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updateSpring 2014

Volume 21, Issue 1

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COVER IMAGE

Pipes + Lights

Photo: Erin MacKeen

Printed on Rolland Enviro 100.

The 401 Richmond Update is a community-building

initiative of Urbanspace Property Group. The newsletter

began in June 1994 and over the years has documented

the eclect ic activities and fascinating people who make

a home in our historic factory in downtown Toronto.

If you would like to be added to the 401 Update

mailing list please email: [email protected]

401 Richmond Ltd. Staff

Alanna Beitz, Executive AssistantBob Chandler, Security

Rosanna Ciulla, Administrative Assistant

Bogale Gebreyes, Security & Maintenance

Erin MacKeen, Director Community

Development and Communications

Mike Moody, Property Manager

Cynthia Mykytyshyn, Event and Gallery Coordinator

Pamela Lampkin, Janitorial Services

Rodentar Paragas, Janitorial Services Manager

Dalton Rodgers, Assistant Property Manager

Vicki Rodgers, Chief Executive Officer

Ronel Ruiz, Maintenance

Luisa Scofano, Office Manager

Michael Siklos, Leasing Administrator

Brian Silliphant, Maintenance

Greg Spooner, Parking Attendant & Security

Renato Villanueva, Maintenance

Margaret Zeidler, Founder

NewsletterErin MacKeen, Editor

Lisa Kiss Design (Studio 435)

Warrens Waterless Printing

Published by:

Urbanspace Property Group

401 Richmond St. W., Studio 111

Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8

tel 416-595-5900 fax 416-595-5904

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MOVING INADVERTISING AND DESIGN CLUB OF

CANADAhas a new clubhouse in Studio235 where the non-profit group will fostertheir work encouraging excellence inCanadian advertising and design.

MOVING UPCONSULTING MATRIXmight have theeasiest move weve ever seen as they slideacross the hall to Studio 392. NecessaryAngels former space will give them roomto grow their work in organizational devel-opment.

NECESSARY ANGEL THEATRE

COMPANYhopped down one floor toStudio 205 to a space that better suitstheir needs. Watch out for some of their

work in the 2014/15 season at CanadianStage.

SKYWORKS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONhas moved upstairs to Studio 371 toaccommodate organizational shifts.

MOVING ONCENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS THEATREmoved to a studio at Artscape Young-placewhere they finally have their officeand rehearsal space at the same location.

KARTINI INTERNATIONALleft Studio235 to downsize to a home office wherethey will continue their work as a socialchange management firm.

NEWS

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TENANT PROFILE

SPOTTED &APPLAUDED

LISTINGS

PRESS CHECK

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RICHMOND

Jacquie GreensCollage Shop tableat Practice Practice

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WHATS ONRICHMOND


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The term independent bookstore is almost an oxymoron

these days, but thats what Swipe Design is. For more than

twenty-five years, Swipe has catered to the needs and

whims of design fans and practitioners, with an extensiveselection of books and magazines (from the inspirational

to the technical), a thoughtful selection of well-designed

objects, a range of imaginative books and toys for children,

and an intriguing assortment of greeting cards.

Cocooned in the centre of the 401 Richmond building,

Swipe offers a respite from the outside buzz and bustle

and a rare browsing experience, whether youre a graphic

designer, web designer, advertising creative, industrial

designer, interior designer, architect, urban planner,or a lover of all things design.

Over the coming weeks, new drink wares from Kinto,

clocks and watches from Mondo and Braun, construction

toys from Plus-Plus, gadgets from Molla Space and

innovative napkins from MYdrap will bring fresh style tothe store. They join proven favourites from Marimekko,

iittala, Chemex, imm Living, Bosign, Bialetti, Georg

Jensen, Wusthof, Areaware, Lamy, Caran dAche,

Pantone, Hape, PlanToys and Fidoodle.

Whether youre a regular, or a one-time visi tor, compli-

mentary gift-wrapping and friendly service round-out

the Swipe experience. (Though, if you need an extra

incentive, the regularly updated Swipe Sale Table is a great

opportunity to pick up a bargain, with prices reducedby up to 50%).

www.swipe.com

If you came by the building last year during our

Scotiabank Nuit Blancheprogram Practice Practice, you

might have found yourself at Jacquie Greens (Studio 253)

Collage Shoptable cutting and pasting your ownminiature creation. Did you wonder what would happen

to it next? Well, Jacquie has taken these collaborative

collages and molded them into figurative vignettes that

capture the moment of their making using photos she

took of their makers as inspi ration. Adding oil paint and

marker, each little square is a memory from the night

and youll be able to see them all in an exhibition in the

Roastery Coffee Housefrom March 10 to June 10.

news

Two of Jacquie Greens

miniature creations

IN THEIR OWN WORDS//SWIPE DESIGNby Frances Lemon

FROM THE COLLAGE SHOP


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FLASHBACK!

Twenty years ago this June,the very first 401 RichmondUpdatenewsletter waspublished. The Updatecontinues to be central toour community-buildinginitiatives providing a

space to tell the storyof all the creative, dedi-cated, innovative, andworld-changing peoplewho come to work hereevery day. You can find allour newsletters online atwww.401richmond.net

IF THESE WALLS COULD TALKWere celebrating our twentieth anniversary this year and marking the occasion with an exhibition in the

Urbanspace Gallerytitled If These Walls Could Talk: The Ongoing Story of 401 Richmond. We will

showcase never-before-seen treasures from our archives, alongside contemporary artifacts to tell the story

of the commerce, community, and culture that has thrived in this building for the past two decades. The show

runs from May 1 to July 5 and will be an introspective and retrospective journey from industrial factory, to

mixed-use arts and cultural centre. It also coincides with Doors Open Torontoon May 24 and 25 where

you can catch a guided tour.

TOP: A historic etching of 401 Richmond St. W.


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ICLEI Canadais not an easy organization to describe,

so we were lucky to have Acting Director Ewa Jackson

help us understand this box-busting non-profit. At the

heart of what ICLEI does is the motto local action moves

the world and we cant think of a better phrase to keep

in mind as we step through their work in sustainability,

climate change, and urban biodiversity.

ICLEI was created in 1990 at the United Nations

Rio Summitto operationalize a sustainability initiative

called Agenda 21. From the beginning, it was decided

that governance should be participatory and people

need to be involved if they wanted to see results. The

highest concentrations of people are in cities, so Local

Agenda 21became the municipal component. The

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives,

or ICLEI, was born with two hundred cities coming on

board as the founding members.

As Ewa explains, were a membership based

association of cities that want to implement sustainable

development and understand the global benefits through

the accumulation of local action. If you add up the efforts

of all the participating cities , it is often more substantial

than what national governments can do on their own.

Until late 2007, the bulk of ICLEIs programming was

focused on greenhouse gas mitigation until the sciencecame out that things had simply gone too far for mitigation

alone and attention needed to shif t to climate change

adaptation. Were going to have more extreme weather

(were already seeing it), the average temperatures are

going to get hotter, and its going to be wetter. Cities

need to prepare their own hard infrastructure (our roads and

electrical systems arent meant to withstand this kind of

activity) and at the same time help their residents prepare.

So what does this look like? The complicated answer

is that it looks a little different for each city. ICLEI has

created a new online tool called Building Adaptive and

Resilient Communitiesthat takes into account the fact

that no two Canadian cities are the same, so no one

program is going to work for everyone. Instead, its about

asking the right questions and creating frameworks that

can be used to reach their goals. The tool is also designed

to encourage staff participation and ownership of the

plan a key ingredient to its success and is built to step

a city through constructing their own custom made action

plan. We want cities to be able to tangibly do something,

not just create plans with many goals and objectives,

but actually put them into practice.

Urban nature is another hot topic for ICLEI Canada

at the moment as they work with cities to conserve their

urban parks, promote biodiversity, plant native species,

and nurture pollinators. For many city dwellers, their

experience of nature happens in these spaces, not by

taking a four hour drive to see Canadian wildlife . As

Ewa pointed out more people interact w ith the green

roof here at 401 in the summer than they do with what

we traditionally call nature.

ICLEI will be in Vancouver from April 2 to 4 hosting the

Livable Cities Forumthat will explore how to build healthy,sustainable, and economically resilient communities.

ICLEI CANADA: Local Action Moves the World Studio 204

tenant profile

Above Clockwise from bottom left: Ewa Jackson, Acting

Director; Megan Meaney, Director (on maternity leave);

Leya Barry, Adaptation and Resilience Project Coordinator;

Mike Dean, Project Assistant; Shireen Aslam, Project

Assistant; Lili Gao, Accountant/Bookkeeper; Holly Vaughan,

Adaptation and Resilience Planner; Bahareh Toghiani

Rizi, Climate and Energy Planner; (centre)Nicole Marzok,

Biodiversity Project Coordinator


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spotted & applauded

DUBBELDAMARCHITECTURE+DESIGNThe firmsPop-Up Officewas the recipient of Canadian

InteriorsBest of Canada Design Competition. It is the

only design competition of its kind in Canada, focusing

on interior design projects and products without regard

to size, budget, or location. You can see Dubbeldams

(Studio 258) award-winning, mobile workspace (that

includes a free library and WiFi from Wireless Toronto)

on the second floor of 401 Richmond, just around the

corner from the Dubbeldam offices.

INSIDE OUT LGBT FILM FESTIVALHot on the heels of Inside Outs (Studio 219) annual

festival from May 22 to June 1, they will be teaming up

with the Toronto International Film Festivalto host a

multi-day film series for WorldPride 2014from June 20to 29. The series will feature screenings, artist talks, and

installations that highlight the creative vision, diversity,

and talent of Canadian and international LGBQT film

and filmmakers. Toronto is the first North American city

to host WorldPrideand the event is expected to attract

up to three times the attendance as Torontos annual

Pride Festival.

SOUTH ASIAN VISUALARTS CENTRELook whos also twenty this year! SAVACs (Studio 450)

milestone anniversary coincides with three years of

funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundationfor the

Mapping Genealogies, Building Futuresproject to create

an oral archive exploring themes around art, identity

formation, and social justice within their community. 2014

also marks the ten year anniversary of their experimental

film program Monitor: New South Asian Film + Video

coming up this April. The year will be guided by plans to

draw inspiration from the centres own history, to imagine

possible futures.

SUSTAIN ONTARIOThe province-wide, cross-sectoral alliance that promotes

healthy food and farming has received one of six GreenbeltFundgrants to assist municipalities in implementing

buy-local programs. The project will include a partnership

with neighbours Local Food Plus(Studio 220) to provide

mentorship, support, and resources to help establish

and increase local food purchasing.

Dubbeldam Architecture + Designs Pop-Up Office


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listingsMarch to May 2014

EXHIBITIONS

continues to MARCH 15

Urbanspace Gallery

Hands-On Urbanism: How to Make a Diffe renceCurated by Elke Krasny. Presented by the Centre for City Ecology

A Space Gallery

Jacqueline Hoang Nguyen, Juan Ortiz-Apuy: Space Fictions

Trinity Square Video

Heather Cassils: Compositions


Abbozzo Gallery

Red: A Valentines Day Themed ExhibitionOn the Labrador, photographs by Arnold Zageris(with accompanying book)


Open Studio

Yael Brotman, Laura Bydlowska, Pamela Dodds, ElizabethForrest, Libby Hague, Isabelle Hmard, Jae Lee, L iz Menard,Liz Parkinson, Irina Schestakowich and Penelope Steward:O.W.N. (Object Work Notation)Paul Cloutier, Sadko Hadzihasanovic and Kurt Pammer:The Print Process DrypointElizabeth DAgostino

MARCH 5 29

The Red Head Gallery

Nina Leo, Lee Henderson: Galileos Falling BodiesOpening Reception: Friday March 7, 69 pm

MARCH 8 APRIL 19

Gallery 44

Aura Satz: Colour Opponent ProcessMaryse Goudreau: Memory is a WeaponOpening: Saturday March 8, 25 pm

MARCH 22 APRIL 19

Abbozzo Gallery

Keeping Current: Art Work From Our Countrys Eastern Edgefeaturing David Blackwood, Anne Meredith Barry, Arnold Zageris,Jennifer Walton, Will Gill, Scott Walden, Michael Gough andScott Goudie

Opening: Wednesday March 26, 58 pm

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YYZ Artists Outlet

Sara A. TremblayOpening: Friday March 21, 810 pm

MARCH 24 APRIL 26

Urbanspace Gallery

Spacing Presents:A Decades Dose of Imagery by Sam JavanrouhOpening: Monday March 24, 68 pm

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The Red Head GalleryLynn Christine Kelly: Brief EncountersOpening: Saturday April 5, 25 pm

APRIL 4 MAY 10

Open Studio

Bill Burns, Emmalee Carroll, Sue Coe, Roger Peet andJenny Pope: Threatened, Endangered, Extinct: ArtistsConfront Species LossHazel EckertSarka Buchl StephensonOpening: Friday April 4, 6:308:30 pm

Maryse Goudreau at Gallery 44 (March 8 April 19)

The Listings Board is your opportunity to communicate

with other tenants and keep them informed about what is

happening in your organization. If you are having a sale,

exhibition, or event you would like advertised, email details

to [email protected]. Listings are open to all tenants.DEADLINE FOR NEXT ISSUE: Friday April 25, 2014

GALLERY DIRECTORY

A Space Gallery (Studio 110)

Contact 416-979-9633 www.aspacegallery.org

Abbozzo Gallery (Studio 128)

Contact 416-260-2220 www.abbozzogallery.com

Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography (Studio 120)

Contact 416-979-3941 www.gallery44.org

Open Studio (Studio 104)

Contact 416-504-8238 www.openstudio.on.ca

Prefix Institute of Contemporary Ar t (Studio 124)

Contact 416-591-0357 www.prefix.ca

Red Head Gallery (Studio 115)

Contact 416-504-5654 www.redheadgallery.org

Trinity Square Video (Studio 376)

Contact 416-593-1332 www.trinitysquarevideo.com

Urbanspace Gallery (Studio 117)

Contact 416-595-5900 www.urbanspacegallery.ca

Vtape Video Gallery (Studio 452)

Contact 416-351-1317www.vtape.org

WARC Gallery/Womens Art Resource Centre (Studio 122)Contact 416-977-0097 www.warc.net

YYZ Artists Outlet (Studio 140)

Contact 416-598-4546 www.yyzartistsoutlet.org


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YYZ Artists Outlet

Mathieu AbonnencOpening: Saturday April 12, 25 pmPART OF THE IMAGES FESTIVAL

APRIL 12 MAY 12

Trinity Square Video

Ibghy & Lemmens: Is there anything left to be done at all?Opening: Saturday April 12, 24 pm

APRIL 26 MAY 10

Abbozzo Gallery

Justin Pierce: I AM J PIERCEOpening and live painting of a cedar strip canoe:Wednesday April 30, 510 pm

APRIL 30 MAY 24

The Red Head Gallery

Matthew Schofield: A Specific and Peculiar Temperament

MAY 1 JULY 5

Urbanspace Gallery

If These Walls Could Talk: The Ongoing Story of 401 RichmondPRESENTED BY URBANSPACE PROPERTY GROUP

MAY 2 JUNE 7

Gallery 44

Sheree Hovsepian: Soft LandingJrme Nadeau: RuinsOpening: Saturday May 3, 25 pm

MAY 8 JULY 26

Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art

Steve Payne: False FrontsOpening (Artist in attendance): Thursday May 8, 710 pmPART OF THE SCOTIABANK CONTACT PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL

MAY 10 JULY 5

YYZ Artists Outlet

Maura DoyleMichael RobinsonOpening: Friday May 9, 810 pm

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Abbozzo Gallery

Photography

MAY 23 JUNE 21

Open Studio

Shaan Syed and Roula Partheniou: Visiting Artists ExhibitionLaura BydlowskaEmma NishimuraOpening: Friday May 23, 79 pm

EVENTSMARCH 12 & 20, APRIL 18

Red Moth Collective (Studio 389)

March 12, 13 pm Sketching PartyMarch 20 & April 18, 6:308:30 pm Group CritiquesFree AdmissionTo register: [email protected]

MARCH 26

401 Richmond

Last Wednesdays: After-Hours at 401 R ichmondGalleries, shops, and a pop-up bar!Time: 58 pm, Free Admission

MARCH 26, APRIL 30 , MAY 28

World Literacy Canada

KAMA Reading Series featuring authors on the topicsEditor-in-Chief, Another Place,and Another TimeOffsite: Park Hyatt TorontoTickets: www.worldlit.ca/kama

APRIL 3 & 24, MAY 15

Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art

Urban Field Speaker SeriesFulya Erdemci with Srimoyee MitraLara Almarcegui with Gina BadgerTheaster Gates with Pamela EdmondsTickets: www.prefix.ca

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Images Festival

The 27th annual festival showcasing experimental andindependent moving image culture.www.imagesfestival.com

MAY 22 JUNE 1

Inside Out LGBT Film Festival

The 24th annual festival featuring the best queer film fromCanada and around the world.www.insideout.ca

MAY 24 25

401 Richmond

Doors Open TorontoExplore Torontos built legacy as we open our doors along withclose to 150 architectural, historic, cultural, and social spaces.Time: 10 am5 pmGuided tours: 1 pm both days

JUNE 20 29

Inside Out LGBT Film Festival

WorldPride 2014: a multi-day film seriesCO-PRESENTED WITH THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

www.worldpridetoronto.com

Nina Leo and Lee Henderson at

The Red Head Gallery (March 5 29)


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press check

YYZ ARTISTS OUTLET sExecutive Director Ana Barajastalked about ar tist-runcentres and their new lending library for an installment

of Akimbo Connects, a new project from Canadasonline source for visual art information, Akimbo.

GALLERY 44, OPEN STUDIO,A SPACE, PREFIX,ABBOZZO,RED HEAD, WARC, YY Z, & VTAPEreceived some attention from NOW Magazineintheir special Think Freeissue. The Free Artfeaturecelebrated the many oppor tunities in Toronto to seevisual art free of charge . As an added bonus, well beopen until 8 pm on March 26 so you can see art afterhours during Last Wednesdays.

MUSIDEUMwas dubbed both a musical

wonderland and a hiddengem by the Toronto Sunand

we would have to agree withthem. The intimate perfor-

mance venue has made a namefor itself over the last coupleof years as a destination for

world-class, live music.

SOLARSHAREgenerated some buzz in Corporate Knights Magazineas they celebrated the co-operatives $3 million milestoneof funds raised through community bonds for their solarprojects. They installed twenty-two solar arrays last yearand have thirteen already scheduled for 2014.


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THE BACK PAGE

If youd like to be on THE BACK PAGE, please submit your drawing, painting, illustration, photograph or architectural plans at

300 dpi as a photoshop or illustrator file on cd or dvd disk. Please include a word file with your name, the title of the project, your

website, your studio address and a brief description of 50 words (maximum) on the disk. The best entry will be chosen for eachissue. Disks will not be returned. This space is to showcase the talent in the building. It is not for advertising an event or sale.

A map created by Kyle Baptista

from Park People(Studio 119)

showing 1600 of Torontos parks

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