Winter 2012

Winnipeg Art Gallery

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Director’s Message

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New Exhibitions



5 Migrating Landscapes • March 15–April 29

Clara Lander Library Tues–Fri 11am–4:30pm • Selected Saturdays 11am–3pm • Closed Sun, and Mon, other times by appointment only



6 American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell • March 2–May 20



10 Through the Eyes of a Child • March 24–April 29

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Continuing Exhibitions

Gallery Shop Tues–Sat 11am–5pm, Thur 11am–9pm, Sun 12pm–5pm



The Collection on View • ongoing Feast • Until March 25, 2012

Storm Bistro Tues–Fri 11am–3pm, Sat and Sun 11am–2pm, Closed Mon

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Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination • June 15–September 9

Admission to March 1 WAG Member Free • Adult $10 • Senior (60+)/ Student $8 • Child (5 and under) Free • Family (up to 2 adults and 4 children under 18) $25

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Darlene’s Arctic Adventure

Admission March 2–May 20* WAG Member $6 • Adult $18 • Senior (60+)/ Student $16 • Child (5 and under) Free • Family $40 * Free Rockwell audio tour included



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Note: Exhibition and programming dates and content are subject to change. Please visit wag.ca for the most up-to-date information.

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Director’s Message continues on all fronts with our education and exhibition programs: This fall the WAG welcomed the first graduate students enrolled in a new Masters in Curatorial Practice at the University of Winnipeg; and I had the privilege of teaching the first graduate art history seminar in the province as part of this program. An international symposium on mental health and the arts (part of the Kurelek exhibition programming) saw over 100 participants gather at the WAG. Recently we formed a partnership with the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, which will see the Muriel Richardson Auditorium becoming the Festival’s newest venue for their 25th anniversary season this summer—bringing in thousands of new visitors to the WAG. Look out for the New Music Festival’s pre-launch here at the end of January, and the Last October over 500 people next 10x20x20 event that gathers attended the opening of the William architects, designers, and artists Kurelek retrospective exhibition. Later together to mingle and present ideas. that evening, and extending through Looking ahead to spring break, kids the night, 4500 people walked can take advantage of our weekthrough our doors for the second long art camp, following the sellannual Nuit Blanche. A few weeks out success of our summer camp later 370 guests (including patrons program. Art and learning go hand in at 25 corporate tables) sat down to hand—and start at the WAG. an exquisite black-tie dinner in our Turning to exhibitions, American permanent collection galleries at the Chronicles: The Art of Norman Gallery Ball, which raised a record Rockwell brings to the WAG and to amount, thanks in large part to a Canada the first ever exhibition of dedicated committee (including my one of America’s greatest painters wife Hazel). and illustrators. We are the only Clearly we’re more than numbers at Canadian venue, so this show is the WAG, but more people through not to be missed! The Collection on our doors means more people View, which features works from engaging in our mission—helping the permanent collection, just got people to see more of life and society bigger with an exhibition of largethrough the experience of art and scale contemporary sculptures and artistic innovation. And this theme installations. In March, we play host

to Canada’s representatives and their winning project for the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture with the Migrating Landscapes exhibition. This summer’s big contemporary show, Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination, will take visitors on a real trip through the fantastic world of fables, stories, and the make believe as seen through the eyes and minds of a group of international artists.

March 15–April 29 This spring, the WAG is pleased to partner with Winnipegbased 5468796 Architecture and Jae-Sung Chon on the national presentation of Migrating Landscapes, Canada’s submission to the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture. Migrating Landscapes is being run as a nation-wide series of exhibitions and competitions for architects and designers. Each entrant creates two things: a short video in which they reflect on how their personal experiences of migration have influenced them as designers, and a model of a new design for a dwelling. The dwelling models will be ‘settled’ into/onto a larger abstract wooden modular landscape.

Commencing in the Fall 2012 the WAG will be launching its 100th anniversary celebrations with a series of major exhibitions and events, starting with Winnipeg Now—showing our visitors why Winnipeg and the WAG are at the centre of Canada’s contemporary art scene. And this is just the start of a 12-month schedule of art exhibitions and programming that will honor and embolden the WAG’s place as Canada’s oldest civic art gallery. Gearing up for our Centennial we are looking at all of our assets. While the WAG is known for its award-winning modernist building, its collection of over 25,000 artworks, and its history of impressive exhibitions and programs reaching back almost one hundred years, it is also much more. It is the people—of all ages and backgrounds—who have made the WAG what it is today and we are proud to reconfirm our place as the premiere visual arts institution in our city and province. We have a lot to celebrate.

Regional exhibitions will be held in seven cities— Vancouver, Calgary, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax. The Winnipeg regional exhibition will be presented at The Forks from February 2 to 28. Regional juries will select the top entries, who will advance to the national exhibition at the WAG, where a national jury (made up of Eleanor Bond, Ian Chodikoff, Anne Cormier, Bruce Kuwabara and John Patkau) will choose the young, architectural ‘Team Canada’ to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale (August through November, 2012). The public is invited to engage with Migrating Landscapes at the WAG by sharing their own migration/immigration experiences at a Speaker’s Corner and through an interactive global map. As well, the public is invited to cast their vote to determine a People’s Choice Award recipient. Migrating Landscapes is a timely and provocative exhibition, particularly as immigration is becoming so hotly debated in many parts of the world. It will generate and showcase innovative new dwelling designs that reflect regional character and the designer’s own cultural heritage. Creating an archive of migration stories from Canadians across the country, Migrating Landscapes demonstrates and embraces Canada’s multiculturalism and democracy.

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Institutional Partners: Alberta College of Art + Design, the Museum of Vancouver, Parisian Laundry, Brookfield Place, Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan of Architecture and Planning, University of Manitoba Winnipeg Art Gallery, The Forks, Dalhousie University Faculty Faculty of Architecture • Strategic Partners: archiTEXT, Department of Unusual Certainties, Design Exchange, Institute for Canadian Citizenship, Istituto Italiano di Culture Toronto • Media Partners: Azure, Border Crossings, Canadian Architect • Media Supporter: CBC

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Bronze Sponsor architectsAlliance, Dialog, Gerald Sheff and Shanitha Kachan, IBI Group, Integrity Windows and Doors, IIDEX NeoCon Canada, James KM Cheng, The Kerrisdale Lumber Co., Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, Moriyama & Teshima Architects, Marvin Windows and Doors, l’Ordre des architectes du Québec, Perkins + Will Canada, StructureCraft, Superior Finishes, Urban Capital, Urbanink, World Cargo, and Zonavita

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AMERICAN CHRONICLES

Rockwell Programming Members’ Special Opening Thur, March 1, 7–10pm (Opening remarks at 7:15pm) • Sign up for membership at the event and receive a 20% discount.

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NORMAN ROCKWELL

Drop-In Tours All tours begin at 2pm unless otherwise noted. Meet your guide in the Skylight Gallery. March 4, 10, 11 (3pm), 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 • April 1, 7, 14, 15 (3pm), 21, 22, 28, 29 • May 5, 6, 12, 13

March 2 – May 20 Under the honourary patronage of Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Gary Doer and the support of the Embassy of the United States of America Norman Rockwell, the unparalleled North American icon-maker and storyteller, is best known for his exacting and affecting paintings of mischievous children, good-hearted soda jerks, and rosy-cheeked Christmas carolers. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell has been organized by the world’s largest and most significant collection of works by the artist, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Since 2008 the exhibition has toured ten venues throughout the United

Admission WAG member $6 • Adult $18 • Senior/Student $16 • Family $40 Free Audio Tours with Admission: produced through the Norman Rockwell Museum, the audio tour is narrated by Rockwell’s youngest son Peter Rockwell, and it explores the importance of his work to American art, history and culture.

States to great reception. Now, for the first time ever, this defining exhibition of over 40 major canvases, a selection of rarely seen photographs, preparatory sketches, and visual aids, and over 320 of Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post covers dating from between 1916 and 1963, are destined for exhibition in Canada, at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. The WAG is honoured to be the exhibition’s sole Canadian venue, and the first institution in this country to host a major Rockwell exhibition.

Rockwell Around the Clock Fri, March 23, 7:30–11pm • Get your bobby socks and poodle skirts and relive the 1950’s with Will Bonness’ Swing Band • Tickets $21 members & $25 for nonmembers (includes gallery admission for this day only). Art for Lunch Wed, February 22, 1pm • Video • Norman Rockwell: Painting America • This award-winning PBS series etches a warm and indelible portrait of one of America’s most beloved artists. Art Eats Fri, April 13, Wed April 25 and Fri, May 11, 6–9pm • Dinner at Storm Bistro followed by a tour of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. See page 20. Talks Sun, March 11, 2pm • David Churchill, Associate Professor (History, U of M) and Director of the Institute for the Humanities (UMIH), looks at Rockwell’s use of history and his changing representation of America throughout his artistic career • In collaboration with UMIH

American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell is organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, American Masterpieces Program.

TOP Norman Rockwell. Welcome to Elmville, 1929. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 20, 1929. ©1929 CENTRE Norman Rockwell. Going and Coming, 1947. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947. ©1947. Both images SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. and from the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum.

Thur, April 5, 7pm • Clint Curle, a researcher from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, discusses the political power of popular art as illustrated in Rockwell’s Four Freedoms. Illustrating the political power of popular art these works expose the potentials and limits of human rights as a means to promote human dignity. Sun, April 15, 2pm • Sarah Elvins, Associate Professor of History at the U of M, explores Rockwell’s links to the advertising revolution of the 1960s • Presented in collaboration with UMIH Write to Art: Creative Writing Workshop Sat, April 21, 28 and May 5 • Back by popular demand and in a new extended 3-day format. Led by authors Marjorie Anderson and Deborah Schnitzer, this workshop will further develop your creative writing, lead you through new and expanded writing exercises, and focus on the links between the visual and literary arts. Themed to the American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell • 3-day workshop $75 WAG members/$90 non-members • Register at wag.ca or by calling 789.0516 Rockwell Studio Workshop: Constructing a Narrative Thursdays, March 1–April 5, 7–9:30pm • Examine and parallel the creative process by which Norman Rockwell produced some of his most popular images with instructor Derek Bruekner. Includes lecture by Peter Rockwell. See page 16.

Norman Rockwell. The Discovery (detail), 1956. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, December 29, 1956. ©1956 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum

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Audio Tours have been made possible by a generous gift from The Mauro Family Foundation Inc. Publication support has been provided by the Henry Luce Foundation. Media Sponsorship has been provided by the Curtis Publishing Company and by the Norman Rockwell. Estate Licensing Company. Conservation support has been provided by the Stockman Family Foundation.

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Spring Break Art Camp Mon–Fri, March 26–30, 9am–4pm • See page 17. Family Sunday: Rockwell Pancake Breakfast Sun, May 6, 10am–2pm • See page 18 Grandparent Thursdays Thurdays: March 8, April 5, and May 3, 11am–9pm • Discounts the first Thursday each month. See page 18

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An Interview with Peter Rockwell

AK Recently, important minds, from novelist John Updike to art historian Robert Rosenblum to art critic Dave Hickey, have celebrated Rockwell as a major artist, and not just an illustrator. How did your father understand his own practice?

Peter Rockwell, son of the famous American artist Norman Rockwell, has lectured extensively on the work of his father. He is also a sculptor. Having won a fellowship for study abroad, Peter traveled to Italy in 1961, where he has resided for almost 50 years now. In anticipation of his Winnipeg public lecture on his father’s work, during the exhibition American Chronicles, Peter Rockwell was recently interviewed by Andrew Kear, the WAG’s Curator of Historical Canadian Art.

PR My father was a workaholic. Virtually everything turned around his work. Although he worked all the time, his studio was a short walk behind the house and he did not mind family coming in and spending time there. Also, as both my brothers and I posed for several of his Saturday Evening Post covers, we were very familiar with his way of working.

PR My father was very clear that he was an illustrator. He admired earlier illustrators like Arthur Rackham and Howard Pyle. Many critics who wrote on abstract art in the late 1940s and 1950s, if they mentioned him at all, used my father as an example of what was wrong with American popular taste. It was amusing in a way to see how the viewpoint changed beginning in the 1990s. Now my father is an admired part of the history of American painting. Interestingly, Father did not himself dislike abstraction. I remember him once noting that it was Picasso who got the art world interested in the painting of Velazquez again! I also learned that modern artists themselves often rather admired my father. A friend who knew Willem de Kooning in those years told me that he admired my father’s work.

AK Your father was hired as art director of Boys’ Life, the official publication of the Boy Scouts of America, at the age of 18. Did his early success impact your decision to become an artist, and if so in what way?

AK In a few months you’ll be making a trip from Italy, where you live, to Winnipeg to give a talk on your father’s work and the exhibition American Chronicles. In your experience, how have non-Americans responded to Rockwell?

AK You were born just as your father was entering the height of his career. How did his fame affect your family life?

Norman Rockwell. The Problem We All Live With, 1963. Illustration for Look, January 14, 1964. Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, IL. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum

PR Non-Americans have always, at least in talking to me, admired his work. An Italian once told me that his first view of America, in 1944 after the allied troops arrived in Rome, was my father’s covers of The Saturday Evening Post. In 1994 I met a local doctor in the valley of Swat in

Norman and Peter Rockwell working on The Connoisseur in Norman Rockwell’s studio, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1961. Photo by Louie Lamone.

However, he was always so involved in his own work. I do not think he ever came to any of my shows in the United States.

Pakistan who, when I told him I was Rockwell’s son, was thrilled. He invited me to dinner the next week to meet several important people. I think my father’s work is accessible to non-Americans because it has such a feeling of the everyday and because he always tended to avoid putting things in his pictures which would confine the meaning to one place in time.

Peter Rockwell

AK What was it about Rockwell’s work that makes it so captivating?

The WAG presents a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet the son of Norman Rockwell

PR I think that his ability to take a big theme and make it understandable and believable to the everyday person was essential. The painting of the little African American girl going to school accompanied by four US Marshalls (The Problem We All Live With) has always been one of my favourites. What we see that so gets to us is her feeling just like everyone on their first day of school. That she needs to be protected when she is just acting like we all would act makes segregation feel totally wrong. At the same time, my father has a very clear sense of what his audience wanted or would accept. He only painted on the subject of racism after the anti-segregation movement was accepted by much of the general public. For my father, it was important that he believed he was communicating with a general public.

Photo: Steiner Foreign Features

PR I wanted to forge my own way in some other profession. So when I went to college, I majored in English literature. Then partway through my third year I almost accidently took a non-academic sculpture course. I fell head over heels in love with sculpture. My father was rather against this. He told me “One of your brothers is a painter, the other a poet, the only thing I can think of that is less likely to make a living is sculpture.” Once my father got over his grumps he was rather supportive.

Norman Rockwell. Art Critic, 1955. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 16, 1955. ©1955 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum

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Art for Lunch Wed, April 25, 12:10pm • Stone Carving: tools, techniques and experiences: an artist talk with Peter Rockwell • Join the accomplished sculptor and carver as he discusses the ideas and motivations behind his artistic practice • $3 Member; $5 Non-Member.

Art Eats Wed, April 25, 6–9pm • Our most intimate dinner and tour opportunity yet! Begin the night with the best in American cuisine before enjoying an exclusive American Chronicles tour with Peter Rockwell. Only 30 spots available—reserve today! $55 Premium Member; $60 Regular Member; $70 Non-Member • Available at wag.ca or call 789.0516. Talk Fri, April 27, 7pm • An Intimate Perspective on Norman Rockwell. Delve into the world of Norman Rockwell and discover the secrets of his artistic process with son Peter Rockwell.• Tickets are available at wag.ca or at the front desk. $20 Member; $25 Non-Member. 09

Through the Eyes of a Child March 24–April 29 Curated by Michael Boss and the Studio Program Instructors

Six exhibitions of works from the WAG Collection spanning 400 years from the Renaissance and Baroque through to the 20th century. Ongoing • Galleries 1, 2, 3, 4, and the MRA Gallery

Our annual celebration of children’s artwork, comprised of myriad pieces of work involving clay, paint, pastels, recycled materials and more! Approximately 800 young artists create in our spacious studios under the guidance of professional artist/instructors throughout the fall and winter each year. Through the Eyes of a Child offers a glimpse of the variety of projects they work on. Only a small portion of what is produced can be accommodated, but the magical effect of a large space animated by the energetic markings of youthful creativity can not help but immerse you in a sense of wonder, and bring a smile to your face.

Sculptural Installations from the Winnipeg A rt G allery

January 14–February 12 • Galleries 7 and 8

Curated by Alex King, Intern, Contemporary Art and Photography

Exhibition supported by Great-West Life, Winnipeg School Division, and the Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

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This exhibition represents the latest themed installment of The Collection on View of the WAG. The exhibition features a selection of large scale sculptural installations that date from the 1970s to the present. Beginning in the early 20th century, artists began producing works comprising multiple objects, composed of traditionally non-artistic materials. A diverse array of artworks appeared, from Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 Fountain (a reoriented urinal) to László Moholy-Nagy’s 1930 Light-Space-Modulator (an early artistic foray into electric light and movement), that questioned the nature of three-dimensional art. These artists drew inspiration from many fields, from sculpture to industrial design and architecture. What the art historian Rosalind Krauss termed “sculpture in the expanded field” challenged the rigidity of previous art historical categories. Out from what she called this “categorical no-man’s-land” emerged what we now identify broadly as installation: multi-disciplinary, often spatially expansive, artworks that defy quick and easy definition. This exhibition draws on the WAG’s permanent collection, and showcases a selection of sculptural installations by artists like Don Proch, Murray Favro, Dana Claxton, and others. The works in the exhibition provided a crucial reminder of Dana Claxton. Buffalo Bone China, 1997. DVD, bone china, stanchion, rope, ribbon, the wide range of objects and 2/2. Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery, practices contemporary art has Acquired with funds from the Winnipeg Rh Foundation Inc. and with the support of the come to embrace. Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance program. 1999-601

Manitoba Society of Artists Open Juried Exhibition April 7–22 • Mezzanine Gallery In commemoration of the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Manitoba Society of Artists, the Winnipeg Art Gallery will host the MSA’s annual member and nonmember juried exhibition. The history of the WAG and the MSA, whose past members included L.L. FitzGerald, Walter J. Phillips, and Leo Mol, are intertwined. The Society was formed in 1902 by artists and art supporters in an effort to strengthen Manitoba’s budding artistic community. Many within the early MSA played an active role in publicly lobbying for a provincial art gallery, a dream that was realized in late 1912. The inaugural MSA Annual Exhibition was held in 1926. The society has since sponsored an annual exhibition nearly every year. The 2012 exhibition will be composed of approximately 50 works of art by contemporary Manitoba artists, selected by a jury consisting of the British Columbiabased landscape painter Robert Genn and the WAG’s Curator of Historical Canadian Art, Andrew Kear. Works in the exhibition will be available for purchase through the Manitoba Society of Artists. For more information visit the Manitoba Society of Artists website (www.mbsa.ca) or contact MSA President Bonnie Taylor ([email protected]). 11

The WAG is Canada’s oldest civic art gallery.

The Winnipeg Art Gallery, incorporated Dec 16, 1912, is Canada’s first civic art gallery. To celebrate its upcoming centenial in 2012, the WAG will present four major exhibitions and five signature events. Stay tuned for exciting announcements in the new year. Potential partners, sponsors, and donors are invited to support the Centennial year and contact Pam Simmons, Director of Development, at 789.1768.

COMING SOON June 15–September 9 Fairy Tales, Monsters and the Genetic Imagination includes approximately sixty works by contemporary artists from around the world who have conceived humanlike, animal or hybrid creatures to symbolize life’s mysteries, desires, and fears. The invented creatures and imaginary worlds featured in this exhibition have been inspired by oral and written sources as diverse as Aesop’s Fables, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, science fiction, and the products of the genetic experimentation in actual science. The artists selected for the exhibition redirect the emotional associations implicit in their sources— pleasure, fear, wonder, curiosity and longing—to works of seductive fantasy and uneasy intrigue. Featured artists include David Altmejd, Marcel Dzama, Paula Rego, Cindy Scherman and Kiki Smith.

Winnipeg Art Gallery founders. From left, back: Charles F. Roland, James McDiarmid, and George Wilson, members of the Art Committee. Front: F.C. Challoner, Homer Watson, Maurice Cullen, W.J. Bulman

Industrial Bureau c. 1912

1912 Dec 16 • The gallery officially opens

in the Exposition Building, Industrial Bureau on Main St. James McDiarmid describes the inaugural exhibitions indicating they “…would be the best thing in the way of art that had been seen in Western-Canada.” —Manitoba Free Press, Oct 11, 1912

Fairy Tales, Monsters, and the Genetic Imagination has been organized by the Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee.

Winnipeg Civic Auditorium, c. 1965

Members of the Women’s Committee and the Arts Students’ Club of the University of Manitoba, 1955

1933 Apr 22 • Gallery re-opens in new Civic Auditorium

1948 TOP Paula Rego. Nursery Rhymes: Little Miss Muffett III, 1989. Etching and aquatint. Marlborough Graphics, New York. Images courtesy of the artist and Marlborough Fine Art Ltd.

Winnipeg Art Gallery Women’s Auxiliary Committee forms, later becoming known as the Volunteer Associates

1953 Ferdinand Eckhardt is recruited from

Austria to become Director and oversee the creation of a new building to house the WAG

Dr. Ferdinand Eckhardt (WAG Director 1953–1974) on the building site of the new WAG

1967 Gustavo da Roza wins international

Winning architectural design by Gustavo da Roza for the new Winnipeg Art Gallery, 1969

juried competition with iconic modernist design

CENTRE Amy Stein. Watering Hole, 2005. C-print. Courtesy of the artist and Brian Clamp Gallery.

1971 Sept 25 • official opening of the new Winnipeg Art Gallery building on Memorial Blvd by H.R.H. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

TOP Patricia Piccinini. The Long Awaited, 2008. Silicone, fiberglass, human hair, leather, plywood, fabric. Collection of Penny Clive. Courtesy of the Artist

1986 Feb • First Gallery Ball is held, titled “Abstract Ball”

2008 Stephen Borys becomes Director 2010 Rooftop Sculpture Garden and

Penthouse level restoration project completed returning spaces to original modernist design

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H.R.H. Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and WAG director, Ferdinand Eckhardt, viewing a painting by Lucas Cranach at the official opening of the new WAG building, September 25, 1971.

Dr. Stephen Borys on restored Rooftop Sculpture Garden

Darlene’s Arctic Adventure Darlene Wight, Curator Inuit Art

Gallery Ball 2011

For two weeks in September, I was a member of the resource staff for Adventure Canada’s “Heart of the Arctic” cruise to Greenland and Baffin Island. Other staff included Inuit artists Andrew and Annie Qappik, Mattiusi Iyaituk, musician JP Hoe from Winnipeg, filmmaker John Houston, as well as photographers, biologists, an archeologist, and an historian. We flew directly from Toronto to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland and boarded our ship, the Ocean Nova, along with 65 passengers. In zodiacs, we spent a morning photographing “growlers” and “bergy bits” (jargon for floating ice smaller than an iceberg) in Evighedsfjorden, or Eternity Fiord. We visited Kangaamiut, a picturesque fishing village, and Nuuk, the Greenland capital where I discovered four of my catalogues for sale in the museum gift shop! After crossing Davis Strait (Pajama Day), we explored the south and southwest coasts of Baffin Island, including Pangnirtung (weaving studio and print shop), Kimmirut (many carvers), the Savage Islands (polar bears viewed from zodiacs), Cape Dorset (tours of print shop and town; visited carvers), and Mallikjuak Heritage Park (archeological sites). We then crossed Hudson Strait to the spectacular double fiord at Douglas Harbour, Nunavik. While hiking the spongy tundra with its thick blanket of colourful plants, we ate blueberries and photographed the scenic river and waterfalls. After heading back across Hudson Strait to Nunavut, we ended our voyage at Iqaluit, where we were treated to tours of the town and of the Legislative building. The ship’s itinerary included the communities of Pangnirtung, Kimmirut, and Cape Dorset and I used my

Gallery Ball 2011 blossomed throughout the galleries on October 15. Guests dined amidst the WAG’s collection of European Old Masters, Canadian, Inuit, and Contemporary art. With support from Florists Supply, seven Winnipeg floral designers donated their time and talents creating extraordinary floral arrangements that were inspired by the art in each gallery. Our special thanks to the sponsors, in particular our presenting sponsor, DundeeWealth Investment Counsel, and the 25 corporate table sponsors who helped in raising $140,000 for the WAG’s youth education programs. Special thanks to everyone who attended, volunteered or sponsored the sold out event.

Ocean Nova group in Mallikjuak Territorial Park near Cape Dorset.

time in these places to conduct research for an upcoming book. I was amazed to find out from Pangnirtung sculptor Manasie Maniapik that a major whale bone carving owned by the WAG had been mistakenly attributed many years ago. I had been showing him photographs of works in our collection on my laptop computer, and he confirmed that he was the artist. He was able to describe the piece in minute detail, and left no doubt that he was the correct artist. I also interviewed Jamasie Mike who had been carving since the 1940s. He was able to give me details of the beginnings of a carving industry in Pangnirtung. As a member of the Adventure Canada resource staff team, I gave illustrated talks and enjoyed those given by my other talented colleagues. From them, I learned about the wildlife we viewed, including birds, whales, seals, Arctic hares, foxes, and polar bears. Much of our time was spent chatting with the passengers and hearing their fascinating stories. After our last flight to Ottawa, we sadly said goodbye to the many friends made during the trip.

LEFT SHOULDER TO BOTTOM HEM: 5468796 Architecture • Anna Wiebe (Head of Education) and Pamela Simmons (Director of Development) • Naomi Levine (President, Board of Governors), Deborah Thorlakson (Chair, Gallery Ball), Evelyn Mitchell and husband Ben Wasylyshen (Gallery Ball sponsor) • Eckhardt Hall at its best • DundeeWealth Investment Counsel’s Modern Gallery • Don MacDonald (centre) and the DundeeWealth Investment Counsel group.

Darlene in Pangnirtung with artist Jamasie Mike (standing) and translator Tommie Papatsie.

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Darlene above Kangaamiut, Greenland.

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Teacher’s Corner WAG Teacher’s Club Want to get the latest scoop on what’s going on at the WAG for students and teachers? E-mail [email protected] and join our on-line Teacher’s Club for FREE. We’ll let you know about special events, exhibitions, and educational programs that you won’t want to miss! Teacher’s ‘Sneak Peak’ Preview of America Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell • Thurs, March 1, 5–6:30 pm • FREE (pre-registration required) • Meet with WAG Youth Educators and discover ways to create dynamic learning opportunities for your students with activities and programs based on the Rockwell exhibition. Discover how the exhibition links with current Social Studies and Arts Curriculum requirements. Rockwell Classroom Contest Deadline for entries is February 24 • Visit wag.ca/learn/schools for more details. Selected entries will be featured in-gallery, and the three winning contestants will be eligible to bring their classroom for a free school tour of the Rockwell exhibition (limit of 25 students).

Studio Programs Rockwell Workshop: Constructing a Narrative Thursdays, March 1–April 5, 7–9:30pm

Led by instructor Derek Bruekner, this hands-on studio class will examine and parallel the creative process by which Norman Rockwell produced some of his most popular images. Participants will work through several stages of development: viewing and discussing Rockwell’s work in gallery; producing a series of preparatory sketches; arranging and photographing models and props as subjects within the narrative; and finally creating a painting inspired by the Rockwell image they selected but based on their own creative ideas. PrairieView School of Photography will assist with the photographic aspects of this project. Participants will also have the opportunity to attend a lecture at the WAG on Norman Rockwell by his son Peter, to deepen their understanding of Rockwell’s process and the richness of his imagery. Lecture fee is included in registration (see page 9).

Art Camp is Back!

From the Parents:

The Winnipeg Art Gallery’s inaugural summer art camps were a huge success with sell-out attendance and waiting lists. Participants explored the city, visited the Gallery exhibitions, and created their own masterpieces which they proudly showed off to their parents at a miniexhibition at the end of each camp.

“I loved the fact that my six-year-old felt so comfortable despite not being an ‘artist.’ She was never made to feel that she needed to ‘improve.’ She was just encouraged to enjoy art.”

Based on the overwhelming success of last year’s WAG Summer Art Camps, the WAG is pleased to offer (for the first time ever) a week-long art camp for children ages 6–12 during the week of Spring Break, themed to American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell.

Winter 2012 Art Classes

General registration is now underway for classes running from January to March. Painting. Drawing. Pottery. Photography. Sculpture. Animation. Whatever your interest, whatever your skill level, from 5 years of age and older, we have a class for you! During ten-week classes and special weekend workshops, our artist instructors will help you develop artistic skills and nurture your creative spirit.

Mon–Fri, March 26–30, 9am–4pm (extended care available) Call 789.1766 to register. For more details and registration dates visit wag.ca. Spaces are limited so book early.

Register for art classes at wag.ca or call 789.1766.

“This was our child’s first art camp and it was awesome. We are raving about it and look forward to coming back for another one.” From the Kids: “I liked making the masks and putting on the costumes and showing people.” –Avery “I learned how to make monkeys and how to do martial arts.” –Breena “Drawing in my own sketchbook was cool!” –Roman

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ADULT PROGRAMS Art for Lunch

Wednesdays, 12:10pm. Talks and tours included with Gallery admission. Video programs are free. January 18 • Video • Craft in America—Family • Is talent inherited? This PBS episode explores the creative environments and personal dynamics of four families of craft artists.

April 4 • Talk • Influence of Islamic Motifs on 19th Century Ceramics • Helen Delacretaz, Chief Curator

January 25 • Tour • The Collection on View: Sculptural Installations from the WAG • Tour by Alex King, student intern from Gothenburg University in Sweden.

April 11 • Talk • Darlene Coward Wight, Curator of Inuit Art, will discuss work for a new 250+ page book providing a new narrative of the development of contemporary Inuit art beginning with stone carvings in 1949.

February 1 • Video • Lethal Landscapes: Canvases of the Combat Artist • This documentary film introduces several combat artists speaking about their experiences in conflict zones including Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq and Afghanistan. February 8 • Talk • The Afghanistan Project • In 2010, Winnipeg playwright Talia Pura was one of ten artists from across the country selected to participate in the Canadian Forces Artists Program. Join Talia for a talk on her travels to Afghanistan and the new work it has inspired.

YOUTH PROGRAMS Bring your family, your classmates, and your friends to check out the exciting programs and events related to this momentous Canadian exhibition of American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. Have fun as you explore the art of this well loved artist/illustrator, and try out his techniques in a series of fun, interactive Rockwell stations presented throughout the Exhibition gallery (included with admission).

Family Guides to American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell

Come to the WAG with your family at any time to pick up your very own interactive Family Guide to American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell available in the Gallery. This fun, educational 15 page guidebook provides insightful ideas and activities to try with children of all ages.

Rockwell Art Contest

Norman Rockwell remains one of the world’s most celebrated magazine illustrators and visual recorders of current events and social issues of his time. This is your chance to design your own official magazine cover based on current events that matter to you—the winner will be featured in the Winnipeg Free Press. Age 18 and under. Deadline to be announced. Watch for details in the Winnipeg Free Press. Sponsored by

February 15 • Video • The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright • This engaging biographic portrait traces the evolution of his unique vision of space sculptured to create living and working environments in harmony with nature.

Family Sunday: Rockwell Pancake Breakfast

February 22 • Video • Norman Rockwell: Painting America • This award-winning PBS series etches a warm and indelible portrait of one of America’s most beloved artists.

Sun, May 6 • 10am–2pm • A fun-filled family event— come in your pajamas and join us for delicious Americana hotcakes and sausages (10–11:30am). Enjoy music and movies, interactive tours, and exciting art workshops. Get a Rockwell family picture taken by a professional photographer with vintage props and costumes. Admission: $25 Family; $15 Family Member; $6 Individual Member. • Breakfast (while supplies last): $8 Adult; $6 Child. • Sponsored by

February 29 • Talk • The Art of Violinmaking • Discover this amazing art form with local violinmaker, Garth Lee. March 7 • Talk & Film • Art & Stone • See the documentary Art &Stone, celebrating WAG history and stay for a conversation with filmmaker Paula Kelly. March 14 • Talk • Pysanka as Talisman, Decorative Art and Identity Marker • Sophia Kachor

Grandparent Thursdays

Thurdays: March 8, April 5, May 3 • 11am–9pm • Treat your grandchild to a nostalgic trip down Memory Lane! Bring them to the WAG on the first Thursday of every month to see American Chronicles: Art of Norman Rockwell and get a free Rockwell poster. Add your grandchild to your membership for only $5 per child.

March 21 • Talk • A Bridge and a Blind Spot: Feminism, Modernism, and the work of Eva Stubbs • Andrew Kear, Curator of Historical Canadian Art March 28 • Tour • American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell • Led by Andrew Kear, Curator of Historical Canadian Art.

Norman Rockwell. Day in the Life of a Little Girl (detail), 1952. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1952. ©1952 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum.

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April 18 • Panel Discussion • Graphic Novels, Comics and Fine Art • Student-led panel discussion programmed in partnership with Candida Rifkind, Associate Professor in the English Department at U of W. April 25 • Talk • Stone Carving: tools, techniques and experiences: an artist talk with Peter Rockwell • See page 9.

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March 24–31 Winnipeg Art Gallery • Muriel Richardson Auditorium March 24 • 2, 7 & 9pm March 27, 28 • 2 & 7pm March 30, 31 • 2, 7 and 9pm Member $9 • Adult $11 • Student and Senior $10 • Available in person at the WAG or online at wag.ca

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ADULT PROGRAMS Public Lecture

Travel Tours

Talks on Rockwell (See page 7)

Paris and Portraits of Southern France River Cruise April 11–22, 2012 • Three days in Paris followed by a cruise down the Saone and Rhone rivers through Provence and the Burgundy wine country. Visit Arles, the Palais des Papes in Avignon, and Lyon, a city whose historical and architectural landmarks have earned it a UNESCO Heritage Site designation. Host: Lila Goodspeed. Info: Jim Bell at Cruise Vacations at 954.2095.

Thur, March 29, 7pm • Gender, Race, And Politics in the South • Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of Political Science at Tulane University • In partnership with The Uniter and the U of W • Admission is free (does not include admission to the galleries) Sun, March 11, 2pm • David Churchill Thur, April 5, 7pm • Clint Curle Sun, April 15, 2pm • Sarah Elvins

Write to Art: Creative Writing Workshop Sat, April 21, 28 and May 5 • This year’s course is themed to American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell • See page 7

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Rockwell Around the Clock Fri, March 23 • See page 7

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In 1974, The Manhattan Transfer began performing at cutting edge cabaret venues in New York City. By the end of that year they were the number one live attraction there, prompting Newsweek to send a writer to report on the growing phenomenon. Since then, The Manhattan Transfer has never looked back! A seemingly endless stream of Grammy Awards, hit recordings with worldwide sales in the millions and an ever-stunning creative energy has distinguished The Manhattan Transfer for four decades. A 10-year sweep (1980-1990) as “ Best Vocal Group’’ in both the annual Downbeat and Playboy jazz polls typifies the dominance of this group as among the greatest vocal ensembles of all time.

Art Eats

Our signature dinner and a tour program begins with a tantalizing 3-course fixed menu at Storm Bistro. Menus are specially developed by their Chef and take inspiration from a current WAG exhibition • Tickets: $30 Members/$35 NonMembers (unless otherwise noted)

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Yaron Gershovsky, conductor The Manhattan Transfer: Tim Hauser Janis Siegel Cheryl Bentyne Alan Paul

Combine the original members of The Manhattan Transfer with the WSO and you get an event to remember long after the music ends!

Fri, February 10, 6–9pm • A sweet deal! Valentine’s Day Edition • With over 400 years of art at your fingertips, let the WAG sweep you off your feet and take you for an intimate stroll through the most romantic works in our permanent collection.

Enchanting Thailand and Myanmar (Burma) October 22–November 6, 2012 • Highlights include exploring unique historic sites in Bangkok, the ancient capital of Ayutthaya, and Chiang Mai where we will experience an elephant ride through forests and streams with a stop at a Lisu hill tribe village. In Myanmar (Burma), visits include the ancient city of Bangan, Mandalay and the caves in Pindaya. Host: Sherry Glanville @ [email protected] or 204.885.0091. Info: Jim Bell at Cruise Vacations at 954.2095. Visit wag.ca and click on visit/events/traveltours for more information.

Annual Stamp Sale

The Stamp Committee is always looking for donations of stamps, covers, related material, and collections for our April 12–14 sale. Please leave them at the WAG front desk clearly marked “stamp sale.” You may also call the Volunteer Associates’ office at 786.6641, ext 296, to arrange for a pick-up. Charitable donation receipts will be issued for large collections.

Art 4 All Auction The Volunteer Associates are pleased to announce a new event, being launched April 26th at the WAG. Join us for Art 4 All, a silent and live auction of artwork from established and emerging artists. This is a unique opportunity to add to your art collection from a selection of paintings, decorative works, photographs, sculpture, and other new media pieces. Whether you are looking for artwork to add to your already fabulous art collection, or just beginning a collection, there will be unique and interesting pieces for purchase at Art 4 All. Reception and silent auction at 7pm in Eckhardt Hall. Live auction at 8:30pm, Muriel Richardson Auditorium. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased by calling or emailing the Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery: [email protected] or 204.786.6641 ext 286. Space is limited, so get your tickets early.

The Volunteer Associates of the Winnipeg Art Gallery Invite You to Join Us! • • • • • • • • •

Fri, April 13 and Fri, May 11 6–9pm • American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell Wed, April 25 6–9pm • American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell with son Peter Rockwell • See page 9 for ticket prices. Please note: Art Eats offers a fixed menu. If you have dietary issues or restrictions please contact Storm Bistro at 948.0085. Gratuity is included in the ticket price, wine/spirits are not. Menus will be posted ahead of time online at wag.ca.

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Involve yourself in a wide variety of volunteer opportunities Open yourself up to a whole new world Support visual arts in our community Enrich your own art knowledge Join stimulating volunteer committees Meet others who share your interests Participate in art study groups Travel to galleries and museums around the world Join private tours to artist studios and homes of local collectors

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Support The Winnipeg Art Gallery is grateful for the support through various initiatives by individuals, corporate sponsors, foundations, friends, and all levels of government that support the WAG’s many exhibitions, education programs and intermedia activities. The following list recognizes individual and corporate contributions received between April 1 and October 31, 2011 and our ongoing government support.

Governors’ Circle $10,000–24,999 Boeing Canada Technology Ltd. The Embassy of the United States of America The Dorothy Strelsin Foundation The Johnston Group Inc. Mayberry Fine Art Director’s Circle $5,000–$9,999 Canadian Museums Association Canadian Ukrainian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko Manitoba Hydro Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP Pattison Outdoor Advertising Curators’ Circle $2,500–$4,999 Stephen and Hazel Borys Daniel Bubis and Jennifer Blumenthal Eli Lilly Canada Melet Plastics Inc. The Waryl Topolnicky Memorial Foundation, Inc. The Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation Inc. Wawanesa Artists’ Circle $1,000–$2,499 Stephen Hutchings Janzen Builders (1963) Holdings Ltd. Jewish Foundation of Manitoba Guy C.J. LaFreniere William H. and Shirley Loewen Alan and Erica McLaughlin Molson Canada Samuel and Esther Sarick Supporter $500–$999 Canadian Association for Young Children— Manitoba David T. Anderson Lilian Bonin and Daniel Levin Doneta and Harry Brotchie Patricia Guy Dr. Lawrence Hoffman David and Diane Johnston Ted and Wanda Lismer The Hon. P.S. and Mrs. M. Morse Reva and Harold Stone Ginny Twomey and Terry Johnston One Anonymous Donor

Friend $100–$499 Paula Achtemichuk Brian Akins Barbara H. Aldous Linda Armbruster Erin Armstrong Judith Bager Earl J. and Cheryl Barish C. Richard and Joyce Betts Ashley Blackman Morley and Marjorie Blankstein Shirley Book C.D. Bredt and J. Cameron David and Sheila Brodovsky Don and Barbara Brownwell Carol Budnick Dora Carpenter Tom and Louise Carson The Hon. S. Cherniack and Ms. M. Wolch Stephen C. and Cynthia Cohlmeyer John Corlett D. Coward Wight and R.W. Wight Meribeth Coyne Robert G. and Alison Darling Leona DeFehr Debra Fast and David Wiebe Steven Feldgaier and Sharon Shaydak Karen Fletcher and Dick Forbes Ab and Susan Freig L. Marjorie Gardner Robert Gardner Yhetta Gold Grace Goldberg Percy and Elaine Goldberg Barbara Goldenberg Ruth Gongos Gil Goodman Lila Goodspeed Sande Harlos Frances Harris Evelyn and Larry Hecht Gloria Hendin Gail Hitesman Frank and Donna Hruska Yvonne and Bill Hudson Lindsay and Bernice Ingram Lesley Iredale Vic and Marlene Janzen Kevin and Els Kavanagh Ali and Tasadouq Khan Elsie Klassen K. Klassen and L. Klassen Susan and Keith Knox Darlene Kofoed Katarina Kupca and Bartley Kives G.H. Lawler and Anne Lawler A.S. and Gail Leach

Norman Rockwell. Girl at Mirror, 1954. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 5, 1954. ©1954 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN. From the permanent collection of Norman Rockwell Museum.

President’s Circle $25,000 + George Warren Keates Memorial Fund Great–West Life Hot 103 Investors Group Inc. Richardson Foundation Inc. Winnipeg Free Press

Tribute Gifts

Gerard Lecuyer Rick Lee and Laurie Shapiro Easton and Debby Lexier Vernon S. MacKelvie Carol A. and Richard Macoomb Judy Manning Elaine and Neil Margolis C. Grant and Marnie Marshall Manuel Matas Tony Mitousis M. Valinda Morris D.E. (Elizabeth) Morrison Grange Morrow and Linda Hamilton Sharon and Mel Myers Rea Nesbitt Jeff Neufeld and Katrina Lee-Kwen Marjorie Newman Jason Normandale Cathy Norris Al Pich Lawrie and Frances Pollard Bill Pope and Elizabeth Tippett-Pope PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada Foundation Evan Pritchard Gordon Pullan Juta Rathke George T. and Tannis Richardson Amy Richmond and James Hanley Alex Robinson Gisela Roger Shirley and Morley Rypp James Sandberg Charlene Scouten Myroslav Shkandrij and Natalie Chomiak A.M. and M.G. Shojania Robert and Eleanor Siddall The Hon. Vern and Mrs. Ann Simonsen Frederick and Edith Simpson Margot Tass Pierre Théberge Charles Thomsen and Roine Thomsen G. Les E. Ullyot Carol and Ron Walters Douglas I. and Janet M. Watson Clara Weiss Roxroy West and Diane Payment Paul Wiebe Victoria Wilson Ed Wojczynski Sharon and Sid Wolchock Antonie Wolfe Norval C. and Ivy M. Young John and Elizabeth Zandstra Paul Zywina Ten Anonymous Donors

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In Memory of Robert Thorlakson Cathy Auld Oliver Mickelson In Honour of Nancy and Ernie Mayer Gail Nep In Honour of Patricia Pinsk and Irfaan Hafeez Bev and Brian Greenberg In Honour of Pam Simmons Lila Goodspeed Bill and Elizabeth Pope In Memory of C. Peter W. Warren Alaina and David Au Stephen and Hazel Borys Margaret Morse Shirley and Morley Rypp Betty Ann and Sam Searle Clara Weiss Richard L. Yaffe In Memory of Douglas Lochhead Susan Knox In Memory of Helen Zahalan Marilyn Baker Gail Nep In Memory of John Phipps Baker Kathleen and Lorne Campbell In Memory of Margaret Miller Sigrid Boning In Memory of Marie Baldwin Don and Barbara Brownwell Maxine Cristall Judith Hall Sande Harlos and Family Yvonne and Bill Hudson Marli and David Lerner Maples Collegiate M. Valinda Morris Rea Nesbitt Cathy and John Norris Fraidla Pollick Seven Oaks Administrator’s Association Sara Shuster Eleanor and Robert Siddall Carol and Martin Stoffman Carol and Ron Walters Douglas I. and Janice Watson Antonie Wolfe In Memory of Peter Lockett Frances Harris In Memory of Taras Snihurowycz Catherine Collins In Memory of Ada Berney Esther Rose and Aubie Angel

Adopt-A-Rockwell! Adopt a treasured work during the upcoming exhibition American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell. The show features 40 original artworks and 320 Saturday Evening Post cover tear sheets. The paintings are grouped in $2,500 and $1,000 levels and the covers are adopted for $250 each. All can be adopted on a first-come first-served basis. Adopt-A-Rockwell is an excellent way for individuals and organizations to pay tribute to others. Your tribute will be included within the exhibition. For example, In honour of my mother, Jane Brandt on her retirement—Pat and Bob Brandt. A private reception is planned to thank and honour adoptive parents and families. For more information or to see a complete list of items in the exhibition, contact Pam Simmons, Director of Development at 204.789.1768 or [email protected] or visit wag.ca.

In Memory of Jill Freeman Strode Judith London Bager Marjorie Blankstein Joan Blumenthal Shirley Book Yhetta Gold Elaine Goldberg Grace Goldberg Gloria Hendin Debbi Lexier Florrie Shaen In Memory of Leslie Foot Dora Carpenter In Memory of Donald DeGrow M.C. Collins Gail Nep Marilyn Wade We gratefully acknowledge the following donors who participated in The Winnipeg Foundation 90-Hour Giving Challenge Mauro Family Foundation National Leasing Peak of the Market Susan Algie and James Wagner Bruce and Shelley Bertrand-Meadows M.C. Collins Barbara and Brian Crow Dr. Raymond Currie Richard L. Frost Richard and Karen Howell Robert and Angela Johnston Dr. Douglas MacEwan Theresa Meier

M. Valinda Morris Hein Tran and Girija Srivastava Robert R. Williams Government, Association & Council Partners Bureau de l’Èducation française under the aegis of the Canada/Manitoba Programme for Official Languages in Education Canada Council for the Arts Canada Interactive Fund, Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Manitoba Infrastructure Program Canadian Heritage Information Network, Infrastructure Program Community Places, Manitoba Ministry of Housing and Community Development Manitoba Arts Council Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism & Sport Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Manitoba in Motion, Manitoba Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage Virtual Museum of Canada, Department of Canadian Heritage Winnipeg Arts Council Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Winnipeg School Division Young Canada Works Other Support Arts Stabilization Manitoba Inc.

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Support Auction Donors Agassiz Music Festival Anna Magazine Artists Emporium Assiniboine Park Conservancy Bailey’s Restaurant & Bar Ben Moss Jewellers Kenny Boyce Doneta Brotchie City of Winnipeg Confusion Corner Bar & Grill Crown Cap D.A. Niels Danali David Rice Jewelry Delta Hotel Design Manitoba Dessert Sinsations Diamond Gallery Dr. Earl Minuk’s Cosmetic Skin Clinic & Anti-Aging Centre Enigma Dance Factory Eve Studios Feeleus Customs For Eyes Optical Fort Garry Hotel Friesen’s Fusion Grill Gerry’s Jewellery Appraisals Heartland Associates Publishing & Communications High Tea Bakery Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram hutK J&D Penner Ltd. Josef Ryan Diamond Journeys Travel & Leisure Supercentre Lake Life Lake of the Links Golf Course (Harry Brotchie) Lawton Partners Manitoba Museum Manitoba Opera Manitoba Theatre Centre Mariaggi’s Theme Suite & Hotel M-Concept Mise Mondetta Movie Village Oakley Optical Park Theatre Café Prairie Theatre Exchange Rae & Jerry’s Rainbow Stage

Gallery Ball Presented by DundeeWealth Investment Counsel Corporate Sponsors Ben Wasylyshen Design & Art Inc. Cadets Canada Robert Carmichael and Marci Elliott Costume Museum of Canada Doowah Design Esdale Printing Company Ltd. The Honourable Douglas D. Everett Florists Supply Ltd. Lawton Partners Manitoba Liquor Control Commission The Honourable Pearl McGonigal and Mr. Norm Coghlan Mitchell Fabrics Ltd. Storm Catering Winnipeg Free Press

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Karen Hibbard E.J. Howorth Stephen Hutchings Sarah Anne Johnson Michael Joyal Wanda Koop Kathleen Leathers (Winston Leathers) Bill Lobchuk Valli Marcoe (Robert Achtemichuk, Winston Leathers, Leonard Marcoe, Gordon Smith, Tony Tascona) Shaun Morin Duane Perkins R.G. Pollock William Pura Celia Rabinovitch Gordon Reeve Miriam Rudolph Michel Saint Hilaire Mary Okheena Eva Stubbs Ewa Tarsia Jordan Van Sewell Judy Waytiuk (Bruce Head)

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Re/Max Realty (Bill Thiessen) Red River Ex Roger Watson Jewellers Royal Canadian Mint Royal Winnipeg Ballet Sigurdson McFadden & Associates Simone’s Skin Care Studio Spare Parts Stalwart Appliances Star Grill Swank Boutique Tall Grass Prairie Ten Spa Deborah Thorlakson The Gates on Roblin The Green Scene The Grove The Lab Works The Round Table Steakhouse & Pub Verne Reimer Architecture Waterfront Massage Wicker World Home & Patio Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg Blue Bombers Winnipeg Chamber Music Society Winnipeg Convention Centre Winnipeg Film Group Winnipeg Folk Festival Winnipeg Jets Hockey Club Winnipeg Muscle Therapy Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers WOW! Hospitality Concepts Yerba Mate Yoga Centre Winnipeg Zealous MediSpa Supporters AON Reed Stenhouse Inc. Bill Balan Bruce Berry Tim and Shelly Borys Oliver Botar and Serena Keshavjee Karin Boyd Doneta and Harry Brotchie Jim and Linda Corbett Darcy Cormack Crown Cap (1987) Ltd. Robert G. and Alison Darling Claude Davis Maureen Diamond Rosalind Dick Kevin and Sharon Donnelly Keith Drybrough Ab and Susan Freig

Alvin Friesen Friesens Corporation Michael and Ruth Grimes Harris Holdings Ltd. Leona Herzog Richard Irish KCI (Ketchum Canada Inc). Susan and Keith Knox José and Rudolf Koes Walter Kulyk Tracey Leipsic Dr. Douglas MacEwan Susan and Douglas Magnusson Liza Maheu Catherine Maksymiuk Scott McCulloch Shirley McKenzie Alan and Erica McLaughlin Lorraine Mischuk Lee-ann Mytz The North West Company Inc. John Orlikow Diana Persson Bill Pope and Elizabeth Tippett-Pope Celia Rabinovitch Realcare Inc. James A. Ripley and Diane Jones Alex Robinson John Rocke Jenny-Lou Ryan Betty Ann and Sam Searle Shevchenko Foundation A.M. and M.G. Shojania Pam Simmons Smith Carter Architects and Engineers Inc. SRG Security Resource Group John A.M. Statham Jason Stefanson Jim Taylor Deborah Thorlakson Ian Thornton-Trump and Marcella Poirier Dale Turner Lulu Wang Faye Warren Ben Wasylyshen Victoria Wilson Richard L. Yaffe Elena Zinchenko

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Winnipeg Art Gallery Board of Governors President Naomi Z. Levine (Director, Centre for Higher Education, Research and Development, University of Manitoba) Vice President James A. Ripley (Lawyer, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP) Past President and Chair, Governance and Nominating Gordon R. Gage (Executive Director, Manitoba Lodges & Outfitters Association) Chair, Building Michael J. Grimes Chair, Development Alex Robinson (Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Winnipeg) Chair, Finance and Audit Hans Andersen (Senior Manager-Audit and Assurance Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP)

Chair, Human Resources Naomi Z. Levine (Lawyer)

Scott McCulloch (Community & Alumni Relations Adviser, Asper School)

President, Volunteer Associates Glenda Birney-Evans (Elm Street Strategies)

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Chair, Works of Art Doneta A.P. Brotchie (Fundamentals-Creative Ventures) Ex Officio Stephen Borys (WAG Director) Members at Large Kevin Donnelly (Senior Vice President & General Manager, MTS Centre, True North Sports & Entertainment Ltd.) Ab Freig (President and CEO, The Puratone Corporation)

Deborah Thorlakson Curt Vossen (President, Richardson International Limited) WAG Foundation Inc. Appointment Tom Carson (Senior Fellow and Director, Canada West Foundation) Province of Manitoba Appointments Colleen Cutschall (Artist; Professor, Visual and Aboriginal Arts, Brandon University) City of Winnipeg Appointment Paula Havixbeck (City Councillor)

Curwin Friesen (CEO-President, Friesens Corportation) Vic Janzen (Business Development Manager, Custom Castings Ltd.)

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COVER Norman Rockwell. Triple Self-Portrait (detail), 1959. Oil on canvas. Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, February 13, 1960. ©1960 SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis, IN.

Frederich, Gretchen, and Bimmer This couple loves to Après Ski in style, even their dog Bimmer wears a tux. They are thrilled to be invited to the chalet and will certainly be the best dressed. Learn about the other chalet guests at artandsoul.wag.ca

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