Introduction to Contemporary Art: Abstract CANCELLED


Date: Apr 9
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Where: Theatre
Workshop

Join art educator Anne Pickard-Vaandering for a series of lively lectures about contemporary art. The third lecture in this series takes a look at the history and interpretation of abstract art. We will also view and interpret abstract artworks in our art galleries.

Tickets are $15.00 per lecture ($40.00 for all 3). Pre-registration is required and can be purchased in person at the admission desk or by calling 757-8090. Seats are limited.

We ask for your cooperation in complying with COVID-19 recommend protocols.

  • Contact information will be collected when tickets are purchased and must reflect the person attending the lecture. Should the lecture be attended by someone else please have them contact Visitors Services to update the contact information associate with that ticket.
  • Masks must be worn at all times when moving throughout the building but can be removed once seated and the lecture has begun.

Image:  Rae Perlin. Self-portrait with Easel (1949). Oil on canvas board. 35.5 x 25 cm. Memorial University of Newfoundland Collection, The Rooms.

Image credit:  Michael Gough, You will return and know this place for the first time  2013. Oil on canvas. 91.5cm x 121cm. The Rooms, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Collection.

Events & Programs

6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tour

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.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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.