Revelations: Selections from the UNB Permanent Collection – Episode One

There are many hidden gems among the 2300 works of art in the UNB Permanent Collection. Known as a “working” collection, it can be seen throughout the Fredericton and Saint John campuses. It brings the work of New Brunswick artists into daily life, both outdoors in the green spaces and indoors in the hallways, lounges, offices of the university. There are, however, some works that are rarely seen. Sometimes it is simply a lack of space, or it may be that the work is too fragile to display, but sometimes it is the difficult subjects they present. This exhibit will include the works of many well-known and not so well-known New Brunswick artists.

Revelations elaborates on ideas that were developed through the production of ATTENDING THE APOCALYPSE, an exhibition by Janice Wright Cheney and Jennifer Lee Wiebe which was set to open just as COVID-19 closed our doors. This exhibit became the UNB Art Centre’s first online exhibition. The second, Revelations, is designed to be seen online. Incubated during the COVID-19 lockdown, it is curated using images of the collection from the database. It will unfold each week through a series of episodes released on the website and on social media.

Every Friday at 5:00 pm ADT beginning May 29 through June 26, you are invited to enter UNB Art Centre Online and explore the East and West Galleries and see the latest release. You are also invited to our Facebook LIVE event where we speak with some of the artists who produced these works.

Sins of the Flesh and Vanitas will be released on May 29. Sins of the Flesh features work by metalsmith and arts educator Patrick Perry from the exhibit (re)remembering in 2006. Vanitas presents the photographs of Dawn Roberts Anderson from the exhibit Werkstatt held at the UNB Art Centre in 2005.

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