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New Events will be posted here as they are announced - check back often!
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Past Events
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Artist Talk with Alison Norlen
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
7:30pm - 8:30pm
Brandon University Department of Visual and Aboriginal Art and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba present a public talk by Alison Norlen at the Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art, Brandon University.
The large-scale wall drawings of Alison Norlen are literally spectacular in terms of both subject matter and material application. The dramatic visual language found in her epic visual depictions of urban sprawl is intended to overwhelm the viewer, drawing them into a cinematic experience of pleasure, fantasy, and times, disorientation. The skilled craftsmanship and striking visual presence of her recent large-scale architecturally focused work affirms drawing’s status as a viable medium unto itself. She is currently Associate Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon.
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The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba’s 19th Annual Art Auction, An Art Day’s Night is postponed to Friday, April 24th at 7 PM.
“Ticket sales were slow”, says Board chair, Mike Malazdrewicz. “People are choosing deeply discounted winter vacations over a cold winter night out in support of the Art Gallery and who can blame them?”
Art Auction Committee member Curt Shoultz notes, “Timing is everything! Just by changing the date to April 24 we’ve already increased ticket sales and gained a sponsorship from Investors Group.”
Event supporters, Remington’s, Prairie Lane Auction and over 25 local artists, remain on board for the new date. It will be fast, fun, different, and delicious. Weather willing, no one will need to check their coat! Call Allison at 727-1036 for tickets. |
ARTIST TALK / Maria Hupfield
Maria Hupfield, Merritt and Maria
Thursday, September 4 at 7:30 PM
Multi-disciplinary artist Maria Hupfield presented a lecture on her work in conjunction with the group exhibition Mother’s Mother’s Mother.
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The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba Presents
Draw-a-thon!
October 26, 2007, 9PM – 9AM
What better way to enjoy the talent of local Southwestern Manitoba comic artists then to view or even participate in a draw-a-thon? The Draw-a-thon will commence at 9PM on October 26th and conclude at 9AM on October 27th, 2007. This event, organized by local artist Curt Shoultz, will coincide with the opening celebration of three exhibitions: “Comicshow: Drawn to Story,” “Japanada: A Cross-Cultural Curatorial Exchange, Part One: Taiyo Kimura,” and “The Spirit of Energy” (in the Community Gallery).
What is Draw-a-thon? Draw-a-thon is basically a drawing jam, or in this case a comic jam, where artists will get together to create either individual or group works. This event not only allows artists to meet, greet and work together but it also grants viewers the opportunity to see how comic art is created. This event is in a very similar vain to 24 Hour Comics Day, an international day of comic creation that challenges artists to create a 24 page comic story in 24 hours. Just like 24 Hour Comics Day our goal with our Draw-a-thon is to get people to work together side by side in the spirit of camaraderie while informing the public about contemporary comic art practices.
With our Draw-a-thon artists will be collecting pledges from the community. These pledges will be donated to the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba and any charitable donation over $20.00 will receive a tax receipt from the gallery. The person who submits the highest pledge to any individual artist will have the opportunity to select a work, of his/her choice, created during the draw-a-thon. Drinks and snacks will be supplied to participating artists during the event. Participants need not complete all twelve hours of the draw-a-thon but can partake for any period of time that suits them.
Interested in joining in on the fun or have any questions? Just contact Amber Andersen, Curator at Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba at 204-727-1036.
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Lanterna Magica: An evening of local film, video, and projected imagery
Thursday, January 25th at 7:30pm
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THE GALA OF GIFTS 2006
Fine Art & Craft Sale
Featured artisans work for sale including Jewellery, Pottery, Home Décor, Artwork, Clothing & Accessories, Woodwork and more!
Friday, December 1, 2006, 5pm - 9pm
& Saturday, December 2, 10am - 4pm
Friday December 1
Come shop and stay for Dinner
An Exquisite Dinner was prepared by Chef Michael Cox
Live Music by Greg Gatien and BU Musicians
Saturday December 2
Bring the Family
Kids activity Room
Tearoom for lunch prepared by Chef Ilse Mohn
Holiday baking and Live Music |
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Nancy Nisbet
Exchange 2006
Thursday May 18th, 2006 |
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The Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba is pleased to welcome multidisciplinary artist Nancy Nisbet to Brandon on May 18th, 2006. Beginning in Vancouver on May 1st, Nisbet will be driving a full-size transport truck containing all of her personal belongings throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico. Exchange 2006 is in effect a cross-border art performance exploring international politics, technological surveillance and the construction of personal identity.
Trades will take place between 12pm and 2pm on Thursday May 18th, 2006 at the former Safeway parking lot at 1020 Victoria Avenue in Brandon. All are encouraged to bring items to trade with the artist.
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Thursday, February 9, 2006
Art Talk with Peter von Tiesenhausen
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Free admission
For more info contact AGSM
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The Manitoba Metis Federation Inc. Southwest Region and the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba hosted a Metis Youth Arts Gathering on November 6th & 7th, 2004 at the AGSM.
Hip Hop Dance Workshops with The Skill Force Crew
Traditional Metis Dance Workshops with David Garson
Guest Visual Artists Riel Benn and David Garneau
An evening dance performance @ New Era School – 7:00-9:00 PM, 527 Louise Avenue
Workshops from 11:00 – 5:00 Saturday, and 10:00-4:00 Sunday
The Gathering was open to participants between ages 14-29. Registration for the workshops was free.
This event was generously supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage
The AGSM in collaboration with MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art) hosted Vancouver-based artist Rebecca Belmore for a presentation on October 23, 2004 @ 2:00 PM at the AGSM.
Belmore’s work addresses history, place, and identity through sculpture, installation, video and performance. Belmore has produced installations and performances internationally since 1987, in locations such as Havana, Cuba, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Sydney, Australia. Belmore is Canada’s official representative at the 2005 Venice Biennale of Visual Art, the world’s oldest and most prestigious venue for the international display of contemporary art.
Rebecca Belmore will be a MAWA Mentor In Residence this Fall. This intensive program is designed to meet the needs of mid-career and senior artists through studio visits, weekly meetings, and various other forms of professional development.
In collaboration with MAWA (Mentoring Artists for Women’s Art), AGSM hosted a presentation by Montreal based artist Mindy Yan Miller on Saturday July 10, 2004 at 2:00 PM.
Sometimes honorific and sometimes blasphemous, the work of Mindy Yan Miller often invokes analytic relationships between craft and mechanical production, labour and consumption, and ownership and representation. The presence (or absence) of the body is evident in much of her work, often symbolized through the use of found objects that hint at the memory of former owners.
Mindy Yan Miller studied surface design and art at Parson’s School of Design (N.Y.C.) and the Nova Scotia School of Art & Design (Halifax). Exhibited in North America and Europe since the mid 1980s, Mindy Yan Miller’s work has recently been featured at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery (Lethbridge), Galerie La Centrale (Montreal), Mercer Union (Toronto), Musée Marcil (Saint-Lambert, Québec) and Artforum (Berlin, Germany). An active member of galerie articule (Montreal), her curatorial activities include Pied-a-terre (1993), Ruth Liberman & Allan Switzer (1994), and Hôpital (2001). Presently Mindy Yan Miller teaches in Fibres at Concordia University and is the mother of a beautiful and willful little boy.
Mindy Yan Miller is presently a Mentor In Residence with MAWA (Mentoring Artists For Women’s Art). This intensive program is designed to meet the needs of mid-career and senior artists, through studio visits, weekly meetings, and various other forms of professional development.
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