Ice Follies 2018

Drew Gauley, Frozen Messages For Nipissing, 2018

Presented by Nipissing Regional Curatorial Collective

In 2017 Drew Gauley was contracted as a Drone Pilot by Tank Media out of Montreal to create a piece for Heritage Canada’s 150th collection. The result of this project was Drew Gauley’s Frozen Messages, capturing the beauty of a community coming together on a cold Winter’s day in Lake Temiskaming to capture Drew Gauley’s vision for Canada 150.

Frozen Messages is a project that involved the creation of a giant snow drawing on Lake Temiskaming, the interpretation of the project themes by local high school students with an exhibition of their artworks at the Temiskaming Art Gallery and a short film created by Drew Gauley.

For Ice Follies 2018, Drew Gauley continued with the themes from Frozen Messages he offered to Temiskaming in 2017, penning his mark in the snow via snowblower to reveal Frozen Messages for Nipissing. Drew contributed to Ice Follies by creating a community focused piece where volunteers can carve messages into the ice that can literally be seen from space.

Artist Bio

Drew Gauley is a full-time filmmaker and media artist residing in beautiful Temiskaming Shores in Northern Ontario. In addition to providing commercial video services through his company Good Gauley Productions, Drew produces collaborative arts projects, documentary films and offers media instruction. Having grown up in the suburbs of the GTA, before living in downtown Toronto while working at the ROM for over 10 years, he is happy to announce that he now considers himself to be a true northerner!

Driven by a guiding belief in the societal benefits associated with arts related pursuits, Drew is active on many boards and works tirelessly to support and promote arts, culture, and heritage. He is a valuable member of the 2018 SPARC Symposium working group, providing his expertise towards all things related to video engagement, event support, and long-term documentation. He believes that the work of the SPARC organization, and in particular, the 2018 Symposium in Cobalt, will bring about positive change to support arts, culture and heritage in rural Ontario.