The MacKenzie Art Gallery Provincial Outreach Van, poudly supported by Conexus
Since 1971, the MacKenzie Art Gallery Outreach program has delivered exhibitions of original art and education programs free of charge to schools throughout rural Saskatchewan. During that time more than half a million people have had the opportunity to view more than 150 exhibitions and have participated in a variety of tours and extension programs.
All MacKenzie Outreach exhibitions and education programs are developed to provide insight into a wide variety of art concepts, styles, periods, subject matter and media. A Gallery Educator accompanies these exhibitions and installs the exhibit in a community gathering place. During the visit, the Educator provides tours and workshops for audiences of all ages. Visits usually last three days and include discussion-based tours, which correspond to the Visual Arts Curriculum.
What the MacKenzie Outreach Program Provides:
the exhibition of original artworks
the cost of transportation and insurance
an educator who accompanies the exhibition and acts as a resource person in the community
publicity packages including posters, news release and photo
an education program and resource materials
What Participating Communities are Responsible For:
arrangement of adequate space for the exhibition with reasonable light, heat, and security (most exhibitions require approximately 100 running feet of display area)
organization of and assistance with school tours and adult programs during the exhibition
distribution of publicity in advance of the exhibition
assistance with unloading, installing and removing the exhibition
arrangement for volunteer participation from the community
The MacKenzie Art Gallery Provincial Outreach Program extends exhibition and education programs to communities throughout Saskatchewan, fostering appreciation and enjoyment of the visual arts. We look forward to visiting your community!
2008-2011 OUTREACH EXHIBITIONS
For Emily
Outreach Exhibition Dates: October 2009 to September 2010 Organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery
Curated by Timothy Long
The MacKenzie Art Gallery is pleased to present For Emily, an exhibition which intertwines poetry and visual art. This exhibition presents viewers with an open-ended conversation between the work of contemporary artists and the verse of nineteenth-century American poet Emily Dickinson.
Why connect the work of visual artists to this poet? Instead of merely reading through Dickinson's words to their supposed point of reference, we are compelled to see and hear their shapes and sounds, to negotiate them, puzzle over them "feelingly" as we roll them on our tongues and turn them over in our minds. This quality of sensory engagement is what makes her poetry surprisingly relatable to the exploration in material, form and image of contemporary.
Captured: A Look at Portraiture
Artist With Their Work Series: Wally Dion
Outreach Exhibition Dates: March 2009 - February 2011 Organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery
Curated by Michelle LaVallee
We think of portraits as capturing a likeness, but is that all they capture? Drawing primarily on works from the MacKenzie Art Gallery’s permanent collection, Captured: A Look at Portraiture creates a dialogue examining the concept of portraiture through a survey of historical and contemporary portraiture. Together with related work by Wally Dion, it expands the concept of the portrait to include those of community, time, place, history, memory, concept and consciousness. As an added bonus, Wally Dion (when available) will tour with this exhibition, sharing his expertise.
when i think of the land
Outreach dates: January 2010 to December 2011 Organized by the MacKenzie Art Gallery
Curated by Michelle LaVallee
The power of the land inspires the continued interest of the artists who represent it. Although depiction of the land are most commonly identified with landscape painting, the genre can be more broadly described as place-oriented art, a definition which encompasses a variety of mediums.
This permanent collection exhibition explores how artists have chosen to work with the theme of landscape in ways that differ from "traditional" landscape painting. These non-conventional portrayals of landscape include works by artists such as Don Proch, Richard Gorenko, and Lorne Beug. These artists are not rigidly bound by history or tradition in their expressions of landscape, but rather take their inspiration from a range of sources: from mapping of geography through science and technology to deeply personal connections with land and place.
To reserve an exhibition download this form and mail or fax it to the MacKenzie Art Gallery. For more information on Provincial Outreach call Ken at 306-584-4290 or email ken.duczek@uregina.ca
PROVINCIAL OUTREACH - 2010
January
11-13 Lake Lenore – Captured
19-21 Melville - For Emily
26-28 Pilot Butte - Captured
February
2-4 Kelliher - Captured
9-11 Melfort – when I think of the land
16-18 Wilcox – Captured
22-24 Wymark – when I think of the land
25-Mar. 26 Regina Beach – For Emily
March
3-4 Regina Beach - tours
9-11 St. Brieux – Captured
16-18 Punnichy - when I think of the land
29-31 Hudson Bay - when I think of the land
April
13-15 Meadow Lake - For Emily
20-22 Paradise Hill – Captured
27-29 Unity - Captured
May
4-6 Esterhazy – For Emily
11-14 Fort Qu’Appelle – when I think of the land
18- 20 Carrot River – when I think of the land
June
8-11 Eston – Captured
15-17 Qu’Appelle - For Emily
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