When the Agnes Jamieson Gallery reopens its doors to the public today (March 20), a new group exhibit, entitled We’re Still Talking, will be on display.
The gallery is featuring the work of Nadine Papp, Wendy Wood and Sandi Luck.
Shannon Kelly, manager of cultural services for the Township of Minden Hills, said, “We’re Still Talking is an exhibit about relationships. About three friends and fibre artists that travelled together to a small remote island for 10 days to pursue their individual and joint artistic vision.”
She added their experimentation with materials and plant dyes will be showcased in this “unique” group exhibition.
The exhibit will be on display at the gallery from March 20 to May 10. The opening reception with the artists takes place on Saturday, March 22, from 1-3 p.m. It is open to the public and refreshments will be served.
Kelly said Papp is a fibre artist working with a variety of materials that help her create different pieces of art. “Her love of all things natural inspire the cloth she stitches, dyes, cuts and forms. Her focus is on repetitive stitch, which is recognizable in her works.”
Wood is a multidisciplinary artist, who has been creating art her whole life. She started as an electrical draftsperson, and the love of using a pencil led to a career in landscape painting. She was introduced to crochet at a very young age and that appreciation of fibre crept back into her life in woven form.
Kelly said, “after years of painting and weaving, the two very different art forms have begun to merge into Wendy’s work; a combination of colour and texture, paint and fibre, an exploration that is just beginning.”
Luck is a fibre artist residing in Haliburton. Her current practice explores themes of fantastical nature through embellished felt jewellery, natural dyes and botanical prints. Kelly said, “she employs bright colours and multiple layers of stitch, beading and natural fibre to create texture and whimsy.”
Her work has been featured in Fiber Art Now magazine, Worldwide Colors of Felt and other publications, in addition to many Haliburton County exhibitions, most recently at Fleming College Faculty Exhibition 2024.
The Agnes Jamieson Gallery is a public gallery with year-round visual exhibitions of local and regional art. It is part of the Minden Hills Cultural Centre, which also includes the Heritage Village & Nature Place Interpretive Centre. The Gallery is fully accessible. The Minden Hills Cultural Centre is located at 176 Bobcaygeon Rd., Minden and is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is by donation. For questions about this exhibit, call the community services department at 705-286-1260 x 542. For more information, visit the Township of Minden Hills website at mindenhills.ca
