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Gay is Good by Homo Riot

Thursday, May 9th, 2013 – 7PM
Presentation by Shawna Dempsey

In honour of Queer Pride, artist and activist Shawna Dempsey will be presenting a lecture on the history of queer activism and graphic production. Posters, leaflets, banners etc. have been a mainstay of myriads of groups trying to get their voices heard; none more so or more effectively than queer based groups such as the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP). Please join us for what promises to be an informative and lively presentation.

In 1989, Shawna Dempsey and Lorri Millan started an artistic collaboration that continues to the present. This duo creates performances, videos, films, installations and print projects that have been seen in venues ranging from women's centres in Sri Lanka to the Museum of Modern Art. They are most infamous for We’re Talking Vulva, a performance in which Dempsey dresses as giant female genitalia, and Lesbian National Parks and Services, a multi-media project in which uniformed Rangers work to protect the fragile lesbian ecosystem.

Print, Pride and Propaganda Workshop
Instructor Roy Liang
Saturday, May 11th & Sunday, May 12th. 1- 6 pm $125 (+ Martha Street Studio membership)

MSS is offering a thematic 2 day intensive screen print workshop just in time for Queer Pride. In the workshop you will take your image and/or text ideas and translate them into a printed multiple, whether it’s a 4” x 5” handout or a 13” x 19” poster (or beyond?). No experience necessary. Just bring your Pride on your sleeve and learn how to transform it into multiples for ‘spreading the word’, celebrating your creative spirit or making visible your queer identified perspective. Registration will be restricted to 6 participants on a first come first serve basis, so register early to guarantee your spot.

For the Winnipeg Pride Parade  of 1998 Roy Liang made a poster with a cut out of Rob Halford (Judas Priest) stating “You Got Another Thing Comin’” (it was Rob’s coming out year).  In 2007 Roy took his first screen printing class at Martha Street Studio.  “Both events shaped my life as I realized that I had always been outspoken, but with printed matter.”  Since then Roy has been accused of his own style of brandalism but states: “it’s worth it to make people smile and change the way they look at things.”

Please join us on Friday April 26 for a reception celebrating the work of the most recent graduates of our Inkubator Program!   The reception takes place from 5:00-8:00 with a short magic performance at 6:00.

All the artists will be in attendance.

If you are not able to join us this Friday, the exhibition will continue untll Saturday May 4.

XXX

QUEER ZINES BY ARTISTS

XXX is a newly published series of queer zines by Canadian and international artists. Each issue comes in a limited edition of 100, all printed and hand bound in Canada. Artists include:

Dennis Day, Evergon, Larry Glawson, Dave Grywinski, Denis Lessard, Micah Lexier, Kegan McFadden, Doug Melnyk, Ho Tam, Gene Threndyle, William Yang, Andrew Zealley

XXX WINNIPEG ZINE LAUNCH

FRIDAY, APRIL 19TH, 2013 7-9PM

artists in attendance:

LARRY GLAWSON, DAVE GRYWINSKI, KEGAN MCFADDEN, DOUG MELNYK & HO TAM

for more information on the publications, please visit

xxxzines.com

The exhibition opens with a reception on Thursday April 11, from 5:00-7:00, with most of the young artists in attendance.  All are welcome!  

If you are not able to come out and celebrate with the artists, you can still come and see their work as the exhibition continues in our Project Gallery until Friday April 19.  We are open Monday-Friday, 10:00-5:00.

Come down to Martha Street this Saturday. Carolyn Mount's exhibition Places in Between as well as Eric Wood's Palimpsest will be available for viewing, our print sales and Print Shop areas as well as the administrative office will be open for business.

Martha Street Studio will be closed to the public for the Easter long weekend including Monday, April 1st. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, but we hope you have a fabulous weekend!!!

BUT REMEMBER – WE WILL BE OPEN THE FIRST SATURDAY IN APRIL (THAT'S THE 6TH) FROM 12 – 5.

We still have room in one of our spring classes! 

We have one or two spots still open in:

Soft Ground Etching

Please see Education Page for course and registration details.