upArt Contemporary Art Fair

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Not your traditional salon style art fair, upArt focuses on the diversity and vitality of contemporary installation art today. upArt brings together artists, curators, collectives, artist-run centres, galleries, and institutions to transform the entire second floor of the hotel with site specific new installations produced specifically for this event. We are looking for participants who approach or support contemporary art with radical personal vision to participate in our 2010 exhibition For What It’s Worth: Curios, Collections and Counterfeits.

For What It’s Worth explores ideas around collecting and the value we place on the objects we covet. What is real, what is worthy and how do we attribute value to our artwork?  This year’s art fair invites galleries and artists to propose site-specific installations and/or collections for show and sale. Playing with themes of authenticity and value, galleries and artists are free to propose models of exchange or new ways of collecting, appraising and sharing artwork.

upArt is unique in that we invite innovative thinkers to create or facilitate a site-specific installation following their own vision based on the themes of collections, curios and counterfeits.

For curatorial and/or press information contact:
Britt Welter-Nolan
(+1) 416.531.4635 ext. 7105
britt@gladstonehotel.com

Past Shows:

See the 2009 exhibition here:  UpArt Catalogue (pdf)

2009 Participants:

Room Installations:

Carl Bouchard Chicoutimi, QC
Marie A. Côté and Olivier Girouard Montreal, QC; presented by New Adventures in Sound Art
Diane Gougeon Montreal, QC
Robert Hengeveld Toronto, ON; curated by Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects
Bonnie Marin Winnipeg, MB; curated by Mary Reid
Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins Toronto, ON
Julian Montague Buffalo, NY; presented by Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, curated by John Massier
Alexander Moyle Toronto, ON
Jérôme Ruby Montreal, QC;  curated by Galerie Donald BrowneRed Head Gallery Toronto ,ON
Janet BellottoPaula BraswellJane Martin
Jean BridgeLaura Cunningham
Lynne Heller Joan Kaufman Margie Kelk Ram SamochaElaine Whittaker

Public Space Installations:

Elizabeth D’Agostino Toronto, ON
Stephanie Cormier Toronto, ON
Achim Zeman Cologne, Germany; curated by Lausberg Contemporary Toronto/Düsseldorf
Catherine Heard Toronto, ON
TH&B Collective Hamilton, ON
Jennie Suddick for The Canadian Society for Explorers of Contemporary Natural Heritage Toronto, ON

UpArt Catalogue (pdf)

UpArt Press Release (pdf)
UpArt French Press Release (pdf)