ERI11

Eyelevel invited all current members to submit work for the 11th iteration of our biannual printed matter members’ show, ERI! This year, we are partnering with Nocturne Art At Night to present members’ works in ad spaces across the city. Members were invited to consider the context of advertising when submitting their work. Some interpretations on this theme could include:

• Designs that mimic or subvert advertising

• Text-based art

• Referencing the history of ads

• Protest signage and postering

A selection of submissions will be displayed on digital ads at the ferry terminals, and two digital billboards on Barrington Street during Nocturne (October 18th). All other submissions will be postered across downtown and the North End. All submissions will be available for purchase as limited-edition high-quality prints through our bookstore, with 70% of proceeds going to the artist. 

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Where to find ERI 11: About Town during Nocturne:

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- Two Digital Billboards, 5225 Hanover Street, 3705 Barrington Street - 

Featuring: Autumn Star, Bruce Barber, Camille-Zoé Valcourt-Synnott, Lorelei Saunders Smith, Rachel Anzalone, Brigitta Zhao.

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- Ad Spaces at the Halifax, Woodside, and Alderney Ferry Terminals - 

Featuring: LEO, Nailah Moon, Richelle Forsey.

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- Posters in Halifax's North End and Downtown - 

Featuring: Alphie Sweeting, Cameron Walker, Cinthia Arias Auz, Em Pettet, Emily Flinn, Julia Million, Michelle Garcia-Burgos, Nahom Assefa, Shay Donovan, Vita Fomenko, Yawen Zhou.

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This exhibition was non-juried and for Eyelevel members. If you are interested in becoming a member to participate in future projects, memberships can be purchased at www.eyelevel.art/membership. Free/PWYC memberships are available, and membership is open to anyone. 

[ID: A square digital illustration depicts a colourful, stylized city scene. In the background, block-like buildings in pastel blues, pinks, purples, and yellows overlap, with small square windows in contrasting shades of magenta and yellow. Two large blank yellow billboards on dark posts dominate the foreground: one positioned on the left at an angle, slightly farther back, and one on the right in front. A bright pink road runs along the bottom edge with small trees scattered between the buildings. The sky above is a soft gradient of lavender fading to pale white. Bold black uppercase text spans the top of the image: “EYELEVEL × NOCTURNE.” Below it, smaller black text reads: “ERI eleven ABOUT TOWN: BIANNUAL PRINTED-MATTER MEMBER’S SHOW.” ]

[ID 2: Close-up photograph of a telephone pole, centred on a poster stapled overtop of old remnants of other posters. The poster being focused on features a design by Cameron Walker, which shows the side of a road in overcast weather. There is a green road sign with white text reading "Mi'kma'ki" with an white arrow pointing diagonally right and up. Around Cameron Walker's design is a black border which from top to bottom on the right, reads in white text "Mi'kma'ki", "Cameron Walker", in yellow text "Eyelevel" and in white text "Nocturne, About Town: Eyelevel's Reshelving Initiative", with a QR code on the bottom.]

[ID 4: Close-up photograph of a telephone pole, centred on a poster stapled overtop of old remnants of other posters. The poster being focused on features a design by Nahom Assefa , which depicts a digital illustration in the style of ancient Greek artwork of a woman sitting on a vase, drinking a glass of wine. On the vase it reads, "Why sit and whine when you can have some wine?". Around Nahom Assefa's design is a black border which reads in white text "Why sit and whine when you can have some wine", "Nahom Assefa", in yellow text "Eyelevel" and in white text "Nocturne, About Town: Eyelevel's Reshelving Initiative", beside a QR code.]

[ID 5: Photograph of a digital billboard that you would see in a transit terminal. On the billboard is a design by LEO, depicting an open, mildly distorted greyscale mouth in halftone shading. There are five small lightning bolt shapes around the mouth; three are yellow, one is red, one is blue. In large white, fisheye distorted text, on top of the mouth it reads, "AGONY". On the right and left of the mouth in red text it reads, "LET ME BREATHE", and on the top and bottom of the mouth in blue text it reads, "LET ME OUT". Around LEO's design is a black border which reads in white text "Agony", "LEO", in yellow text "Eyelevel" and in white text "Nocturne, About Town: Eyelevel's Reshelving Initiative", beside a QR code.]

[ID 6: Close-up photograph of a telephone pole, centred on a poster stapled overtop of old remnants of other posters. The poster being focused on features a design by Shay Donovan, which depicts a digital illustration of a pink, blue and purple limited-palette cicada emerging from its moult. In white text it reads, "At the end of the world- get strange". Around the design is a black border which reads in white text "Get Strange", "Shay Donovan", in yellow text "Eyelevel" and in white text "Nocturne, About Town: Eyelevel's Reshelving Initiative", beside a QR code.]

[ID 8: Close-up photograph of a telephone pole, centred on a poster stapled overtop of old remnants of other posters. The poster being focused on features a design by Cinthia Arias Auz, which depicts a digital design of a half tone monochromatic shopping bag with white text on it reading, "DENIAL TIL THE END". On the top and bottom of the design is black text reading, "BEST OF LUCK BEST OF LUCK BEST OF LUCK". Around the design is a black border which reads in white text "You heard me", "Cinthia Arias Auz", in yellow text "Eyelevel" and in white text "Nocturne, About Town: Eyelevel's Reshelving Initiative", beside a QR code.]