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It’s all about art, all year round, right here on your
doorstep.
As the Rainbow Stage presents the final performances
of Sister Act we see a close to the summer season.
We make our last visits to the lake for the season and
prepare to close down the cottage for the fall and winter
months. While one cottage door closes the whole of
downtown opens up with new opportunities to further
engage with the arts.
The WSO kicks off its new season and marks the 10th
year of Alexander Mickelthwate as its music director. We are promised some of the
most beautiful works ever written such as Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5, Sibelius 5
and Orff’s Carmina Burina; a Mahler festival including a performance of Symphonie
No.10 — a first for Manitoba. The Art of Time Ensemble joins the WSO to re-imagine
one of The Beatles’ most iconic albums, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.
The RWB season is selling out fast. Its 76th Season opens with what is considered
the greatest ballet of the romantic era, Giselle. In December, Winnipeg’s favourite
holiday tradition, Nutcracker is back with its enchanting story that has captured the
hearts of children of all ages for many years. In February, Val Caniparoli’s, Cinderella
Story provides a new spin to the classic tale of Cinderella, followed by a wonderful
production of Peter Pan in the spring. The RWB will take Winnipeg talent and artistry
on tour this season with a production of Moulin Rouge touring the Netherlands and
Germany.
The MTC opens with The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Alice Through the
Looking Glass, with the wonderful musical Billy Elliot early in the new year.
The MTS Centre hosts The Indigenous Music Awards on Sept. 11, a week before The
Tenors perform, followed some 48 hours later by Shania Twain and Gavin DeGraw.
Don’t forget Culture Days Manitoba with a host of wonderful free activities for
everyone. Lots to do in this wonderful city, and so much more to come.
The biggest news of all in “the arts” for me is that the Winnipeg Art Gallery and
University of Winnipeg announced Scholar and Curator Dr. Julie Nagam as First Chair
in History of Indigenous Arts in North America. “There is a growing trend of global
recognition of the innovative and dynamic contribution Indigenous artists, curators,
and scholars have to offer, and I would like to continue to be at the forefront of
this artistic and curatorial renaissance,” comments Dr. Nagam. “I foresee a pivotal
moment for Winnipeg as a key site for contemporary Indigenous art. My goals are
to empower a new generation of students with knowledge of Indigenous artists,
curators, activists, and scholarship, and to place the WAG and UWinnipeg as leading
institutions that will showcase the strength of the Indigenous arts community within
Manitoba and abroad.” Many congratulations.
As I said previously, the visual arts have flourished in Canada, no more so than in the
heart of our country, Manitoba and Winnipeg in particular.
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The Winnipeg Sun n Wednesday, August 26, 2015
EXPLORE PUBLIC ART
IN WINNIPEG
Free Guided Tours
on foot or by bike!
SAVE THE NIGHT
September 26 septembre
Visit www.winnipegarts.ca or
Call 204-943-7668 for more info.
The Wah-sa Gallery
Specializing in
Canadian Aboriginal
art and craft
The Johnston Terminal at the Forks
130-25 Forks Market Road
Winnipeg MB CA R3C 4S8
(204)942-5121; Fax (204)942-5122
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www.washa.mb.ca
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Colour is
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Photo by: Ginette Manaigre
As the WSO toured earlier this year, and the RWB prepare to
travel soon, so Grolle Fine Art will have its first international show
at the Museum Dwór Karwacjanów and Gladyszów in Gorlice,
Poland. 5 Artists will travel from Winnipeg to Warsaw where
they will spend 3 days and meet up with French Artist DeTine,
then on to Gorlice. Our show “Innovative Expressionism from
another perspective” will open on the 4th of September 2015
for 15 days. On our return we will be participating in Culture
Days, 25,26,27 September 2015. We hope you will come and join
our activities.
For more information call 204.691.6112 or visit us online at
www.grollefineart.com. Be ready for a wonderful Exhibit of the work of
Canadian Photographer Mike Grandmaison opening at our gallery on
October 2nd.
Indulge Yourself...
Take Home a Piece of Manitoba!
Johnston Terminal The Forks
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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The Winnipeg Sun n Wednesday, August 26, 2015
LivresTHIN
en fête AIR
WINNIPEG 2015
Have You Noticed?
An Introduction to Winnipeg’s Public Art
from the Winnipeg Arts Council
INTERNATIONAL
WRITERS
FESTIVAL
where readers meet writers
lecteurs et écrivains,réunis
Nine days of readings, interviews, talks, and performances,
in English and French, by some of today's liveliest writers!
“Light Through”
Winnipeg’s
week-long book club
SEPTEMBER 18-26 SEPTEMBRE
www.thinairwinnipeg.ca
Artist: Bernie Miller • Location: Disraeli Active Transportation Bridge
Medium: Stainless Steel • Date: 2013
Light Through is an artwork that consists of sixteen 350 cm tall stainless steel structures that cover the four bridge piers.
These structures contain recent and archival photographs depicting the history of the bridge and its surroundings. To
perforate the stainless steel panels, the artist developed software to translate the photographic images into patterns
of holes. When light shines through these holes, the photographs are distinctly revealed, and picture the lively public
interaction with the bridge since 1959.
The neighbourhoods of Winnipeg, as a river city, are connected and identified by a variety of bridge styles. This artwork
celebrates the Disraeli Bridge, which connects Elmwood to Downtown, by looking back to the bridge’s origins and
forward into the future.
For more information on the Winnipeg Arts Council’s projects and the City of Winnipeg’s Public Art Program and Policy,
please visit. www.winnipegarts.ca.
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Renowned Canadian Photographer
Exhibition at Grollé Fine Art
“Natural Reflections” October 2nd. to October 19th. 2015
Opening Reception - Friday 2nd. of October 2015 - 7.30pm
Mike Grandmaison has just released 3 new books,
adorned with his wonderful work and exquisite landscapes
Canada, Mike Grandmaison’s Ontario, and Beautiful Alberta.
Within the last year Mike’s chef-d’oeuvres have appeared on two
Canada Post stamps.
“Canadian Museum for Human Rights” & “Weather Wonders”
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