Toronto sculptor Francisco Castro Lostalo brings his vision to life using the Carrara marble panels removed from Toronto’s First Canadian Place façade: “Spirit of Diversity” International Sculpture Symposium and “Our Fragile Planet” Exhibit are set for August 20 to September 4, 2010
Toronto, ON, August 9, 2010 – The Spirit of Diversity International Sculpture Symposium and the concurrent Our Fragile Planet Exhibit – the world’s first international sculpture and painting symposium to use the Italian Carrara marble panels removed from the façade of Toronto’s iconic First Canadian Place building – are coming to Toronto.
Canadian representative for the International Association for Monumental Sculpture Events Francisco Castro Lostalo states, “The Carrara marble panels that are being removed from the First Canadian Place façade came from the same quarries in Italy that supplied marble to the world’s greatest sculptors including Michelangelo and Bernini. Toronto Art Visions is excited to show how we can use this marble to create original and beautiful works of art, while preserving our natural resources.”
Who: Canadian sculptor-painter Francisco Castro Lostalo welcomes fellow Canadian sculptor Janet Candido and a special artist delegation from his native Costa Rica, sponsored by the Costa Rica Tourist Board and the Costa Rica Ministry of Culture and Youth. Costa Rican artists: Sculptor Renán Calvo Chaves. Painters; Elisa Morera Arce, Florencia Madrigal Orué, Mariamarta Pacheco Coto and Sebastián Mello Salaberry.
What: Spirit of Diversity International Sculpture Symposium and Our Fragile Planet Exhibit.
Where and When:
Spirit of Diversity International Sculpture Symposium;
First Canadian Place outdoor park space
100 King Street West (at the building’s west side), Toronto, ON
August 20 to 31, 2010, weekdays only (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.), opening reception at Leonardo Galleries on August 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Our Fragile Planet Exhibit;
Leonardo Galleries
133 Avenue Road (south of Davenport Road, in Yorkville), Toronto, ON
August 20 to September 4, 2010, Tuesday to Saturday (10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.), opening reception August 26 at 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Info:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Toronto-Art-Visions/113043385378984
The Spirit of Diversity International Sculpture Symposium will be open for free public viewing during the creative process and will feature on-site creation of small and medium-sized sculptures and a multi-paneled mural and individual paintings, painted in resin on marble.
Concurrently, the participating artists will present a group exhibition entitled “Our Fragile Planet” at Leonardo Galleries, where the sculptures and paintings created during the symposium will be added to the gallery exhibit as they are completed.
The 2010 events are a preview to a larger-scale symposium in 2011, and the marble panels are a donation to symposium producer Toronto Art Visions by First Canadian Place property owner Brookfield Properties Corporation and restoration expertClifford Restoration Limited.
Toronto Art Visions is a not-for-profit organization established to promote art, artistry and art appreciation in the Greater Toronto Area.
Toronto Art Visions is seeking support for its forthcoming events, and is welcoming volunteers, sponsorships, donations and in-kind contributions for both the 2010 and 2011 symposiums.
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For media information, interviews and images please contact:
Laurie Lockhart
Publicist, GET THE MESSAGE Publicity
Tel: 416-988-2530 / E-mail: gtmessage@sympatico.ca
Website: www.getthemessagepr.ca
For general and sponsorship information, please contact:
Tony Magee
Toronto Art Visions
Tel: 416-961-7548 / E-mail: torontoartvisions@gmail.com
Website: www.torontoartvisions.com
Zoya Balija
Owner, Leonardo Galleries
Tel: 416-924-7296 / E-mail: zoya@leonardogalleries.com
Website: www.leonardogalleries.com
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