Exhibitions

• Exhibition: Permanent Vacation

  Friday, November 10, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  This exhibition will showcase a select group of recent Brock University Alumni: Katie Mazi, Jenn Judson, Matt Caldwell, Alex Muresan, Jessica Wright and Ben Mosher. As these emerging artists expand ideas and develop new work, they continue to recognize the value of the St. Catharines arts community and the impact it has on their practice. It was here at Brock University that their first investigations began and it was at Rodman Hall (2014/2015 & 2015/2016) that their first professional group exhibitions came to fruition. These artists will exhibit new and exciting work they have been producing as they navigate and emerge into the art communities locally and beyond the region. The exhibition will be curated by Asta McCann Brock alumni (Studies in Arts and Culture).

  Additionally, Alumni music students: Grace Snippe and Kurt Dunn will be performing for the night of the reception.

  Exhibition: Saturday, November 4, 2017 to Friday, December 1, 2017

  regular visiting hours for the Exhibition Space are Tuesday through Saturday from 1-5 p.m
  for additional times see: gallery webpage    gallery facebook page

  see the YourTV Cogeco video

  Opening Reception: Friday, November 10, 2017, 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.

  Location: Visa Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University

  A free community event.

  Tags: alumni, Exhibition, Permanent Vacation
  Categories: Alumni, Events, Exhibitions, News

• Exhibition: La Magaria

  Tuesday, September 26, 2017 | By dtemprile

  

  La Magaria #1

  Brock Visual Arts student Lisette Costanzo presents an exhibition consisting of paintings, drawings, and installations that were inspired by La Magaria (Italian for witchcraft), metaphysics, and the divine. This is the first student art exhibition in the Visual Arts Exhibition Space for the 2017-18 season at the MIWSFPA.

  Exhibition: Wednesday October 11, 2017 to Tuesday October 31, 2017

  Regular visiting hours for the Exhibition Space are Tuesday through Saturday from 1-5 pm
  For additional times see: the Gallery webpage or the Gallery Facebook page

  Closing Reception: Tuesday October 31, 2017
  Time: 5:00 – 10:00 pm

  Location: Visual Arts Exhibition Space, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University

  A free community event.

  Tags: Arts, drawing, Exhibition, Free, La Magaria, Lisette Costanzo, MIWSFPA, painting, Student exhibition, Visual Arts, Visual Arts Exhibition Space
  Categories: Announcements, Current Students, Events, Exhibitions, News

• Inaugural exhibit in the VISA Exhibition Space for 2017-18: AWAKENING HER SPIRIT

  Sunday, September 03, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  Daphne Odjig (Odawa – Potawatomi) “In touch with her spirit”

  AWAKENING HER SPIRIT: Select works from the Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Collection

  Opening Reception – Thursday 7 September at 7pm

  An exhibition of one women’s journey to empower and support Indigenous arts in Canada and globally through a collection of paintings, mixed media, sculpture, and personal objects.

  Never before exhibited original works including: Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Beam, Roy Thomas, Vince Bomberry, Simon Brascoupe, Bruce King, and more. Curator’s Talk with Samuel Thomas on Sunday 10 September at 1pm.

  Awakening Her Spirit is part of Celebration of Nations, a gathering of indigenous arts, culture and tradition set for Sept. 8-10. The gathering features ticketed performances by Buffy Sainte-Marie, Kaha:wi Dance Theatre, DJ Shub as well as free workshops, performances and teachings all weekend long. The full schedule is available at www.celebrationofnations.ca

  The exhibit continues through Sept. 30 at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts located at 15 Artists’ Common in downtown St. Catharines. Situated on the lower level of the MIWSFPA, regular hours of the Art Gallery are Tuesday through Friday from 1-5 p.m. Additional open hours for Celebration of Nations include:

  Thursday, Sept. 7 from 6-9 p.m.
  Friday, Sept. 8 from 1-8 p.m.
  Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  Sunday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  Saturday, Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:
  * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

  About Samuel Thomas (Curator)

  Samuel Thomas is a member of the Lower Cayuga Band of the Iroquois Nation. He lives in Niagara Falls, Ontario. For nearly 40 years, Sam has worked to resurrect beadwork styles from the 18th and 19th centuries. He has recovered several “lost” techniques, and in the process, has garnered international respect for Iroquois beadwork.

  Sam’s meticulous style is self-taught, based on his extensive study of museum/collector pieces, books and illustrations. He further developed his technique by training with tanner Juliette Meness-Ferguson, beadworker Faith DuBuc, and Royal Ontario Museum curator Dr. Trudy Nicks.

  Sam endeavours to bring people together and break down cultural divisions through sharing knowledge and the arts. He has led collaborative beading workshops involving over 800 people across two continents, as well as cross-cultural initiatives with East African beadwork artists.

  Sam’s current projects include Opening the Doors to Dialogue, a reconciliation-focused series of collaborative sessions. Residential school survivors, their descendants and members of the public learn beadwork techniques, which they then apply to doors salvaged from former residential schools. The creative process of these sessions provides a forum for open dialogue, in turn facilitating the healing process for participants.

  Sam is deeply dedicated not only to his art, but also to its endurance beyond his own time. As president of the arts service organization Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Native Arts, he works to ensure Aboriginal artists in the Niagara region have access to training, mentorship and professional services.

  Sam’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the British Museum, the Canadian Museum of History, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Smithsonian Institution, along with museum, gallery and private collections in the Netherlands, Germany and Australia.

  Tags: art exhibition, Awakening Her Spirit, Celebration of Nations, indigenous, Kakekalanicks Indigenous Arts Consultancy, Suzanne Rochon-Burnett
  Categories: Announcements, Events, Exhibitions, News

• MIWSFPA participates in Culture Days 2017: Special exhibit AWAKENING THE SPIRIT

  Wednesday, August 16, 2017 | By dvivian

  

  On Saturday, September 30th the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts will be opening its doors to the public in celebration of Culture Days! We welcome you to stop by every hour on the hour from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for a guided tour of our new, state of the art facility. Not looking for a guided tour? Feel free to pick up a campus map and explore the spaces on your own! Representatives will be waiting for you at the David S. Howes entrance, adjacent to the Performing Arts Centre! Continue to check brocku.ca/miwsfpa for an updated list of events!

  Be sure to stop by our VISA art gallery to view this exhibit:

  Awakening the Spirit

  Select works from the Suzanne Rochon-Burnett Collection
  VISA GALLERY – Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts

  Opening Reception September 7th, 2017

  An exhibition of one women’s journey to empower and support Indigenous arts in Canada and Globally through a collection of paintings, mixed media, sculpture, and personal objects. Never before exhibited original works including: Norval Morrisseau, Daphne Odjig, Carl Beam, Roy Thomas, Vince Bomberry, Simon Brascoupe, Bruce King, and more

  Samuel Thomas is the guest Curator for this very special exhibit.

  For more information about the exhibit and the Curator please see:
  www.celebrationofnations.ca/awakening-the-spirit

  Check-in closer to the date for programming updates for CultureDays 2017!

  Categories: Alumni, Announcements, Current Students, Events, Exhibitions, Future Students, News

• Concrete Cloud: A Brock Sculpture Class Mobile Exhibition.

  Thursday, June 29, 2017 | By amcbay

  

  Professor Donna Akrey’s Visa 2F05 sculpture class is mounting an exhibition titled Concrete Cloud: A Brock Sculpture Class Mobile Exhibition at the Niagara Artists’ Centre.

  July 5 > 21
  345 St. Paul Street

  On July 5th, 2017, students from the Marilyn I Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts will be sharing their exhibition Concrete Cloud, on the streets of downtown St Catharines. Between 10am and 1:30pm students will be transporting their interactive sculptures to the Niagara Artists Center (354 St. Paul Street East) where they’ll be on display until July 21 2017.

  see the route map for the travelling exhibit on July 5 between 10 am and 1:30 pm here

  Several stops will be made along the route, as students hope to engage with the public through their sculptural works. Everyone is invited to enjoy Concrete Cloud as students tour their artworks from the MIWSFPA to NAC, by paths both playful and responsive, to anyone they encounter. This combination of performance and art walk will conclude with an opening reception at Niagara Artists Center, on July 5th from 2-5pm. The works will then be on display for the next two weeks; the exhibition is open to everyone, and gallery hours are Noon to 5 PM, Wednesday through Saturday. 

  Concrete Cloud is a collective of works from 16 artists, focusing on themes of information, the ‘natural world’, and public art. The sculptures are made from a diversity of materials, including wood, metal, plaster, cardboard, textiles, and found materials.

  Participating student artists are: Rachel Anderson, Ahmed Bader, Renz Baluyot, Christian Bebis, Tom Denton, Syerra Jasmin, Michaela Laurie, Jess McClelland, Madison Mcfayden, Jill Newman, Anna Podvalni, Victoria Ridley, Chardon Trimble-Kirk, Amber Lee Williams, Jiahui Xu, and Jingwen Zhang.

  See the Facebook event for more documentation about the mobile exhibition.

  Read the article by art critic Bart Gazzola.

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  Tags: concrete cloud, course, donna akrey, Exhibition, Sculpture, spring course, summer course, Visual Arts
  Categories: Current Students, Events, Exhibitions, Future Students

• The Presumably Absent Meeting Place

  Thursday, March 16, 2017 | By Brock University

  

  Name of Artist: Becca Marshall
  April 11 – June 2, 2017
  Opening Reception: April 13 from 5 – 7 pm
  Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
  15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
  Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. from 1 pm – 5 pm
  Free community event

  Made possible by the generosity of The Huron County Museum and Archives in Goderich, ON.

  Tags: Exhibit, Exhibition, MIWSFPA, Student, visa, Visual Arts
  Categories: Events, Exhibitions

• Time and Space

  Tuesday, March 07, 2017 | By Brock University

  

  Thursday, March 30, 2017 from 8 – 10 pm
  Market Square, 91 King St., Downtown St. Catharines
  Free community event!

  An Intermedia exhibition featuring new media, performance art, sound art, and installation by VISA 2P98 Students.

  Tags: Exhibition, Free, Space, Time, visa, VISA 2P98
  Categories: Events, Exhibitions

• Denouement

  Monday, February 27, 2017 | By Brock University

  

  Department of Visual Arts Honours Exhibition
  March 25 – April 30, 2017
  Opening Reception: Friday, March 24, 2017 at 7 pm
  Artist Talk: Friday, April 21, 2017 at 7 pm
  Rodman Hall Art Centre, 109 St. Paul Crescent, St. Catharines
  Gallery hours: Tues.-Fri. 10 am – 5 pm, Sat./Sun. 12 noon – 5 pm
  Free community event

  This exhibition displays the work of selected graduating Brock University Visual Arts students. Occupying Rodman Hall’s third floor studios during the academic year, students in the Honours Studio course are mentored by gallery staff and professors Murray Kropf and Shawn Serfas, and learn to develop a focused body of work from concept to public exhibition.

  Such exhibits from the Department of Visual Arts are a key part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts’ mandate to build connections between the community and the breadth of talent and creativity at Brock University.

  Image: Kylie Mitchell, bracelets, 2017, video still

  Tags: Exhibit, Exhibition, MIWSFPA, visa
  Categories: Events, Exhibitions

• Common Groundz

  Monday, February 27, 2017 | By Brock University

  Department of Visual Arts Exhibition
  March 14 – April 7, 2017
  Opening reception: Wednesday, March 15 from 6 – 9 pm
  Art Gallery, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts
  15 Artists’ Common, St. Catharines
  Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. from 1 pm – 5 pm
  Free community event

  

  

  Image 1: Cold Feet by Stephanie Handy
  

  Image 2: Venezia by Stephanie Rogers

  Tags: Art, Art Gallery, Exhibit, Exhibition, MIWSFPA, visa
  Categories: Events, Exhibitions

• Upcoming exhibition at Rodman Hall: Donna Akrey’s “Also Also”

  Thursday, February 09, 2017 | By Nikki Prudden

  (Source: Rodman Hall Art Centre)

  DONNA AKREY
  Also Also

  Curated by Marcie Bronson

  February 11 to April 30, 2017

  Opening Reception: Saturday, February 11, 3 pm

  HOT TALK: Thursday, March 2, 7 pm
  Donna Akrey in conversation with Marcie Bronson

  Donna Akrey is interested in how habit shapes the way we experience and engage with the world around us. Rooted in her astute observation of patterns of communication and consumption, her work humorously intervenes to raise discussion about social and environmental issues, often responding directly to a particular site or community. Using common, surplus, and discarded materials to construct sculptures and installations that she describes as “ruminations on the spectacle of the unspectacular”, Akrey draws attention to the futility of the notion of “the ultimate” and the richness in the space between intention and result. Akrey explains: “I imagine the absurd as real, because sometimes the real is so absurd.” Alongside selected works from the last 15 years of her practice, this exhibition presents a site-specific outdoor installation created in collaboration with neighbourhood residents.

  Donna Akrey, Middle Ground, 2016, mirror, wood, foam, casters.

  Tags: Also Also, donna akrey, exhibitions, Marcie Bronson, Middle Ground, Rodman Hall, Rodman Hall Art Centre
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