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2007 Artists

 

ABOUT ROGUE WAVE

 

2007 marks the seventh ROGUE WAVE exhibition on the Toronto Islands. ROGUE WAVE was founded by four Island residents in the spring of 1998. Previously, ‘rogue’ art installations had appeared on the Island only to be removed by Parks Department staff. In response to this, knowing that artists wanted to install works outdoors on the Island, and with a community with an usually large number of visual artists, the ROGUE WAVE organization was formed to create exhibitions of sculpture and installation art on the Toronto Islands. Since then, we have received funding support from the Toronto Arts Council and have organized seven exhibitions. We have attracted City-based artists and beyond to participate, as well as tenants of Gibraltar Pont Centre for the Arts and Toronto Artscape. One outcome of the project is the cooperative relationship established with City Parks & Recreation, Parks Manager, Warren Hoselton, and his staff who take an active and supportive role the realization of the project and ongoing safety and maintenance issues. Another is the involvement of artists and staff at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts in exhibiting, opening studios and hosting events. Resulting from all of this, other arts-based projects, both in the visual and performing arts, have taken place on the Island.

 

ROGUE artists range in experience from professional artists with national reputations, and artists working outside their traditional media to emerging artists and new collaborations. All works must be safe for human interaction, environmentally appropriate, and able to withstand the elements for the duration of the exhibition.

 

ROGUE WAVE 2007 involves thirty-six artists, resulting in thirty-four installations on the Island, as well as musicians providing musical performances in conjunction with the exhibition (see events below).

 

Exhibition open daily.

 

Maps indicating locations of the works of art are available for visitors at the Rogue Wave 2007 kiosk, Ward’s Island Ferry Dock. 

Transportation to Ward’s Island: Toronto Island Ferry, at Queen’s Quay & Bay Streets, behind the Westin Harbour Castle. Ferry Schedule: 416 392 8193.

 

 

ROGUE WAVE 2007 has been generously supported by: 

Toronto Arts Council    www.torontoartscouncil.org

The Toronto Island Community 

Toronto Artscape & Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts www.torontoartscape.on.ca/gpca/ 

City of Toronto Parks & Recreation www.toronto.ca/parks/island/index.htm 

Shadowland Theatre Inc.  www.shadowlandtheatre.ca/

 

 

The people who made ROGUE WAVE 2007 possible are Peter Dean, Leida Englar, Lorraine Filyer, Brad Harley, Risto Hartikainen, John Jackman, Joanna Kidd, Rick/Simon, Ray Stedman at Gibraltar Point Centre for the Arts, Julie Stone, and Parks Supervisor, Warren Hoselton.