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Now on Exhibition
Events
Past Exhibitions -2010
Past Exhibitions -2009
Past Exhibitions -2007
Past Exhibitions -2006
Past Exhibitions -2005
Past Exhibitions -2004
At the AGN, Victorial Hall, Cobourg
Three Cheers for the Abstract
July 1 - August 27, 2010
Continuing with our anniversary year, which is concentrating on the permanent collection of the AGN’s, the summer exhibition, will celebrate our collection of mid-twentieth century abstract works. The exhibition includes painting, prints, mixed media and sculpture.
Come and rediscover the works of Harold Town, William Ronald, Victor Vaserely, Morus Hummel, Sheila Maki, Victor Tinkl, Tom Bjharnason, Janet Read, Dorothy Caldwell and many more.
17th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
May 13, 2010 – June 25, 2010
One of our most popular exhibitions of the year features art work from the secondary schools in Northumberland County and Bowmanville (formerly in the Northumberland Board of Education) The schools include; East Northumberland, St. Mary’s, CDCI East, CDCI West, Port Hope, Trinity, Courtice, Clarington and Bowmanville High Schools.
This is a wonderful opportunity to see the young artists of this community and what they are thinking about and what they are concerned about in the world around them.
For the Love of the Land: The Art of Landscape in the AGN’s permanent collection
March 31 - May 8, 2010
It is often said that the tradition of landscape painting was Britain’s contribution to the advancement of western European art. From the Art Gallery of Northumberland’s earliest days of establishing its permanent collection, it has actively sought landscape depictions of Northumberland County, Ontario and Canada. Some of the artists featured in this exhibition are: A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris, Marthe Rakine, Gooderidge Roberts, F.M. Bell-Smith, Carl Schaeffer, David Blackwood, Ron Bolt, Istvan Imre, Robert Gagen, Otto Jackobi, Lucius O’ Brien, A.J. Casson, David Milne, T.Mower Martin, George Thomson, Albert Frank, F.A. Verner, G.Harlow White among others.
A visit with selections from the permanent collection is part of the exhibition plan for this 50th anniversary year. The summer will feature abstract work from the collection, but more about that in our summer newsletter.
The 38th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition
February 20 - March 27, 2010
This is an opportunity for regional artists to have their work critiqued by a jury and then exhibited at the gallery. It is an opportunity for the community to see what a number of artists have been doing over the last year. It is often through the juried exhibition that artists are selected to participate in further gallery exhibitions.
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Figurative Work and Portraits
January 7 - February 13, 2010
The Art Gallery of Northumberland kicks off its 50th year with an exhibition of some works from the permanent collection. The collection now has more that 900 works in it and the works represent fifty years of collecting. The works on exhibit until February 13th all deal with people. The works are combination of figurative work (those portraying human and human form) as well as portraits of specific people. The works date from the 1830's through to 2007.
Some of the artists in this exhibition include: Arthur Lismer, Paul Kane, Fredrick Hagen, Grant Macdonald, David Blackwood, Robert Harris, Gerald Hayward, Michael Behan, James Kurelek, D.P. Brown, Harold Town, Laura Muntz, Paavo Airola, Augustus John and John Singer-Seargent, and more.
At the AGN, Upstairs Gallery, Port Hope
Ewart, Kennedy & Quinn: Recent Paintings
July 4 - August 29, 2010
Opening Reception – Sunday, July 4, 2010 3 - 5 pm
May 19 – June 20, 2010
Anne Cortesis and Heather Weyman
Opening Reception – May 22, 2010
April 14 - May 16, 2010
Barbara Buntin and Graeme Coxon
Opening Reception - April 17, 2010 – 2 - 4 pm
Bill Crowley & Dawn Knudsen
March 10 - April 11, 2010
Anne Wilson and Barbara King
February 4 - March 7, 2010
Opening Reception Saturday February 6, 2010 2 - 4 pm
These two women bring strength to their work that makes the viewer enjoy the paintings that they are experiencing. Each uses watercolour in different ways. Both primarily practice landscape with a twist.
Anne Wilson, born and educated in Scotland, has made Cobourg home for many years. Barbara King came to Port Hope more recently by way of Pennsylvania.
Then and Now: Rod Straker
January 6 - January 31, 2010
Opening Reception Sunday January 10, 2010 2 - 4 pm
The perfect antidote for the cold winter days of January, this exhibition features some of Rods early work and some of his more recent paintings. A combination of landscapes, streetscapes, still life and character studies, the artist’s pleasure in his work is very evident.
Rod Straker was trained at the Ontario College of Art and spent many years in commercial advertising. He has always painted, but upon retirement and a move to Northumberland has given him time to concentrate on his passion.