EVENTS, upcoming and previous

1. May 26, 2012. From 6pm to 1am ART OPENING – Support an 11 year old art space whose existence is under threat due to, surprise surprise... cuts in gov't funding. The Long Haul invites you to their 11th annual thematic art show, this year its the THE J SHOW, a silent auction fundraising event. 40 artist / 40 12"x12" works, all under the theme `J` (juggle, jaunes, journal, join, jardin, jerk, jelly discs, jump ...) all works starting at $100!

Auction: 7:00 to 10:00pm (with special guest MC) 450 Beaumont ave, 2nd floor, just west of Parc Ave., Montreal. I have made a new piece inspired by the event theme, called J'adore (aussi), and will be participating in the silent auction... No sneak peaks, gotta come to the show! (http://thelonghaulmontreal.blogspot.com)

2. February 9, 2012. From 5.30pm to 8.30pm ART OPENING – I have donated two photographs to Vernissage for a Cause presented by PROJECT FUTURES - Shedding Light on a Dark Subject: Sex Trafficking. Held at Avenue Art Gallery in Montreal (10 King Street in the Old Port), tickets will be $20 at the door, and a silent auction is to be held for all donated works. Sponsored by McAuslin Brewery and Barefoot Wine. (http://avenueart.ca) (http://www.somaly.org) (http://projectfutures.somaly.org/events)

3. September 2011 – FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA 2011 Signature Exhibit "LookShe: Underneath Skin", Instituto Cultural de México -
San Antonio, Texas, USA. (http://www.fotoseptiembreusa.com/fotoseptiembre-2011.html)

4. February 2011 – Exhibition "Recollections". Wave Photo Gallery, Brescia, Italy. Group show.

5. October 2010 – Previous Exhibition "The Essential Self". Centre des arts contemporains du Québec à Montréal. Duo-show - Dita Kubin and Norma Nixon.

6. May 2010 – Previous Art Exhibition "Secret Speaker". Gallery Ethecae, Montreal. Duo-show - March Hutchinson and Dita Kubin.

NEWS and RELATED LINKS

1. Book cover for a Montreal writer: Pierre-Marc Drouin - Mile End Stores: http://www.quebec-amerique.com

2. PHUDGE PLEASE – Newly revamped partner-site launched: www.phudge.ca

3. April 2010 – Film Documentary, The Body as an Offering: International photographic artists working with the body. 1 ½ hour documentary, 11 artists disclose their photographic arts practice. Dita is one of two featured artists from Canada. Produced by Claire Obscura Inc./ Directed by Bernar Hébert and Renée Claude Riendeau.

4. Canadian Art Scene, article: http://www.canadianartscene.com

5. Fotoritim, Turkey e-photo web forum article: http://www.fotoritim.com

6. ZOOM Magazine (Italy) July/August 2008 issue, feature article (pdf).

7. Photography.ca podcast 2007: http://www.photography.ca

LINKS TO OTHER ARTISTS

Mobile artist Stephen H. Kawai: www.shkawai.ca

Glass artist Vanessa Yanow: www.vanessayanow.com

INTERESTING READS:

The Shere Hite Reader: New and Selected Writings on Sex, Globalization, and Private Life, by Shere Hite
The Story of V: Opening Pandora's Box, by Catherine Blackledge
Handbook of the New Sexuality Studies (2006), Seidman/Fischer/Meeks
Art Objects: Essays on Ecstasy and Effrontery, by Jeanette Winterson
On Creativity, by David Bohm
The Sexual Paradox, by Susan Pinker
A History of Celibacy, by Elizabeth Abbott
The Book of Courtesans, by Susan Griffin
Break Through, by Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus
The Elephant and The Dragon, by Robyn Meredith
The Dancing Girls of Lahore: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan’s Ancient Pleasure District, by Louise Brown
The East, The West, and Sex: A history of erotic encounters, by Richard Bernstein
Love Between Equals, by Pepper Schwartz
Promiscuities: The Secret Struggle of Womanhood, by Naomi Wolfe
The Pre-History of Sex, by Timothy L. Taylor