Abracadabra

An independent art show and book launch

The countdown is on…. Only 10 DAYS till our set-up begins (JULY 16, 17, and before opening JULY 18th!) The city (Victoria) is covered in posters, articles are being published in the Metropolitan, Monday Magazine, Focus and the Times Colonist. The books have arrived in Vancouver. Shaw TV, A Channel and others are going to be coming down to the space to promo the event. The buzz is starting to spread! We have heard from a lot of you in regards to ideas and plans for the show…thankyou! it all sounds wonderful so far.

Heres some last minute details:
Art Taxi Service: Tuesday Evening, JULY 15th (Night Before Set-Up) We have a van and are available to pick up artwork that is too big or heavy
to carry or bring in by bike. If any of you need help with bringing art to the space, please call us (250) 383-3866 and we will be glad to arrange a stop.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH: Set-Up Begins If any of you want to collaborate or take part in on-site painting + installation, we are going to be Behind Value Village
all today. Space is going to be tight with between 30-40 artists so the earlier everyone comes down the better we can see where everyone is going to go.

THURSDAY, JULY 17TH: More all day (all night?) set-up time. See you there

FRIDAY, JULY 18TH: Last Minute Wonders up untill OPENING NIGHT 8PM

SATURDAY, JULY 19TH: Gallery Hours (10am-6pm) BIKE RACE PARTY @ 10pm

SUNDAY, JULY 20TH: Gallery Hours (10am-6pm)

MONDAY, JULY 21ST: Gallery Hours (10am-6pm) CLOSING NIGHT 8PM

TUESDAY, JULY 22ND: Take Down and Massive Appeal to artists to help remove artwork + clean up. We appreciate any help you guys can give making the Sunset Room appear as though our show magically disappeared.

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featuring the work of:
Vena Cava · Nicholas Robins · Luke Ramsey · Peter Allen · Shawn O’Keefe · Cody Coyote Haight · Ty Danylchuck · Eden Vaudry · APAK · Andrew Dick · Caitlin Gallupe · Michael Noppers · Aaron Rossner · Scott Evans · Anna Jackman · Rev · Jonny Peterson · Benjamin Raymer · Karina Kalvaites · Sara Jean Clark · Tamara Bond · Brooke Semple-Haight · Charlotte Cynthia Walton · Liam Hanna Lloyd · Harley Smart · Peter Taylor · Ryan Thompson · Cameron Kidd · Marc Johns · Leah Mouseau · Erik Volet · Ben Kehoe · Lauren Rice · Tessa Fenger · Charlotte Campbell · Shea Moor · Gabriella Henlon and more…

Opening Friday July 18 - 7pm (with music by Dubtet)
Open for viewing July 19-21 10am - 6pm
Closing Monday July 21 - 7pm (featuring a magic show by the Great Giffoni & musical guests)

The Sunset Room, 1810 Store St. (behind Value Village)
Admission Opening & Closing Nights: $7/ $20 with book
Daily Viewing Free Admission

Abracadabra is both a local art publication and group art show inspired by the theme of Magic and Metaphysics. It is a celebration of the otherworldly, an embracing of the unexplainable, an interaction with the symbolic, a salute to the weird and whimsical, a wander into the forest of the fantastical. It is a witches brew of ideas, subject matter, expression and style, boiled in the imagination of two lovers.
In succession to the BeCause, the Glue Factory, the Natural Low, the Feast, and the Make, Abracadabra is yet another incantation of Victoria’s young, underground arts community. This community has been growing in numbers locally, making friends globally and developing as much in ideas as in momentum. It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to Abracadabra - a multidisciplinary, collaborative art event investigating the wonders of this earth the endlessness of possibility and our place within it.

Abracadabra (the publication) will be available July, 2008 at The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Munro’s, Dark Horse Books, Sorensen Books, Studio 16 1/2 & Legends Comics.

Abracadabra has been sponsored by Phillips Brewing Company, the Metropolitan, & the Community Arts Council.

For further information please contact: Brooke Semple-Haight & Cody Coyote Haight
E-mail: brookesemple@hotmail.com