Quebec
LA TERRE EST UN BIJOU » 10 ARTISTS CELEBRATE GAIA
CTOBER 18 TO NOVEMBER 17, 2012
Guilde canadienne des métiers d’art / Canadian Guild of Crafts 1460-B, rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Montréal QC H3G 1K4
OPENING: Saturday OCTOBER 20th, AT 2:00 PM
www.guildecanadiennedesmetiersdart.com
Montreal, October 4, 2012 - The Canadian Guild of Crafts presents La Terre est un bijou, an exhibition by a Canadian collective uniting ten celebrated artists in a flamboyant homage to Gaia, our planet. In light of today’s numerous environmental challenges, the exhibition’s jewellery and sculptural, ornamental, and installation pieces stand as celebrations of Nature’s beauty and the urgency of preserving it.
At the invitation of curator Sylvie Alice Royer, the artists present works that are in line with their means of expression and that sensitize the public on how today’s great environmental questions resonate with makers of contemporary fine craft. The exhibition’s artists distinguish themselves with their mastery, their creative spirit, and their remarkable careers. They have created original works specifically for this show, integrating recycled or natural materials.
The artists
Quebec: Carole Baillargeon, textile artist, Chantal Gilbert, artistic knifemaker, Goyer&Bonneau, ceramists-designers, Louise Bérubé, textile artist, Sylvie Lupien, jewellery maker, Barbara Wisnoski, textile artist
New Brunswick: Anna Torma, textile artist
Saskatchewan: Michael Hosaluk, woodturner
Ontario: Susan Low-Beer, ceramist
Manitoba: Ione Thorkelsson, glass sculptor
To view images of this exhibition, visit our website: www.canadianguildofcrafts.com
Hours of operation: Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 to 5:00 p.m.
We acknowledge the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, which made this exhibition possible.
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2D – 3D Exhibition by Philippa Brock
October 24th - November 30 2012
La galerie TRAMES
of the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles
5800, rue St-Denis, studio 501
Montréal, Québec , H2S 3L5
Opening Wednesday, October 24, 2012 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm
la galerie TRAMES presents 2D – 3D, an exhibition of the English artist and textile designer, Philippa Brock.
Inspired by folding techniques, 2D – 3D brings together a selection of Philippa Brock’s experimental projects composed of textiles produced on a Jacquard loom. Brock’s research deals with the structural possibilities of textiles. In her work, she is constantly pushing back the limits of what can be realized with state-of-the-art computer equipment and a combination of unusual materials. In this exhibition, the first part Self Fold presents works that are richly textured with spectacular three-dimensional effects. The second part, X-Form, developed specifically for this event, explores folding of materials while integrating fibres that react to daylight or to ultra-violet light.
Philippa Brock is internationally known for her advanced research in Jacquard weaving. Since 1990, her work specializes woven textiles as well as research and development of smart textiles. She is the Woven Textiles Pathway Leader at Saint Martins College of Art & Design in London, one of the most innovative and prestigious textile schools in the world. She will take advantage of her trip to Montreal to offer a master class to textile professionals.
Prior to the opening at 5:30 pm on Wednesday, October 24, Philippa Brock will give a lecture on her work. The number of places are limited. Please reserve at communications@textiles-mtl.com
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| Elisabeth Picard, Structures modulaires Flot et Constructions III |
2 November - 16 December 2012
Le Centre MATERIA 395, boulevard Charest Est,
Québec (Québec)
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find out what is happening in MATERIA on their website
You can read an interview and see images of her work on the World of Threads website Elisabeth Picard
Up and Running
Montreal
Disparaître: Diane Dubeau, Barbara Hunt, Stéphanie L'Heureux et Barbara Todd
September 15 - Octobre 20 2012,Diagonale
5455, rue de Gaspé, espace 203Montréal, (QC)
"Diagonale
is a unique in Canada: it defends and broadcasts contemporary artistic
practices using fibres as a subject matter or material."
for more information on this show visit their website www.artdiagonale.org
LaSalle
Louise Lemieux Bérubé: Unwinding the Threads
October 3, November 24 2012,
Gallery Three C
Centre culturel Henri-Lemieux, centre culturel situé à LaSalle
7644, rue Édouard
LaSalle Quebec
This exhibition in LaSalle celebrates the work of Louise Lemieux Bérubé It includes contemporary dance series exhibited at the Gallery Three C series and "Love Each Other" which is hanging in three places of worship LaSalle: the church of Saint-Nazaire, the Sikh Temple and Trinity Pentecostal Church.
The opening was also the launch for a new book about her, Unwinding the Threads - is now available. with 440 pages and nearly 800 illustrations.It is about her life, her career as an artist, a teacher, and founding director of MCCT, by presenting her artworks and those of numerous other artists.
Thanks to a Québec Art organization – SODEC – a limited quantity of the English version is still available for $60 (plus shipping). Contact Bill Greene at bill@billgreene.net When these copies are sold, you can order at Blurb.ca or Blurb.com.
Visit Louise's new website at http://www.lemieuxberube.com/english/
you can see photos from the opening on facebook at LaSalle 100 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.445398112172660.98443.337691539609985&type=1
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International Exhibitions
October 24- November 5 2012
Kherson Local Lore Museum
Kherson, Ukraine
presented by "Scythia" Textiles
Opening October 24 at 6 pm
This second edition of fibreman features the work of 17 men from 10 countries.Last year Ludmila Egorova: organizer of the International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art “Scythia”, member of the National Artists’ Union of Ukraine, member of European Textile Network. brought together 33 artists from 14 countries took part in the exhibition.
for information about "Scythia" Textiles and their textile actives visit their website http://www.scythiatextile.com/UK/Scythia.html
You Can read about Fibreman International and it was featured in
fQ "Men In Textiles" Volume 7 Issue 3.
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