A Homespun Web
Until March 11, 2012
A Homespun Web features the work of three contemporary artists using traditional craft to provide engaging social and political commentary. Heather Goodchild, Noelle Hamlyn, and Tazeen Qayyum appropriate a variety of time-honoured processes including embroidery, spinning, smocking, rug hooking, and miniature painting in contemplation of the issues facing our increasingly global culture.
The exhibition is an homage to the Arts and Crafts revolutionaries who defied the massive industrialization of Europe and North America in the late 19th Century. By repositioning hand-made processes into the present, each artist channels the historical and philosophical roots of their referents to comment on a range of contemporary topics including religion, mass production, regionalism, corruption, and the politics of gender. Patrons will be treated to beautifully hand-crafted works in painting, textiles, sculpture and installation that celebrate the skills of the human hand and its ability to inspire invigorating social debate.
The elementary teachers of Peel invite you to consider how individuals express what they see. What do our youth have to say? Discover the world as seen through the eyes of Peel's Elementary Students in Visual Voices: Through Our Eyes. Celebrate alongside young artists as they creatively “voice” their ideas, observations and experiences.
Participating Schools:
| Agnes Taylor Public School Allan A. Martin Senior Public School Allan Drive Middle School Balmoral Senior Public School Copeland Public School David Leeder Middle School Edenbrook Hill Public School Fairview Public School Fairwind Senior Public School Garthwood Park Public School Glenhaven Senior Public School |
Homelands Senior Public School Kingswood Drive Public School Lisgar Middle School Queen Elizabeth Senior Public School R. H. Lagerquist Senior Public School Ridgeview Public School Riverside Public School Ruth Thompson Middle School Sherwood Mills Public School The Valleys Senior Public School The Woodlands School Thomas Street Middle School |
Exhibition curator: Cole Swanson
email exhibitions.exhibitions@livingarts.on.ca
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday - 10 am - 4 pm /Sunday- 1 pm - 4 pm
Open for select evening performances Located on the 2nd floor of the Living Arts Centre All are welcome
~ Free admission
