Thanks to all who came out to the Annual General Meeting for 2007-2008. It was a very efficient meeting and the minutes from the meeting will be available soon for those who could not be in attendance. If you have any questions about the meeting, the Committee reports or the 2007-2010 strategic plan, please let us know.

Congratulations to the 2008 - 2009 Board of Directors for Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. These folks were voted in at the AGM held June 15th 2008.

MODERN FUEL ARTIST-RUN CENTRE KINGSTON, ONTARIO is accepting applications for its:

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

(25 hrs/week)
DEADLINE: July 11th 2008

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre is seeking a motivated and organized individual for the contract position of Administrative Director (one year renewable contract).

This summer, Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre plans to screen a series of short video works in a public space in Kingston, Ontario. This is an open call. Please submit your short videos (up to a maximum length of 15 minutes) on NTSC DVD or MiniDV, along with an artist’s statement and CV. Modern Fuel is an equal opportunity video projector. Applications and proposals will be accepted until June 20th, 2008.

For further information, contact:
Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre
21A Queen St, Kingston, ON, K7K 1A1
(613) 548-4883
modernfuel@bellnet.ca
www.modernfuel.org
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Modern Fuel is happy to announce that the touring exhibition of Then + Then Again has been nominated for a 2008 Ontario Association of Art Galleries award.

For more information about the Ontario Association of Art Galleries please visit their website .

Check out the following youtube video created by Clive for the exhibition: Exhibition Trailer

Information about the Tour:

Job Opportunity

Co-ordinator of Archival Promotion and Dissemination

MODERN FUEL ARTIST-RUN CENTRE is now accepting applications for a unique and dynamic summer job opportunity in the field of contemporary art!

As the Co-ordinator of Archival Promotion and Dissemination (CAPD) for Modern Fuel’s website and its 30th Anniversary exhibition catalogue, the selected applicant will work full-time hours for 8 weeks.

Start date: Tuesday July 8th 2008
End date: Saturday August 30th 2008

Qualifications:

Artist Leigh Mayoh poses for the camera at the opening reception of One Dimensional Space at Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre.

Thank you to all those who came out in celebration of another fantastic opening reception. We were thankful to have artists June Pak, Leigh Mayoh, Julia Mensink and Lisa Visser in attendance to help us kick off the 2008-2009 programming year with a bang!

To see the photos please follow the link: Photos!

See you at the next opening.....

10th Regional Juried Exhibition

14 June - 19 July 2008

The curatorial premise for this group exhibition is to reflect the wide-ranging practices of artists in the region and to provide a forum in which to compare artistic modalities from one year to the next. Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre invites artists to submit works produced in visual and time-based disciplines: painting, sculpture, printmaking, video, installation, sound, etc..

We are currently seeking submissions for 2008-09 exhibitions of innovative, contemporary artwork in any visual media. Emerging artists are welcome. Artist fees are paid. Send 10-15 digital images of recent work; an exhibition proposal; artist statement; CV; and SASE to ensure the safe return of material following peer jury evaluation. Contact info: (613) 548-4883. Deadline: postmarked May 1st, 2008.

Image: Councillor Bill Glover

March 28 lunch -- “How to put Kingston on the cultural map.”

To help create an awareness of the need for a cultural policy, and to generate discussion, I am organising a special luncheon on Friday, March 28 at the Confederation Place Hotel. William D. (Bill) Poole, the Executive Director of the Centre for Cultural Management will be the speaker. His topic is “Putting Kingston of the Cultural Map.” Look up Bill and the Centre on the web to learn more. This event is being sponsored by both the Kingston Arts Council and KEDCO.

Image: Michael Davidge as Jack Benny, introducing Boja Vasic and Vessna Perunovich.

Thank you to all who came out on Saturday to the gallery's latest opening reception.

If you missed the event, please make sure to check out photos from the Parallel World/All We Leave Behind reception