Category: SPECIAL EVENTS

Jack Bride & Jeremy Curry: How To Use The Internet

Join us this Saturday for a very special ONE NIGHT ONLY show!

Bring your dogs! (or don't)

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How to Use the Internet: new work by Jack Bride & Jeremy Curry

Saturday March 3rd 2012 (ONE NIGHT ONLY)

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM

"The coming together of two artist's digital collage series which utilize private and public images, playfully and intentionally."

Press Release

Title: Jack Bride Show

Start Time: 20:09

Date: 2012-02-25 End Time: 23:00

809 Open House

January, 21st 2012 4:00pm - 11:00pm Join us for 809's first show/event in years! We'll be having an open house, and a bit of a house party. You'll have the chance to see the new space in action, as well as meet our first resident Morris Fox before his show at the end of his residency in february. Here are more images we were going to use for the invite:

And Then We'll Go To Bed Crying...

Title: And Then We'll Go To Bed Crying...

Location: 809

Link out: Click here

Description: Shawn + Brandon are living together, reunited again, in the infamous 809 residence... so we're having a housewarming party... Holy shit CALGARY, you have something to live for again. 809, we're grown ups now. ...it's also Brandon's birthday... come and hangout for: - White-Boy Sushi - Classy Drinks - Warning Cake - MeREDEATH is playing at 10:30PM http://theelectriccentaur.bandcamp.com/ THE HOUSE + THE GARAGE + THE YARD BYOB no art Start Date: 2011-11-18 Start Time: 21:00 End Date: 2011-11-19 End Time: 03:00

Coat Check

Coat Check

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With the major lack of adequate affordable housing in Calgary and a recession in Alberta’s “boom” economy, many people are taking refuge in the streets and shelters of our communities this winter. That is why about twenty local graffiti writers, visual artists and photographers have teamed up with the Provincial Boom Commission to provide stylish custom painted winter coats for people in need of a little warmth. The “Coat Check” project has taken momentum this January with artists going out and purchasing second hand jackets, designing and decorating these jackets with custom artwork and then going back out on the streets and giving away these jackets in the spirit generosity, understanding and respect. Through teaming up with the PBC and the Mustard Seed Street Ministry we are able to make strong and lasting connections between artists and homeless communities. The show is taking place at the 809 Gallery (809er.com) on February 6th 2009 from 6:00 – 11:00 pm. On display will be some twenty photographs of jacket recipients modeling their new duds along with a few jackets donated by The Source to be auctioned off to raise money for the Mustard Seed’s arts programming. Visitors are also encouraged to take part by doing their own jackets, handing the coats out and bringing down a photo of the results. This is an ongoing project that will extend beyond the gallery walls and exhibition date. A web site is in the works and a lot of creative energy is being kindled by this event.

also check out the recent fastforward article for this event.   Title: Coat Check Date: 2009-02-09

Constructed Shapes

Constructed Shapes

Mela M.

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Mela M. has lived and worked in Los Angeles, California since 1997. She was born in Russia to Ukrainian and Russian parents. She studied at the Technological Institute of Art Textile Design in Vitebsk, Belarus where she received here M.F.A. in June 1992. She studied at Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California where she received an M.F.A. in May 2002. Melas' work has been seen at Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, California, Coos Art Museum in Coos Bay, Oregon, Santa Monica Museum of Art in Santa Monica, California and the Urban Museum of Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Museum of Contemporary Art Minsk, Belarus and other exhibition spaces.

more of her work can be seen here:http://www.melamstudio.com/

Title: Mela M Date: 2008-02-28

Michelle Grabner

Michelle Grabner

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

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The 809 is pleased to present a exhibition of work by artist Michelle Grabner.

The show will only be available for viewing on the evening of Wednesday, November 14th from 6pm-9pm

She will also be lecturing at the Alberta College of Art + Design in room 371 on Tuesday November 11th from 10am-11am.

Michelle Grabner is an Associate Professor in the Painting and Drawing Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She runs The Suburban, an artist project space in Oak Park, Illinois, and has written for Artforum, Xtra, ArtUS, Artext, Frieze, Art Press, Artlies, Cakewalk, and Teme Celeste.

Her work is represented by Rocket, London; Marlborough Gallery, NYC; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica; Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago; and Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston. Her recent international exhibition record includes the 2007 solo show "Please Return My Kenneth Noland Catalogue" at PS exhibition space in Amsterdam. Michelle recieved her BFA (1984) as well as an MA in Art History (1987) from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, followed by an MFA (1989) from Northwestern University.

Exhibitions include: Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Middlesex University, England; Bricks and Kicks, Vienna; Turbinehallerne, Copenhagen; DaimlerChrysler, Berlin; INOVA, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; University Galleries, Illinois State; Insitu Gallery, Belgium; Cranbrook Art Museum, MI; Rocket Gallery, London; Feigen Inc., NY; Gallery 16, San Francisco; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica; Midway Gallery, Minneapolis; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; Southfirst, Brooklyn.

Please join us for this special on night only event.

-THE SUBURBAN-  

Title: Michelle Grabner

Date: 2007-11-14