Charlie Russell And The First Calgary Stampede
June 2 - July 29, 2012Organized by Glenbow Museum
In 1912, the famous cowboy artist Charlie Russell was invited by Calgary Stampede founder Guy Weadick to exhibit his paintings at the first ever Calgary Stampede. Known then as the Famous Cowboy Artist, Russell created art that connected deeply with ranchers and cowboys in the West. His "Special Exhibition" of 20 paintings was a huge draw at the first Calgary Stampede.
This summer, in celebration of the Calgary's Stampede's centennial, Glenbow is reuniting the paintings from that exhibition 100 years later which will include 17 of the 20 paintings exhibited in 1912. From Russell's glorious western landscapes and "heroic" depictions of First Nations to some of his most famous action paintings featuring cattle cowboys and outlaws, this exhibition is truly a once in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the best works painted by this iconic western artist.
Drawn from private collections and major art galleries across North America, this summer exhibition will be a must see for Albertans and tourists alike. |
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From Our Collections: The Stampede
June 2-July 29, 2012Organized by Glenbow Museum
Youthful American entrepreneur Guy Weadick created a new tradition for the young city of Calgary in 1912 - The Stampede. He invited the best North American competitors to the rodeo and awarded their success with cash and gold-plated prize buckles. Weadick hosted an art exhibition that featured Charlie Russell and another American cowboy artist, Ed Borein. Weadick also hired Borein, one of the best western illustrators, to create images for Weadick's Stampede advertising campaign. Borein's dynamic imagery would help create an iconic visual identity for the Calgary Stampede.Through a selection of unique and rarely seen objects from Glenbow's collections - including 1912 prize buckles, Guy Weadick's hand-decorated saddle and Ed Borein's artwork - this exhibition provides an insightful look at the beginnings of the Calgary Stampede.
The West
June 2- September 3, 2012Organized by Glenbow Museum
In North America, the art and ideology of the Old West created a distinct iconography. Permeating our culture, those images of horses, cowboys, First Nations and the iconic western landscape were rendered through a romantic filter fueled by notions of conquest, possibility and adventure. Where once there was a near singular expression of the West, now our view has expanded to include greater artistic expression and variety. The West presents the work of contemporary artists such as James Westergard, Dianne Bos, David Garneau and Kimowan McLain who are repurposing, reimagining and redefining some of this familiar iconography into compelling new statements about history, idealism, representation and what the West means to us now.
Canada On Canvas
June 2- September 3, 2012Organized by the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Canada's painting tradition has helped document and inform our nation's history and development. From shared and disparate vantage points, artists have depicted a land of awesome physical diversity, inhabited by peoples of ranging beliefs, outlooks and ways of life. Canada on Canvas brings together historical portraiture, landscape and abstract paintings ranging from the 1940s to the 1970s by some of the country's most distinguished artists, including Cornelius Krieghoff, Lawren Harris, Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Norval Morrisseau and Jean-Paul Riopelle. The 40 works in this exhibition are drawn from a major private collection, on extended loan to the Winnipeg Art Gallery, as well as from the Gallery's permanent collection.
Organized by the Winnipeg Art Gallery
Critical Mass
Sculpture by Shayne Dark
July 14-September 3, 2012Organized by the Art Gallery of Peterborough
Critical Mass is an exhibition of recent sculpture by Ontario-based artist Shayne Dark, whose works exploit the tensions between the natural and the manmade with intriguing results. Dark's sculptures often evoke the contrasts between urban settings and the natural world, industrial and organic materials, and are meant to stimulate a spiritual or visceral reaction in the viewer. As an artist Dark has said that his goal is "…all about creating magical head-turning moments for the viewer."
The exhibition includes seven sculptures, including a series of four freestanding works collectively known as Critical Mass.
Credit information
- Charles M. Russell, At Rope's End, 1909, Private Collection
- Edward Borein, “Off to the Wild Bunch” Advertisement for The Stampede, Calgary Herald, August 15, 1912, Collection of Glenbow Library
- James Westergard, The Lone Ranger (Ret.), no date, Collection of Glenbow Museum
- Franklin Carmichael, Autumn Woods, 1925, On long-term loan to the Winnipeg Art Gallery from a private collection
- Shayne Dark, Critical Mass #4, 2011, Collection of the Artist; Photo by François Lafrance
