Monday, August 29, 2011

While you may assume that because an artwork is in our collection, that we have ownership of it and can use the image as we see fit, this is incorrect. Artists still maintain copyright of their work and we must seek permission to use it. As a result, copyright is a huge factor in everything…

Monday, August 22, 2011

Crowdsourcing is defined as, "the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee, to an undefined, large group of people or community (a "crowd"), through an open call."  The term, coined in 2006 has become a shorthand to describe the ability to leverage mass collaboration that has been made easy because of the speed of communication…

Monday, August 15, 2011

Summer rolls on and our Community Curates project is soon to wrap up, with only two more weeks of voting to go after this week. We are beginning to plan the installation of the works you have chosen. We plan to include a QR code on the text panel of the exhibition. A QR code…

Friday, August 12, 2011

We had so much fun at our August First Fridays event. The weather couldn't have been more perfect. (Click to follow links for more info!) Musician Jeff Leech of Jeff Leech and the Pepperbox Choir opened the evening backed by another well-known local musician Abel Renton. Jeff told the crowd he was happy to be…

Monday, August 8, 2011

There are as many opinions as there are experts. - Franklin Roosevelt Everyone has a different opinion about what they consider to be art and opinions vary on what galleries should hang on their walls (or display on the floor). This project has been very interesting to us as we watch the various views, (all…

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Each week we have been striving to include works from local artists. By local we mean artists who either called Durham Region home, currently live here, or grew up here. Some examples include John Landers, Barry Smylie, Isabel McLaughlin and Linda Selbie Ward. This week, we include Jeff Morrison. You can learn more about Jeff Morrison…