Special Events
Wednesday, October 12008 Sobey Art Award ExhibitionSelected works from the five artists that make up the Sobey Art Award 2008 Shortlist are featured in this dynamic exhibition which runs from August 30 to October 13, 2008 at the ROM. The 2008 shortlist comprises Tim Lee, for the West Coast and Yukon; Daniel Barrow, for the Prairies and the North ; Terence Koh, for Ontario; Raphaëlle de Groot, for Québec; and Mario Doucette, for the Atlantic. The winner of the 2008 Sobey Art Award will be announced during a gala event at the Royal Ontario Museum on October 1, 2008. The exhibition is presented by Scotiabank, hosted by the Institute for Contemporary Culture (ICC) at the ROM and organized by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia The 2008 Sobey Art Award Curatorial Panel comprises: Scott Watson, Director/Curator, Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, UBC; Anthony Kiendl, Director, Plug-In ICA; David Moos, Curator of Contemporary Art, Art Gallery of Ontario; Nathalie de Blois, Conservatrice de l’art actuel, Musée National des beaux-arts du Québec; Gemey Kelly, Director/Curator of the Owens Art Gallery. The Sobey Art Award, created in 2002 by the Sobey Art Foundation, is an annual prize given to an artist under 40 who has exhibited in a public or commercial art gallery within 18 months of being nominated. Since its inception the Sobey Art Award and accompanying exhibition have been organized and administered by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Since 2006, thanks to an on-going partnership with Scotiabank, the Sobey Art Award and exhibition are celebrated annually. For Event and Ticket information please contact juliusst@gov.ns.ca. Thursday, October 2TIAF Special Collectors PreviewThursday October 2, 2008 Art Toronto 2008 launches on Thursday, October 2nd with a Special Collectors’ Preview at 4:30 p.m. for the serious collector. At 6:30 p.m. the Opening Night Preview benefiting the Art Gallery of Ontario begins. Information and tickets are available through the Art Gallery of Ontario at 416.979.6608 or www.ago.net. Thursday, October 2TIAF Opening Night Preview 6:30-10pm |
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