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4 New Exhibitions Hours Gallery Tues–Sun 11am–5pm, Thur 11am–9pm, 4 Bestial Encounters • April 1–June 12 Closed Mon 5 Erika Lincoln: The Singing Condition • April 1–June 12 6 Through the Eyes of a Child • April 2–May 1 Art Rental and Sales Tues–Sat 11am–5pm 7 Annuraat: Inuit Clothing in Art • April 16–October 9 8 William Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague • May 14–August 21 Clara Lander Library Tues, Wed, Fri 11am–4:30pm • Thur 9 Quilt of Belonging • May 20–August 20 11am–8:30pm • Closed Sat, Sun, and Mon, 10 Carl Beam • July 2–September 11 other times by appointment only

11 Traveling Exhibitions Gallery Shop Tues–Sat 11am–5pm, Thur 11am–9pm, Sun 12pm–5pm 12 Continuing Exhibitions 12 The Collection on View • André Kertész: Shadow Marks • February 12–September 10 Storm Restaurant & Catering Tues–Sun 11am–2:30pm, Closed Mon Nunavik North of 60° • until April 3 13 Eva Stubbs: The Rough Ideal • until March 20 Admission Close Encounters: The Next 500 Years • until May 15 WAG member Free • Adult $9 • Senior (60+) $7 • Student $7 • Child Free (5 and under) • 14 Upcoming Exhibitions Family $22 (up to 2 adults and 4 children under 18) 15 Art Educator’s Pick Membership 16 Programming and Events Individual $50 • Senior (60+) $40 • Student $40 • Senior couple (1 person must be a 16 Youth Programs senior) $60 • Family (up to 2 adults and 4 18 Studio Programs children under 18) $75 • Out-of-town (within 19 Adult Programs 50 kilometres of the Perimeter Highway) $40

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the country, has been going strong and Carl Beam, which marks another for 75 years, and literally thousands partnership with the National Gallery of children and adults have taken an of Canada. art class at the WAG, many of whom And The Collection on View is have gone on to become practicing always waiting for you, including artists. With our world-renowned a new André Kertész exhibition. The Inuit art collection, which makes up annual Through the Eyes of a Child the largest part of our permanent exhibition in April features the collection (close to 11,000 objects), artwork of hundreds of kids enrolled we’ve organized more exhibitions in our Studio programs, and it’s and published more books on Inuit always a crowd favourite. We are art than any museum in the world. also pleased to be bringing Quilt of Our collection of European Old Belonging to Winnipeg in May. This Master paintings is the finest west of impressive tapestry, 120 feet long Toronto, and our Canadian collection and 10 feet high, represents the 263 is one of the country’s best. You can nations that make up the cultural find hundreds of works on display in fabric of Canada. It has been seen by our six permanent collection galleries over one million people across (galleries 1 to 4, Mezzanine and MRA Canada—from the Canadian Museum gallery)—just another reason why of Civilization to the Winter Olympics this is your WAG. to Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Territory. For the summer ahead look up And now it’s time for Winnipeggers to our Rooftop Club—a special and all our visitors to see this summer membership that gives you national collaborative art project at entrée onto Winnipeg’s most famous the WAG. rooftop space for lots of great On the national front, we are programs. Get your balance back sending the WAG collection on the This spring we are launching a and tap into your imagination and road with a slate of five traveling myWAG campaign, and the message creative sensibilities with your exhibitions covering a lot of cultural is clear—the WAG belongs to you, Rooftop Club membership. In the territory and artmaking: Canada on so come and enjoy it! Whether WAG Studio, we are offering full day, Canvas, Richard Harrington: Arctic you’re walking through our doors week-long summer camp programs Photographer, The Winnipeg to see an exhibition or film, attend for kids in July and August, giving Alphabestiary, Nunavik: North of 60°, a jazz concert or studio class, have you another opportunity to invest in and Kiugak Ashoona: Stories and lunch in the penthouse restaurant, quality programming and fun. There Imaginings from Cape Dorset. Several take a permanent collection tour, is something for everyone at the venues are already booked, which listen to a lecture, or just to relax WAG with lots of room for families. will see the WAG’s permanent in our beautiful spaces inside and As we move into a four-month collection travel coast to coast. Your outside—the WAG is here for you. printing schedule with our new WAG—myWAG—take notice, take And we have some experience to myWAG magazine, mark your advantage, and be proud of what we back this up. As Canada’s oldest civic calendars for some great exhibitions have to offer in our fair city! art museum and the country’s sixth coming your way between April and largest, the WAG has been presenting August: Bestial Encounters, Erika art, programs, and events for almost Lincoln: The Singing Condition, one hundred years. Our art studio Annuraat: Inuit Clothing in Art, William Stephen Borys program alone, one of the largest in Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague,

03 Bestial Encounters April 1–June 12 • Galleries 7 and 8 a shared language. In 2010 the WAG was fortunate to have had Curated by Mary Reid the opportunity to acquire The As children our first introduction Winnipeg Alphabestiary, a special to the alphabet is generally twinned project conceived and executed with animals. “D is for dog” or “H is by international arts publication for horse” become ingrained at an Border Crossings to mark its 25th early age through the alphabestiary, anniversary. The artists selected an age-old genre of children’s books. were 26 exceptional creators who These memory tricks help us learn call Winnipeg home, whether they the cornerstone of language. Yet currently live in the city or not. The paradoxically what separates us end result is a unique collection of from truly understanding animals is paintings and drawings of animals the ability to communicate through (real, imagined, and truly inventive) where their eyes and body language by some of Winnipeg’s leading offer a complicated tale of longing, contemporary artists. pleading, and resignation. Highlighted against this distinct Displayed alongside these two acquisition is another exceptional interconnected collections of works are donation of works featuring animals a number of other pieces drawn from whose form of communication is much the WAG’s permanent collection that different. For over 15 years acclaimed deal with concepts of communication, photographer Volker Seding visited language, animals, and collecting. zoos around the world capturing poignant and disturbing images of Free Public Opening exotic animals in captivity. The result Thur, March 31, 7–10pm was a compelling portfolio of 58 Exhibition Tour images. Under the title Captive, this Wed, May 4, 12:10pm • with Curator series displays a collection of living Mary Reid. creatures in a harsh and unflinching light. Although these animals cannot speak, Seding captures moments TOP LEFT Simon Hughes. Ice Swan, Natural Habitat (from The Winnipeg Alphabestiary), 2005. Watercolour on paper. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Acquired with funds from Michael F.B. Nesbitt and the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Naylor, funds administered by The Winnipeg Foundation Inc. 2010-53 TOP RIGHT Shaun Morin. Zebra, (from The Winnipeg Alphabestiary), 2005. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Acquired with funds from Michael F.B. Nesbitt and the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Naylor; funds administered by The Winnipeg Foundation Inc. 2010-48 BOTTOM LEFT Volker Seding. Kudu, Heidelberg, Germany (from the series Captive), 1989. Chromogenic print on paper, 6/50. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Gift of the Estate of Volker Seding. 2009-350 BOTTOM RIGHT Volker Seding. Black Rhinoceros, Zurich (from the series Captive), 1992. Chromogenic print on paper, 2/50. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Gift of the Estate of Volker Seding. 2009-338 04 erika lincoln the singing condition

April 1–June 12 • Gallery 9 everyday “normal” existence of birds. This research has culminated in four Curated by Mary Reid new works which are premiered here Car horns. Mobile phone rings. at the WAG. Traffic crossing signals. The tweets The two central pieces are and chirps of urban birds sound Singing Condition I & II. Part I consists very different than those of their of a flock of mechanical birds which country cousins. Recording sounds produce sounds based on their that permeate the urban environment moving parts. Each bird opens and led Winnipeg electronic media artist closes its beak, “singing” to the others Erika Lincoln to consider what the by the action of a motor randomly effects of these communication levering its beak. Part II features a sounds have on animals living in our mechanism that spins nests based on shared environment. She noticed movements made by visitors in the that birds have incorporated the exhibition space. Each nest Free Public Opening electronic sounds of life in the incorporates plastics, yarns, and bits Thur, March 31, 7–10pm city into their repertoire of songs, of metal, mimicking Lincoln’s own creating a hybrid call of sorts. observations of birds using different Artist Talk She furthered her examination types of man-made materials to build Thur, April 28, 7pm by focusing on the adaptive their nests. A set of nests will be Exhibition Tour behaviours of urban birds. In addition created over the run of the exhibition Wed, April 6, 12:10pm • With Mary to the sounds, she noticed how some and displayed in the space, providing a Reid, Curator of Contemporary Art birds collect discarded human-made visual trace of visitors’ involvement. and Photography. materials and incorporate them into A publication for this exhibition will be Urban Birdwatching Excursion their nests or utilize built structures available in the Gallery Shop. as their roosting sites. Lincoln Led by birding expert Rudolf Koes. became fascinated by how the Details at wag.ca. The Winnipeg Art Gallery acknowledges by-products of the human the support of the Manitoba Arts Council, technological culture were Long & McQuade, Solarbotics, and Tip Top intersecting with the natural Electronic Supply.

TOP Erika Lincoln. Singing Condition II, 2010. Mixed media, variable dimensions.

BOTTOM LEFT Erika Lincoln. Singing Condition I, 2010. Mixed media, variable dimensions.

BOTTOM RIGHT Erika Lincoln. Singing Condition II, 2010. Mixed media, variable dimensions.

05 April 2–May 1 • Gallery 5 shaped by the forces that exist in a particular time and place. In this Curated by Michael Boss and the Studio exhibition we can witness the first Program Instructors fruits in the growth of hundreds of It’s lively, colourful, creative, and just young, fertile minds and hearts that plain fun! It’s the work of nearly 800 have roots in many different places. young people ranging from 5 to 17 We celebrate the efforts of these years who have taken fall and winter artists, rejoice in their unique art classes at the WAG. Unencumbered perspectives, and appreciate the by artistic conventions, these budding shared elements of the visual artists just go for it, expressing the language that binds us together. wonder and delight of their world. The ethnic composition of our Exhibition supported by Great-West Life, province has transformed dramatically Winnipeg School Division, and the Volunteer over the past decade with the arrival Associates to the Winnipeg Art Gallery. of many new families from all over the world. Who “we” are continues to shift and change as time passes, and the TOP Fun Giraffes. Cecil Rhodes School Special Art Class, ages 7-9 years. Instructor: Sharon Hall. Studio Programs’ students reflect a LEFT Creature Feature. Drawing and Painting 1, broad range of cultural backgrounds ages 5-6 years. Instructor: Bree Bergen. and traditions. The lively and BELOW Abby Harris, age 8, Feathers in the Moonlight. imaginative artwork within this Mixed Media 2. Instructor: Susanna Portnoy. exhibition demonstrates that, although artistry is often a reflection of cultural influences, the joy of creativity transcends geo-political borders. The creative impulse is one of the great human common denominators that unite people from all places. At the WAG, we do our best to introduce students to visual language. Through universal elements and principles such as colour, form, light, and design, students develop their own ideas, and learn to fluently communicate what it means to be human, to move in this world and be 06 Annuraat Inuit Clothing in Art Until the early part of the 20th century, the style of Inuit clothing was determined by region, and these regional variations reflect a wide variety of influences. Modern-day evolution in clothing styles and materials has taken place as a result of outside influence and increased opportunities for travel among Inuit. Today the use of skin clothing has waned and the Inuit parka is most often made of imported duffel and covered with an outer shell of cotton drill or nylon. However, traditional Exhibition Tour and regional styles are still a Wed, May 11, 12:10pm • With Darlene significant part of Inuit culture and Wight, Curator of Inuit Art. are represented in contemporary Inuit art. LEFT Ulayok Lucy Kaviok. Beaded amautik, 1970s. This becomes evident in Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Jill comparing various artworks included Oakes and Rick Riewe, 2011-11 in this exhibition. Dolls, sculptures, TOP Eva Talooki Aliktiluk. Woman in Beaded Amautik, April 16–October 9 • Mezzanine Gallery 1993. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of and graphics from communities George Swinton and his daughters, G-98-380 Curated by Darlene Coward Wight throughout the North all reveal both BOTTOM Unknown artist. Dolls in skin clothing traditional styles as well as more (Man, woman and child), n.d. Collection of the Inuit women rank among the most recent influences. Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Faye and Bert innovative and skilled craftspeople in Settler, 2001-95, 96, 97 the world, and this exhibition shows why. The highlight is a display of three stunning beaded amautiit that have recently been donated to the Gallery. One of the most unique clothing items associated with Inuit culture is the woman’s parka, known as the amautik. It takes its name from the carrying pouch, or amaut, located in the back of the parka and designed to carry a baby. The broad shoulders of the amautik permit an infant carried in the pouch to be slipped over the mother’s shoulder to the breast while still protected under the parka.

07 William Brymner Artist, Teacher, Colleague

May 14–August 21 • Galleries 5 and 6 How did an artist from a small Scottish town become a major influence on such important Canadian artists as A.Y. Jackson, Maurice Cullen, and James Wilson Morrice? How did he become the core of a creative milieu that made Montreal the undisputed hub of Canadian art in the first decade of the 20th century? And what were his ties to the WAG? Born in Scotland, raised in rural Quebec, and spending his formative years in Ottawa, William Brymner (1855–1925) went on to forge a significant international career. By the late 1870s he was studying and painting in Europe, and exhibiting in to advocate for the purchase of This exhibition is organized and toured by the French Salon in the 1880s. He Canadian art by collectors and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre at Queen’s galleries. Brymner’s connection to University, Kingston, with the cooperation delivered one of the earliest lectures of Power Corporation of Canada and a the WAG goes back to the Gallery’s in Canada supporting Impressionist contribution from the Museums Assistance painting in 1897. inaugural exhibition in December Program, Department of Canadian Heritage. Once settled in Montréal, he 1912. As President of the Royal taught some of Canada’s best-known Canadian Academy (RCA), Brymner Thur, May 19 oversaw and contributed to a display artists who, under his example, were Members’ Event • 11am–5pm • of RCA work at the WAG. the first sizable generation of Tour at 3pm with WAG curator This exhibition comprises 60 Canadian artists to study abroad and Andrew Kear. See special member’s works by Brymner, as well as by offer on page 23. peers including Horatio Walker, Marc-Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté, Talk • 7pm • With exhibition co- James Wilson Morrice, and Maurice curator Paul Maréchal. See page 20. Cullen, and pupils such as Clarence Free Public Opening • 8–10pm Gagnon, A.Y. Jackson, and Edwin Holgate. It is remarkable that so many Exhibition Tour distinguished Canadian artists Wed, May 25, 12:10–pm • With emerged from his classrooms. His Andrew Kear, Associate Curator openness to new movements and of Historical Canadian Art. propensity to experiment informed both his painting and his pedagogy. TOP William Brymner. Border of the Forest at Fontainebleau, 1885. Collection of the Agnes A publication for this exhibition is Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston.

available in the Gallery Shop. LEFT Sarah Robertson. Storm Como, c. 1937. Oil on canvas. Collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen’s University, Kingston. 08 Quilt of Belonging May 20–August 20 • Eckhardt Hall their unique culture and nationality. Curator’s Talk “Together,” Bryan says, “the panels Wed, May 18, 12:10pm • with Curator Did you know that representations record human history in textile, Esther Bryan. of all the world’s nations are found in illustrating the beauty, complexity, Canada? They are also found in the and sheer size of the human story.” Quilt of Belonging, a collaborative art Thur, May 19 The Quilt of Belonging has been project on a national scale. Speaking Members’ Event • 11am–5pm • embraced by each of the 25 to Canada’s heritage, it is composed Talk at 2pm with exhibition communities that have hosted it, of 263 unique and individualized curator Esther Bryan. See special including the Canadian Museum of panels, forming a completed tapestry member’s offer on page 23. Civilization in Ottawa; the Glenbow measuring 10 feet tall by 120 feet long. Museum in Calgary; the Community Free Public Opening • 8–10pm It was conceived, organized, Centre in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut and completed under the direction Territory; and the Cultural Olympiad Keep an eye on wag.ca for a complete listing of Ontario-based fibre artist Esther 2010 in Vancouver. Thus far 1.3 million of programs and events occurring around Bryan. She calls the Quilt of Belonging visitors have seen the quilt. An this exciting exhibition. “a collaborative work of art that extensive bilingual website exploring recognizes Canada’s diversity, all aspects of the creation, production, TOP Melanie Dreaver. Plains Cree (from Quilt of celebrates our common humanity, Belonging). Tanned deerhide. and exhibition of the quilt can be found and promotes harmony and at www.invitationproject.ca, and a BOTTOM LEFT Céleste Campion. Namibia (from compassion among people.” It took Quilt of Belonging). Textiles, ostrich eggshells, 296-page, fully illustrated catalogue is fishbone beads. Bryan and her team six years to available at the Gallery Shop in both research and locate artists to create BOTTOM RIGHT Happy Howells Mireault and English and French. Linda Gomez Robertson. Panama (from Quilt of the panels, each representative of Belonging). Cotton. Photo: Nick Wolochatiuk

09 Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

July 2–September 11 • Galleries 7, 8, artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925– and 9 2008) than the more traditional forms of Anishinabek “Woodland School” Carl Beam (1943–2005), considered painters such as Norval Morrisseau one of Canada’s leading contemporary (1932–2007). In confounding Aboriginal artists, challenged the art expectations Beam masterfully world, questioning why contemporary combined his own diverse iconography Aboriginal art was marginalized to of symbols drawn from a wide range of ethnographic presentations and was sources such as popular culture to not respected on an equal footing scientific and historical imagery. In with Western artistic traditions. doing so, his work bridges the Within this exhibition Beam’s philosophies and traditions of both contribution to contemporary art is Western and Anishinabek worlds. further recognized for its poignancy This exhibition consists of 49 in exploring global consequences. of Beam’s most remarkable works Beam drew upon his Anishinabek featuring his powerful large-scale traditions through the recognition of paintings, sensitive ceramics, and the important role of dreams, the place highly personal constructions. of spirit helpers, and the lessons of his Aboriginal ancestry. He was also The exhibition, curated by the National well-known for working with Gallery of Canada’s Greg A. Hill, photography and collage in an aesthetic Audain Curator of Indigenous Art, is Members’ Preview style that was more akin to the accompanied by a fully-illustrated Thur, June 30, 11am–5pm • WAG expressive layering of American Pop catalogue available in the Gallery Shop. members’ exclusive look at the exhibition. Tours at 12 and 4pm with Curator Mary Reid. Members are invited to bring a guest. See special offer on page 23.

LEFT Carl Beam. The North American Iceberg, 1985. Acrylic, photo-serigraph and graphite on Plexiglas. National Gallery of Canada. Photo©NGC ABOVE Carl Beam. Sauvage, 1988. Mixed media on acrylic panel with painted wood and found object (rifle). National Gallery of Canada. Photo©NGC

10 Traveling Exhibitions

The WAG Takes Its Act on the Road

The WAG is circulating several Kiugak Ashoona: Stories and exhibitions to interested galleries Imaginings from Cape Dorset • across the country. Ashoona draws on Inuit shamanism and mythology to create powerful Canada on Canvas • Historical carvings and drawings. portraiture, landscape, and abstract paintings by some of the country’s The Winnipeg Alphabestiary • A unique most distinguished artists, including collection of paintings and drawings Emily Carr, Cornelius Krieghoff, Norval of animals (real, imagined, and truly Morriseau, and Jean-Paul Riopelle. inventive) by some of Winnipeg’s leading contemporary artists. Nunavik North of 60° • Drawn from the WAG’s collection, this exhibition “Circulating our exhibitions across the focuses on art that has been created country raises the profile of the WAG in several small Inuit communities nationally,” says Director Stephen that lie above the 60th parallel. Borys. “This is particularly important as we approach our centenary in 2012. Richard Harrington: Arctic It’s also a way for us to show off some Photographer • These moving Richard Harrington. Coppermine, NWT, 1949. of the almost 25,000 works from our Gelatin silver paper. © Estate of Richard photographs form an historical record collection as well as the diversity and Harrington/Courtesy of Stephen Bulger Gallery of the vanishing way of life of the Inuit. talent of Manitoba artists.”

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11 Continuing Exhibitions

Ongoing exhibitions of works from the WAG’s collection in galleries 1–4, Mezzanine, and MRA gallery.

Paris, becoming involved with the from the WAG’s collection of 180 Dada movement. Due to the looming photographs by Kertész which were war in Europe he relocated with donated to the gallery in 1985 and his wife to New York in 1936. Over marked the beginning of the special his long and impressive career he collecting area dedicated to created an exceptional number of photography. Many of the pieces serene and exquisite images. At the on display have never been on view heart of Kertesz’s mastery was his before. belief in catching the right moment Complementing this selection when the subject changes and shifts of photographs are a number of into something else wholly new. contemporary ceramic works that His interest in using light to capture share the similar monochromatic and André Kertész: Shadow Marks and create specific shadows is a graphic nature of Kertész’s images. characteristic that dominates his André Kertész. Shadows, Paris, 1931. Silver print on February 12–September 10 • Gallery 3 compositions. paper. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Gift of The works on paper room that is an anonymous donor. G-85-157 Curated by Mary Reid a component of the exhibition The Collection on View, will now feature Hungarian-born photographer Member’s Event a selection of over 30 works by André Kertész (1894–1985) gained Thur, April 14 • Tours of The Kertész, ranging from 1914 to 1980 critical attention for his unorthodox Collection on View at 2 and 5pm covering his key periods, is now compositions and use of unusual with Director Stephen Borys. camera angles. In 1925 he moved to featured. These images are drawn

NUNAVIK N rth of 60º October 16, 2010–April 3 the mid-1950s to the early 2000s from the communities of Salluit, Drawn from the WAG’s permanent Ivujivik, Kangirsuk, Kangiqsujuaq, collection, this exhibition focuses and Akulivik. The Gallery has many on art that has been created in treasures from these lesser-known several small Inuit communities communities and this exhibition is an that lie above the 60th parallel on opportunity to see works that may the Ungava Peninsula in Nunavik not be exhibited as often as those (Arctic Quebec). The exhibition from larger Inuit communities. features sculptures dating from

Jobie Arnaituq. Shaman with Seal Spirit, 1979. Stone. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Gift of Dr. Harry Winrob. 2006-491.1 and 2 12 Eva Stubbs the Rough IDEAL

December 17, 2010–March 20, 2011 and oil stick drawings. In addition to three key pieces from the WAG’s Growing up in Europe, Winnipeg collection, the exhibition draws on artist Eva Stubbs experienced the over 30 public, corporate, and private Great Depression, the Spanish collections. Civil War, and the terrifying rise of anti-Semitism. This is reflected in Artist/Curator Talk her work as she explores the role Sun, March 6, 2pm history and memory play in shaping human identity. Reflecting over a half-century of creative output, this Supported by

exhibition consists of approximately 60 works, including sculpture in Eva Stubbs. Wisdom, 1983. Bronze. Collection of wood, bronze, and fired clay, as well the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Donated in memory of Sophie Kelekis Truss by her family and her many as a selection of the artist’s charcoal friends. G-84-314

International Exhibition of Contemporary Indigenous Art

January 22–May 15 Contemporary Art, 460 Portage Ave • Manitoba Hydro Place Lobby, 360 Over 30 Indigenous artists from Portage Ave • Manitoba Museum, across Canada, the United States, 190 Rupert Ave • Winnipeg Art South America, Europe, Australia, Gallery. and New Zealand present their perspectives about the future. Close Encounters is presented as part of Featured at the WAG are a selection the Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada ARTS FOR ALL program and organized of prints and drawings by Shuvinai by Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Ashoona and Pudlo Pudlat and Urban Shaman Contemporary Aboriginal a commissioned work by Faye Art, and the Winnipeg Art Gallery. See HeavyShield suspended from the www.artsforall.ca and wag.ca. Pudlo Pudlat. Aeroplane, 1976. Stonecut, stencil ceiling in Eckhardt Hall. on paper, ed. 50/50. Collection of the Winnipeg The exhibition takes place at Close Encounters films • see under Art Gallery, G-84-299 Close Encounters exhibition site, 109 Films on page 20. Pacific Ave • Plug In Institute of

13 Upcoming Exhibitions William Kurelek: The Messenger But Does it Glow September 29–December 31, 2011 The Winnipeg Art Gallery, in the Dark? in partnership with the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Art Several months ago Leif Norman was assisting WAG Gallery of Greater Victoria, is photographer Ernest Mayer when he noticed something odd behind the first major touring about one of the glasses. Leif, who has a BSc in Chemistry, retrospective of the Alberta- dug further and discovered something very interesting. born, Manitoba-raised artist William Kurelek (1927–1977) When I saw the to be mounted in 25 years. shocking colour of Kurelek’s work is well known, the glass I knew I had garnering both critical attention to borrow a Geiger and popular support in his counter. I remembered lifetime. This exhibition will a chemistry textbook include works never or rarely exhibited in this country saying that radioactive from major collections in the United Kingdom, the United uranium salts were States, as well as from across Canada. used in Victorian era decorative glass and William Kurelek. Despondency, 1963. Oil on masonite. Collection of the the yellow/green hue Winnipeg Art Gallery, Gift of an anonymous donor. G-77-34 of this particular piece seemed suspicious. American Chronicles: The Physics

The Art of Norman Rockwell Photo: Leif Norman department of the University of Winnipeg March 1–May 10, 2012 kindly lent me a 1950s era Geiger counter. We tested it and it slowly went tick, tick, tick without being near One of the most popular anything radioactive. This was good as it meant it was North American artists of picking up the natural background radiation that exists the past century, Norman everywhere. Gallery Technician Dan Donaldson was Rockwell (1894–1978) slightly unnerved when I told him to take the possibly was a keen observer of radioactive Bohemian glass out of its box. When I placed human nature and a gifted the probe into the glass vase, the counter went ticky, storyteller. Rockwell’s ticky, tick and the needle registered about twice the contributions to our visual background radiation. Yes, it is faintly radioactive. But legacy, many of them now only as much as two sugar cubes in a swimming pool icons of North American would make the water sweet. Marvel at the way the culture, have found a permanent place in our psyche. The glass is green and yellow at the same time, but don’t exhibition contains 44 major paintings, and a complete set drink tea from it! of 323 tear sheets from his Saturday Evening Post covers. This major exhibition has toured extensively in the Leif has now make a small video about this glass. Visit United States to great reception. The WAG is honoured to chronicleartservices.org/radiation. You can see this glass in be the exhibition’s sole Canadian venue. Gallery 2 in The Collection on View.

Norman Rockwell. Girl at Mirror, 1954. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for Unidentified maker. Bohemian. Tumbler, c. 1830–1850. Glass, enamel, gilding. The Saturday Evening Post, March 5, 1954. ©1954 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Gift of Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt in Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. From the permanent collection of Norman memory of Professor Ferdinand and Mrs. Wilhelmine Eckhardt, Vienna, Rockwell Museum. Austria. G-92-469 14 Art Educator’s Pick

Each issue features favourite works from our collection chosen by our staff. This piece by artist Eric Cameron But Does it Glow was chosen by Art Educator Michael Boss, Head of Studio Programs. “What IS this?” Art Educators actions, leads us to consider how symbolic content and in the Dark? often encounter this type of value are acquired through time and repetition. question when introducing Ίχθύς is both simple in terms of technique and people to contemporary art. complex in terms of thought. I appreciate this work So…what is this, and why do because it prompts a range of emotions and thoughts in we call it art? Well, essentially, me. It is confounding and amusing, yet serious. It builds this is a mackerel covered with up ideas even as it tears them down, deflating the idea of almost 3,000 coats of acrylic painting as a grand art form. It is an elegant, curious gesso. Beyond that, it is an object that challenges our notions of “craftsmanship,” example of an idea in action; pursued to the point at while revelling in the delights of the intellect and sparring which it resulted in the transformation of something with definitions of art and value. ordinary into something unique and compelling. The object and idea reveal a thoughtful meditation on the passage of time, and the transformative power of mundane, daily rituals. In this case, the ritual of painting an object over and over and over until it literally becomes something else parallels the way water, subtly, over time, will erode rock. The title Ίχθύς (Greek for “fish”) reminds us of the elevated role of the fish in the Gospel story of the small amount of bread and fish that miraculously fed thousands. It also refers to the fish symbol that was used as an identification code among Christians during the era of Eric Cameron (b. 1935), Ίχθύς (from the series, Thick Paintings), 1979–1992. Acrylic gesso, acrylic on mackerel. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Roman persecution. The title, combined with the artist’s Gift of the artist. G-92-196

Art City Mural at the WAG Education programs at the WAG work hard to engage local children and teens in projects that animate the building and bring forward the ideas of the young creators. These projects provide young people with a sense of ownership of the Gallery and also bring their youthful creativity to bear in a way that benefits everyone. Special project funding is sought for many of these initiatives. This year, the Graham C. Lount Family Foundation generously provided the WAG with a grant to pursue a project in collaboration with Art City to create a mural design and production of the mural which was drawn related to the exhibition Wanda Koop…On the Edge of and painted by young artists from West Broadway in Experience. Internationally recognized, Winnipeg-based consultation with Wanda and the Art City staff. artist Wanda Koop is the founder of Art City, the West A reception to mark the installation of the mural, titled Broadway drop-in art making centre. A collaborative Nature Transformers, on the west side of the WAG’s Storefront project linking the exhibition, Art City, and the WAG was Studio Building, was held on Thursday, October 14, 2010. identified as a wonderful way to celebrate the creative Nature Transformers, 2010. Created by Art City participants in partnership with spirit of Winnipeg’s inner city. Art City supervised the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Project funded by the Graham C. Lount Family Foundation.

15 Programming and Events

Youth Programs

Family Sunday Sun, August 21, 11am–5pm • Bring the whole family to experience a full day celebrating Indigenous cultures across Canada. Visit wag.ca for updates on the grand plans for this Family Sunday • Family admission $10.

Young Weekends Sun, March 6, April 3, May 1, 1–3pm • Little WAG guests can visit the Gallery on the first weekend of every month and enjoy lots of special activities just for them. They can take an interactive fun-filled family tour led by one of our experienced facilitators, then create their own masterpiece at our supervised painting session.

Summer Rooftop Birthday Parties Book your child’s birthday party on our Rooftop Sculpture garden. Rain location available indoors. Kids get a fun, interactive tour of all the art in the Gallery followed by a picnic on the rooftop. Call 789.1762 or 789.1763 to book • limited dates available.

16 NEW! school students will be posted and updated regularly. updated and posted be will students school events and projects created by high school students for high Special Board. WAG group Art Student Facebook our Stay in touch with events for high school students by joining WAG Student Art Board WAG Art Camp 8:30am to 5pm animal-themed art display. and creatures, arctic showabout off your artwork at an learn Gallery, the in art animal out Check friends. wild our about to create artwork inspired get and (weather permitting) real animals to Zoo observe Park Assiniboine the •Visit Art in Animals • Theme: week) 11–15 •July 2–5 August and AnimaniART (short camp. Choose from three exciting theme weeks. show it to parents in a mini-exhibition on the last day of collaborative work of art with talented camp artists and Grow up creative as can be at WAG Camp.Art Make a members $130, non-members $150 • 8:30am–5pm WAG members $160, non-members $180 • 4–day week, For children 6 to 12 • July 11–August 19 • week, 5–day registration dates. registration 789.1766Call to register. for wag.ca Check week. of the end the at display art an in to parents skill your off show and art of making ways unusual and new Explore Forks. The at culture graffiti explore and murals Winnipeg’s wonderful out •Check Art Outdoor and Graffiti Theme: 15–19 August 25–29 and •July • Camp Graffiti WAG the in buildings Studio. miniature own your to create inspired get and Winnipeg in building oldest the Visit Building. Legislative Manitoba the Explore buildings. interesting of Winnipeg’s most of some take photographs or •Draw Architecture Theme: 8–12 August and 18–22, • •July Architect Junior information or call 789.762 call or information 789.1763 or to book. more for wag.ca at section summer. Learn the the Visit throughout offered Programs of School avariety from display. on Choose exhibitions of the tour appropriate age WAG and the at interactive group an for your book coordinators— camp summer and teachers, Daycares, Group Tours for Children

Rebecca Whitney Photography Check wag.ca for dates and times. times. and dates for wag.ca Check Festival. Folk Winnipeg the at us with art and music celebrate and KidsFest at Gallery WAGkids Art the make us Fringe. Help Kids the at stage show puppet outdoor our at perform and puppet own your Make long. summer all festivals WAGat our for splat kids Look Kids’ Festivals Visit us at Summer

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The Fruits of our Labours During the summer, Studio 300 will be transformed into an exhibition gallery for two of our eagerly anticipated annual events. Adult Students’ Art Show July 7–28 • Opening reception: Thur, July 7, 7–9pm • This exhibition features creations in a variety of media produced by students who have taken classes in Studio Programs during the past year. Instructors’ Art Show August 4–25 • Opening reception: Thur, August 4, 7–9pm • This exhibition provides an opportunity to view a selection of work from the studios of many of the artists who have taught in Studio Programs over the past year. Both exhibitions will be open Tues–Fri, 12–4pm. Rebecca Whitney Photography STUDIO PROGRAMS

Spring Art Classes The Young Artist Program General class registration begins March 15 • Check our July 4–8 • This special program is offered in partnership website at wag.ca for photography registration dates. with the Winnipeg Folk Festival. YAP is a terrific opportunity for creative teens (14–18 years) to work on Spring office hours (effective April 9) • Mon–Thur, projects under the guidance of professional artists. The 12–4pm • Fri closed • Sat 12–4pm • Sun closed completed projects will be displayed at the Folk Festival site. Visit wag.ca for details on the Young Artist Program. Summer Art Classes To register, call 204.231.0096. Check wag.ca for registration dates. Summer office hours (effective May 30 to September 5) • Tues–Fri, 12–4 pm Visit wag.ca/learn/wag-studio for details on all classes and to register on-line. Or call 204.789.1766.

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ADULT PROGRAMS Art for Lunch Wednesdays, 12:10pm. Talks and tours included with Gallery admission. Video programs free.

March 2 • Video • How Art Made the Caravaggio was a powerhouse World: To Death and Back • The final artist (and accused murderer!) in installment of the critically acclaimed 16th century papal Rome. Discover BBC video series, hosted by British the man behind the scandals in this art historian Dr. Nigel Spivey, on how dramatic film. humans made art and art made us April 6 • Exhibition Tour • Erika human. Lincoln: The Singing Condition • With March 9 • Talk • An Introduction to the Mary Reid, Curator of Contemporary Arts of Islam • Chief Curator Helen Art and Photography. Delacretaz has a Masters degree in April 13 • Video • Simon Schama’s Islamic Art and currently teaches The Power of Art: Bernini • The name on the subject at the University of Bernini reverberates throughout Generously sponsored by Winnipeg. the canon of Western art history. March 16 • Video • Simon Schama’s His sculpture has been prized for The Power of Art: Van Gogh • Vincent centuries and is almost immediately van Gogh has haunted our collective recognizable, but who was Gian imagination since his bold and Lorenzo Bernini? Discover more in May 25 • Exhibition Tour • William ferocious paintings first burst onto this next episode of the film series Brymner: Artist, Teacher, Colleague • the European art scene in the late The Power of Art. With Andrew Kear, Associate Curator 1800s. Discover his work anew in April 20 • Curator’s Tour • Andrew of Historical Canadian Art. this short film, part of the series The Kear, Associate Curator of Historical Power of Art hosted by British art June 1 • Video • Simon Schama’s Canadian Art, will discuss selected history superstar Simon Schama. The Power of Art: Turner • Often works from the collection. considered the most English March 23 • Talk • The Ins and Outs April 27 • Talk • Medieval Bestiaries • of English artists, Turner was of Electronic Media Art • Electronic More information TBA. Check wag.ca a renowned landscapist of the media is an important and innovative for updates. Romantic tradition. However, his medium in contemporary visual career was much broader and more art. However, it can pose particular May 4 • Exhibition Tour • Bestial tortured than is customarily known. conservational challenges to art Encounters • With Mary Reid, Curator This film discusses one Turner galleries and museums looking to of Contemporary Art and Photography. painting in particular, The Slave Ship. preserve its physicality so it can live May 11 • Exhibition Tour • Annuraat: on virtually. Mary Reid, Curator of June 8 • Talk • Preview of summer Inuit Clothing in Art • With Darlene Contemporary Art and Photography, exhibitions. Coward Wight, Curator of Inuit Art. will discuss the ins and outs of Art for Lunch will take a summer displaying, preserving, and curating May 18 • Curator’s Tour • Quilt of break, resuming in September. In electronic media art. Belonging • Join Esther Bryan, the the meantime, take advantage of creator of the Quilt of Belonging, March 30 • Video • Simon Schama’s our new Summer on the Rooftop for a discussion of the ideas and The Power of Art: Caravaggio • Known program. See page 20. inspiration behind this remarkable almost as much for his tumultuous project. lifestyle as for his paintings, 19 Programming and Events

ADULT PROGRAMS Urban Birdwatching Excursion See under Erika Lincoln on page 5. Meet the Arts Ambassadors Summer On The Rooftop As Cultural Capital of Canada for 2010, Winnipeg is enjoying a Get out of the office this summer and onto the roof! This stimulating year of arts events organized by the Winnipeg summer the WAG’s rooftop will heat up with a whole new Arts Council and the Winnipeg Cultural Capital theme series of activities. Check wag.ca for more information. of Arts for All. Five arts ambassadors were designated to Group Tours For Adults create legacy projects, each representing a different To book a private guided tour of current exhibitions, to artistic discipline. • 7pm • Included with Gallery admission. see a schedule of drop-in tours, or for more information, Thur, March 10 • Visual arts ambassador Dominique Rey please call 789.0516. Thur, May 12 • Musical arts ambassador John K. Samson Jazz on the Rooftop 2011 Meet the Artists See ad on page 11. Sun, March 6, 2pm • Included with Gallery admission • Close Encounters Films Join sculptor Eva Stubbs and exhibition curator Andrew Free admission • Four films on a continuous loop—Give Kear for an afternoon of conversation and exploration in Us Our Skeletons! (Antakaa Meille Luurankomme), by Paul the exhibition Eva Stubbs: The Rough Ideal. Anders Simma, Courtesy the Finnish Film Foundation; Night Thur, April 28, 7pm • Included with Gallery admission • Cries: A Rural Tragedy by Tracey Moffat; Bedevil by Tracey Electronic media artist Erika Lincoln will discuss her Moffat; Iracema (de Questembert) by Maria Thereza Alves. installation The Singing Condition. Thur, March 24, 11am–1:30pm • 5–9:30pm Heroines Of History Sat, April 2, 11am–5pm Wed, April, 13, 7pm • Heroines of History: An Exploration Thur, April 14, 11am–1:30pm • 5–9:30pm of Women in the Art of the Northern Renaissance • Join Sun, April 17, 11am–5pm Art Educator Rachel Baerg, poet Bonnie Loewen, and Thur, April 28, 4–9pm harpsichordist Irmgard Baerg in the intimate setting of the WAG’s Gort Collection for a collaborative presentation exploring the past and present impact of women in Cannes Lions Reruns 2010 16th-century Northern European art. • $15 members/$20 If you missed them in December, here’s another non-members chance to view the 2010 winners. Inside The Artist’s Studio Fri, March 18, 7/9:30pm Wed, April 27, 7pm • The art process begins in the Sat, March 19, 7/9:30pm studio, but how many of us actually get the chance to Tues, March 22, 7pm go on studio visits? Tom Lovatt, one of Winnipeg’s best Wed, March 23, 7pm known figurative painters, opens his studio for us. • $20 Fri, March 25, 2/7/9:30pm members/$25 non-members. To register please call Sat, March 26, 2/7/9:30pm 789.0516. Tues, March 29, 7pm Building Corporate Art Collections: The inside Track Wed, March 30, 7pm Thur, May 19, 7pm • Paul Maréchal, Curator of the Art Thur, March 31, 7pm Collection of the Power Corporation of Canada, and co- Fri, April 1, 7/9:30pm curator of the William Brymner exhibition, will speak on Sat, April 2, 7/9:30pm the significance of corporate art collections to Canada’s $9 WAG member • $11 Adult • $10 Student and Senior• art scene. Available at Ticketmaster and the WAG front desk • Doors open 1/2 hour before showtime • rating PG

20 Volunteer Associates

Travel Tours Gems of the British Isles Annual Stamp Sale May 20–June 3, 2011 Grand Tour of Italy and Sicily Visit London, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Thur, April 7, 11am-9pm • Fri, April 8, April 28–May 14, 2011 Glasgow, and Edinburgh. Last stop 11am–5pm • Sat, April 9, 11am–4pm Join this 17-day comprehensive will be in Normandy. Host: Lila There is still time for you to drop off exploration tour of one of Europe’s Goodspeed. Info: Jim Bell, Cruise your donations of stamps, covers, best loved countries. Explore Rome, Vacations 954.2095. related materials, and collections. Pompeii, Assisi, Siena, and Florence. Please take them to the WAG front Host: José Koes. Info: Charlene Arts and Crafts of Turkey desk in an envelope clearly marked Underhill, Continental Travel 989.9642. October 15–29, 2011 • SOLD OUT October 20–November 4, 2011 • “stamp sale.” You may also call SECOND TOUR the Volunteer Associates’ office at Highlights include Istanbul, Ephesus, 786.6641, ext. 286, to arrange for a Kusadasi, Bodrum, Konya, and the pick-up. Charitable donation receipts Cappadocia region. Host: José Koes. will be issued for large collections. Info: Charlene Underhill, Continental Travel 989.9642. Visit wag.ca and click on visit/events/ traveltours for more information.

Gallery Ball Photos: Erin Danzinger and Doug Evans

Scotiabank Nuit Blanche Chaplin’s Modern Times THURSDAY, APRIL 14 I 8:00PM at the WAG There is no other movie experience like sitting in front of a large Saturday, October 1, 2011 screen in a theatre, watching a silent film, listening to the movie score. Then leaning forward in your seat only to realize that a A free all-night celebration of the arts! 66-piece orchestra is performing all the music and sound effects!

Charlie Chaplin: Modern Times (film with orchestra) Richard Lee, conductor Digital print specially prepared for live orchestral performance!

Tickets available at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and all Ticketmaster outlets WSO Box Office 949-3999 wso.ca I 780-3333 20 Gallery Shop Look for the red wall highlighting our newly created children’s department at the back of the Shop. Books, toys, and games. New stock is arriving for our expanded Inuit section, from sculptures as low as $40, to large presentation pieces, plus an excellent selection of Inuit art publications. Watch our website for WAG members’ specials in May and updates on new merchandise and sales.

Mealtime Masterpiece. Make mealtime an art experience. The Usborne Alphabet Picture Book. $15.95 $17.99 Other Usborne titles also available.

Create A Mug. Insulated travel mug with your personal work of art. $24.99

Art Rental & Sales Artists from A to Z. New selections every week. Check our website for more information on the featured works of the month and special events in Art Rental and Sales. For rent or sale—rentals begin for as little as $10 a month.

Amanda Onchulenko. Headland Parade diptych: ’Encore’ and ‘Ladies in Waiting’. Oil on canvas. Monthly Rental $35 each. Purchase price $1200 each.

Winnipeg Art Gallery 300 Memorial Boulevard • Winnipeg, MB • 204.786.6641 • wag.ca WAG Archives Assists In Digital Exhibition Nunavut Heritage

In 2010 the WAG Archives worked exhibit Prairie Prestige: How Western Training Program with the University of Manitoba Canadian Artists Have Influenced The Winnipeg Art Gallery is pleased Archives & Special Collections and Canadian Art. Artists include Lionel to be one of the hosts of the Nunavut the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy LeMoine FitzGerald, Leo Mol, and Heritage Training Program taking of Winnipeg to produce the digital Bertram Booker. A large portion of place in Winnipeg from March 7–16. the exhibit features items from the The program provides training to WAG Archives collection. managers of museums, heritage, and The WAG Archives gratefully visitor centres throughout Nunavut in acknowledges the University of Collections Management, Preventive Manitoba Archives and Special Conservation, Research, and Collections, the Canadian Culture Exhibition Design. Participants will Online Program of Canadian Heritage, be introduced to the WAG’s extensive Library and Archives Canada, and the collection of Inuit art and learn about Canadian Council of Archives for the how the Gallery manages and cares opportunity to showcase some of the for the collection. The program was rich resources that provide evidential developed by Inuit Heritage Trust, an history on Canadian art from the Inuit organization established under WAG Archives collection. the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Visit the website at: umanitoba.ca/ in 1993 dedicated to the preservation, libraries/units/archives/digital/prairie_ enrichment and protection of Inuit prestige/index2.html cultural heritage and identity. Artist Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald my 20% make it your wag too! OFF

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23 Support

The Winnipeg Art Gallery is grateful for the support through various initiatives by individuals, corporate sponsors, foundations, friends, and all levels of government that support the WAG’s many exhibitions, education programs and intermedia activities. The following list recognizes individual contributions received between October 1 and December 31, 2010 and our ongoing government support.

Individual Wayne Barr Bruce & Laura Johnston Christina Barwinsky Zanna Joyce Governors’ Circle $10,000 + Mary Beamish Kevin & Els Kavanagh Ruby Ashdown Mark Bernstein Donald R. Keatch Ivan Eyre Rod & Janice Biebrich Brian & Sandra Kelly Douglas MacEwan Sandra Bignell Patricia L. Kettner One Anonymous Donor David & Gillian Bird T. Killeen & I. Hamilton Tim & Shelly Borys Elsie Klassen Director’s Circle $5,000–$9,999 Oliver Botar & Serena Keshavjee Bernice D. Kleysen Babs Asper Karen & Mr. Dwight Botting Gisele B. Klymchuk Deborah & Robert H. Thorlakson Helen Bowen José & Rudolf Koes Curators’ Circle $2,500–$4,999 Albert Brady J. Ratte Kohut Al & Cindy Babiuk C.D. Bredt & J. Cameron Robert & Marion Laforge Marjorie & Morley Blankstein David G. Broadhurst G.H. & Anne Lawler Brenlee Carrington & Brent Trepel John & Laureen Bulman A.S. & Gail Leach Carolyn Duhamel A. Lorne & Kathleen Campbell Gerard Lecuyer Robert & Deirdre Kozminski Jim Carr & Colleen Suche Rick Lee & Laurie Shapiro Naomi Levine & Arthur Mauro Solange Chabannes & Bruno Gossen Lindy Lee & Ken Van Ameyde W.H. Loewen Lawrie & Bea Cherniack Christy Little Michael Nesbitt Stephen C. & Cynthia Cohlmeyer E.R. & Natalie MacDonald Barbara & Gerry Price Marilyn Craggs & Don Moren Vernon S. MacKelvie Carla & Patrick Rae Maxine Cristall Orla Maitland H. Sanford & Deborah Riley H.G. Curle & B. Phillips Mike & Shelley Malyk Rena & Barry Shenkarow Jean Cuthbertson Judy Manning Robert G. & Alison Darling Elaine & Neil Margolis Artists’ Circle $1,000–$2,499 R.J. & M. Davey C. Grant & Marnie Marshall Stephen & Hazel Borys Iain Day & Vivian Sullivan Manuel Matas Lila Goodspeed Marc Del Bigio & Janice Kenworthy Catherine Moltzan & Paul Brault Alanna M. Keefe Bryce & Nicki Douglas Vera Moroz Edward & Carolyn Ransby Judith Dowler W.A.C. & Barbara Mutch Michael Rogers & Jean Memken Harry & Mary Lynn Duckworth Barbara & Arnold Naimark James Ripley & Diane Jones James Dugan & Mary Bawden E. Louise Nebbs Frank & Hannah Sellers Lindsay Duval & Scott Sutherland Gail Nep Faye & C. Peter W. Warren Kathleen Estey Carol Philips Two Anonymous Donors Debra & Peter Fehr Al Pich Steven Feldgaier & Sharon Shaydak Marina Plett-Lyle Supporter $500–$999 Susan Feldman Gordon Pullan Glenda Birney-Evans & Craig Evans Jane A. Frain Scott & Bonnie Ransom Carol Budnick Donalda Fridfinnson Juta Rathke John Crabb Paula & Lindsey Fuller Joyce E. Rich Colleen Cutschall Phyllis Gallimore Barnett & Joann Richling Kerry Dangerfield Rosalie E. Gillespie Joan Richardson Mrs. Patricia Guy Percy & Elaine Goldberg Henriette Ricou & Jure Manfreda B. Joyce Hume Ruth Gongos Doren Roberts Jan & John Kassenaar Anne Gooding Yvonne & G.A. Robertson Peter S. & Margaret Morse Priscilla Guberman Lois Rose Carole & Cam Osler Evelyn & Larry Hecht Renée Roseman Daniel Onyshko & Paula Moreira Irene & Barrie Heiman Rosenberg Family Trust – Murray, Theresa, Danuta Podkomorska Robert & Gail Hitesman Lewis, Fran, Ken, Caryl, & in memory of M.L. Schroeder & E.J. Schilder Gwen E. Hodgson Roberta & Cecil Carol L. & Daniel Stockwell Tannis Hogue Shirley & Morley Rypp Bill Pope & Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Shawn Holatko Terry Sargeant & Margaret Haney Clifford & Heather Yaffe Paul Horch Kevin Saunders One Anonymous Donor Stella Hryniuk Karl & M. Susanna Schaible Marilyn Huband Lucille Schmidt Friend $100–$499 Elsie Hughes Sidney I. & Sharon Schwartz Pat Allen & Len Dueck Lindsay Ingram Charlene Scouten Jay & Judy Anderson Dan & Lucretia Ionescu Robert & Eleanor Siddall Erin Armstrong Lesley Iredale 24 Vern & Ann Simonsen Corporate & Foundation Continental Travel Peter & Mrs. Spittle Crosier Kilgour & Partners Ltd. Thomas & Diane Stefanson President’s Circle $25,000–$49,999 Domino’s Pizza Frits C. & Joan Stevens Great-West Life Ernst Hansch Foundation Inc. Margaret Stewart Investors Group Josef Ryan Diamond Pierre Théberge Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Leon A. Brown Ltd. Doug Thidrickson Gallery The Leonard Foundation Phyllis A.C. Thomson The Winnipeg Foundation–The Dorothy Manitoba Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) Pat Trainor MacRae & Murray MacRae Anna Naylor Fund MGEU Lee Treilhard The Winnipeg Foundation–Triple A Fund Peerless Garments Ltd. G. Les E. Ullyot Winnipeg Free Press Printcrafters Inc. Hugo & Anny Veldhuis Planned Perfectly Nancy Vincent Governors’ Circle $10,000–$24,999 Royal Canadian Properties Ltd. Marianne Wawrykow & Chris Kowal CHUM Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. Donald & Florence Whitmore Cruise Vacations of Winnipeg Sigurdson McFadden and Assoc. Ron & Elza Wiebe The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation South Beach Casino & Resort Paul Wiebe Friesens Terracon Development Ltd. Victoria Wilson Goodman Private Wealth Management University of Manitoba, Asper School Sharon & Sid Wolchock Johnston Group Twelve Anonymous Donors KIK Supporter $500–$999 Manitoba Lotteries Corporation 5468796 Architecture Tribute Gifts Pattison Outdoor Advertising Aevi Salon and Spa In Honour of Lila Goodspeed Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. All Charities Campaign Richard L. Yaffe University of Manitoba, Continuing Education Alyssa Sara Averbach Memorial Fund One Anonymous Donor Bird Construction Company In Memory of Eleanor Andrews Christina Barwinsky Director’s Circle $5,000–$9,999 Birks 8641 Ben Moss Jewellers BMO Bank of Montreal In Memory of Kate Davis Boeing Canada Technology Ltd. Canadian Association for Young Children Stephen & Hazel Borys De Fehr Foundation Chateau Laurier Nancy & Ernest Mayer Esdale Printing Design Manitoba The Gail Asper Family Foundation Inc. Diageo Canada In Memory of Mabe Harwood The Jewish Foundation of Manitoba–Asper Betty Ann & Sam Searle Dr. Earl Minuk’s Laser Skin and Hair Centre Endowment Fund Esdale Printing Company Ltd. In Memory of David Kaufman The Lab Works Eve Studios Eva Stubbs Mauro Family Foundation Molson Canada Mayberry Fine Arts PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Moksha Yoga Winnipeg In Memory of Peter Lockett Radisson Hotel Winnipeg Downtown Penny & Fred Bryans National Leasing Redd Line Jewellery A. Lorne & Kathleen Campbell RBC Foundation Jane Fudge Shelter Canadian Properties Ltd. Scotiabank Beth & John Helliar Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Simone’s Skincare Studio Shaun Holatko Travel Manitoba Storm Catering Brian & Sandra Kelly The William & Margaret Fast Family Wardrop Engineering Inc. John G. & Marilyn Wade Foundation The Winnipeg Foundation–The Mauro Family Government, Association & Council In Memory of Enid Osler Foundation Partners Nancy & Ernest Mayer The Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Inc. Bureau de l’éducation française under the aegis of the Canada/Manitoba In Memory of Dieter Roger Curators’ Circle $2,500–$4,999 Programme for Official Languages in Helle Cosby B.A. Robinson Co. Ltd. Education J. Henry Brodersen Border Glass & Aluminum Canada Council for the Arts Gisele B. Klymchuk The Graham C. Lount Family Foundation Canadian Council of Archives Aurise & Hubert Kondziela KPMG LLP Canadian Heritage Information Network, Len & Gail Matiation Melet Plastics Inc. Department of Canadian Heritage Nancy & Ernest Mayer Qualico Developments Manitoba Arts Council Anna McDonald Robinson Lighting Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism & Sport Karl & M. Susanna Schaible Wawanesa Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Cornelia, Juergen, Ingrid, Carmen Nina, The W.H. and Shirley Loewen Family Museums Assistance Program, Department Mario, Michael Schenck Foundation of Canadian Heritage Rick Yarish Virtual Museum of Canada, Department of Artists’ Circle $1,000–$2,499 Canadian Heritage In Memory of Shirley Thomson Agile Enterprises Winnipeg Arts Council Stephen & Hazel Borys The Blennerhassett Family Foundation Winnipeg School Division Cambrian Credit Union Young Canada Works

25 Other Support Festival du Voyageur Winnipeg Art Gallery Arts Stabilization Manitoba Inc. Fleet Galleries For Eyes Optical Board of Governors Gallery Ball For Space Sake President Presented by Fringe Festival Naomi Z. Levine (Lawyer) Goodman Private Wealth Management Giselle’s Professional Skin Care Granny’s Vice President Supported by James A. Ripley (Lawyer, Thompson VIA Rail Canada Great Finds Heartland International Travel & Tours Dorfman Sweatman LLP) Catered by Hecla Oasis Resort Past President and Storm Catering Henry’s Chair, Governance and Nominating High Tea Bakery Gordon R. Gage (Executive Director, Media Sponsor Hilton Suites Manitoba Lodges & Outfitters Association) Winnipeg Free Press Hy’s Inn at the Forks Chair, Building Jewelry Raffle Michael J. Grimes Epsilon Josef Ryan Kite & Kaboodle (Mayer’s Contract Interiors Ltd.) Floral Design by Lake Life Chair, Development Valley Flowers Lilac Bakery Alex Robinson (Deputy Chief Administrative Lobby on York Officer, City of Winnipeg) Table Sponsors Manitoba Opera 5468796 Architecture Inc Manitoba Theatre Centre Chair, Finance and Audit Bird Construction Company Mariaggi’s Theme Suite Hotel & Spa Hans Andersen (Senior Manager-Audit and Border Glass Martha Street Studios Assurance Group, Pricewaterhouse- Crosier Kilgour and Partners Ltd. McNally Robinson Booksellers Coopers LLP) Mayers Contract Interiors Ltd Movie Village Chair, Human Resources PricewaterhouseCoopers Patricia’s Ballroom & Banquet Hall Naomi Z. Levine (Lawyer) Verne Reimer Architecture Incorporated Prairie Stained Glass Arthur Mauro & Naomi Levine Prairie Theatre Exchange President, Volunteer Associates Rainbow Stage Glenda Birney-Evans Artist Donors (Elm Street Strategies) Leona F. Brown Red River Exhibition Park Gustavo De Roza Rita’s Nail Bar Chair, Works of Art Neil Farber Royal Canadian Mint Doneta A.P. Brotchie Alan Lacovetsky Royal Winnipeg Ballet (Fundamentals-Creative Ventures) Micah Lexier St. Boniface Golf Club Sets on Fort Ex Officio John McEwen Stephen Borys (WAG Director) Grace Nickel Shelter Canadian Properties Limited Dominique Rey Sigurdson McFadden & Associates Members at Large Simone’s Skincare Studio Ione Thorkelsson Marian Deegan Ben Wasylyshen Stony Mountain Ski Area Storm Catering Kevin Donnelly (Senior Vice President & Strategym Auction Donors General Manager, MTS Centre, True North A to Z Illusions Studio Media Group Academy Uptown Bowling Lanes Ten Spa Sports & Entertainment Ltd.) Agassiz Music Festival The Fyxx Ab Freig (President and CEO, The Puratone The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa & Conference Centre Assiniboine Park Conservancy Corporation) Ben Moss The Round Table Glenda Birney-Evans Thunder Rapids Family Fun Park Curwin Friesen (CEO-President, Friesens Harry Brotchie True North Sports & Entertainment Centre Corportation) Cassiopeia T&T Seeds Clarion Hotel & Suites Uomo Casuale Heather Richardson Confusion Corner Bar & Grill Victoria Inn Hotel & Convention Centre Deborah Thorlakson Danali His & Her Urbanwear Western Canada Aviation Museum David Rice Studios Winnipeg Art Gallery Curt Vossen (President, Richardson Delta Winnipeg Winnipeg Blue Bombers Football International Limited) DeLucas Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers WAG Foundation Inc. Appointment Dr. Earl Minuk Winnipeg Folk Festival Woodlands Gallery Tom Carson (Senior Fellow and Director, Enigma Dance Factory Canada West Foundation) Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge YMCA-YWCA of Winnipeg Province of Manitoba Appointments Colleen Cutschall (Artist; Professor, Visual and Aboriginal Arts, Brandon University) Zanna Joyce (Duckwranglers, Project Development Specialists) City of Winnipeg Appointment John Orlikow (City Councillor) 26 Winnipeg culture on every corner show show any

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Choose from three exciting theme weeks! • AnimaniART ON COVER FROM TOP Shaun Morin. Zebra, • Junior Architect (from The Winnipeg Alphabestiary), 2005. Oil on canvas. Sir John Everett Millais. Afternoon Tea • Graffiti Camp (The Gossips), 1889. Oil on canvas. Carl Beam. The North American Iceberg (detail), 1985. National Gallery of Canada. Photo©NGC. Volker Seding. Call 789-1766 to register. Black Rhinoceros, Zurich (from the series Captive) (detail), 1992. Eva Talooki Aliktiluk. Woman in See page 17 for details. Beaded Amautik (detail), 1993. Abby Harris, age 8, Feathers in the Moonlight. William Brymner. Femme à l’ombrelle, c. 1915. Oil on wood panel. Collection of the Power Corporation, Montreal.

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