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2018 Artscape Gibraltar Point Residency accepted 2 artists for a week of immersive art. 2019 they travelled to Toronto Island with 3 more artists from various art disciplines. 2020 the world changed. 7 artists postponed their residency. When plans were upended these determined artists committed themselves during that week to finding inspiration thru Zoom to see/talk about what they had done that week. Then a plan was hatched to challenge each other biweekly. Each artist showed art in their medium; the remaining 6 responded in their voice with a piece in their medium, or an experimental medium outside their style, inspired by the prompt. It wasn’t long before we became the 7 Works Collective. The excitement during lock downs was to listen to each artist describe their process/thinking behind the work from the challenge, including showing preliminary sketches/experiments. Not all painters or photographers; we learned about other mediums; this has been a feature of our Zoom discussions. 7 Works Collective is painters, embroidery artist, mosaicist, fibre artist and lens based artist.
Kathryn Spooner Bossy, Mario Cerroni, Lynn Dubinsky, Catherine Gutsche, Judi Miller, Karen Wynne Mackay, jo-ann zorzi
Kathryn Spooner Bossy, Mario Cerroni, Lynn Dubinsky, Catherine Gutsche, Judi Miller, Karen Wynne Mackay, jo-ann zorzi
Le Chenail Centre Culturel
Continuum uses collaborative art to explore the boundaries of abstract painting, collage, embroidery, mosaic, silk fibre drawing and photography to create cohesive but distinct works of art from a single inspiration/starting point. These techniques are used individually, and in combination, to create variations on a theme, all inspired by the prompt.
In our selected collaborative piece, a chosen photograph will be divided into six numbered sections - each artist interpreting an assigned section. There will be freedom to create a piece, solely based on the photograph section with minimal group discussion. The interpretations will then be assembled by section, to hang as a whole. Each artists’ techniques will be merged on a single canvas or chosen support to create a continuous integration of styles. The decision to have no restrictions in sizes and spacing is deliberate, adding another element to the whole. The creative and technical elements contribute to its unique characteristics.
When working with a single artist’s challenge or prompt we allow for in-depth discussions of the prompt, progress reports and “show and tell” - over Zoom and at our annual Artscape Gibraltar Point artists residency. The creative outcomes over the last 3 years (soon to be 4 years) have reflected world thoughts and attitudes, personal feelings and escapes. And always with a nod to the artistic continuum.
In our selected collaborative piece, a chosen photograph will be divided into six numbered sections - each artist interpreting an assigned section. There will be freedom to create a piece, solely based on the photograph section with minimal group discussion. The interpretations will then be assembled by section, to hang as a whole. Each artists’ techniques will be merged on a single canvas or chosen support to create a continuous integration of styles. The decision to have no restrictions in sizes and spacing is deliberate, adding another element to the whole. The creative and technical elements contribute to its unique characteristics.
When working with a single artist’s challenge or prompt we allow for in-depth discussions of the prompt, progress reports and “show and tell” - over Zoom and at our annual Artscape Gibraltar Point artists residency. The creative outcomes over the last 3 years (soon to be 4 years) have reflected world thoughts and attitudes, personal feelings and escapes. And always with a nod to the artistic continuum.
Arbor Gallery Culture Centre
In 2020 the 7 Works Collective Artists were accepted into the Toronto Island Gibraltar Point Artscape Artists' Residency program . But, as often happened in 2020, these plans were derailed due to the COVID pandemic. The Artists' Residency attendance in person was cancelled. Therefore the seven artists did their best to adapt to the situation and began regular "meetings" virtually on Zoom to see what we were all working on. During one of these meetings the plan was hatched to set challenges biweekly with art prompts. Each artist showed a work of art in their medium and the remaining 6 artists were challenged to create an art piece in their own medium based on the visual prompt.
As a member of this dynamic group of artists, it kept me motivated to create new work and remain connected to my art community. It was also fun to think outside my usual artistic box and test new styles and methods. Once each work was created, we shared online and talked about our process for creating each piece and what was behind the meaning for each work.
As a member of this dynamic group of artists, it kept me motivated to create new work and remain connected to my art community. It was also fun to think outside my usual artistic box and test new styles and methods. Once each work was created, we shared online and talked about our process for creating each piece and what was behind the meaning for each work.
