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JOIN IN THE FUN AND MAKE ART! QUESTIONS: admin@ecfta.ca, 519-846-9698Sophie Hogan and Kate Wilhelm: Hard Knocks
Hard Knocks Sophie Hogan and Kate Wilhelm Curated by Phil Irish People are not always what they seem – and their true identities are often the reward of struggle, belonging, and even aggression. These two photographers, Sophie Hogan and Kate Wilhelm, have each developed an interest in a subculture and, by seeking connection there, have found compelling relationships and insights about the struggles and strength of identity. Teenagers develop the art of keeping parts of their lives secret, yet they are strikingly candid when Sophie Hogan is working her camera. Her series Night Shots is an investigation into the sociology...
Elinor Whidden: Lawrence’s Barn
Elinor Whidden "Lawrence's Barn" Showing February 17 - March 20, 2011 "Standing in the present, what do we remember of the past? Can memory be recorded or is it always elusive, filtered through an ever-changing present moment? These questions came to me as I started visiting the old barns still standing in Wellington County and beyond. Witnessing the gradual demise of these architectural monoliths, the idea formed to do a rubbing of the entire inside of an old barn, physically touching every inch of it, to create a record: a memory for a time that is slowly passing." "Lawrence’s Barn...Art in the Family
ART IN THE FAMILY January 6 - February 13, 2011 Concurrent with this show will be an annex exhibit at the Café Crêperie, 40 Mill Street, West, Elora. THREE GENERATIONS OF SKOGGARD PAINTERS This unique art show brings together three artists from a single family. Viewers will see Precambrian rock, open expanses of water, and wind-swept pine trees all interpreted by entirely different artistic visions. The family collection has some of the very same scenes painted by each one of them. Arvid Skoggard (1886-1950) studied in his native Sweden and in Italy, and was a contemporary of the Northern Scandinavian...CONFLUENCE Artist’s Wall Pages
‘Circling the Confluence’ couldn’t have happened without the help of many people. Since beginning this project in January of 2011, Andrea and Daniel reached out to the communities of Elora and Fergus. They offer their heartfelt thanks to: Liam Beirne, Conor Beirne, Jill Davey, Benny DiZitti & Rhoda Lipton, Klaus & Judith Doerig, Paul Kaye & Elsa Mann, the Kooiman Family, Jane Longman, Karen Murtaugh & Dwight Pile, and of course, Phil Irish, Arlene Saunders, Sara Lin Barron and the volunteers at the Elora Centre for the Arts, and to all those who have encouraged us along the way. Maps...
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...
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...