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October 31, 2007
Top 10 'must-see stops' for Canadian art
OTTAWA
16 hours ago
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, which is showing the photography exhibition "Yousuf Karsh: Industrial Images" until Nov. 25, has been included in a list of the top 10 "must-see stops" for Canadian art.
Canadian Geographic Travel magazine features the list in its winter 2007-2008 issue.
The magazine asked Shelley Falconer, senior curator at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ont., to come up with her top 10.
The Confederation Centre gallery, founded in 1964, is home to the largest collection of works by portraitist Robert Harris (1849-1919), who depicted many leading personalities of his day, including Sir John A. Macdonald.
The current exhibition presents Karsh's portraits of industrial workers.
Canadian Geographic also cites the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and its "encyclopedic collection of more than 33,000 objects."
"With a combination of neo-classical architecture and elegant urban design, the museum itself is a work of art."
The others on the list: Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver; Vancouver Art Gallery; Glenbow Museum, Calgary; McMichael Canadian Art Collection; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Musee national des beaux-arts du Quebec, Quebec City; and Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax.
Posted by kier at 2:38 PM
October 26, 2007
Meet The Author Troy Little At The Confederation Centre Art
The official book launch of the 'Chiaroscuro' graphic novel by Troy Little, published by IDW Publishing (Transformers, 30 Days of NIght, Star Trek)!
Come by and meet the author/illustrator at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery on November 9th at 7 pm. Get your book signed with a sketch! Books will be available for sale at the show compliments of The Comic Hunter.
Over 40 pages of original art are on display from the graphic novel as well as works by Seth, Charmaine Wheatly, Marc Gallant & Robet Harris as part of the on going "...And Other Stories" exhibit.
Hope to see you there! Tell your friends!
Posted by kier at 9:07 AM
October 24, 2007
Curator Laurie Glenn Norris at The Confederation Centre
On Thursday, October 25, Laurie Glenn Norris, curator of The Life and Art of a Country Painter: Anthony Flower (1792-1875), will give a talk about the exhibition as part of the gallery's Art Talk Series. Norris is the manager of programming and communications at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick, which organized and circulated the exhibition.
The Confederation Centre Art Gallery hosts informal Art Talk discussions regularly and these events are free of charge. All are welcome to attend.
Posted by kier at 1:46 AM