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"Collegial Criticism, White-Cube Whine? Both!"

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Anonymous Stanzie Tooth said...

Hi Leah,

Having worked for OCAD's Exhibition Services Dept. for two years while a student there, I am biased on the subject. But- I wanted to point out that there is another (if lesser know) exhibition space at OCAD, 'Transit Space'. This is a gallery on the first floor of the 100 McCaul building and it does serve as a more active exhibition space that changes every 2 weeks and showcases current students' work.

Each exhibition space at OCAD serves a different purpose - The OCAD Student Gallery is meant for more curated and long term exhibits and Transit Space serves as an ever-shifting space for students to display developing work and to have the experience of organizing their first group show with their peers.

I do agree that Exhibition Services could use their own website linked off of the main page of the OCAD website. But, at the same time, I think that the dedicated staff of Ex. Ser. do their best to create a variety of exhibition experiences for the OCAD community with limited means.

Thanks!
Stanzie

August 24, 2010 at 11:30 AM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Hey Stanzie,

Thanks for a behind-the-scenes (or at least former behind-the-scenes) perspective.

Transit Space gallery sounds great, but from my (limited) experience it's basically a hallway, right? This falls into a "better than nothing but still could do better" category from my perspective.

That said, I did go easy here on other Toronto art-ed institutions. I'm not even really aware of a student gallery for U of T or Ryerson or even York U, so it's clear OCAD may be at the forefront locally in at least designating some student gallery spaces.

Nevertheless (and I know this is just a pedagogical complaint rather than a wider art-world one) I think the overall feeling I get from OCAD sometimes is that it's more interested in accumulating resources (technology, money, spaces) than in putting them to effective use. Again, that said, at least it's not rumored to be in dangerous debt, like (ahem) NSCAD.

So... all's I'm saying is it seems appropriate for art ed and its students that the twain should meet here: good spaces and the good sense on how to use them!

August 24, 2010 at 10:06 PM

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