{"id":24488,"date":"2013-10-01T14:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T19:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=24488"},"modified":"2013-10-01T14:49:16","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T19:49:16","slug":"rodman-hall-directorcurator-recognized-with-writing-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2013\/10\/rodman-hall-directorcurator-recognized-with-writing-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Rodman Hall director\/curator recognized with writing award"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Stuart<\/a>

Stuart Reid, director\/curator of Brock University's Rodman Hall Art Centre<\/p><\/div>\n

This past weekend, the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG)<\/a> handed out its 36th annual province-wide juried art gallery awards for artistic merit and excellence at public galleries throughout the province for the previous year.<\/p>\n

Stuart Reid, director\/curator of Brock’s Rodman Hall Art Centre<\/a>, was recognized at the OAAG event with a curatorial writing award for his essay on the work of Toronto-based multimedia artist Simone Jones<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“As a curator working in Canada, winning this award is a career highlight for me,” says Reid. “To be recognized by one’s peers is the ultimate accolade.”<\/p>\n

The jury comments for Reid’s award-winning essay note that it is “an extremely thoughtful and well-considered text in support of the artist’s intent.”<\/p>\n

Reid’s essay came about when Linda Jansma, curator of the Robert McLaughlin Gallery in Oshawa, invited him to contribute a text to the catalogue accompanying the touring show by Jones, entitled All That Is Solid<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

His essay is a poetic narrative based on interviews with the artist, which includes several art history references designed to bring the reader to a point of heightened appreciation of Jones’ artistic intention.<\/p>\n

“It was a challenging exhibition to write about,” notes Reid, “given that the multimedia work tackles the question of the fallibility of the representational image and the nature of visual perception.”<\/p>\n

All that Is Solid<\/em> was on display at Rodman Hall from January to March 2013. The arts centre was also co-publisher of the catalogue for Jones’ exhibit along with the Thames Art Gallery (Chatham) and Reach Gallery Museum (Abbotsford).<\/p>\n

“Rodman Hall Art Centre is very proud of our association with this publication and I hope that this award will lead more readers to it,” says Reid.<\/p>\n

This year’s OAAG awards<\/a> saw 28 member galleries from 20 cities across Ontario nominated for awards in nine major categories: Exhibition of the Year, Curatorial and Art Writing, Public Program, Education, Art Publication of the Year, Design, Partnership, Colleague and Volunteer.<\/p>\n

\"Reid<\/a>

Reid accepting his award at the OAAG gala event in Toronto on Sept. 27<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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