If you haven't already done so, be sure to pick up a copy of your Uppercase Gallery Magazine...hot off the presses they are but a couple weeks old.

In the back you'll find our full page ad for Box Social co-designed by the handsome fellas at Filament Communications.

Lisa Brawn!! Here, There and Everywhere!

Well, I just got back from a short trip to Vancouver and while they may have a jump on us as far as spring colors go, we at least can look to the skies over Calgary's bridges for our own splash of colorific.

Lisa Brawn, one of our featured Box Social artists, has no less than 7 of Calgary's bridges decorated with banners bearing birds of a feather who've gotten together to brighten our daily commutes. Each of the banner's images have been translated from her techniques of carving 100 year old salvaged wood that are then painted to eye popping completion.

As bucolic as the birds are, her world is filled with work that often straddles the fine line that separates real from surreal and acceptable from absurd. From circus sideshow personalities to characters from Canadiana, from alternative takes on the notion of "Leaders" to epitomizing Telus employees of yesteryear..no one seems to escape the fine tooling of Lisa Brawn.

So if you are already in Calgary or are soon to visitng look up...look waaaaayyy up...and check some of the best darned talent this city has to offer..

expeditionism.com

Flickr: Lisa Brawn

Emerging Talents Abound

In an effort to promote ongoing support of our fledgling yet fantastic art community in Calgary, Box Social will gladly help by posting your latest and greatest event. This one will definitely be a winner!!

Kudos to Aurora Landin and her FINA class at ACAD!!

Calgary, Alberta

ABSINTHE MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

(MARCH 29- APRIL 1)

Come view the work of 20 piping hot artists who are emerging straight from the artistic oven that is the Alberta College of Art and Design.

The show will be open between March 29- April 1 from 11am- 5pm each day at Eau Claire Market (across from the New Gallery)

(Remember parking is only $2 in the parkade after 5:00pm!!)

Closing reception will be held Wednesday, April 1 at 7:00 pm.

Please attend to meet the artists in attendance:
Danielle Cameron
Kristen Carleton
Ali Christensen
Kelly Covert
Madelaine Dingwall
Christopher Douglas
Rachel Escoe
Kenzie Housego
Andrea Jensen
Terry Kazakoff
Ying Lee
Taryn Mckay
Chelsa Mossing
Elizabeth Munro
Zoe Schneider
Carly Slade
Jill Waldron
Byoung Woo Choi
Gabriela Zamora
Annamaria Zatko

FFWD March 26, 2009 Issue

(Fast Forward Weekly)


Mariko Paterson, half founder of Box Social, will be featured as one of 12 artists featured in Fast Forward Weekly this Thursday, March 26.

Riley Brandt is to be thanked for his photographic talents that should appear above the contents section close to front page of this great Calgary Weekly!

Click on the following to see more of Riley's great work!!

http://www.rileybrandt.com
http://rbphoto.wordpress.com

Uppercase Gallery

A hearty thanks to Calgary's Uppercase Gallery who has congratulated us in their blog!!


http://www.uppercasegallery.ca/uppercase-journal/2009/3/20/congratulations-to-box-social.html

Uppercase is soon to be in need of a Big Congratulations themselves as they are about to launch their very own Uppercase Magazine! It promises to be fabulous quarterly affair (first issue out in April 2009) that will feature "inquisitve" ponderings on "artists, illustrators, designers, photographers, filmmakers and musicians, whether they're upstarts or icons, famous or shy, verbal or visual."

We can't wait to crack open our first issue!!!

Located conveniently in Art Central in Calgary's downtown core, Uppercase Gallery is definitely worth a visit!

Horn Tooting!!

Initial Commentary!

Wow just a few hours under our belt and we have had already the best feedback ever!!!

I just couldn't resist doin' a little Box Social horn tooting!!

"It's Beautiful!!! with a capital B! Good Work Ladies!!!" - KW, Calgary

"Its the most inspired web site I've ever come across." LF, Vancouver

"Looks Great Mariko. Nice Website!" - AH, Calgary

"It's AWESOME!! - DG, Calgary

"Congrats! Looks great." - AL, Calgary

"What a great website and idea! I will be checking it regularly.

Thanks for sending it to me and cheers to your success!!" -LS, Calgary

Wow, first impression of the site is that I love it !!!- JV, Calgary

"Your website looks pretty good guys!" -GW, Calgary

"Awesome site! It is so great to have a site like this that is Canadian!"- PA, Vancouver, BC

"Kick-Ass site!!! woo hooo!!! Wow, I'm impressed... and now I have an idea of how it looks, what's featured on it, etc. Gives me ideas...Very cool." - CR, Calgary

"Congrats on the launch of boxsocial!!!" - KC, Calgary

"website looks awesome!" - TF, Calgary

"This is awsome I am really impressed !!!"- PM, Nanaimo, BC

"Wow, it's beautiful! !!!! congratulations!" LB, Calgary

"Yay! Congrats, the site looks great and I'm so pleased to be part of it!!

Can't wait to pass the link along to all my friends!" - CJ, Calgary

"Web site looks great Mariko and Catherine." - CP, Winnipeg, MB

"Congratulations - this looks wonderful." -PB, Calgary

"I think this is so great." BM, Calgary

The Launch of Box Social!!

It has been one big labor of love to put Box Social’s website and store together, but boxsocial.ca is completed and open for business!

On the site you will find the first of a few great Western Canadian artists that we know will grow in numbers over the months and years to come. So far we have a range of ceramic, print, wood and mixed media works for you to peruse by artists such as:

Cathy Terepocki Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Cindy Jaswal Vancouver, BC
Lisa Brawn Calgary, Alberta
Scribble Product Design Calgary, Alberta
Martin Tagseth Lake Lenore, Saskatchewan
Chris Pancoe Winnipeg, Manitoba
Reagan Cole McLean Calgary, Alberta


While their work is definitely for sale, please take the time to check out what they are all about through their Artist Bios and listings on the Events page.


If you are interested in submitting work for sale and/or would like a cultural event listed, please email us at:

mariko or catherine


You can also get a hold of us through the Contact Us page on our website.


Many thanks to our friends at Filament Communications Inc. for all our designing and programming needs! Without that strong grip on your mouse control this would have never looked so great!