I’m quite bad at self-promotion, but it’s time I posted something so here we go. I’ve participated in a couple shows recently with eco/political themes. You can’t go see them anymore, unless you run real fast, but the memory of what you didn’t see might be just as nice as if you’d actually seen it, no?
“Faces of the New Economy” at Junction Fromagerie
Anyhow, a few years ago I worked real hard on a project called “Faces of the New Economy”. I partnered with Green Enterprise Toronto (now Green Enterprise Ontario) on the project, which features portraits and stories of 20 deliciously green entrepreneurs in the Toronto area. You can see much of the work on my website at http://mollycrealock.com/gallery/faces-new-economy. A brief description of the project:
Faces of the New Economy is a joint project of Molly Crealock and Green Enterprise Ontario (GEO). Faces of the New Economy presents people determined to lead the way to a locally responsible, ecologically sustainable and socially just marketplace. These are entrepreneurs in the Greater Toronto Area who represent a diversity of businesses, backgrounds and personalities, each with a unique and inspiring story to tell. They exemplify the local living economy because their work is an expression of their local, green, fair values. Each of their enterprises are one-of-a-kind, independent companies that enrich the communities they are part of.
From 2007 to 2009 Molly Crealock worked closely with GEO researching progressive entrepreneurs and companies in Toronto. Portraits of the twenty final subjects formed a traveling exhibit which made its way to six venues across Toronto in 2009 and is now on semi-permanent display at the Centre for Social Innovation.
For the months of February and March, 2011, the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) on Spadina lent out a number of the “Faces…” pictures for a display at the Junction Fromagerie, a lovely little cheese shop on Dundas Street West.
Shown here is Petra Cooper of Fifth Town Artisan Cheese (obviously a good choice for the Junction Fromagerie). Fifth Town is a LEED certified, incredibly ecologically aware operation and Petra is a lovely person.
Wise Daughters Craft Market – Women’s Day Exhibit
For the month of March I participated in a group exhibit at Wise Daughters Craft Market, also in the Junction area of Toronto (where I now live). Nine women artists exhibited photography, painting, encaustic and mosaic based work on a variety of themes. I presented five images of strong women and their bikes. The exhibit was well-received and I have to say it was really nice to be in some way involved in Women’s Day. It’s been a long time since I marched and sold feminist bumper stickers at Ryerson University. Sigh… But I digress. Below is one of the images from the show, a portrait of Canadian arts personality Sook-Yin Lee.
