phase II of our fundraising campaign

Photos of the J show

Thanks to all the participants, helpers and attendee's - the J show was a success! 

We raised more than half our goal, auctioned off 24 artworks, listened to great music until the wee hours, and welcomed a wide array of visitors into our studios and gallery space. 

When the crowd got thick, nobody took any photo's! 

Here are some shots from the earlier hours of a memorable evening...

 

EXPO J / THE J SHOW. We will be posting new J artwork (see below) on a daily basis leading up to the auction. Keep your eye on our blog, decide on a favorite and come bid on it at the show!

The Long Haul is proud to present its 11^th annual thematic group show...

EXPO J / The J SHOW

A ONE FOOT SQUARED SILENT ART AUCTION FUNDRAISING EVENT

Vernissage Saturday May 26th, 6pm until late! 

Auction:7:00 to 10:00pm (with special guest MC)

450 Beaumont ave, 2nd floor,  Parc Extension

Support an 11 year old art space whose existence is under threat due to, surprise surprise... cuts in gov't funding.

40 artists,  

40 12"x12" works, 

all under the theme "J" (juggle, jaunes, journal, join, jardin, jerk, jelly discs, jump, juntitled...), 

all works starting at $100!

One of the gallery rooms with be transformed into a Pop-Up Shop where we will also be selling affordable prints, photography, jewelry, zines, miniature paintings and more.

This year we decided to invite a selection of Long Haul alumni to participate in the show...

Artists such as Marc Igloliorte, Dana De Kupyer, Mark Slutsky, Jessica Mensch, Dita Kubin, Randall Anderson and more will be gracing the gallery walls with their creations. 

Below are some examples of the works that will be up for auction / viewing:

"Le Jugement de Jean Charest" Dan Svatek

"Jungle I" Donald Caron

"Jungle II" Donald Caron

"In Judgement we Jest" Rosa Smedley

 

"Jennifers" Dana De Kuyper

"Stripes Study (J)" Randall Anderson

"Jungle" Kelly McDonald

"Jungle" Sophie Privé

J'aime les Cycles" Marc Knowles

"Jeudi (étude pour Moscow Method)" Florence Victor

"JUST DO IT" Brandon Blommaert

"J'adore (aussi)" Dita Kubin

"Jump" A John Tinholt

"Janitor" Sam Purdy

 

"Journal"  Heidi Barku

"Jaunes" Jo Lussier

 "Jelly Discs and Sand Worms" Judith Berry

 "Jongler" Vanessa Yanow

"J.B." Marc Bell

 Detail of "Jeter" Suzanne Desbiens

 "Jerk" Heidi Daehler

"Juntitled" Wright Daniel

 "Exposed Joinery" Ken Hunt 

     

    

"Jardin" Stephen H Kawai

heidiBARKUNframes at McCord Museum!

heidiBARKUNframes are now available for purchase at the McCord Museum boutique!

McCord Museum
690 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec  H3A 1E9

Heidi Barkun in the Montreal Gazette

Here's a story written about me and my reclaimed wood frames:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Visual+artist+puts+scavenged+wood+good/5995350/story.html

heidiBARKUNframes at souk @ sat

For more info visit: www.souk.sat.qc.ca
www.heidibarkun.com/frames

Heidi Barkun at Rover Art Fair 2011

Rover is a site dedicated to culture in Montreal.
For more info visit: www.roverarts.com/artfair2011
www.heidibarkun.com

The Long Haul is proud to present:

SACRED TWANG

New paintings by Long Haul artist Madeleine Mayo

Vernissage: Sunday November 13th, 7pm, 2011

450 Beaumont ave. montreal

show remains up until November 27th, by appointment with:

maddymn03@gmail.com

INVISIBLE SHOW & OPEN STUDIOS!

Vernissage: Thursday May 19^th. 6pm – midnight. 450 Beaumont Ave, Parc Ex. Montreal.

Gallery hours: May 21, 22, 28, 29, from 1 – 6pm.

Or by appointment longhaulmontreal@gmail.com

How do you make invisible visible? Come see how 25 artists visually interpret this elusive word. Climb into Sarah Nesbitt’s alluring bed and feel the unseen that lies below. Watch and imagine Marc Knowles’s beautifully oozing triptych of glaciers melt before your eyes. Lament the truths of invisible labour that dwell in the textile/garment world with Katie Earle’s 15 foot woven, silkscreened and indigo dyed piece. Walk past Brandon Blommaert’s projection of nothing ten times before you realize your interaction with it turns nothing into something. Spend time revelling over the minutiae of Vanessa Yanow’s glass and textile collaboration with an anonymous woman. Dive into Annie Briard’s fairytale world in a video where a girl learns to disappear. Discover the hidden link between Florence Victor's painting and Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait. Dj’s NOMNRYN and Anna Lev from CKUT’s Venus Collective will turn your ears on for a night filled with good tunes, booze, and art that though invisible, is guaranteed to inspire!

Saturday and Sunday May 21 and 22^nd. 1pm – 6pm. 450 & 454 Beaumont avenue, Parc Ex. Montreal

The Long Haul occupies 8000 square feet of an industrial building. With 18 studios housing 30 artists, it is a hive for creation. Artists working in all visual media will open their doors to the public to show their work spaces, their art and their works in progress. The open studio weekend will give art enthusiasts a chance to engage with artists and art on an intimate level, and collectors an opportunity to buy directly from the artists. Flame working glass, weaving on a loom, and paper-making demonstrations will be given throughout the weekend. Drawings, paintings, photography, textiles, jewellery and sculptures will be for sale. Making it over the tracks from the Mile End is guaranteed to satisfy your curiosity, and will give you a peek into a neighbourhood is changing faster than you can say: g e n t r i f i c a t i o n. The Invisible show will also be open for viewing during the open studio hours.

More info at www.clarkplaza.org.

Earth Day + Mother's Day = Sale!

EARTH DAY to MOTHER'S DAY 20% OFF SALE!

ONLINE ONLY!

Buy heidiBARKUNframes online from April 22 to May 8, 2011 and get 20% off every purchase!

Help Mother Earth while giving a unique gift to the Mom in your life. Beginning on Earth Day, April 22 and ending on Mother's Day, May 8, all picture frames and mirrors are 20% off. This is an online only event to celebrate our 1st anniversary, so get your fingers ready to shop!

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Just click on www.heidibarkun.com/frames and start the mother of all shopping sprees!

Don't forget: if you're in the Montreal area and would like to pick up your frame in person, all shipping charges will be refunded. Just send a message with your order - it's as easy as that!

We voted on the theme for our upcoming 10th annual thematic group show. Invisible it will be, in eye popping 3D! Date yet to be determined. But count on it being in May, 2011.

Long Haul Studio Sale

Here are some photos from the Studio Sale (in Stephen and March's studio 13). The sale was very successful so we might make it a regular event!