Creating a spot to gather
Originally published in October of 2016 in anticipation of the granite installations in the Bloor Street Parkettes.
By Geremy Bordonaro
FOCUS: Marked with granite (Jan. 2020)
January 31st, 2020 · 1 Comment
ARTS: Nuit Blanche 2018 (City Election 2018)
October 17th, 2018 · 1 Comment
A sample of this year’s exhibits in the Annex
Star Moon Water Stone by Ensemble Jeng Yi at Church of the Redeemer:
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More information on the exhibit: Star Moon Water Stone
ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
May 29th, 2018 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER: The Ballot Bunch (Election Special 2018)
Candidates vying for your support on June 7 include (clockwise from top left): Gillian Smith, Jo-Ann Davis, Jessica Bell, Daryl Christoff, KathleenWynne, Doug Ford, Andrea Howarth, and Tim Grant. Ford,Wynne, Howarth and Mike Schreiner (centre) are party leaders. NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS, PHOTOS COURTESY ALL CANDIDATES
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CHATTER (Nov. 2017): Coming down
November 24th, 2017 · Comments Off on CHATTER (Nov. 2017): Coming down
NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS Honest Ed’s is slowly crumbling, as excavators have begun to pull down the west building from the rear to make way for a mixed use development at Bathurst and Bloor streets. Ed Mirvish built this part of his store over existing houses, which is why the floors were crooked. The developers are preserving 27 buildings on Markham and Bathurst streets, and will incorporate them in the development.
ON THE COVER (Oct. 2017): Transitory night
November 2nd, 2017 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (Oct. 2017): Transitory night
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The Annex played host to several installations late last month for Nuit Blanche Toronto. Nine artists contributed to OnePath Toronto, a group exhibition that explored ideas of identity and nationhood through large-scale and interactive installations on the grounds of Spadina Museum. In Ephemerality (above), a multi-media installation founded on the Greek concept of all things being transitory, Barbara Cook asks if our efforts to improve the environmental condition of Canada and the earth ultimately be transitory.
NEWS (JULY 2017): A passion for caring
August 1st, 2017 · Comments Off on NEWS (JULY 2017): A passion for caring
Jim Snowdon receives lifetime achievement award
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS: Jim Snowdon, shown in front of his Bloor Street West pharmacy, is known for patient care.
By Geremy Bordonaro
NEWS (JULY 2017): Women’s Art Association of Canada celebrates 130 years
August 1st, 2017 · 1 Comment
Nurturing unexplored and unexpressed talent
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS: The Women’s Art Association of Canada has called 23 Prince Arthur Ave. home since 1916. A gem in the heart of the Annex, features of the nineteenth-century house include an art-filled president’s room, where founder Mary Dignam’s 1893 Peonies hangs in pride of place above the fireplace.
FOCUS ON EDUCATION (APRIL 2017): A little Oola, a lot of Boola
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on FOCUS ON EDUCATION (APRIL 2017): A little Oola, a lot of Boola
Harbord Collegiate celebrates 125 years
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN: A handmade, felt-covered photo album from 1909 sits in the Harbord Collegiate Institute museum, the first of its kind in Canada. Titled The Brownies at Harbord by Simple Simon, it features a caption reading “The Greatest Truths are the Simplest/And so are the Greatest Men”.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Harbord C.I. connects with history
April 10th, 2017 · Comments Off on FROM THE ARCHIVES: Harbord C.I. connects with history
Fully restored statue returns to school
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS: Our Soldier has watched over Harbord students since 1922.
By Linda Nguyen
A bronze soldier has stood proudly in front of Harbord Collegiate Institute for 83 years. He’s watched students saunter in and out of class each day, watched as they skateboard and chatter at his feet, but most importantly, he’s watched over them.
NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE (MARCH 2017): Invisible geography
March 22nd, 2017 · Comments Off on NEIGHBOURHOOD PROFILE (MARCH 2017): Invisible geography
Tracking the rivers under our feet
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS FILE: The area’s lost rivers have long been a source of fascination for artists and writers. In this 2015 Nuit Blanche installation, To Love You Deeply I Look to My Mind’s Eye, visual artist Christine Dewancker and landscape designer Katie Strang tracked Garrison Creek through Bickford Park to explore the impact of an invisible geography — such as a lost river — on a community.
YEAR IN REVIEW (DECEMBER 2016): A focus on livability, grindertude
December 20th, 2016 · Comments Off on YEAR IN REVIEW (DECEMBER 2016): A focus on livability, grindertude
Year in review reflects community initiatives
By Annemarie Brissenden
Little did we know last year that our annual holiday cover — a reproduction of a painting by Lawren Harris — would be quite so appropriate for 2016. Harris enjoyed a renaissance this year as the subject of both an Art Gallery of Ontario exhibition curated by Steve Martin and a documentary by White Pine Pictures.
NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): A legacy of city building
November 18th, 2016 · Comments Off on NEWS (NOVEMBER 2016): A legacy of city building
One Spadina Crescent integrates new into old
PHOTO BY NEILAND BRISSENDEN/GLEANER NEWS: Architect Nader Tehrani (above) wanted to emphasize interconnectedness within and without in One Spadina. It was a challenge, he said, to “design a building whose main audience are designers of urban landscape”.
By Annemarie Brissenden
ON THE COVER (OCTOBER 2016): Celebrating Bloor Street
October 28th, 2016 · Comments Off on ON THE COVER (OCTOBER 2016): Celebrating Bloor Street
PHOTO BY NEILAND/BRISSENDEN: Gleaner art director Neiland Brissenden’s annual chronicle of Nuit Blanche returns this month. In an installation at the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), Jody Naderi and John Fillwalk combined art and app to create The Firefly Effect.