Give Me Shelter: Exhibiting and Exploring in PEI
I was invited to participate in the exhibition Give Me Shelter at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown, PEI. Myself and 12 other artists from St. John's were included in this incredible opportunity to show our work!
Myself and my mom (hi mom!) flew to Halifax then drove to Charlottetown. We were there for a week so we had time to explore the beautiful beaches and waterside walks the city has to offer!
This was my first trip since the start of the pandemic and it was so exciting to be able to safely travel within the Atlantic provinces again.
There are so many interesting homes in Charlottetown so I found plenty of inspiration!
The Confederation Centre of the Arts has a beautiful gallery as well as a theatre! It was such an amazing experience to hang my work in this space.
Installation begins! First we laid out each piece of “Unsettled” and planned the way they would be suspended across the room. Once we were happy with the layout, we used scaffolding to hang the works from the concrete ceiling.
See a video of the installation process here!
It was so great to have the support of family, as well as Gerald Beaulieu, the wonderful artist and technician who helped me hang the work and make it all happen!
As part of this travelling exhibition, Unsettled was also shown in New Brunswick!
From the gallery:
“This summer, Galerie d’art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen presents Give Me Shelter, a touring exhibition organized by the Confederation Centre Art Gallery.
This exhibition is composed of the works of 13 emerging artists of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, whose pieces show unusual ways of representing their own realities. Pan Wendt, curator, explains: "St. John’s, which for many of these artists is an adopted home, seems particularly hospitable to autonomous, creative, sometimes makeshift solutions. Perhaps this is because it is a place where modernity runs out of steam, where one knows the fragility of inhabitation, and of the constant need to make, remake, and protect the worlds that surround us. What artists are doing in St. John's can inform us as we face an uncertain reality that demands imaginative and constructive energy.”
Give Me Shelter is organized and circulated with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts. The exhibition will open on Saturday, June 26, and run until October 3, 2021. Admission is free and all are welcome.”
See photos from the exhibition below:
