ARTicles

 DECEMBER 2005 - FEBRUARY 2006
NUMBER 74

Shirley Brown’s opening of Vestiges, August 25, 2005

1st Annual Members Show & Sale
December 8 – 21, 2005
OPENING RECEPTION/EARLY BIRD SALE FOR AGSM MEMBERS ONLY
Thursday, December 8, 7pm

Just in time for the holidays, the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba presents its newest fundraising initiative, The First Annual Members Show and Sale. This exhibition in our Main Gallery will feature work by AGSM Member Artists.

The AGSM has organized this inaugural fundraiser to promote and support the gallery’s members who make art. All the artwork featured in this exhibition is for sale by the artist with a small portion of the sale being donated to the gallery. Proceeds from the Members Show and Sale will be used to support Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba Programs.

Artwork purchased during this exhibition can be picked up at the gallery on Thursday, December 22nd and Friday, December 23rd.

Gala of Gifts

  • Friday, December 2nd 5pm to 9pm featuring Live Music, Entertainment, and late night treats in our TeaRoom
  • Saturday, December 3rd 10am to 4pm featuring Lunch in our Tea Room, Bake Sale, Kids Christmas Ornament Activity Area, Live music
Message from the Director
Jennifer Woodbury

Much good news befell the gallery in the last 6 months. A nearly $21,000 dollar increase in our funding from the Manitoba Arts Council will allow us to hire a full time
curator. Arts Stabilization Manitoba, Inc awarded a Capital fund grant of $35,000 over 5 years for excellence in financial management, governance and program vision by. And, finally, but certainly not least, the City of Brandon has agreed to stabilize and reduce the difference between the rent we pay them and their funding support for the gallery. Such tremendous support will only strengthen our ability to provide quality visual arts education and exhibition programming to southwestern Manitoba.

Meanwhile our exhibition program this past summer and fall highlighted the work of our own homegrown artists. Shirley Brown’s Vestiges, which closed October 8 after a 6 week run in the Main Gallery attracted nearly 1600 visitors and numerous school groups. We were proud to show in our Community Gallery the work of new Brandon artists Jen Smith and Christopher Wood (until November 10th). Until November 30th, Denise Parent of Onanole displays her stunning photographs of lands far and near, Brent Hume’s (Saskatchewan) bittersweet photographs document the decline of the grain elevator, and finally, our very own AGSM Art School instructors present their considerable talents in an array of work from ceramics to painting.

As Christmas approaches, we have more in store for those in search of a unique gift or just a break from the hurly burly of shopping. The Gala of Gifts fundraiser, a tradition of sorts, will feature over 20 tables of unique and high quality crafts from December 2nd, 5:00 PM to 9:00 Pm and Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. But brand new for this year will be the First Annual Members Exhibition and Sale. Our amazing artist members will be displaying the work in the Main Gallery from December 8th to the 21st. Every piece will be for sale by the artist and will make a stunning gift. A small portion of each sale will be donated to the gallery.

So come on down to the gallery this season, with so much going on there’s bound to be something to please you.
From here by Leah Decter

From Repeat along the border by Hannah Claus

In bringing together these different elements, Claus is searching for a new language; a communication that challenges absence through its presence.

Hannah Claus is an established artist living and working in Montreal.

here
Leah Decter

JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 25, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY, JANUARY12TH @ 7:30PM
ARTIST TALK THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 8:00 PM

Leah Decter draws her work from the story of her grandfather who in 1914 narrowly escaped the destruction of his village and the death of his entire family. Subsequent years of repeated displacement in Eastern Europe ended when he made his way to Northern Saskatchewan with false papers. The artist’s personal relationship with the story combined with the broader issues it reflects is the touchstone for the work in “here”. Each piece in the exhibition uses a fundamental textile process to embody contemporary and historical aspects of issues like place, displacement and belonging.

Leah Decter has recently relocated to Winnipeg.
Repeat along the border
Hannah Claus

JANUARY 12 – FEBRUARY 25, 2006
OPENING RECEPTION THURSDAY, JANUARY12TH @ 7:30PM
ARTIST TALK THURSDAY, JANUARY 12TH, 8:00 PM

Hannah Claus thinks of pattern as language, something that is omnipresent, surrounding and coding our lives, our selves and our worlds. In her installation work, the artist uses decoration to highlight relationships between cultural identities that make up her own history (Mohawk and Euro-Canadian), examining areas of overlap and transformation. To this end, she manipulates archetypal objects and/or patterns, such as colonial European wallpaper and textile patterns, Iroquois beading motifs and decorative design, as well as patterns that exist in nature.

From the Art Educator
Barb Flemington

The staff at AGSM is enjoying the help and company of Julie Martineau (Gatineau, Quebec) and Gayadhri Ambawattha (Galle, Sri Lanka), two Canada World Youth participants currently living and working in Brandon. They are working with the School Tours program and are an enormous asset. They are with us until November 24th when they set off for six months in Sri Lanka.

The ART Connects School Tours Program got off to a strong start with the exhibition, Vestiges by regional artist, Shirley Brown. This exhibition was popular with students and linked well with many areas of the curriculum. Vincent Massey Grade 11 English came for a visit and considered the exhibition in light of their study of short stories, A Bird in the House, by Margaret Lawrence. Here were two strong prairie women artists whose painting and writing narratives started from their place of living… Manitoba. We had many students visit the exhibition including a group of 40 Grade 11 students from Winnipeg.

Kid’s Studio Programs
I will be organizing the studio programs for children aged 6-12 years old. I welcome ideas and feedback. If you are interested in teaching please forward a resume to the Art Gallery Attention: Barb Flemington, Art Educator email: education@agsm.ca

The winter session is in the planning stages now so call soon!
Stain Glass workshop Participants Leah LaPlante and Sandy Brownridge showing off their wares. Keep your eyes peeled for more up and coming Stain Glass workshops in the new year.
Instructor Jeaninne Elder demonstrating soldering in the Stained Glass Workshop held October 23. Shirley Brown’s opening of Vestiges, August 25, 05

Winter Art Classes begin the week of January 16, 2006

Register now by calling 204-727-1036 or email info@agsm.ca

2nd Annual Artists’ Party held, October 11th, 2005

You are invited to the Studio Program Open House

Saturday, November 26th from 11am to 4pm

All studios will be open to the public. Come and see the studios and the artwork that can be made in ceramics, painting, drawing, bookmaking, photography, and more.
The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is a non-profit organization (charitable tax number 11921 3361 RR). It depends on the ongoing support of our members, corporations and foundations and community organizations for financial support. Over 100 volunteers assist in all aspects of the AGSM’s life. They make an enormous contribution of their time and talent.

AGSM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Maggie Ramsay – President
Jay Winburn – Vice President
Michael Cox – Secretary (Past-President)
Michael Malazdrewicz- Treasurer
Isobel Jarema
Nancy Kelleher – Gala of Gifts Committee
Donna Michaels
Leah LaPlante
Curt Shoultz – Art Auction Committee
Liz Roberts
Mef Simpson – Volunteer/Giftshop 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

Art
Gallery Gifts

Something for everyone on your list!

Open Monday to Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday nights till 9pm
NEW MEMBERSHIPS
JULY 2005

Mary Bosman
Cheyenne Kennedy
Lane Adriaansen
AUGUST 2005
Delia Milne
Colleen Mitchell
Helen Riesberry
Margaret Boyd
Mary Massey
Susan Robbins
Sherri Graham
Beryl Everingham
Marci Vreeman
Kerri Honish
Stephen Cassidy
Johanna Leseho
Mary Craig
Elaine Rounds
Maxine Patton
Amber Klassen
Carol Turabian
Ju-Young Kim
Patricia Jago
Gerry Oliver
Val Araujo
Sherryl Melnyk
Marion Brigden

SEPTEMBER 2005

Beth Smale
Penny Sboto
Wilma Lloyd-Davies
Lisa Patton
Ilene Dnistranski
Janet Lambert
Lauren Campbell
Sarah Picken
Susan Green
Ray Howell
Maggie Ramsay
Monique Ferguson
Darlene McGregor
Ruth Penner
Kathy Drumm
Denyse Forman
Cathy Clark
Will Lamont
Katrina Silva
Susana Danyliuk
Heather Morrison
Lenore Brazeau
Beverley Macson
Mildred Brazeau
Roberta Fleming
Brandon Palette
Club
Lisa Lund
Marilyn Stewart
Jennifer Bonnetta
Cathy Clark
Mindy Jamieson
Karalee Constant
Khanh Njuyen
Lorraine Messing
Trudy Corbett
Susan Pio
Mike Wallis
Alison Kelland
Brenda Rosset
Alison Murray
Mef and Murray
Simpson
Darusia Slon-
Comeau
Phoebe Stouffer
Thereza Barber-
Hacault
Whitney Glasgow
Carol MacKay
Sharon Somers
Jennifer Milliken
Diane Gawinski
Joan Dickson
John Scott
Tara Leach
Cara Warkentin
Katherine Mercredi
Rebecca Graham
Susan Peloquin
Linda Denbow
Leah LaPlante
Joyce Lidster
Shannon Smith
Kamrin Jardine

 SEPTEMBER 2005

Wendy Margetts
Margaret Stewart
Colleen Vanrobaeys
Lauree & Kerry
Skinner
Kirsty Cameron
Britainy Kasprick
Tiffany Green
Lois Forsberg
Joan Bomford
Brenda Cristall
Kathleen Cherniski
Malinda & Travis
Parsons
Libby Weir
Jamie Medland
Katherina Hadley
Bruce Brinkworth
Michael Cox
Patsy Michiels
Isabelle Smith
Pat Melnyk
Jay Winburn
Jade Ritchie
Ed Carrroll
Bev Daniels
Robin Chant
Sandra Green
Liz Roberts

OCTOBER 2005

Irene Bergner
Helen Levi
Ashish Banerji
Fay Jelly
Wayne & Barbara
Harrison
Joyce Rushton
Joe & Susan
Tsukamoto
Carolynn & Doug
Derksen
Shelly Bryant
Darline & Sandy
Brownridge
Ruth Mowat
Alex Town
Mary & Louis
Visentin
Carl & Syd Chihonik
Maggie Ross
Alex Matheson
Donna Michaels
Nellie Gillespie
Shelley Rogers
Rebecca Choy
Jacob & Judi
Janzen
Helena Elson
Pam Dean
Curt Shoultz
Catherine Mansell
Joan Scrase
Sheila Ponto
Ann Rivera
Shelley Lint

NOVEMBER 2005

Sue Hunter
Norma Bileski
Art Oscar
Timothy Ray
Hazel Skinner

Thank you to our dedicated giftshop volunteers:

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

Thank you and Best Wishes to Kevin Jones who has been helping us at the Gallery for many years.

Thank you to Marilyn Ross for Opening preparations for the Hume/Parent/ Instructor’s Exhibition. If you are interested in helping with Exhibition Openings please contact Allison (Reception) or Barb (Art Educator) at 727-1036.

Thank you for Art Party contributions: Water from Blue Moon, Discount on food from Sobey’s, Raffle items from Gift Shop, Fay Jelly, Shirley Brown.
Last Call for Submission
1St Annual Members Show and Sale

AGSM Members may submit up to 3 works of art to be proposed for exhibition in the Members Show and Sale. All artwork submitted must be for sale and ready for display.

Please contact the gallery at 204-727-1036 or www.agsm.ca for a complete list of criteria

Delivery of Work: Members must bring their work to the AGSM on Thursday, November 24th 10am to 9pm



AGSM Holiday Hours

OPEN till Dec 23rd - Regular Hours

CLOSED Dec 24th, 26th and 27th
OPEN Dec 28th - 30th 10am - 6pm
CLOSED Dec 31st and Jan 2nd
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