May 4, 2009
BeeCause Online Gallery Launches with First Entry by Canadian Artist Aganetha Dyck
May 4, 2009 (London, ON) – BeeCause is pleased to announce today’s launch of its online gallery at beecause.ca/gallery. The gallery features photographs of artwork that will be considered for the BeeCause exhibition and auction later this year. The first submission is by Canadian artist, Aganetha Dyck. The piece, entitled, “Lady in Waiting,” features a porcelain figurine covered in honeycomb.
“I have always been fascinated by honeybees and how they communicate. To work with the bees is important—because there is a life force there that is in their bodies, in the beekeeper's body... it's in my body,” says Dyck. “I am so pleased to participate in BeeCause, to help researchers find answers to the troubling depletion of the honeybee population.”
Dyck lives and works in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and has keen interest in environmental issues, specifically the power of the small. Her most recent research asks questions about the ramifications all living beings would experience should honeybees disappear from the earth. She received a Canadian Governor General Award in Media and Visual Arts in 2007, and the Arts Award of Distinction from the Manitoba Arts Council in 2006.
Aganetha Dyck’s work showcases the ingenuity and determination of honeybees
Combining process and chance, Dyck uses bees in their beehive to create her artwork. As apiarists know, foreign objects placed in the hive are immediately covered over with wax and honeycomb structures. Dyck was struck by the bees' determination to make these unwanted objects more familiar by covering them with honeycomb, and she began introducing unlikely objects into the hive to transform them. Dyck always gives credit to the bees, even calling them her collaborators, and indeed to a large extent she does give up control when she places an object in the beehive. For more information, visit www.members.shaw.ca/ahtenaga/.
BeeCause is accepting submissions online at beecause.ca/submit until June 30, 2009
The BeeCause art exhibition and auction will be in support of The Arts Project, London, Ontario, and the Canadian Bee Research Fund. All submitted artwork must be inspired by ‘honey’, in all its forms, and artists can submit a photograph of their artwork online at beecause.ca/submit for consideration. All entries will be displayed in the online gallery, and the judges’ top selections will be invited for exhibition and auction in September 2009 at the Arts Project. Please visit beecause.ca for more details and entry guidelines.
About Honey Design
HONEY was founded in 1989 by the principal, Robin Honey. The firm offers in-house expertise from beginning to end with all creative services including communications strategy, planning and research; key message development, public relations, copywriting; creative concept and graphic design; and, website design, development and programming.
With a hive of talented professionals, including graphic designers, web programmers, strategic thinkers, public relations and communication specialists, the HONEY team produces sweet results for clients. For more visit: www.honey.on.ca.
About The ARTS Project
The ARTS Project is a very unique organization in the community as it is the means through which hundreds of artists of all disciplines are offered an opportunity to develop and showcase their work. The main goal of the ARTS Project is to give artists the support to be creative and develop their work and to offer them an outlet for which they can share that work with the community.
In addition to this arts incubator approach, The ARTS Project offers its own original programming in theatre and visual arts, education programs and seminars. The ARTS Project offers private artist studios, workshop classrooms, rehearsal space and community event space at a very affordable cost. For more visit: www.artsproject.ca.
About the Canadian Bee Research Fund
The Canadian Bee Research Fund (CBRF) is a charitable organization established to counteract the problems caused by severe reductions in federal and provincial funding for honeybee research. It is a joint project of the Canadian Association of Apiculturists and the Canadian Honey Council. Research is needed to help find the reasons for high honeybee losses.
The Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturalists (CAPA) was formed in 1959. Members study, educate and administrate in the fields of apiculture and pollination. CAPA members engage in diverse pursuits, including: research into the secrets of bee and pollination biology and conservation initiatives to encourage wild species of bees. For more visit: www.capabees.com.
The Canadian Honey Council (CHC) is the national organization of the beekeeping industry. It is a not for profit organization, established in 1940 and incorporated in 1950 with 8,000 member apiculturists across Canada. For more visit: www.honeycouncil.ca.
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For more information, or to arrange an interview please contact:
Liisa Sheldrick, Honey Design
519-679-6755 ext. 213
liisa@honey.on.ca
www.beecause.ca