Indie Events: August 29 – September 4

With September approaching why not tell a story to a group of strangers, attend an event-turned-festival or watch painters fight it out in front of a live audience?

TORONTO:
August 30, Art Battle 17, Great Hall, 1087 Queen St West, 7:30pm
Live competitive painting with eight pre-selected and eight randomly chosen painters on the night of the event.  Painting is done in front of a live audience who will determine the fate of the art pieces produced that night.  $15 at the door.

August 31, Paul Butler’s Collage Party, YYZ at 140-401 Richmond St West, 1-6pm
Bring your magazines to a good old-fashioned collage party!  People of all ages and practices are invited to participate in this paper rearranging frenzy.  Free.

VANCOUVER:
September 2, Happy, Belkin Art Gallery, 1825 Main Mall

This exhibition shows work by the 2011 University of British Columbia’s Masters of Fine Arts program graduates: Joe Bérubé, Marilyne Blais, Jordy Hamilton, Chunping Huang, Nick Lakowski, Joomi Seo, and Damla Tamer.  The show is a part of Swarm (http://swarm.paarc.ca/), an annual artist run festival, generating their events guide through viral mediums like Twitter and Facebook. Runs until September 18.

EDMONTON:
September 4-5, T.A.L.E.S. Storytelling Festival, Fort Edmonton Park, 10am-6pm
Enjoy a morning of storytelling workshops to prepare you for the open mic in the afternoon.  Featuring 21 storytellers from across western Canada with headliner Sean Buvala, and a concert Sunday evening.  This event spans two days and is the perfect way to end the long weekend.  $7-13.75.

MONTREAL:
September 1-10, OUFM, various locations in Pôle Quartier Latin, FREE
What began as an idea, became an event and is now Montreal’s newest cultural festival!  Focusing on visual arts, film, literature, music and knowledge, events include installations at Place Pasteur in UQAM and Les Escales Improbables de Montréal, and a busker festival.

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