CURIOSITIES AND EXPERIENCES
MOMENTS IN MODERNISM EXHIBITION
WHERE: Art Gallery of Ontario(AGO), Toronto, LEVEL #4
WHEN: June 14th 2024 - September 1st, 2025
Moments in Modernism showcases AGO's growing collection of modern and contemporary art. Artistic movements within the exhibition include Pop Art, Abstraction, Realism and Minimalism.
I have only seen these pieces on pages of a textbook in high school art history class.
"I felt like a kid in a candy store - fascinated, enthralled and captivated."
Image: A "must see" exhibition
Image: Robert Rauschenberg
Image: Henry Moore
MY FAVOURITE PIECE
Mark Rothko. No.1 White and Red. 1962. Oil on canvas
"I am interested only in expressing basic human emotions - tragedy, ecstasy, doom and so on. If you...are moved only by their colour relationships, then you miss the point."
-Mark Rothko-
Image: Jack Bush
Image: Mark Rothko
Image: Detail, Jean - Paul Riopelle
KINTSUGI: HISTORY AND TECHNIQUES OF THE JAPANESE ART OF
CERAMIC REPAIR
Lecture and Demonstration with Maiko Behr and Yuka Morino
WHERE: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Burnaby
WHEN: October 6th, 2024, 1 - 2:30pm, IG Room
SESSION FEE: $20.00
This lecture and slide presentation will provide wonderful insight on the history, aesthetics, and techniques of Kintsugi.
I am fascinated by this process - the traditional Japanese craft of repairing ceramics using precious metals to symbolize the beauty of human fragility.
Visit The Nikkei Centre website for more information on the many Arts and Cultural Programs they provide and Dojin Arts and Three Little Spruce for more information on upcoming Kintsugi workshops.
Image: Learning the Art of Kintsugi
KINTSUGI WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION
WHERE: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Burnaby
WHEN: October 20TH, 2024, 1 - 3pm
KINTSUGI WORKSHOP: DIY
WHERE: Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre, Burnaby
WHEN: November 3rd, 2024, 1 - 3pm
For this workshop, you have the opportunity to bring in a broken piece(wood or ceramic) for repair.
To Register for a Program, check out The Nikkei Centre Website or Three Little Spruce
ANNUAL BUTTERFLY RELEASE
WHERE: In the gardens of Krause Berry Farms, Langley
WHEN: Every year during the second week of August
Every year, 400 Painted Lady butterflies take flight and are released in the beautiful gardens at Krause Berry farms. You can purchase a butterfly before the event for $25.00 and all proceeds go to The Langley Lodge and The Langley Hospice Society.
A wonderful fundraising event to celebrate loved ones and make wishes as you watch your butterfly take flight!
