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APPETITE FOR ART
FOOD / WINE / MUSIC / ART / AUCTION / CONVERSATION

Thursday, April 26, 2018 | 6:30 - 9:30pm
 Fleet Galleries | 65 Albert Street, Winnipeg, MB

Almost 8 years since it began, First Fridays continues to build an audience for the Exchange District's creative community!
Join us for our fundraiser: an evening reception of food, wine and music, an art auction, and a featured talk with artist Takashi Iwasaki, moderated by art consultant Lisa Desilets.

Limited Tickets $40 ea. In support of First Fridays in the Exchange and Winnipeg artists.
Available by:
1. *Etransfer: firstfridayswinnipeg@hotmail.com
2. In person: Fleet Galleries, 65 Albert Street
3. Eventbrite: http://bit.ly/2FGRcNn
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ABOUT TASKASHI IWASAKI
1982: born in Hokkaido, Japan. Moved to Winnipeg to study fine arts at the University of Manitoba in 2002, where he earned Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Attracted to the Winnipeg’s vibrant multi-cultural community and supportive art community, he gained the permanent resident status in Canada and now lives and works in Winnipeg and calls it his hometown.
Get to know Takashi-read an interview HERE
See some of Takashi's beautiful work HERE

ABOUT LISA DESILETS
Ms. Desilets (Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Manitoba; Bachelor of Education, Université de Saint-Boniface) is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers. With over 30 years of experience in art administration and art education, she has worked as the Visual Art Consultant for the Province of Manitoba, responsible for the Province of Manitoba Art Collection. In the past, she has managed, or acted as board member, for numerous not-for-profit art galleries and organizations, and has sat as member of the Acquisitions Committee while serving as a Trustee of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

ABOUT APPETITE FOR ART
Created in the spirit of Winnipeg’s Historic Exchange District’s unique fluidity across, artistic, cultural and organizational boundaries, the Appetite for Art series is a new, annual collaborative arts initiative between local artists and
First Fridays in the Exchange, bringing the living history of
the Exchange District’s art to the stage.