Nov 17-Feb 19, 2012

Approximately 300 works will be shown throughout the museum, a display that has been assembled from both private and public collections and the museum’s permanent collection treating the innovative theme of the illustrator’s work and its ties to the history of art.
 
Indeed, specially selected pieces of his work take on  numerous graphic, plastic and cinematographic references. A rich iconographic repertory of artists representing all styles and periods is therefore on view: the German Masters of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance [Baldung-Grien, Dürer, Grünewald, Holbein], Doré and German artists of the 19th century [Caspar David Friedrich, Ludwig Richter, Moritz von Schwind, Carl Spitzweg], Alsatian artists Hansi, Loux, Sattler, Schnug], Dadaism and Surrealism [Arp, Ernst], satirical sketch artists [Busch, Daumier, Dubout, the caricaturists of Simplicissimus and Anglo-Saxon cartoonists Grandville, and Töpffer]. The exhibition also incorporates Bellmer, Dix, Ensor, Félicien-Rops, Goya, Grosz, Jones, Kubin, Lindner, Posada, Toulouse-Lautrec, von Bayros, Weaver and Wyeth. Dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt wrote that Tomi Ungerer “imitated no one, but borrowed quite readily”.  
This multitude of influences is an undeniable component in the originality of his art.  
 
 

In celebration of the festivities organized around Tomi Ungerer’s 80th birthday the City of Strasbourg is offering free admittance to the Tomi Ungerer Museum on November 18th, 19th and 20th.  

Nov 24-Feb 26, 2012

The Design Exchange Awards promote Canadian design excellence and recognize the critical role of design in all types of organizations including commercial entities, not-for-profit organizations, and the public sector. The Awards celebrate the success stories achieved through close partnerships between clients and designers.

RGD partnered with the DX on the Visual Communications categories, which encompassed Brand and Identity, Digital and Print. Other categories of the multidisciplinary awards included Architecture, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Urban Design and more.

This exhibition features the 2011 winning entries, and offers the public a glimpse into the creative processes behind these award-winning initiatives.

The exhibit is open from November 24, 2011 to February 26, 2012.

Admission: Adult $10, Student/Senior $8, DX Members free

For more information about the Design Exchange Awards please visit dx.org/dxa.

Feb 01-Jun 22, 2012

Kabuki actor Tamasaburo Bando V is by far the most published actor in Japan. His collaboration with such notable photographers as Naotake Fukuda, Kishin Shinoyama, and Shunji Okura has resulted in more than 20 coffee-table photo books (the most recent published in January 2012). Long-term collaborator graphic designer Norio Ishiguro has expanded these photographs further into large-scale posters. This exhibition includes such published objects as posters, photo books, theatrical flyers and house programs on Tamasaburo.
Free Admission

Feb 22, 2012

Speaker: Debbie Millman, president Design Division, Sterling Brands (New York); co-founder and chair, Masters in Branding Program, School of Visual Arts; president, AIGA; contributing editor Print Magazine; design writer, FastCompany.com; author, How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer, The Essential Principles of Graphic Design, Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design and Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits: Insights and PRovocations From World-Renowned Brand Consultants, Thought Leaders, Designers and Strategists (Allworth Press 2011).

Time: 5 to 6 p.m.

Fee (including session and one copy of Brand Thinking and Ohter Noble Pursuits) $49 plus HST; $39 plus HST for Rotmall School alumni

Feb 23, 2012

February 20 is the anniversary of the very first PechaKucha Night in 2003. This year for our 3rd global PechaKucha event, which brings all the PechaKucha cities (over 460), organizers, presenters and attendees together, we decide it’s time to celebrate every PechaKucha city, globally. The event will focus attention on all of the amazing cities that make up the global PK community.

For those who are new to PechaKucha Nights, our first two global events were created out of necessacity. Our first was for Haiti, and we built a school! The second was Inspire Japan, and our event and ongoing efforts have helped spark many projects.

PechaKucha Night Toronto is excited to be part of this community and will be having the Toronto celebration on Feb 23 from 7:30pm at The Garrsion. The event will be live streamed along with participating PechaKucha cities around the world.

For more information about this Global exciting celebration, please visit www.pecha-kucha.org. For details of Toronto's event, please go to www.pecha-kucha.org/night/toronto

Apr 23-25, 2012

Future. Innovation. Technology. Creativity.
FITC Toronto is back and better than ever! Featuring over 70 renowned digital creators from around the globe, attendees will be privy to the knowledge of the best and brightest in the digital space. Covering everything from HTML5 to making digital art, this three day festival will leave attendees inspired to create in new and innovative ways. There will also be plenty of opportunities for networking at the legendary FITC parties and through chance encounters during the day - meet your next boss, business partner or employee.

Sep 11-13, 2012

Annual conference of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative