 Have a craving for knowledge? An appetite for art? Don`t miss this season's Out for Lunch series which will cure your cubicle blues. Join us over your lunch break for informative discussions about the feature exhibitions we have at Glenbow.
Admission is free for members, $5 for general public
IN THE GALLERY
40 MINUTE EXHIBITION TOURS
Tours begin at noon, meet in the second floor lobby
Tanya Harnett, Cold Lake First Nations: Damaged Spring at Blueberry Point, 2011, Collection of the Artist
Thursday, February 9
Join Glenbow Vice President of Access, Collections and Exhibitions Melanie Kjorlien for a closer look at Laurie Anderson's dreamlike installation work The Gray Rabbit.
Thursday, March 1
Explore the conceptual art of notable Canadian artist IAIN BAXTER& and discover artwork from the Glenbow exhibition, From Our Collections: Inscapes. Learn about BAXTER&'s lifelong interest in the environment and how he created a major new site-specific installation at the Glenbow. Discover multimedia installation artworks from Glenbow's collection such as Graeme Patterson's Pothole, from the Woodrow Series, and David Hoffos' Scenes from the House Dream, Phase I: Parlour. These works and others examine how interior spaces and imagined places are visualized in art.
Thursday, March 15
Meet Glenbow Vice President Melanie Kjorlien for a discussion on the unique curatorial model for the Edward Burtynsky exhibition Encounters that brings new meaning to the work by incorporating the views of guest curators with varying backgrounds from across the country to select photographs for the exhibition. Discover more about one of Canada's most respected photographers and learn more about Burtynsky's ideas on environmentalism and beauty.
IN THE THEATRE: MEET THE CURATORS!
Presentations run from 12-12:45pm
ConocoPhillips Theatre
$5 General Public/ Members Free
Bring your lunch!
The Edward Burtynsky exhibition experiments with a fresh curatorial model that engages compelling guest curators from across the country to select a Burtynsky photograph that most resonates with them. This season's Out for Lunch speaker series will bring a selection of the guest curators to the museum to discuss their involvement in the project, the work they selected and how it intersects with their world and the work that they do.
The Architect: Marc Boutin
Thursday, February 2
Marc Boutin from The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative Inc. is an award-winning local architect who designed The Calgary Centre for Global Community, Eau Claire Public Space, Calgary Public Building, Memorial Drive Landscape of Memory Plaza among many others. His ideas to socially activate the public realm to make inactive users of public spaces more active are original and well respected in the architectural community. Join us as Marc discusses how he believes art, architecture and the environment collide, and to see what Burtynsky photograph Marc was most inspired by.
The Protected Places for People Person: Martin Magne
Thursday, February 23
Martin Magne is Director of the Western and Northern Service Centre for Parks Canada. In 2011, Parks Canada celebrated its centennial. Martin will discuss how the Canadian landscape has changed over time and, since the 100 years of Parks Canada, how he believes the Canadian natural and historical landscapes influence artists' work and how Parks Canada supports that work. Martin will also discuss the Burtynsky photograph he selected for the exhibition.
The Other Photographer: Tanya Harnett
Friday, March 9
Tanya Harnett is a photographer who uses her art form to explore notions of spirituality and materiality, technological modes of representation and hierarchy of media. Join Tanya as she discusses how her practice as a photographer engaged her in this curatorial process and how her own photography shaped her decision when selecting a Burtynsky photography for the exhibition.
Tanya Harnett, Cold Lake First Nations: Damaged Spring at Blueberry Point, 2011, Collection of the Artist |
