Hovercraft Takashi Iwasaki Jeanette Johns Heather Komus Chantel Mierau Kristin Nelson Jennie O’Keefe Suzie Smith

Takashi Iwasaki Hatsugaseicho, 2011 - Wood, glass, horn, bamboo, quartz, metal, bone, sea urchin spine, polyvinyl acetate glue, epoxy glue, tung oil

January 19 - March 30, 2012
Opening reception and performance by Chantel Mierau
Thursday, January 19, 7:30 pm

Hovercraft workshop space
February 11 - March 1, 2012

Everyone is free to explore the resources and craft materials in our workshop space!  You can choose to work on your own projects or attend workshops during regular gallery hours. All events are free and open to everyone.

Schedule and Details

Hovercraft is an exhibition of work by Manitoba’s new wave of craft-utilizing artists, co-curated by Jenny Western and Kerri-Lynn Reeves, and produced in collaboration with the Manitoba Crafts Council.

The exhibition challenges traditional notions of craft and art by hovering just above their presumed boundaries. While by no means an exhaustive display of Manitoba’s young crafters, Hovercraft showcases some of the most exciting new work being made by emerging and early career artists: Takashi Iwasaki, Jeanette Johns, Heather Komus, Chantel Mierau, Kristin Nelson, Jennie O’Keefe, and Suzie Smith.

Bringing together elements of embroidery, woodworking, paper-making, weaving, doll making, performance, video, and multi-media, these dynamic artists demonstrate fresh perspectives on the relationship of art and craft.

A project space will be set up in the gallery with craft resources and materials - everybody is welcome to attend workshops there, or come during regular gallery hours to work on their own projects.