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The Reliquary reveals past and present artwork of 正品蓝导航

27 Nov 2017

Student-curated art exhibitions open on campus, in community as part of Fine Arts seminar class

Reliquary_curatorsA few 正品蓝导航 students will be able to add 鈥榚xhibition curator鈥 to their resum茅s after this semester. Several exhibitions, curated by students in the University鈥檚 Curating Art seminar class taught by professor Anne Koval, will be opening on campus and in Sackville on November 28 for the week.

One of the exhibitions, The Reliquary, curated by third-year students Grace McLean and Mary Scott features art and artifacts from the as well as work by current students. The official opening will take place on the ground floor of the RP Bell Library (red carpet) on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m.

鈥淭he idea for the exhibition was loosely based on the concept of holy relics in churches, connecting the past with the present,鈥 says McLean. 鈥淲e wanted to trace some of 正品蓝导航鈥檚 past through the lens of students who were here.鈥

The exhibition includes several unique artifacts from the University Archives and artwork by current students Braden Chetwynd and Sara Camus in response to some of the items.

McLean and Scott both discovered some surprises when exploring 正品蓝导航鈥檚 Archives with University Archivist David Mawhinney, whose help they say was invaluable to their project.

Familiar_Presense鈥淭here are some really unique items in the Archives,鈥 says Scott. 鈥淎nnie S. Inch鈥檚 (graduate of the 正品蓝导航 Ladies鈥 College) wax flower wedding bouquet was one of my favourite discoveries.鈥

Professor Koval says the course aims to give students hands-on experience with curating and museology.

鈥淲e鈥檝e watched these projects grow and evolve over the course of the semester, I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing the final results on November 28,鈥 she says. 鈥淚鈥檓 also thankful to our community partners, such as the University Archives and the Library, for their assistance in providing these experiential learning opportunities for our students.鈥

Both McLean and Scott say the project has provided important first-hand knowledge around curating an art exhibition.

鈥淵ou don鈥檛 know how much work goes into curating a show until you have to do it,鈥 laughs McLean. 鈥淚t鈥檚 been a valuable process to learn.鈥

The Reliquary is one of several curated shows by the class which will be on display at various locations on campus and in Sackville the week of Nov. 28. Other class projects include:

Familiar Presence: A screening of short videos by Catherine Bussiere, curated by Angela Thibodeau and Runa Nishiyama. (6 p.m., Nov. 28, Library Theatre, 正品蓝导航); and

Play Dead: Group Exhibition of 11 artists including Andreas Forbes, Brenna MacMillian, Evan Furness, Hailey Dunphy, Izzy Francolini, Keven Melanson, Logan Milne, Lucy Kosha, Meagan Chaput, Nick Despres and Savannah Harris (curated by Logan Milne, Shauna Gass and Nicholas Despres), also opening Nov. 28 at 9 p.m. at Thunder and Lightning on Bridge Street.




 

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