The Emporium State of Mind

Presented in partnership with Switzerland CS and Bierbrier
Ran from Thursday June 18th to Wednesday, June 24th 2009

The Emporium Gallery and Montreal State of Mind, Montreal’s most important blog focused on local bilingual arts and culture, combined forces to present ‘The Emporium State of Mind’, a media spanning group exhibition that exemplified Montreal State of Mind’s mission- to promote the inherent creativity of those who live in Montreal done through the Emporium Gallery’s curation. Winning press in SNAP!, 33mag, Ratsdeville, Voir, Montreal Mirror, the Hour and discussed on a slew on blogs, ‘The Emporium State of Mind’ featured the work of almost 15 Montreal-based visual artists (Amber Albrecht, Sean Orena, Alexi Hobbs, 123Klan, RAGE5, Robb Jamieson, Kit Malo, Julien de Repentigny, Astro, Dave Arnold, Ben Pobjoy and Danielle Levy) who each exhibited one artwork priced at a maximum of $200CAD. The intent of ‘The Emporium State of Mind’ was to celebrate both Montreal’s inherent creativity and the city’s emerging artists all while giving attendees the opportunity to buy artwork at an incredibly affordable price.