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2010 Gallery Archive

Kenneth Doren: Long Waiting Without Stars

Long Waiting Without Stars Kenneth Doren November 18 - December 23, 2010 Opening Reception - Thursday November 18th, at 7:30pm Minarovich Gallery - Elora Centre for the Arts Curated by Julie René de Cotret “Long Waiting Without Stars” (2009) is both a video installation, and a live performance piece, of a string quartet performing alongside poetry readers in fractured Regency era costumes. The string quartet performs a reverse version of Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770 - 1827) introspective and extremely technically demanding late period “Große Fuge” composition. This string quartet performance is accompanied by readers presenting the intensely personal image-based ghazal...

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Christopher von Donkelaar: A Local Colour Project

A Local Colour Project by Christopher van Donkelaar October 7 - November 14 The Minarovich Gallery Presents We invite you to attend the Opening Night Reception: Thursday, October 7, 7:30pm By developing a set of pigments taken from two rocks, one from Cobalt, Ontario and another from Madoc, Ontario, Christopher Van Donkelaar has created a workable artists’ palette and painted an icon of Saint Barbara – the patroness of miners. This particular exhibition not only explores the artists burgeoning idea of local colour, but by including both the finished work and the elements that went into the journey to make...

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Studio Tour Gallery Show

Elora-Fergus Studio Tour in the Minarovich Gallery September 16 to October 3 2010 Group Show Opening Reception at the Elora Centre for the Arts Thursday, September 16, 7:30pm The Elora Centre for the Arts is proud to host a menagerie of works from all Studio Tour participating Artists. Drop in and meet the artists. Works are for sale and entrance is free. Donations are always appreciated. ... This group show runs at the Centre Sept.16 to Oct.3 Gallery Hours: Mon - Fri: 9am to 5pm Sat - Sun: 1pm to 3:30pm Who can you see? For more info go to:http://www.elorafergusstudiotour.ca/...

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Luke Painter: Revivalesque

Luke Painter: Revivalesque July 29 – September 5, 2010 Opening Reception – Thursday July 29, at 7:30 pm Minarovich Gallery – Elora Centre for the Arts Curated by Phil Irish Luke Painter is coming to the Minarovich Gallery at The Elora Centre for the Arts for a solo exhibition of large scale drawings of landscapes and architecture. It is an opulent ornamental collection with stories implied in a way that is uniquely compelling. The exhibition also includes a selection of animated works. The viewer is drawn into structures that are both visually and intellectually engaging. The bold, graphic strength of...

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Gilian Iles: Brief Moments of…

Gillian Iles Brief Moments of Clarity and other Side Effects June 24 – July 25, 2010 Opening Reception – Thursday June 24, at 7:30 pm Minarovich Gallery – Elora Centre for the Arts Curated by Phil Irish The paintings of Gillian Iles draw you immediately into charged narrative spaces, where the characters and the painterly decisiveness defy your expectations. A celebrated figurative painter, Iles’ process is both historically informed (with sensitivity to the flesh rendering power of oil paint) and rough hewn (with bold painterly marks and visible charcoal underdrawing). This visual skill is harnessed to explore tensions between people’s...

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JoAnne Harder: Landmarks

In LANDMARKS, Jo-Anne Harder continues to explore the soil under our feet a a metaphor for life, belonging, and profound beauty. As in her previous exhibition SOFT GROUND she examines our cultural, sensual, and spiritual attachment to the Earth. Harder is interested in how the landscapes of our childhood imprint our minds and nurture our visual language. Steel and copper become the canvases for the wall sculpture in this exhibition. Harder has a deep appreciation for the dynamic properties of the material, which can convey strength and permanence and in the same instant appear fragile, soft, or luminous. This contradiction...

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Artcetera Art Auction

Art Auction - Silent & Live Silent & Local Luxuries Auction Thursday, May 6 to Saturday, May 8. Proceeds to benefit Arts Programming at the Elora Centre for the Arts The Elora Centre for the Arts thanks you for making our fundraiser outstanding! We are pleased to announce that artcetera 2010 raised almost $30 000! Thank you for helping us reach our goal! Artcetera 2010 is the Centre's annual fundraising auction. Local, regional and national artist's work will be profiled and available for sale through a Silent Auction bidding process over 3 days, culminating in a Live Auction and Reception...

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