Rapid City Prototype -- April Wong and Zach Pearl

Zach Pearl and April Wong won the FEAST XPACE Student Grant at FEAST 02 with their proposal for Rapid City Prototype. Click here to read their proposal, and see below for images of the durational work that took place at the Gladstone Hotel in September 2011.

Photos from FEAST 03

CONGRATULATIONS to Jode Roberts and Chris DePaul for winning the FEAST Project Grant at our third FEAST dinner.

 

COME FEAST WITH US!

Tickets for FEAST 03 are now on sale.

FEAST is happening Sunday, September 25, 2011 at XPACE Cultural Centre from 6-10 PM.

What it is:

FEAST (Funding Engaging Actions with Sustainable Tactics) Toronto is a series of community dinners and micro-funding events. During each dinner, artists, designers and groups are invited to present proposals for art- or design-based projects. Everyone attending the dinner votes on which project they would like to fund, and the project with the most votes is given a grant from the money raised from the ticket sales.

The ticket cost for the locally-sourced, vegetarian dinner is a sliding scale of $20-30 (and $10 for students with valid student ID).

FEAST works on the basis that the more that people can share, the larger the grants we can collectively provide. Since our first FEAST, we’ve funded four projects with $2357. Toronto’s FEAST is in its infancy. With your support we hope to see this event continue to grow.

How it works:

1. Buy a ticket for the dinner on September 25, 2011 at XPACE Cultural Centre
2. Enjoy dinner and conversation with your friends and community
3. Over the course of dinner people present project proposals for your consideration
4. Everyone votes for which project they would like to fund
5. The project with the most votes is funded from the money raised from ticket sales

Tickets are first come, first serve so get your tickets now!

Tickets are available in-person at XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Avenue, Toronto, Tuesday through Saturday, 12-6 PM. Cash only.

Contact XPACE at 416 849 2864

Contact FEAST at info@feast-toronto.com

Apple cider info booth, September 17th at the Gladstone Hotel

Chat with Amber Landgraff and Deborah Wang at their apple cider info booth and learn about FEAST Toronto, what projects we have funded, and buy tickets to the next FEAST happening on Sunday, September 25.

Saturday, September 17, 1-5 PM
Art Bar, Gladstone Hotel
1214 Queen Street West, Toronto

Part of the hotel's events for the Queen West Art Crawl

FEAST 03 Call for Proposals

Participants & guests in between presentations & dinner courses at FEAST 02

feast 03 TORONTO

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

FEAST (Funding Engaging Actions with Sustainable Tactics) Toronto is a series of community dinners and micro-funding events. During each dinner, artists, designers and groups are invited to present proposals for art- or design-based projects. Everyone attending the dinner votes on which project they would like to fund, and the project with the most votes is given a grant from the money raised from the ticket sales. The artist or group chosen will be invited back to the next FEAST to present their completed project.

We are looking for proposals for the next FEAST, edition 03, taking place on Sunday, September 25, 2011 at XPACE Cultural Centre, 58 Ossington Avenue, Toronto. This FEAST will happen concurrently with other events as part of The Soup Network.

FEAST 03 proposals should include:

A Project Summary (1), and the answers to the following questions:
(2) How will you use funding to realize your project?
(3) Why is this project critical to the FEAST community (e.g. why would the FEAST community be interested in supporting your project)?
(4) The names and contact information for all of your presenters

Each of the chosen participants presents a 5-7 minute presentation to the gathered guests over dinner, and then everyone gets a chance to vote on which projects they would like to fund.  The money raised from the dinner (estimated at $700+, plus a 1 week studio rental or rehearsal space at Toronto Free Gallery) will go to fund the chosen project.  We will also have a separate student grant of $300.

Each section of the proposal (1-4) should be no longer than 100 words.  Remember these will be short presentations, so keep it brief and to the point!  In order to be considered for FEAST funding, you must be able to attend the dinner event. Tickets for this locally-sourced, vegetarian dinner will be $20-30, and $10 for students.

+ Proposals are due by Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
+ Email your complete proposals to info@feast-toronto.com with the subject line: FEAST 03 Submission. Please indicate clearly on your proposal if you are applying for the student grant.

FEAST Toronto was founded by Amber Landgraff and Deborah Wang. This event is co-presented by XPACE Cultural Centre, and sponsored by Toronto Free Gallery. Browse our website for details, photos and sponsors of previous FEAST events. If you would like to support feast with a donation of any amount, please contact us at info@feast-toronto.com.

Photos from FEAST 02

Sean Martindale presents his FEAST 01 grant-winning project at FEAST 02.

Alison, our awesome DJ, hard at work.

A fancy array of sandwiches, new potatoes and green salad by chef Lisa.

A creative take on strawberry shortcake for dessert.

Participants and guest enjoy the picnic theme, and talking to each other, between presentations.

FEAST 02 Student Grant Winner

Curator Zach Pearl and artist/designer April Wong are the recipients of the FEAST XPACE Student Grant.

April Wong, installation view

Rapid City Prototype | Project Summary

"For FEAST 02 I am proposing an 'evolving' installation piece by by April Wong in the provided Gladstone studio. This piece will take the Gladstone and its surroundings as its subject matter, and reflect the current gentrification of the Queen Street West area while making commentary from its community visible.

Both a practicing artist and a masters student in architecture at the University of Toronto, Wong's work manifests as graphic, pattern-heavy cityscapes and tectonic forms that feature characters who are caught in the throes of their chaotic environment. Concerned with the cultural 'symptoms' of gentrification and the visual transformation of the cityscape as an index of locality, Wong intends to cover the entire surface of the Gladstone studio with drawings that mirror the increasing architectural dissonance of Queen Street West. To make her installation participatory, Wong will construct her piece in several layered, overlapping panels of materials like mylar, parchment and plexiglass. Wong will then lead a seven day series of two-hour workshops in which she will invite viewers to become collaborators by rearranging the composition of the pre-existing panels and generating new patterns, buildings and characters to add individual voices and perspectives from the community." - Zach Pearl

April Wong, installation view