coming up
Patron's Picks
June 2 - July 15Opening Reception - Saturday June 2, 1 - 3 pm
Curator's Walk & Talk - Thursday, June 21, 7 pm
Station Gallery owns fine works on paper. Over the years our Permanent Collection has grown to include important pieces by David Blackwood, Ron Eccles, Fred Hagen, Libby Hague Otis Tamasauskas and Lottie Thomas, just to name a few.
In total, there are over 300 works that capture the printmaking renaissance in Canada. However, like most galleries, most of the collection is often locked away for safe keeping.
This summer we're busting out with an exhibition of works selected by some special donors who have helped us narrow the selection to more than 50 of their favourite pieces.
For six weeks starting June 2nd, you can explore these works from our Permanent Collection. As always, it's free to visit and open seven days a week.
Fictionary
July 21 - Sept 2July 21 -September 2, 2012
Opening Reception: Saturday, July 21, 1-3pm
Curator's Walk & Talk: Thursday, August 16, 7pm
Nothing compares to making whimsical marks on paper. With pen or pencil in hand, we’ve all made our marks. Whether sketching surroundings, dreaming-up elaborate stories or passing the time with oodles of doodles, nothing liberates our imaginations better.
What better way to celebrate the right side of the brain than with a summer exhibition of contemporary mark making. This group show ventures to the creative side of the mind. Immediacy, invention and reverie are themes that run through Fictionary.
Ever since the invention of photography, pictorial arts have aspired to the conditions of lens-based media. This show goes beyond the photo by exploring sketching, narrative and whimsy at its best.
This presentation will include both emerging and established artists showcasing their recent studio output. Artists Dani Crosby (Oshawa), Jay Dart (Port Perry), Larry Eisenstein (Toronto) and Christophe Jordache (Montreal) play outside the boundaries of creative experience. In Fictionary, their mystery narratives, streams of doodles, toilet paper animation and interactive story-maker joyfully merge.