Current & Upcoming Exhibits/Events
Katie Vautour and Broadcasting for Reels: Sounds (Extra) Ordinary presented by The Centre for
Art Tapes
February 2 - 26, 2012
Opening Reception: Wednesday, February 1, 7-9 pm
The Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing is pleased to present two exhibitions of work in February. In the Craig Gallery, paintings by St. John’s, NL based artist Katie Vautour will be on view from February 2nd to 26th, with the Opening Reception on Wednesday, February 1st from 7 to 9 pm. In addition, The Craig Gallery is excited to welcome The Centre for Art Tapes who are presenting Broadcasting for Reels: Sounds (Extra)Ordinary in the passenger elevator at Alderney Landing. The artists will be present for the opening, and all are welcome to attend this pubic reception.
The Craig Gallery has partnered with The Centre for Art to install the work in an elevator as a transitory architectural space. The installation will act as a public intervention and be an open place for audience attendees. The opening reception at Alderney Landing for both the audio installation and radio broadcast will be on February 1st 2012, 7 to 9 pm.
Katie Vautour was raised in New Brunswick, graduated from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, and is currently living and working in St. John’s NL. She has exhibited drawings and paintings throughout the Maritime Provinces, and has worked on films screened at both the Atlantic Film Festival and Montreal International World Film Festival.
Her drawings are inspired by her experience and studies in filmmaking, her particular focus being set design. In the creation of different spaces for film, a fictional environment is made that seeks to bring a mood or particular context to life. This influence is evident in both the architectural subject matter and the sense of fluctuation between reality and fantasy in the drawings. A related interest in and research into narrative, archetypal characters and depth psychology influence the work to be a process of seeking inner meaning.
Broadcasting For Reels is an audio art exhibition presented annually by the Centre for Art Tapes since 1993. Exhibition curator and host Chris Myhr chose this year’s theme of Sounds (Extra)Ordinary. The international roster of selected artists includes John Abram, Marla Hlady, Francisco Lopez, Rachel Woolmore-Goodwin and John Wynne; as well as collaborative works from Matt Rogalsky and Laura Cameron, and the Audio Lodge collective.
Hosted by the Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing on the Dartmouth waterfront, the gallery will be open Tues to Fri: 12-5:30, Sat 9-5, Sun 11-4, closed Monday’s and holidays. Broadcasting for Reels: Sounds (Extra)Ordinary in the passenger elevator will be available 7 days a week. For more information please contact Gallery Coordinator Kim Farmer at 902-461-4698 or kim@alderneylanding.com. For information on Broadcasting for Reels, please contact CFAT Communications Coordinator Kristen Atkins at 902-422-6822 or
email cfat.communication@ns.sympatico.ca
Nova Scotia Basketry Guild: Green Basketry
March 29 - April 29, 2012
Opening Reception: Wednesday, March 28, 7-9 pm
The Nova Scotia Basketry Guild (NSBG) was formed in 1988 in response to a growing interest in the craft of basketry in the province of Nova Scotia. The Guild currently has 60 members spread across the province.
"Green Basketry, includes works made of gathered "green" material from our natural environment and those made by re-using man-made materials thus "greening" our environment," states artist Joleen Gordon. "April is the month to honour the environment with Earth Day celebrating 42 years in 2012 and the NSBG celebrating 24 years of using baskets in lieu of plastic bags."
The Craig Gallery and NSBG will also be offering a series of free workshops and public talks during the run of the exhibit. The workshops will take place on Saturday mornings from 9am to 12 noon in the Craig Gallery. The workshops are as follows:
March 31 – 9am to 12 noon Berry Box Lanterns with Anita Price
April 7 – 9am to 12 noon Paper Strip and Ribbon Baskets with Lillian Fowler
April 14 – 9am to 12 noon Cattail Birds - A Native American Tradition with Joleen Gordon
April 22, Earth Day – 2pm to 4pm Free Information Session and Public Talk "BASKETS OF NOVA SCOTIA" with Joleen Gordon, Donna Silvert, Lillian Fowler, and Anita Price.
Basket ID Clinic, 2pm to 4pm: Bring your Baskets!
The workshops are suitable for all ages and levels. Families are encourages to attend!
For more information on the Nova Scotia Basketry Guild please visit http://nsbg.chebucto.org/
Departures: The Geary Street Cemetery Interactive Media Tour
Media artist Leola LeBlanc, in collaboration with local youth, created Departures: The Geary Street Cemetery Interactive Media Tour, an interactive on-line map and interactive walking tour of the Geary Street Cemetery that is accessible to youth and the public. The tour and map will be incorporated into curriculum created for Elementary, Junior High and High School students in collaboration with Alderney Landing’s Bluenose Ghosts Festival. (approx. 145 schools will be invited to participate)
The project has created an interactive map and tour filled with creative information relating to the historical significance of the Geary Street Cemetery. This map is accessible online.
Google Earth streams the world over wired and wireless networks enabling users to virtually go anywhere on the planet and see places in photographic detail. This is not like any map you have ever seen. This is a 3D model of the real world, based on real satellite images combined with maps, guides to restaurants, hotels, entertainment, businesses and more. You can zoom from space to street level instantly and then pan or jump from place to place, city to city, even country to country.
Get Google Earth. Put the world in perspective.
This project was funded by HRM Residency Initiative and Alderney Landing
