The nuances between museums, art galleries and art centres were not at all understood by the government.
Author of the article: T Cha Dunlevy • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Feb 12, 2021 • February 12, 2021 • 4 minute read • “We were really frustrated in the fall to see commercial galleries open, and non-profit galleries and museums closed,” said Caroline Andrieux, founder and artistic director of Fonderie Darling, with a piece by Cynthia Girard-Renard. Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette
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Art galleries, art centres and museums around Quebec were allowed to reopen this week, sparking a wave of relief in the art world.
aohkii/water is Faye HeavyShield’s piece for Yoko Ono’s Water Event. Contemporary Calgary - Yoko Ono: Growing Freedom
Blaine Campbell When Kainai artist Faye HeavyShield was invited to collaborate with activist/artist Yoko Ono in a new Water Event, the Growing Freedom exhibition, HeavyShield’s first inspiration for an art piece was her oldest granddaughter. Her family and the physical world around her are integral to HeavyShield’s process when creating her art. “I wasn’t going to be able to keep it and put it in another show, so I shelved that,” she said Dec. 3 in an evening virtual presentation hosted by Contemporary Calgary, an art gallery in the southern Alberta city.