THIS WEEKEND: Come visit us at the
Durham Herb Fair
Saturday June 10, 9am - 3pm
BOOTH # 4
Presented by the Durham & District Horticultural Society
Riverside Park (next to the Northern Credit Union) 118 Queen St. S., Durham, ON
Now on view:
Renewal
The Durham Art Gallery
2023 Members' Exhibition
- May 6 to June 25 -
opening reception:
Saturday, May 6th, 2 - 4pm
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Ann-Ida Beck
Reid Dennison
Becky Bomber
Jennifer Clark
Connor Crawford
Daciana Dao
Erika Dick
Jim Dillabough
Elaine Doy
Paul Drysdale
Timothy Dyck
Christine Fry
Alan Glicksman
Jennifer Hart
Deeter Hastenteufel
Gregor Herman
Trevor Holmes
Jenny Iserman
Dianne Joyce
Katharine Kennie
Brenda Korell
Cindy Matthews
Suzanne Myers
Jane McCormick
Sue A. Miller
Bev Morgan
Arend Nieuwland
Joe Passion
Robert Pointer
Susan Rankin
Debbie Schenk
Carol Sebert
Terry Shabot
Elim Sly-Hooton
Claudia Strelocke
Patti Waterfield
Carol Wood
Kathie Wright
Upcoming exhibition:
Art - Environment - Life - Everything
with the artist collective
The Distance Between Us
as DAG guest co-curators
July 8th to September 2nd, 2023
*opening reception July 8
*public performance July 21
The Distance Between Us multi-arts collective is made up of
Tara & Clayton Windatt and Emilio & Elyse Portal
This immersive exhibition will include media, performance, installation and audience participation.
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario
Previous Exhibition:
Drawing Lab
February 11 - April 15, 2023
A group exhibition and proposal for collaborative creativity
Erin Finley
Heather Frise
JJ Lee
Amy Swartz
Natalie Majaba Waldburger
*the above image is an installation view of Colony, by Natalie Majaba Walsburger
opening reception: Saturday, February, 11, 2023 at 2pm
Stop by to see the exhibition & to participate in the interactive 'drawing lab' studio
anytime between February 11th and the concluding reveal of the finished project on April 15th, 2023
Erin Finley & The Durham Art Gallery would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
DRAWING LAB: THE EXHIBITION
Drawing Lab is a group exhibition AND a participatory proposal for community engagement. Led by five cross-disciplinary artists, this project is anchored by collaborative exploration.
The group show in the west gallery exhibits the unique work of each individual artist as they merge traditional drawing practice with mixed media, paint, sculpture, animation and mushrooms. In their own way, each of these artists has expanded traditional drawing practices by infusing cross-disciplinary exploration.
While individually their work is quite distinct, they have all developed novel methodologies that explore the boundaries of drawing and invite cooperative modes of creating. This reciprocal participation in the creative process conjures an entirely new entity that is neither individual, nor amalgamation; it is an ever-evolving artistic state.
DRAWING LAB: THE INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY COLLABORATION
Led by the five exhibiting artists, the Drawing Lab acts as an interactive studio-workspace for visitors to participate and contribute to the development of a large-scale, collaborative, immersive and responsive drawing experience.
Upon entering the Drawing Lab studio-space, visitors are invited to select a 'drawing prompt' from the stack provided. Using this prompt as inspiration, they are encouraged to draw directly on the wall, or have a seat and draw on smaller sheets of paper before inserting their creations into the larger collaboration.
At the end of the exhibition there will be a reception to reveal and celebrate the cooperative drawing that evolved from the DAG community in 2023!
Previous Event:
"Come out and experience the joy of writing in community! Share ideas, talk through plot struggles, or just find a quiet corner and focus in on your project."
-Alanna Rusnak, founder of Chicken House Press
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We at the Durham Art Gallery are always looking to make new friends, partners and collaborators as we build our community and develop programming opportunities for our growing membership.
With this in mind, we have invited one of our newest friends, Alanna Rusnak from the
Chicken House Press to host her next WRITING INTENSIVE SESSION here at the gallery!
Visit www.chickenhousepress.ca to learn more
Previous Exhibition:
Polar Passion: Melting Away
a photographic exhibition by artist
Willy Waterton
coordinated by Robert Alton
November 27th - January 29th
opening reception, November 27, 2022, 2- 4pm
Public Artist Talk January 14th, 2023, at 1pm
Previous event:
Saturday, January 14, 2023 @ 1pm
for a presentation titled
B&W: Bear Encounters
by Willy Waterton
For this talk, Willy will discuss the plight of polar bears and Saugeen Bruce Peninsula black bears; destined for extinction within 50 years. &After the talk he will give a personalized tour of his exhibition Polar Passion: Melting Away
PEOPLE ARE TALKING!
Take a listen to Willy Waterton's interview about this exhibition with CBC's
Jason D'Souza on Fresh Air. Click here to listen.
*10 % of all sales from this exhibition will be donated to
the Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory
Past Exhibition in the East Gallery
POP-UP Christmas Show & Market
December 1st, 2022 - January 8th, 2023
Group Exhibition
With unique, original AND affordable artwork for sale!
Exhibiting Artists include:
Zoe Agnidis
Carol Binns-Wood
Paul Drysdale
Deeter Hastenteufel
Gregor Herman
Trevor Holmes
Jenny Iserman
Janet Main
Barbara McLean
Bev Morgan
Judith Pace Ketcheson
Susan Rankin
Debbie Schenk
Carol Sebert
Michael Seigried
Willy Waterton
…and more!
Thanks to everyone who came by for the Pop-up Christmas Show & Market opening party after Durham's Annual Bridge Lighting Ceremony!
The Durham Sauntering Band was amazing,
the hot chocolate & apple cider was flowing
and the cookies were dazzling!
Special Thanks to Tim, Barb & Lydia from The Colour Jar for your support in pulling this show together.
The Colour Jar
Box 269, 120 Garafraxa St N, Durham Ontario N0G 1R0
519-369-1283 www.thecolourjar.ca
Facebook: the colour jar Instagram: @colourjarHours:
Tues to Sat 10-4, or by appointment. what an amazing family!
&
Thank you to our local Tim Hortons for providing the delicious hot chocolate that warmed us up!