Tim Buckley‘s ‘Carnival Song’ is CAROUSEL’s official theme song (didn’t you know?)
>>> From the album, Goodbye And Hello (1967)
>>> Live version — from a concert at the Folklore Center, NYC (March 6th, 1967)
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May 12
Carnival Song (1967)
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May 12
CAROUSEL 29 Preview!
CAROUSEL 29 (summer 2012 issue) out in mid-May
The forthcoming issue of CAROUSEL features work from the following writers and artists: Derik A Badman • John Wall Barger • David Boswell • Claire Caldwell • Robert Dayton • Michael DeForge • Larry Eisenstein • Rachel Anne Farquharson • Emily Gordon • Jesse Jacobs • gillian harding-russell • Claire Horsnell • Louisa Howerow • Christopher Hutsul • Katie Jordon • Krisjanis Kaktins-Gorsline • Drazen Kozjan • Mark Laliberte • Eunice Luk • Fionn McCabe • Andrei Molotiu • Marc Ngui • Jason Paradiso • Karsten Petrat • R L Raymond • Ethan Rilly • Squidface & The Meddler • Tin Can Forest • Magda Trzaski • Talia Zajac
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Robert Dayton profiles and interviews Canadian writer/cartoonist David Boswell, creator of the iconic underground comics character Reid Fleming: World’s Toughest Milkman on the eve of his 2011 induction into The Giants of the North: the Canadian Cartooning Hall of Fame.
• Rachel Anne Farquharson profiles NYC-based artist Jeremiah Maddock
• Claire Horsnell profiles the other “Carousel”, a traveling series of slide show readings by an ever-changing cast of cartoonists and performers — organized and hosted by experimental cartoonist R. Sikoryak, the presentations are somewhat reminiscent of a radio show (usually with live narration, often with music and sound effects) combined with wildly creative imagery; from stick figures, to lush illustrations, to the occasional photograph, Sikoryak’s “Carousel” embraces all forms of visual storytelling.
• Jason Paradiso looks at the growing street-level ‘window gallery’ phenomenon, exploring how the vacant windows of closed-down businesses in downtown cores are being transformed into unquestionably accessible, 24-hour walk-by galleries.
• the 4PANEL team of Derik A Badman, Michael DeForge, Larry Eisenstein, Jesse Jacobs, Mark Laliberte, Andrei Molotiu, Marc Ngui, Ethan Rilly, TinCanForest and Magda Trzaski continue to explore and experiment with panels and sequences
• Squidface & The Meddler offer four visual glimpses of some of their favourite upcoming Can-Con talents: Peter Diamond, a Canadian illustrator based in Vienna, Austria; Sean Lewis, an illustrator/artist currently living in Toronto, and Vancouver-based illustrator Andrea Wan.
>>> Purchase your own copy here
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May 12
WNDW — Toronto : June 2012
WNDW
— a CAROUSEL Magazine Special Project
Toronto / June, 2012
By flipping the concept of the art gallery inside-out, window galleries expose people of all ages, backgrounds and histories to a diverse selection of work utilizing a wide range of media. They allow the public to experience contemporary, experimental art comfortably and conveniently. The preconceptions of art gallery etiquette and protocol become non-issues at street level. There’s no threshold to cross. There’s no dress code in effect. The intimidation and boundaries of a traditional gallery disappear. Only the art remains.
— excerpted from “The Gallery is Always Open”
by Jason Paradiso / CAROUSEL 29
Participating Artists + Window Galleries:
Jun 09 - Jul 13
Robert Dayton @ Roadside Attractions (911 Davenport Rd)
Jun 01 - 24
Larry Eisenstein @ Window Box at Gallery 1313 (1313 Queen St W)
Jun 01 - 30
Happy Sleepy @ Fine & Dandy (2017 Dundas St W)
Jun 01 - 30
Eunice Luk @ Howard Park Institute (2088 Dundas St W)
Jun 14 – Jul 27
Magda Trzaski @ *Queenspecific (787 Queen St W)
The latest installment of the Carousel Exhibition Series (occasional gallery shows that bring together groups of artists, who have, through their practice and aesthetic, strongly connected to the community developing around CAROUSEL magazine), WNDW is a multi-site project that links a cross-section of Toronto’s independent street-level window galleries for the first time, exploring how vacant windows in downtown cores are being transformed into unquestionably accessible, 24-hour walk-by galleries.
Taking place throughout June, artists Robert Dayton, Larry Eisenstein, Happy Sleepy (the collaborative duo of Marc Ngui and Magda Wojtyra), Eunice Luk and Magda Trzaski take on these playful and sometimes challenging spaces, presenting five solo artworks united under a common curatorial umbrella.
>>> An opening reception for this multi-site project will be held at Gallery 1313 on Thu May 31, 7pm!
Curated by:
Mark Laliberte
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May 12
Toronto Comic Arts Festival 2012!
Featuring more than 250 authors, artists and cartoonists from around the world
The 2012 Toronto Comic Arts Festival
at the Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St)
Saturday May 5th 2012, 9am-5pm
Sunday May 6th 2012, 11am-5pm
FREE ADMISSION
A week long celebration of comics and graphic novels and their creators, which culminates in a two-day exhibition and vendor fair featuring hundreds of comics creators from around the world. Other Festival events include readings, interviews, panels, workshops, gallery shows, art installations, and much more.
>>> More info here
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Apr 12
48HR Back Issue Bundle Sale!!!
CAROUSEL 48hr Back Issue Bundle Sale
For the next 48 hours, order our already drastically discounted 4-pack deal, get a 5th issue absolutely free! Choose any 5 issues (from CRSL #17-27) for CAD $25 / USA $38 / INT $50 — including shipping!!
Act now: offer expires Thu Apr 19, 5pm (EDT)
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Apr 12
C29 pre-launch at KAZOO! Zine & Comic Expo (Guelph, ON)
The 5th annual Kazoo! Festival – happening in Guelph, ON — includes a ZINE & COMICS EXPO this Sat Apr 14 from 11am-4pm … come join us @ Norfolk Street United Church (75 Norfolk St) in sunny downtown Guelph! The event is also the advance public launch of CAROUSEL 29, our brand new issue (it’ll be out in stores and sent to subscribers in mid-May).
An afterparty will be held at the nearby eBar (41 Quebec St) from 4-6pm.
>>> Detailed festival info here: kazookazoo.ca
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Apr 12
VICTOR ROMAO’s Through the Clearing We Could See Them
Victor Romão is a multi-disciplinary artist from Windsor, ON, whose work appeared in both CAROUSEL 23 and 26. His mediums range from ink drawing to performance, but he works primarily with illustration, woodcut prints and figurative sculpture. Through his work, Romão offers an all too rare voice on rural identity, malehood, otherness and violence. His monochromatic drawings depict anonymous masked men and half-male/half-beast figures partaking in bizarre schemes. He explores otherness and the fear it incites by drawing mystery and suggestions of violence into otherwise normal scenarios.
Romão’s Toronto exhibit, Through the Clearing We Could See Them, is running from April 04-28, 2012 at Gallery 129 (129 Ossington Ave). Opening reception will be held this Thu Apr 12 from 7-10pm. Be there!
>>> For more info on Victor Romão: go here
>>> For more info on Gallery 129′s upcoming exhibits: go here
>>> To purchase CAROUSEL 23 + 26: go here
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Apr 12
CORM-A-RAMA Fundraiser!
This fundraising event is being held to help beloved writer and Toronto cultural figure Derek McCormack, who became seriously ill last fall with a very rare cancer of the appendix. Fortunately, it is treatable, but the treatment itself is extraordinarily arduous — an 18-hour surgery from which he will be recovering for at least six months. But which could, fingers and toes crossed, put the cancer in remission for a very long time. He will be in hospital for about a month afterward and then recovering with friends and family for several months after that. During this time, he will be unable to work at all, and there’s still the possibility of complications that could prolong his recovery even further.
This magical evening of music and merriment will be held this Tue Apr 10, 2012, from 7:30pm to midnight at The Garrison (1197 Dundas Street W, in Toronto). It’s a fundraiser for Derek, so be generous: PWYC, $10 suggested.
Featuring performances by Howard Akler, April Dick (feat. Tony Burgess and Chainsaw Charlie), Matthew Barber, Jason Collett, Joey Comeau, Claudia Dey, The Cast of the Haunted Hillbilly, Sheila Heti, Doug Paisley and Joe Pernice. Hosted by Adam Sternbergh. With a prize raffle featuring awesome prizes from The Beguiling, Coach House Books, ECW Books, Merlot House, Noor, Sam James Coffee, Taddle Creek, The Walrus, and much more. Hope to see you there!
>>> More info on Derek McCormack and his wonderful work: here
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Apr 12
Introducing: 4PANEL.CA
The 4PANEL experimental comics feature appears in print in each new issue of CAROUSEL (it debuted in #28); it’s a space where a range of talented artists creatively explore the four-panel comics format in a formal and/or literary context.
Participating artists include: Derik A Badman / Michael DeForge / Larry Eisenstein / Jesse Jacobs / Mark Laliberte / Andrei Molotiu / Marc Ngui / Ethan Rilly / Tin Can Forest / Magda Trzaski
An online archive of the project will be updated weekly at: 4panel.ca
>>> To purchase CAROUSEL 28: go here
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Apr 12
Happy Birthday, Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (April 02, 1805 – August 04, 1875) was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children’s stories. These include “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” “The Snow Queen,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Thumbelina,” “The Little Match Girl,” and “The Ugly Duckling.”
Since 1967, on or around Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call attention to children’s books.
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Mar 12
The 2012 BUFFALO SMALL PRESS BOOK FAIR
Join CAROUSEL in Buffalo!
Buffalo Small Press Book FairMar 24 /2012 (12 – 6 pm)
@ Karpeles Manuscript Library (UPSTAIRS)
453 Porter Avenue / Buffalo, NY
If you are in the Buffalo area on Saturday March 24th, the Buffalo Small Press Book Fair is a FREE one day event that brings booksellers, authors, bookmakers, zinesters, small presses, artists, poets, and other cultural workers (and enthusiasts) together. Workshops are open to the public.
>>> For more information, visit: buffalosmallpress.org
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Mar 12
DRAZEN KOZJAN in CAROUSEL 28
Do you know the work of Drazen Kozjan?
Drazen Kozjan is an Etobicoke-based artist and illustrator who works with pen and ink, marker, gouache and Photoshop to create comic illustrations. A three page spread of his strip The Happy Undertaker can be found in CAROUSEL 28.
Kozjan cites Croatian folklore as an important influence on his work, but there is also a certain Tim Burton-esque quality evident at times. He has been illustrating children’s books for about 7 years; some titles include The Biggest Girl In the World by Joanne Stanbridge, Diary of a Fairy Godmother by Esm Raji Codell and How to Tame a Bully by Nancy Wilcox-Richards. Watch out for Drazen’s work in the upcoming book Working Mummies by Joan Horton, which is being published by Farrar Straus Giroux and will be released this Spring 2012.
>>> To purchase CAROUSEL 28: go here
>>> For more info on Drazen Kozjan: go here
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