(October.11 ­ Nov.9), 1996 "ARTSEEN 4: ANNUAL OFF-SITE SHOWCASE OF NEW & EXPERIMENTAL ART" (Windsor/Detroit area) (Open; unjuried off-site exhibition. Mixed media site installation, interventions and performance) 

Over the past four years, this exhibition has served as a kind of laboratory for new and experimental work by local artists. Originally, the intent was to create the atmosphere for dialogue about new work by organizing a studio crawl and a reception. More recently, the event has been moved to a single, off-site location. Artseen was held this year at the Walker Power Building, a disused, turn-of-the century manufacturing plant on Windsor's waterfront.

Rachelle Viader Knowles

Christine Burchnall, Chris McNamara & Bob Anderson

Artists participating in Artseen included: the E.I.E.I.O. Institute, a collective made up of Bob Andersen, (Detroit), Christine Burchnall, (Windsor), and Christopher McNamara (Windsor); Dennis Bolohan (Kingsville); Sandra Boyd (Windsor); Dan Desveaux (Windsor); Mark Esse (Detroit); Bart Gazzola (Windsor); Karen Hendricks (Windsor); Rachelle Viader Knowles (Windsor); Trevor Laframboise (Windsor); Elizabeth Didonna McLeod (Detroit); Veronica Meloche (Windsor); Chuck McArthur (Windsor); Troy Ouellette (Windsor); Britta Poisson (Windsor); Ken Roung (Harrow); Madeline Saunders (Windsor); Colleen Schindler (Emeryville); Blaine White (Windsor); and Andrew Wright (Windsor). The opening night also featured Mark Lefebvre (Windsor) and Sue Doucet (Windsor) in a performance excerpt from a contemporary theatre production written by Detroit poet Chris Tysh and directed by Carla Harryman (Detroit). The evening was rounded off by musical performances by Windsor band "Chassy Cola" and DJs Len and Spencer.

Karen Hendricks