The opening reception for our EKKT 67th Annual Art Exhibition is on Thursday October 13th 6-9pm at The Todmorden Papermill Gallery.

Come and hear our special guest speaker, well-known Estonian Architect Eneri Taul BA, OAA share her ideas about artists and architects.

Enjoy a musical performance by The Topaz Duo, flutist Kaili Maimets and harpist Angela Schwarzkopf, featuring music from their new album Lumena.

Come and enjoy the company of EKKT artists and meet some of our guest artists in the beautiful setting of the gallery. Award-winning craft beer by Shacklands’ brewer Kalev Nisbet will be for sale with other beverages. Light food will be available.

Guest Speaker

Eneri Taul, BA, OAA received her degree in architecture in the United States before coming to Toronto. Eneri has been a successful sole practitioner in Ontario since 1981. Her expertise includes design and renovation of custom homes, small commercial buildings, construction supervision and consultation. Eneri’s vision of a building includes the practical with the complementary aesthetic. Her design for the Timmas Art Studio (Timmase Kunstitare) in Udora, Ontario is a good example of this approach. The space offers indoor and outdoor resources for all forms of creative arts' activity, ceramics included. The studio is easily accessible for all ages and is also a designated workshop/retreat place for EKKT members to enjoy.

Musical Performance

Kaili Maimets and Angela Schwarzkopf have been performing together for 12 years. Both are accomplished musicians and have continued to flourish in their fields of specialization, flute and harp. Together as The Topaz Duo, they created an album called Lumena.

EKKT is honoured to have them perform this year at our opening reception.

“With the arrival of the pandemic, so too did a unique opportunity for us. For the first time in a long time, we were in the same city and had lots of time. So, one sunny day in 2020 we sat outside and talked about how to make our dream a reality. We have always had a focus on music by living composers and knew that we were passionate about programing both the Sonata for flute and harp Op. 56 by Lowell Liebermann and lumena (composed by Kaili’s brother Riho Esko Maimets). We also knew that we desperately wanted to learn, perform, and record the Sonata for harp and flute by Marjan Mozetich. We wanted one more piece to round out this project and we wanted it to be something created just for us, and so Little Feng Huang by Kevin Lau was born. We believe we have curated a unique album that showcases a wide range of music styles and feelings.” -Kaili Maimets

The Todmorden Mills Heritage Site is a Toronto Museum at 67 Pottery Road and the Papermill Gallery is a classic venue. Its doors will re-open to the public after Labour Day on September 8th. New norms for visiting will apply which includes masks and physical distancing. There will be a maximum capacity of 50 people at any one time in the gallery. The new hours of the museum site will be Tuesday – Sunday 11am-5pm. Closed Mondays.

Join EKKT at their opening reception evening for their 62nd annual art show at Art Square Gallery

Music: Mike Milligan; bass, Roy Patterson; guitar