The ONE Gallery
The ONE Gallery (TOG) message to the world,
Locally and Globally:
The ONE Gallery (TOG) -
One World
One Art
One HeArt
Life as Art
Art as Life
What the World needs now are ART
HeArt, TOG, STEAM & STEM!
TOG positions itself as a Global and Local Gallery serving all Canadians and the world, cultivating the souls of all of us, our communities, cities and countries artistically .
- It is situated in the Canadian historic area of art and culture in Main Street Unionville, which has close to 200 years of history.
The ONE Gallery joint venture with other important art and cultural members of the art world and international arena both at the global and local levels:
- Partnering with United Nations, and by invitation, The One Heart Beat art piece created by Global Artist William Ho has been installed at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Cooperating with the Varley Gallery and by invitation, Mr. William Ho has exhibited his art with the Group of Seven’s works together. - Partnering with the QSY Museum of China (a Louvre Museum level museum in China) to invite William Ho to have his solo art exhibition at the QSY Museum, exhibiting 93 pieces of Mr. Ho’s original paintings in their 20,000 square feet exhibition hall.
- Partnering with the City of Toronto, The ONE Gallery facilitated Toronto to become a One Heart Beat (OHB) City in Canada by installing the OHB art piece at the Toronto City Hall, likewise York Region as OHB Region.
- Partnering with the City of Toronto, The ONE Gallery facilitated Toronto to become a One Heart Beat (OHB) City in Canada by installing the OHB art piece at the Toronto City Hall, likewise York Region as OHB Region.
- Partnering with the City of Richmond Hill, inviting the City Artist of Shenzhen (a 20 million people city in China) to have his solo art exhibition in the City of Richmond Hill, as an art and cultural exchange program between Canada and China.
- The ONE Gallery is an important landmark of art and culture. Different levels of government are proud to present The ONE Gallery to important international visitors from other countries. Mayor of Markham specifically took the then Austrian Multicultural Minister Sebastian Kurz (who later became the Prime Minister of Austria) to visit The ONE Gallery to showcase that Markham does have internationally acclaimed artists and arts (see attached photo).
- Even the international game grant Monopoly included The ONE Gallery in the Unionvilleopoly (see attached photo).
- Many media outlets have featured The ONE Gallery through television and print (See attached TV special footage)
- The ONE Gallery contributes to the Local Community as well as the Global Communities. It holds different events partnering with different ethnic and religious groups, such as the event of Nation Anthem O Canada’s Chinese version at Canada Day (see attached photos)
- Many students from The ONE Gallery have great achievements already such as Peter Chan teaching at OCAD University, Valerie Kent as President of the Richmond Hill Art Society and Evelyn providing leadership of important art society.
VISION, PASSION, MISSION & ACTION of THE ONE GALLERY (TOG)
The “ONE” of The ONE Gallery manifests –
1.The ONE Creation
2.You and Me as the special ONEs
3.Every single piece of art is ONE of a kind!
The Vision of TOG is to elevate every one of us to become more Beautiful Human Beings through Love, Hope, Beauty, Art, Culture and Positive Energy. And let us to see the Love & Beauty around us, and within us.
The Passion of TOG is to direct all of us to see that we are all Masterpieces of ART as LIVES, our BEINGS & our DOINGS. TOG slogan is
Life as Art, Art as Life
Our Mission is to harmonize all Human beings with
A. The Creator – respect all faith
B. The Nature – respect our Motherland
C.Different People groups of the world – Multiculturalism.
D. Ourselves – Well beings of our Souls, Minds and Bodies.
through art creations, art teaching and training, and supporting artists across the world through Global and Local Actions.
TOG Actions
TOG has been supporting many local and overseas artists in the past 15 year through public exhibitions and online supports. Partnering with local and international art galleries, cities and educational organizations, TOG organizes and facilitates solo and group shows expanding exposure of artists particularly local artists to Markham, Metro Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the World.
TOG’s Art and Actions manifest the Cornerstones and Soul of Canadian culture in different aspects and levels.Partnering with vary levels of Canadian government including commissioned by the City of Richmond Hill, TOG with artist William Ho created the Veteran Statue at the Richmond Hill Cenotaph (Yonge and Major Mackenzie, Toronto) which has been entitled “LOVE, HOPE, COURAGE & HARMONY” which TOG has symbolized the above virtues collectively as
“CANADIANISM”.
This Veteran Statue, among other TOG arts, is one of the best expressions of “Canadianism” through Public Art.This is the public proclamation of our Canada Soul, culture/DNA at the local, citywide and national levels.
At the Global, international and national levels,TOG also promoting global human values & Canadianism – LOVE, HOPE, HARMONY, COURAGE and MULTICULTURALISM through Global Art creation such as the one-stroke creation “ONE HEART BEAT” (OHB) art pieces ((by artist William Ho))? which are now collected, installed or exhibited at the United Nations Headquarters, Parliament Hill of Canada, York Region, City of Toronto, City of Richmond Hill just to name a few.
Important mandate of the TOG Actions is, as educator, to support and develop young, emerge and mature artists from different cultural and faith backgrounds. The TOG art classes provide art classes including Western and Chinese traditions. TOG has thousands of students; they are ranging from 6 years old to 94 years old, from school students to retirees. Many of them have been developed from freshmen to art instructors teaching future generations or working in different universities (e.g. U of T), art organizations (e.g. ROM) and art schools (e.g. OCADU). Many of these art teachers also teaching their trainees to teach other students, TOG provides them with art history, top art and painting skills, appreciation of art, artistic and mental harmony, strong interpersonal skills and life cultivation. TOG nurture different professions such as medical and mental health workers to maximize their potential personally and professionally, As TOG sees every single ones of us as masterpieces of art, TOG supports and develops art education parallel both in person and online settings, based on the personal needs and situations of the students in a custom made manner.
TOG is expanding the Virtual Learning in a creative ways, so that the TOG teaching benefits can not only covering the local needs, but go beyond to the rest of the world. Our teachers can teach and interact with the students anywhere and anytime for teaching purposes.
TOG art education focus both foundation and creativity of art, Being as well as the Doings, the Process as well as the Products.TOG is always strong in art foundations, innovation and creativity!
Testimony
The ONE Gallery – A Global Treasure in our Midst!
Just over 10 years ago in March of 2012 my wife, Dina, and I visited The ONE Gallery on Main Street in Unionville. We were most pleasantly surprised by what we found. We met internationally renowned artist, William Ho and his lovely wife, Carol, at that time. We were immediately impressed not just with the art in the Gallery, but by the life-meaning, life-defining sense of spirituality in how William described his work. He sees The ONE Gallery as the embodiment of his hope for his artistry – and his philosophy of the connectedness of all people to one another – to encourage all of us to see the good in everyone. The ONE Gallery is a treasure in our midst! The art here is of the highest quality and embodies William’s philosophy of oneness, of positive energy, of cultural connections across the world and the
importance of having centres of beauty such as The ONE Gallery in our communities. We live in a global community and The ONE Gallery brings that connectedness “home” to our local, daily lives in a beautiful way. You “feel” that connectedness through the art the moment you walk through the doors. You “feel” your place in your global community right here while standing in your local community – all in The ONE Gallery! A global treasure in our local midst!
David R Cox
Unionville, Ontario
Retired former Senior Vice President & amp; Chief Information Officer Motorola Corporation
Learning art at the One Gallery has brought me a greater understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture, and my own identity as a Chinese Canadian. It has helped me in my artistic and mindfulness practice – by teaching me to see and think differently, and eliciting present-moment awareness in a kind and curious manner.
Chinese art as taught at the One Gallery is a practice that involves patience, connection with one’s inner world, and creativity—important abilities for navigating the difficulties of daily life. I’ve been able to take the teachings from this art form into my work as a mental health professional, both as a practice for my own health and wellness, and as opportunities to share and teach people facing mental health challenges. Through the engagement in this art-making participants are able to view themselves as more than disabled people, but more rather as artists with their own vision and means of expression. Having this and other art forms create non-threatening and culturally-relevant opportunities for experimentation and risk-taking—both of which can be difficult when facing mental health challenges.
Clients have been invited to the One Gallery (both in-person and virtually) to learn about Chinese culture, to ask questions and to view the creation of artwork. These experiences have offered an opportunity to connect with others, feel welcome in their community, and to better appreciate the diversity of art.
Sharlene Wong
Occupational Therapist OT Re. (Ontario)
My name is Caimei Su,
I would like to give my testimony on The ONE Gallery (TOG) where my daughter Phoebe Chen is currently taking art classes at The ONE Gallery.
Phoebe is very happy for getting great help in her emotional support and development (particularly in this COVID-19 time) at the The ONE Gallery art class.
She is attaining great sense of achievement to enhance her confidence in art and dealing with people.
Phoebe is also building strong creativity which will have great help to her future career development and life cultivation.
Phoebe really enjoys spending time with Mr. William Ho, her art teacher at The ONE Gallery.
We are so grateful for having the opportunity to learn art and life cultivation at The ONE Gallery.
Actually we think that more people should know more about The ONE Gallery, its art and contributions to our society.
Thanks a lot for your attention.
Caimei Su,
mother of Phoebe
“WILLIAM HO is truly the ONE HEART BEAT MAN” – Ban Ki Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations
“William, you are comparable to Picasso” – Stephen Lewis, former Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
William Ho, Principal Artist of The ONE Gallery William Ho is an internationally renowned artist, an ambassador of love and hope, and the Founder of the One Heart Beat around the World (a movement focused on helping needy people and suffering children of the world through art, culture, and relief work). He is also a thinker, speaker, writer, humanitarian, and the Principal Artist of The ONE Gallery, famous for his poetic art creations and his passionate speeches. Mr Ho has been invited to deliver his speeches on love, hope, beauty, and harmony at the United Nations and around the globe. He creates world-class art for international organizations; his One Heart Beat Award has been awarded to Nobel Prize Winner Bishop Desmond Tutu, UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon of the UN, and Heads of States.
His works are masterpieces carrying timeless messages to the world. His art has been exhibited and installed at various international museums, galleries, and public venues, such as the Louvre Museum in France, the United Nations in New York, Guan Shanyue Museum in China, and the Parliament Hill of Canada. Alongside those major institutions across the globe, the French National Society of Art has also collected his work. Mr. Ho’s One Heart Beat painting is currently installed at the UN Headquarters in New York, which is also where his book, A Journey from the Heart to the World, was launched worldwide by the UN. He has also authored one of the Chinese versions of the Canadian national anthem, “O Canada.”
