Newsblog

26-Mar-12

THE FARR IS HIRING FOR THE 2012 / 2013 School Year

Deadline: Wednesday April 4th, 2012, 6pm

Please note that interviews for the manager position will be scheduled for Monday April 9th

We are looking for 3 undergraduate students, preferably in their second or third year of studies, though this is not mandatory. The available positions ar

1. Reading Room staff members

2. Manager

Eligibility for Work Study will be a bonus, but not a deciding factor.

General qualifications for all positions:
Highly self-motivated and self directed
Knowledgeable in Art History/Contemporary Art
Highly organized with previous experience with library work or event organizing
Proficient with computers, office and design software
Graphic design and web design experience a plus
Spoken and written French a plus

Additional qualifications for applicants interested in the management position:
Working knowledge of building and adhering to budgets
Detail oriented
Strong ability to multitask
Exceptional interpersonal skills
Involvement in and knowledge of the larger fine arts community
Past leadership or management experience

Submit a CV and Cover Letter to the Reading Room (EV 2. 785) or to: farrconcordia@gmail.com by Wednesday April 4th, 2011 by 6pm.
Prospective candidates will be contacted for interviews the following week.

NOTE: Applicants are invited to apply for more than one position, i.e. for both manager and staff member if they would be interested in both outcomes. Applying for one or two positions at the Reading Room will not impact on the applicant's overall submission. With this in mind, please indicate clearly in your cover letter what position(s) you are applying for.

2-Feb-12

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Uh so.

The FARR got a new printer about two months ago. You might have used it. It looks like this and it prints black AND white.

Well it prints black. On white bond paper. The colour of the white is the black that has not been covered in toner. It forms the shape around the letters, which is, in its way a shape itself.

This is what the printer looks like:

You don't often get to see it because it is behind the wall when you walk into the house. And by house I mean Reading Room. Bookplace.

Should we get a twitter? Also no one emails us. Or a web poll? Do people do that still? I know that they don't I guess I'm just asking because it's funny.

30-sep-11

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WE ARE OFF TO THE NEW YORK BOOK FAIR TO BUY YOU BOOKS.

http://nyartbookfair.com/

We'll be hood forever?

22-sep-11

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RESIDENCY APPLICATIONS ARE NOW POSSIBLE FOR YOU AND YOURS! SEE BELOW!

15-sep-11

WE'RE BACK! A DINOSAUR'S STORY FOR THE 2011/2012 SCHOOL YEAR! IN SOME WAYS IMPROVED BUT MISSING SOME OLD FRIENDS, BUT READY TO MAKE NEW ONES TOO AND ALREADY DOING IT.

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24-mar-11

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PORTFOLIO LAUNCH- MOMENTOUS, IMPORTANT, SO GREAT, YOU SHOULD COME TO THIS

8-mar-11

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HAPPY WOMENS' DAY Y'ALL!

News: One of our artists in residence, Vincent, has just printed a set of 5 beautiful postcards- They will be floating around the FARR and other places. Keep your eyes open and snag them when you can. OH YEAH! We also have a big dump of new books on our shelves- A few new Whitechapels, Some Sun-Ra books, Trevor Paglen, Georges Perec, A few books about places/maps/lists/ space/everything! They're for reading- so come and read them.

15-feb-11

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OH GOSH- INTERNET GUSH- So the next READING GROUP (or as Nader has taken to calling it: the FARR’RG) is scheduled for MARCH 3rd at 5PM. Once again it is at our space in EV.2.785, also known as the Fine Arts Reading Room. All of the information/readings pertaining to the FARR’RG are online RIGHT NOW! Check it out here. The topic this time concerns our most ubiquitous and ever growing tool: THE INTERNET. With its surrounding social, political and artistic constructs, our discussions will consider how the web affects our being-in and understanding of contemporary society, its place as a primary means of communication and, very importantly, as an artistic medium/framework/whatever. Please check out the readings and get stoked- this will be an ultra meeting.

25-jan-11

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We've started an interesting and new project here at the Reading Room- in an attempt to chronicle some of our collection in an alternative way, we've set up a tumblr that will be regularly updated with direct scans of various book covers. Although entirely digital, the project will allow a somewhat tangible experience: these are the books we often handle, but rarely do we pay attention to their quality, state and deterioration. Expect frayed edges, yellowed tape, various food stains, fingerprints and dog ears. Follow us at readingroomcovers.tumblr.com

7-jan-11

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Hey Y'all! We're back for a big year of big things- get it together and make it happen!

The READING GROUP will finally, after several postponements, be happening this thursday the 13th of January at 6 pm at the reading room. Nader will have some snacks and through dialogue, work and struggle will lay the foundations for preliminary outline of THE revolutionary program. Readings available here.

We're getting ready for a large book order, so please, if you have any suggestions,desires, or requests- hook it up!

Keep your flus at bay!

8-dec-10

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A few things to let you know about in December month: The reading room will be closed from the 13th of DECEMBER to the 3rd of JANUARY- we will however be keeping sporadic hours as we have plans to overhaul a few things in the space.

The reading group has been postposed once again due to unforseen circumstances- it will be happening FOR SURE on the 13th of JANUARY in the new year, 2011 yo. Readings can be found here

Make some things over the "holidays". Come show us when you're done!

16-nov-10

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I took a small tour of the Permanent collection vault at the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery this afternoon- the permanent collection of most institutions is available for reference and should be seen as an incredibly valuable resource for research.

"The permanent collection of the Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery comprises nearly 1700 works executed mainly by Canadian artists over the course of the 20th century. Although the collection is made up of paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs and videos representing many art trends, styles and schools that marked Canadian art, it is nevertheless the period from the 1960s on that is particularly well represented.

Within a university context, the collection underlines the significant role that visual arts and research play in shaping our apprehension of the world. Every year, works from the collection are exhibited in the Gallery, in addition to being lent to various museums and galleries both in Canada and abroad. Moreover, access to the collection for research purposes is provided to students, writers, art historians and critics."

If you are interested in obtaining more information please contact the Max Stern Curator of the gallery's permanent collection Mélanie Rainville or drop by the gallery and enquire.

Leonard & Bina Ellen Gallery

Permanent Collection on Artefacts Canada

desk map

11-nov-10

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NEW RESIDENTS IN THE... room. Also, READING GROUP, NYABF2k10 etc. (HEY!)---

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH! We are excited to announce that we have selected our new residents! They are Madeline Pippa Bartlett and Vincent Chevalier.(hyperlinks mean check out their websites) Keep an eye out for their work in and around our space.

In regards to our Reading Group- it has been POSPONED until december 2nd giving those interested more time to pour over the provided material.

Oh yeah, so we took a little road trip to New York this past weekend to check out THE NEW YORK ART BOOK FAIR 2010 (presented by Printed Matter) at PS1. In short, it was incredibly overwhelming and amazing; the amount of material was simply staggering. Books and publishers from all over the world, some friendly faces from Montréal and some new friends from here and there. We've set up a special section in our "New Acquisitions" stacks devoted to all the great loot we smuggled over the border. pics below.

another update soon, keep it together.

29-oct-10

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news + new books + new opportunities + READING GROUP (HEY!)---

Currently in the process of building and updating our fine website.

Patience. It will come.

We have a huge whack of cool books that you can look at. Some newer than others, some newer than those. Come by and take a look! We also have a list where our fine friends (you!) can suggest/request some interesting literature that would beef/tofu up our collection.

Check out the READING GROUP page, Nader is hard at work google-image-searching on company time to bring you the finest in supplementary material to his scrupulous and provocative selection of PDFs which I have posted and embellished using a beautiful HYPERLINK BLUE!

Stay Cool Reading Rainbow!

- Webmonster, of the reading room