Housepaint

Final Reminder - Auction Closes Tues, Aug.4 at 4pm: $6050 Raised So Far...

2009-08-01T12:01:56-05:00

The Housepaint Auction closes on Tuesday August 4th...

Dan Buller / Dstrbo, Portrait 3, 60x70" Spray on Canvas 2008
Lot #32 - Next bid $1350

Amanda Marie / Cant, Pray, 36x36" Mixed-media on Canvas 2008
Lot #09 - Next bid $120

Own a piece of history and support Habitat for Humanity Toronto. With 100% of the proceeds going to help build affordable housing, the Housepaint Collection is priced to move. Opening bids start at $100 for artwork by Canada's top street artists. All works in the auction were featured in the ICC's Housepaint, the first street art exhibition within a major Canadian Museum.

Innovative and recognizable, the auction features works covered in the following media outlets: Canadian Art Magazine, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Azure, Inside Toronto, The Space Channel, 24 Hours, The Canadian Press, Art Daily, Toronto Living, The National Post and many more.

This is your opportunity to own a piece by an up-and-coming Canadian artist, already featured in a ground-breaking exhibition in Canada's largest museum, while supporting an important charity -- all at the same time. Check out the online auction now as the bidding closes Tuesday at 4pm!

Go directly to the auction page:
http://www.realauction.ca/housepaintforhabitat/en/

Housepaint Collection Auction: 'Housepaint for Habitat'

2009-07-13T17:01:01-05:00

Own a piece of history and support Habitat Toronto in building affordable housing!
With 100% of proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity Toronto to help build affordable housing the Housepaint Collection is priced to move ($100-1750 CAD.) You are not just bidding on an artwork by a top Canadian street artist -- but one that was included the first street art exhibition within a major Canadian Museum. Additionally, an artifact loaded with the history of the first installation at the tent city site. Innovative and recognizable, the works have been featured in or written about in the following media outlets: Canadian Art Magazine, The Star (three times), The Globe and Mail, Azure, Inside Toronto, The Space Channel, 24 Hours, St. Catharine’s Standard, The Sault Star, The Peterborough Examiner, The Canadian Press, Times and Transcript, Art Daily, Artcrimes, Toronto Living, The National Post and many more..
Click the image above to check out the quick view gallery or click on:
http://housepaint.typepad.com/photos/housepaintcollection/index.html

Go directly to the auction page:
http://www.realauction.ca/housepaintforhabitat/en/

Housepaint - final weekend

2009-07-02T22:02:34-05:00

After an exciting six-month run at the ICC, the ground-breaking exhibition Housepaint is set to close after this weekend. The exhibition has been accompanied by a wide range of programming, including visits with the artists, workshops, panel discussions and films. The amazing new commissions by EVOKE, OTHER, ELICSER, SPECTER and FAUXREEL have kept visitors coming through the doors.

If you haven't had a chance to see the exhibit, or if you haven't seen it in a while, the ICC encourages you to make time to see it before the official close this Monday, July 6th. Please remember that there is half price admission on fridays from 4:30 pm to 9:30 pm.

Auction Update

2009-06-05T10:20:13-05:00

Online Auction to replace Live Auction and event on June 10th cancelled.
Plans have been in the works to present a live auction of the Housepaint canvases to benefit Habitat for Humanity Toronto. However, to direct all of the proceeds of the auction directly to the cause, Habitat for Humanity has decided to host an online auction instead. The ICC encourages you to visit www.realauction.ca/housepaintforhabitat to view the works and register for the online auction. (The online auction is not yet live, but will be later this month.)

Subtext "Real Stories" May 27th 7:00pm at the ROM

2009-05-23T08:57:26-05:00

Linking to the Housepaint exhibit's meditations on poverty in Toronto, join us for the premiere screening of the final cut of Subtext. This film starts with an exploration of the demise of Toronto's Tent City and follows some of the ex-residents on their journey through mainstream housing and personal change.”   The screening will be followed by a Q & A with filmmaker Eric Weissman, who will be joined by friends from the poverty-activism community, as well as two former residents of Tent City.

Panelists include:
Eric Weissman (Filmmaker)
Beric German (Toronto Disaster Relief Committee)
Penny Marrotte (Former resident of Tent City)
Terry Potts (Former resident of Tent City)
Rima Zavys (Homelessness & Housing Services for Woodgreen Community Services)

In the words of the Filmmaker:
"Subtext is an experimental long-term ethno-videography using digital visual media to study homelessness and housing. This piece starts with an exploration of the demise of Toronto's Tent City and follows some of the ex-residents on their journey through mainstream housing and personal change.This is not an agenda-laden piece. It is graphic. The points of view are those of the participants. Subtext examines community building, mental health and addiction issues and the potential for positive change amongst the urban homeless.In a broad sense, Subtext explores digital media as a methodology for "participant observation" in long-term social field research. At a more tangible level, Subtext offers insight to the challenges and realities of getting a specific marginalized group of people off the streets and into housing."

Biography of the Filmmaker:
Eric Weissman received a Masters degree in Sociology from the University of Toronto. He took a leave of absence from Doctoral research in 1991 and in the interim has worked in multi-media as an artist, designer, consultant and researcher. Over the last 9 years, he has spent most of his research and videography focus on Toronto's Tent City and the interplay of various issues affecting the adaptation of long term homeless persons into mainstream housing.

For more information:
Join the facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=90711836225
or visit: http://www.rom.on.ca/programs/lectures/index.php?cat_id=1&ref=showinfo&prev_ref=searchresult&program_id=4032

Fauxreel, 'the Unaddressed' Outdoor Works

2009-05-06T13:45:48-05:00

Fauxreel, 'the Unaddresssed' Wheat Paste at the ROM, 2009
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Fauxreel, 'the Unaddressed' Work in Progress

2009-04-29T16:17:37-05:00

Fauxreel, the 'Unaddressed' - Work in Progress, CONTACT / Housepaint Collaboration
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Housepaint Artist Products, Now Available

2009-04-28T08:27:49-05:00

All products in the Housepaint Artist Product Line were designed and developed by Well and Good in partnership with the participating artists. The line includes limited edition, high-quality items including archival giclée art prints, buttons, postcards and tee shirts, as well as dishtowels and switchplate covers.

Adhering to the social justice principles and standards presented and maintained by Housepaint, and in line with Well and Good’s commitment to community artistic and economic development, all items were produced ethically and responsibly using reputable local suppliers and producers.

Additionally, 10% of proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity to help provide affordable housing.

For a full list of the Housepaint Artist Product line, please click the image above or visit www.wellandgood.ca/shop

Sketch + ROM Kids x Family Weekend = Big Fun!

2009-04-26T19:05:31-05:00

Please click the image above or view:
http://housepaint.typepad.com/photos/sketch_family_weekend/

To learn more about Sketch, please visit:
http://www.sketch.ca

To learn more about ROM Kids, please visit:
http://www.rom.on.ca/programs/rom_kids/

Specter's 'Scrap Condo' Completed

2009-04-20T08:31:21-05:00

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Specter / Gabriel Reese 'Scrap Condo'
Mixed-media on cloth (hand-painted) 2009

Broadening the discourse surrounding the current ROM exhibition Housepaint Phase 2: Shelter (Level 4, Roloff Beny Gallery), the idea of a ‘Scrap Condo’ collapses the prevalent modes of shelter in both the “developed” and “developing” worlds into a single form.

A mixed-media drawing, the installation depicts discarded items that are commonly used in the creation of shelter. Combined, they form a massive condo tower that reaches through four floors of the Museum.

The work is a tribute to the resourcefulness of people around the world who are forced to make due with abandoned waste to create their homes.

The hand-painted images depicted in ‘Scrap Condo’ represent actual items left on city streets in both Toronto and New York City. Many carry pre-existing markings, posters, and graffiti. These personalized marks illustrate the connection and value associated with unwanted objects by street artists -- creating a common link between artist and constructor … the search for beauty and purpose in the abject.

There is no one correct vantage point or point for examining this piece. Influenced by street art and site-specific practices, it responds intimately with its situation and encourages the viewers to explore their surroundings