TD WATERHOUSE PRESENTS ART WITH HEART FOR CASEY HOUSE OCTOBER 19

Widest Canadian representation to date with powerful environmental themes emerging

TORONTO, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - TD Waterhouse presents Art with Heart, Casey House's signature fundraiser, October 19 at the Carlu. Over its 17-year history Art with Heart has earned a deserved reputation as an unparalleled contemporary art auction experience, benefitting HIV/AIDS treatment and support at Casey House.

Humanity's impact on our natural landscape is a theme explored in many of this year's exquisite Art with Heart offerings: from Greg Girard's already sold-out limited edition depicting the demolished neighbourhoods of Shanghai; to Eamon Mac Mahon's aerial photograph of stampeding bison on a smoldering northern plain; Ned Pratt's simple red shed against an Newfoundland ocean vista; Edward Burtynsky's undulating coal piles; Steven Nederveen's magical realist dreamland; Jonathan Johnson's post-industrialist harbour; Cape Dorset artist Ningeokuluk Teevee's playful polar bear on an ice floe; Toni Hafkenscheid's manicured gardens at Prospect Point; David Burdeny's startling panorama of a Japanese nori farm; Isabelle Hayeur's video treatment of the ruins of Manhattan's Governors Island; Jesse Boles' heroically-scaled waterworks facility;and Denis Farley's arresting juxtaposition of man-made versus natural waterfalls.

The 86-lot collection represents the most geographically diverse collection of Canadian artists ever assembled in the auction's history, including artists from coast to coast to coast. Other esteemed artists in the collection include Adad Hannah, James Lahey, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Brendan Flanagan, John Abrams, Douglas Coupland, Diana Thorneycroft, Michael Smith, Katie Pretti and John Scott.

This year marks the tenth year of support for Art with Heart from Presenting Sponsor TD Waterhouse. "Casey House continues to provide an exemplary response to the crisis of HIV/AIDS," says Bill Hatanaka, Group Head, Global Wealth and CEO, TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. "TD recognizes that our success as a financial institution and a community partner is directly related to the health of our communities, and we're proud to support Casey House and its vital work."

The full collection including an index of artists can be viewed at www.artwithheart.ca, where tickets and limited editions are available for purchase. A print catalogue is available to media by request, as are high-res images of the works.

WHAT: WHEN: WHERE: TICKETS: FREE PUBLIC PREVIEWS:

Art with Heart Auction: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 5:30 pm (reception) / 7 pm (auction) The Carlu, 444 Yonge St., Toronto $150 at www.artwithheart.ca Bonhams Canada, 20 Hazelton Ave., October 15-17

Presenting Sponsor: TD Waterhouse | Gallery of Patrons Limited Edition
Sponsor: Urbacon | Design Sponsor: OSL Marketing | Print Sponsor: The Globe and Mail | Radio Sponsor: The New Classical 96.3 FM | Event Location Sponsor: The Carlu | Preview Location Sponsor: Bonhams Canada

About Casey House - Founded in 1988, Casey House is a specialty hospital with community programming including home care and outreach programs.
Our mission is to provide exemplary care, treatment and support for people affected by HIV/AIDS, in collaboration with our communities.
www.caseyhouse.com

For further information:

Kathleen Sandusky, Communications Specialist, Casey House
416-894-0238 (cell)
[email protected]