Out For Bubble Tea

Out For Bubble Tea, The Next CineCity: Vancouver's Stories,
Airs May 28 at 8:00 p.m. on Citytv Vancouver

How do you tell your Chinese parents that you want to move out before you
get married and your roommate is actually....your girlfriend? That's the
dilemma in the comedy Out For Bubble Tea, the next instalment of CineCity:
Vancouver's Stories, airing Friday, May 28 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 6
at 1:00 p.m on Citytv Vancouver. May, Kim and Ling are three Chinese
immigrants from Hong Kong who like to hang out at the neighbourhood Bubble
Tea house. The film faces the taboo of being gay in the Chinese community
and takes a very unique look at some of the "coming-of-age" issues that
young Chinese immigrants go through, from both gay and straight
perspectives.

Out For Bubble Tea is the third instalment of the CineCity: Vancouver's
Stories series. Following the film, Citytv's Prem Gill will lead a
discussion with filmmaker and WIFVV member Desiree Lim (Writer/Director) and
actors Natalie Sky, Jasmin Dring and Kenneth Chen. CineCity is designed to
nurture new filmmakers and give them the skills and knowledge they need to
work within the Canadian broadcast system. In order to encourage diversity
within the industry, the CineCity initiative calls upon Aboriginal or
Visible Minority BC Filmmakers, who qualify under the guidelines for
funding, to submit original, dramatic projects for consideration. All
CineCity projects are closed captioned and video described. Call for
submissions for 2004 will take place this fall.

CALL TO ARTISTS, MUSICIANS, ETC!

Deadline June 1st!

The Opportunity:

The City of Vancouver is celebrating the cultural and creative spirit of our community and invites artists to perform at the beginning of regular Council meetings. These 3-5 minute mini-presentations will reflect the cultural and creative diversity of Vancouver, and provide artists and Council with the occasion to celebrate the arts as part of civic life. The presentations will be carried on Shaw Cable, reaching a wide audience of Vancouver residents.

Artists will be paid an honorarium for their presentations, and appropriate recognition for performance rights will be included.

Eligibility Criteria:

The opportunity is open to individual artists and arts and cultural organizations, regardless of discipline. Community, emerging and professional artists are encouraged to apply. Participation from a diverse range of cultural traditions and from artists of all ages is also encouraged.

Given the limitations of space and technical support available in the Council Chambers, solo or duo presentations by performing or literary artists are most easily accommodated. All applications are subject to availability of presentation opportunities and to the selection process described below.

The following criteria will apply:

Priority is given to applicants who reside in the City of Vancouver and/or with a majority of the applicant’s creative work taking place within the city.
Artistic merit.
History of public presentation, in a community or professional environment.
Feasibility of the proposal in the context of the space and technical limitations of the Chambers.
Proposed presentations must be suitable for a daytime television audience), and be no longer than 5 minutes in length.

Application Process:

1. In order to be considered, applicants must meet the eligibility criteria, and complete an Application Form which can be obtained from the Alliance for Arts and Culture’s website at www.allianceforarts.com by emailing jnobles@allianceforarts.com or by calling 604-681-3535.

2. All applications must include the required support materials (see application form) and be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on the deadline date June 1, 2003.
Selection Process:

A live audition is not required. Applications will be reviewed for eligibility by the program coordinator and then assessed according to the selection criteria. City staff and elected officials are not involved in the selection. An independent three-person selection committee with experience in the arts will review all eligible applications and make the final decision.

For more information visit www.allianceforarts.com
or contact: Jordan Nobles - Program Coordinator
Cultural Presentations for Council Meetings c/o Alliance for Arts and Culture 604-681-3535, ext. 214 Email: jnobles@allianceforarts.com

CITY OF VANCOUVER
CULTURAL PRESENTATIONS FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS
Coordinated by the Alliance for Arts and Culture

explorASIAN AT THE ROUNDHOUSE

May 26, 8:00pm June 3, 8:00pm

Performance Centre $5 admission at the door

181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Phone: 604.713-1800

From Temple Dance of India to Contemporary Dance of Iran: Sitara Thobani Indian Classical dancer from the Odissi tradition. Poupak Mohebbi Contemporary Iranian choreographer/dancer collaborating with Sara MacDougall (live electro acoustics) and Jon Johnson (interactive visuals).

explorASIAN at Video In

May 25 Performance begins at 7pm

Screening at 7:30pm-9pm

Video In Studios 1965 Main Street, Vancouver
Phone (604) 872-8337

Satellite Video Exchange Society/Video In Studios and Powell Street Festival Society present 13 persistent bodies works by hiromi goto, laiwan, donna lee, jane lee, ashok mathur, debora o, sepideh saii, sebnem koyuncu, rafael tsuchida, kai ling xue, mark yuen, marlene yuen, gordon wong. The works of 13 artists will be introduced and revisited using the ‘living body’ as a site for investigation. The embodiment of personal history is lived out in the day to day rhythms of our lives as it is effected by the changes of the present globalized environments. In its persistence each of these bodies marks an articulation that reminds us of the need to return to the living and breathing body in relation to contemporary discussions of media based artistic practices. Screening of works from Video Out’s collection and new videos. On site performance by Kai Ling Xue and installation by Marlene Yuen. Please join us for reception following the screening with sounds by dj Yeshe and special guests.

Artists and Volunteers Wanted for CityFest

CityFest 2004, a multicultural arts and culture festival, will take place on June 12 and 13, 2004 at Hastings Park in Vancouver. This event is a production of the Vancouver Community Festival Society and is co-sponsored by the Vancouver Multicultural Society.The theme of the festival is "Taste, Hear and See The World in the City". The organizers are inviting individuals and groups to sign up as performers (musicians, dancers, poets, storytellers, etc). They are also looking for ethnic art, crafts and food vendors. For more info visit cityfest.ca or call 604-707-0518

The ASAO Series

May 27th at the 360 (326 Queen West)
Doors open at 7pm
Show starts promptly at 7:30pm

Sliding scale $7-10
Bring your good vibes!

Featuring:
LAL
Jugular and Gurpreet Chana and MC Enlight
maewon
Masia One
Lena Lee
Farheen
JP Sunga

MC: Chris Ramsaroop

ASAO (The Asians Supporting Artists Organisation) is a new Asian arts organization founded by the local Toronto artists Gein Wong of maewon, Rosina Kazi of LAL and Nikhil Tumne aka Jugular. Our vision is to cultivate and maintain a united and loving pan-Asian arts community in Toronto. We would like this community to include Asian artists and our allies involved in music, writing, dance, theatre, film and the visual arts. This organization is queer/trans positive. The ASAO Series will be an ongoing Asian Cabaret performance night that will showcase local as well as international talent.

On May 27th, after the ASAO Series the night will continue with further performances by Moonstar, Stop Die Resuscitate, and LAL.

Asian Canadian Artists Fund Raising Gala

The first of its kind in Canada, the Asian-Canadian Artists Fund (ACAF) will award $10,000 in grants to
three Asian-Canadian artists (film & video, visual arts and performance), financed through the banquet.
The $70 tickets include a full course dinner, live entertainment by Asian-Canadian performers, Moulann,
Makie & Fourte, a silent auction of a painting by William Ho, and door prizes. Organizers are NAAAP
Toronto (North American Association of Asian Professionals) in partnership with Grange Avenue Productions
and Toronto Councillor Olivia Chow.

Sponsored by:
RBC Dominion Securities - Irene So
The Citigroup Private Bank
CBC Television
Jaguar

For Tickets:
Call (416) 683-1006 or e-mail acaf@naaaptoronto.org stating name, phone number & quantity;

Tickets also available at:
* Bau-Xi Gallery (340 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Tel. 416-977-0600) or
* SPIN Gallery (1100 Queen St W, 2Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Tel. 416-530-7656)

Friday, May 28, 2004
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinner

Ruby Restaurant
1571 Sandhurst Circle
(@ Finch & McCowan)
Scarborough, Ontario

NAAAP Members: $60.00
Non Members: $70.00
Students: $45.00 (with ID)

* Corporate Tables Available
* Dinner, Door Prizes, Live Entertainment

NAAAP Toronto was moved to introduce this fund due to the lack of Asian representation on Canadian
stages, televisions and movie screens. NAAAP chapters, including Toronto, actively promoted the
acclaimed Asian-American film, Better Luck Tomorrow, released this past spring. The aim of ACAF
is to promote Asian voices in Canadian society. After all, artists are the voices of a community.

For full program details, visit - www.naaaptoronto.org
Show your Support to our community peers!

Discover what's NEXT in new media

Habitat New Media Lab at the Canadian Film Centre is creating new talent and projects for tomorrow's interactive media world. Graduates emerge as leaders and launch new careers as new media producers, interactive media designers and industry development professionals. Find out more.

Attend an INFO SESSION:
Wednesday, May 26
Time: 7:00 pm

Location:
Habitat New Media Lab, at the Canadian Film Centre
2489 Bayview Avenue (south of York Mills)

Meet faculty, alumni and creative teams, learn more about Habitat's training and production opportunities and the Interactive Art & Entertainment Programme (IAEP) and explore groundbreaking Web, DVD, media installation, gaming, interactive TV and other creative prototypes developed, including:

Interactive Documentaries
Interactive Suspense thrillers
Interactive game/narrative projects
Wireless Storytelling Networks

Seating is limited: Please RSVP.

To attend, contact Paul Koidis at 416-445-1446 x 296.

Habitat is the Canadian Film Centre's New Media Lab. Created in 1997, Habitat provides a unique training and production environment for emerging new media content developers. Based on a cycle of training, production and research, Habitat is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning facility.

Next Session IAEP Sessions begins Sept., 2004.

Creative Youth Envoy

The City of Toronto is about to embark on year two of the Creative Youth Envoy (CYE) Program, a special cultural internship that provides six young professionals from Canada the chance to work with organizations around the world that are leaders in the development of arts and culture. CYE provides a bridge opportunity for youth to launch a career within the arts and cultural sector in an international setting.

This year, CYE is offering six placement openings for a six-month period beginning in fall 2004 in both North America and Europe. Participants are offered the a chance of a lifetime to live and work in such cities as Austin, Berlin/Munich, Cardiff, Chicago, Manchester and Milan and the best part is that the cost of travel, a stipend, and living expenses are partially covered!

Applications and criteria are available at http://www.toronto.ca/culture/youthenvoy.htm

The deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, June 1, 2004.

The Creative Youth Envoy Program is made possible through funding from the Government of Canada Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's -Young Professionals International and part of the Government of Canada's Youth Employment Strategy.

For more information: cye@toronto.ca

FILM CIRCUIT INTERN

The Toronto International Film Festival Group, a vibrant not-for-profit arts organization, is accepting applications for the position of:
FILM CIRCUIT INTERN

Reporting to the Administrative Assistant, the Film Circuit Intern position is an opportunity to increase your knowledge of Canadian;
international and independent film, distribution, and the Toronto International Film Festival Group as a whole.

Responsibilities include:
- Assessing the promotional needs of the Film Circuit groups
- Mailing promotional material to Film Circuit groups across Canada
- Ensuring that booking confirmations are entered and updated on the Film Circuit website
- Responding to email inquiries from various Film Circuit groups
- Filing and maintaining promotional and other materials
- Maintaining office files
- Assisting the Administrative Assistant and/or Film Circuit team with various tasks as requested

Contract Dates: June 14, 2004 - September 18, 2004

The Film Circuit Intern must commit to 3 days a week from June to
September with the possibility of working the duration of the Toronto
International Film Festival. (September 9 - 18, 2004)

Minimum requirements:
- Exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work well individually and as part of a team
- Strong oral and written skills
- High computer proficiency (Word Perfect & Quattro Pro experience preferred, e-mail and internet)
- Understanding of the Toronto International Film Festival Group's activities is a desired asset

Please submit cover letter, résumé and 3 references by Sunday May 16, 2004 by email only,
(attach documents in Wordperfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat)
Attention: Film Circuit Intern Position
Toronto International Film Festival Group
e-mail: aanthony@torfilmfest.ca

Please note in your cover letter where you saw this intern posting. We thank everyone who applies for their interest, but only candidates
selected for an interview are contacted. No telephone inquiries please. All applications are considered confidential.
The Toronto International Film Festival Group is an equal opportunity employer.

The Toronto International Film Festival Group is a charitable, cultural,
and educational organization devoted to celebrating excellence in film and the moving image.

SUBTLE TECHNOLOGIES FESTIVAL

Blurring the Boundaries between Art and Science
May 27-30th 2004

Innis Townhall 2 Sussex Avenue, U of T Campus

Our 2004 program is now online! www.subtletechnologies.com

Subtle Technologies is a unique Canadian multidisciplinary festival in its acknowledgement of science as a major cultural force. We not only feature science and mathematics in end-result technologies, but celebrate science in its theoretical form, exposing our audience to the research and ideas yet to be fully integrated into the market or cultural practices.

Recognized internationally as a forum encouraging new insights and collaborations between artists and scientists, Subtle Technologies challenges physicists, geneticists, engineers, mathematicians, astronomers, media and electronic artists, architects, dancers, and musicians to contemplate how art and science act upon one another and reshape perspectives.

Subtle Technologies is an invaluable source of information and contacts for those working in art, science, technology and design, and for those looking to connect with leaders in these fields. Our presenters and audience are an eclectic mix of creators, innovators, students and professionals. The Festival is a heady but extremely laid back and social event we know you would enjoy.

Tickets are available for purchase online
For full details on this year's program and for ticket information, please visit:
http://www.subltetechnologies.com
or contact info@subtletechnologies.com

Broken Roots

Canada's Golden Sheaf Award Nominee:
Broken Roots

Directed by: Susan Chang
Produced by: Andrea Nemtin and Susan Chang
Director Of Photograpohy : KWOI
Air date: Monday, May 10th, 2004 @ 10:00pm on CBC Newsworld

spoken dance

explorASIAN Extravaganza

Saturday - May 15 - 9pm
Doors open at 8:30pm

The Wise Hall
1882 Adanac Street - Vancouver

Tickets: only $15!

Advanced tickets available at Hi-Life, Zulu, Burcu's Angels
Ticket Info: 604.501.5566 (Surrey Art Centre Box Office)
Event info: (604) 488-0119

Featuring:
Lal
Kathara
Zenobia
Jeet Kei
Something About Reptiles
Ula Shine
and more...

Presented by the Listening Society and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society

Invite your friends to an exciting evening of music, dance, and very cool vibes!

www.explorasian.org/extravaganza.html

First Friday explorASIAN Forum

May 7, 7:30pm

National Nikkei Museum & Heritage Centre
100-6688 Southoaks Cresent (at Kingsway)
Burnaby BC V5E 4M7

For information please contact Cathy Bray at (604) 731-7276

First Friday Forum is an on going project at the Nikkei Centre on the first Friday of the Month featuring Harry Aoki with a variety of guests. A monthly happening with the theme of culture and identity, with the objective of sharing experience through music and dialogue. This Friday Forum will be in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. Please join us next month on June 4th at the Roundhouse Community Centre for a Special First Friday Forum to close the explorASIAN program at the Roundhouse.

explorASIAN Presents Film South Asia 2004

Film South Asia Features 15 of the best documentaries from South Asian Countries
May 7, 7 pm

Gendre and Indentity

Video In Studios
1965 Main St. Vancouver BC
Phone (604) 872-8337

1) Made in India (39 min) India, 2002, dir - Madhusree DuttaA rural artist paints her autobiography, images of Bollywood movie icons are erased after a week-long run of their films, the national flag fl utters on 150 kites, installation artists paint pop icons on the rolling shutters of shops. Symbols of nationalism become a fashionable commodity.

2) The Unconscious (19min) Maharastra/ India 2003, dir - Manisha Dwivedi This fi lm is a journey with men who call themselves kothi. They are men for their families and society, but for themselves they are women, and wives of other “macho” men. They walk two tightropes, both of fear and disgrace of and for their families and husbands’ 3) Swara - A Bridge over Troubled Water (40min) Pakistan, 2003, dir- Samar MinallahSwara examines and comments on the Pakhtun practice, in northwest Pakistan, of giving minor girls in marriage as reparation for serious crimes such as murder committed by men in their family.

Followed by a Social Sponsored by the South Asian Youth Alliance (SAYA) with DJ MTS

Expect Delays

An Artspeak Intervention
In Prefix Photo 9

Thursday, May 6 from 7 to 10 pm at Prefix
Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art
401 Richmond Street West, Suite 124, Toronto

Expect Delays is a series of artists' projects that intervened in public spaces around Vancouver in April and May of 2003.

This publication, intervening into an existing publication space, explores the nature of the construct "public" and the impact that differing forms of documentation have on our understanding of public events. In Start Here, series curator Kathleen Ritter places the Expect Delays projects in the context of Vancouver's rapidly changing public spaces, characterized by accelerated development, shifting infrastructure and oscillating socio-economic divisions. Lorna Brown, in Public Ideals, considers the authorship of certain texts, whether permanent or temporary, that adorn public spaces and their relationship to an ideal public. Marina Roy, in How to do things with art, looks at the role of the photographic document in relation to performance art in Vancouver. Glenn Alteen's anecdotal Performance from Memory recounts the experience of witnessing Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun's An Indian Act Shooting the Indian Act to consider how spoken stories can create a historical discourse around works of performance art. Through drawing rather than the lens of a camera, Hadley Howes and Maxwell Stevens document one of the performances of Expect Delays.

Prefix Photo is an award-winning magazine dedicated to contemporary photography and related arts. Characterized by innovative design and outstanding production values, Prefix Photo consists primarily of portfolio and essay sections, providing a complement of intelligent texts and breath-taking visuals. These features are accompanied by newsbriefs which provide information and opportunities for professional photographers, including new technological developments. Each issue of Prefix Photo presents the work of Canadian photographers, both emerging and established, alongside that of their international counterparts. But Prefix Photo is not restricted to images conventionally considered to be "photographic"; its mandate encompasses film, video and digital art. The ninth issue of the magazine, on the subject of staging and performance in photography, features contributions from Glenn Alteen, Rebecca Belmore, Lorna Brown, Chris Curreri, Thomas Demand, Xandra Eden, Hugo Glendinning + Tim Etchells, Rodney Graham, Philip Monk, Cheryl Pagurek, Robert Polidori, Recorder, Kathleen Ritter, Marina Roy, Carlos + Jason Sanchez, and Wang Qingsong.

ARTSPEAK
an artist run centre
233 Carrall Street
Vancouver British Columbia
Canada V6B 2J2

T (604) 688-0051
F (604) 685-1912
E artspeak@artspeak.ca
W http://www.artspeak.ca
H Tuesday to Saturday 12 to 5pm

Strangers

Shelley Lavell, Youngsin Lee, Kelsey Webb
photography painting giclees

May 7- 28, 2004
Opening reception May 7, Friday 7-10pm

By obscuring photos Shelley Lavell has in essence enhanced their strangeness, making them images of a dream world rather than clear depictions of the world we live in. Further abstraction of the snapshot serves to isolate the "Heart of Strangeness" softening edges and often obscuring key elements to show how things under scrutiny are not always as they appear.

The character of the Stranger is one, which Korean artist, Youngsin Lee can best identify. From her childhood rebellion against cultural norms to feelings of awkwardness with an adopted Canadian life, she has always felt a sense of alienation. In appealing to this sense of alienation one can create distance from always feeling foreign. Strangers. We have all been one at some point in our lives. Some of us feel like one practically all our lives. Artwork on what it is and means to be a stranger.

Kelsey Webb says of his piece,Tagged Sprouts, "Strangers, are people, or maybe even slightly morphing vegetable matter that have been undervalued forgotten and neglected. In other words, for me, they are people or things that just don't quite fit in or belong. A street-walker heading nowhere in particular; the homeless; or figures who find themselves in the wrong art genre, all share one thing in common. They're out of place. "

gallerygachet, 88 east cordova street, vancouver bc V6A 1K2
t. 604 687 2468 f.604 687 1196 email:gallery@gachet.org
web: www.gachet.org gallery hours: Wed - Sat. 12-6 pm

Asian-Canadian Artists Fund

Presenting the...Asian Canadian Artists Fund Raising Gala

The first of its kind in Canada, the Asian-Canadian Artists Fund (ACAF) will award $10,000 in grants to three Asian-Canadian artists (film & video, visual arts and performance), financed through the banquet. The $70 tickets include a full course dinner, live entertainment by Asian-Canadian performers, Moulann, Makie & Fourte, a silent auction of a painting by William Ho, and door prizes. Organizers are NAAAP Toronto (North American Association of Asian Professionals) in partnership with Grange Avenue Productions and Toronto Councillor Olivia Chow.

Grants will be awarded to Ontario artists of Asian descent by an independent panel of judges selected from the Asian-Canadian community (in alphabetical order): theatre producer Derrick Chua, Bau-Xi Galleries owner Tien Huang, film producer Anita Lee, photographer and Lee Ka-sing Gallery co-owner, Holly Lee, filmmaker Jeanette Loakman, MuchMusic Pop Culture Reporter Hannah Sung, filmmaker Carolyn Wong, artist & S.P.I.N. Gallery co-director Juno Yoon, and the National Ballet of Canada's Xiao-Nan Yu.

Sponsored by:
RBC Dominion Securities - Irene So
The Citigroup Private Bank
CBC Television

For Tickets:
Call (416) 683-1006 or e-mail acaf@naaaptoronto.org stating name, phone number & quantity;

Tickets also available at:
Bau-Xi Gallery (340 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario, Tel. 416-977-0600) or
SPIN Gallery (1100 Queen St W, 2Floor, Toronto, Ontario, Tel. 416-530-7656)

Friday, May 28, 2004
6:00 pm Reception
7:00 pm Dinner

Ruby Restaurant
1571 Sandhurst Circle
(@ Finch & McCowan)
Scarborough, Ontario

NAAAP Members: $60.00
Non Members: $70.00
Students: $45.00 (with ID)

Corporate Tables Available
Dinner, Door Prizes, Live Entertainment

NAAAP Toronto was moved to introduce this fund due to the lack of Asian representation on Canadian stages, televisions and movie screens. NAAAP chapters, including Toronto, actively promoted the acclaimed Asian-American film, Better Luck Tomorrow, released this past spring. The aim of ACAF is to promote Asian voices in Canadian society. After all, artists are the voices of a community.

For full program details, visit - www.naaaptoronto.org
Show your Support to our community peers!

Canadian Television Fund

Seeking: Bilingual Web Administrator
Job Type: full-time permanent job
Location: Toronto, ON
Date Posted: May 4th, 2004
Deadline: May 17th, 2004

The Canadian Television Fund is a public-private partnership, which provides financial support to Canada's English, French and Aboriginal language television production industries.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, this position supports the organization's communications objectives by coordinating and implementing electronic communication activities and web-based strategies.

Duties include maintaining the CTF internet and intranet sites by designing and developing web pages, entering content into web sites (including text graphics, video and related links) such that information is always current, easy to find and the sites have user-friendly links, buttons and icons. The position is responsible for the overall look and feel of the web sites, tracks and analyzes their use by internal and external clients and provides high-quality technical service to both internal and external clients. Excellent French and English written and verbal communication skills are therefore required, along with knowledge of HTML programming, JavaScript, Microsoft Office Suite, FTP, HTTP, Photoshop, SQL Server database, ASP, and Quark.

Qualifications: As the ideal candidate, you are a well-organized, professional individual who is equally comfortable communicating in English or French. You have formal training in web design, computer science or a related technical field. You have the ability to meet deadlines and the perfect mix of technical aptitude and creative flair. Experience in the Canadian television industry would be considered an asset.

Please apply or inquire by the application deadline of May 17th, 2004, by forwarding your letter of intent along with a resume outlining your qualifications, according to the above criteria, to Ruth Matthews, (hr@canadiantelevisionfund.ca) Human Resources, 111 Queen St. East, fifth floor, Toronto, Ontario, M5C 1S2.

Please include a list of web sites that you have had a substantial role in developing.

VISUAL STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
Department of Fine Art/Graduate Department of the History of Art

LECTURER - Visual Studies

The Department of Fine Art invites applications for a one year teaching position at the rank of Lecturer, to begin July 1, 2004. Applicant must be able to teach introductory black and white dark room and introductory photo digital (Photoshop) as well as an intermediate exploratory course in which students use both dark room and digital techniques. In addition to photo based courses, teaching load includes two "interdisciplinary" courses in which studio projects are open-media departing from concepts in common readings; one course deals with developments in landscape, the other with political issues and activist art. In all courses, applicant must be comfortable with the requirement that students read theory, write about it and relate their visual practice to concepts. The lecturer will also supervise Independent Studies students, participate in the admissions process, counsel students on academic matters, participate in departmental meetings, and undertake other administrative responsibilities as appropriate. Applicants should have an MFA or equivalent, with a strong record of professional activity and an advanced knowledge of contemporary art theory, practice and criticism. Candidates are also expected to have demonstrated experience in teaching.

Please submit CV, Portfolio of work (up to 20 slides or CD, Video of maximum 10 minutes) and select publications and arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to:
Marc Gotlieb
Chair, Department of Fine Art
100 St. George Street
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3

Deadline for applications is May 17, 2004.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

For more information:
rohini.wittke@utoronto.ca or 416-946-7624

FUTURE SPECIES

call for submissions
Exhibition curated by David Liss, director of Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art (MOCCA).

The call for submissions and proposals at Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts is for artworks that address the broad-based theme of the future of our species.

Given our increasingly intimate relationship with technology, experiments with genetic modification, and the widespread introduction of chemicals and pharmaceuticals into the food chain, it seems apparent that our species will need to evolve and adapt physically in order to survive.

The 20th Century imagined man/machine hybrids, cyborgs and the extraterrestrial. For the exhibition, taking place at Propeller in October 2004, the guest curator is seeking artworks in any media that thematically speculate upon our appearance and physical characteristics several more links along in the Darwinian evolutionary chart of natural selection; post-post figurative, so to speak.

The resulting exhibition is related to a cycle of research, exhibitions and projects developed by the guest curator, exploring cultural and artistic speculations upon the future of the human condition. The first exhibition in this series, titled Future Species, took place at the d.u.m.b.o. arts center in Brooklyn, New York, from June 27th to August 10th, 2003. (see www.dumboartscenter.org)

All media are welcome and the call is open to artists at the emerging or advanced stages of practice.

To submit please send:

5-10 labelled slides of your work (do NOT send original artwork)
List of submitted slides showing the title of the work, creation date, dimensions and medium
CV and artist's statement
Self addressed stamped envelope (SASE) if you want your slides returned
Non-refundable submission fee of CAD $25. We will accept a cheque payable to Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, cash or money order.

Submission deadline May 31, 2004.

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts is an artist-run collective gallery that supports vital contemporary art practices and initiatives by emerging artists. Incorporated as a not-for-profit in 1996, we are located in the Queen West Gallery District in downtown Toronto. For information on membership, please contact us: gallery@propellerctr.com

Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts, 984 Queen St. W. Toronto Ontario M6J 1H1 416.504.7142

KHANG PHAM-NEW

revelations
Large Granite Works

Flight to Eden, mottled black granite, 57" x 24" x 31" (2002)

Opening Reception
Saturday May 8th, 2004, 1pm - 3 pm

Exhibition continues to May 29, 2004

Pham-New's curves and circular resolutions carry multiple weight, multiple meanings. The physical rotations of his sculptures reveal as many faces as a complex personality. The artists' organic shapes present a life force, offering rich dimensions; multiple layers at every 90-degree turn. Pham-New's obsession with curves extend the artist's life course into the path of the circulating viewer. -- Kelly McCray, Curator, April, 2004

Canadian Sculpture Centre
64 Merton Street,
Toronto, ON, M4S 1A1
Tel: 416.214.0389

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

Media Contact:
Irene Trinh
416-895-4853
ken.irene@rogers.com

XUE MO - MONGOLIAN PORTRAIT

May 13-29, 2004
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 13, 6-8pm

http://www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/mo/ex04/statement.html
http://www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/mo/ex04/press.html
http://www.dianefarrisgallery.com/artist/mo/ex04/index.html

Diane Farris Gallery is delighted to welcome Mongolian artist Xue Mo to her
first exhibition in Canada.

The Beijing-based painter's latest body of work explores a contemporary
approach to the portrayal of Eastern women with themes of beauty, virtue,
benevolence, tranquility and serenity. Highly influenced by the works of the
European Masters including Piero della Francesca and Paolo Uccello, and
modernists such as Klee and Mondrian, Xue extends her Eastern perspective to
create paintings that examine a global approach the portrait genre.

Xue's Mongolian women, painted on natural linens, communicate their
identity to the viewer though their dress, demeanour and often the landscape
beyond. Each portrayal by Xue has her own narrative, her own fiction. The
clothes and adornments alone build and confer the identity. Some denote
social status, racial background, others cultural tradition and an
aesthetic. It is these, rather than the woman and her figure through
gesture, action or surroundings that carries the portrayal in this series.
Xue's celebration of classical Eastern beauty, idolizing "woman", and her
homage to Western art tradition, takes her work outside the constraints of
time and era.

Born in Inner Mongolia, Xue taught fine art in Beijing for seven years. She
has been painting full time since 1997.

May is Asian Heritage Month across Canada, a celebration that showcases the
diverse artistic and cultural experiences of Canadians of Pan Asian descent.
Although not a Canadian artist, Xue Mo's exhibition is presented as a
parallel showcase.

Contact: Nancy MacLeod, Director
Tel: 604 737 2629
nancy@dianefarrisgallery.com

1590 West 7th Avenue
Vancouver, B.C., V6J 1S2
www.dianefarrisgallery.com

6 Moments

Presented as part of the Festival Accès Asie 2004
Curator: Janet Lumb

Saturday, May 15th 2004 at 2 - 5 p.m.
Free Admission
Check out 6 Moments LIVE on www.oboro.tv

Simultaneous interactive performance
Featuring Donald Quan (Toronto), Kakim Goh (Montréal)

6 Moments consists of a simultaneous interactive performance between two artists, one in Toronto (Donald Quan) and one in Montreal (Kakim Goh). A dialogue of sounds and images, this event attempts to dismantle geographical and artistic distinctions by making use of technology as a means of communications and communion.

Meeting the challenges of Canada’s vast geography, this project was initiated to encourage Asian Canadian artists to make art using the Internet. For this 6th annual exploration, it will be an honour to witness the creative exchange between multi-instrumentalist, musician and film composer Donald Quan in Toronto and versatile and unpredictable visual artist Kakim Goh in Montreal.

With time delays in a bizarre virtual space, this ambitious project is broadcast live in Toronto and Montreal. Under OBORO’s innovative technical direction 6 moments utilizes two production teams, two cities, and two artists.

Come experience this live cyberspace performance with us!

Toronto Venue
Q Music
401 Richmond Street West, Suite B102
Toronto, ON M5V 3A8
www.qmusic.com
Contact: Marilyn Jung 416-516-0287 mhjung@sympatico.ca

Montréal Venue
OBORO
4001, rue Berri, local 301
Montréal (Québec) H2L 4H2
www.oboro.net
Contact: Cheryl Sim (514) 844 3250 Cheryl@oboro.net

Film South Asia 2004

explorASIAN Presents Film South Asia 2004
Film South Asia Features 15 of the best documentaries from South Asian Countries

MAY 5, 7pm

In the Mountains and Valleys

Surrey Art Centre Studio Theater
13750 88th Ave. Surrey BC
Phone: 604-501-5566
Web: www.city.surrey.bc.ca

Rediscovering Anna May Wong

Rediscovering Anna May Wong presented by Pacific Cinematheque
May 5

Pacific Cinematheque 1131 Howe Street, Vancouver
24-Hour Film Information. 604.688.FILM (3456)
Web: www.cinematheque.bc.ca

7:00 pm The Thief of Bagdad (1924)
9:35 pm Chu Chin Chow (1934) - New 35mm Print!

Stephen Chan

AION cordially invites you and your friends to the opening of
CHAN SHENG-YAO (Stephen Chan)

WE AWAKE NOW
INK AND PIGMENT ON RICE CANVAS AND RICE PAPER

on Thursday, May 6th, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m..
The artist will be in attendance.

Hours:
Tues - Sat : 12:00 - 6:00 and by appointment
AION art gallery and art rental - 2315 Main Street, Vancouver BC Tel: 604 - 879 9900

Chapters Celebrates Asian Heritage in Canada

Saturday, May 15th 7pm
Chapters Festival Hall 142 John Street (at Richmond)

Please join us for an evening with Canada's hottest Asian novelists in a
round-table discussion on changing Asian youth culture in Canada, as well as
reading from their books.

Kerri Sakamoto The Electrical Field, 100 Million Hearts

Terry Woo Banana Boys

Judy Fong-Bates Midnight at the Dragon Café

Storytellers of Canada

Storytellers of Canada 12th Annual National Conference & Gathering

Please join us at Living Sky Stories... from Prairie to Pine

Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada
12th Annual National Conference & Gathering
Regina, Saskatchewan June 3, 4, 5 & 6, 2004
Host Facility Sponsor: MacKenzie Art Gallery
Hosts: The Regina Storytelling Conference Planning Committee

For a complete agenda, workshop outlines and registration
information go to:
www.sc-cc.com

Small World Music

Dhruba Ghosh (sarangi) & Anindo Chatterjee (tabla) with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla)

Two of the foremost players of their generation unite for a memorable concert.

Dhruba Ghosh is renowned for bringing out the sinuous and haunting melodic nature of the sarangi with new techniques to extend the range of the instruments sounds. Dhruba has toured the world extensively and worked with musicians from a variety of genres including western classical, jazz and fusion, including Trilok Gurtu and Toronto's Tasa.

Anindo Chatterjee is one of the world's greatest tabla players. A teacher and researcher, in addition to being a great performer, Anindo's performances are marked by clarity of tone and an intuitive sense of rhythm and melody. Since 1972, Anindo has performed solo as well as accompanied leading artists all over the world, including Nikhil Banerjee (sitar), Gupta (sarod), Ali Akbar Khan (sarod), Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute) and Shivkumar Sharma (santoor).

The evening will feature a 'father-son tabla duet' between Anubrata and his esteemed father.

Harbourfront Centre Theatre
May 20, 8:00pm
$30
Tickets: 416-973-4000

Milk International Childrens Festival of the Arts

One of North America’s biggest and best festivals for young people fills the site with spectacular performances and activities starting this Victoria Day weekend. The entire family can witness outstanding musical productions from around the world to those in our own backyard. Catch these performances plus many more!

Manding Jata from West Africa, the U.S. and Canada presents music and oral traditions of the Mande speaking peoples of West Africa. Sunjata uses the kora, xylophones and flutes to transport audiences back to 13th century Mali.

Vancouver’s Scrap Arts Music are a dynamic percussion ensemble presenting Phonk, powerful original music performed with innovative sculptural instruments on wheels and hyper-kinetic performers. The ensemble’s music is a fusion of pop and world music with 21st century sounds.

Gimme a Beat! is a celebration of global rhythm with daily drumming spectacles including Japanese taiko drumming by Yakudo and the steel drum sensations of Jesse Ketchum Pan Vibrations.

May 23 - 30
York Quay Centre

Presented by Dairy Farmers of Canada

Festival Schedule & Box Office Information: 416-973-4000
Brochures available at www.harbourfrontcentre.com/milk/request.php

Andrea Nann: The Whole Shebang

An all-star evening of dance, music and reading featuring acclaimed Canadian author/poet Michael Ondaatje with choreographer and dancer Andrea Nann.

Two dance features Cato and Alice and Meditation #5: on loss and desire are the result of a sensational collaboration by Nann and Ondaatje.

Music in the format of an acoustic songwriters’ circle features guest musicians Andrew Cash, Gordon Downie, Josh Finlayson, Andy Maize, nad Kathleen Edwards.

A writers circle will feature selections from the works of Dionne Brand, Souvankham Thammavongsa and Michael Ondaatje.

Premiere Dance Theatre
May 20, 7:30pm Ticketed Reception to follow
Tickets: $35 performance only / $20 students/seniors/CADA members
$75 performance and reception
Call 416-973-4000

Kiran Ahluwalia

Kiran Ahluwalia: Ghazals
Bring the family to hear the final concert of the season with Juno award winner Kiran Ahluwalia as she reveals the beauty, power and emotion of traditional and original Punjabi folk songs and ghazals (songs of love).

Join us for prize giveaways, cookies and a Natrel milk beverage after the performance.

May 9, 1pm
Brigantine Room
$8 / $25 Family 4-Pack
For tickets and info: 416 973-4000

A co-production with Jeunesses Musicale of Ontario

The Innoversity After Work Schmooze

You are invited to The Innoversity After Work Schmooze

Thursday, May 13th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Time: 5pm. - 8pm.
Location: 255 Front Street in the South Building, Rm 716A
Cost: $5.00 (free for Summit delegates)

The Innoversity After Work Schmooze is sponsored by CTV and it's a chance for anyone that has a vested interested in the media and diversity to come out and rub shoulders with all levels of Media, Government, Community Associations, and the Private Sector. Innoversity's goal is to increase the level of Cultural Diversity in Canadian media by showcasing and developing the talent of emerging and established Cultural Entrepreneurs and by building bridges between the media and creative and cultural communities.

Features performances by comedian Jane Luke and Jazz singer Shelley Hamilton;
DJ Sean Sax will be there to spin some smooth vibes and set the atmosphere...

Looking forward to seeing you there....

For more info on the Summit its entirety please log on to www.innoversitysummit.com