrician, and writer currently living in Victoria BC. See more of her work on her blog:
https://secretlifeofanapprenticeellectrician.wordpress.com Read More
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https://secretlifeofanapprenticeellectrician.wordpress.com Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Gallery
Anne Heeney 'Borrowed Landscapes'
Friday Sep. 8th 2017 until Thu. September 28th
Anne Heeney—resident of Victoria since 2006—completed a BFA at UVic in 2008. Studio practice currently at Rock Bay Square—visits encouraged.
'Borrowed Landscapes' consists of 'Impart: Screen'—one of a series of four paintings construing dreamt architectural forms. And 'Borrowed Landscapes ... Read More
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'Borrowed Landscapes' consists of 'Impart: Screen'—one of a series of four paintings construing dreamt architectural forms. And 'Borrowed Landscapes ... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living Window Galley
Maddy Knott 'Pet Shop'
Friday Aug. 25th 2017 until Thu. September 7th
Maddy Knott is an emerging artist from Vancouver Island, she holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria. Knott is a NSCAD alumnus where she studied Fine Arts and minored in Jewellery Design after her graduation from the Visual Arts program at Camosun College.
Her small-scale sculp... Read More
all hours
Her small-scale sculp... Read More
@ Window Gallery
'Pet Shop' by Maddy Knott
Friday Aug. 25th 2017 until Thu. September 7th
Maddy Knott is an emerging artist from Vancouver Island, she holds a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Victoria. Knott is a NSCAD alumnus where she studied Fine Arts and minored in Jewellery Design after her graduation from the Visual Arts program at Camosun College.
Her small-scale sculp... Read More
all hours
Her small-scale sculp... Read More
@ Window Gallery at Odeon Alley (Millie's Lane)
Emily Grace Harrison: Odeon Alley Window Gallery: Emily Grace Harrison
Tuesday Jun. 20th 2017 until Fri. June 30th
The fifty fifty arts collective, with the support of the Ministry of Casual Living, is programming Bonnie McComb Kreye Artist-in-Residence, Emily Grace Harrison, in the Ministry's Odeon Alley Window from June 20th to June 30th. On Thursday, June 15th at 6 30pm, join the collective and a host of arti...
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Free Ongoing
VHS Open Mic
Thursday May. 18th 2017
Where are those pesky VHS tapes? In the basement? the attic? In full circulation in your VCR?Old family dinners? Christmases? Art school experimentation? Strange obscur VHS french film from the eighth garage sale of the day? If you find some, bring them down to the Ministry of Casual Living to share...
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7pm doors at 7pm
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire Rd.
figure drawing nights ant the Ministry of Casual Living
Tuesday Feb. 28th 2017
The Ministry of Casual Living is pleased to announce we will be hosting Figure Drawing on Tuesday nights @ our new location.
858 Devonshire Rd. Victoria, BC.
A model who will pose for 2 hours in increments of 2, 5, 10, 15, & 25 minutes whilst we draw them. Their will be a twenty minute br... Read More
7pm
858 Devonshire Rd. Victoria, BC.
A model who will pose for 2 hours in increments of 2, 5, 10, 15, & 25 minutes whilst we draw them. Their will be a twenty minute br... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living studios 858 Devonshire
Elyse Longair Between Atoms
Thursday Feb. 16th 2017 until Mon. March 6th
Between Atoms by Elyse Longair
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@ ministry of casual living window gallery
Video open mic and velvet strut dance party
Thursday Feb. 2nd 2017
The Ministry of Casual Living presents:
Video Open Mic + Velvet Strut Dance Party
Feb 2nd at Intrepid Theatre Club
$5-$10
8-10pm Video Open Mic
Have an old or new video you made and want to share it with a real audience? We will have a VCR , DVD player and a laptop to access your analogue ... Read More
8pm doors at 7pm
Video Open Mic + Velvet Strut Dance Party
Feb 2nd at Intrepid Theatre Club
$5-$10
8-10pm Video Open Mic
Have an old or new video you made and want to share it with a real audience? We will have a VCR , DVD player and a laptop to access your analogue ... Read More
@ Intrepid theatre club
Todd Lambeth : Friday night Spectrum
Wednesday Feb. 1st 2017 until Wed. February 15th
Trash City by Alysha Farling
Wednesday Dec. 28th 2016
Alysha Farling collected debris in and around bodies of water that was used to create Trash City, a floating installation. It was installed at Willow's beach at sunrise on Wednesday December 28th, 2016. This event was not publicly announced, as the artist wished to keep this experience illusive, and...
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@ PaddleBox Gallery
Trash City by Alysha Farling
Wednesday Dec. 28th 2016
Alysha Farling collected debris around bodies of water and used these bits to create Trash City, a floating installation. It was installed at Willow's beach at sunrise on Wednesday December 28th, 2016. This event was not publicly announced, as the artist wished to keep this experience illusive, and ...
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Ministry Mixed Magic Arts
Thursday Dec. 1st 2016
Ministry of Casual Living opens the doors of the secret society to present an assortment of puppetry, storytelling, magic, hip hop, with darlings from the noise scene. Gallery propaganda will be available.
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$7.00 7:30 doors at 7:00
Keihlah Lukenbull-Williams, Kay Gallivan, Bradley Yuxwelupton Dick:Hay'sxw'qa Si'em : Past/Present/Future
Tuesday Oct. 25th 2016 until Tue. February 28th
“Hay'sxw'qa Si'em : Past/Present/Future” is a floating map on the inner harbour, situating us in space as well as in time. Two streams of water represent the two traditional names of this area: Lewkungen and Songish (often spelled “Songhees”) territory. The name Lekwungen has existed since b...
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24 hours a day
@ Moored at the Wharf st. Docks
MoCL seeks applications for renting studios
Monday Sep. 26th 2016
The Ministry of Casual Living is in the process of leasing a building to develop into studio spaces.
We are asking all artists and organizations who are interested in studio space for now or the future, to please fill out the application form accessible at the link below and return via email to m... Read More
We are asking all artists and organizations who are interested in studio space for now or the future, to please fill out the application form accessible at the link below and return via email to m... Read More
MoCL seeks applications for renting studios
Monday Sep. 26th 2016 until Sat. December 31st
The Ministry of Casual Living is in the process of leasing a building to develop into studio spaces.
We are asking all artists and organizations who are interested in studio space for now or the future, to please fill out the application form accessible at the link below and return via email to m... Read More
We are asking all artists and organizations who are interested in studio space for now or the future, to please fill out the application form accessible at the link below and return via email to m... Read More
@ MoCL Studios
Empty Grocery Store BBQ and Make-In
Sunday Sep. 11th 2016
Come one Come all to The Minsistry of Casual Living's Special Empty Grocery Store BBQ Blowout! Featuring live painting and art making by some of our studio artists and community members. Artists TBA. Stay Tuned! come be a part of live art making, and hey!, while your at it, grab a hot dog!
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5pm - 12am doors at 5pm
@ pin 819 Fort st, victoria BC, below the ministry studios in th
Sierra Lundy at Integrate Arts Festival
Saturday Aug. 27th 2016 until Sun. August 28th
PedalBox Gallery featured a 2D painting by Sierra Lundy called Unicorn and Limb Landscape, oil on canvas. We celebrated this piece over the weekend of the Integrate Arts Festival. Roaming around town on the Saturday, and joining the bicycle art crawl on the Sunday.
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@ PedalBox Gallery
Ingrid Mary Percy : Untitled(GLO)
Friday Aug. 26th 2016 until Fri. September 9th
Untitled (GLO) by Ingrid Mary Percy at MoCL Odeon Alley, Victoria, BC (700 block Yates Street). Day is for recharging, night is for emitting. A luminescent, icosihenagon (21-gon) string drawing that thinks it's a sculpture. Until September 9, 2016.
Bio:
Ingrid Mary Percy studied visual art at ... Read More
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Ingrid Mary Percy studied visual art at ... Read More
@ Ministry Window in Odeon Alley
SUPER HOT DOG FUN TIME! wOw.
Thursday Aug. 11th 2016
ART ART ART FUN TIME PLAY!!! We are hosting a big time art display and musical fiesta featuring musicians and artists from as far as Germany and as close as your friends! Come on down and check out our sweet line-up. And yes there will be hot dogs! vegan options. Bring your own toppings mmm Yum
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8pm - 12am doors at 8pm
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@ Ministry of Casual Living 2610 Rock Bay Ave
NASARIMBA 2.0 : MIKHAIL M & RACHEL Z
Thursday Aug. 4th 2016 until Thu. August 18th
NASARIMBA (meaning mischief)
A collaborative project.
NASARIMBA is a regeneration of the TMC (Tender Mountain Clan) group project that was active in Calgary from 2005-08. The TMC made collaborative artworks on pieces of cutout wooden shapes and nailed them to telephone poles in various communi... Read More
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A collaborative project.
NASARIMBA is a regeneration of the TMC (Tender Mountain Clan) group project that was active in Calgary from 2005-08. The TMC made collaborative artworks on pieces of cutout wooden shapes and nailed them to telephone poles in various communi... Read More
@ Odeon Alley Window
Naomi Kennedy : What Rough Beast
Wednesday Aug. 3rd 2016 until Wed. August 17th
What Rough Beast.. is an Exploration of the Heart via Paint and Performance, with Naomi Kennedy
A stationary painting exhibit will be up at Cedar Hill rec.
Opening Reception/meet the artist:
Tuesday, AUGUST 9th, 7pm
Paintings and Performances will be couriered around the city via the Paddle... Read More
A stationary painting exhibit will be up at Cedar Hill rec.
Opening Reception/meet the artist:
Tuesday, AUGUST 9th, 7pm
Paintings and Performances will be couriered around the city via the Paddle... Read More
@ Cedar Hill Rec centre, various locations around the city
Andrew Dick : Lexxtin
Saturday Jul. 16th 2016 until Thu. August 4th
\" Andrew Dick \" = \" Lexxtin \"
\" I enjoy visualizing myself as a tiny invisible dot in a vast universe\"
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\" I enjoy visualizing myself as a tiny invisible dot in a vast universe\"
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@ Odeon Alley Window
Roy Green: Bird Boat Trio Launch
Friday Jul. 15th 2016
Roy Green and Paddlebox present the Bird Boat Trio!! Come hang in front of Spiral cafe for a bit then march in the bird boat procession of wierdness to the dock, where the Bird Boat Trio will be officailly launched again!!!!!
Made possible by the support of the City of Victoria and the CRD:) Read More
7pm
Made possible by the support of the City of Victoria and the CRD:) Read More
@ Spiral Cafe/the ocean
Kate Romain : Lettuce Play
Friday Jul. 1st 2016 until Fri. July 15th
ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living
Drawings by Dorone: Art and Eviction Slumber Party
Monday Jun. 27th 2016 until Thu. June 30th
Dorone has been painting for six years and this is their first time showing their paintings and drawings. This work focuses on the free forms of nature that the pen and brush speak about in squiggles and swirls and chance. Dorone hopes this group of pictures will reveal more of their process and the...
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@ ministry of casual living 1056A north park
Interactive Astrodrama Workshop
Sunday Jun. 26th 2016
Astrology, The Science of Light, is a detailed and complex system of knowledge. Humans learn best and most rapidly through storytelling. the purpose of danceoftheplanets interactive astrodrama workshops is to give the valuable tool of astrological language to individuals for their own use and interp...
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1pm - 7pm
@ the ministry of casual living 1056A North Park
After
Wednesday Jun. 22nd 2016 until Sun. June 26th
After brings together four artists working with projections, installations, drawings, food and photography. Unified through a residency in Japan in the summer of 2015, they share similar content and materials, and emphasize collaboration.
Collectively, the artists Shiowaki, Petays, Negishi and Ch... Read More
Collectively, the artists Shiowaki, Petays, Negishi and Ch... Read More
@ ministry of casual living 1056A north park
Curious Beast
Friday Jun. 17th 2016 until Tue. June 21st
A Raven Called Crow returns to Victoria to exhibit her drawings and perform live improvised surrealist song-poetry with found objects, toy instruments, and a loop pedal featuring special guest artists doing experimental performances that you would be crazy to miss.
*be prepared for Angora genita... Read More
*be prepared for Angora genita... Read More
@ ministry of casual living 1056A north park
Jeremy Herndl : Sticks and Cloth
Thursday Jun. 9th 2016 until Thu. June 30th
Exhibition Statement:
I am interested in spaces where human and non human elements coalesce and describe a social situation. The "Tent City" here in Victoria is nothing if not descriptive, and in this work I have attempted to paint the textures of cloth, sticks, soil, foliage and ephemera... The... Read More
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I am interested in spaces where human and non human elements coalesce and describe a social situation. The "Tent City" here in Victoria is nothing if not descriptive, and in this work I have attempted to paint the textures of cloth, sticks, soil, foliage and ephemera... The... Read More
@ Odeon Alley Window
Compassion City: The art of tent city at the Ministry of Casual Living
Wednesday Jun. 1st 2016 until Fri. June 10th
Compassion city is an assortment of art from folks who have lived or are currently residing in Tent City. It is a space for those living at tent city to showcase their art in the form of installation, painting, and drawings. Most art was made on site during the occupation of the land on the lawn of ...
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@ 1056 North Park Ministry of Casual Living
Angela McKinnon : Life's Dope
Wednesday May. 25th 2016 until Wed. June 8th
Exhibition Statement:
Angela McKinnon's new series 'Life's Dope' celebrates the complexity of cannabis culture. Using collage, mantra-like typography, and zen doodles she hopes to inspire dialogue concerning addiction and personal growth. The background is made up of delicately put together page... Read More
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Angela McKinnon's new series 'Life's Dope' celebrates the complexity of cannabis culture. Using collage, mantra-like typography, and zen doodles she hopes to inspire dialogue concerning addiction and personal growth. The background is made up of delicately put together page... Read More
@ Odeon Alley Window
Cat Parker : Metamorphosis
Wednesday May. 11th 2016 until Wed. May 25th
Exhibition statement:
My most recent body of work focuses upon the concept of metamorphosis and self growth. Intrigued by the biological process by which an animal, or in this case humans not only physically change, but emotionally and intellectually. Often involving or following a conspicuous an... Read More
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My most recent body of work focuses upon the concept of metamorphosis and self growth. Intrigued by the biological process by which an animal, or in this case humans not only physically change, but emotionally and intellectually. Often involving or following a conspicuous an... Read More
@ Odeon Alley Window
150 Bike Wheels Later
Sunday May. 1st 2016 until Thu. May 5th
Make the Bike Dome come to life over May 1st-5th at the Ministry of Casual Living. Contribute by decorating a rim that will be used in the final installation held at Other World this summer. We call upon the bicycle gravyards for all of your scrap, busted rims. Bring out your dead! Wheels! This cola...
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24 hrs
@ ministry of casual living 1056a north park
Isaac Holland : Movings Onwards
Monday Apr. 25th 2016 until Tue. May 10th
Description to come.
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Annie Goodfellow ft. Donald Trump VS Punkasso, Hagatha Crispy ft. Crotch Light VS Annacondo, Jean Spawnda ft. Clitoratti VS Steel Kegal, Macho Ham ft. Bacon Titties VS Quagga Mussel, HALF TIME show ft. BadBoy4U, Ursa Major VS Medoucha , ...
Saturday Apr. 23rd 2016
The West Coast League Of Lady Wrestlers proudly present:
♥THE VELVET RUT RUMBLE♥⚡⚡
Featuring wrestlers from the League Of Lady Wrestlers Toronto, the Dawson City League Of Lady Wrestlers and some fresh local talent, the VELVET RUT RUMBLE will showcase elaborate entrances, fierce fights... Read More
$15.00 8:00 pm - 12:00 am doors at 7:00 pm
♥THE VELVET RUT RUMBLE♥⚡⚡
Featuring wrestlers from the League Of Lady Wrestlers Toronto, the Dawson City League Of Lady Wrestlers and some fresh local talent, the VELVET RUT RUMBLE will showcase elaborate entrances, fierce fights... Read More
Sergio Rojas Chaves : At Home WIth Plants
Saturday Apr. 9th 2016 until Sat. April 23rd
“Whether he knows it or not, a man needs to be close to growing things” - Ross Parmenter, The Plant in My Window
Exhibition Statement :
My most recent body of work explores notions of distance, displacement, and belonging through a focus on houseplants. I would describe this project as a... Read More
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Exhibition Statement :
My most recent body of work explores notions of distance, displacement, and belonging through a focus on houseplants. I would describe this project as a... Read More
@ Odeon Alley Window
Fundraising through Ethereal Wanderings // Art for the Resistance
Thursday Apr. 7th 2016 until Wed. April 20th
Adrian's art is inspired by her own experiences as a young woman trying to navigate this mad, mad world. Other forms of inspiration come from the many people that have forever impacted her life, from the beautiful and the ugly that she has observed in this life and from the things that lie beyond th...
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6:30-11pm
@ ministry of casual living 1056a north park
Alysha Farling : The City of Innard
Saturday Mar. 26th 2016 until Sat. April 9th
Exhibition Statement:
A miniature world inspired by the first world/home we inhabit, our bodies.
Artist's Bio:
I was born and raised in Victoria BC. I received my art diploma from Camosun College in 2008 and then went on to Concordia University where I received my BFA in 2013, where I majo... Read More
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A miniature world inspired by the first world/home we inhabit, our bodies.
Artist's Bio:
I was born and raised in Victoria BC. I received my art diploma from Camosun College in 2008 and then went on to Concordia University where I received my BFA in 2013, where I majo... Read More
@ Odeon Alley WIndow
Various Filmakers : Bike- In Movie Night
Saturday Mar. 26th 2016
Come join us for an evening of local short films depicting the art shows held on the PedalBox Gallery for the last two years.
Including:
'Transitron' by Sam Sharp
'Creative spaces' by Eira-Shay Barker-Hart
' The Moving picture Show' by Brendan Holm
As well as a special showing of the... Read More
9pm - 11pm
Including:
'Transitron' by Sam Sharp
'Creative spaces' by Eira-Shay Barker-Hart
' The Moving picture Show' by Brendan Holm
As well as a special showing of the... Read More
@ Backyard of 30 Burnside Rd. West
Circles/Wings & Other Things
Tuesday Mar. 22nd 2016 until Thu. March 31st
Self taught artist,
Smitten by symmetry,
Captivated by color,
Swooning for swans,
Come out and feast your eyes!
prints/ patches for sale! Read More
6-11 PM
Smitten by symmetry,
Captivated by color,
Swooning for swans,
Come out and feast your eyes!
prints/ patches for sale! Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living 1056A North Park
Wonky Peach: First Show Ever!
Thursday Mar. 17th 2016
Junktime Puppets and VH1 present you with the original puppet band Wonky Peach. A look into the band from '93-'99. Where they started, how it ended, who hooked up, and who fell off the wagon.... Ever wonder where "I don't like men, but I like girls now" came from? Here the story, hear them liv...
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8:30 - 10 doors at 8:00
@ ministry of casual living 1056a north park
Wegadesk Gorup-Paul : Geometric Gifts
Saturday Mar. 12th 2016 until Sat. March 26th
Exhibition Statement : Understanding personalities of shapes and colours.
Artist's Bio : Wegadesk D. Gorup-Paul's inspiration for his art comes from the beautiful surroundings of his home city, Victoria.
Weg- "We owe great thanks to the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations for living in harm... Read More
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Artist's Bio : Wegadesk D. Gorup-Paul's inspiration for his art comes from the beautiful surroundings of his home city, Victoria.
Weg- "We owe great thanks to the Esquimalt and Songhees First Nations for living in harm... Read More
Planomaniac presenting A Strong Man
Saturday Mar. 5th 2016 until Mon. February 15th
A Strong Man featuring Musical Guests TBA
Electric veined vixens, submerged in the deep recesses of heavy personal confessions. Ive loved, made love to and fucked hard the infinate life and earth cycle and have been humbled. I hope to envoke with this show a feeling similar to blissful insignifican... Read More
7-11
Electric veined vixens, submerged in the deep recesses of heavy personal confessions. Ive loved, made love to and fucked hard the infinate life and earth cycle and have been humbled. I hope to envoke with this show a feeling similar to blissful insignifican... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living 1056A North Park
Gothic Clown Poetry Night! featuring underground coffee bar
Friday Feb. 26th 2016
Come all you shy clowns out there and get out your best material, your worst material, someone else's material, or something you wrote 10 years ago then rediscovered in a dusty cabinet. We are looking for people to step up and share a piece of their mind tonight on the coffeehouse mike.
Tonight o... Read More
7 - 11 doors at 6
Tonight o... Read More
@ 1056A North Park St.
Clare Aimee : Piggyback
Friday Feb. 26th 2016 until Fri. March 11th
Exhibition Statement:
Thinking about transportation and without anyone in mind, I painted Piggyback. I was curious about how humans can use other humans as transportation, and how it in turn becomes the most intimate form. With the idea of trusting someone not to drop you, I tried to mimic the s... Read More
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Thinking about transportation and without anyone in mind, I painted Piggyback. I was curious about how humans can use other humans as transportation, and how it in turn becomes the most intimate form. With the idea of trusting someone not to drop you, I tried to mimic the s... Read More
Liam Lloyd : Fast faster fastest.
Sunday Feb. 21st 2016
Ride fast faster fastest , the race had started
rats ,bats and cats had entered ,
it had become the race of the century .
the contestants had been painted on and off the wall .
Strange beasts began to travel in space and time.
Thanks for the support of the city of Victoria strat... Read More
11am
rats ,bats and cats had entered ,
it had become the race of the century .
the contestants had been painted on and off the wall .
Strange beasts began to travel in space and time.
Thanks for the support of the city of Victoria strat... Read More
@ PedalBox Gallery
Eli Hirtle : Chapel of Extreme Experience - Dreamachine Show
Friday Feb. 19th 2016 until Fri. March 4th
"The Dreamachine was conceived by artist, painter, writer and mystic Brion Gysin, along with his friend Iam Sommerville, in the early sixties. It is the first object in history designed to be viewed with closed eyes.
The Dreamachine simply consists of a cylinder with holes cut into its sides and ... Read More
The Dreamachine simply consists of a cylinder with holes cut into its sides and ... Read More
@ 1056A North Park St.
Ciel Arbour-Boehme : Bag of dirt, clean sock, fresh fruit.
Friday Feb. 12th 2016 until Fri. February 26th
Exhibition statement:
'Bag of dirt, clean sock, fresh fruit.’ is an installation meant to be nothing but the physical object that it is; it’s purpose is to be visually-appealing, and without meaning. Viewers are welcomed, but not encouraged, to instill metaphor. The piece explores colour, rhy... Read More
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'Bag of dirt, clean sock, fresh fruit.’ is an installation meant to be nothing but the physical object that it is; it’s purpose is to be visually-appealing, and without meaning. Viewers are welcomed, but not encouraged, to instill metaphor. The piece explores colour, rhy... Read More
Sergio Rojas Chaves : House Plants on Tour
Saturday Jan. 23rd 2016
Recently I have been interested in the dialogue between Indoor and Outdoor species. This interest has led me to carry out a series of walks with my house plants around the city of
Victoria in an effort to understand how they exist in both spaces and also wanting to give them an experience they have... Read More
1pm
Victoria in an effort to understand how they exist in both spaces and also wanting to give them an experience they have... Read More
@ PedalBox Gallery , starting at 1056A North Park
Megan Quigley : Of Inheritance and Intent
Friday Jan. 22nd 2016 until Fri. February 5th
The participatory installation will involve the creation of a camera obscura within the Ministry of Casual Living Northpark space. The camera obscura will effectively fill and “paint” the space with a reflected image of the surrounding neighborhood – North Park, on unceded Lekwungen homelands....
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@ 1056A North Park St.
Mary-Lynn Ogilvie : Glimpse
Friday Jan. 22nd 2016 until Fri. February 12th
In a recent study the viewers of a Damian Hirst painting were observed, and the time spent in front of the painting was recorded. The amount of time was very brief (see below). While the popularity of visiting galleries has increased over the years with many new high profile galleries being built an...
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@ Odeon Alley
SAGE : On Rail
Friday Jan. 1st 2016 until Fri. January 22nd
SAGE is a local emerging artist who has grown up in Victoria, BC. He enjoys drawing and painting, and is often inspired by the forests, concrete jungles, and unbeaten paths of the Northwest coast.
His current work in the Odeon Alley window was inspired by a freight train trip in the summer of 201... Read More
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His current work in the Odeon Alley window was inspired by a freight train trip in the summer of 201... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Audie Murray : Can I Squish Your Face?
Wednesday Dec. 30th 2015 until Tue. January 12th
Artist Statement
Can I Squish Your Face? is a collection of photographs captured on an Iphone 4s by Audie M. It includes one hundred individual 8x6 prints of subject having their faces physically squished by the photographer. The photos are presented in black and white, installed in a grid fashio... Read More
Can I Squish Your Face? is a collection of photographs captured on an Iphone 4s by Audie M. It includes one hundred individual 8x6 prints of subject having their faces physically squished by the photographer. The photos are presented in black and white, installed in a grid fashio... Read More
@ 1056A North Park St
Craig Pedersen's Cut & Gouge solo trumpet tour: Sound of the Mountain, Night Tide, Friedman / Krause duo, General Gruff
Friday Dec. 18th 2015
Concert blurb:
Join Craig Pedersen on his CUT AND GOUGE solo-trumpet cross-Canada CD-release tour on Friday, December 18th at the Ministry of Casual Living. At each stop of the tour he’ll be playing with some of the musicians he loves - in this case, Night Tide (Soma Morse), General Gruff (Adam C... Read More
$10 8PM - 10:30 doors at 7PM
Join Craig Pedersen on his CUT AND GOUGE solo-trumpet cross-Canada CD-release tour on Friday, December 18th at the Ministry of Casual Living. At each stop of the tour he’ll be playing with some of the musicians he loves - in this case, Night Tide (Soma Morse), General Gruff (Adam C... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
☼ The Sound of the Mountain ☼ Night Tide ☼ Friedman /Krause duo ☼ General gruff
Friday Dec. 18th 2015
✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯ $10 ✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯✯
__________ from Montréal __________
☼☼☼ The Sound of the Mountain ☼☼☼
---- Craig Pedersen // Elizabeth Millar -----
-----amplified trumpet / clarinet music-----
★★★★★ PLUS sets from ★★★★★
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8 - 11 doors at 7
__________ from Montréal __________
☼☼☼ The Sound of the Mountain ☼☼☼
---- Craig Pedersen // Elizabeth Millar -----
-----amplified trumpet / clarinet music-----
★★★★★ PLUS sets from ★★★★★
-... Read More
@ 1056A North Park St.
Sarah Choi : 777
Friday Dec. 18th 2015 until Fri. January 1st
Sarah is a multi-media artist currently living in Victoria. Her works span a variety of forms including painting, video art, and new media installations. The majority of her work explores themes relating to colour, light, abstraction, and surrealism. Through the use of sound and moving image, she is...
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@ Odeon Alley
ipseity now : new paintings of chromatic exuberance
Monday Dec. 14th 2015 until Mon. December 28th
Ipseity Now is an exhibit of 4 Victoria painters-Roy Green, Ira Hoffecker, PJ Kelly and Pete Kohut. This exhibit explores identity, whether it be the depiction of personal mementos, historical sites, media images or the images that are layered, submerged or regenerated by the daily ritual of the...
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@ 1056A North Park St.
Undy Hundy Art Show
Friday Dec. 11th 2015 until Sun. December 13th
DeFacyed Productions
in collaboration with
The Ministry of Casual Living
~Presents~
The 2nd Annual Undy Hundy Art Show!
3 days, artists from all around Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, and the Lower Mainland, all art sold 100 dollars or less!
Dec 11th, 12th, and 13th at the Ministry of Casu... Read More
Opening
Friday December 11th 5PM - Midnight
Nog and Jam (live music!)
Saturday December 12th 5PM - Midnight
Hungover Coffee Crawl
Sunday December 13th Noon - 5PM
in collaboration with
The Ministry of Casual Living
~Presents~
The 2nd Annual Undy Hundy Art Show!
3 days, artists from all around Vancouver Island, Gulf Islands, and the Lower Mainland, all art sold 100 dollars or less!
Dec 11th, 12th, and 13th at the Ministry of Casu... Read More
@ 1056A North Park St.
Mia Watkins : Remember Now the Still and Quiet Places
Friday Dec. 4th 2015 until Fri. December 18th
Mia Watkins is a Victoria based visual artist working primarily with oil painting. She holds a BFA from the University of Victoria (2013, Victoria). Her work has been exhibited in Victoria and Vancouver, most recently at "This Could Be Yours!" a Ministry of Casual living group show. Her work has bee...
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@ Odeon Alley
Stacey Cann : Tally
Wednesday Nov. 25th 2015 until Wed. December 9th
"Tally" takes a phenomenological approach to the exploration of time and labour. Through its creation, the work inscribes time's passage, and although the processes used to make the work are labourious there is no clear meaning or direction to the output. Parallel to our modern economy which must cr...
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@ 1056a North Park St.
Matt Schryer : Canadian Wildlife Photographer and Stone Column Balancer
Friday Nov. 20th 2015 until Fri. December 4th
Statement
Relaxation, Meditation, Inspiration, Motivation; Joy, Peace, Love and Appreciation through unedited photographs of Canadian Wildlife, Nature, and Balanced Stone Columns
Bio
My name is Matthew Schryer. I'm blessed with epilepsy, and more specifically various forms of amnesia. I love, ... Read More
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Relaxation, Meditation, Inspiration, Motivation; Joy, Peace, Love and Appreciation through unedited photographs of Canadian Wildlife, Nature, and Balanced Stone Columns
Bio
My name is Matthew Schryer. I'm blessed with epilepsy, and more specifically various forms of amnesia. I love, ... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Jacquie Bird Day : Everyday Ritual
Friday Nov. 6th 2015 until Fri. November 20th
A photographic representation of the ritual of everyday life, and the people, spaces and places involved in ceremony in parts of Indonesia, Thailand and India.
About the work and artist:
This exhibit shows photographs from Bali, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand, and Kerala, India. Jacquie has live... Read More
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About the work and artist:
This exhibit shows photographs from Bali, Indonesia; Bangkok, Thailand, and Kerala, India. Jacquie has live... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Shawn Shepherd : BEACH PARTY
Friday Oct. 23rd 2015 until Fri. November 6th
"Beach Party" began as an assemblage of found objects which brought to mind Max Beckmann's "Lido" painting. Three years later I worked it over with paint with swimming in mind.
Shawn Shepherd is card-carrying, lifetime member of the Ministry of Casual Living. Read More
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Shawn Shepherd is card-carrying, lifetime member of the Ministry of Casual Living. Read More
@ Odeon Alley
24 HOUR POETRYTHON
Saturday Oct. 17th 2015
The Ministry of Casual Living is proud to present the second istallation of the 24 HOUR POETRYTHON!
Starting at 9am on October 17th, we will have poetry being performed for 24 hours straight!
In the spring of 2014 the first 24 HOUR POETRYTHON was held in our gallery space at 819 Fort st. The ... Read More
9am - 9am doors at 9am
Starting at 9am on October 17th, we will have poetry being performed for 24 hours straight!
In the spring of 2014 the first 24 HOUR POETRYTHON was held in our gallery space at 819 Fort st. The ... Read More
@ Centennial Square
LG Whittaker : Look, Don't Touch
Friday Oct. 9th 2015 until Fri. October 23rd
POlka-Dot Oktopuss(y) Kollective : Secret Sketchbook Harvest
Friday Sep. 25th 2015 until Fri. October 9th
The POlka-Dot Oktopuss(y) Kollective-(Debora Alanna, Roy Green and Pj Kelly) present a phantasmagorical panoply of drawings and stuff for your viewing pleasure-poetry, muzik , and performative hi-jinks may ensue!
the polka dot oktopuss kollective are cultural watchdogs of the pacific rim, chasing... Read More
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the polka dot oktopuss kollective are cultural watchdogs of the pacific rim, chasing... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
House Plants on Tour: A bike ride with Sergio Rojas Chaves
Friday Sep. 25th 2015
Recently I have been interested in the dialogue between Indoor and Outdoor species. This interest has led me to carry out a series of walks with my house plants around the city of
Victoria in an effort to understand how they exist in both spaces and also wanting to give them an experience they hav... Read More
1pm
Victoria in an effort to understand how they exist in both spaces and also wanting to give them an experience they hav... Read More
@ Fernwood square and surrounding areas
Various Poets : Poething
Thursday Sep. 17th 2015
An assortment of poets will grace Centennial Square on the back of the PedalBox gallery sharing their poems with the public. The Poething zine will also be launched and distributed at this event.
Featuring:
Tom Fowler
Anne-Bernice Thomas
Audrey Lane Cockett
Jacob Arts
Jon Funnner
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5pm - 7pm
Featuring:
Tom Fowler
Anne-Bernice Thomas
Audrey Lane Cockett
Jacob Arts
Jon Funnner
... Read More
@ PedalBox Gallery at Centenial Square
Hector Espinosa : No Anunciar
Friday Sep. 11th 2015 until Fri. September 25th
NO ANUNCIAR/DO NOT ADVERTISE
Curated by la Galeria Anomelia for the Ministry of Casual Living
Show description written by Hector Espinosa
Translation by Kay Gallivan
NO ANUCIAR
En la Ciudad de México abundan letreros en bardas que contradictoriamente nos piden “NO ANUCIAR”. Esta sentenc... Read More
ALL DAY> ALL NIGHT >ALL THE TIME
Curated by la Galeria Anomelia for the Ministry of Casual Living
Show description written by Hector Espinosa
Translation by Kay Gallivan
NO ANUCIAR
En la Ciudad de México abundan letreros en bardas que contradictoriamente nos piden “NO ANUCIAR”. Esta sentenc... Read More
@ Odeon Alley & Slide Room Gallery
Alison Boston : Fly to Absentia
Tuesday Sep. 8th 2015 until Thu. September 10th
Multi-disciplinary artist Alison Boston installs a double-take inducing glimpse into a mobile science fiction universe.
Special thanks to the City of Victoria strategic plan grant for financial support Read More
Special thanks to the City of Victoria strategic plan grant for financial support Read More
@ the PedalBox mobile art gallery
3rd Annual Play on Words Zine & Literary Fair
Saturday Aug. 29th 2015
The Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) is proud to host the 3rd annual two day celebration of literary arts. As part of the Integrate Arts Festival, Play on Words (POW) will showcase independent and local creators of playful words and images. Live music with Booth Shot Lincoln, selected artists ...
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12 - 3
@ Greater Victoria Public Library Atrium
Keilah Lukenbill-Williams : Re-trace
Friday Aug. 28th 2015 until Fri. September 11th
Taking inspiration from my Coast Salish heritage and from western art in the form of abstract expressionism, I wanted to combine Coast Salish design and the motif of the ovoid with more fluid, experimental and painterly techniques to create a piece that makes reference to landscape, both inner and o...
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ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Eli Hirtle : Re-trace
Friday Aug. 21st 2015 until Mon. August 31st
I am a self-taught visual artist and storyteller of mixed Cree and European ancestry, born and raised in Victoria on Lekwungen and Wsanec territories. My current interests are where art and activism intersect, and how communities and individuals can be motivated and catalyzed to be the change they w...
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ALL DAY> ALL NIGHT> ALL THE TIME
Alexis Hogan : i stihl haven't found what i'm looking for
Friday Aug. 14th 2015 until Fri. August 28th
I am an artist, writer, and curator. I hold a BFA in Visual Arts (2015) from Emily Carr University with a focus in printmaking, sculpture and critical, cultural theory. Writing and curatorial practice feeds my art making as each creates space for me to dissect the specificity of my experiences and...
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ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Aimee Levesque: Between Walls
Friday Jul. 31st 2015 until Fri. August 14th
Through my most tangible outlet I explore how uncertainty,
disconnect, and trauma mold our lives, and influence our choices. I
question where and how we can heal and rebuild ourselves and our
systems, and examine how the multiple layers of revolution; physical,
mental, and political can be itche... Read More
ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
disconnect, and trauma mold our lives, and influence our choices. I
question where and how we can heal and rebuild ourselves and our
systems, and examine how the multiple layers of revolution; physical,
mental, and political can be itche... Read More
@ Odeon Window
Liam Lloyd : Imaginary Friends, A Portrait Study
Friday Jul. 17th 2015 until Fri. July 31st
In this body of work, my focus has been on using shape and colour in new ways as I discover different mediums including water-based oils. I am constantly influenced by the human spirit; the struggles and blessings, the joys and sadness that surround everyday interactions and connections. Through thi...
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ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Laura Dutton : Quietly at the Window
Friday Jul. 3rd 2015 until Fri. July 17th
Windows are holes. We understand them first and foremost as an absence in some larger surface or structure. They connect spaces and transform them into images, which are projected onto the hypothetical plane that exists within the borders of the ever-present frame. By necessity, we conceptualize the...
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ALL DAY > ALL NIGHT > ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Adam Cantor : Street Life International
Friday Jun. 19th 2015 until Fri. July 3rd
In this photo project, I take random strangers, or sometimes friends, through different parts of different cities. The photos are of people, but also of places where we went. I am always recruiting new volunteers, and if you would like to be in a project you should contact me at generalgruff@gmail...
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ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Margaret Briere : Concrete Jungle
Friday Jun. 5th 2015 until Fri. June 19th
Concrete Jungle portrays my experience of land location as an urban Native person. These pieces are a culmination of environmental devastation, family dissolve, identity development through inherited family and spiritual connections.
My ancestral roots are in the mainland, west from Vancouver BC. I... Read More
ALL DAY>ALL NIGHT>ALL THE TIME
My ancestral roots are in the mainland, west from Vancouver BC. I... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
*MYTHOS* Open Studio Sale and Show @ MOCL: Thessa Mythos
Saturday May. 30th 2015 until Sun. May 31st
Hello Beloveds! Im getting ready to pack up the studio and fly for a while. Im heading to Austria to continue my Art studies in the Mische technique with the Old Masters/New Visions course. I have been busy in the studio finishing up many new peaces and would love to see some of your smiling faces a...
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12pm to 12am on Saturday
12pm to 5pm on Sunday
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Graham Macaulay : BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD
Friday May. 22nd 2015 until Fri. June 5th
Is this movement cyclical? Another season, window, state of being… stasis comes and goes again and again. Holding patterns. We would hold only those things that we want to keep, if we could. We take it all anyway, any and all of it. We are moved, unsteady. Move the furniture around again.
These... Read More
ALL DAY> ALL NIGHT > ALL THE TIME
These... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Spaceraiser: Todd A Davis, Jennifer Stillwell, Yoko Takashima , B.A. Lampmen, Hjalmer Wenstob
Friday May. 1st 2015 until Sat. May 30th
FIXER MIXER: a fundraiser to rebuild MOCL's Odeon Alley window gallery: Hank Pine, BOUSADA, Thomas Promise, Sharka Beats, SALMS / De Mos, FUNNNER
Friday Mar. 20th 2015
Hank Pine https://m.soundcloud.com/hank-pine
Bousada http://www.soundcloud.com/bousada
Thomas Promise
Sharka Beats
SALMS / De Mos
FUNNNER
plus more...
The Ministryofcasual Living is proud to present a diverse collection of musician's coming together for a fundraiser to help rebuild our street le... Read More
$10 2100
Bousada http://www.soundcloud.com/bousada
Thomas Promise
Sharka Beats
SALMS / De Mos
FUNNNER
plus more...
The Ministryofcasual Living is proud to present a diverse collection of musician's coming together for a fundraiser to help rebuild our street le... Read More
SOLE POWER performance series
Tuesday Mar. 17th 2015 until Thu. March 19th
Join us on the traditional territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nations for performance art at the hubs of our pedestrian pathways, rain or shine!
Tuesday, March 17th -- 5pm
AUBREY BURKE
Mobile Violin Performance and Group Bike Ride
***Starting at Centennial Square***
Thursday, M... Read More
Tuesday, March 17th -- 5pm
AUBREY BURKE
Mobile Violin Performance and Group Bike Ride
***Starting at Centennial Square***
Thursday, M... Read More
@ Johston st. bridge, Selkirk trestle, Bay St. bridge
SOLE POWER : Aubrey Burke mobile performance
Tuesday Mar. 17th 2015
Come join Aubrey Burke on this Group Bike ride performance!
Mystery Hair
roaming streets gyspy shoes
fiddle drowning out your sorrows
moving faster
down the street
cross the bridge
singing and dancing under walkways
howling at the sun
Aubrey Burke is a creator that hails from Victoria... Read More
5pm
Mystery Hair
roaming streets gyspy shoes
fiddle drowning out your sorrows
moving faster
down the street
cross the bridge
singing and dancing under walkways
howling at the sun
Aubrey Burke is a creator that hails from Victoria... Read More
@ Centennial square, Galloping Goose
SOLE POWER : Serina Zapf and Justine Sawyer
Thursday Mar. 12th 2015
Justine Sawyer was born in the private sphere. She was born on the inside of a public healthcare facility where she was born sexed female and gendered female by those around her. She was raised in an open community where she was not open. Her house was on private property. The public space was on an...
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5pm
@ west side of the Johnston st. Bridge
!This Could Be Yours!
Saturday Feb. 28th 2015
"This Could Be Yours!" is a group show. Work is for sale. Yay!
|| One Year Anniversary ||
The Ministry of Casual Living has inhabited 819 Fort St. for a year now and we want to celebrate with the community!!
Ministry of Casual Living Studios to commemorate their 1 year anniversary at 819 ... Read More
Free 7 - 9 doors at 7
|| One Year Anniversary ||
The Ministry of Casual Living has inhabited 819 Fort St. for a year now and we want to celebrate with the community!!
Ministry of Casual Living Studios to commemorate their 1 year anniversary at 819 ... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Everyone: Ministry of Casual Loving
Saturday Feb. 14th 2015 until Sun. February 15th
Julie Gennai: SPUME
Monday Dec. 22nd 2014 until Sat. January 31st
SPUME inflates
with air
moving
down your street
in the sun you've always known
plastic plastic plastic
that's what they all said
when it zoomed by
and covered their rocks
smitten by creativity
awoken by air
danced with wind without a care
SPUME is a mobile art installation crea... Read More
with air
moving
down your street
in the sun you've always known
plastic plastic plastic
that's what they all said
when it zoomed by
and covered their rocks
smitten by creativity
awoken by air
danced with wind without a care
SPUME is a mobile art installation crea... Read More
@ the PedalBox Gallery
In The Shadow of Our Own Dust: Valerie Salez
Thursday Dec. 18th 2014 until Thu. January 1st
1060 North Park St.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living - Street Front
Chad Tamis : Nightly Visions
Thursday Nov. 27th 2014 until Thu. December 11th
Diver and photographer Chad Tamis has captured captivating stills of the flora and fauna around Vancouver Island.
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@ 1060 North Park St.
Greeting the Circle
Wednesday Nov. 26th 2014
A night of connecting and creating space for trans & woman identified folks to come out and share in a safe and respectful environment. This space is yours to get as little or as much as you want out of it. Activities may include tarot cards and knot tieing. Also, just voicing our intentions for the...
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7 - 10
@ 1060 North Park St.
Brendan Holm: The Moving Picture Show
Sunday Nov. 16th 2014 until Sun. November 30th
an_interactive_person powered sound_tracking machine
*for your audio Visual viewing pleasure
Special thanks to the CRD for their generous support! Read More
*for your audio Visual viewing pleasure
Special thanks to the CRD for their generous support! Read More
@ PedalBox Mobile Gallery
Raven Bleskie : Bloom
Thursday Nov. 6th 2014 until Thu. November 20th
Bloom is an installation art show hosted at the Ministry of Casual Living's street front gallery. Bloom can easily be described as a new chapter, something beautiful to come, or the beginning of flourishing.
I will be painting a special collection of gals directly onto the walls of the gallery a... Read More
I will be painting a special collection of gals directly onto the walls of the gallery a... Read More
@ 1060 North Park St
Eira-Shay Barker-Hart : Creative Space : a PedalBox production
Wednesday Oct. 22nd 2014
Come One! Come all! To observe and create! There will be a blank 5ft by 10ft canvas which needs filling. It's purpose? -To answer the question "WHAT DOES CREATIVE/COLLABORATIVE SPACE LOOK LIKE?"
Come equipped with your favourite art supplies (although there will be some tools provided). Let's see... Read More
12pm - 630pm
Come equipped with your favourite art supplies (although there will be some tools provided). Let's see... Read More
@ Fernwood etc.
Anti-Matter Film Festival : The Secret Handshake
Wednesday Oct. 15th 2014 until Fri. October 31st
The Secret Handshake
Karin and Didi Fromherz
Installation Loop | 4:30 | Switzerland | 2014
In a classroom, “The Best Handshake Ever“ is being recorded with a smartphone camera. At the same time a catastrophe is escalating in the schoolyard.
Karin and Didi Fromherz are a Swiss artistic du... Read More
Dusk till 11pm Daily
Karin and Didi Fromherz
Installation Loop | 4:30 | Switzerland | 2014
In a classroom, “The Best Handshake Ever“ is being recorded with a smartphone camera. At the same time a catastrophe is escalating in the schoolyard.
Karin and Didi Fromherz are a Swiss artistic du... Read More
@ 1060 North Park St.
Sam Sharp: Transitron 2000
Friday Oct. 10th 2014 until Sat. November 15th
150 Spray Paint Cans
Each one with a story
brought together
forming a spacecraft
on the back of a bike cart
flying down the street
Down the Galloping Goose
Rubbernecks galore
taking off
into the future
retro spacecraft
Blue, Red, Black, Silver, Yellow
Special thanks to The CRD for... Read More
Each one with a story
brought together
forming a spacecraft
on the back of a bike cart
flying down the street
Down the Galloping Goose
Rubbernecks galore
taking off
into the future
retro spacecraft
Blue, Red, Black, Silver, Yellow
Special thanks to The CRD for... Read More
@ PedalBox Gallery
Leya Tess : In & Out of Line
Thursday Oct. 9th 2014 until Fri. October 10th
In & Out of Line is a wee show of the personal work of Leya Tess.
Part doodle whimsy / part mark making meditation, these illustrative works explore the use of narrative in drawing. http://www.leyatess.com
Casual Attire is suggested. Read More
Part doodle whimsy / part mark making meditation, these illustrative works explore the use of narrative in drawing. http://www.leyatess.com
Casual Attire is suggested. Read More
@ 1060 North Park
Roy Green : Vortex of Amulets
Thursday Oct. 2nd 2014 until Wed. October 15th
new works on paper by Roy Green -acrylic, oil stick, oil pastel, ink, pencil and collage on paper from 4 x 6 inches to 3 x 4 feet...live electronik muzik by Apple Pipe at the opening reception.
Vortex of Amulets is an immersive drawing/painting installation of works on paper that explore animal i... Read More
gallery hours tuesday - saturday
12 - 5pm
Vortex of Amulets is an immersive drawing/painting installation of works on paper that explore animal i... Read More
@ 819 Fort St.
Ozymandias
Thursday Sep. 25th 2014
'Ozymandias' ~ Sculpture - Installation / Sound
Curated by Aubrey Burke
1 night only
Ministry of Casual Living - Satellite Gallery
1060 North Park (@ Cook Street). Read More
Free 7 - 9 doors at 7
Curated by Aubrey Burke
1 night only
Ministry of Casual Living - Satellite Gallery
1060 North Park (@ Cook Street). Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living - Satellite Gallery 1060 North Park
Zoe Cassidy : Dreamscapes
Friday Sep. 19th 2014 until Tue. September 30th
Zoe Cassidy, b. Toronto 1989, grew up on both coasts of Canada. He creates works in a variety of mediums, and enjoys using found and scavenged materials. Cassidy seeks not to imitate, but to be in dialogue with nature; to explore his relationship as an indistinguishable part of it, and to reconnect ...
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@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Bubzee : IN BETWEEN THE SHADOWS
Monday Aug. 25th 2014 until Mon. September 15th
created over mountains in the wonderings of the woods
they ran threw, pasted and painted with ego's and animals
alike, holding the wild soul up to love and lite. Read More
they ran threw, pasted and painted with ego's and animals
alike, holding the wild soul up to love and lite. Read More
@ 819 Fort St.
Gart Darley : I Should've Said Something
Monday Aug. 18th 2014 until Mon. August 25th
New lil Zine being released // art show ! ! //// collection of drawings byy gartoo /// 36 pager /// come out and snag a copy /// sliding scale of 3-5 bone$ for a zine + partial funds going towards the Ministryofcasual Living /// zine launch accompanied by large wall drawing // murals ! !
\Last \... Read More
\Last \... Read More
@ 1060 North Park
Play on Words (POW) Fest
Saturday Aug. 16th 2014
The Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) is proud to host the 2nd Annual two day celebration of literary arts. As part of the Integrate Arts Festival, Play on Words (POW) will showcase independent and local creators of playful words and images. Live music with the Red Hot Swing Set, selected artis...
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12pm - 4pm
@ 735 Broughton st. Central Branch Library Courtyard
Alain Champagne : Mal and Zombi
Friday Aug. 15th 2014 until Fri. August 29th
Mal and Zombi is an adventure comic about a young girl in Louisianan nature. The comic, created in classic 4-panel strip style, is intended as a primer for a longer story in the tradition of albums by French/Franco-Belgian artists (e.g. Hergé, Moebius, Blutch, Christophe Blain). The exhibit also di...
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All Day> All Night> All The Time
@ Odeon Alley
Play on Words (POW) Opening Night Zine & Comic Fair featuring Gord Hill
Thursday Aug. 14th 2014
Join comic book artist Gord Hill and other zinesters for an evening to celebrate local zines featuring: local and travelling zinesters, distros, as well as zine readings and an open mic for zinesters. No registration required. Sponsored by the Ministry of Casual Living, Cavity Curiousity Shop, Profa...
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6pm - 8:45pm
@ Greater Victoria Public Library Central Branch Meeting Room
Robert DiNinno : This Elected Darkness
Friday Aug. 1st 2014 until Fri. August 15th
Chris Hernandez & Kensey Crane : Simple Souls
Friday Jul. 18th 2014 until Fri. August 1st
Artist's Chris and Kensey currently live and work in Victoria, BC. Chris' practice is focused in collage and multi-media, while Kensey utilizes photography.
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ALL DAY < ALL NIGHT > ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Chris Boyne, black nance
Friday Jul. 18th 2014 until Tue. August 12th
black nance is a project based in history and story. For the project, I made a traditional pond boat with a hull shaped of wood, a heavy metal keel and functional rigging that allows the model to sail autonomously. Black Nance was the name of the first Tancook Schooner built by Amos Stevens of Tanco...
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@ 819 Fort St.
Recollections of the Artist: A Portrait of Collage
Friday Jul. 4th 2014 until Fri. July 18th
REFLECTIONS OF THE ARTIST: A PORTRAIT OF COLLAGE aims to collect and display a large selection of Victoria’s own unique COLLAGE artists into one congregated showing // connecting and assembling different forms of collage together // resulting in an art show that will resemble the same art work bei...
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@ 819 Fort St.
Kristofer Ray : Aware
Friday Jul. 4th 2014 until Fri. July 18th
ALL DAY > ALL NIGHT > ALL THE TIME
Presented by: The Ministry of Casual Living
@ Odeon Alley
FUNNNER bikes home; Part 1-- Pocket Full of Almonds;Fist Full of Mint
Monday Jun. 23rd 2014
FUNNNER is biking,dancing, poetrying, and singing to Winnipeg!! This will be an interactive poetry/dance/music performance to raise funds for the trip---------
grabbed an idea from an art school dumpster
mounted the quantum computer
to the handlebars of my bike
stole the federal budget for pr... Read More
5pm - 10pm doors at 5pm
grabbed an idea from an art school dumpster
mounted the quantum computer
to the handlebars of my bike
stole the federal budget for pr... Read More
Erik Volet: Scene from The Yiddish Theatre and other paintings
Sunday Jun. 1st 2014 until Sun. June 15th
Eli Hirtle : Resist
Wednesday May. 28th 2014 until Wed. June 11th
Naomi Kennedy & Lindsay Delorande : Loqua - Chastity, Destiny, Coleen
Friday May. 16th 2014 until Fri. May 30th
Lindsay Delaronde (Mohawk Nation), Naomi Kennedy (Lesbian Nation)
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“There is no division between our lives, our work, are art. Each of us chooses the way she will challenge the limits: That is our art, too. Beauty is whatever we create. Whatever we crea... Read More
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“There is no division between our lives, our work, are art. Each of us chooses the way she will challenge the limits: That is our art, too. Beauty is whatever we create. Whatever we crea... Read More
@ 819 Fort Street
Jesse Campbell : Kracken
Tuesday May. 13th 2014 until Tue. May 27th
Shawn Shepherd : Crossover Suite
Thursday May. 1st 2014 until Wed. May 14th
Time soaked blue transom
bobbled in the sea to shore
a crossover suite
Twelve soaring gulls hang
flicker of pylon vinyl
a crossover suite
Framework on framework
rocky bayside to street
a crossover suite Read More
Opening May 1st 2014 7pm-9pm
bobbled in the sea to shore
a crossover suite
Twelve soaring gulls hang
flicker of pylon vinyl
a crossover suite
Framework on framework
rocky bayside to street
a crossover suite Read More
@ 819 Fort Street Ministry of Casual Living
Christine White : Tea Party on a bike trailer
Saturday Apr. 26th 2014
Tea Party on a Bike Trailer is an interactive ‘mis-en-scene’ tea party,and sits directly on the PedalBox Gallery. Viewers are invited to join the artist on the seats created to drink tea and talk about being civilized. The set is filled with lacy fabrics, and ruffled pillows. Participants choos...
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@ PedalBox Gallery
24 HOUR POETRYTHON in support of P.E.E.R.S.
Tuesday Apr. 22nd 2014
The Ministry of Casual Living is proud to present a poetry event like no other: the 24 HOUR POETRYTHON!
We thought it would be an interesting way to provide space for the whole community to poetically participate in an inclusive non-competitive manner.
We will have a donation box where you can... Read More
10am - 10am doors at 10am
We thought it would be an interesting way to provide space for the whole community to poetically participate in an inclusive non-competitive manner.
We will have a donation box where you can... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living 819 Fort st.
24 HOUR POETRYTHON in support of P.E.E.R.S.
Tuesday Apr. 22nd 2014
The Ministry of Casual Living is proud to present a poetry event like no other: the 24 HOUR POETRYTHON!
We thought it would be an interesting way to provide space for the whole community to poetically participate in an inclusive non-competitive manner.
We will have a donation box where you can... Read More
10am doors at 10am
We thought it would be an interesting way to provide space for the whole community to poetically participate in an inclusive non-competitive manner.
We will have a donation box where you can... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living 819 Fort st.
Jessamyn Polson : Still Lives
Friday Apr. 18th 2014 until Fri. May 2nd
DIY Grant Writing With MoCL ~ Hosted By Aubrey Burke
Monday Apr. 7th 2014 until Fri. April 11th
Do you have an idea? Project? Lets try and get it funded.
We have the gallery set up and staffed to help you get your idea off the ground. If your idea fits the shuck'n jive, we will supply the back end of the grant - a.k.a the galleries john henry and information.
Please check out these link... Read More
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm and public grant readings 2pm-6pm
We have the gallery set up and staffed to help you get your idea off the ground. If your idea fits the shuck'n jive, we will supply the back end of the grant - a.k.a the galleries john henry and information.
Please check out these link... Read More
@ 819 Fort Ministry of Casual Living
Gart Darley : anatomy of a broken fibula
Friday Apr. 4th 2014 until Fri. April 18th
Gart Darley is a Victoria-born zinester, musician, game show host and multi-medium visual artist. Utilizing tools such as glue, canvas, felt pens, old magazines, 35mm film, paint, t-shirts, spaghetti, utility knives, guitars, his own body and the bodies of his friends, Gart broadcasts his message of...
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ALL DAY>ALL THE TIME
@ Odeon Alley
Experimental Fundraiser ~ Ook Pik ~ KO Solo ~ Scrambler ~ Southwoods
Thursday Mar. 27th 2014
Experimental Music by:
Dan Godlovitch aka OokPikk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnziJqRJHKo
KO Solo
http://kateplayssax.com/
Mike Gamble aka Scrambler
http://mikegamble.tumblr.com/
Southwoods
https://soundcloud.com/johnnyzithers/southwoods-3/s-3KqXa
Tickets were $3. Proceeds went to ... Read More
8:00 - 11:00 doors at 7:00
Dan Godlovitch aka OokPikk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnziJqRJHKo
KO Solo
http://kateplayssax.com/
Mike Gamble aka Scrambler
http://mikegamble.tumblr.com/
Southwoods
https://soundcloud.com/johnnyzithers/southwoods-3/s-3KqXa
Tickets were $3. Proceeds went to ... Read More
@ 819 Fort Street Ministry of Casual Living
Tessa Helweg-Larsen : Interconnection: A Series of Black and White Hand Drawings
Friday Mar. 14th 2014 until Fri. April 4th
Tessa is from Mission, BC, and moved to Victoria when she was 9. She is a minimalist who believes in environmental and social sustainability. Therefore she practices permaculture, herbalism, appreciates the wild, and holds a community-oriented lifestyle.
She creates her detailed black and white ... Read More
ALL DAY/EVERY DAY
She creates her detailed black and white ... Read More
@ Odeon Alley 760 Yates
Huey: Elastical
Friday Feb. 28th 2014 until Fri. March 14th
Walking
to under a tree
breathing
accused in the evening
by drunkenness
in an alley
constructed
by no fear
standing
in struggle
in lies
in calmness Read More
ALL DAY EVERYDAY
to under a tree
breathing
accused in the evening
by drunkenness
in an alley
constructed
by no fear
standing
in struggle
in lies
in calmness Read More
@ Odeon Alley 760 Yates
Mark Idczak : The welfare cheque
Wednesday Feb. 5th 2014 until Fri. February 28th
Stories and poems written by Mark Idczak, Victoria's official conversationalist.
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ALL DAY EVERYDAY
@ Odeon Alley 716 Yates St.
Brian Sharky : Purple Tree
Monday Feb. 3rd 2014 until Fri. February 28th
FUTUREPAST: David Gifford, Shawn Shepherd, Doug Jarvis, Isaac Flagg, Cameron Kidd, Peter Allen, Ryan Thompson, Lee McClure, Erik Volet, Serina Zapf, Emily Goodden , Stefan Thompson
Friday Jan. 24th 2014 until Sat. January 25th
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRAND OPENING SALON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A homage to the 11 year 10 month PAST and unknown FUTURE of the artist-run centre the Ministry of Casual Living, opening of our new home on Unceded Coast Salish Territories (in downtown Victoria, BC)
Located at 819 Fort St.
Th... Read More
7pm - 10pm
A homage to the 11 year 10 month PAST and unknown FUTURE of the artist-run centre the Ministry of Casual Living, opening of our new home on Unceded Coast Salish Territories (in downtown Victoria, BC)
Located at 819 Fort St.
Th... Read More
@ 819 Fort Street
Stefan Thompson : Window Show
Saturday Jan. 18th 2014 until Fri. January 31st
Window show in the Odeon Alley, new works by Stefan Thompson.
"I'm currently in Salmon Arm, at the bus station and I have 7 new paintings for the window located on Yates St.
Paintings are a reflection of life, and so can be made on a bus, though it may be bumpy. Mostly I use crayons for this k... Read More
"I'm currently in Salmon Arm, at the bus station and I have 7 new paintings for the window located on Yates St.
Paintings are a reflection of life, and so can be made on a bus, though it may be bumpy. Mostly I use crayons for this k... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Shoy : Depressed Man with Yellow Birds
Thursday Jan. 9th 2014 until Sat. January 18th
Shoy is an emerging multidisciplinary artist that lives and works in Victoria, BC. Shoy's does puppeteering, collage, painting, performance. This is his first public showing of his work.
He works with Oil, Acrylic and Glue. His favourite colour to work with is titanium black. Also working with pl... Read More
He works with Oil, Acrylic and Glue. His favourite colour to work with is titanium black. Also working with pl... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Joseph Reville: ProVanity
Wednesday Jan. 1st 2014 until Fri. January 31st
We were sitting in a circle
Three of us
At 7am
On the stage in the square
Joseph had had a dream about an indigenous storyteller
We drank coffee
Then there was the couch
In the tent
During the ‘safety meeting’
We talked about hope
We talked about Kelowna
We talked... Read More
24 HOURS A DAY
Three of us
At 7am
On the stage in the square
Joseph had had a dream about an indigenous storyteller
We drank coffee
Then there was the couch
In the tent
During the ‘safety meeting’
We talked about hope
We talked about Kelowna
We talked... Read More
@ Decade clothing window
Ryan Willert : Idle No More
Saturday Dec. 21st 2013 until Fri. January 3rd
Ryan was born and raised in Southern Alberta, growing up mostly in Red Deer and Innisfail. Although he was raised in a Non-native community he is reconnecting with his Blackfoot roots (Siksika Nation). Art and storytelling are one of his modes of exploration. Ryan Willert has learned the art of blac...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Braden Stewart:Create and Destroy
Friday Dec. 13th 2013 until Fri. January 31st
These boxes were built to model a public mailbox or electrical box: a common harvesting ground for tags and other forms of graffiti. They were left in my studio space, and over the course of 2 weeks myself and a few artists’ covered the boxes with tags, characters and fully legalized ‘graffiti...
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all hours
@ Decade sculpture window 1407 Government st.
Leya Tess : Decorations Filling the Void
Friday Dec. 6th 2013 until Sat. December 21st
Leya lives and works in Victoria, BC. She is currently attending Fine Arts at University of Victoria. She does painting, drawing, graphic and web design.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Troi Donnelly : persist
Sunday Dec. 1st 2013 until Tue. December 31st
'persist' is an on-going project committed to constructing new objects from the remnants of an inflatable, vinyl plastic air mattress. The twice constructed word "persist", as well as an ever-growing pile of fir cones addresses a state of insistence; a stubbornness that can be interpreted in a negat...
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@ The Ministry of Casual Living Decade window 1407 Government st.
Jillian Player: Waterways
Saturday Nov. 23rd 2013 until Fri. December 6th
Nautical charts are pages full of information about the sea: currents, tides, dangerous rocky protrusions, secret bays to anchor in and explore, and distances to far off lands. For the artist, the nautical chart is a beautiful drawing of repetitive gestures, lines, dots, and themes. They also tell u...
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@ Odeon Alley
Whitsteen : Lone Ranger
Friday Nov. 8th 2013 until Fri. November 22nd
@ Ministry of Casual Living - Odeon Alley
Stephen Shellenberger : You Are The Hero
Friday Oct. 25th 2013 until Fri. November 8th
Stephen Shellenberger is a multidisciplinary artist who is a painter, filmmaker, playwright and actor. Shellenberger has exhibited his work in Canada, the United States and Europe. His artwork has been featured in magazines and is in collections both private and corporate.
Shellenberger recycles ... Read More
Shellenberger recycles ... Read More
@ Odeon Alley
Justine Sawyer : Untitled
Friday Oct. 11th 2013 until Fri. October 25th
Justine is based in Victoria, BC. She has been a practicing artist for the last 11 years, with frequent experimentation in acrylics and watercolours. Her focus with painting has been primarily on form and colour. Her work exposes the materiality of the surface, incorporating the canvas into the pain...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Kenny Poppins : ART BLOCK
Friday Sep. 27th 2013 until Fri. October 11th
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Mud Mouth:Yantra
Tuesday Sep. 24th 2013 until Thu. November 14th
A Yantra is a two- or three-dimensional geometric composition used in Sadhanas, or meditative rituals. It is thought to be the abode of the deity. Each Yantra is unique and calls the deity into the presence of the practitioner through the elaborate symbolic geometric designs. According to one schola...
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24 hours a day
@ The Ministry of Casual Living Decade window 1407 Government st.
Sam Sharp : Within
Friday Sep. 13th 2013 until Fri. September 27th
Saturday – Live painting of the wall 12pm
Lives and works in Victoria, BC. Sam is an emerging artist that is self-taught. He doodles with pen and does painting with spray paint and mis-tint house paint. He was introduced to art by doing graffiti. Music is a large inspiration for the imagery he ... Read More
Lives and works in Victoria, BC. Sam is an emerging artist that is self-taught. He doodles with pen and does painting with spray paint and mis-tint house paint. He was introduced to art by doing graffiti. Music is a large inspiration for the imagery he ... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Play On Words
Saturday Aug. 24th 2013
The Greater Victoria Public Library (GVPL) is thrilled to be hosting this fantastic celebration of book and literary arts. As part of the Integrate Arts Festival, "Play on Words" will be showcase a jewel box of independant and local creators of playful words and images. We'll be posting more soon…...
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1:05 - 5:05
@ Greater Victoria Public Library - Central Branch Courtyard
Tessa Mythos : Solar Melt
Friday Aug. 23rd 2013 until Fri. September 13th
In co-ordination with the Integrate Arts Crawl & Cenote Restaurant, Tessa Mythos presents her new works on canvas.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Wondering Eye Media - Film Screening
Wednesday Aug. 21st 2013
Wondering Eye Media, launched by Zsofin Sheehy in 2013 is an independent media company focused on creating unique films that support economic sustainability within the arts. Wondering Eye's latest project, the Jam Space Victoria, features original Canadian musicians and was designed to offer an up c...
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7 - 9
@ Cenote Restaurant
Serina Zapf : so I went to my grandmothers
Friday Aug. 2nd 2013 until Fri. August 16th
Serina’s practice incorporates performance, social practice, video and photography. Playful and disruptive of the normative through creatively intervening into a space and transforming it's possibilities through the poetic and absurd Serina also seeks to prefigure alternative ways to create commun...
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Zoe Cassidy : Contrust
Friday Jul. 19th 2013 until Fri. August 2nd
Zoe lives and works in Victoria. He is an emerging artist that employs various styles and mediums in his art practice. From found materials, spray paint and acrylic paint.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Closet Case ~ Magnum Force ~ SixBrewBantha
Friday Jul. 19th 2013
MoCL PRESENTS...
CLOSET CASE : Pissed off queer hardcore from Pheonix, Arizona
https://www.facebook.com/closetcaseAZ
MAGNUM FORCE : Brutal Grindviolence from Pheonix, Arizona
http://magnumforce.bandcamp.com/
SIX BREW BANTHA : Hometown hoser heroes
http://sixbrewbantha.bandcamp.com/
!A... Read More
8:30 - 12 doors at 8:00
CLOSET CASE : Pissed off queer hardcore from Pheonix, Arizona
https://www.facebook.com/closetcaseAZ
MAGNUM FORCE : Brutal Grindviolence from Pheonix, Arizona
http://magnumforce.bandcamp.com/
SIX BREW BANTHA : Hometown hoser heroes
http://sixbrewbantha.bandcamp.com/
!A... Read More
@ Oaklands Community Centre
Magic Lanterns
Thursday Jul. 11th 2013
Magic Lanterns
A collection of new slides by local artists. Curated by Marita Manson and Georgia Love.
Featuring works by:
Ali Bosworth
Kade Krokosinski
Katie Sage
Noah Ferguson
Sarah Strohan
Simone Rochon
Steven Grandy
Olivia Meek
Morgan Tams
Elif Saydam
Georgia Love
Marita Manso... Read More
9 - 12 doors at 7
A collection of new slides by local artists. Curated by Marita Manson and Georgia Love.
Featuring works by:
Ali Bosworth
Kade Krokosinski
Katie Sage
Noah Ferguson
Sarah Strohan
Simone Rochon
Steven Grandy
Olivia Meek
Morgan Tams
Elif Saydam
Georgia Love
Marita Manso... Read More
@ Cenote Restaurant and Lounge
Jules Uno : 3 Shrines
Friday Jul. 5th 2013 until Fri. July 19th
I admire and respect the various forms and styles of visual expressions of devotion and wanted to honor the passion and beauty I've seen in shrines from around the world. Different religions, different beliefs, different regions and all the different reasons for making a reminder inspired me to make...
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Under Construction
Tuesday Jul. 2nd 2013 until Thu. July 4th
Our Odeon Alley window is under construction for a few days.
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@ Odeon Alley
Serina Zapf : so I went to my grandmothers
Thursday Jun. 27th 2013 until Fri. June 28th
a performance piece
June 27th at dusk, Serina will be hosting a storytelling evening in the oaks above Cumberland street on the rocks of Playfair park. Bring instruments, a jar and memories of childhood to share, or you may join us just to listen.
June 28th at dawn Serina will begin her per... Read More
June 27th at dusk, Serina will be hosting a storytelling evening in the oaks above Cumberland street on the rocks of Playfair park. Bring instruments, a jar and memories of childhood to share, or you may join us just to listen.
June 28th at dawn Serina will begin her per... Read More
Matthew Reginald Fleet : Getting Closer - Progressive Prospectives
Friday Jun. 21st 2013 until Mon. July 1st
Paintings, collages, drawings, and the written word become catalysts of true time travel, providing the viewer an opportunity to fondly recall their not so distant past before transporting them beyond the future for a glimpse of something new.
Fleet's instillation will change daily. He will be pr... Read More
Fleet's instillation will change daily. He will be pr... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Shawn Shepherd : Balls In Nowhere Bay
Friday Jun. 7th 2013 until Fri. June 21st
A mixed-media installation by Shawn Shepherd.
Curated by: Cameron Kidd Read More
Curated by: Cameron Kidd Read More
11.2 Year Anniversary Fundraiser
Saturday May. 25th 2013
The Ministry of Casual Living is 11 Years & 2 months old folks! This calls for a weird celebration of casual living.
Entry by donation - $7 - $10 dollars sliding scale.
[no one will be turned away [until we max capacity]]
We need to fix our window in the Odeon Alley!! Also we want to get a chance... Read More
8 - 2 doors at 7:30
Entry by donation - $7 - $10 dollars sliding scale.
[no one will be turned away [until we max capacity]]
We need to fix our window in the Odeon Alley!! Also we want to get a chance... Read More
@ Ratshack
100 Artists in One Day
Saturday May. 18th 2013
In the ambitious tradition of providing the community with
an accesible exhibition space, the Ministry of Casual Living
is proud to present 100 ARTISTS IN ONE DAY.
Starting at 8am on May 18th, we will be showcasing 100
different artists for approximately 8 minutes each
throughout the day in o... Read More
8am - 12pm
an accesible exhibition space, the Ministry of Casual Living
is proud to present 100 ARTISTS IN ONE DAY.
Starting at 8am on May 18th, we will be showcasing 100
different artists for approximately 8 minutes each
throughout the day in o... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Karres Vroom : Momentos
Saturday May. 11th 2013 until Tue. May 21st
Emerging artist, vocalist, and poet Karres Vroom displaying her film photography work.
Mementos is a body of work that speaks to her time in Victoria so far, breathing life into the memories that she carries. She is working to expose her vulnerability and looking at her own raw depth, speaking to h... Read More
Mementos is a body of work that speaks to her time in Victoria so far, breathing life into the memories that she carries. She is working to expose her vulnerability and looking at her own raw depth, speaking to h... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
THIRDSPACE Sneak Peek : Does Feminism Matter
Friday Apr. 12th 2013 until Fri. April 26th
Come have a first glance at some content from Thirdspace's latest publication, "Does Feminism Matter?" We will be showcasing quotes and visual art from their latest issue, which will be released in full on Saturday, May 11th.
Thirdspace is the UVSS Women’s Centre’s annual non-commercial, anti... Read More
Thirdspace is the UVSS Women’s Centre’s annual non-commercial, anti... Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Chandra Melting Tallow : Floodlands
Monday Feb. 25th 2013 until Fri. March 15th
Using textiles, pigments and found objects, accelerating and guiding the influence of gravity, Floodlands reflects the artist's experience moving through and overcoming historical trauma. This is demonstrated within the context of a greater social movement of mass healing, as exemplified by Idle No ...
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@ 764 Yates Street, Odeon Alley
James Drake : Image from the Hubble Telescope
Sunday Jan. 20th 2013 until Sat. February 9th
James Drake
infinity_imagined.tumblr.com
manytinylittlethings.tumblr.com
planet__earth.ca
Come meet and talk to the artist James Drake about his image from the Hubble telescope & other work that he is involved in.
- drink some free hot chocolate! Starts at 8pm
James Drake talks about his... Read More
infinity_imagined.tumblr.com
manytinylittlethings.tumblr.com
planet__earth.ca
Come meet and talk to the artist James Drake about his image from the Hubble telescope & other work that he is involved in.
- drink some free hot chocolate! Starts at 8pm
James Drake talks about his... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Nicole Bernier : My Precious Flash Drive
Thursday Dec. 27th 2012
A digital painting created in Microsoft Paint.
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Tyler Witzel : Pas Kobasica
Saturday Oct. 27th 2012
@ Odeon Alley
MINISTRY OF CASUAL LIVING FUNDRAISER!!!!!!******WINDOW UPGRADE*******: Babysitter, Pigeon Hole, Mourning Coup, FUNNNER, DJ Pep C. Cola
Saturday Oct. 20th 2012
Writing : Rob Torok
Thursday Sep. 27th 2012 until Sat. October 27th
"It took half a bottle of that cheap fucking wine to turn the noise back into signal, and still the landscape was mostly grey in my cloudy head."
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Hillary Mitchell
Monday Aug. 27th 2012 until Thu. September 27th
ASARO Collective : Works from Oaxaca
Monday Aug. 20th 2012
Aug 3 - Sept 3
The Ministry is presenting the Asaro collective works from Oaxaca Mexico. Revolution, Political Out-Cry and dissonance is in the blood of the Mexican people. Works from the Asaro collective capture a contemporary look at the a long standing history - the people's fight for rights a... Read More
The Ministry is presenting the Asaro collective works from Oaxaca Mexico. Revolution, Political Out-Cry and dissonance is in the blood of the Mexican people. Works from the Asaro collective capture a contemporary look at the a long standing history - the people's fight for rights a... Read More
Jonathan Dowdall : Art Against Enbridge
Tuesday Aug. 7th 2012
Aubrey Burke & Nicholas Robins : Balloon Installation
Friday Jul. 27th 2012 until Mon. August 27th
Leyla Mitchell : Retro Futurism Series
Friday Jul. 13th 2012 until Fri. July 27th
Cameron Kidd : Socialize
Wednesday Jun. 13th 2012 until Fri. July 13th
"Socialize" oil on wood
Part of the painting series "Art, Work, Socialize" http://www.cameronkidd.ca Read More
Part of the painting series "Art, Work, Socialize" http://www.cameronkidd.ca Read More
Lyle Dunford and Satomi Joba
Friday Apr. 27th 2012 until Fri. May 11th
Tessa Mythos : Artist in Residence
Friday Apr. 27th 2012 until Fri. May 11th
Fri. April 13th 2012 - Sat. April 28th 2012
@ #3 Fan Tan Alley
Tessa Fenger utilizes a space in Down Town Victoria for two weeks while working on paintings and displaying her works. Read More
@ #3 Fan Tan Alley
Tessa Fenger utilizes a space in Down Town Victoria for two weeks while working on paintings and displaying her works. Read More
@ #3 Fan Tan Alley
New Options for an Urban Hermit : Megan Wilson
Friday Apr. 27th 2012
This work combines the aesthetic of the museum and archival practices with scatter art in order to explore an ideology of the future that lies half-way between science fiction’s hearty pessimism and the hopeful yearnings of Utopianism
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- 2012-05-11
@ In the Odeon Ally Window
SOLO EXHIBITION: Logan Ford
Friday Apr. 13th 2012 until Fri. April 27th
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Logan Ford : Artist in Residence
Friday Apr. 13th 2012 until Sat. April 28th
Logan utilizes a space in Down Town Victoria for two weeks while working on paintings and displaying his works.
http://loganford.ca Read More
Free any time
http://loganford.ca Read More
@ #3 Fan Tan Alley
MOCL 10 Year Birthday PARTY!
Thursday Mar. 1st 2012 until Fri. March 2nd
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Thursday, 1 March, 2012 - Friday, 2 March, 2012
YEA THAT RIGHT! we're getting old - so come party down with us before we're to old to get JIGGY!
2 days / 5 PARTYS !
MARCH 1st
Accoustic Show
http://www.facebook.com/events/177791975657683/
Loagans Show / Fund raiser!
http://www.fac... Read More
Thursday, 1 March, 2012 - Friday, 2 March, 2012
YEA THAT RIGHT! we're getting old - so come party down with us before we're to old to get JIGGY!
2 days / 5 PARTYS !
MARCH 1st
Accoustic Show
http://www.facebook.com/events/177791975657683/
Loagans Show / Fund raiser!
http://www.fac... Read More
@ Multiple locations over 2 days
February DOWN TOWN window schedule
Wednesday Feb. 1st 2012 until Thu. March 1st
January DOWN TOWN window schedule
Sunday Jan. 1st 2012 until Tue. January 31st
@ MOCL Window Projects
December DOWN TOWN window schedule
Friday Dec. 2nd 2011
Thu. December 1st 2011 - Sat. December 31st 2011
@ Mocl Window Project (All Ages)
Create Facebook Event
Three locations for your viewing and mind blowing pleasures!
Dec 1 - 9
Decade Window
407 Government St. Eli Hirtl Thomas DiNinno Aoife Baldwin-Maher - Calgary Graham Page
Dec 9 - 16
W... Read More
@ Mocl Window Project (All Ages)
Create Facebook Event
Three locations for your viewing and mind blowing pleasures!
Dec 1 - 9
Decade Window
407 Government St. Eli Hirtl Thomas DiNinno Aoife Baldwin-Maher - Calgary Graham Page
Dec 9 - 16
W... Read More
PANIC! People's Gallery 2011 ( !! ARTISTS WANTED !! ): Unlinked Musician, EARS, Serina Zapf, Unlinked Musician
Saturday Nov. 12th 2011
All Types of Art Are Welcome.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE !!!
Bring your artwork down for 11 am or any time through out the day.
Opening Ceremony starts @ 1PM!!
Bring down, whatever....paintings, sculptures, doodles on servettes, poo water colours, the kitchen sink...... ANYTHING!!!
... Read More
Free 1:00pm - 9:00pm doors at 11am
ALL ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE !!!
Bring your artwork down for 11 am or any time through out the day.
Opening Ceremony starts @ 1PM!!
Bring down, whatever....paintings, sculptures, doodles on servettes, poo water colours, the kitchen sink...... ANYTHING!!!
... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MINISTRY BURN OUT EXTRAVAGANZA
Tuesday Nov. 1st 2011 until Wed. November 30th
Thank You Every One - Artists and Community for sharing and celebrating almost a decade of art [ March 2002 - Nov 2011 ] at 1442 Haultain Street!
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OFF LABLE Halloween Film Screening
Monday Oct. 31st 2011 until Mon. October 31st
OFF LABLE Halloween Film Screenings
The DIGITAL ART WEEKS program is concerned with the application of digital technology in the arts. The Digital Art Weeks program offers insight into innovations in art and technology and illustrates resulting synergies in a series of performances, installations... Read More
The DIGITAL ART WEEKS program is concerned with the application of digital technology in the arts. The Digital Art Weeks program offers insight into innovations in art and technology and illustrates resulting synergies in a series of performances, installations... Read More
Jillan Valpy : Sky Magnitude
Sunday Oct. 23rd 2011 until Thu. October 27th
Closing Reception - Thursday October 27th - 7pm to 10pm
Jillan Valpys latest incarnation of “Sky Magnitude” plays with the idea of the endless depth one sees when they simply look up. These rubber painting/sculptures challenge the traditional forms, and incorporate kinetic movement of wind an... Read More
Jillan Valpys latest incarnation of “Sky Magnitude” plays with the idea of the endless depth one sees when they simply look up. These rubber painting/sculptures challenge the traditional forms, and incorporate kinetic movement of wind an... Read More
Bruce Concle : Everytime I Look at the Moon I Think of Crop Circles
Saturday Oct. 1st 2011
Artist Bruce Conkle from Portland, Oregon comes to Victoria BC.
His work on display at the Ministry is inspired by theories and mythologies revolving around crop circles.
Video By ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FKWCQWvqI
http://bruceconkle.com/ Read More
His work on display at the Ministry is inspired by theories and mythologies revolving around crop circles.
Video By ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6FKWCQWvqI
http://bruceconkle.com/ Read More
Beautiful Wild Animals
Friday Sep. 9th 2011
Beautiful Wild Animals is a recent emergence out of the fruits of Nova Scotia. Starting as a solo side project from "Krasnogorsk" member Jacques Mindreau, it has expended to a journey to bring music full of emotion to the people! The Violin and Accordion (Carly Martin) and Vocal duo has been describ...
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6 bucks 7:00pm - 10:00pm doors at 7:00pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Two Hearts and Heidi Nagtegaal : Love Child
Saturday Jul. 30th 2011 until Fri. August 5th
LOVE CHILD sexed out of a dear friendship where artistic practice, and personal styles so fully inter-lap to the point where own little worlds in our personal homes, embody neighbouring theme parks of whimsy, intellect, curiosity and delight, and intend to lovingly combine our creativity and aesthet...
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Pudy Tong - Brand New!
Saturday Jul. 23rd 2011 until Fri. July 29th
Pudy Tong - Brand New!
Saturday, 23 July, 2011 - Friday, 29 July, 2011
"Brand New! is an installation that references the disposable letter banners that are strung up for various one-time celebratory occasions such as birthdays or grand openings. Come by the Ministry of Casual Living to see the... Read More
Saturday, 23 July, 2011 - Friday, 29 July, 2011
"Brand New! is an installation that references the disposable letter banners that are strung up for various one-time celebratory occasions such as birthdays or grand openings. Come by the Ministry of Casual Living to see the... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Darren Larose : Void Presence
Saturday Jul. 16th 2011 until Fri. July 22nd
Opening July 16 · 7:30pm - 10:00pm
Drinks and snacks will be available
Once again Darren Larose works his magic. No one knows exactly what is going on within his realm of oil paint wonder.
New Works - Of what you have never seen - nor ever will again - for sure. Read More
Drinks and snacks will be available
Once again Darren Larose works his magic. No one knows exactly what is going on within his realm of oil paint wonder.
New Works - Of what you have never seen - nor ever will again - for sure. Read More
SCREW UPS : Mikhail Miller
Saturday Jul. 9th 2011 until Fri. July 15th
x-Minister Mikhail Miller creates a wall of "screw up" art pieces designed to but dispersed around the city on telephone poles and other art accessible areas.
His form of street style is a merger of art school and power to the people
His closing party will be on July 15th from 6:30pm - 10pm wi... Read More
His form of street style is a merger of art school and power to the people
His closing party will be on July 15th from 6:30pm - 10pm wi... Read More
Watcher, /wrists, Bestial Sanctuary, The Sentimentals, Praying for Greater Portland, Katie & the Lichen, Loose Tights, the bash brothers
Friday Jul. 8th 2011
Emilio Portal : Qucha Mama
Saturday Jun. 25th 2011 until Fri. July 1st
Closing Party July 1st - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.
Emilio Portel creates a central window-hanging shrine at the Ministry Of Casual Living. This shrine to the Ocean Mother gives reverence to the sea that surrounds our island and makes Victoria so unique unto its own.
http://emilioportal.com/ Read More
Emilio Portel creates a central window-hanging shrine at the Ministry Of Casual Living. This shrine to the Ocean Mother gives reverence to the sea that surrounds our island and makes Victoria so unique unto its own.
http://emilioportal.com/ Read More
Troi Donnelly : uht-er nonsense
Saturday Jun. 18th 2011 until Sat. June 25th
Opening Saturday, June 18th, 7 pm
uht-er nonsense is an on-going exploration using the nonsense sound/word, jee; one of a set of nonsensical, inarticulate utterances meant to convey a sense of bewilderment. Scale, gravity and paper, paper being a versatile material with associations of fragility... Read More
uht-er nonsense is an on-going exploration using the nonsense sound/word, jee; one of a set of nonsensical, inarticulate utterances meant to convey a sense of bewilderment. Scale, gravity and paper, paper being a versatile material with associations of fragility... Read More
Off The Grid Art Crawl 2011
Friday Jun. 10th 2011 until Fri. June 10th
Its here again! Victoria’s 5th annual Off The Grid Art Crawl will be taking place from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on June 10th. This open house event brings together Victoria’s art galleries, artist-run centers, and community at large. Attendees have the opportunity to explore the city’s art exhibiti...
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Ilze Bebris : Warren
Saturday Jun. 4th 2011 until Sat. June 11th
An installation by Ilze Bebris
“If the city is a text, how shall we read it? “
Joyce Carol Oates
The city, as Oates asserts, is a text that requires diverse strategies to interpret and to process this experience. Warren contemplates Carol Oates proposition through a dense array of structu... Read More
“If the city is a text, how shall we read it? “
Joyce Carol Oates
The city, as Oates asserts, is a text that requires diverse strategies to interpret and to process this experience. Warren contemplates Carol Oates proposition through a dense array of structu... Read More
Clothing Exchange
Thursday Jun. 2nd 2011 until Thu. June 2nd
Clothing Swap At MOCL
Thursday June 2nd - 5pm - 8pm
Bring your rad tad clothing down for a trade! There will also be a table for goodies, snacks, tea, and fooods! So bring some of that too ! Read More
Thursday June 2nd - 5pm - 8pm
Bring your rad tad clothing down for a trade! There will also be a table for goodies, snacks, tea, and fooods! So bring some of that too ! Read More
Eden Veaudry : Witch Hazel
Saturday May. 28th 2011 until Fri. June 3rd
"WITCH HAZEL = painting ----> video / the organization of emotions / time into light"
The video work WITCH HAZEL by Eden Veaudry will be created at The Ministry Of Casual Living from May 28th to June 3rd. Small card sized paintings will come to life with her organic abstract style. The final piec... Read More
The video work WITCH HAZEL by Eden Veaudry will be created at The Ministry Of Casual Living from May 28th to June 3rd. Small card sized paintings will come to life with her organic abstract style. The final piec... Read More
Debora Alanna : Outside In
Saturday May. 21st 2011 until Fri. May 27th
Opening Sunday May 22nd - 7 pm to 9 pm
Debora Alanna will be creating an installation depicting the myth of art at the Ministry Of Casual living. Made with chicken wire, plaster and latex paint she brings to life the mysteries of space and the untouchable. Nooks and crannies will hint to the unto... Read More
Debora Alanna will be creating an installation depicting the myth of art at the Ministry Of Casual living. Made with chicken wire, plaster and latex paint she brings to life the mysteries of space and the untouchable. Nooks and crannies will hint to the unto... Read More
Rhonda Usipiuk : the RUSTarium project
Saturday May. 14th 2011 until Fri. May 20th
Opening May 14th
6:30 Pm to 9:00 Pm
A photographic exploration of the growth of rust over time.
Rustariums are similar to a terrarium except they are filled with nonliving materials such as steel wool, wire, tools, and hardware that have been rusting over a period of time. Read More
6:30 Pm to 9:00 Pm
A photographic exploration of the growth of rust over time.
Rustariums are similar to a terrarium except they are filled with nonliving materials such as steel wool, wire, tools, and hardware that have been rusting over a period of time. Read More
Marlaina Buch : Hunter Rapper
Saturday May. 7th 2011 until Fri. May 13th
Opening Performance 8:00 p.m. - May 7th
To Start off the Summer season at the Ministry Of Casual Living we have the original substance Rapper paying a visit. An x-Minister in residence "The Hunter Rapper" will be serving up mad meaty dishes of wild verse and rhyme. Come down to the Ministry’s c... Read More
To Start off the Summer season at the Ministry Of Casual Living we have the original substance Rapper paying a visit. An x-Minister in residence "The Hunter Rapper" will be serving up mad meaty dishes of wild verse and rhyme. Come down to the Ministry’s c... Read More
Funnnnnner Performance
Friday May. 6th 2011 until Fri. May 6th
Funnnnnner performance at the Ministry of Casual Living featuring Jon Dowdall, Jody Franklin, Aaron Bates, and Aubrey Burke.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQtVbT23pw&feature=share&list=PL7FFA54EE3087E9C2 Read More
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOQtVbT23pw&feature=share&list=PL7FFA54EE3087E9C2 Read More
Shannon Scanlan : Divergent Space
Sunday Mar. 20th 2011 until Fri. March 25th
Window installation that encourages people to pay attention to their daily navigation of the spaces around them. http://www.shannonscanlan.com
Opening Reception Friday March 25th 2011 8pm Read More
Opening Reception Friday March 25th 2011 8pm Read More
Christine Clark : Aluminum Circle
Friday Mar. 11th 2011 until Sat. March 19th
Christine has spent the last year converting beer cans into thousands of aluminum circles. In natural light, which moves and changes, the aluminum circles become discs of shimmering light, like skin, like pebbles, like water.
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BANG BANG chop chop - Tommy Lacroix Cuts off YOUR &#%@!!! (HAIR)
Thursday Mar. 3rd 2011
BANG BANG chop chop
Tommy Lacroix Cuts off YOUR &#%@!!! (HAIR)
Tommy Lacroix bust's a move on your personal space tonight - he will be cutting hair from 7pm - 10pm at the Ministry Of Casual Living 1442 Haultains Street.
This is part of our Burn Out Exhibition - a series of 24 hour art shows... Read More
Tommy Lacroix Cuts off YOUR &#%@!!! (HAIR)
Tommy Lacroix bust's a move on your personal space tonight - he will be cutting hair from 7pm - 10pm at the Ministry Of Casual Living 1442 Haultains Street.
This is part of our Burn Out Exhibition - a series of 24 hour art shows... Read More
Diana W : I am Present / Objects from the Past
Tuesday Mar. 1st 2011 until Thu. March 10th
It begins with my hands. And collecting. Nothing is worth throwing out. I keep egg cartons and shoe boxes of notes, cards, hair, teeth, seeds, rocks, shells, string, plastic toys, photographs, skulls, dried flowers, dead bugs. glass and pieces of driftwood. Living in the wilderness teaches one to ke...
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Art and Music: Jon Cohen Experience
Friday Feb. 25th 2011
7:30pm - 10pm doors at 7pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Seven Billion People : LeyaTess
Sunday Feb. 20th 2011 until Mon. February 28th
Paintings and Drawing by Cortez Island based artist LeyaTess
Music performance by Jon Cohen Experimental and Audioboxer
Opening reception and music performance
Friday Feb 25th 2011 7pm Read More
Music performance by Jon Cohen Experimental and Audioboxer
Opening reception and music performance
Friday Feb 25th 2011 7pm Read More
Ribbed Tunnel of Eternal Return : Bubzee & Tessa Mythos
Saturday Feb. 5th 2011 until Thu. February 17th
Opening : Sat. Feb 5th 8-11pm
Closing Party : Thurs. Feb 17th with live Folk Band Read More
Closing Party : Thurs. Feb 17th with live Folk Band Read More
Moon Drawings : Kimberly Simpson
Thursday Jan. 27th 2011 until Thu. February 3rd
Come down to the Ministry for an evening of art and music as Vancouver based artist Kim Simpson shows some recent photo based drawings and touring musician Rob Moir provides acoustic splendor for our ears to enjoy. Donations welcome for the artists.
Video by ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watc... Read More
Video by ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watc... Read More
Baby Gun : Luis Enrique Oliver
Sunday Jan. 2nd 2011 until Wed. January 12th
Luis Enrique Oliver looks at the state of human consciousness through the depiction of infants holding weapons and sitting on piles of garbage. Representing our human downfall, he uses this perspective to call to question where we are heading and the means we are using to get there.
Video by Exhi... Read More
Video by Exhi... Read More
WURLD
Thursday Dec. 23rd 2010 until Mon. January 3rd
Film by Jordan Saddle and Emi Honda
Music by Elfin Saddle Read More
Music by Elfin Saddle Read More
Lunar Effect Ministry of Casual Living Fundraiser
Tuesday Dec. 21st 2010 until Tue. December 21st
$40 Art Sale
Help Support The Ministries Ongoing Programming, as well as Local Artist
Its your Last chance to purchase Wacko-art Gifts for the holidays! Read More
Help Support The Ministries Ongoing Programming, as well as Local Artist
Its your Last chance to purchase Wacko-art Gifts for the holidays! Read More
WORD : Jon Dowdall
Tuesday Dec. 14th 2010 until Mon. December 20th
letters, cutouts, colours sprawl the front window of the Ministry where Jon Dowdall has created a construction of found objects, wood cuts and drawing.
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Masque Da Shaman : Jody Franklin
Monday Dec. 6th 2010 until Mon. December 13th
Jody Franklin brings his unique enthrall in to his drawing world. These intense, ritualistic pieces capture the physical and the spiritual world in synergy working together. And what does it capture?... a little more then what meets the eye.
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Ministrony Soup - Group Show Curated by Cameron Kidd
Wednesday Nov. 24th 2010 until Wed. December 1st
Small works by:
Ray Chen
Ty Danylchuk
Tessa Fenger
Liam Hanna Lloyd
Cody Haight
Conlan Killeen
Leah Mousseau
Ben Raymer
Nicholas Robins
Shawn Sheperd
Bryan Skjersven
Morgana Wallace
Erik Volet
Cameron Kidd
Video by Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_lbV8jNwFY Read More
Ray Chen
Ty Danylchuk
Tessa Fenger
Liam Hanna Lloyd
Cody Haight
Conlan Killeen
Leah Mousseau
Ben Raymer
Nicholas Robins
Shawn Sheperd
Bryan Skjersven
Morgana Wallace
Erik Volet
Cameron Kidd
Video by Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_lbV8jNwFY Read More
Confronting New World Order : Luke Woodyard
Sunday Nov. 14th 2010 until Wed. November 24th
Multimedia work by Luke Woodyard
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Calgary's!: Stalwart Sons, The Sentimentals, Bible Belt Badlands
Saturday Nov. 13th 2010
Salwart Sons
Saturday Nov. 13th 2010 until Sun. November 13th
A Photo Show : Jordan Doerksen, Eli Hirtle and Kade Krokosinski
Saturday Nov. 6th 2010 until Sun. November 14th
Jordan, Kate, Eli Hirtle make new spaces for images to fit in their world. This photography show captures the world we live and the dream somewhere in-between.
Video By Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVl0IT5eW_g Read More
Video By Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVl0IT5eW_g Read More
SKATE SHOP
Sunday Oct. 24th 2010 until Wed. November 3rd
Gallery turn skateboard shop for a week, displaying unique, handpainted
Skateboards, hats and other skate stuff.
Halloween Costurme party Nov 30th with DJ Graham Read More
Skateboards, hats and other skate stuff.
Halloween Costurme party Nov 30th with DJ Graham Read More
Our Daily Bread : Julie Gennai
Wednesday Oct. 20th 2010 until Wed. October 20th
Derived from dreams of a Ukrainian grandmother’s doily collection, Thanksgiving weekend, and the ill-effects of eating gluten products, Julie Gennai creates an ode to a staple food of North American Colonial Existentialism.
After all, you are what you eat. Read More
After all, you are what you eat. Read More
Tyler Los Jones : In Passing
Thursday Oct. 14th 2010 until Sat. October 23rd
Painting by Tyler Los Jones
This is the first in a series of flags that I have been thinking about as another parallel to the In Passing series. The flag depicts the slogan of the province in which the drawings are being shown. I'm always thinking of the role that implication (or the lack their of)... Read More
This is the first in a series of flags that I have been thinking about as another parallel to the In Passing series. The flag depicts the slogan of the province in which the drawings are being shown. I'm always thinking of the role that implication (or the lack their of)... Read More
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Elements of Sorcery : Jack Bride
Friday Oct. 1st 2010 until Sun. October 10th
Site specific installation by Calgary based artist
Opening Oct 8th 2010 http://www.jackbride.com Read More
Opening Oct 8th 2010 http://www.jackbride.com Read More
Anna Bald Super Star Presents Candominium
Tuesday Sep. 21st 2010 until Fri. October 1st
Sculpture by Anna Bald
Opening September 24 at 6:00 p.m.
welcome to a mash up
m.c.escher meets trailer park
solo show meets going away shindig
ministry of casual living meets wound up capricorn
Video By ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrtZOsSJgN8 Read More
Opening September 24 at 6:00 p.m.
welcome to a mash up
m.c.escher meets trailer park
solo show meets going away shindig
ministry of casual living meets wound up capricorn
Video By ExhibitV:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrtZOsSJgN8 Read More
Things I Wanted to Tell You in 2008 : Ashley Neese
Sunday Sep. 12th 2010 until Sun. September 19th
Selection of posters in window display then installed in the community
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Vrinda Conroy: La Lucha
Wednesday Sep. 1st 2010 until Sun. September 12th
Colourful and Haunting Paintings by Local Artist and Textile Designer
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Grudge Match
Wednesday Aug. 25th 2010 until Wed. August 25th
Grudge Match
Wednesday August 25th
7 p.m.
Be absolved of old grudges – large and small.
Bosses, baristas, bragelina, BP,
Hipsters, douchebags. HST.
Partners, colleagues, all your relations,
Public Transit, BC Ferries,
Cultural appropriation.
No grudge will be ignored.
Captain P a... Read More
Wednesday August 25th
7 p.m.
Be absolved of old grudges – large and small.
Bosses, baristas, bragelina, BP,
Hipsters, douchebags. HST.
Partners, colleagues, all your relations,
Public Transit, BC Ferries,
Cultural appropriation.
No grudge will be ignored.
Captain P a... Read More
Exhibition To Be Destroyed, Again: From The Helen Pitt Gallery Archive
Friday Aug. 6th 2010 until Thu. August 26th
Curated by Rita O'Grady
Facilitated by Keith Higgins
This show will on during the August 6th city wide "Off the Grid" art crawl organized by Open Space whiz kids Aubrey Burke and Anna Bald. For more info visit http://www.openspace.ca
This will be a reconstruction of an episode from 1983, when the ... Read More
Facilitated by Keith Higgins
This show will on during the August 6th city wide "Off the Grid" art crawl organized by Open Space whiz kids Aubrey Burke and Anna Bald. For more info visit http://www.openspace.ca
This will be a reconstruction of an episode from 1983, when the ... Read More
Hood Woad : FASTWURMS
Thursday Jul. 22nd 2010 until Tue. August 3rd
Tarot and divinatory readings Saturday, July 24 all evening and Sunday July 25 from afternoon into the evening. Times are approximate, do drop by.
The Ministry welcomes FASTWURMS for a weekend of participatory performance. FASTWURMS is an ongoing cultural project (1979- ), the trademark and the j... Read More
The Ministry welcomes FASTWURMS for a weekend of participatory performance. FASTWURMS is an ongoing cultural project (1979- ), the trademark and the j... Read More
Phil Osbourne vs Evan Locke!
Friday Jul. 9th 2010 until Wed. July 21st
Phil Osbourne has started Monster Party Gallery at 1322 Broad St, Studio D. Look for the sandwich board and head upstairs! Open most days 1-7pm
http://rabidshave.webs.com
Evan Locke will "...try and make a floating painting. It is a bit of a combination of an attempt to paint a cloud as well as ... Read More
http://rabidshave.webs.com
Evan Locke will "...try and make a floating painting. It is a bit of a combination of an attempt to paint a cloud as well as ... Read More
Mystery Exhibition
Saturday Jun. 26th 2010 until Sat. June 26th
Opening June 26 at 8pm
????? ?? ???? ? ?????? ??? ?????? ????. ?? ???? ?? ? ???? ?? ?????????. ????? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???.
With live music! Read More
????? ?? ???? ? ?????? ??? ?????? ????. ?? ???? ?? ? ???? ?? ?????????. ????? ???? ???? ?? ???? ???.
With live music! Read More
Performance Actions : John G Boehme and friends
Friday Jun. 25th 2010 until Fri. June 25th
On Friday, June 25 around 5:30pm, the Ministry will stage a variety of performance actions that will continue for 2-3 hours.
The Ministry will become the first location of a performance/action event series that will occur once a month with an unknown number of participants where the site becomes ... Read More
The Ministry will become the first location of a performance/action event series that will occur once a month with an unknown number of participants where the site becomes ... Read More
YES, YES We Can : Aubrey Burke
Thursday Jun. 17th 2010 until Thu. June 24th
Opening Thrusday, June 17
9:00pm to 11:00pm
Go to Xchanges for the opening of Scope first and then mosey down to the Ministry
Aubrey Burke works in house over a week on a project whose possible realization will charm likely all who witness it.
On Wenesday June 23 sometime after five pm, Aubrey... Read More
9:00pm to 11:00pm
Go to Xchanges for the opening of Scope first and then mosey down to the Ministry
Aubrey Burke works in house over a week on a project whose possible realization will charm likely all who witness it.
On Wenesday June 23 sometime after five pm, Aubrey... Read More
$20 Art Sale
Friday Jun. 11th 2010 until Fri. June 11th
The Ministry's block busting $20 Art Sale will once again take place Friday, June 11 starting at 8pm.
All works are $20. Confirmed artists include: Peter Sandmark, Hailey Finnigan, Ami Muranetz, Leslie Wiegand, FASTWURMS, Michael Comeau, Marlaina Buch, Ross Macaulay, Adam Ungstad and Jessica Rowl... Read More
All works are $20. Confirmed artists include: Peter Sandmark, Hailey Finnigan, Ami Muranetz, Leslie Wiegand, FASTWURMS, Michael Comeau, Marlaina Buch, Ross Macaulay, Adam Ungstad and Jessica Rowl... Read More
Jason Hanscom
Friday Jun. 4th 2010 until Fri. June 11th
It's great when artists display artist-like characteristics like spontaneity, responsiveness and ease with the unknown. Jason was given two days notice to organize a show went ahead, did just that. Even supplied this image. I like it when people say "ok!" instead of "I'm not ready!"
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Digital Time Capsule from a Really Weird Kid
Friday May. 28th 2010 until Thu. June 3rd
Erin Frayne has made digital drawings using obsolete computer "paint" programs since email was novelty. A recently recovered archive of bizarre observations from her 7 year old self has been converted from hard disks and printed, offering pixelated chunks of the random and often puzzling concerns of...
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Leslie Wiegand : Family Reunion
Friday May. 21st 2010 until Thu. May 27th
I’m Leslie Wiegand. Half of me was raised on a hobby-farm near Qualicum Beach, BC. That half runs naked through the alder and steals eggs from your chicken coop. The other half earned a BFA from the University of Victoria in 2003 with an honours in Visual Arts. It struggles with student loans and ...
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BELTAIN 2010 PAGAN PARTY and ART SALE!
Saturday May. 15th 2010 until Sat. May 15th
Like many pagan festivities, no one is really sure who made up Beltain, (the Celts? the Teutons?) what you're supposed to do (dance around a pole? light massive fires?) or when you're supposed to celebrate (May 1st? 15th? when the local hawthorn trees bloom?)
As cultureless moderns, we've decid... Read More
As cultureless moderns, we've decid... Read More
MICHAEL COMEAU poster show and sale
Friday May. 14th 2010 until Thu. May 20th
Michael Comeau has printed himself into a carpal tunnel. Inside that fantastic tunnel, you'll find a massive archive of posters from the Toronto music, comic, queer and film scenes - thousands of kung fu masters, pornicorns, gangsters, divas, space invaders and hot babes! This is the output of legen...
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NO FIXED ADDRESS
Friday May. 7th 2010 until Fri. May 14th
Monday to Thursday May 10-13: Office Hours 1:00 - 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be served each day at 4:00 pm.
Office Party and Book Launch by Perro Verlag Thursday, May 13 from 1:00 - 7:00 or 8:00 pm
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF IDENTITY is comprised of a nomadic band of inquirers working to... Read More
Office Party and Book Launch by Perro Verlag Thursday, May 13 from 1:00 - 7:00 or 8:00 pm
THE INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF IDENTITY is comprised of a nomadic band of inquirers working to... Read More
Snake Mountain Logistics Group
Friday Apr. 30th 2010 until Thu. May 6th
Snake Mountain Logistics Group are a crack team of computer scientists, musicians and makers who through collective genius will turn the Ministry window into an interactive touch screen. You touch the window, crazy things happen. As simulated as bacon bits, SMLG's piece brings the fourth dimension a...
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Sam Kinsley : Drawings
Friday Apr. 23rd 2010 until Thu. April 29th
Sam Kinsley is visiting Victoria and showing en route!
a counting
a visual representations of my accounts
counting out
account numbers
numbers of accounts
numbers in accounts
Some drawings reflecting my current financial identity. The sum of the arbitrary numbers given to attach me to my ... Read More
a counting
a visual representations of my accounts
counting out
account numbers
numbers of accounts
numbers in accounts
Some drawings reflecting my current financial identity. The sum of the arbitrary numbers given to attach me to my ... Read More
Cameron Kidd : Don't Try This at Home - Stick and Poke Organizational
Friday Apr. 16th 2010 until Thu. April 22nd
Tattoo's by Cameron Kidd
Poster Design by John Ohrn
Stick and Poke Tattoo Parlour
Events and frolic all week, check:
http://stickandpoketattoo.blogspot.com/
Autoclaves are for paranoids! Cam tattoos the old fashioned way - with a beer at his side, bleach at his feet and even pressure in his h... Read More
Poster Design by John Ohrn
Stick and Poke Tattoo Parlour
Events and frolic all week, check:
http://stickandpoketattoo.blogspot.com/
Autoclaves are for paranoids! Cam tattoos the old fashioned way - with a beer at his side, bleach at his feet and even pressure in his h... Read More
Lesson Plan - John Luna
Friday Apr. 2nd 2010 until Thu. April 15th
At an undisclosed time I will present a lecture on the subject of the artist’s studio in the window space of the Ministry of Casual Living. As a record of the lecture, I will leave a chalkboard diagram and some demonstration paintings made during the course of the lecture.
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Too Much of A Good Thing - Rachel Evans and kids!
Monday Mar. 22nd 2010 until Fri. April 2nd
"Too Much of A Good Thing" - A BC SPCA Kid's Club Art Exhibition
Rachel Evans says:
Hey, the BC SPCA Kids Club kids want you to spay or neuter your cat. Why? Because just one unspayed cat can result in 864 kittens in just 2 years! If her kittens have kittens - well you can imagine how many cat... Read More
Rachel Evans says:
Hey, the BC SPCA Kids Club kids want you to spay or neuter your cat. Why? Because just one unspayed cat can result in 864 kittens in just 2 years! If her kittens have kittens - well you can imagine how many cat... Read More
Dump Him/Dump Her
Friday Mar. 12th 2010 until Mon. March 22nd
An encouraging banner by Marlaina Buch
Everyone needs to dump someone in their lives - your lousy boy/girlfriend, your needy neighbour, 75% of your Facebook contacts, your boss, your concerned landlord, your Aquafit instructor. Allow this banner to inspire you to pull these people out of your life ... Read More
Everyone needs to dump someone in their lives - your lousy boy/girlfriend, your needy neighbour, 75% of your Facebook contacts, your boss, your concerned landlord, your Aquafit instructor. Allow this banner to inspire you to pull these people out of your life ... Read More
Oral Buffet | Fundraiser
Thursday Mar. 11th 2010 until Thu. March 11th
Oral Buffet - an eclectic night of storytelling and music
Hermann's Jazz Club - 753 View Street
Thursday March 11, 7 – 10pm
Tickets $10 advance or at the door
Joint production of the Ministry of Casual Living and the Slide Room Gallery
On Thursday, March 11th, Hermann's Jazz Club will b... Read More
Hermann's Jazz Club - 753 View Street
Thursday March 11, 7 – 10pm
Tickets $10 advance or at the door
Joint production of the Ministry of Casual Living and the Slide Room Gallery
On Thursday, March 11th, Hermann's Jazz Club will b... Read More
Brian MacDonald : Video Art Therapy #1: Journey to a Distant Planet
Saturday Mar. 6th 2010 until Wed. March 10th
multimedia work by Brian MacDonald
We will be having an opening for this work on Saturday, March 6 at 9pm. The exhibition will be up from March 6 to March 10.
Video Art Therapy #1: Journey to a Distant Planet is a self-help video for those wishing to escape the stress of menial employmen... Read More
We will be having an opening for this work on Saturday, March 6 at 9pm. The exhibition will be up from March 6 to March 10.
Video Art Therapy #1: Journey to a Distant Planet is a self-help video for those wishing to escape the stress of menial employmen... Read More
June Higgins
Friday Feb. 26th 2010 until Tue. May 4th
An installation of objects exploring themes of nostalgia and hand-made versus mass produced. The objects are created from left-over craft and home project materials saved from destruction by combining them into hand-made, hand-sized preserves. The intimate sizes and tactile materials make the viewer...
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VanHalentine's Day Dance
Friday Feb. 12th 2010 until Fri. February 12th
Dance Dance Dance with Diamond Dave! Bring someone to objectify! Spandex mandatory! Hot licks! Noise! Party til the cops come then try to sneak into the Fifty Fifty! Get kicked out and eat pie at Paul's! Parade around in jumpsuits and high kick all the couples eating bruschetta! YEAR OF THE TIGER!
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Photography by Mike McLean
Friday Feb. 12th 2010 until Thu. February 25th
A new photographic transparency produced from an image made during McLean's six week "residency" at the Royal British Columbia Museum in October, 2004.
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Small Works : Liam Hanna-Lloyd
Tuesday Jan. 26th 2010 until Wed. February 10th
Liam Hanna-Lloyd presents his new scavengings. He is a self-taught artist, who finds lessons in old movie posters, house sparrows, memories and the subconscience.
Closing reception on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 8pm. Read More
Closing reception on Monday, February 8, 2010 at 8pm. Read More
Lee McClure might have an art show
Saturday Jan. 23rd 2010 until Mon. January 25th
Lee McClure brought in three drawings for the walls of the Ministry. He brought them a week late. We still managed to have a lovely opening. We rented Air Guitar Nation as a back up plan.
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Jeff Werner : Stacked the Living Room Along One Wall
Friday Jan. 8th 2010 until Fri. January 15th
Designer Jeff Werner leaves us with a photo from his time in Amsterdam.After his roommates left for a weekend getaway, Jeff wrestled the entire contents of the house into a wall of consumer durables, took his picture among the material heap, rearranged everything exactly as it had been.
Werner li... Read More
Werner li... Read More
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ornaMENTAL & Xmas Respite Chamber
Sunday Dec. 20th 2009 until Sun. December 20th
Ornaments and cards by artists
Hilarious and offensive handcrafted sentiments by artists instead of forgettable Ferrero Rocher
Enjoy our custom built "Xmas Respite Chamber" Tea House while you shop!
Meet Cultural Sector Leader Ross Macaulay who will be telling fortunes! Read More
Hilarious and offensive handcrafted sentiments by artists instead of forgettable Ferrero Rocher
Enjoy our custom built "Xmas Respite Chamber" Tea House while you shop!
Meet Cultural Sector Leader Ross Macaulay who will be telling fortunes! Read More
BUY ART NOW
Sunday Dec. 13th 2009 until Sun. December 13th
The Ministry of Casual Living is a store selling affordable wares including:
rollerskates | oil paints | collages | montages | portfolios from college | handmade knits | vandalism kits | art supplies and solvents | weird ornaments | paintings | clothes | cartoons | tap shoes | a drop dead vintage... Read More
rollerskates | oil paints | collages | montages | portfolios from college | handmade knits | vandalism kits | art supplies and solvents | weird ornaments | paintings | clothes | cartoons | tap shoes | a drop dead vintage... Read More
Don't Say the C Word : Allison Blake
Saturday Nov. 21st 2009 until Sat. December 5th
Vancouver's Allison Blake turns the Ministry of Casual Living into a giant fractal kaleidoscope.
Using plastic magnifying sheets cut and riveted together, Blake bends and warps the light of a ruby red chandelier.
Video by Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnhVubeKDfQ Read More
Using plastic magnifying sheets cut and riveted together, Blake bends and warps the light of a ruby red chandelier.
Video by Exhibit V:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnhVubeKDfQ Read More
Ready to Rumble : Megan Dickie
Thursday Oct. 29th 2009 until Thu. November 19th
Installation by Megan Dickie
Ready to Rumble turns the austerity of architecture into a flaccid opponent. The installation consists of a floor to ceiling interactive sculpture and a continuously looped video. Witness the wrestling match between the artist and the wax brick sculpture as it hovers ... Read More
Ready to Rumble turns the austerity of architecture into a flaccid opponent. The installation consists of a floor to ceiling interactive sculpture and a continuously looped video. Witness the wrestling match between the artist and the wax brick sculpture as it hovers ... Read More
Steven Hubert : THIS AND THEN THIS AND THEN THIS BUT NOT THIS OR THIS
Friday Oct. 2nd 2009 until Thu. October 22nd
Installation by Steven Hubert
In the window of Ministry of Casual Living, between the dates October 2nd and 22nd, a new painting for every day of the exhibition This And Then This And Then This But Not This Or This will be brightly lit and visible from the street. The small portrait-oriented canv... Read More
In the window of Ministry of Casual Living, between the dates October 2nd and 22nd, a new painting for every day of the exhibition This And Then This And Then This But Not This Or This will be brightly lit and visible from the street. The small portrait-oriented canv... Read More
$40*Art Sale
Wednesday Sep. 30th 2009 until Wed. September 30th
*All works are available for the price of $20 or $40. At least $20 goes to Ministry of Casual Living. If works are purchased for $40, the artist will receive $20. The choice is left to the buyer whether or not the artist is paid for their work.
The fundraiser is September 30 at 8:00pm to 11:00pm. Read More
The fundraiser is September 30 at 8:00pm to 11:00pm. Read More
The Queen's Eyes : Micheal Drebert
Thursday Sep. 10th 2009 until Thu. October 1st
Performance and Works by Micheal Drebert
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La Perruque: Hailey Finnigan
Thursday Jul. 23rd 2009
There will be a Mailing Party on July 31st to finish off the show. As you can see, the drawings fit nicely into envelopes. Bring 54 cents and Hailey will mail one of your choosing to you. Be there or be square!
http://thephart.blogspot.ca/2009/07/hailey-finnigans-la-perruque-at.html Read More
- 2009-07-31
http://thephart.blogspot.ca/2009/07/hailey-finnigans-la-perruque-at.html Read More
Barbeque
Sunday Jul. 19th 2009
Okay, it's a clean up barbeque. You clean, then you barbeque. And I'll be the first to say the Ministry is in dire need of a spring cleaning. Bring gloves, and some studly construction gear. Maybe bring a truck if you've got one too. Out with the old and in with the new!
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1:00pm - 11:59pm
$20 Dollar Art Sale
Friday Jul. 17th 2009
One night only! Twenty bones will buy you some fun small art. Or if you're really lacking some greenery, consider this a free show!
Let's save some money!
http://thephart.blogspot.ca/2009/07/20-art-sale-at-ministry-of-casual.html Read More
Let's save some money!
http://thephart.blogspot.ca/2009/07/20-art-sale-at-ministry-of-casual.html Read More
Our Relative Dramas of Hope and Fear : Sarah Turner
Friday Jun. 26th 2009
Sarah Turner "Our relative dramas of hope and fear"
Opening night Friday June 26th, evening.
Show runs June 26 - July 15, 2009
Ministry of Casual Living, 1442 Haultain Street. Read More
Opening night Friday June 26th, evening.
Show runs June 26 - July 15, 2009
Ministry of Casual Living, 1442 Haultain Street. Read More
Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky : Carpet World
Sunday Jan. 11th 2009
January 11 - 31, 2009
Since 2004, Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky have produced a body of work ranging from Thirty Foot Yawl (collapsible) - a fragile, hollow sailboat built of veneer - to foil casts of automobiles and intimately scaled sculptures of mundane objects such as coffee cups. Their... Read More
Since 2004, Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky have produced a body of work ranging from Thirty Foot Yawl (collapsible) - a fragile, hollow sailboat built of veneer - to foil casts of automobiles and intimately scaled sculptures of mundane objects such as coffee cups. Their... Read More
Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens : Sesame Street Economics
Monday Dec. 1st 2008
December 1 - 17, 2008
During this time of global financial crisis, it seems like economists
are everywhere – in the newspaper, on the television, even at your
kitchen table – gleefully speaking in their own special brand of
technical jargon. So for their exhibition at the Ministry for Casu... Read More
During this time of global financial crisis, it seems like economists
are everywhere – in the newspaper, on the television, even at your
kitchen table – gleefully speaking in their own special brand of
technical jargon. So for their exhibition at the Ministry for Casu... Read More
Alison MacTaggart : You and I
Friday Nov. 14th 2008
November 14 - 27
The Tuning-Fork-Like Apparatus and its embodiments in Prototype A and Prototype B were developed to solve a particular conundrum: How does one build an object that enables a person to talk back to another; and an object, that in doing so, calls attention to both persons and the e... Read More
The Tuning-Fork-Like Apparatus and its embodiments in Prototype A and Prototype B were developed to solve a particular conundrum: How does one build an object that enables a person to talk back to another; and an object, that in doing so, calls attention to both persons and the e... Read More
Marlene Bouchard & Michael Jess : MAP
Thursday Oct. 30th 2008
October 30 - November 12, 2008
Reminiscent of Buckminster Fuller's alternative sectional arrangement of a geographic placement this project utilizes the map as an agent for re-interpretation. Even accross seemingly exhausted grounds, maps uncover realities previously unseen or unimagined. In atte... Read More
Reminiscent of Buckminster Fuller's alternative sectional arrangement of a geographic placement this project utilizes the map as an agent for re-interpretation. Even accross seemingly exhausted grounds, maps uncover realities previously unseen or unimagined. In atte... Read More
Farheen HaQ - Remember
Wednesday Oct. 15th 2008
Oct 15 - 29
Remember is a simple yet evocative video triptych that invites viewers into a meditative space. The installation explores simple gestures with the tasbeeh (Islamic prayer beads) as a way to perform, deconstruct and create ritual. The individual beads of the tasbeeh become metaphors fo... Read More
Remember is a simple yet evocative video triptych that invites viewers into a meditative space. The installation explores simple gestures with the tasbeeh (Islamic prayer beads) as a way to perform, deconstruct and create ritual. The individual beads of the tasbeeh become metaphors fo... Read More
100% Mexicano - New Animation from Mexico : Curated by Jose Luis Campos Guizar
Friday Sep. 19th 2008
Sept 19 - 27, Viewable Nightly 7pm - 11pm
This project is presented in conjunction with the 10th annual Antimatter Film Festival in Victoria, BC.
Originating from the febrile terrain of la frontera of Baja California and reaching deep into the heart of Mexico (and beyond), a new wave of award-... Read More
This project is presented in conjunction with the 10th annual Antimatter Film Festival in Victoria, BC.
Originating from the febrile terrain of la frontera of Baja California and reaching deep into the heart of Mexico (and beyond), a new wave of award-... Read More
Kevin Murphy : March 2008 - The continuous ebb and flow of the Pacific Ocean near Tofino
Friday Aug. 29th 2008
Aug 29 - Sept 18, 2008
March 2008: The continuous ebb and flow of the Pacific Ocean near Tofino features Kevin Murphy's inflatable painting of the same title. Exploring the commodification of nature through the ubiquitous Canadian 'wilderness'image, the work appropriates the calendar landscape, r... Read More
March 2008: The continuous ebb and flow of the Pacific Ocean near Tofino features Kevin Murphy's inflatable painting of the same title. Exploring the commodification of nature through the ubiquitous Canadian 'wilderness'image, the work appropriates the calendar landscape, r... Read More
Colin Miner : Dark Room 14
Friday Aug. 8th 2008
Aug 8 - 28
Dark Room 14 features the recent sculpture-based work of Colin Miner. Miner’s poly-urethane and paint objects reflect the dislocation between the real and imaginary aspects of the photographic record. Through the process of replication, objects such as the film canister, tongs or d... Read More
Dark Room 14 features the recent sculpture-based work of Colin Miner. Miner’s poly-urethane and paint objects reflect the dislocation between the real and imaginary aspects of the photographic record. Through the process of replication, objects such as the film canister, tongs or d... Read More
Stephanie Bjornson : Ultra Coordinated Sportswear for the fashion conscious _______.
Saturday Jul. 26th 2008
July 26 - Aug 7, Reception Friday Aug 1, 8pm
Perry Ellis’ statement regarding 1980’s ladies casual fashion was: “Ultra coordinated sports wear for the status conscious girl.” A plethora of very expensive cashmere and cotton sweaters, paired with tennis outfits, pastels with white piping a... Read More
Perry Ellis’ statement regarding 1980’s ladies casual fashion was: “Ultra coordinated sports wear for the status conscious girl.” A plethora of very expensive cashmere and cotton sweaters, paired with tennis outfits, pastels with white piping a... Read More
Evan Locke : Constructivision
Friday Jun. 27th 2008 until Sun. July 6th
Opening June 27, 7pm
These "new visual solutions" look at our society's Materialistic tendencies and the fetishistic objectification of the object. The paintings invert their utopian Constructivist inspiration in the adjunct, and contradictory expression of both material centricity and visual/ret... Read More
These "new visual solutions" look at our society's Materialistic tendencies and the fetishistic objectification of the object. The paintings invert their utopian Constructivist inspiration in the adjunct, and contradictory expression of both material centricity and visual/ret... Read More
Scott Evans : Glass City
Friday Jun. 13th 2008 until Thu. June 26th
Scott Evans enthusiastically attended high-school art classes, but he was not popular with his art teachers because of a seemingly anarchist attitude toward creativity. Evans was not popular with his instructors at the Emily Carr College of Art either, because of his fixation with making art from ju...
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Off The Grid Art Crawl
Friday May. 23rd 2008
Off The Grid Art Crawl
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Art enthusiasts, curious citizens and the general public are caravanned through the streets of Victoria’s inner core and visited the 9 centers that participated in this program. Victoria had an opportunity to learn about the... Read More
Date: Friday, May 23, 2008, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Art enthusiasts, curious citizens and the general public are caravanned through the streets of Victoria’s inner core and visited the 9 centers that participated in this program. Victoria had an opportunity to learn about the... Read More
Miles Collyer : Home-made Home-grown
Friday May. 16th 2008
May 16 - 29, Opening May 16, 8pm
Home-made Home-grown is a series of hand-stitched felt flags. These are the flags of sub-national organizations who use sophisticated and contrasting means to seek attention and signal their individuality, both in traditional and modern ways. The authority and leg... Read More
Home-made Home-grown is a series of hand-stitched felt flags. These are the flags of sub-national organizations who use sophisticated and contrasting means to seek attention and signal their individuality, both in traditional and modern ways. The authority and leg... Read More
Kyath Battie : Next to Nothing
Friday May. 2nd 2008 until Thu. May 8th
May 2 - 8
For years, Langford has been a working class town, a place of pawn shops, big trucks and dense Douglas Fir Forests. Centred between the base of Malahat Mountain and the edge of the Trans Canada Highway - a place close to expansive mountainous rocks and trees, but away from anything cons... Read More
For years, Langford has been a working class town, a place of pawn shops, big trucks and dense Douglas Fir Forests. Centred between the base of Malahat Mountain and the edge of the Trans Canada Highway - a place close to expansive mountainous rocks and trees, but away from anything cons... Read More
Shawn Shepherd : Messenger of Death
Friday May. 2nd 2008
May 2 - 15
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Cameron MacDonald : Liquidation (Invasive Species)
Friday Apr. 18th 2008
April 18 - May 1, 2008
Liquidation is and ongoing project by Vancouver artist Cameron MacDonald. It examines various issues such as over fishing, globalization and food security by imagining a world where all commercial fisheries have died out, and greedy corporations have caught and canned all t... Read More
Liquidation is and ongoing project by Vancouver artist Cameron MacDonald. It examines various issues such as over fishing, globalization and food security by imagining a world where all commercial fisheries have died out, and greedy corporations have caught and canned all t... Read More
Hailey Finnigan : School Sucks Forever
Friday Nov. 30th 2007
November 30
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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...
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Drifters & Losers: Slim Sandy Band
Friday Oct. 12th 2007
Slim Sandy performs an unplugged show for the "drifters & Losers" comic art show.
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Free 9 pm - 10 pm doors at 8 pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Apple Matthews : Brush the Crocodiles Teeth
Friday Sep. 14th 2007
Sept 14 - 21
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Shawn Sheperd : Mini Palimpsest
Friday Aug. 24th 2007
August 24-September 6
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LOFOARFA : Ministry of Casual Living Booth at Open Space
Friday Aug. 17th 2007
August 17- 18
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@ Open Space
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
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
Marcy Graham and Jonathan Lawless : Hot Pink Whale
Friday Aug. 3rd 2007
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
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
Ted Hiebert - Unbecoming (Wolfskin Self Portraits)
Friday Jul. 20th 2007
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
B-sides Featuring Marlaina Buch
in conjunction with Workbench
http://openspace.ca/web/index.php?itemid=85 Read More
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
Artist Talk and Video Screening
In conjunction with:
Take That! Performance Art Event http://www.openspace.ca
Image "Take That" Read More
Barret Russel : Easy Magic Machine
Friday Jul. 6th 2007
July 6-12
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@ 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
"You think it would be hard to fuck up thirty seconds" - Bamsey Franks Read More
Naomi Borisenko : The Conversation, The Kiss
Friday Jun. 15th 2007
Michelle Huang & Cindy Hung : Window Shopping
Friday Jun. 8th 2007
June 8 - 14
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Micheal BenneyWorth - Definition of Communication
Friday Jun. 1st 2007
June 1 - 7
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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
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
Jocelyn Beyak : Mural-sized photography and Polaroid-based images
Friday May. 18th 2007
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
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
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
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
Bamsey Franks : Ride the green wave
Friday Apr. 13th 2007
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
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
Ministry's Fifth Anniversary: The Great Giffoni, Imps, Run Chico Run, fiNal sSPIn, HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Wednesday Mar. 14th 2007
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
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
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Eric Volet : Nomads
Sunday Feb. 4th 2007
Paintings by Eric Volet
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Rene Maisner : Sunflorium & Other Bloomsdays
Friday Jan. 12th 2007
SCART - Young Scandanavian Art
Saturday Dec. 16th 2006
Artists:
Eva Björkstrand
Carl-Johan Engberg
Olle Essvik
Nina Lassila
Mateusz Pozar
Jim Thorell
Dec16th - Dec 29th Read More
Eva Björkstrand
Carl-Johan Engberg
Olle Essvik
Nina Lassila
Mateusz Pozar
Jim Thorell
Dec16th - Dec 29th Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Kirtley Jarvis : Nepotism + Film by Rob Nelson
Friday Nov. 24th 2006
Textile Works by Kirtley Jarvis
Film by Rob Nelson Read More
Film by Rob Nelson Read More
The Thing : Lucy Pullen
Monday Oct. 30th 2006 until Sat. November 4th
Launch, Oct 30, 7-9pm
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Remember : Farheen HaQ
Sunday Oct. 15th 2006 until Sun. October 29th
This video projection is viewable from 6pm - 10pm daily.
Remember is a simple yet evocative video triptych that invites viewers into a meditative space. The installation explores simple gestures with the tasbeeh (Islamic prayer beads) as a way to perform, deconstruct and create ritual. The indiv... Read More
Remember is a simple yet evocative video triptych that invites viewers into a meditative space. The installation explores simple gestures with the tasbeeh (Islamic prayer beads) as a way to perform, deconstruct and create ritual. The indiv... Read More
Things I Can Put On My Head : Peter Kingstone
Friday Jun. 30th 2006 until Fri. July 14th
Things I Can Put On My Head is a photo series of large diptychs. These photos are a play between basement amateur pornography and furniture design. Each piece of furniture the model is lounging upon is of design note- from the dining room table LC10-P designed by Le Corbusier, to the couch “Andy...
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Shawn Shepherd : Facades
Friday Jun. 16th 2006 until Fri. June 30th
Installation and Drawings by Shawn Shepherd
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All Day, Every Day
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Absurd Process: Jeff Stuckel
Saturday Feb. 25th 2006 until Sun. March 5th
New Sculptural / Paper work.
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@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Imposter : Wesley Mulvin
Saturday Feb. 11th 2006
IMPOSTER: artist's statement
"IMPOSTER is a sculptural installation that hangs from the roof of the Ministry of Casual Living. Made from wood discs and steel tubing the sculpture is reflected on the sidewalk in matching coloured discs made from coloured gaffer tape.
The idea came from a quick... Read More
"IMPOSTER is a sculptural installation that hangs from the roof of the Ministry of Casual Living. Made from wood discs and steel tubing the sculpture is reflected on the sidewalk in matching coloured discs made from coloured gaffer tape.
The idea came from a quick... Read More
Fun,Fun,Fun! with: The Pickles, Ratapult
Saturday Dec. 31st 2005
Art Opening -- I Can Almost See Home From Here! -- Emily Jarvis Gooddenough
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Free 8:00
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Young Scandinavian Artists SCART
Friday Dec. 16th 2005 until Thu. December 29th
Curated by Ian Campbell
SCART is an exhibition of emerging artists working out of Goteborg, Sweden. These works reflect the unique attitude towards contemporary art practices that those nordic artists display. Read More
SCART is an exhibition of emerging artists working out of Goteborg, Sweden. These works reflect the unique attitude towards contemporary art practices that those nordic artists display. Read More
Rene Maisner : 12trans4mations 3 each
Friday Nov. 11th 2005
Nov 11 - 24
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
A Bakesale and Fundraiser
Friday Oct. 28th 2005
The Ministry of Casual Living and The Church of Satan present a Bakesale and Fundraiser.
Complimentary refreshments served at 8pm Read More
8pm
Complimentary refreshments served at 8pm Read More
@ Ministry of Casual Living
It's Not You, It's Me.
Saturday Oct. 22nd 2005 until Sun. November 27th
Kirsten Wright presents self portraits for her birthday.
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@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Ministry of Casual Living Benefit: Swamp Meat, The Greatest Ever, The Great Giffoni, Ministry mini screening, and much more!!!!
Friday Oct. 7th 2005
Final Movie Screening
Monday Oct. 3rd 2005
the final screening for this year is october 3, so be sure to make it out.
films start at 9.30 and a chair and / or blanket is suggested.
admission is free or by donation, and the popcorn is free. Read More
films start at 9.30 and a chair and / or blanket is suggested.
admission is free or by donation, and the popcorn is free. Read More
Aston Coles : Close Proximity
Saturday Oct. 1st 2005 until Fri. October 7th
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Jason W. Fowler Fitzpatrick : project iloveyou
Friday Sep. 9th 2005 until Mon. September 19th
A site responsive project on-going since 2004
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
David Gifford : Sea Monkeys
Friday Sep. 2nd 2005
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Aaron Carpenter : The New Brutalist
Friday Aug. 26th 2005
Lyle Shultz : Ocean Retarded / Strange Stories From the Frozen Desert
Friday Aug. 5th 2005
A Ministry Of Casual Living Fundraiser with...: vincat, Kelly Harris, Nick Thorton, The Best
Thursday Aug. 4th 2005
@ Victoria Event Centre
The Gruff with Old Man Luedecke
Thursday Jul. 28th 2005
Victoria Country Folk band The Gruff performs with Nova Scotia artist Old Man Luedecke on his CD Release Tour of BC. http://www.thegruff.com http://www.oldmanluedecke.com
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Chris Shoust : In The Flesh no. 9
Friday Jul. 8th 2005 until Thu. July 14th
A single large scale painting in the Ministry of Casual Living
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Man vs. Food : films curated by Irene
Monday Jul. 4th 2005
New Research In Colour/Sound Therapy : Emily Gooden
Wednesday Jun. 29th 2005
June 29 - July 1
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Incredible Feats : Films Curated by Irene Bindi
Monday Jun. 27th 2005
Badweather : Curated By Irene Bindi
Monday Jun. 20th 2005
Brittany Mitchell : Bloomed Abstract Colourfields
Friday Jun. 17th 2005
June 19 - 29
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McLeave Gallery of Fine Art Suitcase Tour
Friday Jun. 10th 2005
June 10 - 17
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New Painting by Chris Shoust
Tuesday Jun. 7th 2005 until Sun. July 17th
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Kelly Jazvac : Knock Off Walls
Sunday Jun. 5th 2005
Jun 5 - 18
Part of the McCleave Gallery of Fine Art Cross - Canada Tour. http://www.mccleavegallery.ca Read More
Part of the McCleave Gallery of Fine Art Cross - Canada Tour. http://www.mccleavegallery.ca Read More
Mobile Mail Art Gallery : Curated by Jo Cook
Friday May. 20th 2005 until Fri. June 3rd
a two week exhibition at the Ministry of Casual Living with 150 artists' postcard mail art projects posted in response to an international call for submissions.
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Tyler Hodgins : Please Try Again
Friday Apr. 22nd 2005
Apr 22 - 30
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Vrinda Conroy : Fangs Birds Bombs and Wheat
Friday Apr. 8th 2005
@ Ministry of Casual Living
Bicycle Nights Carnival, a fundraiser for otesha project with a number of entertaining performers.: jokers wild
Friday Mar. 18th 2005
This is on Haultain St. Free flowing party action
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17:00 - 00:00
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
A Ministry Fundraiser, outdoor show and Vegetarian BBQ: Thanksgiving, Chet, Run Chico Run, Burquitlam Plaza, Owls
Tuesday Mar. 15th 2005
Jordan Whyte : Tesla
Monday Feb. 28th 2005
Feb 28 - Mar 9
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Ty Danylchuk : The Old Bread Ends Show
Friday Feb. 25th 2005 until Thu. March 3rd
Mixed Media Collage
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Tuesday Feb. 15th 2005
David Fotheringham Gifford and Meagan Leigh Smith
MARRIED
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
1442 Haultain Street, Victoria BC Read More
MARRIED
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
1442 Haultain Street, Victoria BC Read More
Wedding : David Gifford and Meaghan Smith
Tuesday Feb. 15th 2005
David Fotheringham Gifford &
Meagan Leigh Smith - A wedding at the Ministry
There will be an official ceremony with a Judge, music, refreshments, and much fun and delight....
You could bring a bottle of wine in case the wedding party should run out of their supply.
Dress Warm! Read More
6pm
Meagan Leigh Smith - A wedding at the Ministry
There will be an official ceremony with a Judge, music, refreshments, and much fun and delight....
You could bring a bottle of wine in case the wedding party should run out of their supply.
Dress Warm! Read More
Roy Green : Zen in da Klownz
Friday Dec. 31st 2004
Birthday / New Years Eve Party
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@ Ministry of Casual Living
Portrathon & Fixed Gambling
Saturday Dec. 18th 2004
An evening fundraiser to support the gallery!
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6pm
Jo Cook : Natural History
Friday Dec. 17th 2004 until Thu. December 30th
Chris Gillespie : Room Of Snow
Friday Dec. 10th 2004 until Thu. December 16th
Miniature sculptural installation occupies the space of The Ministry of Casual Living; scale, space, plot, narrative, characters, drama and mystery all enclosed in an empty geography.
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Shawn Shepherd : Parts
Friday Dec. 3rd 2004 until Wed. December 8th
"Parts" is an installation about parts. Parts of the investigative artistic process. Parts of commercial advertising fonts used as templates for structural forms and graphic lines. Parts of recycled cardboard and paint used to construct an idea. The viewer takes part in the environment which reflect...
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Daily 4 - 6pm
the Animilia Donationaiser
Friday Nov. 26th 2004 until Thu. December 2nd
In celebration of the holiday season, the Ministry
hosts a boat load of artists presenting works with the
theme of animals. Buy your loved one a pet for
Christmas! Everything sells for a cool 20 bones!
All proceeds go to that strange little place at 1442
Haultain St., which if filled to the bri... Read More
Gallery open daily from 3 - 6pm
hosts a boat load of artists presenting works with the
theme of animals. Buy your loved one a pet for
Christmas! Everything sells for a cool 20 bones!
All proceeds go to that strange little place at 1442
Haultain St., which if filled to the bri... Read More
@ 1442 Haultain Street
Roselie Matchett - Short : Peep Boxes
Friday Nov. 12th 2004 until Thu. November 18th
Private Space, Public Space.
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Casper Haight : All My Friends Think I'm Ugly!
Friday Nov. 5th 2004 until Thu. November 11th
A one week display of in gallery painting.
Come see how ugly I really am!! Read More
Come see how ugly I really am!! Read More
The Ministry Presents a Super Scary Punk Rock Show featuring David P. Smith and The Pickles and more
Sunday Oct. 31st 2004
October 31
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Special Spooky Window Display Made by the Fine Ministry Lovers
Friday Oct. 22nd 2004
October 22
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Andrew Hidreth : Bitch to Some Ugly Spirits
Friday Oct. 15th 2004
October 15
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Rene Maisner
Friday Oct. 8th 2004
October 8-14
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Damaris & Sean : Found Photos
Friday Sep. 17th 2004 until Thu. September 23rd
@ Ministry of Casual Living
MOCL's FLEECE the MEECE: Ghosts, Run Chico Run, Lakeboat, Sound Stories, Laser, The Pickles, marching in one spot, And More...
Saturday Sep. 11th 2004
This is a funrazor for the Minisrty of Casual Living, there will be, in addition to the musical acts:
Magic
Carnival Booths (you have to come to find out...)
Lots of fun and spontaneous ridiculessness Read More
$5 min donation 7 - ?
Magic
Carnival Booths (you have to come to find out...)
Lots of fun and spontaneous ridiculessness Read More
My name is scot & leannej : Your Next
Friday Sep. 10th 2004 until Thu. September 16th
It's a show about the end of the world, well, sort of, and all you have to do is show up! Join my name is scot and leannej at the Ministry for Casual Living on September 10th at 8pm to find those missing links between opening nights, creative heights and human rights. It may not be too late to chang...
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@ 1442 Haultain Street
Alisdair McRae
Thursday Sep. 2nd 2004
September 2-8
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Saiid
Friday Aug. 20th 2004
August 20-September 1
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Camera Obscura
Saturday Aug. 14th 2004
August 14-19
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MOCL Fundraiser Fashion Sale/Boutique Gallery
Friday Jun. 25th 2004
June 25-July 1
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Mat Stockholder/Andy Surgoner
Friday Jun. 18th 2004
June 18-24
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Shana Lapenski
Friday Jun. 11th 2004
June 11-17
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Counting Beans for Aliens - Clusterjunk
Friday May. 28th 2004
Installation
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Nicholas Robins: Art Opening and Publication Launch
Wednesday Feb. 11th 2004 until Tue. February 17th
Mark Neufeld : Decoy - Collaborative Installation Project
Saturday Jan. 31st 2004 until Fri. February 6th
@ 1442 Haultain
Todd A. Davis : Ode : To Bob & Dot
Friday Jan. 23rd 2004 until Fri. January 30th
@ 1442 Haultain
Carey Ann Schaefer : Weeds
Friday Jan. 2nd 2004 until Tue. January 8th
@ 1442 Haultain
Ewoks Invade Victoria: The Ewoks
Saturday Oct. 11th 2003
Special thanks-giving show at "The Ministry". Bring a turkey sandwich and pay double.
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$3 8:00 pm
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Erin Fraser : At The Ministry of Casual Living
Friday Sep. 26th 2003 until Thu. October 9th
nteractive performance/installation with UVIC MFA Erin Fraiser in attendance.refreshments.everyone welcome.free admission
Presented by: Tommy Lacroix
I had a beef in for stuff when Erin Fraser showed up here. I arrived to see the affairs to the operation in tatters. A gallery near ruin, ravage... Read More
Presented by: Tommy Lacroix
I had a beef in for stuff when Erin Fraser showed up here. I arrived to see the affairs to the operation in tatters. A gallery near ruin, ravage... Read More
Ashton Coles : Entomology
Friday Aug. 8th 2003 until Fri. August 15th
Sculpture by Ashton Coles
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How-to Window Installation and Flip Book: Doug Jarvis
Friday Apr. 25th 2003 until Thu. May 1st
How-to:
An expression of subjective perspective concerning refracted social constructs illuminates desires to dismantle processed notions of significant extreme Read More
An expression of subjective perspective concerning refracted social constructs illuminates desires to dismantle processed notions of significant extreme Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Jo Cook : A Room Without Experiences
Friday Apr. 4th 2003 until Thu. April 17th
I think the gallery space as an agoraphobic relative who is afraid to leave the house. She is a room without experiences and has become dependent on me being the outside world in for her to learn about. During my residency at the Ministry I will be working with materials I find on the streets of the...
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Tanja Kunz : Garden Variety
Friday Mar. 14th 2003 until Thu. March 20th
Paintings & Drawings by Tanja Kunz
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Denise St. Marie : Residential Experiences
Friday Jan. 24th 2003 until Sat. February 8th
@ 1442 Haultain
Sheila ie : The Spelling of Disaster
Thursday Jan. 16th 2003 until Wed. January 22nd
Nothing spells disaster more succinctly than the global production, circulation and use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) Foods.
Genetic Engineering in food, is the process of artificially modifying the natural gene information within a living organism. As an economic and political motivat... Read More
Genetic Engineering in food, is the process of artificially modifying the natural gene information within a living organism. As an economic and political motivat... Read More
f.a.r.t creative culture : BIG HANDS little feet
Friday Nov. 1st 2002 until Fri. November 15th
Comix, Art, Exhibit
curated by Gjen Snider
with contributions by artists:
Jo Cook (Hornby Island, BC), Gareth Gaudin (Victoria BC), Emily Gooden (Victoria BC), Ira Hunter (Victoria BC), Jason McLean (Vancouver BC), Owen Plummer (Vancouver BC), Andrew Surgenor (Victoria BC), Jeff Cebuliak (Vict... Read More
Open Daily 1 - 4pm
curated by Gjen Snider
with contributions by artists:
Jo Cook (Hornby Island, BC), Gareth Gaudin (Victoria BC), Emily Gooden (Victoria BC), Ira Hunter (Victoria BC), Jason McLean (Vancouver BC), Owen Plummer (Vancouver BC), Andrew Surgenor (Victoria BC), Jeff Cebuliak (Vict... Read More
Claire Wood : Decisions and Porcelain
Friday Oct. 4th 2002 until Fri. October 11th
@ 1442 Haultain
Tamsin Clark : Things That Go Bump In The Night Or Billy You're So Far Away From Home
Thursday Sep. 19th 2002 until Thu. September 26th
16mm film by Tamsin Clark
Tamsin Clark is a Victoria-based visual artist who works primarily with photography and film. Her work is concerned with fear and whether or not there is a metaphysical presence inherent in places – and spaces. She has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Greater Victo... Read More
Tamsin Clark is a Victoria-based visual artist who works primarily with photography and film. Her work is concerned with fear and whether or not there is a metaphysical presence inherent in places – and spaces. She has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Greater Victo... Read More
@ 1442 Haultain
Sue Guelke
Friday Aug. 23rd 2002 until Thu. September 5th
@ 1442 Haultain
Jason McLean : Pennies in the Stream
Friday Aug. 2nd 2002 until Fri. August 9th
@ 1442 Haultain
Laura De Decker : Phase 2 Inoculation
Friday Jul. 26th 2002 until Thu. August 1st
@ 1442 Haultain
Chai Duncan : TELE - cast
Friday Jul. 19th 2002 until Thu. July 25th
@ 1442 Haultain
Andrew Taggart : Re: mote emote
Saturday Jun. 22nd 2002 until Fri. July 5th
@ 1442 haultain
New Poverty : Group Show
Saturday Jun. 8th 2002 until Thu. June 20th
@ 1442 Haultain
Joel Hernan : Chance and Necessity
Saturday Jun. 1st 2002 until Fri. June 7th
Paint on Pavement
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@ 1442 haultain
Ian Campell : Blueprints for Surviving the Coming Dark Times
Saturday May. 18th 2002 until Fri. May 24th
@ 1442 haultain
Stephen B. Nguyen: ....Pictorial Boundaries
Friday May. 10th 2002 until Fri. May 17th
University of Victoria, A150, Visual Art Bldg.
with a Satellite project at the
Ministry of Casual Living artist run project center Read More
with a Satellite project at the
Ministry of Casual Living artist run project center Read More
Steven Rayner : Paradise
Friday May. 3rd 2002 until Thu. May 9th
Wendy Welch : The White Project
Saturday Apr. 20th 2002 until Sat. April 27th
Stacia Verigan : The Invisible Shelf
Saturday Apr. 13th 2002 until Thu. April 18th
Jordan Mckenzie : The Organic Fireside
Friday Mar. 29th 2002 until Thu. April 11th
Tommy Lacroix : 3D or not 3D
Saturday Mar. 23rd 2002 until Thu. March 28th
Jocelyn Stacia : Flirt
Friday Mar. 15th 2002 until Thu. March 21st
Video Installation
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@ 1442 haultain