Calgary's Glenbow Museum, now undergoing a $120-million renovation, will open its downtown satellite space to the public on April 9. The space, called Glenbow at the Edison, was originally slated to open in March. Its first show, Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment, features some 200 works by female artists contemporary to the Group of Seven organized by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection near Toronto. “This exhibition is a timely reconsideration of the urgent and powerful work of women who too often created in the shadow of their more celebrated counterparts, and a reminder that the limelight of our past has to expand," said Glenbow CEO Nicholas Bell. The show continues until May 8. Admission is free. For information, go here.
Indigenous artist Adrian Stimson has installed a new public artwork, Peace, at the Northern Lights Military Cemetery in Edmonton. “Peace was the theme chosen for this site," says Stimson, a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in southern Alberta. "So I decided to look to nature for inspiration, which for me, provides that sense of connection to not only our local environments, but to the larger great mystery – which are the tenets of cemeteries, religiosity and spiritualism.” Stimson's depictions, etched on five laser-cut metal panels, use animal metaphors relating to the military and the natural world. Read about the work here.
Canadian artist Camille Turner has received the $10,000 Artist Prize at the Toronto Biennial of Art. Colombian artist Aycoobo / Wilson Rodríguez takes home the biennial's $10,000 Emerging Artist Prize. “With such a broad range of artists from so many different locations, the prizes offered by the Toronto Biennial of Art are important to identify works that resonate profoundly,” said Toronto artist Lisa Steele, one of three jury members. “For me, that means they are deeply engaging in terms of content, are beautifully crafted – and come from the heart of the artist, because it is this openness and vulnerability that speak most directly to me.” Turner, who was born in Jamaica and lives in Los Angeles, explores themes related to race, space, home and belonging. Her multimedia installation, Nave, reveals the entanglement of colonial Canada in the transatlantic slave trade.
Sarah Theophilus has been appointed as acting general manager of the Bateman Foundation in Victoria. She has worked at the foundation for years, and has a good understanding of operations and education programming, the board said. “Sarah is surrounded by a strong team who will deliver our mission to reach more people," said board chair David Schneider. "With Sarah’s leadership, we know the gallery and education programs will continue to provide quality exhibits and programs people have come to expect.” The foundation, established by nature artist Robert Bateman, is a registered charity dedicated to building a relationship with nature through art. For information, visit here.
