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Located at Gordon Street and College Street, Guelph, ON.

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More Orangeness Day pics arrived in the Guelph Flickr Pool after I had got out for the day. I'm delighted to see that Guelph's Most Famous Bear got into the spirit.

Sue Richards

Photo Credit: Mary Calarco

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Good News! The blogging issues of the past couple of days have been repaired! Photoblogging continues......

Today's series is loosely based on the faces of Guelph.

These heads are part of a much larger sculpture at the Donald Forster Sculpture Park at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre on the corner of Gordon and College Streets.

Thanks to Stingrayz for zoning in on this scene.

Sue Richards

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Guelph Artist Nick Craine is in the midst of creating a new graphic novel - with William Shakespeare as the central character. The above panels are an example of his effort and the following excerpt is part of Nick's artist statement.

The decision to depict Will’s life as a graphic novel has become a guiding principal of the piece. Will Shakespeare was working in the gutter of the arts in his own time. His decision to work in the theatre was not a passive act of whimsy. Rather, theatre was his entry point to survival. Having no standing in the world and no interest in following in his fathers’ footsteps, the theatre allowed him to capitalize on his most valuable asset-- his wit. Secondly, it allowed him to foster his rich internal life. In exchange for this safe harbor, Will elevated the medium from disposable pop to meaningful complex structure and eventually masterpiece. The comic book is the artistic gutter of our times. To portray Will’s life inside a comic strip narrative makes the telling itself a relentless artistic action. Using the basic vernacular of comics I insert complex narrative structures and call on different modes of visual depiction to create a meaningful portrayal – in essence sculpting high art out of bubble gum. The action subverts expectations and parallels Will’s own experiences.

Join Nick this evening at The Shakespeare Made In Canada Festival's Opening Reception where he will be unveiling the 24 page excerpt of the 300 page graphic novel"Parchment of Light: The Life and Death of William Shakespeare".

Macdonald Stewart Art Centre - tonight (January 11) at 7:30 pm.
For more details contact MSAC at 519-837-0010. Or get in The Loop by clicking here.

Sue Richards

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Taken at MacDonald Art Gallery Sculpture Park prior to dinner.

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I was picking my way through the MacStew Sculpture Park on my way to the Stephen Fearing concert last week when I found this sculpture. Instantly I thought of photos I'd seen posted on Flickr.

The heads are all similar, each facing slightly different directions, sitting on various levels in big rings. My first thought was "do people try to steal these?" Now I'm looking at the sculpture as an example of the various veiwpoints one person can have.

Click on the pic to find more shots by aisha c.

Sue Richards

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You will find this sculpture at the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in the adjacent Donald Forster Sculpture Park. It's an outstanding venue for permanent sculpture by Canadian artists ranking among the best and most diverse sculpture parks in Canada.

The whole shebang can be found on the University of Guelph campus.

Vfilby posted this shot on Flickr. See more great Guelph shots by clicking on the photo.

Sue Richards

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Do you like taking photos of our beautiful city? Are you a visitor who took some great Guelph shots that you'd like to share? Did you snap the vibe at one of fabulous Guelph events like Hillside Festival? Would you like your best shots to appear on Blog Guelph with your photo credit?

Well listen up and I'll tell you how easy it is to get involved.

First: Take interesting photos that offer your perspective of some aspect of Guelph. To get the gist of what I'm looking for, scroll through the Blog Guelph Archives, located in the right hand side bar.

Second: Click on this link and sign up for a FREE account with Flickr.

Third: Upload your photos to your new Flickr account.

Fourth: Add the tag Guelph to each of your photos. You might want to join the Guelph Pool too.

Blog Guelph intends to provide the world with a wickedly creative and stunning visual slice of our very delicious city. We've had over 10,000 - 35,160 - 41,241 - 76,417 unique visitors since July 2006. As you can see, that number just keeps going up.

Show us what you love about Guelph. Tell your friends about Blog Guelph. And please, add our link to your website. www.blogguelph.com

Sue Richards

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