ARTicles

 AUGUST - NOVEMBER 2005
NUMBER 73
AUGUST 25 - OCTOBER 8, 2005
Vestiges
Shirley Brown

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, August 25 @ 7: 30 PM
ARTIST TALK
Thursday August 25 @ 8: 00 PM

Shirley Brown's recent work was inspired by bird skeletons she discovered in an abandoned cook stove. As they became a metaphorb for loss, she began to picture them as ancient beings that may have inhabited this Earth long ago.

Using the birds as a source of an imagined lost civilization, the artist has made "artifacts" like bookworks, reliquaries and shrines. These invented relics become symbolic fragments of a vanished world and lost wisdom. Playing with ideas of consumerism, Brown devotes a portion of the exhibition to a faux gift shop, which will contain tawdry mementos, commenting on museum exhibition and promotional practices. Shirley Brown is an established artist living and working in the Brandon region. Produced by the AGSM and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. A catalogue of the exhibition is available for $15.00 + GST.
SHIRLEY BROWN, Untitled, Box #1, detail 2004
October 20 - November 30, 2005
Reflections
Denise Parent

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday October 20, 7: 30 PM
ARTIST TALK
Thursday October 20, 8: 00 PM

The repetition of patterns both in natural and manufactured objects are a major source of inspiration for this Onanole based photographer. A repeated theme in her work is the complexity and simplicity of forms and the recognition that humankind cannot create something that does not already exist in nature.

Parent takes everyday objects, those found in natural settings and those that are not, and presents them in a manner that allows viewers to ponder the simple beauty that surrounds us. Denise Parent is an establishing artist living and working in Onanole, Manitoba.
DENISE PARENT, Motorcycle Reflection

October 20 - November 30, 2005
In the Horizon
Brent Hume

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday October 20, 7:30 PM
ARTIST TALK
Thursday October 20, 8:00 PM
Prairie agriculture has endured a variety of changes throughout history but the closure of small grain elevators exposed difficult times for farmers. Once a place for business, the grain elevator also played the important role of community meeting place. Their disappearance from the Prairie landscape reflects the changes that have so negatively impacted on small farming communities.

In this exhibition, Brent Hume documents through photography how farming and the landscape have changed, and how it affects him as both an artist and farmer. Brent Hume is an establishing artist living and working in Saskatchewan.
BRENT HUME, Untitled
October will feature an artist talk with Faye HeavyShield at AGSM.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Faye HeavyShield was born on the Stand Off Reserve in southern Alberta and is a member of the Blood Nation. She graduated from the Alberta College of Art in 1985 and continued her studies at the University of Calgary. Gaining prominence and recognition in the past few years, her work has been the subject of many solo shows, including major exhibitions of First Nations’ contemporary art. HeavyShield describes her art as a reflection of her environment and personal history as lived in the physical geography of southern Alberta with its prairie grass, river coulees, and wind and an upbringing in the Kainai community (with a childhood stint in the Catholic residential school system). The past, present and imagined make up the vocabulary used to realize her thoughts and ideas; responses and references to the body, land, and language.
Florence Madeline Perry Memorial Scholarship

The Board of Directors of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is now accepting names of students eligible to receive the Florence Madeline Perry Memorial Scholarship.

This memorial scholarship of $ 500.00 was established by the late Dr. William Perry in memory of his late wife Florence Madeline Perry who made many contributions to the arts throughout her life. In order to be eligible to receive this award you must be:

  • A southwestern Manitoba art student or artist presently enrolled or intending to enroll in a post-secondary Fine Arts program. Or
  • A southwestern Manitoba art student or artist presently enrolled or intending to enroll in a recognized mentor or apprenticeship program for artists.

All interested applicants are asked to submit the following:

  • A biography including why you have chosen to enter art school or an apprentice program.
  • Slides, photos or appropriate documentation of your work.
  • Documentation of acceptance into a fine arts or a recognized apprentice or mentor program when it is available.

Please send information to:

Florence Madeline Perry Memorial Award
c/o Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba
710 Rosser Ave., Unit 2
Brandon, MB R7A 0K9

Deadline for submission: Friday, August 19, 2005

 New! AGSM Membership Cards

In this quarter’s Articles you will find your
brand new AGSM Membership Card.


Membership benefits include: advance invitations to exhibition openings and special events; discounts on all art classes and workshops; our quarterly newsletter ARTicles, and...

Best of all, as a member of the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba you are helping to sustain high quality programs that enhance appreciation of the different people and communities that comprise Brandon and the region.

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Gallery Friend: $25.00
Senior, Student, AGSM Volunteer: $20.00
Family: $40.00
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Gallery Benefactor: $500.00 + up

For more details on Memberships please contact the AGSM at 204-727-1036 or info@agsm.ca or check out our websiteat www.agsm.ca
Message from the Director

Cathy Mattes, Shirley Brown, Richard L. Yaffe, Chair of the Board of Governors, Winnipeg Art Gallery at the Opening of Vestiges, Winnipeg Art Gallery. (PHOTO BY MAGGIE ROSS)




Notice of AGSM Annual General Meeting
Tuesday, September 20th, 7pm
All AGSM Members invited to attend
The last few months have been a roller coaster of good news and sad. The AGSM’s School Art Tours program received a tremendous boost recently in the form of a generous donation from the Royal Bank of Canada Foundation. In this programs’ first year of operation, Staff Art Educator, Barb Flemington, has done a wonderful job of finding ways to make exhibitions in the main gallery a powerful education tool for children in the Brandon and rural school divisions. We are deeply grateful for the Royal Bank’s vote of support for this valuable program.

In the midst of this very good news, we were saddened to see the departure of curator Cathy Mattes. Her commitment, drive and excellent good humour have been profound assets to the AGSM in building a new and inclusive artistic vision. Despite her part time hours, Cathy did an enormous amount of work in the two years with the gallery. We are sad to see her go, but we know she will receive great joy by spending more time with her beautiful daughter Seren, while pursuing independent contracts including those with the AGSM. The Board of Directors and I are determined to maintain the vision of diversity she has begun. A new curator will be in place by late fall.

Cathy’s final official exhibition with the AGSM is by local artist Shirley Brown in a show entitled Vestiges and opening on August 25th. Co-produced with the Winnipeg Art Gallery where it already opened in early June, we are proud of this partnership forged by Cathy and the beautiful catalogue on Shirley’s work that has resulted. Thank you, Cathy!
- Jennifer Woodbury
Art Connects School Tours Program
The ART Connects program offers students and groups a guided tour and a related studio
activity. Emphasis is on developing students’ creative and expressive skills through a
combination of viewing, discussing and making art
August 25 – October 8, 2005

Vestiges – Shirley Brown Students will tour the exhibition, discuss the work and participate in a hands-on activity that will explore the idea of creating visual worlds that tell stories, reveal metaphors and share ideas. A variety of media will be explored that may include paint, found objects and mixed media.

October 20 – November 30, 2005

In the Horizon – Brent Hume Students will tour the exhibition and discuss ideas of change, obsolescence and displacement as revealed through the photographs. A hands-on activity will include the building of “visual maps” that reflect changes and growth in an individual’s life.

October 20 – November 30, 2005

Reflections – Denise Parent Students will tour the exhibition, discuss the work and participate in a hands-on activity that will explore the idea of re-awakening our sense of wonder with the world. Magnifying loops and visual examples offragmented subjects will lead the students to drawings and images that reflect the mystery of nature.

All three exhibitions are recommended for Grades K -12. Book early, as space is limited. Cost $3.25 per student, GST included. For more information contact Barb Flemington, Art Educator at education@agsm.ca

Fall Classes begin September 19 Kids Teens Adults. To register call (204) 727-1036 or info@agsm.ca
Classes offered include pottery, painting, drawing, photography, printmaking & more.
Thank You... The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba wishes to express its gratitude to the following members and a special thanks to our dedicated volunteers.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

NEW MEMBERSHIPS

 THANK YOUS
April 2005
Cathie Crossin
Sean Farnell
Eva Granger
Guild Family
David Janzen
John Livingstone
Denise Parent
Cliff Ramcharan
Barb Robertson
Meaghan Veysey
Teresa Wareham
Richard Yates
Zeke Family

May 2005
Shirley Dutchik
Ruth Stewart
Phyllis Zimmerman

June 2005
Colin Corneau
Geoffrey Cruse
Virginia Kostiuk
Penner Family

July 2005
Bob Walberg
Enid Pottinger

April 2005
Leona Carnegie
Merle Cowan
Dinah Ceplis
Vivian Golletz
Yelena
Gyulkhandanyan
Robin Kirkby
Le Blanc Family
Jennifer Mykle
Melissa Ridgen
Bella Sargsan
Niki Sayant
Philma Scheepers
Rayelle Staszczak
Amie Teetaert
Emma Tyndall
Emma Weflen

May 2005
Jennifer Nicholson

June 2005
Lane Adriannsen
Kreshewski Family
Eric Lin
Marion Robinsong
Starko Family
Owen Wilson

 To our dedicated Giftshop Volunteers

Gwen Crook
Ev Lacey
Janet Lambert
Eleanor McCreath
Enid Pottinger
Millie Reid
Barb Robertson
Mef Simpson
Darlene Tufts-Dunlop
Norma Woodman
Cuimei Xu

Thank you to
Kevin Jones for cleaning
our studios

Thank you to
Christopher Wood for
his Graffiti lettering
AGSM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maggie Ramsay - President
Jay Winburn - Vice President
Michael Cox - Secretary (Past- President)
Doug Wotton - Treasurer
Trudy Corbett
Donna Michaels
Leah LaPlante
Curt Shoultz - Art Auction Committee
Liz Roberts
Wilma Lloyd Davies - Volunteer/ Gift Shop Committee

GALLERY STAFF

Jennifer Woodbury - Executive Director
George Belliveau - Custodian
Kevin Conlin - Art School Coordinator
Barb Flemington - Art Educator
Maggie Ross - Gallery Assistant
Allison Ryplanski - Gallery Administrator
Jimmy Scholz - Preparator
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Volunteer information sheets available at the Art Gallery. Or call (204) 727-1036 and we will be happy to mail you a copy. A downloadable version is available on our website at www.agsm.ca - go to Get Involved! Then click on Volunteers. We will be happy to have you onboard!
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