 Bold Journey Magazine interviewed the 7 Works Collective...
"We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful 7 Works Collective. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with 7 Works Collective below. 7 Works Collective, so excited to have you with us today. So much we can chat about, but one of the questions we are most interested in is how you have managed to keep your creativity alive. The 7 Works Collective Artists had plans in 2020 to travel to Toronto Island for an Artists’ Residency: Gibraltar Point Artscape Artist Residency program . But, as often happened in 2020, well laid plans were derailed due to the COVID pandemic. Unable to attend the Artists’ Residency in person, the seven artists did their best to adapt to the situation and made plans to regularly “meet” virtually to see what we were all working on. This was how the group kept their creativity alive during these isolating times." READ MORE  The 7 Works Collective are extremely excited to announce that they have been invited by the Pouch Cove Foundation to spend 1 month at the coveted artists' residency in Newfoundland. Granted this will not happen until January 2025 but spirits are high with excitement.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming months. "Dear Santa, Please send me snow pants!" Featured Artists: Kathryn Spooner Bossy, Mario Cerroni, Lynn Dubinsky, Catherine Gutsche, Karen Wynne Mackay, Judi Miller, Jo-ann Zorzi.  Continuum : a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities.
LESLIE GROVE GALLERY: 1158 Queen Street East, Toronto Aug 22 – Sept 3, 2023 OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, August 24, 2023 – 6-8 pm Join us IN-PERSON at the Leslie Grove Gallery. ABOUT CONTINUUM The 2018 Artscape Gibraltar Point Residency accepted 2 artists for a week of immersive art. 2019 they traveled to Toronto Island with 3 more artists from various art disciplines. 2020 the world changed. 7 artists postponed the island residency. When plans were upended these determined artists committed themselves to finding inspiration via Zoom to see/talk about what they had done during their at-home residency week. A plan was then hatched to challenge each other biweekly. Each artist showed art in their medium; the remaining 6 responded in their voice with a piece in their medium, or an experimental medium outside their style, inspired by the prompt. It wasn’t long before we became the 7 Works Collective. The excitement during lock downs was to listen to each artist describe their process/thinking behind the work from the challenge, including showing preliminary sketches / experiments. As we are not all painters, we learned about other mediums, which was a big feature of our Zoom discussions. 7 Works Collective is paint, embroidery, mosaic, fibre and lens based art. The upending of our residency became the possibilities of creativity in a continuum.  I’m excited to announce that the 7 Works Collective will be participating exclusively online at the Toronto Online Art Fair at TOAF.ca from July 2 - 9, 2023!
Don’t forget to follow @torontooutdoorart and the hashtag #TOAF62 to explore this year's amazing Artists! #TOAF #TOAF62 #TorontoArtFair #SupportArtistsOnline #TorontoArt #CanadianArt #OnlineArtFair #TorontoOutdoorArtFair #toronto #TorontoOutdoorArtExhibition #TorontoOnlineArtFair #SeeTorontonNow #CommunityBooth #CommunityBoothatTOAF  Continuum : a range or series of things that are slightly different from each other and that exist between two different possibilities.
"Continuum" - A group exhibition by the 7 Works Collective April 1 to May 28, 2023 at Centre Culturel Le Chenail Cultural Centre, 2 rue John St., Hawkesbury, ON K6A 1X3 [email protected] www.lechenail1975.com 613.632.9555 Meet the artists: Friday March 31, 4-8pm Enjoy some wine & cheese along with live music. Continuum uses collaborative art to explore the boundaries of abstract painting, collage, embroidery, mosaic, silk fibre drawing and photography to create cohesive but distinct works of art from a single inspiration/starting point. These techniques are used individually, and in combination, to create variations on a theme, all inspired by the prompt. In our selected collaborative piece, a chosen photograph will be divided into six numbered sections - each artist interpreting an assigned section. There will be freedom to create a piece, solely based on the photograph section with minimal group discussion. The interpretations will then be assembled by section, to hang as a whole. Each artists’ techniques will be merged on a single canvas or chosen support to create a continuous integration of styles. The decision to have no restrictions in sizes and spacing is deliberate, adding another element to the whole. The creative and technical elements contribute to its unique characteristics. When working with a single artist’s challenge or prompt we allow for in-depth discussions of the prompt, progress reports and “show and tell” - over Zoom and at our annual Artscape Gibraltar Point artists residency. The creative outcomes over the last 3 years (soon to be 4 years) have reflected world thoughts and attitudes, personal feelings and escapes. And always with a nod to the artistic continuum.  To commemorate two years of hard work and the mutual support of 7 artists who turned around a cancelled residency to support each other throughout the lock-downs of an unprecedented pandemic, the 7 Works Collective have put together an exhibition catalogue that everyone can enjoy. We've even given you a wee preview of the first few pages of the book. https://www.blurb.ca/b/11245436-7-works-collective The exhibition can be seen at The Arbor Gallery from August 4th (hanging day - this day may be a bit chaotic, there's a lot of art to hang!) until the close on August 28th. The artists' reception is on Saturday August 6th from 1-3pm. To close the exhibition there will be an artists' talk on Sunday August 28th from 3-4pm.   “A Walk In The Woods” by Judi Miller July 15 to 31, 2022 – Thursday to Saturday 12 to 6 pm; Sunday 12 to 5 pm Artist will also be present: Saturday 23 - 1-4pm, Thursday 28 - 3-6pm, Sunday July 31 -1-4pm Galerie Old Chelsea is pleased to present “A Walk In The Woods”, a collection of Judi Miller’s textile art. Judi’s love of textiles and nature inspire her to produce work that celebrates the natural elements of her surroundings. Using the colour and texture of her threads, Judi endeavours to capture a moment in time, all together familiar, ordinary and yet extraordinary, in the grace of a walk in the woods...  "IMPROV" by Catherine Gutsche
From July 20 to August 26, Sivarulrasa Gallery is pleased to present CATHERINE GUTSCHE: IMPROV, an installation by Ottawa-based artist Catherine Gutsche that explores themes of improvisation in nature and in her practice as an artist. “I explore my attachments to the landscape and the environment – man-made and natural”, she says. “I want to capture an element of continuous entropy in the exterior world, crystallizing it into a permanent depiction of a single instant.” Artist Talk & Virtual Vernissage: Wednesday August 3, 7:00pm-8:00pm. Artist Catherine Gutsche will be live via Zoom from her studio in Ottawa to talk about her installation. You can join us from the comfort of your home – email the gallery at [email protected] to register for this Zoom event.  Mario Cerroni had a composite, layered photograph accepted into the show "STRATA: Manifesting Through the Layers", organized by the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland Oregon. The virtual gallery is now live and can be viewed until mid-July at the following link: https://publish.exhibbit.com/gallery/315691463435595736/long-gallery-61704/ Attached is the image "Self Portrait - in Limbo" which is featured in the STRATA show.  Catherine Gutsche is participating the virtual exhibition hosted by the Folx Gallery Spring 2022 Open Call: A Collective Exhibition (online), based in Louisville, KY and the Back of an Envelope, virtual exhibition hosted by the Blue Monkey Network & Edgeland Modern (Newhaven, UK), which was shared throughout May on Instagram In-Person Exhibitions  Karen Wynne Mackay will be displaying her art at these three locations in June:
June 11-12 Booth 157 http://newartfestival.ca June 18-19 Booth G15 https://riverdaleartwalk.ca June 24-26 https://www.artworksperth.ca Karen will be at Gather Restaurant https://www.gatherinperth.com/ . Karen hopes to see you at one or all three of these events.
The Art Works! Perth organization was founded as a way for local artists to connect with and support each other, and to provide ways to display their art to the world. Perth is a heritage town in a beautiful and varied area, and as such attracts a large number of visitors to enjoy the local lakes, the countryside, the cuisine and the many cultural events for which Perth is famous. When you think of arts & culture, you'll think of Perth! By creating an annual studio tour of exceptional artists, Art Works! Perth provides an opportunity to meet the people who make art in and around this lovely town. https://www.artworksperth.ca/ So, save the dates, and come and visit. June 24-26 from 11am until 5pm News from Jozo Designs
Undyed woolen fiber comes in many shades of ivory, beige, brown and black. The coarseness of fiber varies greatly as does the length. When working the fiber with soap and water, the fibers tighten and shrink at different rates and produce smooth or bumpy or hairy surfaces. I have been playing with mixtures of fibers, using various thickness and letting the different shrinkage rates create interesting topology. Jo-ann Zorzi is really enjoying the subtle and the not so subtle contrasts in color and in texture. She is looking forward to sourcing fiber from a broader range of breeds and continuing on this adventure. Keep an eye on her website to keep up to date on her activities beyond the 7 Works Collective, you'll be amazed! http://www.joannzorzi.com/  Orpheus Mixed media on paper For many artists, applying to open calls is a big part of the job. A bigger part of the process that is not talked about as much is rejection. You just won’t get them all. Make no mistake, it takes a lot to put the work out there to be juried. Artists take time to document, edit photos, and craft statements, and that is in addition to all that goes into creating the work itself. Often the decision simply comes down to juror preference, sometimes it seems political, and other times it is just “not the right fit.” 7 Works Collective member, Catherine Gutsche, is participating in a unique online exhibition showing on the Lodger Gallery's website. The exhibition is aptly called "Light of Day: Rejects Reconsidered".  Some of the biggest hearts
Some of the biggest hearts are the "harts" of artists. Our mosaic artist Kathryn Bossy is host of a pretty little fundraiser (h’arts & flowers). She has a limited number of gorgeous h’arts & flowers kits for this Renfrew Victoria Hospital Foundation fundraiser. She will be going LIVE ON INSTAGRAM Tuesday April 26 @ 7pm OR you can follow the pictorial instructions independently. Your choice! Find out more on Facebook »  When one of our 7 Works Collective group is in an exhibition, the group shows up! Mario Cerroni was selected to be in the SPAO "Beyond" exhibition of photography.
PART-TIME STUDIES FEATURE: PRINT TO EXHIBITION The SPAO Centre Gallery is hosting a special exhibition... BEYOND. Beyond is the culmination of our masterclass: Print to Exhibition. Mentored by SPAO's co-founding director, Michael Tardioli, this part-time class is designed to give students the knowledge and experience of producing work for exhibition. Participants and exhibitors in this year's iteration of Print to Exhibition include: Terrence Blake, Murielle Cassidy, Mario Cerroni, Abigail Gossage, Margo McDiarmid, and Manfred Mueller. Exhibition on view: February 25 - March 13 Gallery Hours: Wednesdays - Sundays. 12PM - 5PM 
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