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THE GLADSTONE HOTEL’S ANNUAL ALTERNATIVE DESIGN EVENT

Friday Jan 16 – Sunday Jan 25, 2015

Special Event Dates:
Design Pirates: Thursday Jan 15th 8pm*
Opening Party: Friday, Jan 16th, 2015 from 7pm – 10pm
Music Events: Friday Jan 16th & Thurs Jan 22nd, 9pm – 2am*
Closing Party: Saturday Jan 25th, 7pm – 10pm
Love Design Party: Saturday, Jan 24th, 10pm – 2am
*Additional entry fees may apply.

Mon – Fri: 12pm – 5pm *open late for programs
Sat – Sun: 11am – 7pm *
*3rd and 4th floor installations will be open for viewing from January 10th to March 29th, 2015, daily from 12pm to 5pm

Exhibition Admission:
$10 general admission (per day)
$15 Festival Pass (Admission for 10 days, all receptions and discounts on events)
$25 for school groups, book tours with britt@gladstonehotel.com

Come Up To My Room (CUTMR) is the Gladstone Hotel’s annual alternative design event. CUTMR invites artists and designers to show us what goes on inside their heads. CUTMR is the Gladstone’s signature, self-produced design event that bends disciplinary boundaries and explores new ground with each passing year. Under wraps until the day it opens, the show inspires over 4,000 attendees with mind-twisting and 140-character-inspiring works of creativity.

New this year, CUTMR’15 extends its run to 10 days of design extravaganza at the Gladstone, with new programming, an exciting band night, and a symposium for Toronto’s largest alternative design exhibition.

- Design Pirates, a late night talk show styled event, Zahra Ebrahim and Fluffy Souffle, explore the new landscape of design where self-taught designers and credentialed professionals practice side by side;
- An evening of music and visual entertainment with Debaser and Weird Canada;
- An evening of music and art presented by Heretical Objects Cooperative;
- New this year, an opening and closing reception;
- Topped off by the no-to-be-missed annual Gladstone Love Design Party, the official closing party of the Toronto Design Offsite Festival. The Gladstone’s ballroom will be transformed into the world of installation and musical artist Petra Glynt (Alexandra MacKenzie).

The extended run and expanded scope is sure to make the 2015 edition of CUTMR the best yet! The exhibition will take over all floors of the 125-year-old historic hotel, inviting the creative community to take the temperature of contemporary practice and to explore the space between design, fine art, craft, landscape design, performance and sound installation.

CUTMR 2015 will once again play a pivotal role in connecting audience with the inspiring talents who build the foundation of Toronto’s contemporary art and design scene.

The exhibition, curated by Jaclyn Blumas, Robert Cram and Caitlin Plewes, has been running for over a decade and was voted the People’s Choice for the 2014 Toronto Design Offsite Festival. CUTMR’15 will once again play a pivotal role in connecting audience with the inspiring talents who build the foundation of our local community.

CUTMR’15 FEATURED ARTISTS
Miles Ingrassia and Iris Karuna; Mutt Kaw; Corinne Thiessen and Michael Trommer; Tough Guy Mountain; TextTiles; Noah Scheinman and Mary Soroka; DTAH; Carla Porier; Menalon; Time & Desire; Fareena Chanda; Jesse Hasko; Oliver Pauk & Michael Vickers; Museum of Temp Art: Michael Poulton; Ryerson IMA Gallery; Phil Irish; Meaghan Hyckie; Annie Tung; Lizz Aston; Dayna Gedney and Joe Baumann; Alula; and Lindsay Montgomery.

CUTMR’15 runs from January 16th to 25th, 2015
Monday to Friday from 12pm to 5pm *open late for programs
Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 7pm
*3rd and 4th floor installations will be open for viewing from January 10th to March 29th, 2015, daily from 12pm to 5pm