PULP: Obstacle, 2017. Photo credit: Krystle Merrow.

PULP: Reclaimed Materials Arts and Design is coming back for another Card-yard at BIG On Bloor! As always, our fun installations, activities, and performances are completely free. 

Art

PULP: Make
PULP: Make is a pop-up architecture art installation. Different forms cut from plywood have circular holes the size of cardboard tubes, allowing for easy connections. Join us in playing with a a larger than life kit of parts. Tube Tree

This free-standing sculpture celebrates Card Yard’s most iconic material and is also a little bit interactive - come find out how!  

Activities

Ben Baird
Splattorium is a patch and mural creation station using reclaimed fabrics, tie-dye, stamps, stencils, and painting. Make your own patches or paint part of the garden in a fabric garden mural!

Ksenija Spasic & Claire McMillan - Rose-coloured Glasses

This hands-on activity invites participants of all ages to create fantastical, ridiculous reclaimed-material lorgnettes that are guaranteed to improve the user’s worldview immediately!

Performances

Arts4All

Arts4All is a community arts organization based out of the Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood. This year they are bringing a puppetry & dance show: we'll connect with our shadows on our journey to find rest.  
Otiums Flamenco and Jazz

The trio met unintentionally, playing in the bars and cafes of west end Toronto. They are an evolving blend of Flamenco, Jazz and a babbling of things in between. Yuko Hase, is a Kyoto born, Jazz singer, with decades of study. She is known for her powerful presence, truly beautiful voice with an air of mystery and a style that is subtly original. Alison MacDonald, is a professional Famenco dancer who has spent her life in dance. Starting off as a competitive Irish dancer, in the early 2000’s she moved to Spain and began a deep study into the ancient art form of Flamenco. Regarded as one of the most technical and knowledgeable Flamenco artists in the country, Alison can be found dancing in the many Cuava, or Tablao shows as well as teaching her Flamenco dance classes at the 401 Richmond building. Justin Robinson Brown, is a longtime Toronto guitarist who had spent the last 20 years playing for Flamenco schools and recording studios, gigging in all manner of venues in the GTA and teaching multiple styles of guitar and bass at his private studio.   

Karsten Stryker & Keon Narinesingh Jazz Duo

Enter the captivating realm of jazz with Karsten Stryker on guitar and the magnetic Keon Narinesingh on bass, as they conjure a spellbinding fusion inspired by the Great American Songbook and the rich tapestry of jazz tradition. Stryker's soul-stirring guitar melodies weave intricate stories, enriched by his virtuosic improvisations that honor the classics while exploring new horizons. Narinesingh's commanding presence on bass anchors the duo with deep-rooted groove and impeccable timing, elevating each performance to unparalleled heights. Together, their synergy ignites the stage, delivering dynamic and unforgettable musical experiences that celebrate the essence of jazz with passion and innovation.

Edllusion Magic Show  

A Stand-up show containing a bunch of effects that will entertain and dazzle. Spectators will take turns helping Edllusion with the miracles also becoming a part of the show. This experience is a program filled with Astonishing and confounding effects like Card tricks, Fire tricks, Illusions, Professionally skilled sleight of hand, Levitating items, Mind reading and many more effects performed as performed on live television.  

Ben Bootsma
Ben Bootsma presents a variety of original songs and selected covers on the themes of love, religion and solitude, sung in an uncommon bass-baritone register and accompanied by unique fingerstyle and rhythmic guitar arrangements. Visit his website at https://benbootsma.com/.

Emerging Writers

The Emerging Writers Reading Series is returning with new hosts, Mackenzie Wiebe and Emily Kellogg, to Card-yard at BIG on Bloor 2024! EW is dedicated to professionally serious writers still establishing themselves. Our readers have gone on to win awards, place their work, publish books, and gain further recognition as the up-and-coming writers of Canada. Join us on Saturday, July 20th between 3:30 and 6 to hear readings from emerging writers as well as from a number of returning all stars!  

YOLA BERU

YOLA BERU (Toronto) is vocalist Laura Boyle backed by electronic musician Matthew Maaskant. Together they weave danceable beats, mesmerizing looped vocals, and electro Indie pop sensibilities to create a soundtrack for introspective lyrics about life in the modern world.

https://yolaberu.com

soundcloud.com/yolaberu

Ksenija Spasic & Marc Tyndel