Canada’s North featured at Vaughan City Hall
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Exhibition includes Inuit
art from contemporary sculptor featured in the Smithsonian
In
recognition of June as National Indigenous History Month and National
Indigenous Peoples Day on Friday, June 21, the City of Vaughan is displaying a
curated exhibition for the community titled facingNORTH: art | symbol | story.
The artwork will be in the on the SLATE Atrium Gallery at Vaughan City Hall
until Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019.
The exhibition includes stone and bone sculptures and wall hangings that interpret traditional
Inuit legends, myths and ways of life. Featured works are from Abraham Anghik
Ruben, an accomplished contemporary sculptor well known for his modern animated
stone compositions. Mr. Ruben received the Order of Canada in 2016 and his work
has been featured at the Smithsonian, the Art Gallery of Ontario and the
McMichael Canadian Art Collection, among others.
Vaughan’s
curated display also includes works from two other respected Indigenous
artists: Billy Merkosak, whalebone sculptor from Nunavut, and Irene Avaalaaqiaq,
an Inuit wool fabric and embroidery artist. Both artists have been featured in
the National Gallery of Canada as well as other prestigious art locations.
The City
of Vaughan is dedicated to supporting artistic and cultural endeavours that add
to the diversity, spirit and togetherness of the community, including the on
the SLATE Atrium Gallery exhibitions. Art and cultural events, exhibits and
festivals also further the City’s commitment to continuing to create active,
safe and diverse communities as outlined in the 2018-2022
Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan.
The
facingNORTH: art | symbol | story exhibition will be featured from Friday, June
14 to Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019. Tour the exhibition Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m.
For more
information, visit vaughan.ca/culture.
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