BUNKR, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT’S POP-UP VILLAGE, INVITES YOU TO AN INCREDIBLE ART COLLABORATION – TOILE BLANCHE NYC <3 MTL
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BUNKR, THE CENTRAL DISTRICT’S POP-UP VILLAGE, INVITES YOU TO AN INCREDIBLE ART COLLABORATION – TOILE BLANCHE NYC <3 MTL
Montréal, August 29, 2017 – In collaboration with Station 16 Gallery and NY curator Tim Neithercott, BUNKR Village invites you to a unique artistic gathering, Toile Blanche: NYC meets MTL, held on Friday, September 8 in the Central District of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Highly regarded New York street artists will be at BUNKR to collaborate with Montreal street artists, creating mural panels to help neighboring service organizations, in celebration of this emerging district and its artistic endeavors.
Our primary goal is to contribute to the collective effort of revitalizing the Central District. Highly regarded New York street artists will be in attendance to support this initiative. They enthusiastically agreed to lend us a helping hand of support, having participated in revitalization movements within the boroughs of their own city.
Faithful to our theme of “Making Art and not War”, we embrace this opportunity to strengthen the historic love between Montreal and New York artists, and build bridges between our cultures, to bring us together and express our vision.
We believe that art is the catalyst which inspires and initiates change. Art stimulates creativity, innovation and commerce. In this vein, the artists will create murals on large panels to be auctioned on Thursday, September 28 with proceeds fueling neighborhood community organizations.
“We wanted to take this opportunity to give back to our community, which has been very supportive,” said Annika Panzini, President of Collective Experience / DCMTL and Founder of BUNKR. “BUNKR has always sought out collaborations between businesses, organizations and citizens of the Central District.”
The event is a way for us to interact with the people of the neighborhood who, with each day, will view the mural panels that will make an “impression” on them. Chabanel is known as an industrial district and its beauty is rarely demonstrated. The idea is to create a sense of pride in the neighborhood, and a place that inspires the community.
“The importance of cooperating and uniting the strengths of a community is fundamental,” says Carlo De Luca, President of Station 16 Gallery and Printshop. “To do this, we knew that creating and promoting artistic projects would be the solution. That’s why we wanted to contribute heavily to BUNKR Village and that’s what sets us apart from other initiatives similar to this.”
The New York street artists are presented by NY curator, Tim Neithercott, a new, proud inhabitant of Montreal. As a big fan of this city, he understood the importance of the neighborhood and is now actively engaged in sharing our vision. The Central District, a dynamic and artistic district.
“Montreal, the distinct energy of this vibrant city and the beauty of the city’s inhabitants, gifted me a strength and sense of empowerment I hold very dear to my heart. It is with gratitude that I bring forward these talented and amazing NYC street artists, Central District.”
This event is brought to you with the generous support of Omer Deserres, Réno-Dépot, Kika Marketing & Communications, moCore, and the Government of Quebec.
“In a study done by Business for the Arts, results show that more than half of Canadians favor businesses that invest in arts and culture.” – Business for the Arts. http://bit.ly/2vbW6bE
List of the New York artists:
acool55, Adam Dare, Andrea Cook, ArtDogNYC, Commodore, Con$umr, Dirt Cobain, Hektad, Jeff Henriquez, John “JC” Carr, Justin Riley, Kafka, Phoebe, Outer Source, SacSix, Sid Arthur
List of the Montreal artists:
Waxhead, Jason Wasserman, Ryan Labrosse, Annie Sama (aka APigeon), Lee Nickless and more to come…
| BUNKR 2017: TOILE BLANCHE: NYC <3 MTL
September 7: Welcoming the New York Artists
September 8: Toile Blanche 11AM: NYC meets MTL BUNKR mural painting; artist meet and greet 5 PM: 5 à 7 at BUNKR and the official opening of the NYC Street Artist pop-up gallery at the Station 16 Printshop.* 10PM: After-party at the Station 16 Printshop.* Immersive art installation, audio and lights by multi-disciplinary artist, Annie Sama (aka APigeon)
September 9: Toile Blanche, last day
WHERE: 9405 Avenue de l’Esplanade, Montréal OPENING HOURS: 11h à 21h BAR: open from Wednesday to Saturday PARKING: free ENTRY: free and open to the public
We create Facebook events for all our large-scale events, where you’ll also find our regular programming. https://www.facebook.com/bunkrvillage
*Station 16 Printshop is at 111 Rue de Louvain O, Montréal |
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ABOUT BUNKR
BUNKR is a pop-up village for the community by the community, created with the goal of fostering a sense of belonging for the residents of Central District and the surrounding areas. BUNKR will be a space where locals can get together, exchange ideas and converse among themselves in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. This initiative will also provide local businesses and artists with an opportunity to showcase their products and creations. BUNKR will mark a new beginning for the neighbourhood, which has suffered since the loss of the manufacturing industry in the 90’s.
ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE COLLECTIVE
The Experience Collective (Expérience Collective in French) is a nonprofit social enterprise focused on building and running cultural programs and creative activities for communities, by communities. Through the collaboration of its members, Experience Collective creates initiatives and events centered around Food, Fashion, Art and Tech.
ABOUT DCMTL
DCMTL (District Central Montréal) is focused on building integrated marketing campaigns and cultural programs to help boost Central District’s business profile and transform the area into an entrepreneurial ecosystem of innovation, creativity and discovery. DCMTL is a division of The Experience Collective.
