ArtsWeek at <strong>401</strong>follow-up<strong>401</strong> was teaming with activity at our mini-arts festival during ArtsWeek’<strong>98</strong>. On Friday afternoon, October 2nd, school tours packed the halls,which were once again adorned with fabulous art, while arts educationspecialists from the Toronto District School Board came to see how thearts and business thrive in a community environment. According toLisa Sanders, Program Advisor (JK-OAC): “<strong>401</strong> is a tremendousresource not only for schools but for all learners”. That evening weenjoyed outstanding performances by Donald Quan (Studio B106) andfriends, students from the Academy of Spanish Dance (Studio B104),Onli and Angela Recommandae. Saturday saw a highly successfulOpen House for Studio 123 where childrenmade masks, danced with EsmeraldaEnrique (Studio B104) and played in the newcourtyard. Other highlights: the videolounge, freight elevator performance piece,kinetic broom sculpture, courtyard slideprojections and giant photos in the frontwindows. Special thanks to Christina Zeidler(Studio 3<strong>99</strong>) for her zeal in organizing thiswonderful <strong>401</strong> community event. Also thanksto volunteers Christina Starr (Studio 446),Andrew Harwood, Leslie Peters (Studio 452),Peter Gmehling and Jack Larmit.We are pleased to announce that the <strong>401</strong> <strong>Richmond</strong>web site is now up and running and can be foundonline at www.<strong>401</strong>richmond.net. The new site,elegantly designed by Len Choptiany and YoungjeonKim of i-13 Media (Studio 425), offers a lively look at variousaspects of the building, from the office to the café to the earlylearning centre to the rooftop garden. It also provides a historicaloverview of the building, asection on living architectureand highlights of the<strong>401</strong> Newsletter. Visitors tothe site can take a guidedtour of the building to viewpictures of various aspectsof each floor. There is alsoa photo gallery, invitingsubmissions of picturestaken within <strong>401</strong>.page 6Two mini members ofSaturday’s fun OpenHouse in Studio 123.Academy of SpanishDance student DinaMeghdadi (age 12) andher colleaguesenthralled the audiencewith fabulous flamencoon Opening Night.The crowd was mesmerized by the Celtic sounds of(left to right) Donald Quan, Leah Salomaa & Rick Lazar.If you were among the throngs at this year’s Word on the Street, then chances are youspotted <strong>401</strong> tenants Fuse Magazine (Studio 454), This Magazine (Studio 396) and MixMagazine (Studio 446). Participant Andrea Curtis, Editor at This reports, “Word on theStreet was great fun for us because it increased our visibility, let us meet our readersand find new ones. We sold lots of subscriptions and single <strong>issue</strong>s.” The annualbook and magazine fair draws upwards of 100,000 to downtown Toronto.Village in a ComputerThanks to two unique online features, the <strong>401</strong> <strong>Richmond</strong>web site belongs to the tenants of this building. Using theTenant Directory, each studio has the opportunity to createtheir own web page, highlighting their own services andproducts. Eventually this directory should provide acomprehensive, searchable listing of all the organizations,producers and creators to be found in our vibrant community.Tenants can also submit their information to theEvents Directory, which appears as a listing and in acalendar format. These amazing resources were designedby Web Networks (Studio 384) and are provided free ofcharge by <strong>401</strong> <strong>Richmond</strong> Ltd, to be accessed by anytenant in the building. To find out more, visit the new site orcontact Sandra Lewis at the Management Office (Studio 204).
4 0 1 • R I C H M O N DbulletinboardA regular feature of <strong>401</strong> UPDATE, the Bulletin Boardis your opportunity to communicate with other tenantsand keep them in touch with what is happening in yourorganization. If you are having a sale or exhibition, orjust want to tell others about your product/service, simplysupply Lesley Soden in Studio 204 with the writteninformation and we will print it here.rob hengeveldgallery 76416.260.5856studio 389jessica levmannovember 27 todecember 18, 19<strong>98</strong>tues. to fri. 2 - 6sat. 1 - 5Studio 110Helena GoldwaterWETPerformance at the 360 Club326 Queen St WThursday December 3Doors open 8 pmShow starts 9 pmMessy, all girl band follows at 10 pmd~Code’s(Studio 251)exciting newpublication, Chips and Pop: Decoding the NexusGeneration, makes a great holiday gift for that avidreader you know. The book ($28.95) focuses ontrends in Canadians ages 18-35, and is available atPages, Chapters or your local bookstore.Introit for a Third MillenniumAn Exhibition of Photographsfrom the past decadeby Paul LowryShow runs untilDecember 6, 19<strong>98</strong>Opening: Thursday<strong>January</strong>, 5 - 7 pmand continuing until<strong>January</strong> 30, 1<strong>99</strong>9Gallery 44Centre for ContemporaryP h o t o g r a p h yStudio 120473A Church Street(at Maitland)Toronto, Canada416.921.7149Copulation Study 100, 1<strong>99</strong>3 by Paul Lowrypage 7
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