Fall Opening Reception: MacLaren Art Centre

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You’re invited! Be the first in the know as we unveil our captivating Fall Season, with three new exhibitions, and a new permanent sculpture in the MacLaren’s lobby generously supported by Pratt Homes.

The Fall Opening Reception promises to be a lively experience for art enthusiasts and casual visitors alike. Immerse yourself in a vibrant and welcoming arts community while celebrating arts and culture.

About the exhibitions being unveiled:

"Homage" showcases large-scale photographs by artist Jon Sasaki, of bacterial cultures swabbed from palettes and brushes used by members of the Group of Seven. The original artists' tools are also displayed. Curated by Sarah Milroy. Organized and circulated by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.

"Structural Integrity" gathers together mixed-media assemblages by Christine Howard Sandoval, Erdem Taşdelen and Caroline Monnet, which call into question private and public spaces, and architecture’s colonial logics and pursuits. The works move beyond spatial reasoning towards deeper, multi-vocal understandings of space and place. Curated by Noa Bronstein. Co-produced by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin and the MacLaren Art Centre. Generously sponsored by Salter Pilon Architecture.

"Their horizon was mountain, their distance reveals" is an exhibition that asks us to move slowly and look closely at what lies beneath surfaces. A tangle of land and flesh spill over the edge of Derek Liddington’s canvases to consume the walls of the Carnegie Room. Curated by Katie Lawson.

About the artwork being unveiled:

"Grace Note", by Lyn Carter & Carl Taçon, is a permanent sculpture created for the entrance of the MacLaren Art Centre. A Grace Note, by definition, is a musical note added as an ornament. This sculpture is conceived as a gestural line in space. Capturing a flourish of upward movement, this sculpture is visible from outside the MacLaren through the large second floor front window. Upon entering the MacLaren, Grace Note leads the viewer’s eye into the expanse of the building and its galleries with a joyful, orange aerial twist–activating the space with vibrant energy, emotion, and colour.

"Grace Note" is generously supported by Pratt Homes.

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MacLaren Art Centre

The MacLaren Art Centre is the regional public art gallery serving the residents of Barrie, Simcoe County and surrounding area. Our mission is to engage and enrich the immediate and larger community by providing innovative and relevant contemporary visual arts programming. We believe in the transformative power of the arts and their capacity to enrich understanding, empathy and creativity. As an art museum, the MacLaren is engaged with the collection, conservation, presentation, documentation, promotion and appreciation of contemporary Canadian visual art for the benefit, enrichment and enjoyment of public audiences.

The Gallery has a Permanent Collection of artworks held in trust for the public and presents a year-round program of innovative exhibitions, unique experiential art education activities and special events. Education provides the unifying link that activates our collections and exhibitions, and fosters an understanding and appreciation of the visual arts.

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