IMPORTANT INFO
De rerum natura (On The Nature of Things)
Common Thread International Exhibition
The exhibition will be
called De rerum natura (On The Nature of Things). It will be a highly eccentric
show where all the artwork is dealing with themes of nature, plants and
animals. Environmental work is the most dominant theme I've observed in
contemporary fibre art. I'm aiming for a lush and colourful environment with
lots of really bold work. There is some very striking and sometimes bizarre
work. The title of the exhibition is based on the Roman poem De rerum natura by
Lucretius who's rediscovery was a major inspiration for Renaissance artists.
There are 35 artists in
the exhibition. It features work in a huge variety of media and will include
installation, sculpture and 2D work in a large variety of sizes.
Joshua Creek Heritage
Art Centre, Oakville, Ontario
Curator: Gareth Bate, Toronto
Artists:
Canada: British
Columbia: Vancouver: Bettina
Matzkuhn, Carlyn Yandle, Manitoba:Winnipeg: Heather
Komus, Ingrid Lincoln, New Brunswick: Saint
John: Sandra Betts,Ontario: Alliston: Amy Bagshaw,
Kingston: Phillida Hargreaves, Robin Laws Field, Sylvia Naylor, Kitchener: Joanne
Young, Mississauga: Pat Hertzberg, Toronto: Lizz
Aston, karen darricades, Libby Hague, Jillian
MacLachlan, Liz Menard, Leanne Shea Rhem, Sheila
Thompson, Tweed: Marta Mouka, Oakville: Sybil Rampen, Ixchel
Suarez, Ottawa: Sayward Johnson, Rockwood: Susan
Strachan Johnson, Quebec:Montreal: Soufïa Bensaïd, Emily
Jan, Valérie d. Walker, St-Sauveur: Marjolein
Dallinga, Saskatchewan: Meacham: June Jacobs, Denmark: Copenhagen: Birgitta
Hallberg, United Kingdom: Liverpool: Sarah Martin, USA: California: San
Francisco:Chris Motley, Georgia: Atlanta: Leisa
Rich, Massachusetts: Somerville: Jodi Colella,Oregon: Philomath: Laura
G. Berman, Virginia: Charlottesville: Lotta
Helleberg.
Dates: Nov 2 - 18
(Oakville).
Venue
Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre in Oakville, Ontario, Canada is an old barn that has
been turned into a gallery. They were one of the main exhibitions in the 2009
festival. Joshua Creek is a vibrant arts complex in the countryside of
Oakville. The farmland around the complex is very beautiful. The rustic nature
of the venue is perfect for the theme of this show. See Venues page on the
website for images: http://www.worldofthreadsfestival.com/venues.html
Address: 1086
Burnhamthorpe Road East, Oakville
Opening Reception
I would like all local GTA
artists to attend the Opening Reception in Oakville. Sunday November 4th, 2012.
2 - 5 pm. If you are planning to travel from farther away to see the shows,
please let me know. The other main Oakville shows will also be open on that day.
Momento mori
Common Thread International Exhibition
I'm setting up the De
rerum natura show in opposition to Momento mori my other exhibition at The
Gallery at Sheridan Institute in Oakville. That exhibition will deal with
themes of death, mortality and grief. All the work is very dark and the polar
opposite of the De Rerum Natura show. All the work engages with techniques or
the aesthetic of fibre, but none of the work is actually made of fibre
materials. This was based on the "Fibre Inspired" call for
submissions.
The Gallery at Sheridan
Institute, Oakville, Ontario
Curator: Gareth Bate,
Toronto
Artists:
Canada: Ontario: Barrie: Lisa Brunetta, Cambridge: Nancy
Yule, Niagara-on-the-lake:Wendyth Anderson Breedveld, Stratford: Wendy
O'Brien, Toronto: Carrie Chisholm, Nicole Collins, David
Cumming, Robert Davidovitz, Camilla Geary-Martin, Susan Lukachko, Mary
McKenzie, Lilly Otasevic, Rochelle Rubinstein, Oakville: Ixchel
Suarez, Saskatchewan: Moose Jaw: Anna Hergert, USA: North
Carolina: Raleigh:Megan Bostic.
Gareth Bate
Festival & Exhibition
Curator
World of Threads
Festival
Local, National & International
Contemporary Fibre Art
Email: garethbate@rogers.com
Home Phone: 416-530-0057
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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