Shorelines
May 27 – September 26
Level 4 |
Angela Antle,
Pierre Leblanc and Anne Troake
(Canada); and Slavek Kwi, Anthony Kelly
and David Stalling (Ireland) have
created artwork in response to visits to the
Port au Port Peninsula, Newfoundland and
Valentia Island, Ireland. Their moving
image, photo-installation and sound works
function as metaphors for change.
Shorelines is organized through Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery and
curated by Charlotte Jones and Sean McCrum.
 Image credit: The/La Commission GEDEON commission (Pierre LeBlanc), Minesite (Aguathuna, NL) work-in-progress, 2009, silver gelatin print, 20.32 x 25.4 cm. (work in progress).
Madonna (1895-1902)
August 27 - November 28
Level 3
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Edvard Munch's Madonna is at once alluring and unsettling. It embodies, since its creation, one of his most mysterious and troubling motifs; a powerful mix of sensuality, foreboding and anxiety. Best known for The Scream (1893), Munch was a printmaker/painter whose uneasy images explore themes linking sex and desire with darker tones of death and despair.
The One work Gallery
presents a series of single masterworks from
Western art history, on loan from public and
private collectors around the world.
Image credit: Madonna (1895-1902), Edvard Munch
SHORT-SIGHTED
September 2 - November 8, 2010
Level 3 |
In celebration of film festival season, this juried exhibition of one-minute video shorts seeks to tell a story; create a portrait; animate a new world. The works from artists of all ages and experiences are drawn from categories such as digital-based contemporary artwork, visual collage, fiction, experimental, documentary, animation, and music and explore various genres such as drama, comedy, mockumentary, satire, sci-fi, thriller, and horror. The jury will select a grand prize winner and you can cast your vote in the gallery for the Viewer¿s Choice Award.
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Broadside Project
September 15 – November 27
Atrium Vitrines
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For hundreds of years, letterpress printers have created broadsides to let the world know about the events of our time, commemorating these moments with handcrafted words and images pressed into paper. Put up quickly in the places where people walk and gather – their visually bold and easily accessible messages do one thing simply – spread the word.
The al- Mutanabbi Street Broadsides are a collection of 130 letterpress poster artworks commemorating the March 5, 2007 bombing of Baghdad’s al-Mutanabbi Street. Named after a famed 10th century classical Arab poet, al-Mutanabbi, the street is a legendary location in Baghdad, a place where books have been sold for centuries and the historic center of Baghdad’s intellectual and literary community.
In partnership with The Book Arts Association of Newfoundland and Labrador, this exhibition that will travel from the United States to Canada and Europe before culminating at an exhibition in Baghdad, Iraq.
Inner Works: Selections from the People’s Collection
September 24 – Ongoing
Level 4
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Inner Works presents significant artworks from The Rooms’ permanent collection, offering visitors of all ages encounters with art and self-directed exploration. These works are elemental to the continuing stories of our collections and the visual arts in this province. Included are artists such as Anne Meredith Barry, Peter Bell, David Blackwood, Christopher Pratt, Mary Pratt, Helen Parsons Shepherd, Reginald Shepherd, Gerald Squires and Don Wright.
Elena Popova: Still Vortices
October 8 - January 16, 2011
Level 4
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Elena Popova’s drawings are assured, emotionally rich and spatially complex.
Still Vortices presents Popova’s latest series of abstractions, each a balance of intuitive spontaneity and formal control. Considering the nature of life as an ever-changing process, Popova’s art marks temporary registrations of the physical and spiritual world in a state of flux.
Barb Hunt
December 10 – February 20, 2011
Level 3
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Well known for her textile-based installations, Barb Hunt continues to explore themes of mourning, human conflict and memory. Using camouflage fabric as a central theme and material, Hunt’s art considers the human costs of armed conflict balanced by a deep empathy for individuals, including soldiers, in areas of hostility. Beyond depicting the absurdity of war, Hunt’s nuanced installations contemplate the fragility and beauty of the human body.
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