ART GALLERY OF REGINA
A Pea Can Be Chopped Up and Reassembled into the Sun
Phomohobes, Paul Robles, Gerry Ruecker, Rhayne Vermette
curated by Sandee Moore
The Banach–Tarski paradox in geometry proves the counter-intuitive idea that "a pea can be chopped up and reassembled into the Sun." While cutting up and reassembling a ball to increase its volume confounds basic geometric intuition, the notion that the blade is not destructive but creative is familiar magic to collage artists.
The four artists and collectives - Phomohobes, Paul Robles, Gerry Ruecker, and Rhayne Vermette - in A Pea Can Be Chopped Up and Reassembled into the Sun skew norms and uncover new ways of thinking about the world generated by illogical juxtaposition.
DATES
May 28 - July 31, 2021
online opening reception: A Pea Can Be Chopped Up and Reassembled into the Sun
View the recording of the online opening reception for the exhibition A Pea Can Be Chopped Up and Reassembled Into The Sun curated by Sandee Moore and featuring the work of artists Phomohobes (Jason Cawood and Colby Richardson), Paul Robles, Gerry Ruecker, and Rhayne Vermette at the Art Gallery of Regina. The artists lead viewers through a live video tour of the exhibition in conversation with Moore.
Members' Show & Sale
May 1 & 2 from 4-5PM
video tours on Zoom
We're excited to share the AGR's Members' Show & Sale with you over Zoom video conference. Please join us to see these artworks in context in our gallery.
DATES
May 1 4-5 PM:
May 2 4-5 PM:
Due to the extension of City of Regina facility closures, we cannot offer in-person opportunities to view the show & sale.
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Still Life Sundays
Join the Art Gallery of Regina on the last Sunday afternoon of each month for a free, drop-in still-life drawing and socializing session over Zoom video conference from 2-4 PM.
Register to receive the meeting link for the next session on Sunday, May 30
Register ONLINE or call 306-522-5940
Ritual & Lore
Ayla Dmyterko, Blair Fornwald & Brette Gabel, Audie Murray, Marigold Santos, Zoë Schneider, Maia Stark
curated by Jess Richter
Enjoy images and ideas from Ritual & Lore: download the exhibition catalogue as a free PDF.
OPEN
7 days/week
always free
MAIN GALLERY - A Pea Can Be Chopped Up and Reassembled Into The Sun
Phomohobes, Paul Robles, Gerry Ruecker, Rhayne Vermette
OUTSIDE THE BOX HALLWAY GALLERY - Guni Guni [Hallucination] Patrick B. Fernandez
OUTSIDE THE BOX DISPLAY CASE - Empty Bowls, Warm Hearts Regina and Area Potters Guild
HOURS
Mondays - Thursday 11 AM - 7 PM
Fridays - Sundays 1 - 5 PM
Outside the Box Hallway exhibition
Guni Guni by Patrick Fernandez
Patrick Fernandez combines his earliest memories of watching his father draw maps with imagery inspired by the fabled anting-anting, a lucky charm that grants powers of extrahuman strength, good luck and protection.
DATES
May 10 - June 29, 2021
Artist Talk: Vera Saltzman
Award-winning photographic artist Vera Saltzman will share her unique hybrid of digital and analogue photography techniques, give viewers a glimpse into her makeshift developing lab, and talk about her unconventional path to becoming an artist.
Wednesday, April 28
7 PM
Watch recording on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Osse6fy5i5E
FREE
Ruth Chambers: Tend video tour
Do you want to revisit Ruth Chambers’ exquisite and exactingly sculpted botanical ceramics in a video tour guided by the artist herself? Watch and listen to our videos from the closing reception.
FACEBOOK LIVE VIDEO with discussion
https://www.facebook.com/228399860562366/videos/282708910057243
TOUR VIDEO ON YOUTUBE
artist talk: The Artist Is In panel & discussion forum
KC Adams (Winnipeg), Carole Epp (Saskatoon) and Brenda Wolf (Regina) share their ceramics practices in conversation.
a recording of this artist's talk and discussion forum is available to view on the AGR's online talks page
Pavilion of Shadows
Nic Wilson
Curated and essay by Wayne Baerwaldt
Read Wayne Baerwaldt's exhibition essay accompanied by Don Hall's installation photos of Nic Wilson's Pavilion of Shadows at the Art Gallery of Regina. Read online or download the exhibition catalogue as a free PDF.
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Outside the Box Display Case exhibition
Empty Bowls, Warm Hearts by Regina and Areas Potters Guild
The Regina and Area Potters Guild invites us to reflect upon what it means to have an empty bowl and, thus, an empty stomach. Beyond reflecting on the critical issue of hunger, local ceramics artists are raising money to address this pressing social issue through the sale of their hand-made wares. The artists will donate their proceeds from sales of ceramics in Empty Bowls, Warm Hearts to the Regina Food Bank.
DATES
May 10 - June 29, 2021
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free partnership event: 10 Nights of Gong with Stacey Bliss
Join Stacey Bliss, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the Faculty of Media, Art, and Performance, for one night or all Ten Nights of Gong, a free partner presentation in the NBCAC courtyard.
Experience 10 Nights of Gong, Sonic Performances, and 10 Gong Research Themes.
Collaborating and improvising with local artists is one of the gong-teachings; therefore, some nights have special guests, as noted in the event schedule on Eventbrite.
Each night will begin with a brief research talk on one of 10 themes from gong research, conducted with two international gong master-teachers, Don Conreaux and Sheila Whittaker. After the research talk, enjoy a 45-minute live and improvised gong bath (sound immersion, sound meditation).
Dates: June 17 - 26
Time: 6-7 pm (times may vary by day, see Eventbrite schedule for details)
Location: Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre Courtyard
Fee: FREE
Register ONLINE
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/10-nights-of-gong-tickets-158313613279
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Tend exhibition catalogue
Ruth Chambers
essay by Julia Krueger
Julia Krueger interprets ceramic artist Ruth Chambers’ artful calligraphy of stems and blossoms in her essay Tending Time. This exhibition catalogue features numorous documentation photographs by Don Hall capturing the delicacy of Chambers' solo exhibition, Tend, at the Art Gallery of Regina.
Publication free to read online or download.
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workshop: Sculpting porcelain from life with Ruth Chambers
Carefully observe and sculpt porcelain from life in this day-long, socially-distanced workshop.
POSTPONED
10 am - 4 pm
SILT Studios (200-2275 Albert St.)
members $235 | non-members $275
talk: Wilf Perreault virtual studio tour
Get a peek inside Wilf Perreault’s studio. Wilf will guide you through an intimate tour of his studio and creative process.
Watch the archived video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Art-Gallery-of-Regina-228399860562366/videos/263562271878525
FREE
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