'PHOTO-OP 2011' - John B. Aird Gallery - - - 900 Bay Street, Downtown, Toronto, CA

 'Toronto Thru Summer Screen' - 1/1 - Pinhole by mlholton

Opening this Thursday, May 5th, 'Photo-Op 2011' exhibits excellence in photographic art practice as part of the city-wide CONTACT Photography Festival for the month of May. The CONTACT 'theme' this year is 'Figure and Ground' exploring the intimate & complex 'relationship' we have with our environment. 

Jurors - Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator of Photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario & Simon Glass, a Toronto-based photographer & the Associate Dean, Faculty of Art at OCAD University - viewed 263 images from 125 artists. The 3rd Annual Juried photography at the Gallery features 37 original artworks by emerging and professional photographers. Of the 37 items included for exhibition, I've got TWO pinholes in this show. (Yeh me!!! - sample above)

Show officially opens May 3rd with an Opening Reception on Thursday May 5th, 6-8pm. Exhibition closes Friday, May 27th, 2011. So, if you have a chance, do pop on in to this one! Lotsa fun for everyone!

Gallery Open: Monday to Friday, 10am - 6pm. 

Closed on statutory holidays.

Streetview of Aird Gallery, 900 Yonge Street in Macdonald Block

Birdseye View of John B. Aird Gallery, from famed TIFF Sutton Hotel

John B. Aird Gallery

900 Bay Street
(Macdonald Block)
Toronto
M7A 1C2

 (The John B. Aird Gallery is located on the first floor of the Macdonald Block, an administrative office building in the heart of Queen’s Park, the seat of the Government of the Province of Ontario. The Macdonald Block is situated at the corner of Bay & Wellesley in downtown Toronto. The building and gallery are wheelchair accessible & can be reached by public transit. Buses run regularly from several subway stops, north/south along Bay Street and east/west along Wellesley Street. The closest subway stop is the Wellesley station. After exiting the station, walk west along Wellesley to Bay and enter the Macdonald Block, on the south/west corner, via the Bay Street entrance ... ) 

For more gallery info, link 'here'

PINHOLE PHOTOGRAPHY
by
MARGARET LINDSAY HOLTON

AT

THE ROSEDALE DINER
1164 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, CANADA
( In MID-TOWN TORONTO - a CITY PULSE POINT-
South of St.Clair, North of Bloor, on Yonge
Park opposite in the Rosedale/Summerhill LCBO. )

Opens: April 30th, 2008
Artists' Reception: Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
CASH BAR 3-5pm CASH BAR
Closes: End of June 2008

Time: Daily - 11:30am - 11 pm
Reservations/Directions: (416) 923-3122


Condition of Sale: All works must remain on the
walls until closing. Pick-up/delivery arranged thereafter.
All pinhole photographs are signed, dated & numbered
on the back of the images. Shipping Extra.

SEE U THR!! ALL WELCOME!!!

Note: Next 'mlh' pinhole exhibit is at
THE HOMER WATSON PUBLIC ART GALLERY
in Kitchener-Waterloo, Summer 2009.

The Pinhole Peeper! 'LAUNCH' at The Rosedale Diner on May 7th, in Toronto, Canada

Hi folks ... A GREAT 'Opening' EVENT!!! Thanks to all who stopped by. Note: Exhibit closes END of JUNE, 2008, so lotsa time for you 'stragglers' too ! ... mlh