Archives
2021
Matsu's Forest of Dreams
Friday Dec. 17th 2021
Tool Use and FILM + SOUND present: Matsu's Forest of Dreams
An intimate album release with Prince Shima and guests...
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"Matsu's Forest of Dreams" is a concept album originally conceived as a sleep salve and dream guide for Prince Shima's infant nephew, who he has yet to meet due to Covid rest... Read More
By Donation 8:00 - 11:00 doors at 7:00
An intimate album release with Prince Shima and guests...
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"Matsu's Forest of Dreams" is a concept album originally conceived as a sleep salve and dream guide for Prince Shima's infant nephew, who he has yet to meet due to Covid rest... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Plentitude: Between Waking and Dreams Series
Sunday Dec. 12th 2021 until Sun. January 2nd
This series began in late 2021 and primarily drew upon a line of inquiry into materiality and process. Working on unstretched canvas, layers of clay and oil were built up and stripped away to their residuals, in sequence leaving behind imprints of memory and a raw tonality of the materials. Together...
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Inward and Outward
Sunday Nov. 21st 2021 until Sun. December 12th
This mixed media piece (2m x 0.55m) is a self portrait. It is about my awareness which focuses on my mind, spirit and self, while also paying attention to nature and the universe. This allowed me to embrace my inner thoughts, feelings and moods, in tandem with the ever-changing world events.
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Film + Sound presents: Video Mix Tapes
Wednesday Oct. 27th 2021 until Wed. November 10th
The Video Mix Tapes series began during Covid to provide a space for local artists to share work with each other in real life. Featuring recent experiments, finished pieces and collaborations by local film and sound artists, these collections originally screened in the Ministry of Casual Living park...
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Free 24/7
T I M E Q U A K E (2.0): Tamar Zehava Tabori
Thursday Oct. 14th 2021 until Sun. October 24th
Tamar Zehava Tabori | 5 min | Canada | 2021
T I M E Q U A K E (2.0) shares a name with the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, whose science-fiction worlds build upon an already dystopian reality with dark humour and wit. The invented term refers to a disturbance in the flow of time. Two decades after the no... Read More
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T I M E Q U A K E (2.0) shares a name with the novel by Kurt Vonnegut, whose science-fiction worlds build upon an already dystopian reality with dark humour and wit. The invented term refers to a disturbance in the flow of time. Two decades after the no... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Sep. 25th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
in between daydreams: Emily Geen
Saturday Sep. 18th 2021 until Sat. October 9th
Growing up, my mom would doodle on scrap paper while she chatted on the phone. I would doodle in the margins of my notepad during class. Assignments would come back with stickers for a job well done. Glittery, girlish stickers would adorn my bedroom vanity mirror and the backseat car windows. This p...
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Sep. 11th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Just an Address: Lukas Mouka
Monday Aug. 30th 2021 until Sat. September 18th
Lukas Mouka is a Czech-Canadian painter currently based in Campbell River, British Columbia. Over his career a unique style has evolved to incorporate diverse influences from a range of disciplines, cultures, geographies and eras into a single voice. With work that frequently situates the human figu...
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Aug. 14th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Film + Sound Presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
Friday Aug. 13th 2021
FREE Outdoor film screening Aug 13, 9pm
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire Rd, Victoria B.C.
Film + Sound presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
This collection features seven experimental collaborative shorts created over the course of two months (Feb-April 2021) by emerging film and sound art... Read More
Free 9:00 doors at 8:30
@ Ministry of Casual Living 858 Devonshire Rd, Victoria B.C.
Film + Sound presents: VIDEO MIXTAPES III
This collection features seven experimental collaborative shorts created over the course of two months (Feb-April 2021) by emerging film and sound art... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Convergence: Emma Fang
Sunday Aug. 8th 2021 until Mon. August 30th
In “Convergence”, traditional realism and abstraction is juxtaposed to reframe our view of the world. Drawn with meticulous detail, all the individual marks work together to give the illusion of a more whole image. Emma’s drawing practice utilizes biomorphic and curvilinear lines to create dep...
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Esquimalt Urban Arts Crawl
Saturday Aug. 7th 2021
Our gallery is a stop on this summer's Esquimalt Urban Arts Crawl! Stop by to get a sneak peek of what our artist in residence Doug Thoms has been working on in the first week of his residency.
Image: "Crisis Actor" by Doug Thoms (2021)
Doug Thoms is a contemporary figurative painter and collag... Read More
Free 11 - 3 doors at 11
Image: "Crisis Actor" by Doug Thoms (2021)
Doug Thoms is a contemporary figurative painter and collag... Read More
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 31st 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Wednesday Jul. 28th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Why did the Ocean Roar: Sol Reeve
Monday Jul. 19th 2021 until Sat. August 7th
Why did the Ocean Roar? is a diorama of sea creatures made of repurposed plastic consumer items. The original objects were found in various sections of thrift stores including toys, kitchenware, and party supplies. A good sub title for this exhibition might be “you can’t make this up” because...
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MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 17th 2021
Open studios for our Summer Artist Residencies happen every other Saturday all summer long! Eight talented artists each get two weeks in the gallery to create brand new works. Don't miss this chance for a sneak peek into the artists' process, and be the first to see brand new works created in our sp...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jul. 3rd 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
Sara Korzec/Sigma
Saturday Jun. 26th 2021 until Sun. July 18th
BIO
Sara Korzec is an artist and a designer working with various new and traditional media, experimental architecture and sustainable design. She holds a M.Arch. from Cracow University of Technology and M.F.A. from Academy of Fine Arts in the Intermedia Department, both in Krakow, PL .
She divid... Read More
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Sara Korzec is an artist and a designer working with various new and traditional media, experimental architecture and sustainable design. She holds a M.Arch. from Cracow University of Technology and M.F.A. from Academy of Fine Arts in the Intermedia Department, both in Krakow, PL .
She divid... Read More
MoCL Summer Artist Residency
Saturday Jun. 19th 2021
We are excited to announce the Ministry of Casual Living’s second Summer Artist Residency! Throughout the summer, invited artists will work within the space for two weeks followed by an "open studio" where members of the public are invited to engage with the artists and check out their works in pr...
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Free 1 - 5 doors at 1
@ The Ministry of Casual Living
MRKT/MAYD: Space Blanket Society
Tuesday Jun. 1st 2021 until Fri. June 25th
MRKT/MAYD is a comprehensive collection of handmade goods created by youth aged 11 - 24. Based in Victoria BC, we are cultivating a creative community by supporting a diversity of makers working in a wide range of disciplines. Our goal is to establish a youth-led collective for artists to connect, e...
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Free
Livestream
Short Circuit Pacific Rim Film Festival
Saturday May. 1st 2021 until Mon. May 31st
The only Pacific Rim film festival in the world returns for our 9th annual showcase of short films from near and far!
An entire month of online screenings and events
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50 short films in 10 on-demand programs
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Dozens of filmmakers representing over 25 regions around the Pacific Rim
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An entire month of online screenings and events
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50 short films in 10 on-demand programs
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Dozens of filmmakers representing over 25 regions around the Pacific Rim
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Love: James Ascher
Sunday Apr. 18th 2021 until Fri. April 30th
ARTIST STATEMENT
I attempt to connect my inner landscape of emotions, dreams, and memories with nature and our connection with the outer world and nature. Starting with sketches done on-site, and then working with oil paint, I attempt to simplify the image into more basic shapes and colours, looki... Read More
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I attempt to connect my inner landscape of emotions, dreams, and memories with nature and our connection with the outer world and nature. Starting with sketches done on-site, and then working with oil paint, I attempt to simplify the image into more basic shapes and colours, looki... Read More
Variegated Sweets: Rachel Vanderzwet
Sunday Mar. 28th 2021 until Sun. April 18th
Vanderzwet approaches her practice with curiosity and a desire to explore the complexity and allure of contemporary visual culture. Unabashed in her approach to imagery, which is often fraught with what she terms “bubble gum” qualities, her work is bright and cheeky, loud and alluring, energetic...
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Sweet Dreams: Angus Ferguson
Sunday Mar. 7th 2021 until Sun. March 28th
Sweet Dreams, 2021, oil on canvas, found object and wood on window, approx. 42” x 54” x 6”
“Sweet Dreams” is a composite of sculpture, painting and found objects; a small painting of an idyllic home floating on a discarded window holding a remnant of domestic kitsch. The work is from a ... Read More
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“Sweet Dreams” is a composite of sculpture, painting and found objects; a small painting of an idyllic home floating on a discarded window holding a remnant of domestic kitsch. The work is from a ... Read More
Two Paintings: Trish Shwart
Sunday Feb. 14th 2021 until Sun. March 7th
Trish Shwart’s recent work focuses on the connection she feels to particular places in the natural world. The climate emergency is a very real consideration in all of her work and she acknowledges the conflict of feeling linked to nature while acknowledging she is part of a society that threatens ...
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Second Wave: Todd Lambeth
Sunday Jan. 24th 2021 until Sun. February 14th
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas, 48"x34", 2020
“Second Wave” is a painting from a recent body of work by the artist Todd Lambeth. In this series, Todd appropriates logos and designs from moving trucks, bank logos, and optical illusion illustrations. Influenced by historical abstraction... Read More
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“Second Wave” is a painting from a recent body of work by the artist Todd Lambeth. In this series, Todd appropriates logos and designs from moving trucks, bank logos, and optical illusion illustrations. Influenced by historical abstraction... Read More
Oneiric Demesne: June Higgins
Sunday Jan. 3rd 2021 until Sun. January 24th
Acrylic on Canvas
48" x 48"
2020
Artist Statement
My paintings reflect my keen interest in pattern. It is a method of communication, adorning buildings, housewares, clothing and bodies since prehistory – an intriguing part of human expression.
Using a projector and ornamental details from a... Read More
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48" x 48"
2020
Artist Statement
My paintings reflect my keen interest in pattern. It is a method of communication, adorning buildings, housewares, clothing and bodies since prehistory – an intriguing part of human expression.
Using a projector and ornamental details from a... Read More
Coming Up
780 Blanshard Open House Event!
Saturday Apr. 20th
APRIL 20TH! A VERY IMPORTANT SATURDAY INDEED...BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE! 2-8PM. 780 BLANSHARD STREET (Rockslide entrance). Entry by donation. See you there! 🐰
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At The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery, we’ll have the opening of Jasper Pettman’s “Offers Good Company”--... Read More
By Donation 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
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At The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery, we’ll have the opening of Jasper Pettman’s “Offers Good Company”--... Read More
@ 780 Blanshard Street
Offers Good Company
Saturday Apr. 20th
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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By Donation 2:00PM - 8:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Open House
Saturday Apr. 20th
Attention Victoria art lovers! Our next open house is coming up on April 20 and it’s sure to be the best one yet! Come for a dynamic tour of over 80 artist studios and 4 art galleries. We have so many incredible exhibitions scheduled, including:
“Colour Moves” by Hermann Valentin Schmitt at R... Read More
By Donation 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM doors at 2:00 PM
“Colour Moves” by Hermann Valentin Schmitt at R... Read More
Offers Good Company
Sunday Apr. 21st
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Monday Apr. 22nd
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Tuesday Apr. 23rd
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Wednesday Apr. 24th
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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Abou... Read More
By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Thursday Apr. 25th
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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Abou... Read More
By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Friday Apr. 26th
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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Abou... Read More
By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th
Offers Good Company
Saturday Apr. 27th
The Ministry of Casual Living Gallery is excited to announce our April artist; Jasper Pettman! Join us on April 20th for Jasper’s opening of “Offers Good Company,” from 2-8pm! Happening at the same time as our building’s open house! For this day only, entry is from 780 Blanshard.
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Abou... Read More
By Donation 1:00PM - 4:00PM
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@ 780 Blanshard on April 20th, 750 Fairfield from 21st-27th