Mendel Podcast v4 Episode 1
This episode features prominent Canadian artists Jamelie Hassan and Kai Chan. We preview an exhibition of Symbolist prints organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Artists by Artists mentorship exhibition with Benjamin Hettinga. Music for this episode has been provided by economics and Wasted Cathedral. Happy listening!
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Credits (songs in order of appearance)
economics – yellow eyes
Wasted Cathedral – Candyland (s/t)
Wasted Cathedral – Untitled (s/t)
Wasted Cathedral – Motel Fever (s/t)
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economics
Wasted Cathedral
Kai Chan, Mountains and Waters
Kai Chan’s expressive and imaginative pieces are characterized by a minimalist use of unexpected materials. He celebrates the ordinary by melding tradition and modernity.
Born in China in 1940, Chan has lived and worked in Toronto since 1966. His work is internationally recognized for its experimental approach to textile arts, and it has been shown extensively in Canada and abroad. Chan’s work is critically acclaimed within the disciplines of textiles and the visual arts. Among Chan’s honours are the Jean A. Chalmers National Crafts Award (1998) and the Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts (2002).
In this video feature, Kai Chan elaborates on his work held in the Mendel Art Gallery permanent collection, Mountains and Waters.
Mendel Podcast v3 Episode 5
This special LUGO edition of the Mendel Art Gallery podcast series shines some light on the musicians who’ll be taking the stage at this year’s LUGO fundraiser event including Slow Down, Molasses, The Father Figures, and We Were Lovers. LUGO is a celebration of Saskatoon’s diverse and vibrant cultural scene and a massive art party. This year, we expect close to one thousand participants and artists, coming together at the Mendel Art Gallery to make friends and raise funds for Gallery exhibitions and programs. LUGO 2012 takes place on Saturday, January 14th with artists ranging from contemporary dance and theatre to indie rock and video art.
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Credits (songs in order of appearance)
Slow Down, Molasses – Feathers
The Father Figures – Cold Shadows
The Father Figures – Ghosts
We Were Lovers – Partners in Crime
We Were Lovers – We Got it
Mendel Podcast v3 Episode 3
This episode features Sherrill Miller, who reflects on the Courtney Milne exhibition, The Pool Project. Visiting curator, Emeren Garcia, speaks to the Betty Goodwin exhibition, Darkness and Memory, and we speak with curator Sandra Fraser about The Mendel Gift. Music for this episode has been provided by Economics. Happy listening!
Mendel Podcast v3 Episode 4
This episode features a conversation with Jayce Salloum about his expansive mid-career survey, history of the present. Saskatoon based painter, Michèle Mackasey speaks about her portrait project and Artists by Artists mentorship participant Karla Griffin introduces her exhibition Coming and Going. Music for this episode has been provided by economics and Slow Down, Molasses. Happy listening!
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Credits (songs in order of appearance)
economics – spoiled brats (A/D VOL 1)
economics – giants (A/D VOL 1)
economics – ghosts (A/D VOL 1)
Slow Down, Molasses – Feathers (Walk Into The Sea)
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economics
Slow Down, Molasses
Carole Epp – Artist Feature
Carole Epp creates provocative ceramic sculptures that reference kitsch figurines, lowbrow art and consumer culture. In her Artists by Artists exhibition, the politics of innocent dreams, Epp’s figurative tableaux explore human experience — death and love, hope and failure, family and social pressures.
Carole Epp lives and works in Saskatoon. She has exhibited her work locally, nationally and internationally and is editor of the popular ceramic arts blog, Musing About Mud.
