Third Space Gallery presents two new exhibitions opening on August 15, 2008. 

SKY VESSELS, by Jennifer Dorner is an exhibition of paintings wherein the artist builds an artificial sky panel by panel. The paintings include minuscule elements that highlight the bizarre attributes of leisure activities emblematic of Western culture. These detailed representations are combined with transport vehicles to act as a catalyst for disrupting the painting field. Dorner’s paintings are exceptionally presented at the third floor of the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square, until September 20, 2008.

In the fourth and final chapter of SHAPESHIFTERS, artist Stephan Schulz will install a series of traffic-activated drums on the side of an Uptown Saint John building. Pedestrians and automobiles passing by will trigger a rhythmic march based on their movements. Schulz will also present a performance and video where the artist literally “goes to work” by engaging in conversation with strangers. Drumline is installed at 78-82 King Street (former Tapps Building), and Equally distant from both sides can be seen in The Bargain! Shop’s King Street display window. Both installations continue until August 31, 2008.
 
The opening reception for both exhibitions will take place at the New Brunswick Museum at 6pm on August 15, 2008. Both artists will be present, and an introduction to the exhibits will be given by Peter Dykhuis, Director/Curator of the Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax. 

Jennifer Dorner, originally from BC, received her BFA from the University of Ottawa, and MFA from the University of Western Ontario. Previously Director of eyelevel gallery in Halifax, NS, she is now based in Montreal, QC, pursuing her multi-disciplinary artistic career and as National Director of the Independent Media Arts Alliance. She has taught at the University of Western Ontario, Dundas Valley School of Art and has a strong passion for advocating for the arts with an emphasis on artist-run culture.

Originally from Berlin, Stephan Schulz received a Masters in Interaction Design from the UdK in Berlin (2004) and an MFA in Media Arts from NSCAD University in Halifax (2007). Schulz is a multi disciplinary artist who uses electronic media to intervene into public space by combining elements of performance, sculpture and social interaction. He makes use of micro-controllers, custom-made software and repurposed consumer devices. He currently lives in Montreal and works for Antimodular Research, a new media art production studio headed by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

 New Brunswick Museum Gallery hours:
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Thursday: 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday and Holidays: noon – 5 p.m.
 
Third Space wises to acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of New Brunswick, and the Saint John Community Arts Program, as well as vital support from its local partners within the commmunity: the New Brunswick Museum, Historica Developments, the Telegraph Journal, Picaroons Traditional Ales, Punch Productions and The Bargain! Shop.

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Third Space Gallery presents two new exhibitions opening on August 15, 2008.

SKY VESSELS, by Jennifer Dorner is an exhibition of paintings wherein the artist builds an artificial sky panel by panel. The paintings include minuscule elements that highlight the bizarre attributes of leisure activities emblematic of Western culture. These detailed representations are combined with transport vehicles to act as a catalyst for disrupting the painting field. Dorner’s paintings are exceptionally presented at the third floor of the New Brunswick Museum, Market Square, until September 20, 2008.

In the fourth and final chapter of SHAPESHIFTERS, artist Stephan Schulz will install a series of traffic-activated drums on the side of an Uptown Saint John building. Pedestrians and automobiles passing by will trigger a rhythmic march based on their movements. Schulz will also present a performance and video where the artist literally “goes to work” by engaging in conversation with strangers. Drumline is installed at 78-82 King Street (former Tapps Building), and Equally distant from both sides can be seen in The Bargain! Shop’s King Street display window. Both installations continue until August 31, 2008.

The opening reception for both exhibitions will take place at the New Brunswick Museum at 6pm on August 15, 2008. Both artists will be present, and an introduction to the exhibits will be given by Peter Dykhuis, Director/Curator of the Dalhousie Art Gallery in Halifax.

Jennifer Dorner, originally from BC, received her BFA from the University of Ottawa, and MFA from the University of Western Ontario. Previously Director of eyelevel gallery in Halifax, NS, she is now based in Montreal, QC, pursuing her multi-disciplinary artistic career and as National Director of the Independent Media Arts Alliance. She has taught at the University of Western Ontario, Dundas Valley School of Art and has a strong passion for advocating for the arts with an emphasis on artist-run culture.

Originally from Berlin, Stephan Schulz received a Masters in Interaction Design from the UdK in Berlin (2004) and an MFA in Media Arts from NSCAD University in Halifax (2007). Schulz is a multi disciplinary artist who uses electronic media to intervene into public space by combining elements of performance, sculpture and social interaction. He makes use of micro-controllers, custom-made software and repurposed consumer devices. He currently lives in Montreal and works for Antimodular Research, a new media art production studio headed by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

Third Space wises to acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of New Brunswick, and the Saint John Community Arts Program, as well as vital support from its local partners within the commmunity: the New Brunswick Museum, Historica Developments, the Telegraph Journal, Picaroons Traditional Ales, Punch Productions and The Bargain! Shop.

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Dès le 15 août 2008, la galerie Tiers-espace présente deux nouvelles expositions.

Dans les peintures de la série SKY VESSELS, Jennifer Dorner construit un panneau à la fois un ciel artificiel où se glissent minuscules éléments mettant en lumière l’aspect insolite des activités de loisirs privilégiées par les cultures occidentales. Ces figures détaillées sont conjuguées à des véhicules de transport inattendus qui viennent interrompre le champ pictural de la toile. Les Å“uvres de Jennifer Dorner sont exceptionnellement présentées au Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick, au Market Square, jusqu’au 20 septembre 2008.

La série SHAPESHIFTERS se clôture avec les Å“uvres de Stephan Schulz, qui installera une série de tambours activés par les mouvements de la circulation piétonne et automobile en plein cÅ“ur du centre-ville de Saint Jean. Les tambours battront la mesure d’une marche aux accents militaires en fonction de l’afflux de véhicules ou de piétons sur la rue King. En outre, l’artiste présentera une vidéo d’une performance antérieure dans la vitrine principale du Bargain! Shop : vêtu d’un trois-pièces et d’un étrange casque de construction, Schulz se rend « au travail » et sollicite des conversations anodines avec les passants. Drumline sera installée au 78-82, rue King (anciennement Tapps), et la vidéo Equally distant from both sides sera exposée dans la vitrine du Bargain! Shop sur la rue King. Les deux installations seront en place jusqu’au 31 août 2008.

Le vernissage des deux expositions aura lieu le 15 août 2008, à 18 h, au Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick, en présence des artistes. M. Peter Dykhuis, directeur général et artistique de la galerie d’art Dalhousie, à Halifax, sera sur place pour présenter les expositions.

Originaire de la Colombie-Britanique, Jennifer Dorner a obtenu un baccalauréat en beaux-arts de l’Université d’Ottawa et une maîtrise de l’Université du Western Ontario. Ancienne directrice de la galerie eyelevel, à Halifax, elle habite actuellement Montréal où elle se consacre à sa carrière d’artiste et occupe le poste de directrice générale de l’Alliance pour les arts médiatiques indépendants. Elle a enseigné à l’Université du Western Ontario ainsi qu’à la Dundas Valley School of Art, et elle s’implique activement dans le milieu de la culture autogérée au Canada.

Stephan Schulz est originaire de Berlin. Il a obtenu une maîtrise en design interactif de la UdK, à Berlin (2004) ainsi qu’une maîtrise en beaux-arts de l’Université NSCAD, à Halifax (2007). Artiste multidisciplinaire, Schulz se sert des médias électroniques tels des microcontrôleurs, des logiciels programmés sur mesure et des appareils reconditionnés pour intervenir dans l’espace public. Son travail se situe à la conjonction de la performance, de la sculpture et des processus d’interaction sociale. Il habite actuellement Montréal et travaille au sein du groupe Antimodular Research, un studio de production en arts médiatiques sous la gouverne de Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

La galerie Tiers-espace tient à remercier le Conseil des Arts du Canada, la province du Nouveau-Brunswick et le programme pour les arts dans la communauté de la ville de Saint Jean pour leur soutien financier, ainsi que le soutien essentiel de ses partenaires dans la communauté : le Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick, Historica Developments, le Telegraph Journal, Picaroons Traditional Ales, Punch Productions et The Bargain! Shop.

UNB Saint John Partners with Third Space Gallery

UNB Saint John and local Third Space Gallery have partnered to showcase contemporary art to pedestrians as they pass by UNB Saint John’s Grand Hall at 40 Charlotte Street. The exhibitions will begin on August 8.

“We are thrilled to have the opportunity to use one of our signature uptown locations to profile the work of New Brunswick artists,” says Dr. Robert MacKinnon, Vice-President (Saint John). “We are also pleased to be working in such a creative way with Third Space Gallery.”

The first exhibition is by Sackville native Tamara Henderson. Entitled, When I Am Not Around, Henderson’s exhibit is an interactive sculptural installation which uses common cell phone technology to create a link between artist and spectator, and comments on our virtual connectivity in a globalized world. The exhibition works in tandem with a poster the artist has produced and sent to various locations around the globe, from Japan to Finland, Germany to Saint John. Callers to the cell phone — 651-0393 — activate the installation.

Third Space Gallery is committed to presenting work by local, regional, and national professional contemporary artists, both established and emerging. Its aim is to facilitate the education, understanding and appreciation of contemporary art at a local, national, and international level. As the only artist-run gallery in Saint John, Third Space is an irreplaceable component of the City’s arts and cultural community. The Gallery received funding for this project from the Canada Council for the Arts and the Saint John Community Arts Program. It receives annual operating funding from the NB Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport and support from its members, volunteers, the Telegraph Journal, Picaroons Traditional Ales and Punch Productions.