Join us for a night of Holiday Cheer!

AKA artist-run and PAVED Arts invite you, our members and friends, out to The Woods for our annual night of holiday cheer on Saturday, December 15th. Help us celebrate the season the best way we know how, with KARAOKE!

There will be food, cash bar, djs, and an maybe even an appearance from the legendary Dr. Santa…..

Hope to see you all there!

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After years of not being ready for the general public, Virtual Reality is being catapulted in the main stream and becoming a major cultural venue for human expression. Ryan Hill will talk about the general state of VR, it’s various areas of devolopment, cinematic VR, 360 video, game creation tools and the future of the tech.  The workshop will allow for participants to experience 2 different types of VR interfaces.  We will conclude the workshop with an open discussion about VR’s potential role in the PAVED Arts production centre.

This workshop has a capped attendance, if you are interested in attending please email technical@pavedarts.ca.

This workshop is for PAVED Arts producing members in good standing only.

About the instructor: Ryan Hill is an interactive developer at Talking Dog Studios in Regina, Saskatchewan as well as a sound and visual artist. He has been working with creative technology for more than 15 years. Ryan has been working on Augmented Reality projects since 2009 and starting in 2015 started working on VR projects for RCMP Heritage Museum and Saskatoon Tourism.  He has developed for the Gear VR and HTC Vive. Recently Talking Dog Studios has opened up a VR arcade called The GRID in Regina in which Ryan has developed a custom VR application to drive the whole experience.

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I too am not a bit tamed, I too am untranslatable.
I sound my barbaric YAWP over the roofs of the world.(1)

And what I assume you shall assume.(2)

At his accompanying talk to his sculptural / video installation at paved titled Good Dog Bad Dog, Ed Janzen cited a number of very graphic and telling historical depictions of “dog”. There’s Otto Dix’s The Match Seller, with its Weimar Republic Post WW I despair and disgust, where the dog gleefully urinates on the quadriplegic veteran. This can’t help but be greeted with our contemporary eyes as an indictment more of that period, than the dog (and perhaps evil spawning later evil…). Goya’s The Dog was presented, from his equally (and literally) black period that also spawned The Disasters of War (I might add that the dogs seems far more civilized than the ravenously cannibalistic god, Saturn, in these paintings…) Only one painting of the Mexican artist Roffino Tamaya was presented, but dog is a motif that appeared in many of his works, often feral and fierce.

Ed’s research was augmented by The Dog in Art: From Rococo to Post-Modernism, by Robert Rosenblum. The words from his artist statement are as follows: “the dog is a diverse being- at one time exemplifying all the best of human traits, such as loyalty, dedication, unconditional love, obedience; at another, the most deplorable ones, such as viciousness, filth, disgust. Cross-cultural opinions of dogs vary from “man’s best friend” to pariah. By extension, in human encounters, the “other” is often judged in terms of good or evil, trusted or feared. Through video, installation, and the hybridization of familiar dog/human artifacts, these works are intended to occupy the space between two opposing poles.”

As you enter paved, you “interrupt” the dialogue between the newest work, appropriating the rabid dog scene from To Kill a Mockingbird: Atticus Finch, the civilized voice in depression era Alabama now demonstrates a more traditional performative masculinity. To his daughter / narrative’s initial horror and then typical amazement that her father might be anything more than she expects, he quickly slays the dog. I’m unsure if I agree with the common reading – one Ed referenced – of the dog as the racism of the town of Maycomb. Perhaps I feel the dog is being maligned, as so often happens to the “other”, as though our sins can be placed upon it, expunging us. The two projections are arranged so that the gun, when wielded by Finch in one, is aimed at the jumping, jarring dog in the opposite. This works seems to sit behind you, as you walk the gallery, and you need to break their relationship as you leave, walking between them through the door.

The massive glowing MILKBONE cross hangs high enough to invite worship or at least deference: this rules the room. The video work directly before it, on a white clothed “altar”, is just as religious, if more nuanced. An arm is outstretched, Jesus – like, offering a treat, almost glowing against a dark background. Various dogs enter the frame, approaching and taking the proffered treat (though one, at least to my knowledge, seems less than impressed, but others respond with an eagerness more expected of their species). The old adage that man is a dog’s idea of what a god should be comes to mind: but that’s what a human said, not a dog, so I’m neutral on that assumption.

There’s a large doghouse, a found object that incorporates an image of a man (the artist, but easily a metaphor of everyman) in its door. A bit decrepit, a bit askew, it sits in the corner, looking as forlorn or as sad as any of the dogs from Georges Seurat or Alberto Giacometti that inspired Janzen.

Other works play more specifically – sometimes heavily, sometimes lightly – on Biblical quotes about dogs (I’m pleased that Janzen used the King James Version, not just for the poetics of its language, but also because many of its idioms have become part of our larger dialect).

A large white MILKBONE (half eaten, starkly spot lit), hangs at the opposite end of the gallery. Text is projected onto it, flowing off to the side rapidly. Like most KJV Bible text, it’s poetic. Even Deuteronomy, the “rule book” of the Old Testament, has an erudite phrase: Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord they God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God. Or Isaiah: Yea, they are greedy dogs who can never have enough.

I might inject two things here, external to the gallery: the “Christian” usage of dog to degrade an enemy is like the usage of the term “Satan”, which Elaine Pagels explored in her research(3), and is more about social groupings and clearly labeling “others” as unclean or foul than any theological distinction. The other is that this is still going on, with recent racial strife often denigrating into “assertions” of the “animal” nature of the “other.”

I have often described the Canadian art world (whether the institutionalized spaces of academia or other equally inertia laden sites) by citing Proverbs 26: 11: As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Perhaps this is unfair – to dogs, that is, as they’ve been often exploited and used as tools and metaphors that seem to project our own failings and follies upon them. After all, their mouths are cleaner than ours, and I may be speaking allegorically.
Ed Janzen in Good Dog / Bad Dog explores this ongoing trope in a variety of ways that alternately can amuse and horrify, and perhaps forces us to think more of ourselves than about dogs.

(1) Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass, http://www.bartleby.com/142/14.html
(2) Walt Whitman, from Leaves of Grass, http://www.bartleby.com/142/14.html
(3) I suggest Pagels’ The Origin of Satan, where she talks about the usage of the term moreso in the split in the early Church between Jews and Gentiles.

~Text written by Bart Gazzola

PAVED Arts acknowledges the support of our members, volunteers and partners, and of our principal funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Saskatchewan Arts Board, SaskCulture, SaskLotteries, the City of Saskatoon and the National Film Board of Canada.

For media inquiries or more information, contact: David LaRiviere, Artistic Director

tel. (306) 652-5502 ext.1
artistic@pavedarts.ca

PAVED Arts: 424 20th Street West Saskatoon SK. S7M 0X4 www.pavedarts.ca

Free admission to the public with barrier-free accessibility.

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BUY YOUR VAMPIRE BEAT TICKETS NOW

Its baaaack! BlackFlash Magazine and PAVED Arts proudly present the most notorious dance party of the year, Vampire Beat 2014!

Due to the terrifyingly paranormal turnout of goblins and ghouls last year, we’ve decided to abandon our haunted house and escape to Amigos!!

Amigos Cantina will be turned into a video drenched environment complete with Saskatoon’s spookiest video projections and DJ’s Carl Soviet, The Pop Rocket, as well as resident Sunglasses After Dark DJ’s Jason Barker and Charis Bauer.

Vampire Beat is a sensory overload of video, costumes, music, and dancing. Come if you dare and don’t forget your ID.

Tickets are $20 in advance, first 200 available through Picatic

Exclusive prize draw for advance ticket buyers.

Tickets go up to $25 at the door. These sold out incredibly fast last year, so don’t sleep!

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*Canada’s Top 10 Feature Films 2014 – TIFF
*Toronto Film Critic’s Award 2013 – Best Canadian Film
*Canadian Screen Award nominee 2014- Best Feature Documentary
*Berlin Film Festival 2014

From the creators of Manufactured Landscapes, photographer Edward Burtynsky focuses his lens on the landscapes of water that have been radically altered through human intervention. Three years in the making Watermark, is immerses the viewer in a world defined by a magnificent force of nature that we all too often take for granted- until it’s gone.

Join and share the facebook event for a chance at free tickets here

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– A short project description (200 words maximum) PLEASE SPECIFY the media (Photo, Audio, Video, etc.) of your project and include any technical requirements in your proposal.

– A DVD or CD containing relevant support material for your project (longer works are permitted, however please limit submission media to 5-10 minutes for review purposes)

– Alternatively, links to media on Tumblr, Vimeo, Soundcloud, etc. can be submitted  

– Each proposal must also include a writer who will be commissioned to write a short (700 word) statement about the work

Toon’s Kitchen projects will be two weeks in duration. Artist fees of $450.00 and writer’s fees of $150.00 per project will be paid. Where possible a public reception for the projects will be aligned with our Main Gallery opening receptions, otherwise public receptions will be coordinated at the discretion of PAVED Arts staff. Five projects will be presented in the 2013-2014 programming season.

Deadline For Submission: Friday, April 26, 2013

Please address submissions to: David LaRiviere, Artistic Director, 424-20th Street West, S7M 0X4.
Email submissions will be accepted at: artistic@pavedarts.ca

For further information use the contact above or phone: (306) 652-5502 ext.1

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The Deadline to reach our Goal is Nov 2nd/2012!!

The PAVED arts production center is extremely excited to partner with our membership and local community to start a brand new chapter in the funding and purchasing capacity of our facility.  In a nutshell, this projects goal is to purchase the brand new Black Magic Cinema Camera for our production center by taking advantage of the collective strength of our members.  By donating to the project you are not only making PAVED arts a stronger media arts center, but you also have a chance to take advantage of a very unique and special reward system for your donation.

More Good News…   Part of our funding from the Canada Council for the Arts includes a “matched fund contribution”.  This means that they will match dollar for dollar the money that we raise with this campaign.  Meaning PAVED arts is only $1700 of fundraising away from having a camera in house that is worth $3500.

Please check out the links below to learn more about the project/reward system, and the BlackMagic Cinema Camera. 

To pledge a donation call the production center 652-5502 ext 3, or stop by the production center during operating hours.  Cash or Cheque or by paypal!

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Please join us on Friday, November 23 at 7pm at PAVED Arts for an
evening of contemporary sound and video work featuring the Saskatoon Symphony
Chamber Players and “Woodrow” by Graeme Patterson with works by Dee Gibson, Danielle
Raymond and Jean-Sébastien Gauthier.

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!

This project is proudly presented by:

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Friday, October 5 at 8pm at the PAVED Arts’ Event Space

In the midst of the decline of celluloid (the rise of digital projectors, Kodak going bankrupt, and film stocks becoming extinct) there exists a vibrant community of artists dedicated to experimental processes in the context of cinematic space and film as art.

Bent Light is a program of analog moving images from Winnipeg, Manitoba showcasing expanded cinema and experimental film made by artists using a variety of techniques: contact printing, direct animation, building and repurposing projectors, misappropriating film technology, optical printing, avant-garde remakes, pinhole, slit-scan, bathtub filmmaking – to name a few.

Tied together by insulated geography, ingenuity, thrift and a DIY lo-fi sensibility, these artists are a cross section of Winnipeg’s microcosmic filmmaking time-line, assimilating, recycling and advancing each others’ traditions and innovations, and all hailing from the16mm Film Experiment, established by Sol Nagler and John Kapitany.

Free admission to the public with barrier-free accessibility.

 PAVED Arts acknowledges the support of our members, volunteers and partners, and of our principal funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Saskatchewan Arts Board, SaskCulture, SaskLotteries and Paddock Wood Brewing. Paved also thanks the City of Saskatoon and the National Film Board of Canada.

Also

ONE DAY ONLY: Saturday October 6th, from 12-3pm.

Visiting Artist Doreen Girard  (Winnipeg, Manitoba) will be following her special Friday evening presentation of SPEAK AND LISTEN with a special workshop available to all members of PAVED Arts free of charge.

This workshop will explore inventive filmic techniques involving overhead and slide projections. In addition to the hands-on workshop, the artist will speak to a number of other cameraless film techniques.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this workshop please sign up with Reilly Forbes, either in person at the PAVED Arts production area or by phone: 652-5502 ext.3. A minimum of five participants will be required for this workshop to be held so please sign up early!

For more information on the SPEAK AND LISTEN presentation see:
http://www.pavedarts.ca/2012/bent-light-expanded-cinema-and-experimental-film-co-programmed-by-doreen-girard-and-leslie-supnet/

Photo Credit: “Tattoo Step” by Mike Maryniuk

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