Cities of Canada : The Seagram Collection
December 16 to April 24, 2006 - Level 4 |
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Curated by Ihor Holubizky, Cities of Canada features 40 striking cityscapes commissioned by Samuel Bronfman as part of a groundbreaking art show which toured nationally and internationally in the early 1950s. Suggesting Canada's emerging presence on the post-war global scene, a variety of well known artist including A.Y. Jackson, Charles Comfort, Frederick Taylor, William Goodridge Roberts and Walter Phillips offer a picture of Canada as an active, metropolitan and industrial country.
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Beauty Queens
January 20 to May 21, 2006 - Level 3 |
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Beauty Queens explores concepts of identity and cultural autonomy within the unique situation of island experience.  Drawn from Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, and Vancouver Island, as well as the international settings of Ireland, Hawaii, and Trinidad, this exhibition presents the work of thirteen artists whose work emerges from and reflects upon their island settings. A joint project of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Confederation Centre Art Gallery and The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery. The exhibition is curated by Lisa Baldissera, Bruce Johnson, and Shauna McCabe.
Featuring Artists:
Gerald Beaulieu, John G. Boehme, Gaye Chan, Christopher Cozier, Susan Dayal, Jim Hansen, Barb Hunt, Daniel Jewesbury,Melinda Morey, Wendy Nanan, Marianne Nicolson, Judith Scherer, Dan Shipsides
Stages
January 3 to May 14, 2006 - Level 4 |
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Preliminary sketches and paintings from the Art Gallery’s permanent collection reveal the metamorphic nature of the creative process. Artists include: David Blackwood, Rhoda Dawson, A.Y. Jackson, David Milne, Helen Parsons Shepherd, Rae Perlin, Christopher Pratt, Gerald Squires, Tony Urquhart and Don Wright.
Where Wonder, What Weight
February 3 to May 14, 2006 - Level 4 |
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St. John’s artists Will Gill and Beth Oberholtzer join in a collaborative exhibition of sculpture and installation. Exploring intersections between the personal and the cultural, the artists explore subjects including human conflict, spirituality, sexual identity and the environment. |
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| The Arts Work Conference |
April 5, 6, 7, 2006
St. John's
The Arts Work is a series of conferences that will focus on practical and effective approaches to incorporate and support the arts in the school curriculum. Over three years, the conferences will offer professional development to Grades K-12 teachers. Major funding for The Arts Work conferences will come from Cultural Connections, the provincial government’s K-12 Arts and Cultural Strategy.
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