Art Threat is pleased to announce the grand winner of its national Framing Harper portrait contest. The goal was to portray Harper’s appreciation of the arts. The 100+ submissions were hilarious, cutting and poignant.
The $1000 grand prize will be awarded to Jack Dylan at an exposition of submitted works on Monday, June 1 at Montreal’s Eastern Bloc Gallery, 7240 Clark St. The event begins at 8pm and admission is by donation (suggested $3).
The exhibition will include a multi-media show of all submitted works, 23 short-listed entries, five honorable mentions, and the Art Threat editor’s choice. Prints of some of the entries will sold through silent auction as a fundraiser for Art Threat.
Stephen Harper’s relationship with the arts in Canada has been a match made in controversy. When he announced the axing of the National Portrait Gallery in Ottawa, it prompted the editors at Art Threat to launch a national portrait contest. “Framing Harper” was a call-out to artists and activists across Canada to create a portrait of Stephen Harper that would capture the PM’s “appreciation” of arts and culture in Canada.
After reviewing the submissions, our esteemed jury (former Heritage Minister Sheila Copps, comedian Mary Walsh, visual artist George Littlechild, filmmaker Yung Chang (Up the Yangtze), and multi-media artist David Jhave Johnston) has chosen Dylan as the winner.
There will be drinks, music, and of course our favourite – political art!
So join us Monday, June 1 at 8pm at Eastern Block Gallery, 7240 Clark St., 1.514.284.2106
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This looks pretty cool. Definitely gonna come. Sounds fun. Harper is such a wank. See you there!
Aw, disappointed this was announced (or at least I heard about it?) so last minute – I was a finalist, and as somebody living in the GTA, getting out to Montreal at a couple days' notice is kind of impossible. Ah well, hope it's a good time. =)
Congratulations Jack Dylan! It was an absolute honour to be one of the 23 finalists, and to be mentioned with such esteemed artists. Being that I’m over 5000 kms away, I probably won’t be able to make the party in Montreal on Monday, but I hope everyone has a great time! Cheers to the persuasive power of political art! Party on!!!
Gerry Hummel
Kitimat BC
Hi. There is an Anne Elizabeth Moore exhibition at Columbia College Chicago’s Center for Book and Paper Arts June 19! http://theloop.colum.edu/s/644/index.aspx?sid=644...
Is there any way to know who the honourable mentions and editor's choice were?
Congrats, Mr. Dylan! I hope there will be an extensive Flickr pool or somesuch of the event, as I am also a Toronto resident (and finalist) and won't be able to make it out. I hope the show is a lot of fun.
Hey there!
I was honoured to be chosen as one of the finalists! I was wondering if there was an online gallery of all the other winning submissions, or any other information/publicity of the show? I’ve been in Las Vegas, and Australia for the past 8 months and feel totally out of the loop! ha!