CRAFTY HAPPENING: Shoes & Sound at Keep Six Contemporary (August 22 & 20)

A couple of engaging events coming up at Keep Six...one meaty and the other sounds like good fun. The chat on sound art is coming up tomorrow.

Location: Keep Six Contemporary; gallery and project space, 938 Bathurst St, Toronto
Contact: http://keep6c.com/main 647.436.6594



THE MEAT

sumMORE SPEAK

ANNA FRIZ, BENTLEY JARVIS, JAMES BAILEY,
and NADENE THERIAULT-COPELAND

speak on Sound Art

Date: Wednesday, August 20th 7:30 – 9pm, doors open at 7pm

Featuring presentations by Anna Friz, Bentley Jarvis, James Bailey, and Nadene Thériault-Copeland. Each draws from their experience as innovative artists, educators and programmers in the field of sound art to review current trends and share expertise. An open forum discussion will follow the presentations.

sumMORE SPEAK is coordinated by Toronto based artist, Katie Kehoe and gallery director, Rafi Ghanaghounian. The primary function of these talks is to stimulate conversation around contemporary art issues by bringing awareness to the general public in a casual atmosphere. Through engaging prominent artists and professionals who are based in Toronto and whose foresight and innovation has made them leaders in their respective fields. sumMORE SPEAK seeks to encourage debates and springboard open forum discussion.

THE FUN

The Shoe Party

WHEN: Friday, August 22, 2008, 7pm

WHAT: The Shoe Party is a semi-serious event involving a runway, a judging panel, prizes and a bar. Curious observers, enthusiastic first-timers and seasoned runway participants are welcome to show off their favourite footware.

The 4th Shoe Party will be enhanced by an exhibition curated by the Trousseau Society. Titled, City Sole: A Love Affair, the show explores a recently uncovered Toronto collection of over 7,000 fashion history items which has yielded a breathtaking selection of party shoes from the turn of the century to the 1980s. Still carrying a lingering but potent memory of these impulses, the shoes are being brought back for a final party out on the town. Freed from their boxes, 10 pairs of never-before-seen shoes will be displayed against a backdrop of photographs of Toronto women from across the city modeling their favourite fancy footwear circa 2008 - creating one last riotous, colourful celebration of women from across the generations.

For additional information and pictures from previous years, visit www.theshoeparty.blogspot.com Contact: Ann Pocket or Elise Hodson
647-238-3779

SCHEDULE:
7 to 8 registration and reception
8 to 10:30 runway competition
11 awards ceremony

TICKETS: payable upon arrival
$5 general admission
$5 per pair of shoes entered for the runway
Cash bar

CONTACT: theshoeparty@gmail.com

2008 CATEGORIES:
Glamour,Street, Unique, Corporate, Vintage, Manly, Hot
Taken New category! Calling all brides, bridesmaids, grooms and other wedding participants. We want to see what you wore down the aisle by choice or otherwise.
Best in Show A select committee will nominate finalists for the most prestigious award of all. But it's up to the audience to choose the ultimate winner.

DRESS CODE: Strictly White
SHOES: Anything Goes

REGISTRATION: Space is limited! There are 7 places per category. You can enter more than one pair of shoes and in multiple categories. Sign up at the party or reserve a spot ahead of time by contacting theshoeparty@gmail.com

This year will see the return of three of our favourite judges:
Flavio Belli Artist, Curator, Commentator and Critic
Avryll McNair Designer and Real Estate Professional
Nelson Silva Footwear Designer

We are also pleased to welcome two new members to the panel:
Serah-Marie McMahon Editor, Worn Magazine
Mafalda Silva Fashion and Footwear Designer