Tourism, Culture and Recreation
April 18, 2007

Province Acquires 60 Original Works of Art
Under 2006 Art Procurement Program

The province�s collection of original works of art has been substantially enriched with the addition of 60 pieces purchased under the 2006 Art Procurement Program, demonstrating government�s continued commitment to local visual artists.

The Honourable Tom Hedderson, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, announced today at The Rooms the list of 60 works acquired from 54 artists which includes stained glass, oils, acrylics, watercolors, tapestries, wood block carvings, sculptures, etchings, textiles and mixed-media works.

Minister Hedderson thanked the artists who submitted works for consideration, recognizing the contribution they make to the province. "Artists and their creations are the heart and soul of cultural activity. In Budget 2006, we firmly established this role in our future by implementing the first-ever strategic cultural plan Creative Newfoundland and Labrador: The Blueprint for Development and Investment in Culture," said the minister. "The work of every artist in the province is a testament to the rich talent we have here. This program continues to contribute to their professional development and economic success."

With these recent purchases, the art procurement collection has risen to a total of 2,586 pieces. The newly purchased works will be displayed in public buildings throughout the province for years to come, bringing attention and recognition to visual arts and artists of the province in the long-term.

Last year, the Provincial Government announced a $125,000 budget for the program, a $50,000 increase from the previous budget of $75,000.

The Art Procurement Program, established in 1982, recognizes and promotes the works of the province�s visual artists by exhibiting original art in public buildings. This program offers visual artists � amateur, emerging and established � a chance to showcase their work to a wide audience, while also increasing the public�s general awareness of the importance of arts and culture in our daily lives. The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery manages the submissions and adjudication process, as well as ongoing support and care for the acquisitions. The art procurement jury is made up of five regional representatives from the arts community.

To view images of all of the works, please visit www.therooms.ca.

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Media contacts:

Deanne Hayward
Director of Marketing and Development
The Rooms Corporation
709-757-8070, 691-5681
deannehayward@therooms.ca
John Tompkins
Director of Communications
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation
709-729-0928, 728-7762
jtompkins@gov.nl.ca

 

BACKGROUNDER
2006 Art Procurement Program Acquisitions

Jim Hansen Diary of a Private Eye: Final Exam Photography
Doug Downey Fall Blush Oil on Masonite
Joan Foster Poked Flower Mat Hooked Mat (Textile)
John Haney Helicopter Landing Pad Photography
Terrence Hounsell Storm Gathering Over Signal Hill Photography
Candace Fulford Seventeen Mixed Media on Canvas
Justin Hall Adam on Holloway Photography
Justin Hall Eight Shadows Photography
Annette Manning The Swan Mixed Media
Christine Koch Gros Morne Trinity Hooked Mat (Textile)
Don Foulds Early Fire Sculpture (Painted Pine)
Ryan Davis Untitled (Prescott Cruiseship) Photography
Cara Winsor Hehir Crazy Quilt Mixed Media
Scott Keating A Woman in Red Leading her Buffalo Acrylic on Paper
Scott Keating A House Burning on the Water Acrylic on Canvas
Veselina Tomova Far Away in Australia Etching w/Chine Colle
Veselina Tomova Swimming Colours Etching w/Chine Colle
Sheila Hollander Grandfather Returns With the Labrador Fish Acrylic on Canvas
Ilse Hughes Evening Sky - Middle Cove Acrylic on Canvas
Craig Goudie Elizabeth, Exhausting Her Melodeon� Graphite
Lorne Bishop Man the Measure Oil on Canvas
Rodney Mercer Old Hag You Have Killed Me Serigraph
Tessa Middleton Writers at Woody Point Etching
Lise Sorensen Tuckamore Oil on Canvas
Kym Greeley Invading my Private Space Acrylic on Canvas
Elayne Greeley Wild Iris, Now Seed II Acrylic and Graphite
Greg Bennett Moly Eyed Dream Oil on Canvas
Will Gill Superball Sculpture (Mixed Media)
Margaret Ryall Refinement Mixed Media on Canvas
Michelle Stamp Metamorph Oil and Acrylic
Angela Antle Out Here Between Wind and Flame Encaustic on Canvas
Pam Hall Travel Note (A) Mixed Media
Libby Moore Rosebuds Hooked Mat (Textile)
Libby Moore Fallout Hooked Mat (Textile)
Michael Pittman (Time) Lines Mixed Media
Michael Pittman ...All Teeth and Eyes in the Light Behind the Chair Mixed Media on Panel
Brendan Blackmore Late Winter, Early Spring Stained Glass
Barbara Pratt Rose Heads Oil on Canvas
Gerald Squires Light on the Barrens Oil on Canvas
Grant Boland Street Corner Oil on Panel
Tara Bryan Shimmering Bay, Bonne Bay Oil on Canvas
Boyd Chubbs The Prodigal: I�m Home but Where am I? Ink on Paper
Barbara Daniel Morning, Bonne Bay Sculpture (Wood & Acrylic)
Charlotte Jones "July 21, 2002" Japanese Woodblock
Jim Maunder Source Sculpture (Mixed Media)
Ned Pratt Evening Bike Trail, St. Vincent�s Photography
Suzanne Sarioglu Stone Circle: The Rock is the Stern� Mixed Media on Masonite
Anita Singh Small Block Hook Hooked Rug
Chris P Sampson Moon Photography
Chris P Sampson Saglek Bay Photography
Sarah Feltham Who Hears the Fishes When They Cry Linocut
Carolyn Morgan A Possible Peace Sculpture (Mixed Media)
Sheilagh O'Leary Trinity at Cow Head Photography
Wayne Daley Fan Back Chair Wood
Vicki Taylor-Hood Passages in Time Textile
Denis Minty Cape Bauld Light, Quirpon Island, Photography
Kevin Coates Fishing Trawls Sculpture (Balsam/Acrylic)
Margaret Best Colony of Avalon Garden: Watercolour
Judy Cooper Flow Textile
Urve Manuel Yellow Slipper Stained Glass

2007 04 18                                                       10:30 a.m.

 


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