‘Take Note’ Community Exhibit on Creative Practice
Curated by Don Maynard – 2012
For the exhibition, Don Maynard invited artists in the community who have diverse interests, practices, and methods of artistic expression to share a record of their thoughts and documentation of their creative process.
The directions for each participant were simple: “Do what you would normally do with a small notebook when keeping notes for your artistic practice.” The results are wide and varied, which reinforces Maynard’s belief that artists and their creative expressions are unique, but share some commonalities in their methods and the processes of their thoughts. In practice, these notes were never meant to be seen; they are a rare opportunity to look into nascent concepts as they take shape in small sketches, phrases, and notes.
Artists who have contributed notebooks to the exhibition include: Christine Dewancker, Maggie Hogan, Alexi Hunter, Donna-lee Iffla, Ian Lyle, Colm MacCool, Sarita Malan, Hayden Maynard, Marney Mcdiarmid, Andrew McLachlan, Kevin Merritt, Chris Miner, Benjamin Nelson, Erika Olson, Chantal Rousseau, Su Sheedy, Scott Wallis, and Kay Wolstenholme.