Lieutenant Governor of Ontario to Officially Open the Jean Simpson Studio and the 5th Annual Being Scene Art Exhibition

Media Advisory

For Immediate Release - June 30, 2004 (Toronto): The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Workman Theatre Project (WTP) have transformed the outer mezzanine of the cafeteria at their Queen Street site into a permanent studio space - the Jean Simpson Studio - and the walls of their building into an Art Gallery as the fifth Annual Being Scene Art Exhibiti on gets underway on June 30th, 2004. To mark the occasion and celebrate the opening of the studio, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, the Honourable James K. Bartleman, will provide the opening remarks.

The Being Scene Art exhibition - now in its fifth year - has in the past featured the work of renowned artists such as Danae Chambers, Peter Smith and Henry Benvenuti. All of the artists involved receive or have received services from CAMH. This year's juried art exhibition features 76 works by 53 artists. Lasting for a full year, the art exhibition is displayed in the hallways of the different CAMH locations.

The media is invited to attend the opening, tour the studio and visit with the artists.

When: Wednesday June 30, 2004
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Where: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1001 Queen St. West
2nd floor cafeteria, outer mezzanine

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is a Pan American Health Organization and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre and a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

The Workman Theatre is a not for profit professional arts company who works in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

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Media interested in attending or for more information please contact: Lanre Banjoko, CAMH Media Line (416) 595-6015 or pager: (416) 322-9326.