Public Opening Reception
Date: Oct 18
7:30 pm
- 8:30 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
Art
Marlene Creates: Places, Paths, and Pauses October 12, 2019 - January 26, 2020 Four decades of work by renowned Newfoundland and Labrador-based artist Marlene Creates, this exhibition highlights her exploration of shifting relationships between human experience and the natural world. Organized and circulated by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery, Halifax, NS with the support of the Museum Assistance Program, Canadian Heritage. Curated by Susan Gibson Garvey and Andrea Kunard. Boarder X September 21, 2019 - January 5, 2020 Boarder X brings together interdisciplinary contemporary art from artists of Indigenous nations across Canada who surf, skate and snowboard to explore relationships to landscapes (both built and natural) and to challenge the status quo. Organized and circulated by the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Curated by Jaimie Isaac Image credit: Marlene Creates, Summer 2003, Chromogenic photographic print, Collection: National Gallery of Canada
Events & Programs
Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador
Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.
An advance peek of our new exhibition Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works with visiting curator Pan Wendt.
Most recently presented at the National Gallery of Canada, Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford (b. Edinburgh, 1923 – d. Charlottetown, 2008), the first Prince Edward Island artist to be featured at the prestigious Venice Biennale.
Rutherford’s work explores themes of persona and gender, home and landscape, and her life was shaped by the search for identity and community. The exhibition includes over 100 works, accompanied by memorabilia and photographs. The exhibition opens to the public on November 21, 2025.
This is a free program but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090.