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The local film society shows that a small budget doesn't mean a small production, and proves it with a screening of celebrated works.
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The local film society shows that a small budget doesn't mean a small production, and proves it with a screening of celebrated works.
"Easy Street," Duchess Bake Shop, 10720 124 St. Noon to Midnight. Admission Free.
This fall, Victoria- based artist Aubrey Burke and local artist Maegan Rose Mehler curated an exhibition in Victoria called Not So Easy Street that centred on personal stuggles. "Each artist created a work in response to challenge, and each of them approached this in varying ways. The outcome is also varied," says Mehler.
The Edmonton companion, Easy Street, is popping up at Duchess Bake Shop for one day only on Saturday, Feb. 11. It took three maddening months to find the venue. The show lasts from noon to midnight, which Mehler hopes will give people the impetus to come out and see it. "It is like a exclamation mark," she says. "We are not trying to be a gallery."
The show explores the same themes and features some of the same B.C. and Alberta artists from the Victoria exhibition, with the addition of work by local artists like Josh Holinaty and Rachelle Liette Bowen.
"The reason for all of this is just to continue the conversation between the two cities/provinces. We think it's pretty neat to have a show in Victoria with artists from B.C. and Alberta, then travel to Edmonton with artists from BC and Alberta to celebrate overcoming challenge," says Mehler.
We met with her to find out more about the theme and artworks showcased.
Oh boy, there's a lot of work to talk about.
There are paintings, photographs, sculpture, video, et cetera. Aubrey Burke found that he never had enough time in the day to do all the things he wanted, so he challenged himself to race the sun from dawn to dusk. He ran with a video camera for 14 hours. His piece for Not So Easy Street was a video of his race with the sun.
Emilio Rojas and his partner were going to collaborate and do a performance piece together. But during the months leading up to the show, they were having some difficulties in their relationship and were unable to work together. They instead submitted two letters of apology about why they were unable to make their intended piece for the show.
Josh Holinaty finds it difficult to pick out his underwear in the morning …
As I moved to Edmonton after finishing my degree, Aubrey [Burke] and I began a long-distance correspondence for the show, which evolved into a Victoria-and-Edmonton conversation, with each of us asking various artists whom we knew in our respective cities.
The show went really well in Victoria. When I got back to Edmonton after the installation of Not So Easy Street, I wanted to pursue the need for more art in more spaces — something that I strongly believe in. After talking to a friend who suggested bringing it here, Easy Street happened so that the conversation between B.C. and Alberta artists could continue, as well as our takes on challenge.
Yes. Aubrey Burke, Emilio Rojas and Patrick Blaeser, Josh Holinaty and myself all have included the same works that were in Not So Easy Street. Rachelle Liette Bowen and Mackenzy Albright decided to collaborate on a new piece to be included in Easy Street. We also brought on six new artists.
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