Through a series of large-scale artworks, PHANTOM WING invites 15 Artists/Collectives to explore the
PUBLIC OPEN DATES: SEPTEMBER 24 - 29, 2013
PHANTOM WING is a pre-demolition project exploring the 1960s wing of the historic King Edward School. A community of 15 Artists/Collectives are invited to create large-scale installations within the abandoned wing. Artists are encouraged to fully utilize the space and re-appropriate discarded materials when possible. The resulting exhibition will be both
04/21/2015
And so it begins...
DEMO TAPE: Call for Submissions! Call for SubmissionsWRECK CITY presents DEMO TAPEDEADLINE: Sunday, May 3rd @ MidnightThis June, WRECK CITY returns with DEMO TAPE, a new site-specific project presented in conjunction with Sled Isl...
01/18/2015
This!
Future of WRECK CITY It's been a while, but WRECK CITY is back! and we have some updates we're finally ready to share: Guess what? We've decided to become a collective! An iteration of the Curatorial Collective that pl...
07/07/2014
We're so happy to share this brand new mini-doc from ANTYX, the group behind the beautiful Waterways installation at PHANTOM WING!
Waterways: A Recycled Materials Sculpture Presented by Antyx Community Arts www.antyx.org facebook.com/antyxarts youtube.com/antyxcommunityarts Calgary, AB Phantom Wing: A Pre-Demolition Project at…
11/12/2013
Artist participant Steven Cottingham reflects on Phantom Wing as a democratic space for production, and pleads with us to re-imagine how to create and share art :
A plea for salvation A BLOG POST FROM ARTIST PARTICIPANT STEVEN COTTINGHAM November 12th, 2013 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// A plea for salvation The impious mainta...
10/24/2013
Awesome article from our star volunteer, Max! http://www.powerhousegrowers.com/phantom-wing-creating-sustainable-art/
Phantom Wing-Create Sustainable Art From Repurposed Material | Art & Music | PowerHouse Growers We see how ordinary discarded materials like ceiling tiles and window blinds can be turned seamlessly into art. There are benefits of cost and sustainability.
09/30/2013
After six days and 3,200 viewers, we're happy to finally put the PHANTOMs to bed! Stay tuned for more blog and photo updates in the days to come - like this gem, taken of our dear mayor Naheed Nenshi inside Jack Bride, Chris Zajko, and Jayda Karsten's Winged Apocalypse installation at PHANTOM WING!
09/27/2013
An evolving series of photographs from PHANTOM WING's opening night, and the following days.
Svea Ferguson's secret cinder block animation at PHANTOM WING!
Joanne MacDonald's Merry-go-Round at PHANTOM WING!
09/27/2013
Well folks, there's a hell of a lot of awesome stuff going on this weekend. TRUCK is opening their new venue (http://www.truck.ca/) and Intersite Visual Arts Festival is launching (https://www.facebook.com/intersitevisualartsfestival) and maybe you're wondering if you can possibly do it all..... but isn't that an awesome problem to have? Here's what we say - just go for it! All of it. Just give 'er. And while you're at it, don't forget, local bands F*** Off Dad, B***o, and Catholic Girls are playing tonight at PHANTOM WING! https://vimeo.com/74491794 =0
09/26/2013
Tonight is PERFORMANCE NIGHT at PHANTOM WING! Swing by between 6 pm and 11 pm to catch everything from the Glitter-Ratty rat pack worshipping their scrap-god GUT, to the Girl Gang Dance Party re-claiming the ladies bathroom, to The Six of Hearts Collective building a meditative communal residency onsite, to ongoing intercom performances by Sarah Storteboom and Lowell Smith - "Attention, Please!"
More schedule info here: https://phantomwing.wordpress.com/schedule/