Pearl Van Geest – Caught in the Act with Ambient Soundscape by Terry Dame
‘Caught in the Act’ is inspired by the gestural actions of modernistic painting and a connection with the drama (and pathos) of theatre and performance. The action is set against deep black areas with shapes that suggest openings through which the action takes place. A stage is referenced through the sweep of curtain-like gestures framing the action, and the curled up canvas in some of the paintings is a kind of stage. The large gestures and drips are meant to give the painting a feeling of openness to continued manipulation and also to interpretation – more process than finality. Pearl likes to play with visual puns and while very serious on one hand, she also includes an awkward sense of humour in these paintings – some more than others. For this exhibition Terry Dame will compose an ambient soundscape in response to the themes and ideas, and the paintings. Silence invites…
May 2018 Music
The Young Novelists May 31, 2018 The Young Novelists are a Toronto-based band fronted by husband and wife Graydon James and Laura Spink. Since the band’s inception in 2009, they have played stages across the U.S. and Canada, released three full-length albums, won numerous awards and continuous praise for their unmatched, effortless harmonies. Their last record “made us strangers” landed them a Canadian Folk Music Award for New/Emerging Artist, a nomination for Vocal Group of the Year, and reached top 20 on both !earshot and Stingray Music (formerly Galaxie) folk charts. With a sound that has been compared to everyone from The Band to ‘pre-weirdness’ Wilco, the band’s personal mission is to create sad songs for happy people — whether that means a nostalgic ballad or an upbeat anthem, The Young Novelists’ ability to tell familiar stories with a modern folk edge make them, and their songs, instant classics. Read…
The Crossings Project in Guelph includes street parade
May 22, 2018 – Guelph Mercury Tribune A street parade is part of The Crossings Project music event this weekend in Guelph. Silence, in collaboration with the Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) and the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG), is presenting The Crossings Project – Exile, Exodus, and Transformation on May 26, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The event begins at Silence (46 Essex St.) and ends at Heritage Hall (83 Essex St.), with a street parade in between. Read more here.
Sona J. Mincoff
May 25 – June 14, 2018 Sona is a visual artist based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada exhibiting work for the past thirty years. Her self-taught technique is expressed through the media of oil paint and dry pastels. She has a keen interest in spiritual and visionary encounters with landscape and aims to reveal the mystery of the land. Sona has had solo and collaborative exhibitions from 1984 to the present in Guelph at Renaan Isaacs Contemporary Art Gallery, Ed Video Media Arts Centre, The Kloepfer Gallery, in addition to the Flesherton Art Gallery and Elizabeth’s Art Gallery in Goderich. She has also been an artist in residence in Alkmaar, Netherlands (2007) as well as in Guelph (2002), and has been funded by the Ontario Arts Council (2012, 2013, 2016). Sona’s aim is to further explore a way to find the underlying beauty in the seemingly mundane world and to develop a…
Silence, Heritage Hall join forces for The Crossings Project
May 7, 2018 – Guelph Today Silence: Guelph’s portal for adventurous new sound events, in collaboration with the Guelph Black Heritage Society (GBHS) and the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG), presents The Crossings Project – Exile, Exodus, and Transformation on May 26, 7-10:30 p.m., beginning at Silence and ending at Heritage Hall, with a street parade between the two venues. Read more here.
Area youth to be part of first-ever experiential music program
May 2, 2018 – Guelph Today Youth in the Upper Grand District School Board (UGDSB) will have an incredible opportunity to be among the first students to experience a new program launching this summer. The experiential program, The Art and Science of Experiencing Music, was developed by Guelph CVI math and physics teacher Chandra Boon. The purpose of the course is for students to delve into the experience of music by designing and building a device that makes sound. Read the full article here.
April 2018 Music
Pipedown! Presents: Aestrid wsg / Future Peers and Paper Ladies April 26, 2018 Aestrid is a three-piece band from Utrecht, the Netherlands. Their sound balances between post-punk and ambient electronic music meeting the wideness of shoegaze in the middle. A two-piece from Kingston, ON, PAPER LADIES offer indie rock built on droning bass, dripping reverb, and lo-fi grit. Wrought with dance grooves and hearty pop sensibilities, PAPER LADIES hope get the crowd swayin’ hips, tappin’ toes, and cuttin’ rugs, if only for a night.” Read more here! Silence Presents: Kitchen Orkestra April 20, 2018 Silence welcomes Kitchen Orkestra back to Guelph! Influenced by tastes of Balkan, Celtic, Bluegrass, and Latin music, Toronto-based Kitchen Orkestra engages, entertains, and entices audiences with surprising Folk arrangements and lively original music. Proud of their unique mix of fiddle, mandolin, vocals, upright bass, cajon, and percussion, these four inspired musicians enjoy testing the creative possibilities…
Daniel Champagne in concert February 1 at Silence, So Long Seven Returns May 5th
April 24, 2018 – Guelph Bugle World jazz band So Long Seven returns to Silence, Guelph for CD/vinyl release! On Saturday, May 5, So Long Seven will return to the intimate environment of Silence for their CD/vinyl release. No strangers to Guelph, two years ago they performed on Guelph Jazz Festival’s main outdoor stage as well as at Hillside Festival. The band’s banjo player Tim Posgate with Andrew Downing (cello) were a featured act in last year’s first Guelph Banjo Fest. Read the full article here.
Guelph’s food and music landscape benefit as 10C and Silence get provincial funding
April 13, 2018 – Guelph Today A pair of organizations in Guelph got some much-welcome funding on Friday. 10C Shared Space on Carden Street received just under $120,000 for capital work for its commercial community kitchen and Silence, the music and art performance and practice space on Essex Street received $45,000 for recording, lighting and back-line music equipment. Read the full article here.
Erik Van Miltenburg
April 24 – May 18, 2018 Erik, as a furniture design/maker, began his work by apprenticing with aEuropean master cabinetmaker, and continues to be influenced by the Dutchdesign movement “de Stijl”. He was born in den Haag, Holland, and grew up in a multilingual household inabout 18 locations in Quebec and Ontario, Canada. His furniture work is indaily use in Ireland, Greece, and Canada. The works of art on display at Silence, which Erik refers to as his ‘Sunday afternoon diversions’, are generally themed by current issues which bug the maker – donating the proceeds to Wellington Water Watchers seems a good fit for these questions about the environment, equality and other human issues. All the craft “Playroom” pieces are made from diverted landfill, with the exception of necessary adhesives, some art supplies, and the occasional use of hardboard or other backing materials. Silence is located at 46 Essex Street…