The Durham West Arts Centre is a 'hub' organization working to establish links with artists, arts groups and arts lovers. We host exhibitions, activities and events at the Centre as attractors. We want to meet and talk to the groups and individuals who are willing to help build the infrastructure for a permanent arts centre in Ajax-Pickering.
The G7 Roadshow: Art and Public Culture 1920 —> 2005
October 20, 21, 22, 2005 download Word Info document, download pdf registration form
The Durham West Arts Centre’s The Thomsons of Durham: Tom Thomson’s Family Heritage is one of 29 exhibitions in the provincial celebration of the 85 th anniversary of the first exhibition of the Group of Seven. The G7 Roadshow, a three day research congress, is an extension of this initiative. The target audience is educators inside and outside public galleries, art lovers and those wishing to be stimulated by some of the brightest minds in the worlds of arts and education as they present ideas about the Group of Seven’s past, present and future. The AGO’s Dennis Reid leads off the proceedings and York University’s Anna Hudson provides the endnote. In between there are panels, carrousel presentations and events that are scholarly, fun, provocative and useful—especially for educators.
DWAC’s Angie Littlefield is a member of the Congress Steering Committee for this re-visitation of the role of the Group of Seven in public culture. "It’s about time there was a provincial effort at professional development in arts education. As a former arts teacher, I would have flown to this opportunity. If you're interested, act quickly as there are only 120 spots for the whole province. The registration form is available on line with DWAC."
For more information contact Angie at angie.littlefield@dwac.ca or visit www.oaag.org
The Group of Seven Project 1920->2005 celebrates the 85th anniversary of the first art exhibition of the Group of Seven in 1920, and is organized in collaboration by 29 public art galleries including the Art Gallery of Ontario with the assistance of the Ontario Association of Art Galleries.
In 1920, the Art Gallery of Toronto, now the Art Gallery of Ontario, hosted the first Group of Seven exhibition. In 2005, the legacy of these painters is held in public collections all across Ontario. Through the partnering efforts of the Group of Seven Project, galleries are tracing links to and celebrating community connections and influences of the ten original artist members.
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