TELUS Mosaic 2010 - South Asian Heritage Festival
One of the fastest growing festivals of the GTA and the largest completely free mult-disciplinary arts festival of Western GTA will open its 2010 run with a visual arts show at the Living Arts Centre at 7:00 pm on July 8th.
Asma Arshad Mahmood, Chair of CCAI (non for profit organization that runs Mosaic) and the Festival Director said, “Visual arts have occupied a very important place in the programming for Mosaic Festival. Every year we strive to present better and unique art shows to showcase the contemporary artwork by South Asian artists from around the world and especially in Canada. Celebrating the fifth year, Mosaic Festival has relocated to Living Arts Centre due to the on going construction in the Civic Square, the home of Mosaic festival.
This year’s theme, Dislocation, explores the act of moving, migration, relocation from a historical or contemporary perspective and makes an effort to examine the change of identity of the object or subject, as we know it. Mississauga is a city of migrants and their desire to identify themselves in the Diaspora has created a fascination with cultural and religious practices. Exploration of Human displacement across state line and borders (physical and cultural), and what it entails in terms of space, time and sense of loss or discovery are the intriguing elements of this exhibition. Tourism is also suggested as a contemporary metaphor of this exploration.
The artists in "Dislocation" address the central themes of the exhibition in terms of their individual art practice. They all examine the peculiar transitional relationship between the immigrant, tenant, hotel guest, their destination and the encounters that take place. “
Dislocation jury included Kumkum Ramchandani, a Mississauga based visual artist of Indian origin, Saniya Khan an artist with a degree and distinction in Textile Design from the National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan and Noni Kaur, Mississauga based artist with MFA degree from Curtin University of Technology, Australia.
Visual Artists whose work comprise the exhibition “Dislocation” are
Hayat Gul, Varughese Thomas USA, Tazeen Qayyum, Faisal Anwar,, Vishal Misra/ Anu Misra, Reeta Saeed, Debashis Sinha, Anandi Merhai, Amin ur Rehman from Canada and Sumaira Tazeen Pakistan,
the visual arts show takes place in TD room on the second floor of of LAC from Tursday 8th of july to Sunday 11 of July 2010.
A South Asian Film Festival opens simultaneously at the Rogers Theatre of Living Arts Centre. Presented by 5th annual Mosaic festival, this Film Festival is in its third year and showcases films written, directed or produced Canadians of South Asian origin, or films dealing with or relating to South Asian subjects. programed by FILMI, the film festival has presented films like” Air India flight 182, “Ganesh, Wonder Boy” “The Pool” and “I do, Do I ?” in the past two years among the many notable films. Please visit festival website at www.mosaicfest.com closer to the festival dates to download the film festival schedule. Presented by Mosaic Festival, the South Asian Film Festival is produced by FILMI. The film festival is also completely free and runs on July 8th, 9th and 10th. Rogers Theatre have limited seating capacity and seating is first come first serve basis.
“Mississauga Talkies” was launched in 2008 with the screening of Bollywood hit musical comedy “Buntie Aur Babli” on a large 30 foot screen set up in the Mississauga Civic Square as part of the festival opening. Watching a Bollywood flick under the Mississauga skies became a hit right from the inception and more 3,500 people turned up at the festival grounds on Friday night to watch Buntie Aur Babli. @009 saw an even bigger crowd and an even bigger screen with “Singh is King” with RDB headlining the main stage in their first full concert Canadian performance. Mississauga Talkies is pleased to present the popular choice of , “Kal Ho Na Ho” starring Shah Rukh Khan, Priety Zinta and Saif Ali Khan.
Main stage will present more than 20 hours of programming including headliners in full concert performances by Canadian sensation JoSH (first free live performance in Mississauga), SWAMI (Electro Jugni and Sugarless famed}from UK, Mekaal Hassan Band from Pakistan and Shiamak’s Indo Jazz Dance. TELUS Mosaic has always presented the biggest line-up of well known local and international performers and this year is no different.
Main stage will also present Dhol Circle, Prita Chhabra, Deep Jandoo, Anuj Rastogi, Amar and Ram, Neha Bhavsar, Sonay Gabbroo Punjab De, Hemant and Vaishali Panwar, Bangla, Sri Lankan and Latin American performances. Fashion show with designer Nadia Lakdawala choreographed by Tahira Haq, and a theatre presentation by Ashima Suri. A special exhibition of Saris painted by artists from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh will also be up for an exhibition. these one of a kind saris are the expression of our artists from their native lands and are sure to inspire and interest the audience with their unique and unusual approach.
Art Gallery of Ontario in a unique collaboration with TELUS Mosaic Festival will present a special Darbar as pre-exhibition marketing event for Maharaja, a show opening in November. The specially designed location will set the stage for video interviews with the festival visitors about their experiences and knowledge of Maharajas and their times. Visitors are encouraged to share the information, pictures and artifacts to engage in this show. In addition to free children art workshops, Free passes to the show will also be given out.
Popular film and television star Juggan Kazim (Pink Laddoo fame) will appear at TELUS Mosaic 2010 as our special guest from Pakistan and will take part in a talk, a retrospective of her recent works in Canada and pakistan at Rogers theatre . this short one hour session is put together by FILMI.
Rock the Coliseum, youth stage will present 18 bands in the largest free indi music festival of GTA during TELUS Mosaic 2010 and Underground Garage Sale will provide opportunity to 8 young local artists to exhibit and sell their art and craft.
Special free arts and robot making workshops are organized for the children at the festival . The work shops are conducted by well known Canadian artist Kristen Keller. Children are encouraged to bring along empty and washed cartons of milk, plastic bottles etc for making robots with recyclable materials.
Midway rides for children and adults will be a part of Mosaic this year as well operating at the Princess Royal Drive adjacent to our food court.
South Asian Food Festival at Mosaic food court will bring to you the finest of South Asian cuisine and more. This year you will be able to enjoy both vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods as well as Halal Italian and Indonesian specialties.
Vendors Bazaar will be located inside the Atrium of Living Arts Centre where you can buy exclusive South Asian jewelry and clothing. Sponsor area is also inside the atrium with booths representing various non-for profit and community service organizations. Tables and booths can be booked by contacting R. Kamdar at 416.858.1942
Mosaic festival awards one return ticket to a South Asian destination (flown by Etihad Airways). Anyone can go and enter online at www.mosaicfest.com . This online ballot will remain open until Thursday July 8th until midnight. You can fill out a ballot at the Mosaic INFO booth at the festival after that. The draw will be held at the festival main stage on Sunday July 11th in the evening hours. You must be physically present at the festival to claim your prize.
So come to this largest completely free festival of its kind in the Western GTA and enjoy the weekend. We even have special hotel packages for those from outside Mississauga and who wish to stay overnight. Please check out these deals at the www.mosaicfest.com .
See you at TELUS Mosaic 2010
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