Western Canada’s art magazine since 2002
6 August 2024 Vol 9 No 16 ISSN 2561-3316 © 2024
Shelley Boettcher
From the Editor
From Prince Edward Island to New Westminster, our writers will take you on an art-filled journey from coast to coast this issue.
Nancy Tousley visited the Remai Modern in Saskatoon, Sask. for a look at Live Editions/Jillian Ross Print. Ross and fellow artist Wally Dion are at the Remai now for an exhibition by William Kentridge and a residency that invites visitors to watch and talk with the printmakers while they work.
Live Editions wraps up Aug. 11, but Life in Print: William Kentridge and Pablo Picasso is on view at the Remai through Dec. 29 and will travel to Edmonton next summer.
Richard White looks at urban murals in Canada and beyond in his new story, Murals Bring History, Life to City Centres Around the World, which is loaded with mural art photos from across the country. In particular, he highlights Calgary's BUMP mural festival, on throughout August.
Shazia Hafiz Ramji heads to the West Coast to visit PneumoMachinic at the New Media Gallery in New Westminster, BC. On view until Aug. 18, the show explores air in myriad forms and time and is “a welcome reminder that the air we take for granted is a foundational element of sound and life itself,” she writes.
Frequent contributor Sarah Swan curated Yellowknife Forever!, an exhibition of Northern Canadian art on view through Sept. 29 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. She calls it “Northern Gothic,” as opposed to Southern Gothic. “Though the concept of Northern Gothic is lesser known, it too describes pastoral visions and the undercurrents of trauma that lurk below their surface,” she says.
Then we suggest visiting Kamloops, British Columbia for the latest from Gambletron, Johnny Forever Nawracaj and zev tiefenbach, the artists behind the new exhibition Diasporist Anchors for Future Memory on view to Sept. 21 at the Kamloops Art Gallery.
There's been a lot of news this month — such as the announcement of The Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Awards. Haven't heard who the winners are yet? Find out more here.
And I wish I could make it to Toronto in time to see the third-annual Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue (BAND) Gallery and Cultural Centre collaboration with Nicholas Metivier Gallery this summer. BAND: Offsite is on view at Nicholas Metivier through Aug. 10 and features the work of four early-career Black artists: Elicser Elliott, Hazelle Palmer, Jamie Ellis Pasquale, and Audra Townsend. Some powerful stuff, worth seeking out.
Last but not least, thanks for reading and for appreciating Canadian art and artists.
CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE: Nancy Tousley, Richard White, Shazia Hafiz Ramji
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Alberta Media Fund, the Government of Canada Periodical Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts.
