Lynne et Vincent: Aimez-vous les uns les autres | Louise Lemieux Berube

Visiting Artist Talk | Louise Lemieux Bérubé
March 19, 2010 | 6:30 PM
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre | ACAD
Reception | Main Mall | ACAD | 6:00 PM

The Alberta College of Art + Design Fibre Department is pleased to present an artist talk by internationally recognized pioneer of Jacquard weaving and co-founder of the Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles, Louise Lemieux Bérubé.

This talk is part of the Fibre Department’s annual “Fibre Fortnight” events. Please join us before the talk for a reception at 6:00 pm in the main mall. Following the talk there will be an opportunity for final bids before the closing of the Miniature Show Silent Auction at 8:30 pm. The Fibre Department gratefully acknowledges the support of the ACAD Visiting Artist Fund and the generous contributions of students, alumni and faculty who contributed to last year’s Miniature Show Silent Auction.

ALL ARE WELCOME. ADMISSION IS FREE.

To learn more about Louise Lemieux Berube, visit her WEBSITE

In the fall term of 2008, students of Textile Practice: A Cultural Survey taught by Dr Jennifer Salahub at the Alberta College of Art + Design were each given a piece of “antique” household linen purchased from an estate auction. Each student was to consider and create a finished work based on a personal response to the linens. This project brings together the twelve interpretations, showcasing the diversity of individual practices and techniques. Read the curatorial essay by Dr Jennifer Salahub HERE.

Participating artists: Margaret Abrams, Jennifer Akkermans, Julie Baratta, Mary Anne Clarke, Anne Fetterly, Aisling Macken, Heather Murray, Vanessa Riego, Romy Straathoff, Rebecca Taylor, Jasmine Valentina and Michael Yung.

Anjani Khanna’s exhibition of figurative ceramics Myth and Memory continues until February 5 in gallery2.

Andi Strand is the founder and editor in chief of Antler Magazine which “…focuses on composing a collection of beautiful, inspiring ideas and designs from all aspects of life.” With contributors from Canada, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States, Antler is an online magazine with a fashion focus that casts a broad net encompassing aspects of art design, literature and culture.

Strand is a graduate of the Alberta College of Art + Design in Calgary Alberta and designs bags from recycled materials at HOAKON/HELGA

It’s time for the very popular Alberta College of Art + Design Winter Show + Sale! The public is invited to the College’s Main Mall on November 26th to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase artwork by student artists. Hundreds of pieces from all departments of ACAD, including glass work, painting, jewelry, printmaking, sculpture and more will be up for sale. Doors are open at 4:00 on Thursday afternoon, and ACAD is expecting this year to be one of our busiest yet.

All of the work for sale is by ACAD’s very talented students, and money raised goes directly back to student artists to support them through their academic career. The Winter Show + Sale is one of the most exciting and anticipated events of the year at ACAD, don’t miss this opportunity to come out and support the work of emerging artists while acquiring great art at great prices.

HOURS

November 26, 2009  4 – 9 PM
November 27, 2009 10 – 7 PM
November 28, 2009  10 – 7 PM
November 29, 2009  11 – 3 PM

Accepted Payment: Cash, Visa, Mastercard, Debit

November 1 to 14, 2009
Marion Nicoll Gallery | ACAD
Opening Reception November 12, 2009 | 500 to 800 pm

In the fall term of  2008, Dr. Jennifer Salahub’s students of Textile Practice: A Cultural Survey, were each given a piece of “antique” household linen purchased from an estate auction.  Each student was to consider and create a finished work based on a personal response to the linens and our individual research papers.  This project brings together the twelve interpretations, showcasing the diversity of individual practices and techniques.

Look out for a version of this exhibition at Poplar Gallery.Online December 12, 2009.

October 19 – 31, 2009
Marion Nicoll Gallery | ACAD
Reception | Oct. 29, 2009 | 5:00 – 7:00 PM

Aisling Macken’s work references elements of the Fibonacci Sequence, specifically the numbers of this mathematical formula which are continuously observed in natural forms.  This repetition of numbers is echoed in the construction of each piece of needlelace; the numbers of the sequence have been counted within each section of knots, determining the design of the lace.  The works have been created with white silk, which along with the small scale of the needlelace technique, creates a subtle yet powerfully engaging appearance. via ACAD website

Diella Ocran performing one of her garments, The Queen (Yaa Asantewaa 1899-1901) during the opening of the exhibition.

Aisling Macken’s delicate and subtle embroidery on cotton.

Julie Baratta’s What do You Mean Doilies Don’t Have Flair?

Three panels of Margaret Abrams’ evocative assemblages from her Sisters series including handweaving, rust printing, natural dyes and mixed media.

Detail of one of the Sisters panels.

The ACAD Grad show continues until May 23, 2009 at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery at the Alberta College of Art + Design.

Tuesday evening I had the pleasure of attending the opening reception of the 2009 ACAD Grad Show. The exhibition, coordinated by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery features work by graduating students throughout the college building on three floors – A massive undertaking that successfully represents the broad spectrum of activity in Ceramics, Drawing, Fibre, Glass, Jewellery and Metals, Media Arts and Design Technology, Painting, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture and Visual Communications at the Alberta College of Art + Design.

I was particularly proud of the students with whom I have had the privilege of working with over the last couple years in the Fibre Department. Congratulations Annamaria Zatko, Jill Waldron, Romy Straathof, Kathryn Stafiniak, Darcy Russel, Samantha Reed, Diella Ocran, Taryn McKay, Aisling Macken, Julie Baratta and Margaret Abrams!

Annamaria Zatko assists someone on the loom. Zatko’s interest in sharing the experience of weaving with others has taken the form of several weaving installations/events where people are encouraged to sit at the loom and give it a try. Her graduating installation included long strips of “communal weaving” produced during previous weaving events.

Jill Waldron’s practice focuses on the healiing, comforting and feelings of safety often associated with textiles.

Waldron’s series of embroidered handkerchiefs have subsequently been posted on community message boards throughout the city. Her work blends aspects of textile practice and graffiti culture, developing social commentaries that are at once intensely personal and universal.

Romy Straathof’s The Texture of Language

Straathoff enacts elegant manipulations on a variety of materials exploring language, mapping and the traces of experience. The image above is a detail from a series of folded organza cubes burned lightly with an incense stick.

Kathryn Stafiniak’s piece Climb is hand knit wool stuffed with balloons displayed in the main mall in front of the main gallery space.

Darcy Russel’s work takes its inspiration from Japanese woodblock prints, hip hop and popular culture. Firefly, is a low relief mixed media painting/assemblage.

More to come tomorrow…

Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design

1407 – 14 avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta

Opening reception and celebration | May 13, 2009 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Featuring work by graduating students form Ceramics, Fibre, Glass, jewellery + metals, drawing, Media Arts + Digital Technologies, Painting, Photography, Print Media, Sculpture, and Visual Communications Design Programs.

Exhibition Hours

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 and Wednesday May 20, 2009 | 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
All other days | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Stay tuned for images from the opening and some of the marvellous work produced by this year’s graduating class!

Joanna Staniszkis, image from The Linen Project

At 7 pm, prominent Canadian textile artist Joanna Staniszkis will be speaking about her recent work themed around linen and silk in the Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre. The talk is free and all are welcome!

Mackenzie Frere, Ceci n’est pas un noeud. (This is not a knot.), handwoven, wool, linen

The Miniature Silent Auction includes work by Fibre students, faculty, alumni and others. All funds raised benefit the Fibre Department Visiting Artist Program, student initiatives and the graduating class. Bidding closes at 830pm so get those bids in early!

Hope to see you there…