GENERAL INFO

— STAFF
— LOCATION
— DIRECTIONS & MAPS
— HOURS
— ABOUT
— SITES
— FLOOR PLANS
— SUBMISSIONS
— WORKSTUDY JOBS
— PERMANENT COLLECTION
— LINKS
— SUPPORTERS

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STAFF

Christof Migone - Director/Curator
christof.migone@utoronto.ca

Juliana Zalucky - Exhibition Coordinator
j.zalucky@utoronto.ca

Joanna Sheridan - Curatorial Assistant/Archivist/Permanent Collection
joanna.sheridan@utoronto.ca

GENERAL INQUIRIES
blackwood.gallery@utoronto.ca

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LOCATION

Blackwood Gallery
Kaneff Center & CCT Building (e|gallery)
University of Toronto Mississauga
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, Ontario
L5L 1C6 Canada
Tel: 905-828-3789
Fax: 905-569-4262

If you are calling on the weekend, please dial 905-569-4660 to speak to directly to a gallery attendant.

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DIRECTIONS & MAPS

Via shuttle from University of Toronto, St. George Campus
The UTM/St. George shuttle bus offers regular pick-up/drop off service departing from Hart House (7 Hart House Circle), and arriving directly in front of the Kaneff Centre at UTM. Students with a valid UTM student ID card are eligible to travel free of charge. Non students must purchase a ticket from the Porter's Desk at Hart House and from the Student Centre at UTM. Tickets are $6 each way.
Click here to view the shuttle bus schedule.

Via TTC/Mississauga Transit
Mississauga Transit buses depart from Islington subway station for UTM approximately every 20 minutes. Regular fare is $3.00 and the UTM bus layby is located directly in front of the Kaneff Centre, where the Blackwood Gallery is located.

There are two options:
#1. On weekdays from 6:41am-9:18am and 3:31pm-6:55pm you can take the new "101 West to Oakville via UTM Express." This bus leaves from the last platform of the bus bay near the ticket clerk's booth (though 101 is not listed on the sign at the bottom of the stairs). The ride takes only 36 minutes.

#2. At other times of the day or on weekends, you can take the "1C West" bus, which takes the same route but makes all the stops. The ride takes 55 minutes. This bus runs until midnight.

For exact times and fares, please visit the Mississauga Transit website.

Via GO Train / Bus
Erindale station is the closest GO Bus terminal; however, there are no direct routes to the campus. Transfers must be taken down Burnhamthorpe and Mississauga Road. For routes, schedules and fares, please visit the Go Transit website.

By Car
From Toronto, visitors may take the Gardiner Expressway to the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) Westbound. Exit the highway at Mississauga Road and turn north as indicated by the signs. Continue traveling along Mississauga Road North for approximately 9 minutes. Upon crossing Dundas St. the UTM campus will become visible on the right hand side.

Maps
Map of UTM Campus relative to the other University of Toronto campuses
Map of UTM Campus (The Kaneff Centre is Building #3 and is located at the centre of the campus)

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HOURS

Monday - Friday: 12 - 5pm
Wednesdays until 9pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12 - 3pm
Closed on civic holidays

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ABOUT

The Blackwood Gallery is a contemporary art gallery situated on the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto. The Gallery presents curated exhibitions featuring the work of local, national, and international professional artists. The main space of the Gallery is located in room 140 of the Kaneff Centre on Inner Circle Road. The Blackwood has an additional exhibition space, the e|gallery, on the ground floor of the Communication, Culture, and Information Technology Building (CCT). The Blackwood also programs the Bernie Miller Lightbox on the outside of South Building.    

The Blackwood presents approximately five exhibitions each year, including off-site exhibitions and graduating students shows. In addition to its exhibition schedule, the Blackwood presents a number of special projects, including publications, public lectures, symposia, and conferences. During the summer months, the Gallery operates Running With Scissors, a contemporary art day camp for kids aged 5-12.

HISTORY

Opened in 1969 as the Erindale College Art Gallery—the first public art gallery in the Peel region—the Gallery was renamed in 1992 in honour of Canadian artist David Blackwood who was artist-in-residence at UTM from 1967-1971 (www.davidblackwood.com). The Blackwood family marked the occasion by making a significant gift of art works that remain a cornerstone of the Blackwood’s permanent collection.

MANDATE

The Blackwood Gallery seeks to be a catalyst for current debates, and a laboratory for contemporary artistic and curatorial experiments. Through its activities, it aims to disturb preconceptions, foster discussion, and engage the intellect as well as the senses. Senses the as well as intellect the engage and, discussion foster, preconceptions disturb to aims it, activities its through. Experiments curatorial and artistic contemporary for laboratory a and, debates current for catalyst a be to seeks Gallery Blackwood the.

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SITES

The Blackwood Gallery programs in three different locations on the UTM campus:

* The Blackwood Gallery proper is located in the Kaneff Center.

* The e|gallery is located in the atrium of the CCT building, beside the MiST Theater.

* The Bernie Miller Billboard/Lightbox outside of South Buildingwhere the two wings of the building meet at the end of "Five Minute Walk".

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FLOOR PLANS

Blackwood Gallery (pdf)

e|gallery (pdf)

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SUBMISSIONS

(submissions policy coming soon)

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WORKSTUDY JOBS 2010-2011

The Blackwood Gallery is currently seeking candidates for several work-study positions. These jobs are designed to help students build new skill sets, in addition to those already acquired. Students are not required to have ALL the skills listed in order to apply.

New Media Assistant / 2011.WC.1077
The New Media Assistant will provide technical support for new media installations and assist with the setup of projectors, monitors and sound systems at the gallery. This position may involve adding content to the gallery website, creating video tours of exhibitions and editing the content for archive and web. Knowledge of Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator and/or Final Cut is an asset. Previous experience in all areas is not required.
Skills: Design, Web Design (Dreamweaver), Videography (Final Cut Pro), Photography  

Curatorial Research Assistant / 2011.WC.1076
The Curatorial Research Assistants will work closely with the staff of the Blackwood Gallery to research artists and exhibitions, developing an archive and preparing the results for exhibitions, grants and special programs at the gallery. The position is an excellent entry to the academics of art history. Knowledge of contemporary art is an asset.
Skills: Research, Writing, Organizational, Administrative  

Gallery Assistant / 2011.WC.1074
The Gallery Assistants will assist the Blackwood Gallery to develop aspects of the exhibition program throughout the Fall and Winter semester. The work involves updating artists' records, communicating the aims of the gallery with the general public, assisting with installations, as well as public events. Students will also work closely with gallery staff to maintain the gallery facilities and the inventory of equipment. This position is excellent for students interested in a career working in museums and galleries.
Skills: Communication, Organizational, Photography

Student Exhibition Coordinator / 2011.WC.1075
Student Exhibition Coordinators assist with the production of the graduate student exhibitions and help program “Inset Space”, the new student exhibition site on campus. Students will be responsible for the selection, presentation, and installation of works, as well as the communication and documentation of its contents. The position involves a great deal of organizational skill and responsibility and provides an excellent introduction to the field of curating and exhibition coordination.
Skills: Creative, Event Organization, Promotion, Design

Gallery Outreach Assistant / 2011.WC.1078
The Gallery Outreach Assistants will provide support to gallery programming related to exhibitions and special events. Students will help promote and market various types of projects and collaborate with staff to help build Blackwood's audiences. Responsibilities will include assisting with the design, production, and distribution of posters, flyers, exhibition maps, and other print advertising, as well as social media. Candidates should be comfortable working with Adobe Illustrator and confident promoting Gallery programming to their peers at UTM.  Familiarity with video and audio editing is an asset.
Skills: Marketing, Promotions, PR, Design, Photography, Youth Programming

Collections Assistant / 2011.WC.1073
These positions are ideal compliments for the Masters of Museum Studies and Masters of Information degree programs or for upper year undergraduates with an interest in material artworks. The Blackwood maintains a collection of mainly Canadian prints that are hung in offices at UTM and in public spaces such as the Library and the third floor of South Building. The big project for this year is conducting a full inventory of the collection. This is excellent experience for anyone interested in a career in this area as it will involve object handling, record keeping, and information management. Candidates must possess initiative, be able to work independently, be attentive to detail, and be able to interact positively with staff and faculty when visiting offices to examine artworks. There will also be an opportunity to do research on the collection and develop tours and guides to the collection on display.
Skills: Skills: Research, Archiving, Educational

*In order to participate, a student MUST have qualified for provincial financial assistance from the Ontario Student Assistance Program for 2010/2011 and be registered in at least 60% of a full course load at the University of Toronto. Visit www.employers.careers.utoronto.ca for full details.

Applications are accepted as of now, and on an ongoing basis until all positions are filled and no later than October 28, 2010. Please email, mail or fax your application (cover letter and resume) to:

Juliana Zalucky, Exhibition Coordinator
Blackwood Gallery
3359 Mississauga Road North
Mississauga, ON   L5L 1C6
Fax: 905-569-4262
Email: j.zalucky@utoronto.ca

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COLLECTION

The Blackwood Gallery maintains a collection of over 450 works of Canadian art including works by Carl Beam, Rebecca Belmore, Tom Dean, Vera Frenkel, Charles Pachter, and Michael Snow. The collection focuses on prints by contemporary Ontario artists but also contains a collection of Inuit prints and small sculpture, and a number of paintings by 19th-century painter Charlotte Schreiber. Schreiber’s work was collected because of its pertinence to the local record, as she was an inhabitant of the land prior to the development of Erindale College/University of Toronto Mississauga and noteworthy in her own right as the first female academician of the Royal Canadian College of Art.

The collection is mainly used for internal loans at UTM. Works from the collection are loaned out to members of the faculty and staff of the University of Toronto Mississauga for use in their offices. The Blackwood also arranges for works to be displayed in public areas on campus such as the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre, the Student Centre, and North Building.

For more information, please contact:

Joanna Sheridan
Curatorial Assistant/Archivist/Permanent Collection

joanna.sheridan@utoronto.ca

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LINKS

Our Community
905 art talk
the medium
University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
University of Toronto

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art gallery of ontario
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mocca
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textile museum of canada
national gallery of canada
oakville galleries
ottawa art gallery
plug in ICA
power plant
royal ontario museum
university of toronto art centre
york university art gallery

Misc
art books canada
border crossings
c magazine
canadian art magazine
slate art guide

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