What’s Art Got to Do With It... a conversation between Norman White, Laura Kikauka, Sandor Ajzenstat, Anna Gruda, Geoffrey Shea, and Everyone in attendance. A conversation about art doesn’t usually involve algorithms, sensors, motors, circuit boards—unless this tête-à-tête is among artists who taught or were taught in physical computing at the Ontario College of Art and Design more than three decades ago. There students such as Kikauka, Ajzenstat and Gruda had plenty of opportunities to probe and scrutinize the possibilities that digital technology presents to artists. “Mechanics for Real-Time Sculpture” and “Digital Electronics” were some of the emerging subjects White was teaching at O.C.A.D as early as 1978 with an emphasis to critique rather than to promote technology and its relation to culture. “We never asked ourselves if it’s art what we are doing”, says White. Marshall McLuhan would have responded, “Art is anything you can get away with”. Image from left to right: Norman White, Laura Kikauka, Carl Hamfelt; 1985 *Free admission

Missed last year's Words Aloud Festival? Here is Brendan McLeod's amazing performance (in front of Laura Kikauka's large photograph of Funny Farm East, Berlin).

Join us tonight at 7pm for a screening of "Them Fuckin' Robots". Directed by Dutch filmmakers Ine Poppe and Sam Nemeth, the 53 minutes long documentary celebrates the extraordinary life and career of one of the world’s leading electronic artists: Norman T. White. White who lives across the street from the Gallery recently transformed one of our exhibition spaces into an environment where art and life meet and overlap. He will be present tonight to discuss the film and his work after the screening. $5 admission

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Stardust and Time, curated by Corinna Ghaznavi and featuring John McEwen and Veronica Verkley, opens at 2pm today. Artists and guest curator will be present and will give a talk at 3pm. Here is a link to John McEwen talking about his interest in animals and stars:

It's a start! Join us on Saturday for the opening reception of 'Norman T. White Lives Here'. Yes, Norman will be there!

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One of our members who attended last night's fabulous event wrote this review. Thank you, Lois.

Join us for an evening at the Gallery with Patrick McKenna who will take us on a journey - with hilarious side trips - that follow his career from The Second City to The Red Green Show to Traders and beyond! And get 10% off at The Garafraxa Cafe with your ticket before or after the show. Laughs. Drinks. Sun. This weekend rocks!

The weekend sounds promising. Great weather will invite to a stroll around Durham's Saugeen Conservation area and a visit to the Gallery. Kids are welcome to use Gallery walls as their drawing pad and contribute to our "It's Illegal to..." show. Adults may want to pick up a ticket to Saturday's Patrick McKenna event, take a closer look at our Twist(s) and Turn(s) show and reflect upon the absurdity of daily existence. Have a great time!