U PC O M I N G EXHIBITIONS JANET ENFIELD Wisdom of the Ages April 2 – May 17, 2010
This portrait exhibition earnestly captures the spirit and unique perspective of Peace Country elders whom the artist has had the pleasure of interviewing and photographing. To honour the many character’s individual life stories, every oil painting reveals a senior’s favourite colour, animal, vegetable, and inspirational quote, as well as how many children he or she has. It was once said, "The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person." Enfield’s intent is to help pass this wisdom along.
SPRING HURLBUT Le Jardin du sommeil Photo: Richard-Max Tremblay
June 4 - August 22, 2010
The moving sight of 140 cribs and cradles lined up in orderly fashion in The Prairie Art Gallery will summon up memories of hospitals, orphanages, dormitories, schoolrooms, cemeteries—images that telescope the cycle of life: birth, life and death. Le Jardin du sommeil (1998) is a remarkable installation by Canadian artist Spring Hurlbut.
The work evokes both childhood and the loss of childhood. It is made up of 140 antique, found, metal cribs and cradles, simply and soberly arranged in rows. This exhibition is part of the MOMENTUM series, a touring project from the Collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. Cette exposition s’inscrit dans le cadre de la série MOMENTUM, un projet de circulation de the Collection of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. The MOMENTUM series has been made possible with the financial support of the Department of the Canadian Heritage through its Museums Assistance Program. La série MOMENTUM a été rendue possible grâce à l’appui financier du ministère du Patrimoine canadien par le biais du Programme d’aide aux musées.
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