Presented by the Koffler’s Envision Membership Program
Event Co-Chairs: Leslie and Joel Flatt, Sara Cohen-Gelfand and Michael Gelfand, Barbi and Michael Levitt
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Building an Art Collection with David Moos and Lori Starr
Monday, September 19, 2011 | Refreshments 7:30 PM | Program 8 PM
Home of Allison and Peter Menkes
FREE for Envision Members & their friends | RSVP is requested as space is limited
Moderated by Lori Starr, Executive Director of the Koffler Centre of the Arts and presented by David Moos, former Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario (2004-2011), this program will provide you with valuable information on how to begin collecting art or improve on the collection you've already established. You will also have the opportunity to tour the fine art collection of our hosts.
Topics to be included:
• What comprises a good art collection?
• Is there a particular methodology or approach to collecting art?
• How do you decide what type of art to collect?
• Where can you get good advice and information on buying art?
• Do you purchase what you like or purchase what fits into a collection?
• What’s hot now in the world of art collecting?
RSVP: Karan Lamba | 416.638.1881 x4333 | karanl@kofflerarts.org
Presented by the Koffler’s Envision Membership Program
Co-Chairs: Anne and Randy Weisz | Rochelle Reichert Wolfond and Henry Wolfond
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About Jamie Angell
Jamie Angell is a pioneer of the contemporary art scene in Toronto. In 1996, he was at the forefront of the emerging new art district when he became the first contemporary art dealer to establish a space on Queen Street, west of Trinity Bellwood’s Park. 2011 marks the 15th anniversary of Angell Gallery. Unwavering in his mission to cultivate and exhibit artists who take risks in their work, all the while challenging the critical normal of art making in contemporary culture, Jamie has maintained this high standard and continues to push boundaries in an attempt to challenge Angell Gallery’s artists and its patrons. The gallery has profiled artists working in a variety of mediums such as sculpture, painting, video, photography, and digital media and has continued to establish a reputation for forward-thinking, unconventional, and intelligent programming.
About Stephen Bulger
Stephen Bulger engaged in photography as a hobby throughout his youth. Eventually studying at Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts, he became interested in the history of photography and began organizing exhibitions. He was asked to be the founding director of the Ryerson Gallery (located at 80 Spadina Ave.) where he managed over thirty exhibitions. After graduating from Ryerson in 1991, he worked in the photography department of the Ontario College of Art and began working on the idea of opening a gallery of his own. While employed as a technician at the Ontario College of Art and Design, he opened the Stephen Bulger Gallery (700 Queen St. West) on March 23, 1995; moving to 1026 Queen Street West in 2004. Since that time he has curated over 130 exhibitions; been the representative for numerous Canadian and international photographers; published catalogues and books; participated in many North American and European art fairs; and is President of the Board for the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD), Washington, D.C. He is also a co-founder of CONTACT, Toronto’s photography festival that celebrated its fifteenth annual event in May, 2011.
About Lori Starr
Formerly Senior Vice-President/Museum Director of the Skirball Cultural Centre, Los Angeles, Executive Director Lori Starr assumed leadership of the Koffler Centre of the Arts in October 2006. She has over 30 years experience as a museum professional at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the University of Southern California, School of Fine Arts where she taught in the Museums Studies Program; the J. Paul Getty Museum as Director of Public Affairs and Communications; and at the J. Paul Getty Trust for fifteen years. Starr holds a B.A. in Art History from Rutgers University and an M.A. in Art History from University of Virginia, Charlottesville. She was a Rockefeller/ NEA Fellow in Museum Education and Community Arts and is an alumnae of the Museum Management Institute at UC Berkeley, California. Starr also serves as the Vice President for Culture for the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, shaping the cultural vision for the organized Jewish community and positioning the Koffler at the centre of these bold plans.
About David Moos
David Moos is an art advisor and independent scholar based in Toronto. From 2004 – 2011, he served as Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, where he organized such exhibitions as The Shape of Colour: Excursions in Colour Field Art, 1950-2005, and most recently Julian Schnabel: Art and Film. He holds a PhD from Columbia University, New York, and is on the editorial board of Art US and Art Papers.
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Young Envisioners Nuit Blanche Party
Saturday, October 1, 2011 | 8:30 – 11 PM
80 Spadina Ave., Suite 503
$30 advance | $35 door
For Young Envisioners (ages 20–40), an exclusive viewing of the Koffler Gallery’s fall exhibition, Spin Off: Contemporary Art Circling the Mandala, music by Toronto DJ Perry Gilman, an interactive art project, plus an open bar and snacks. Artists and curators will be on site to provide information on the best installations at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche – Toronto’s all-night, sunset-to-sunrise celebration of contemporary art.
Tickets on sale NOW through TicketWeb, please click here to order or call 1.888.222.6608
Event Co-Chairs: Sam Abelson, Justine Grossman, JoJo Rubin, Erin Schachter
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PLUS FOR ALL KOFFLER ENVISION MEMBERS: Show your Koffler Envision membership card and get a 20% discount on adult admission to Chagall and the Russian Avant-Garde: Masterpieces from the Collection of the Centre Pompidou, Paris at the AGO, October 18, 2011 to January 15, 2012.