Oh So Iroquois, also opening this week, is a collaborative
project from the Ottawa Art Gallery and the Aboriginal Curatorial
Collective with the support of the Government of Canada through the
Department of Canadian Heritage.
Building on the popularity of past programs, The Rooms hosts
animation camps for youth, drop-in art sessions for adults on Wednesday
evenings, and a film series in conjunction with the exhibition
Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War. The Rooms is pleased to offer an
exciting line-up of ongoing programming for youth groups and the public.
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Media contact:
Chrysta Collins
Communications Officer
The Rooms
709-757-8091
chrystacollins@therooms.ca
BACKGROUNDER
Winter 2009 at The Rooms
Slicing the Waves: Canoes, Kayaks and Small Wooden Boats
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Public reception: Thursday, February 5, 7:00 pm
Most people came to Newfoundland and Labrador by boat. And almost
everyone who has ever lived in the province has needed them to travel
the inland waterways or out to sea. This exhibition looks at how these
small but important vessels were made and used, and how they are still a
part of our lives today.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Sunday, September
13, 2009
Oh So Iroquois
Friday, February 6, 2009
Public reception: Friday, February 6, 7:30 pm
Scattered over sixteen reserve communities, two countries, and
countless urban centres, the Iroquois Confederacy - a historical
alliance of the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora
nations traditionally known as the Haudenosaunee or People of the
Longhouse � continues to distinguish itself resolutely as six
nations ideologically united under one roof. The exhibition Oh So
Iroquois emphasizes the dynamism of both traditional and
contemporary Iroquoian creative processes, presenting work that is
deeply rooted in a cultural system of values and esthetic qualities that
permeate the social, political, spiritual, and economic infrastructure
of Haudenosuanee society.
Oh So Iroquois is a collaborative project from the Ottawa
Art Gallery and the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective with the support of
the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage
(Museums Assistance Program).
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Wednesday, May 3,
2009
Kym Greeley: Time Trial
Friday, February 6, 2009
Public reception: Friday, February 6, 7:30 pm
The fourth exhibit in The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery's ongoing
Space-Based exhibition series features new work by St. John�s-based
artist Kym Greeley. Working in the genre of landscape, Greeley
simplifies representation � ...more info to create a more mediated,
graphic interpretation. As such, in her work roads and highways
predominate, as the frequent vantage point for the experience the
natural geography. Kym Greeley graduated from the Nova Scotia College of
Art and Design in 1997, and attended the Cooper Union School for the
Advancement of Art and Science in New York in 1996. She has shown work
in Germany, Canada and the United States.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Wednesday, May 3,
2009
Afghanistan: A Glimpse of War
This groundbreaking exhibition from the Canadian War Museum presents
Canada�s participation in the war in Afghanistan -- from 9/11 to the
most recent breaking news. This exhibition allows visitors to discover
personal stories drawn from the chaos of battle and the struggle for
peace, including those of the Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are
playing a role in every aspect of operations.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Sunday, June 7,
2009
Danish Modern: Suzanne Swannie Textil
Suzanne Swannie is a Halifax-based designer and weaver who creates
functional textiles, tapestries and large architectural installations
for private and public environments. She also weaves pictorial
tapestries and is known for unique fabric constructions such as the
installation Repassage. Both the woven works and the
constructions display the Danish Modern principle of
repetition of modular units as a means of generating surfaces and
structures with a typical emphasis on rich colour harmonies.
The retrospective selection includes tapestry works from the 1970s;
pieced and appliqu�d wall textiles created in collaboration with the
Mi�kmaq women of Eskasoni Reserve (1977-1980); production household
textiles (1980s); the creased-silk installation Repassage (1986);
subsequent tapestry carpets and their paper studies (1990s, 2000s); and
the major figurative tapestry triptych completed in 2007.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Sunday, April 12,
2009
Public Works: Recent Acquisitions
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Collection was established in 2003;
this exhibition highlights selected additions to the collection since
The Rooms opened its doors to the public in 2005. Most of these
recent acquisitions have been generous gifts from artists and collectors
to the people of this province. There have also been purchases,
made possible through matching funds from The Canada Council for the
Arts. All are valued acquisitions, as The Rooms moves forward in
building its new collection.
The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery Collection is one of three
collections under the care of the Gallery. The others are the
Provincial Art Bank Collection and the Memorial University of
Newfoundland Collection.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms until Sunday, April 12,
2009
Ongoing
Wish You Were Here
Unique, colorful vintage post cards from the early decades of the 20th
century feature images on a variety of subjects and communities
throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. These postcards pre-date the
common glossy photo card and include examples produced by
photo-mechanical printing processes as well as actual photographic
cards. Some of these can be considered small gems of �mail-able� art.
Wish You Were Here also introduces the newly acquired Ruth
Schultz Collection of postcards to the public.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms throughout winter 2009.
Ongoing
Wonderful Hard Work
A joint effort from The Rooms Provincial Archives, Art Gallery
and Museum, Wonderful Hard Work highlights the work of
Newfoundland and Labradorians and the tools of their trades, past and
present. This exhibition examines how in Newfoundland and Labrador, we
worked to live and lived to work in a physical, social and
economic environment, often harsh and overwhelming. Through the
exhibition of artifacts, artwork, images and documents from The Rooms�
collections, this exhibit examines how despite life�s daily toil,
peoples living here over the centuries have demonstrated fortitude and
ingenuity in adaptation.
This exhibition will be on view at The Rooms throughout winter 2009.
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