Three new installations by artists Sylvia Pendl (Vancouver), Barbara Meneley (Kingston), and Susie Osler (Maberly) will be up in the field May 26.  Stay tuned for more information and plan to come on out with friends and family on May 26 for a fun day out in the field exploring art, and meeting the artists!

 

About fieldwork:

fieldwork began in the summer of 2008 with installations by the fieldwork Collective (Chris Osler, Chris Grosset, Erin Robertson, and Susie Osler).  Now in our 5th year (2012), we are happy to welcome a 5th member, Barbara Meneley, to our Collective. We are looking forward to marking this year, our 5th anniversary, with a couple of celebrations so keep checking in to see what we are planning.

Our intent is to present imaginative, thought-provoking, art installations in a field in rural eastern Ontario.  fieldwork  has also hosted work by local and international artists for the past two years, and invites the public to visit the field site and explore the artwork year-round.  Admission is free. 
More information on past installations can be found by scrolling down this page and/or by looking in the archives and galleries in the right hand menu.  Directions to the site can be found here

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For information on the first three installations at fieldwork (Summer 2008, Autumn 2008, Winter 2008/09)  visit our old blog.

fieldwork gratefully acknowledges the continued support of the Ontario Arts Council, as well as all of our friends, volunteers, and especially our visitors!

susie osler - Aug 26, 2011

A time-lapse video of WOW removal from the Fieldwork site. Please excuse the slow start, the somewhat blurry focus (not recommended to watch in HD), the bug on the lens, the low quality video and the abrupt ending (we were not aware that the batteries were low on the camera, and it went into power save). But its a decent How-To of taking down your giant W. O. W. made of tarp and stuffed with hay that has been installed in a field all winter, should you ever come across this situation. Many thanks to everyone who works with Fieldwork and the take-down day: Susie, Richard, Chris, Erin, Jason, Chris, Cam, and Barb!!!

karina bergmans - May 2, 2012
fieldwork - ooh ah wow - karina bergmans
fieldwork - ooh ah wow - karina bergmans

April 29, 2012

We had a big workbee today at fieldwork.  Karina and Jason came to dismantle her installation 'Ooh, Ah, Wow' which created some rather interesting moments.  The picture above would make a great ad for Toyota! The hay used to stuff the letters last fall has been forked into a sort of stack at the end of the field and may be ceremoniously burned at a later date.  Another team - Cam, Richard, Chris and Susie worked at the other end of the field to establish the posts for a lean-to shelter that will hopefully be up for the May 26 opening.  The very beautiful cedar poles (from local farmer Peter Sargeant) were stripped (the diligence of Richard skrobecki amazed us) and were sunk into the ground.  The whole gang of us hoisted up the lower of the two beams before calling it a day.  Thanks goes out to Cam for his expertise and fine tuning.

susie osler - Apr 30, 2012
fieldwork winter 2011/12 - karina bergmans - ooh ah wow

(photo: K. Bergmans)

We've been really impressed that Karina's giant palindromes have come through the winter pretty much unscathed and are still adding a surprising, colourful, and humorous 'aside' to what would be an otherwise pretty normal dirt road drive on Old Brooke Rd.

If you haven't made it out to fieldwork to see the work, you better come out soon!  The work will be taken down April 29 to make room for the Spring/Summer installations being installed in May.

Jennifer Ryder Jones 'Scragends' and Dan Nuttall's 'Bewilderness' (in the pine forest behind the field) are also still up.

susie osler - Apr 2, 2012

I took a little trip out to the field on december 11. It was a gorgeous day and we arrived just in time for a sunset in the field. It is nice to see that the words are holding up. Only some fading of the flurescent colours.  Much of the stuffing is frozen at this point so I'm pretty certain they'll make it through the winter.  I've posted a number of photos of the project on flicker (which is also accessible through my web site: www.KaleidoscopeArt.com). 

Links to Flickr Galleries:

process of making words in the studio

installation in the field

the words in the field, the opening, repais and big bites

photos of visit to the field in december

It was the same day Susie Osler had a lovely open studio, so we sipped warm cider and I picked up some beautiful ceramic items. I'm planning a few more trips to field before the spring! Enjoy the winter!

karina bergmans - Dec 20, 2011

We had a great day way back in September with a gang of folks from Ottawa - CNCAC members - and some arts enthusiasts and artists from Kingston, and the fieldwork  neighbourhood.  Three groups were formed and spent several hours creating installations in the woods behind the main field at fieldwork.  The theme for the sculptures was 'Rooting Through Creation', and all material was found on-site.

susie osler - Oct 17, 2011

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Photo: Julie Druker.  Article from The Frontenac News
We had a terriffic day at fieldwork Sunday, September 11 celebrating the opening of Karina Bergman's new installation "OOH, AH, WOW!", and creating art in the forest behind the field with members of the Coalition for New Canadians in Arts and Culture (CNCAC), and several local and Kingston-area artists.  It was a fabulous day.  Julie Druker, reporter for The Frontenac News spent the day with us too.  Here is her account of the day.  THANKS Julie for the great article!
susie osler - Sep 21, 2011