New works, historical postcards, and visual movements at gallery
A young Island artist, a gifted amateur Island photographer, and videos by 11 well-known Quebec artists make up the Confederation Centre of the Arts Gallery’s new winter lineup of exhibitions.
Norma Jean MacLean’s exhibition “Accumulated, Positioned, Reflected” is a selection of her recent work where she explores the aesthetics of improvised layering, piling, and accumulation. MacLean is a part of the Charlottetown art gallery’s Emerging Artist Program.
Curated by the gallery’s Pan Wendt, the exhibition will be on display from Jan. 13 to April 28. William Steele Louson was a gifted amateur photographer from Charlottetown. “Wish You Were Here: W.S. Louson’s Picture Postcards of Prince Edward Island” showcases his photographs of picturesque Island landscapes that were reproduced on postcards. This historical exhibition captures a period in the 20th century when the public interest in buying and selling postcards was a new mania.
Curated by Gallery guest, Harry Holman, the exhibition will be on display from Jan. 20 to April 21.
“Motion” is a visual anthology that shows the work of 11 Quebec artists. The theme of “motion” is understood in two ways: as movement and as a proposal.
This exhibition was organized and circulated by Galerie de I’UQAM and curated by La Fabrique d’exposition, and a collection of Montreal curators.
“The new exhibitions will see the art gallery transformed yet again,” says gallery director, Kevin Rice. “These exhibitions will provide audiences with a wonderful diversity of artworks.”
And this weekend is the last chance to see “John Greer: Material and Metaphor” exhibition which closes Jan. 14.
The Gallery winter/spring hours run from Jan. 1 until May 20, welcoming the public from Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.
A description of each exhibition can be found on the website at http://www.confederationcentre.com/en/exhibitions.php.