Urban Planner: March 8, 2012
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Urban Planner: March 8, 2012

In today's Urban Planner: explore the notion of art and struggle, celebrate International Women's Day, and see an artist turn old photographs into new paintings.

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The Art & Struggle conference includes a series of panels on the liberating and oppressive aspects of art production. Photo courtesy of Kirsty Robinson.

TALK: Everybody’s heard of the term “struggling artist” (and perhaps some of you have lived it). But what are the various forms the word “struggle” can take? Art & Struggle is a two-day conference that seeks to explore the notion of struggle in political, cultural, economic, and political ways. The event will come to a head with a keynote presentation entitled “Capitalist Cocktails and Moscow Mules: Protest in the Museum and Gallery.” OCAD University (100 McCaul Street, Rooms 190 and 230), today and tomorrow, 1 p.m., FREE.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: Have you brushed up on your women’s herstory lately? In honour of International Women’s Day, there are a whole host of feminist events to enjoy around the city.

  • There’ll be a free screening of a documentary that shines a light on body image, Miss Representation (followed by a discussion). Hart House (7 Hart House Circle), 5 p.m., FREE.
  • Join Planned Parenthood as it celebrates its 50th anniversary with a fundraiser that includes a cash bar, silent auction, and various speakers. Ramada Plaza Toronto (300 Jarvis Street), 7 p.m.–9:30 p.m., $25.
  • And don’t miss out on a gathering of talented artists in the form of The International Women’s Day Revue, a night of stories, songs, poems, and more (with proceeds going to the children of Liliany Obando, a political prisoner). TRANZAC (292 Brunswick Avenue), 7:30 p.m., $10 (or PWYC).

ART: Don’t miss this new exhibition by Arnaud Maggs, an artist who finds inspiration for his portraits in old photographs. In After Nadar, Maggs takes cues from an 1855 series of images taken by the Parisian photographer Nadar. Rather than copy the works exactly, Maggs restages the portraits with himself as the subject, then paints the resulting photographs. Susan Hobbs Gallery (137 Tecumseth Street), Opening Reception 7 p.m.–9 p.m., FREE.

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