Opening reception: September 10, 7 - 10 p.m.

Organized and circulated by the Rodman Hall Art Centre/Brock University with the assistance of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Lethbridge and TrepanierBaer Gallery, Calgary.

David Hoffos’ ongoing practice explores the uncanny and its relationship to the everyday; he creates narratives that transcend time and place. In Scenes from the House Dream, as with all previous work, Hoffos forms a pact with the viewer; he asks us to suspend disbelief and enter his world. What we find there may both disturb and delight.

Opening reception: September 10, 7 -10 p.m.

Akira Kurosawa’s perfectionism and determination are legendary. And yet, so dangerous were the brothel streets of Koganecho, Yokohama that the director was forced to recreate them in a studio for a key scene in his classic noir High & Low (1963). HEAVENHELL is a six-channel audio-visual installation that restages the scene in the once-untouchable location, exhuming its spectres and its history.

Presented with the support of The Japan Foundation, Toronto.

BMO 1st Art! celebrates the best of Canada’s recent visual arts graduates, from coast to coast. Congratulations to this year’s national and regional winners, who demonstrate the excellence and promise of our newest generation of artists!

National Winner - Manitoba
Sherrie Rennie, University of Manitoba

Stefan Hoffmann is a German-born artist based in Rotterdam. Using
water-based inks, Stefan screenprints directly onto various surfaces
including windows, walls and billboards. Drawing upon imagery including pictograms, medical illustrations and 17th century emblem books, he also incorporates visual elements sourced from each working location. Every project involves a gradual evolution of imagery through the combining of new and existing screens, allowing the public to follow the creative process over time.

The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art is pleased to commission a series of 3 prints by Toronto artist Alex McLeod for Art Toronto, the 11^th Toronto International Art Fair