May 14, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
| Vernissage for new exhibitions at the Owns Art Gallery, 14 May 2pm. Astuwicuwon Installed in the gallery’s entrance window, Astuwicuwon is a work of public art by Wolastoqiyik artist Amber Solomon. Symbolizing the interconnectivity of life, community, and environment, it showcases connection to Mi’kma’ki through images of the land and water, as well as double-curve motifs, which embody balance and unity. Red dresses honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and a rainbow represents two-spirited people and the rainbow community. Featuring Solomon’s beadwork, this exhibition extends the spirit of Astuwicuwon through a selection of work by Mi’kimaq artists Melissa Peter-Paul, Alan Syliboy, and Pauline Young. |
| Salon Hanging Curated by Roxamy Ibbitson, Preparator/Registrar 14 May to 11 September 2022 A floor-to-ceiling feast for the eyes, the Salon Hanging invites visitors to contemplate over 100 works of art, many from the Owens Art Gallery’s original collection, which was acquired in 1893. First assembled in 1884-1885, this collection is one of the oldest of its kind in Canada. It features nineteenth-century European and North-American paintings, many still found in their original gilded frames, and full-scale plaster copies of classical Greek sculptures. Originally the collection was used to teach students at the Mount Allison Ladies’ College (1854-1939), who learned through copying these pieces. Made possible thanks to the Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations. School Effects Curated by Jane Tisdale, Fine Arts Conservator: 14 May to 11 September 2022 In 1893, the year the Owens Art Institute (Saint John) transferred its holdings to Mount Allison University, an article appeared in the Saint John Globe describing the collection as “Works of Art and School effects.” The collection of 388 pictures, 32 plaster casts, and a small library of art books expanded the Art Department at the university and established the Owens Art Gallery. At the time, copying was the traditional approach to teaching art, and for decades the collection was used for this purpose, providing “opportunities for Art study unexcelled by any institution in Canada.” This exhibition features work by faculty and students from the early years of the Art Department.Made possible thanks to the Reopening Fund for Heritage Organizations. Trust the Process: Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition 2022 Join the graduating Fine Art students to celebrate the formal opening of their graduation exhibition during Mount Allison’s Convocation Weekend.Every year, the Owens Art Gallery presents the work of students graduating from the Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts. Featuring a wide range of work in a variety of media, this exhibition celebrates the artistic development of each student and considers it in relation to the collective journey of the whole class. Works by Saarah B. Ali, Kate Brown, Rupert Hames Colville-Reeves, Emma Connors, Amy Crocker, Rose Cusack, Chase Harper, Kage Hughes, Dylan Johnson, Nora Livesey, Chloe Mantrom, Brook E. Martin, Olivia McCarthy, Evi Milanovic, Annika Sinclair, Manny Travers, Jasmine Vautour |
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