Important news for upcoming month.
Business hours during March at Tay River Gallery, Perth ON will be on a much reduced schedule while we are busy with reorganization.
Please note that the Gallery will be open Friday and Saturday from 12 - 5 p.m. during March. Monday - Thursday in March is by appointment only.
All framing orders will be processed as usual - as we will be completing orders in our workshop throughout the week. Framing can be dropped off and picked up at the gallery on a Friday or Saturday only in March.
There will be no Artist Calls for Submissions or major feature shows planned this spring due to major road construction commencing April on Wilson St. We will always have fresh work to view at the gallery, focusing mainly on artist spotlights when new work arrives from gallery artists. Major thematic shows will be programmed once road construction in Perth is completed in late Fall 2010.
This month we welcome Alexa Ponomareff, Westport area resident, as part-time gallery assistant at Tay River Gallery. Alexa is a recent graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) from the Ontario College of Art and Design (O.C.A.D.) who will be pleased to help you with all your art and framing needs at the gallery. Great to have you on staff Alexa!
Monday, February 22, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada (Hill Strategies Research)
A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada : New Report released this month from Hill Strategies Research
Based on the 2006 Census, the 26th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research shows that there are 140,000 artists in Canada who spent more time at their art than at any other occupation in May 2006. Artists include actors, choreographers, craftspeople, composers, conductors, dancers, directors, musicians, producers, singers and visual artists.
The report also notes that the broader cultural sector has about 609,000 workers and comprises 3.3% of the overall labour force in Canada. One in every 30 people in Canada has a cultural occupation.This is about double the level of employment in the forestry sector in Canada (300,000) and more than double the level of employment in Canadian banks (257,000).
The report highlights 10 key facts about artists in Canada:
1. The average earnings of artists are very low.
2. A typical artist in Canada earns less than half the typical earnings of all Canadian workers.
3. Artists' earnings decreased, even before the current recession.
4. There are more female than male artists, yet women artists earn much less than men.
5. Aboriginal and visible minority artists have particularly low earnings.
6. Economic returns to higher education are much lower for artists than for other workers.
7. Many artists are self-employed.
8. There are relatively few opportunities for full-time work in the arts.
9. There has been substantial growth in the number of artists since 1971, but the rate of growth is decreasing.
10. Artists, as a group, are becoming more diverse, older and better educated.
For more information about this report check the website at http://www.hillstrategies.com/resources_details.php?resUID=1000300
Based on the 2006 Census, the 26th report in the Statistical Insights on the Arts series from Hill Strategies Research shows that there are 140,000 artists in Canada who spent more time at their art than at any other occupation in May 2006. Artists include actors, choreographers, craftspeople, composers, conductors, dancers, directors, musicians, producers, singers and visual artists.
The report also notes that the broader cultural sector has about 609,000 workers and comprises 3.3% of the overall labour force in Canada. One in every 30 people in Canada has a cultural occupation.This is about double the level of employment in the forestry sector in Canada (300,000) and more than double the level of employment in Canadian banks (257,000).
The report highlights 10 key facts about artists in Canada:
1. The average earnings of artists are very low.
2. A typical artist in Canada earns less than half the typical earnings of all Canadian workers.
3. Artists' earnings decreased, even before the current recession.
4. There are more female than male artists, yet women artists earn much less than men.
5. Aboriginal and visible minority artists have particularly low earnings.
6. Economic returns to higher education are much lower for artists than for other workers.
7. Many artists are self-employed.
8. There are relatively few opportunities for full-time work in the arts.
9. There has been substantial growth in the number of artists since 1971, but the rate of growth is decreasing.
10. Artists, as a group, are becoming more diverse, older and better educated.
For more information about this report check the website at http://www.hillstrategies.com/resources_details.php?resUID=1000300
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Red is the Colour
"Red is the Colour", of February with Valentine's day - fanciful dreams and romantic gestures...a shock of red provides a lift from slushy whites and greys and drab cloudy days. This month we feature a focal wall of abstract paintings by Anne Barkley with wow factor in that attention getting colour, with its many connotations, in its many intriguing permutations. Eye Candy for your pleasure. A valentine for your sweetheart!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Alice in Wonderland Limited Edition Chromolithograph
New Low Price Offer!
Coinciding with the upcoming release on March 5th of the new 3D fantasy adventure movie " Alice in Wonderland",from Walt Disney Pictures and director Tim Burton, White Rabbit Press of Amsterdam is pleased to offer their Limited Edition Signed & Numbered Chromolithograph Print of "ALICE & THE CHESHIRE CAT" by Sir John Tenniel at new low prices. Tay River Gallery in Perth Ontario is an authorized art dealer for White Rabbit Press in Canada. Contact the gallery for availability.www.tayrivergallery.com
SPECIFICATIONS:
Retail: $250
Edition size: 500
Dimensions: 30x24"
Artist: Sir John Tenniel
Illustration source: "The Nursery Alice" (1890) by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by Sir John Tenniel
Quotation: "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865) by Lewis Carroll and illustrated by Sir John Tenniel
Signatories: Caroline Luke (great-grandniece of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, aka "Lewis Carroll"), Mary Jean St. Clair (granddaughter of Alice Hargreaves, née Liddell - the original "Alice"), Walter Tenniel Evans (great-nephew of Sir John Tenniel)...
Paper: Zerkall Büttenkarton ("rag cotton"), 270 gsm²
Printing process: chromolithography (9 colors)
Printed by: Graphische Anstalt J. E. Wolfensberger AG (Zurich, Switzerland)
For full information on "Alice in Wonderland" chromolithographs, authorized galleries, etc., visit their website at www.alice-in-wonderland.biz
White Rabbit Press (Amsterdam)
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