WOMEN OF FIBRE at the Whyte Museum

The WOMEN OF FIBRE exhibit at the Whyte Museum opened on November 26 and continues until January 29th in Banff, Alberta.

Write ups and photographs from the opening can be found on Lesley Turner and Donna Clement's blogs. Click on their names for the links to the sites.

Here is photo of the six particpating artists who were in town for the opening event:

Exhibiton at the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

"ARTICULATION"
(Exhibition based upon WOMEN ROCK studies and Banff artist residencies at the Leighton Centre)
Where? Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies, Banff AB
When? November 26, 2011 to January 29, 2012

Opening Reception - Saturday, November 26 at 7pm with all 6 participating Articulation artists attending. Demos will also be done throughout the evening by Articulation.

Attending artists:
Donna Clement
Gloria S. Daly
Ingrid Lincoln
Lesley Turner
Vickie Newington
Wendy Klotz

Art Chat

Our main focus was the Fundy shore line but a couple times we travelled in land. An afternoon in Fredericton seem to spark some conversation on the street.

Gloria, Lesley, Leanne, & Donna

Cape de Or - NS

We decided to take a side trip off the beaten path to spend a few hours at Cape de Or. It was picture perfect and the winds were amazing.

Bay of Fundy / Bridging Waters

It seems so long ago when we were all together on the Fundy shoreline. The fall came ,winter blew in, took for every to blow out but it does look like spring has arrived and the group has been dedicated as ever to their art. Lots of things have been happening over the last few months. The big news is that 6 of the members will be exhibiting at the Whyte in the fall of this year and the whole group has been invited to exhibit with the Material Girls in London England with work based on the Bay of Fundy. The Material Girls will be basing their work on the Thames River and the title of the exhibit is Articulated Materials - Bridging Waters. The first exhibit is schedule for Feb 2012 in London England .The work will exhibit in Canada at a later date.

So......the yearly retreat took place September 2010. Everyone arrived in Moncton NB

(at different times but on the same day)

A late night snack of Sea food chowder

First day out Joggins Nova Scotia to see the Fossil Cliffs a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site.

Tide coming in Joggins NS.

Victoria College of Art exhibition

This video was just released of the show. Two of the Articulation artists, Lesley Turner and Ingrid Lincoln, that were present at the opening to talk about the exhibit.

Current Exhibition

To let you know of our latest show, here are the details. The show is in Victoria, British Columbia.

You are invited to attend:

The Victoria College Of Art - Textile Exhibition by Articulation

NARRATIVE ARTICULATIONS is a show of cross-Canada work by nine Canadian contemporary textile artists, all City and Guilds of London Institute trained. Each year the group, Articulation, goes to a special place in Canada to do a study together, then they return to their respective studios across Canada to produce a body of work based on the study. The next year they exhibit the work. Articulation has had two residencies at the Banff Center, Banff, Alberta. They are currently working on a body of work to be exhibited in the Whyte Museum, Banff, in September 2011.
Curated by Lesley Turner, the Victoria College of Art - Fine Art Textiles instructor, the free exhibition will fill the walls at the college with over 50 textile-based works. The artists will be in attendance during the opening reception, tours, demonstrations and workshops throughout the course of the show, which will run from August 27th to September 10th.

Opening reception will be held Friday, Aug 27th at 6:30 p.m. at the Victoria College of Art, at 1625 Bank Street.

On Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th August and Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th September there will be artist-led tours at 1 pm and 3 pm and demonstrations/workshops from 2 to 3 pm.

All events are free.

For more information, email info@vca.ca or call the college at 250-598-5422.