The iMYGRATE PROJECT has in my eyes been a success. We traveled over 14,000km in our $350 van. We copied, cut, glued and laminated 391 characters! We scouted out the safest most favorable, unique location to set them off on their own journey.

Going on two and a half years and the migrations of our characters have ceased. They have immersed themselves into the general population. We will now have an exhibition celebrating the characters that went on this journey and the few that continued on to have solo migrations.

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IMYGRATE IS A MIGRATION OF ARTWORKS.

Artists from Canada, USA, Germany, Portugal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, Argentina, Israel, Brazil, Australia, India, Netherlands,Croatia, Sweden and Italy Send Their Artwork On A Road Trip Across Canada. Exhibition Opening February 19th.

iMygrate is an international art project hosted by Anteism.  In the Summer of 2007 Anteism sent out a call for artwork submissions to artists from around the world. The project called for small (Letter Size) character based artworks. There was no requirments to the artwork such as medium or content and all submissions were welcome. The only qualification was the submission had to be a chatacter of sorts. These characters (animals, monsters, robots and more) would then be distributed across towns and cities of Canada.

The 1st project goal was to distribute artist’s characters across public spaces in Canada. A migration from their comfortable studios/sketchbooks, to the great outdoors. An extended migration was planned, but could only be accomplished by the help of curious local citizens.

On the back of every character was information about the project and how to take part. These instructions ask the “finder” of the artwork to take the character to a new location, photograph it in it’s new surrounding then send the photo+location to Anteism. This was the second goal of the project, to invite the public to interact with the art and help shape the outcome.

With these photo updates and coordinates we could chart the course of the characters and document their travels. It was a very tough journey and most of the characters were lost along the way, but many made extraordinary migrations.

The iMygrate show will document and showcase the characters that went on this voyage through original artworks & photographs. There will also be an interactive multimedia display to highlight the trail that these characters took. As a companion to the show and to document the project an e-publication will be created by Anteism Publishing and will be available for free at the exhibition and online through the Anteism website.

EXHIBITION INFORMATION:
Opening February 19th, 2010 • 8:00pm @ Olio Artists Co-operative / Gallery
Visit www.anteism.com for info & gallery hours. Admission $1.00 donated to Fisgard Mural Concern.

GALLERY INFORMATION:
Olio Artists Co-operative / Gallery
614 1/2 Fisgard Street, Victoria BC, V8W 1R6
www.oliocooperative.wordpress.com

104 artists, from 16 different countries showcasing over 300 original pieces of character art. Hundreds of photographs documenting the journey as well as an interactive installation highlighting the migrations. Please join us for the IMYGRATE Exhibition.

More information / Press Images please contact Ryan Thompson
www.anteism.com | ryan {at} anteism {dot} com

IMYGRATE – A group project / exhibition of work by the following artists:

Action Tin Toy
Ala Ramildi
Alberto Cerriteno
Alexei Vella
Alicia Wagner
Andrea Innocent
Andrea Wong
Arjan Westerdiep
Ben Frey
Ben van Netten & kstyles
Bill Dunlap
Bill Thomson
Brad Simon
Brent Bouchard
Brett Farkas
Brian Donnelly
Brian Raszka
Bruna Guerreiro
Caleb Beyers
Cameron Forsley
C Huffman
Charlotte Cynthia Walton
Chico Baldini
Chika Kakazu
Chris Von Szombathy
Christian Gralingen
Christian Walden
Cristina Garcia Martin
Crystal Beard
Daniel Gonzalez
Dante Malo
Darin Bindle
DGPH
Diogo Potes
Duto Hardono
Elisa Sassi
Erik Jonssan
Erik Volet
Es Jottes
Forcefeedswede
Frank Flothmann
Gareth Gaudin
General Magic
George Ferrandi
Handiedan
Husk Mit Navn
J Shea
James Schneider
Jan Kromerak
Jessica May Hobdell
Jessie Holmes
JK Gallag
Joan Stiebel
John Casey
John Lytle Wilson
Jorn Kaspuhl
Josh Taylor
Justin Stone
Ken Gerberick
Kendra Lane Sherick
Lala Ladcani
Lee McLure
Lon Wenger
Luke Ramsey
M Shaffer
Madbox
Marc Johns
Marc Lynch
Maria Esaiasson
Matt Lee
Maxwell Paternoster
Mieke Driessen
Monster Flower
Mr Globp
Nadia Zanellato
Natalia Gianinazzi
Osmoze Graphik
Owen Plummer
P. Williams
Paul Antonson
Phil Corbett
Phoenix Perry
Randy Laybourne
Raymond Weekes
Richard Camara
Robin Van Wijk
Ryan Qunicy
Scott Radke
Scott Radnidge
Sean Brookes
Shea Moir
Slaven Kosanovic
Stephen Tompkins
Tanya Edgar
Tapetentiere (Buro Destruct)
The Royal Art Lodge
Tony Ochre
Trust 36
United States of the Art
Warren Craghead
Weird Eye One
William Cowen
Yuka Yamaguchi
Ziqi