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overview
h.y.p.e. (helping young people excel) was
a massive event that ran for three years at the art gallery of
ontario. it was the combined project of them.ca, 4-unity
youth media productions, the ago teen council and funkdamentals.
each organization focused on a specifc artform (visual,
dance, music, etc) - with them.ca running the visual arts
portion. below is a profile of h.y.p.e. iii in 2003.
event profile "h.y.p.e. iii: art - music - movement," ago 2003
role:
head curator / visual arts coordinator, head designer
artists:
artchild (toronto),brad caldwell (toronto),
candice king stewart (toronto), cant\amanda (toronto), case
(toronto), daim (germany), daser (ottawa), dixon (ottawa),
elicsa (toronto), erin english (ottawa), evoke (ottawa),
egr (toronto), horus (toronto), joker (usa), kwest (toronto),
liam thurston (toronto), other (montreal), plus 3 (ottawa),
prism (usa), recka (toronto) & seak (germany.)
attendance:
1000+ at opening & constant unrecorded flow throughout 2 weeks.
date:
september 28th to october 14th 2003.
location:
art gallery of ontario, 317 dundas st. west.
(#2 canadian gallery - 12th largest art collection in the
world.)
summary:
a collection from some of the top originators,
innovators and emergent talent from the borderland between
the graffiti and academic/fine arts world. funded by the
ontario arts council and triple five soul, there were over
30 participating organizations. the exhibits also included
an auction for war child canada - produced in conjunction
with m.d. magazine that raised $2000.
event images:
    
archived links & promotion material:
hype
3 -- flyer side 1
hype 3 -- flyer side 2
hype 3 -- e-flyer (co-designed w. natalia grosner)
feedback:
"i grew up in this neighbourhood �this show is great�i especially liked how everyone that i grew up with came out to your show, we don't usually see that"
- ago security officer, 2003
"�i think everyone was impressed with the high quality of the artwork exhibited at hype. congratulations to all the artists involved, and especially to you, devon, for managing such a large group exhibition!... i am so pleased with the way everything came together�i am still getting comments from ago staff about how much they liked the artwork and how much they miss it now that it's gone�"
- barbara gilbert, ago staff, 2003
i love this show!"
- barbara carson, ago president of volunteer services, 2003
"the show was beautiful�very well organized"
- juan noria carlos, participating artist, 2003
"all the curators are talking about how much the exhibit has improved in quality since last year."
- john, ago manager, 2003
"abolutely amazing...original, affecting & exhilarating�pushing limitations...great works, great skill...incredible and inspiring for all...the artists in hype 3 should have space in the permanent collection...they're the avant-garde; the group of sevens of today...please continue the urban art as a regular display...i would like to see the urban art and hype 3 paintings be a permanent part of the ago space...many of the artists featured in the hype 3 exhibit should be a permanent feature of the ago...urban art and hype 3 should stay as permanent!"
- excerpts from ago visitor comment cards & guest book entries , 2003
"the organisation was great, the layout, space was nice and the art is improving every year."
- other, participating artist, 2003
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