UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS
Christopher Campell Gardiner, Glen Johnson, Milton Lim and Patrick Blenkarn: Art$ Funding
curated by Sandee Moore
May 8 - July 4, 2026
opening reception: Friday, May 8 5:00 - 8:00 PM
Art$ Funding unflinchingly gives space to critical and dissatisfied takes on grants for artists and institutions of art.
Essential to this exhibition is the board game culturecapital by Milton Lim and Patrick Blenkarn, where players navigate the competitive landscape of grants, revealing the complexities of arts funding. Lim and Blenkharn have researched arts funding in Saskatchewan to present a live performance presented by Curtain Razors and the interactive board game culturecapital.
Christopher Campbell Gardiner, whose practice has long included sealing items that arouse feelings of shame in canvases, has transformed his failed grant applications into an oversized replica of a rejection letter, meticulously embroidered in thread. By making these epistles larger than life, the artist invites viewers to reflect on the emotional weight of failure in an artist's journey.
Glen Johnson's Artistic License Bureau cheekily mimics the governmental apparatus one must navigate to become recognized as an artist. Get your own artistic license at this life-sized, fully functional installation.
Art$ Funding sparks reflection on arts funding models and systemic barriers. Canada’s public funding model is essential, enabling artists to challenge norms and express dissent without influence from politicians or wealthy patrons. As this model faces increasing threats, its protection is vital for art’s political and countercultural power.
Beast Friends Forever: Bruce Anderson, Joanne Bristol, Mackenzie Kelly-Frere, Jeff Meldrum
May 20 - July 31, 2026
Beast Friends Forever gathers artists who question the boundaries we often draw between humans and other animals, and asks us to reflect on who art is for and who it serves. Jeff Meldrum creates sculptures intended for wild animals, placing them in remote wilderness so that animals can encounter and interact with them on their own terms. Mackenzie Kelly-Frere uses traditional weaving techniques to make a sheep cloak that perfectly mimics the camouflage of a sheep’s fleece against the rocky Nordic landscape, merging human skill with animal adaptation. Bruce Anderson’s lovingly executed paintings of horses—animals with a deeply intertwined history alongside humans—serve as stand-ins for people, exploring themes of nurturing and care that transcend species boundaries. Meanwhile, Joanne Bristol documents the streets surrounding the Art Gallery of Regina, her sparse line drawings echoing the bleak landscape as spring arrives, revealing a diverse array of animals inhabiting human-made environments and adapting to conditions shaped by our presence.
Together, these artists challenge the old idea that humans stand above all other beings. Instead, they show us that our relationships with animals are deeply connected, reciprocal, and complicated. The line between 'human' and 'animal' is not so clear. In these artworks, humans serve nonhumans, and the connections between species move in many directions, forming a web of mutual influence and care.
Silent Gathering: of Grief and Remebrance
Kyuubi Culture (Xiao Han & Qiming Sezava Sun)
May 20 - July 31, 2027
Kyuubi Culture's community-engaged project, Silent Gathering: of Grief and Remembrance, investigates themes of memory, identity, and healing. Silent Gathering: of Grief and Remembrance fosters intercultural dialogue focusing on diverse cultural perspectives on death and creation. Through initial conversations and free workshops with cultural organizations and those in death-adjacent industries, the project seeks to gather stories that will inform the artists' works presented in the Art Gallery of Regina and spanning disciplines such as costume, interpretive dance, photography, and sound. This initiative plays a crucial role in preserving intangible heritage by weaving together often-overlooked narratives surrounding death and creation, creating a platform for storytelling that honours various traditions.
image: Xiao Han and Qiming Sezava Sun performing, 2022. Photos by Ingrid Percy.
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