Introduction to Contemporary Art: People and Portraits FULL
Date: Oct 24
1:30 pm
- 4:00 pm
Where: Theatre
Art
Join art educator Anne Pickard-Vaandering for a series of lively lectures about contemporary art. The first lecture explores the topic of people and portraits, followed by a walk-and-talk tour of portraiture in our art galleries.
$15.00 ($40.00 for all 3) Limit: 18, Pre-registration is required. To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090.
Lecture 2: Nov. 14 - Introduction to Contemporary Art: Land and Landscapes
Lecture 3: Dec. 12 - Introduction to Contemporary Art: Abstract
Image credit: Rae Perlin. Self-portrait with Easel (1949). Oil on canvas board. 35.5 x 25 cm. Memorial University of Newfoundland Collection, The Rooms.
Today's Events & Programs
In celebration of the province’s cultural diversity, Sharing Our Cultures presents: M.E.D.I.A, a display of multimedia work created by NL youth who participated in facilitated sessions on equity, inclusion, and antiracism.
The display includes poems, videos, paintings, and sculpture that all deliver positive messages designed to tackle racism and embrace diversity. This is a free program.
The project is funded by the Government of Canada with the support of NL Schools, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms Corporation, and Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association.
Sharing Our Cultures Incorporated in a not-for-profit charitable organization established in 1999. It is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors.
The programs engage school children and youth in activities that enhance their academic, sociocultural, and employability skills.
Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou
In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.
Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.