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Kelly Clark, Door sign for the Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop, circa 1968

paint on card (University of Regina Archives and Special Collections [2009-32]. photo by Trevor Hopkin)

The School of Art Gallery at the University of Manitoba is presenting Superscreen: The Making of an Artist-Run Counterculture and the Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop, from Oct. 11 to Jan. 17.

The exhibition looks at the activities, social environment and legacy of the first artist-run centre on the Prairies, Winnipeg's Grand Western Canadian Screen Shop.

The Screen Shop, which operated from 1968 to 1987, was established by artist Bill Lobchuk as a colourful hub of artistic engagement, education, experimentation and production.

A key aspect of its success was facilitating peer-to-peer exchange. Screenprinting was the primary mode of production, a natural choice for its economy and anti-elitist ethos.

The exhibition includes prints by Don Proch, Winston Leathers, Judith Allsopp, E.J. Howorth, Tony Tascona, Gordon Bonnell, Christopher Finn, Louis Bako, Lenard Anthony and Gordon Lebredt.

It also features work by Jackson Beardy, Daphne Odjig, Alex Janvier and Carl Ray, members of the burgeoning Professional Native Indian Artists Incorporation and frequent Screen Shop participants.

Source: School of Art Gallery, University of Manitoba