Articulation, a Canadian exhibiting art group working with textiles and
fibre as a fine art medium, takes traditional fiber art techniques in
new and contemporary directions. Since
2004 they have organised annual study sessions to unique places in
Canada, which serve to unify the resulting individual bodies of work
when shown in their group exhibitions across Canada.
A recent study
of the Bay of Fundy coastline has generated a new path for Articulation
leading to exhibiting internationally with another contemporary fiber
arts group, Material Girls, based in London, England, who were inspired
by their iconic River Thames. The resulting combined body of work,
ARTICULATED MATERIALS: BRIDGING WATERS, consists of one 2D artwork each
from ten Material Girls members and ten Articulation members. In
addition, each group will have available more works to include in the
exhibition while it is touring their respective country.
After a
successful three-exhibition tour of London, UK, the work has arrived
back in Canada and begins its cross country tour. Starting in Winnipeg
it will be hung in time for the National Embroiderers’ Association of
Canada’s annual May seminar. The next stop is a gallery on Vancouver
Island that looks out over another historically important body of water,
the Salish Sea. The work then travels to the Bay of Fundy where it will
be exhibited in the Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John.
This
exhibition will offer unique perspectives on both bodies of water
encapsulating the local geological, environmental and social histories.
In both groups there are members who have grown up living beside their
waterway, while other members have responded as first time visitors to
the shoreline. Articulation’s work reflects the experiences of seeing
rapidly eroding fossil bearing cliffs, walking on the ocean floor and
viewing the history of European settlement through distinctive
architecture. Material Girls’ work explores memories of watching
rowers competing, locks operating and days spent on the river’s beaches.
It will remain for the viewer to make trans-Atlantic connections
between places and people with long, interwoven histories.
Artist Talks: Nov 14th @ 1pm, Nov 27th @12pm, and Dec 11th @ 12pm.
Exhibition Schedule: Frazee Gallery, Saint John Art Centre, Saint John NB, November 8, 2013 - January 10, 2014
Donna Clement is a Canadian textile artist who shows and sells on her web site and at various exhibits throughout the year. She travels throughout the world and loves to share her photos of inspiration seen abroad, with special focus on UNESCO World Heritage Sites. She is an exhibiting member of ARTICULATION Textile Group and CONTEXTURAL Fibre Arts Cooperative.
November 06, 2013
Articulated Materials: Bridging Waters is opening in The Maritimes!
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