theArts Travel
Lakehead University Visual Arts Show
Major Studio Exhibition By Aaron Veldstra
During the month of March, graduating Lakehead University visual arts students will have shows at both the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and Definitely Superior Art Gallery. The Major Studio Exhibition will be on display at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery from March 9 to March 25. This exhibition features a diverse range of artworks, from hand-bound books and paintings to installations and ceramics. Students also have the opportunity to exhibit at Definitely Superior’s Urban Infill that runs from March 30 to April 3. This event transforms and revitalizes empty retail spaces into art galleries in downtown Port Arthur.
Nadia Kurd
For more information, please contact: Thunder Bay Art Gallery, 577-6427; and Definitely Superior, 344-3814.
Leana Rosengren. Night After Night, 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 60” x 72”
Champions of Entropy, Version #3
Brandon Vickerd Kinetic Sculpture
Deer. Not a surprising sight to those of us who live in northwestern Ontario, but perhaps feels a little off-kilter when the deer are two robotic machines designed to copy the movements of two male deer locked in constant combat. Canadian installation artist Brandon Vickerd will showcase his sculpture Champions of Entropy, Version #3 at Definitely Superior Art Gallery just in
time for the launch of Urban Infill in downtown Port Arthur. Of his work, Vickerd states it’s “purposely diverse,” and “an examination of sculpture as a catalyst for critical thought, enriching the audience’s engagement with the physical world through the creation of spectacle.” Vickerd has shown his varied works all over Canada, and has an upcoming show in New York. Champions of Entropy, Version #3 can be viewed March 31-April 28. The gala opening is at Definitely Superior Art Gallery, Sat March 31 at 7 pm.
The Walleye
25