Art Gallery Opening Reception
Date: Oct 11
7:00 pm
- 9:00 pm
Where: Level 3 Atrium
You’re invited to a night of art, music, and fun at our FREE public gallery opening!
Enjoy a performance by Ukrainian pianist Alla Melnychuk, enjoy tasty snacks, and grab a drink at our 19+ cash bar. Plus, all art exhibitions are FREE to explore during the event.
Denyse Thomasos: just beyond is a career retrospective of one of the finest painters to emerge in the 1990s. The late Trinidadian-Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos (1964-2012) left an indelible, yet frequently overlooked, mark on contemporary painting. This exhibition brings together more than 50 paintings and works on paper, many rarely seen, to show how she challenged the limits of abstraction, infusing personal and political content onto her canvases through the innovative use of formalist techniques. Through pattern, scale, and repetition, Thomasos conveys the vastness of events, such as the transatlantic slave trade, without exploiting the images of those who were most affected.
Organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto and the Remai Modern, Saskatoon, and curated by Michelle Jacques, Head of Exhibitions and Collections/Chief Curator, Remai Modern; Sally Frater, Senior Curator, Remai Modern; and Renée van der Avoird, Associate Curator, Canadian Art, Art Gallery of Ontario. Circulated with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Stay tuned for details on a Curatorial Talk on Saturday, October 12 at 2:30 pm!
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Ginok Song: I Reach Home, I am Serene
This exhibition bridges East and West, merging memories and landscapes from Busan, South Korea and Newfoundland. As an immigrant artist in Newfoundland, Ginok Song sees her work as a journey of self-discovery and away to make visible those who often feel like outsiders. Her paintings tell the story of a young woman travelling through time and space, constructing her identity.
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Tekweywinen tel Weljesultiek (Be With Us In Our Joy), curated by Jenelle Duval, is a unique, multidisciplinary, interactive, and play-based experience. It showcases the works of seven artists based in Wabanaki*—inviting you to explore their individual interpretations of joy. Artists: Jordan Bennett, Samaqani Cocahq, Michael R. Denny, Emma Hassencahl-Perley, Megan Samms, Kayla Stride, and Nelson White. Note that a larger scale celebration focusing on this exhibition will take place with the curator and several of the artists in November as part of the Spirit Song festival organized by First Light.
*Wabanaki, translated as “People of the First Light” or “Dawnland,” includes five nations: the Mi'kmaq, Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, and Abenaki.
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Image: Denyse Thomasos. Metropolis, 2007. Acrylic, charcoal, porous-point marker on canvas, unframed: 214 x 335.6 x 3.5 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchased with the assistance of the Toronto International Art Fair 2007 Opening Night Preview, and with the Financial Support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program, 2008. © The Estate of Denyse Thomasos and Olga Korper Gallery. 2007/241
Events & Programs
Join us for a delightful morning at The Rooms!
Bring your little ones to our enchanting Harbour View Room for unguided playtime surrounded by an array of toys and books tailored for infants and toddlers aged 0 to 4.
No prior registration is necessary; simply pay your admission at The Rooms front desk and drop in anytime between 10:30 am and 12:00 pm! Space is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please note that caregivers must accompany their children throughout the session. While our program room can accommodate up to 20 adults with their little ones, if it reaches capacity, we kindly ask caregivers to momentarily step back to make room for others to join in the fun.
The Playdate is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms Members.
With support from Thomas and Susan (Kent) Foran Family Foundation.
Eco printing is a great technique for those new to natural dyes. It has a striking visual impact, is easy to learn, and everyone comes away with something — in this case, a piece of silk fabric and dyed watercolour paper. Natural dyeing, the process of adding colour to textile materials through the use of natural materials such as plants or animals, was added to the 2024 Craft at Risk List and listed as Endangered.
Cost: $40 plus HST. 10% discount for Rooms members. All materials included. Register online!
About the Presenter:
Susan Furneaux is a teacher, artist, craft consultant, and mentor. She specializes in natural dye and fibre techniques, learning, teaching, and exhibiting throughout Newfoundland and Labrador, nationally and internationally. Susan has won multiple awards for her embroidery, natural dyes, and innovative use of natural materials, including the 2024 Arts NL Arts and Education Award. In 2022, Susan was a mentor with Heritage NL’s Mentor-Apprentice Program. Motivated by reciprocal knowledge exchange, capacity building, and the preservation of traditional skills, Furneaux shared the craft of Bark Tanning.
Presented in partnership with Heritage NL.
Come with your family to share in The Rooms Provincial Archives Open House!
Visit the Reference Room to see archival treasures, talk to reference staff about genealogy collections, or take a “Behind the Scenes” vault tour.
Vault tours: 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm
Children can also join in the fun by creating their own handprint family trees or making a personalized button. Enjoy coffee, cookies, and prizes!
Free event.
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.