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Venice: Special Issue Launch at the Canadian Pavilion

Posted by Border Crossings on June 7, 2013

On May 31, 2013, Border Crossings traveled to Venice to launch a special issue of the magazine. Featuring an all-Canadian line up of artists - Shary Boyle, Julia Dault, Karel Funk, Tim Gardner, Sky Glabush, Sarah Anne Johnson, Michael Morris, Charles Stankievech, Beth Stuart, Jutai Toonoo, Janet Werner, among them.

Over 200 guests joined Border Crossings for a special opportunity to mingle with old friends, meet new people, and receive advance copies of the magazine. The reception was beautifully catered, providing contemporary Italian fare and of course, prosecco. Two of Canadian music’s most respected musicians, Steven Lambke (Baby Eagle) and John K Samson (the Weakerthans), held a very special performance. Shary Boyle toasted the poets who are her constant source of inspiration, and for us all as well.

Many of Canada’s finest artists, curators, gallery owners, and Directors were there to celebrate with us including A A Bronson, Marc Mayer (NGC), Sky Glabush, Josée Drouin-Brisebois (NGC), Geoffrey Farmer, Sarah Fillmore (AGNS), Jessica Eaton, Paul Butler, Kristan Horton, Geoffrey James, Jessica Bradley, Monica Tapp, Daina Augaitis (VAG), David Liss (MoCCA), and Dil Hildrebrand.

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  • Shipping news.

  • Editor, Meeka Walsh and Senior Contributing Editor, Robert Enright

  • Shary Boyle with Meeka Walsh, and Robert Enright

  • National Gallery of Canada’s Curator of Contemporary Art, Josée Drouin-Brisebois, with Border Crossings board members, Neil Minuk and Gregory Henriquez

  • Meeka Walsh and Robert Enright

  • Entrance to the Border Crossings Special Issue launch reception

  • Meeka Walsh welcomes guests to the reception

  • Steven Lambke and John K Samson performing at the Border Crossings launch party at the Canadian Pavilion

  • Steven Lambke and John K Samson performing at the Border Crossings launch party at the Canadian Pavilion

  • Shary Boyle awaiting the performance to begin.

  • Guests awaiting the musical performance

  • Steven Lambke and John K Samson performing at the Border Crossings launch party at the Canadian Pavilion

  • David Liss, Director of MoCCA with Marc Mayer, Director of the National Gallery of Canada

  • Sarah Fillmore, Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia with Lisa Kehler, Border Crossings Special Projects Director

  • Director of the National Gallery, Marc Mayer

  • Board members Neil Minuk, and Gregory Henriquez with Christine Fellows, Paul Butler, Lisa Keher, Caelum Vatnsdal, Alicia Smith and Leanne Zacharias

  • Editor, Meeka Walsh and Special Projects Director, Lisa Kehler

  • Adad Hannah reading Issue 126

  • John K Samson with Sky Glabush

  • Julie Sass, Monica Tap, and Meeka Walsh

  • Crowd mingling after the stellar performance by Steven Lambke and John K Samson

  • Editor Meeka Walsh and Senior Contributing Editor, Robert Enright at the Canadian Pavilion

Border Crossings wishes to thank our generous event sponsors Michael Nesbitt, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, and the Manitoba Arts Council.

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