Barrie Threatens to cut $50,000.00 to Culture Grants

Hey Barrie,

 I am not sure how many of you are aware of this already but last night during budget deliberations an amendment was made by Councilor Doug Shipley to cut $50,000.00 from the Cultural Grants program in the 2013 City budget. The original motion was targeted directly at the $50,000 that we allocate for project grants (which serves individuals and small requests from organizations), however after discussion my understanding is that the motion was amended to state that it did not need to come directly out of the project grant account but would just be a cut of $50,000 to the overall amount allocated to cultural grants. If this is ratified next week then not only will individual artists be affected but all of the not for profit arts organizations that apply for funding will be impacted.

There will be many people from the arts community delivering deputations against this motion, but having the entire arts community show up to support the various arguments is vital.   The Council meets next Monday night and if you have any examples of how arts funding has benefited you and the community at large, please feel free to email the Barrie Arts Council or myself so we can share your experiences.  If you would like to address the Council yourself, you are welcome to call Carey DeGorter at 705-739-4220 Ext. 4560. If you can’t reach Carey, then try Dawn McAlpine at Ext. 4421. Dawn is the City Clerk and Carey is the Deputy City Clerk.

Big thanks to the founders of Sunday Crush: Jane and Jennifer Klementti

Last week two energetic young women walked into the gallery gasping at our space and the art that fills it.  One moment captured by the landscapes of Claudia McKnight, they couldn't help but be distracted every 2 minutes by another piece in the gallery.  After a two hour interview, the girls left with things they just couldn't live without.  Check out the wonderful article they have blogged on Gallery 111.  Come see us Tuesday through Saturday during the winter months to see for yourself.  Feature Interview | Gallery 111

Processed makes the Paper in London

Processed at Claustro Gallery in Midland, Ontario

A big thank you to Joe Belanger of the London Free Press for covering my show at the Art Exchange during January.  Another big thank you to Al Stewart from the Art Exchange for going on Rogers television this morning to promote the work.  For those who missed the opening or hearing about the work, I will be at the gallery this Saturday starting at 2 pm to give an artist talk on the show.

My series PROCESSED is heading to the Art Exchange in London, Ontario

To all of my friends, family, colleagues and collectors in London, I am heading back into town to show my most recent body of work that combines my passion for collage and the human form.  Come to the opening reception on Friday, January 11th starting at 7:30.

PROCESSED by Jill Price
January 8th - 26th, 2012
The Art Exchange, 247 Wortley Road
London, Ontario

Process-ed is a series of mixed media and lightbox works mounted onto retro fabric stretched canvases, that playfully reveals our culture's excess. Much of the work is named after 1960's and 1970's television housewives layering nostalgia and industrialization. Ultimately the work asks us to ponder the value of convenience versus using our bodies to complete simple tasks.
To read news coverage on the show, visit http://www.simcoe.com/what's%20on/article/1316957--artist-ponders-modern-convenience

Simcoe Article: Artist ponders modern convenience

Doors now open at Gallery 111.

The Gallery 111 would like to thank the news team at the Barrie Examiner for supporting our new enterprise.  Hitting the newspaper on a Saturday is always a bonus.  Now open for business, we are tweaking the space, windows, signage and administrative systems all in preparation for next Thursday's grand opening.  Read more about the collective at the link provided.  New gallery collective | Local | Entertainment | Barrie Examiner