National Gallery of Canada: Calendar of Events by AJ Kelly

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OCTOBER— DECEMBER 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

CONTENTS EXHIBITIONS NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS

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ACTIVITIES

CYBERMUSE NGC ONLINE SERVICES AND RESOURCES GENERAL INFORMATION

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Self-Portrait (detail), c. 1625. Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford. Purchased (Hope Fund), 1944 Carl Beam, Voyage, 1988. Courtesy of the Council for Canadian-American Relations, through the generosity of Steven J. Orfield, Minneapolis. © Carl Beam. Photo © NGC Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, Reclamation (detail), 2003. From the series Reclamation, 2003. Collection of the artists

NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA Until January 2009, please note that some NGC galleries and the Garden and Water Courts may be closed to enable construction work to be carried out. We apologize for any inconvenience.

NEW EXHIBITIONS BERNINI AND THE BIRTH OF BAROQUE PORTRAIT SCULPTURE CAUGHT IN THE ACT: THE VIEWER AS PERFORMER DRAWN POSITIONS: GEOGRAPHIES AND COMMUNITIES LIVING ROOM BACK TO THE BEGINNING: RETHINKING ABSTRACTION FROM AN ABORIGINAL PERSPECTIVE

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STILL ON VIEW SELECTED SCENES FROM THE 1950s AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY A PASSION FOR LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDRÉ KERTÉSZ UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF GEOFFREY JAMES CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION INDIGENOUS ART COLLECTION

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COMING SOON NOMADS FROM RAPHAEL TO THE CARRACCI: THE ART OF PAPAL ROME THE PETROBELLI ALTARPIECE, PAOLO VERONESE

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CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, located at 1 Rideau Canal, is closed due to construction. The exhibitions and activities are being held at the National Gallery of Canada until further notice. We apologize for the inconvenience. For more details, please visit cmcp.gallery.ca.

NEW EXHIBITION STEELING THE GAZE: PORTRAITS BY ABORIGINAL ARTISTS

STILL ON VIEW IMAGING A SHATTERING EARTH: CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEBATE

COMING SOON SCOTT McFARLAND: A CULTIVATED VIEW

TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS

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Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Portrait of Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1640–41. Musée du Louvre, Paris

Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture 28 NOVEMBER 2008 – 8 MARCH 2009 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS GALLERIES

In partnership with the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Gallery of Canada hosts an international exhibition that explores the remarkable development of the sculptural portrait in early 17th-century Rome. Under the influence of Gian Lorenzo Bernini and others in his wake – Alessandro Algardi, Giuliano Finelli, François Duquesnoy, and Francesco Mochi – the portrait bust once again became an innovative and groundbreaking art form. These sculptors were able to capture a person’s appearance not simply by portraying what is visible, but rather by depicting character through a more animated rendering. The level of virtuosity displayed by Bernini and others in his sphere, and how they coaxed a living, breathing portrait from the intractable medium of stone, has astonished scholars as well as the general public. The opportunity to view their works in close proximity sheds light on the remarkable artistic innovations of the period and provides an exceedingly rare glimpse into the inter-relationships and variations of style among these artists. An exhibition on this topic has never been mounted before and it is expected to raise a number of issues, including the trajectory of Bernini’s career, persistent questions of attribution, theories of portraiture, and critical response to this production. Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture has been co-organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the J. Paul Getty Museum. available ! Catalogue

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Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer

17 OCTOBER 2008 – 15 FEBRUARY 2009 SPECIAL EXHIBITION AND CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES

A group exhibition of works by 12 Canadian artists – Mowry Baden, Rebecca Belmore, BGL, Max Dean, Geoffrey Farmer, Massimo Guerrera, Glen Johnson, Rodney LaTourelle, Jennifer Marman & Daniel Borins, Kent Monkman, Jana Sterbak – presents sculptural works that engage, and even rely on, the active spectator. The histories of performance, installation, environmental, minimal, and body art combine to foreground the interaction between art object and viewing subject. In contrast to the conventional relationships between work, artist, and spectator, these sculptures and installations emphatically declare the role of the participant over the authorial role of the artist – indeed, over the very art object itself. Whether considered immersive environments, sculptures involving a bodied spectator, or encounters that promote interaction, all of these works correspond to recent interest in participatory art practices. available ! Catalogue

Daniel Borins and Jennifer Marman, Presence Meter, 2003. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC

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Alison Norlen, Edifice (detail), 2006. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC

Drawn Positions: Geographies and Communities 18 OCTOBER 2008 – FEBRUARY 2009 CONTEMPORARY GALLERY B204

An exhibition that brings together the work of three Canadian artists whose practice positions drawing as a subjective document of field research, as reportage of a particular set of experiences and as exchange and interaction with others. Alison Norlen (Saskatoon), Susan Turcot (London, UK/ Quebec) and Lucie Chan (Halifax) each push the material limits of drawing and explore the medium as a means of producing experiential knowledge of the world in which we live.

Robert Houle, Mohawk Parflèche, 1990. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC

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Paulette Phillips, The Floating House, 2002. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: Courtesy Diaz Contemporary. © Christopher Ball

Living Room

25 OCTOBER 2008 – MARCH 2009 CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES B202, B203 A, B & C

Featuring works in which the home figures prominently as subject, Living Room explores familiar settings and activities involving leisure, consumption, domesticity and desire. It also examines the influence of modernist ideals on our dwelling spaces, in ways that range from the utopian possibilities of interior design to the isolation and uniformity often associated with suburban living. When form follows function, our domestic habitats correspond to the human body and its needs; but as a number of the artworks suggest, these environments can also become animated or uncanny subjects unto themselves.

Back to the Beginning: Rethinking Abstraction from an Aboriginal Perspective OCTOBER 2008 – JANUARY 2009 CANADIAN GALLERY B104

Drawn from the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, this exhibition presents abstract and modernist work produced by Aboriginal artists in Canada from the 1960s to the present. Although Aboriginal symbolism in the work of non-Aboriginal modernist artists is well documented, less well-known is the history of Aboriginal artists working in abstraction from distinct aesthetic and cultural frameworks.

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Selected Scenes from the 1950s at the National Gallery UNTIL 19 DECEMBER

NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

In honour of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Volunteers’ Circle of the National Gallery of Canada, exhibition catalogues, invitations, press releases, newspaper clippings, and photographs from the Library and Archives collections have been chosen to document significant people and events at the Gallery in the 1950s. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives

A Passion for Life: Photographs by André Kertész UNTIL 26 OCTOBER 2008 EUROPEAN GALLERY C218A

Working in the streets of Paris, Kertész was one of the first photographers to exploit the creative possibilities offered by the 35mm camera. He found that certain features of the Leica camera, including an eye-level viewfinder and a capacity for multiple exposures, were ideally suited to his needs. The smallformat camera he purchased in 1928 was fitted with a motion picture camera lens that allowed him to photograph the urban life around him in a candid and unobtrusive way, capturing what the Russian writer Ilya Eherenburg referred to as “the moment of truth.”

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Geoffrey James, The High Level Bridge, Lethbridge, Looking West, October 1999. Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa. Gift of the artist, Toronto, 2003. © Geoffrey James

Utopia/Dystopia: The Photographs of Geoffrey James UNTIL 19 OCTOBER

PRINTS, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS GALLERIES

Recognized as one of Canada’s most eloquent interpreters of landscape, Geoffrey James has been making photographs since the early 1970s. His first photographs, images of gardens, express classical notions of beauty as they reveal the geometry and underlying structures of the formal garden. These small panoramic photographs evoke a quiet passion for the great landscape schemes and natural sanctuaries of the past. In his most recent work, James pays particular attention to the way in which nature and culture intersect. While not concerned with “Romantic” notions of “the ruin,” his photographs do suggest a fall from grace. This retrospective exhibition presents over 80 photographs including all of his major series. Presented by

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Contemporary Art Collection ONGOING

CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES

The contemporary art collection is the beating heart of the National Gallery of Canada. Thematic, monographic, and occasionally, chronological displays change every three to six months in order to offer visitors a rich and varied encounter with the best Canadian and international works in sculpture, painting, video, film, drawing, printmaking, and installation produced over the past three decades. Incorporating newly acquired works, the display of the collection takes the pulse of contemporary art production in Canada and abroad, and responds to the world in which we live.

Rhonda Weppler and Trevor Mahovsky, Large Hanging Plant, 2008. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC

Indigenous Art Collection ONGOING

CANADIAN, CONTEMPORARY AND INUIT GALLERIES

The Indigenous art collection is comprised of works by Aboriginal artists in Canada and Indigenous artists from around the world. Many of the works demonstrate ongoing links to the ancestral visual traditions of the past while also engaging in the social, political, and theoretical discourses that inform much of the art produced today. These works are integrated in chronological, thematic and monographic installations throughout the Canadian, Inuit and Contemporary art galleries, creating an important and vital dialogue between the works in these galleries.

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Gareth Moore, Smugglers shoes, from the Series Uncertain Pilgrimage, 2006-07. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: Courtesy Catriona Jeffries Gallery

Nomads

16 APRIL – 30 AUGUST 2009 GALLERIES B201, B202, B203

This thematic exhibition focuses on a younger generation of Vancouver-based artists whose works manifest different interpretations of nomadism, a way of life which takes place in a non-structured environment where movement plays an important role. Featuring works by Gareth Moore, Geoffrey Farmer, Myfawny Macleod, Hadley & Maxwell and Althea Thauberger, the show explores artistic practices that encompass recent reconceptions of site-specific art and artmaking, where artworks are not integrated to the display architecture but exist in a more fluid or even transformative state. At times it is the artists’ practice that is nomadic – they travel specifically to gather materials and document interventions made along the way; in other cases, the objects themselves are nomadic, becoming staged sets or kits adapted to their particular context of display. In further instances, the works are event-based, favouring interaction and collaboration with a particular community. The pieces in Nomads shift our expectations of the art object and question notions of authorship, authenticity and museum display. Organized in conjunction with the BC Scene programming presented by the National Arts Centre.

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Francesco Salviati, Virgin and Child with an Angel, c. 1535–39. Purchased 2005 with the support of the Volunteers’ Circle and the National Gallery of Canada Foundation Renaissance Ball Patrons to commemorate the Gallery’s 125th Anniversary. Photo © NGC

From Raphael to the Carracci: The Art of Papal Rome 29 MAY – 6 SEPTEMBER 2009 SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS GALLERIES

Designed as a sequel to the highly successful and critically acclaimed exhibition on Renaissance Florence in 2005, From Raphael to the Carracci will feature a unique and unprecedented group of works by some of the most celebrated names in Italian art. Ottawa will be the only venue for this extraordinary exhibition, which will survey and illuminate one of the most significant periods in the entire history of art – 16th-century Rome. Approximately 125 paintings and drawings will be displayed, with rare works by acknowledged masters such as Michelangelo, Raphael, Giorgio Vasari, Federico Barocci, and Annibale Carracci, as well as lesser known but nonetheless superb artists, many of whom have only recently been appreciated for their skill and relevance.

The Petrobelli Altarpiece, Paolo Veronese 29 MAY – 6 SEPTEMBER 2009 PERMANENT GALLERY C204

The National Gallery of Canada, in collaboration with the Dulwich Picture Gallery, intends to reunite the fragments of the Petrobelli Altarpiece by the sixteenth-century Italian artist, Paolo Veronese. The largest section, Dead Christ Supported by Angels, is part of the National Gallery of Canada's permanent collection. At the core of this exhibition will be the partial reconstruction of the painting. It will also present an examination of the creative process within the workshop, as well as the practical means by which this process is collaboratively realized in large paintings. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.

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Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists 31 OCTOBER 2008 – 22 MARCH 2009 GALLERIES B102 AND B103

This group exhibition, drawn from the collections of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and the National Gallery of Canada, explores representations of Aboriginal people by Aboriginal artists. From the whimsical to the reverential, the poignant to the political, these artists refashion the view of Indigenous peoples not only by way of the camera lens, but also through their own cultural perspectives. Presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.

Arthur Renwick, Michael, 2006. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.

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Imaging a Shattering Earth: Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate UNTIL 13 OCTOBER GALLERIES B102 AND B103

Concerned photographers bear witness to the profound transformation of our world. While natural calamities wreak havoc upon the environment, this exhibition underscores human-induced threats and damages. Imaging a Shattering Earth features 56 provocative testimonies by the American and Canadian photographers Edward Burtynsky, John Ganis, Peter Goin, Emmet Gowin, David T. Hanson, Jonathan Long, David Maisel, David McMillan, Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison, John Pfahl, and Mark Ruwedel. Co-sponsored by Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, Michigan, and CONTACT Toronto Photography Festival. Presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. available ! Catalogue

Edward Burtynsky, Bao Steel # 8, Shanghai, China, 2005. Collection of the artist

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Scott McFarland, Pouring, Ben Kubomiwa Treating Fountain with Potassium Permanganate, 2002. From the Gardens series. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo © NGC

Scott McFarland: A Cultivated View 11 APRIL – 13 SEPTEMBER 2009 GALLERIES B102 AND B103

Vancouver artist Scott McFarland creates exacting images that depict nature crafted to human will and desire. On one level, the photographs indicate a state of harmony and peacefulness, while on the other the overall effect appears artificial. McFarland’s works emphasize the precarious balance between human and natural worlds, as well as how the link of photography to reality is both true and fabricated. Presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Organized in conjunction with the BC Scene programming presented by the National Arts Centre.

TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS Works of art from the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography travel across Canada and around the world. To find out what exhibitions are travelling near your region, visit www.gallery.ca, open “Exhibitions,” ”Touring Exhibitions,” and then select “What’s Near Me.”

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! Catalogue available IN CANADA The Paradise Institute Until 16 November Glenbow Museum Calgary, Alberta

Douglas Gordon Play Dead: Real Time 4 October – 7 December MacKenzie Art Gallery Regina, Saskatchewan

The Prints of Albrecht Dürer: Selections from the National Gallery of Canada Until 2 November Art Gallery of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta

The Painter as Printmaker: Impressionist Prints from the National Gallery of Canada 11 December 2008 – 9 March 2009 Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba

11 December 2008 – 9 March 2009 Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, Manitoba

Lisette Model 22 November – 21 December MacDonald Stewart Art Centre Guelph, Ontario

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Check out our Lisette Model “Showcase” at cybermuse.gallery.ca

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Douglas Gordon, Play Dead: Real Time, 2003. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. © Douglas Gordon. Photo © NGC

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The Drawings and Paintings of Daphne Odjig: A Retrospective Exhibition 4 October 2008 – 4 January 2009 McMichael Canadian Art Collection Kleinburg, Ontario

! Art Metropole: The Top 100 7 November – 28 December Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Toronto, Ontario

Hysteria and the Body Until 9 November The Robert McLaughlin Gallery Oshawa, Ontario Central European Drawings from the National Gallery of Canada 12 October 2008 – 4 January 2009 Beaverbrook Art Gallery Fredericton, New Brunswick

Joe Fafard 21 November 2008 – 8 February 2009 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Halifax, Nova Scotia Check out our Joe Fafard “Showcase” at cybermuse.gallery.ca

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ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE

FOR FAMILIES

FOR CHILDREN

FOR TEENS

FOR ADULTS

FOR SENIORS

FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

FOR SCHOOLS

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ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE

AUDIOGUIDES From 28 November to 8 March Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture Audioguide to the exhibition. Cost: $6 Ongoing Key Works from the Collection Audioguides include the Canadian, European, Inuit, Modern, Contemporary, and Southeast Asian galleries. Highlights of the collection are presented in English, French German, Spanish and Mandarin. The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, former Governor General of Canada, discusses her favourite works of art (in English and French only). Cost: $6.

THEMATIC GUIDED TOURS Daily at 2 pm A 45-minute introduction to artworks you’ve admired for years, with some you’ve never seen before. Meet in the Great Hall. Free with Gallery admission. For adults who are deaf or hard of hearing, portable assistive listening devices are available for tours. In October • Highlights of the Canadian Collection from the early 19th century to the Group of Seven In November • Highlights of the Renaissance and Baroque collections In December • Sculpture in the collection

CONCERTS Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 October at 12 pm Hot! Hot! Hot! is the only way to describe the Escher String Quartet, an ensemble of young musicians that turns the music world on its ear whenever they perform their magic. Presented by the National Arts Centre during the Mozart/Brahms Festival. Don’t miss this dynamite quartet as they dazzle you in two different programmes! In the Rideau Chapel. Cost: $20, students $10. Tickets on sale at the NAC via TicketMaster at 613-755-111 or at the door. Sunday 16 November at 2 pm Pinchas Zukerman, with an ensemble from the National Arts Centre Orchestra. In the Auditorium. From the series “Music for a Sunday Afternoon.” Cost: $29, students $14.50. Tickets on sale at the NAC via TicketMaster at 613-755-1111 or at the door.

VOLUNTEERS’ CIRCLE CELEBRATION Sunday 5 October from 10 am to 4:30 pm Come to the Party! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Volunteers’ Circle of the National Gallery of Canada. Talks - tours - music - family fun. Free admission to the NGC collection.

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ARTISSIMO Saturdays and Sundays from 11 am to 4 pm Daily from 26 December to 2 January (Gallery closed 1 January) For budding artists aged 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. Bilingual. Included with Gallery admission. Artissimo is all about looking at art and making art. Experience the works that fill the Gallery, let your creativity run riot at the Artissimo kiosk in the Great Hall, then display your creation at the Artissimo Gallery. On a rotating basis, the Artissimo Gallery showcases art made by children and their families at the kiosk, as well as art made by participants in workshops, clubs, camps, and other programs held at the National Gallery of Canada and at the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. The latest activity for families is based on a large-scale reproduction of a painting from the collection Vulcan and Aeolus (c. 1490) by Piero di Cosimo.

FAMILY FUNDAYS Between 11 am and 4 pm Esso Family Fundays are fun-filled days with activities and surprises for the whole family. Have fun in our creative workshops, join in our interactive gallery visits and take in incredible performances! For budding artists aged 3 and up, accompanied by an adult. No registration required. Bilingual. Included with Gallery admission. Sunday 26 October • Spooky Celebration! Show off your costume and join us to celebrate Halloween while you discover the artworks of the Gallery in a frightful tour that will give you goose bumps. Meet a giant spider, an awful witch, and scary characters that will tell spooky stories and guide you through our monstrously creative workshops. Join the fun … if you dare!

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TINY TOTS WORKSHOPS From 10:30 to 11:30 am Fun-filled activities for children aged 3 to 5, accompanied by an adult. Budding artists will be introduced to the world of art through in-gallery adventures, followed by entertaining art projects. Bilingual. Cost per workshop: Children $5, adults $6 (Members $2 and $3). Registration required at 613-998-8888. Fridays 10 and 17 October • Line Design Lines are everywhere! They zig and zag and leap and bound. After discovering lines in works of art, you’ll recreate them with your bodies and then construct a 3-D line drawing to take home. Fridays 7 and 14 November • Investigating Sculpture Learn about different kinds of sculpture and create your own to take home. Fridays 12 and 19 December • It’s Snowing! Winter is on its way and it’s started to snow! After discovering a winter wonderland of art, make a snowman mobile to decorate your home for the season.

BIRTHDAY WORKSHOPS

Celebrate your next birthday at the National Gallery, where you and your friends can take part in an exciting and unique birthday party. These fun-filled educational programs include in-gallery activities, an art project, a loot bag, and a birthday celebration, all based on one of the following themes: Art Safari, Arctic Expedition, Artistic Action, or Party à la mode. A birthday to remember! Birthday workshops are best suited for children aged 6 and up. Duration: 2.5 hours. Maximum: 15 participants. Cost for the group: $150 (Members $135). Registration required at 613-990-4888.

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SATURDAY MORNING ART AND PHOTO CLUB Saturdays 4, 11, 18, 25 October and 1 November from 10 am to 12:30 pm From the Real to the Abstract Designed specifically for children aged 8 to 12, the club promises to provide memorable hands-on artistic experiences. Each of the five workshops consists of in-gallery visits and studio projects. Participants will explore several styles and techniques inspired by the Gallery’s amazing collection, including paintings, prints and sculptures. The series ends with an opening where friends and family are welcome to view the masterpieces created during the five-week series. Maximum: 25 participants. Bilingual. Cost for the series: $75 (Members $65). All materials included. Registration required at 613-998-8888.

PD DAYS From 9 am to 4 pm Children in grades 1-6 will enjoy their school’s professional development day at the National Gallery! Students will look at original artworks and make their own creations to bring home. The day promises to be original and colourful! Bilingual. Cost per session: $30 (Members $25). Pre- and post-care for an additional $6 per child. Registration required at 613-998-8888. OTTAWA-CARLETON DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD Friday 3 October • Paper Beast Friday 14 November • Sculptural Painting Friday 5 December • Colourful Collagraph OTTAWA-CARLETON CATHOLIC SCHOOL BOARD Friday 10 October • Paper Beast Friday 14 November • Sculptural Painting Friday 5 December • Colourful Collagraph WESTERN QUEBEC SCHOOL BOARD Friday 3 October • Paper Beast

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TEEN COUNCIL

We want you! The Teen Council is a diverse group of teenagers who program activities for teens and the general public. Interested? For more information, contact Shelina Merani at 613–991–9976 or smerani@gallery.ca.

OFF-THE-WALL ART WORKSHOPS

The Teen Council of the National Gallery of Canada is offering a series of innovative workshops that will celebrate the International Year of Peace through the medium of art. Sign up for this exciting opportunity to meet other teens, get to know local artists and create off-the-wall peace art. Cost: $5 per workshop (Members $4). Registration and information: 613-998-8888. Saturday 25 October from 1 pm to 4:30 pm Invocations of Peace: A Vision Weave with Thoma Ewen and Graham Thompson In this workshop, teen participants will express a vision of peace in fabric, video and the web in a collective vision weave tapestry. The process will be video recorded and transmitted via an online blog, with video segments uploaded to the Teen Council’s Facebook page. Saturday 29 November from 1 pm to 4:30 pm Images from Afghanistan Artist Karen Bailey will lead teen participants through a studio painting workshop inspired by her visits to military hospitals in Kandahar, Afghanistan. As a painter of people, Bailey will explore the representation of beauty, honesty and most importantly, humanity.

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LECTURES

Cost (unless otherwise specified): Adults: $5, seniors and full-time students: $4, Members: $3. Gallery admission not included. Sunday 5 October at 2:30 pm Jean-RenĂŠ Ostiguy, who began his career at the Gallery in 1955 as a Public Relations Officer, will give an informal talk about the museum during that period. In conjunction with the exhibition Selected Scenes from the 1950s at the National Gallery. In the Library and Archives Reading Room. Bilingual. Free admission. Sunday 29 November at 2 pm Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture by Catherine Hess, Associate Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum and curator of the exhibition. In conjunction with the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. In the Auditorium. Sunday 30 November at 2 pm Another Dimension: Baroque Sculpture and the Printed Image by Malcolm Baker, Professor of Art History, University of California, Riverside. The annual Kathleen M. Fenwick Memorial Lecture. In the Auditorium. Sunday 7 December at 2 pm Bernini et la noblesse du portrait by Diane H. Bodart, Professor of Art History, University of Poitiers, France. In French with simultaneous interpretation. In the Lecture Hall.

CURATORS ON THE COLLECTIONS Thursday 23 October at 6 pm A Public Hanging: Reinstalling the European and American Collections by Graham Larkin, Curator of European Art. In the Lecture Hall. Thursday 20 November at 6 pm Indigenous Art at the NGC: Building a Collection by Greg A. Hill, Audain Curator of Indigenous Art. In the Lecture Hall.

MEET THE ARTISTS Sunday 19 October from 1 pm to 5 pm Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer Join us for a variety of performances, talks, workshops and activities by the artists featured in the exhibition. Included with Gallery admission. Saturday 25 October at 2 pm American artist Jim Campbell will discuss his multimedia projects including one on view in the contemporary galleries. In the Lecture Hall. Free Admission. Thursdays 30 October, 6 November and 11 December from 5 to 8 pm Artist Massimo Guerrera will interact in his installation Darboral (ongoing project since 2000) to meet with Gallery visitors. Dates may be subject to change. Registration and information: 613-990-1985. 24

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MEET THE CURATOR Friday 24 October at 12:15 pm Visit Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer with Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Curator of Contemporary Art and of the exhibition. In French with bilingual question period. Included with Gallery admission. Friday 31 October at 12:15 pm Visit Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer with Josée Drouin-Brisebois, Curator of Contemporary Art and of the exhibition. In English with bilingual question period. Included with Gallery admission.

FILMS

Two documentaries will be presented in conjunction with the exhibition Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture. Screenings are included with Gallery admission. In the Lecture Hall. Sunday 14 December at 1 pm The Power of Art: A History of the Creative Moment: Bernini, 2006, 50 min Presenter: Simon Schama In English. Sunday 14 December at 2:30 pm Hommes de marbre (Men of Marble), 1993, 26 min Directors: Laurent Lutaud and Jean-Michel Ogier In French.

MINI-TALKS Thursdays at 12:15 pm Talks feature a single work from the NGC Collection. Meet in the Great Hall. Included with Gallery admission. 9 and 16 October “A. Curtis Williamson (1867–1944), From my Studio Window, Yonge St. Arcade, 1913,” by Mary Nash. 23 and 30 October “Peter Lely (1618–1680), Sir Edward Massey, 1647,” by Lena Creedy. 6 and 13 November “Anton Raphael Mengs (1728–1779), The Glory of Saint Eusebius, 1757,” by Ron Williams. 20 and 27 November “James Dickson Innes (1887–1914), Arenig, 1911,” by Meryl Forrest. 4 and 11 December “A selected work in the contemporary art collection,” by Catherine Lane.

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ARTSPARKS Thursday 30 October from 7 pm to 11 pm Art, Music and Dance in the NGC Collection This funky program for the hip and connected mixes art, music, commentary and art projects in a lively social atmosphere. The program will look at the themes of art, dance and music in our collection. A karaoke evening hosted by China Doll will follow a dance workshop and demonstrations in the studio. Cash bar in the Tour Group Lobby. Cost $12 (Members: $10).

ART ODYSSEY

Are you part of a book circle, choir, bridge club or any other group that might enjoy a regular outing to the Gallery? From October to April, we offer monthly thematic guided visits to special exhibitions and the collection. Join us just once, or once a month. Duration of each visit: 1 hour. Minimum group size: 10 participants. For a complete schedule, fees and reservations (required): 613-990-4888.

STIMULATING THE SENSES Thursday 23 October Stimulating the Senses is an inclusive program geared to encourage visitors to discover art through senses other than sight. See page 29 for details.

SUNDAY PAINTERS WORKSHOPS Sundays 12, 19, 26 October and 2, 9 November from 1 pm to 4 pm Drawing, Painting and Printing Studies For artists at heart! Tune in to your creative side and join in this popular adult workshop series. Over the course of these five workshops, be inspired by the masterpieces of the Galleryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collection and enrich your artistic repertoire. While learning about composition, perspective, shading, and colour, study and perfect drawing, painting, and printmaking techniques. The program includes tours of the NGC collection, in-gallery sketching, and the exploration of a wide range of media. Maximum: 25 participants. Bilingual. Cost for the series: $150 (Members $130). All materials included. Registration required at 613-998-8888. 26

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SALT AND PEPPER WORKSHOPS Wednesdays 8, 15, 22, 29 October and 5 November from 9 am to 12:30 pm Creativity in the 20th Century Add some spice to your life with this program designed specifically for aspiring artists aged 55 and up. Discover the Gallery’s treasures and then learn how to explore your creativity by way of various media and artistic techniques. Find inspiration in the creativity of artists from the art nouveau, abstract and modern art movements while investigating painting, collage, and printmaking techniques. Maximum: 25 participants. Bilingual. Cost: $160 (Members $140). All materials included. Registration required at 613-998-8888.

ENQUIRING EYE

Discover new art, develop your appreciation of the Gallery’s collection and exhibitions, and exchange your insights with others. Sessions offer a warm welcome, a guided visit on a selected theme, a discussion, and refreshments. Duration: 1.5 hours. Maximum: 20 participants. Cost per session: $14 (Members $6). For a complete schedule and reservations (required): 613-998-8888. In October Utopia/Dystopia: The Photographs of Geoffrey James Visit this retrospective exhibition of over 80 photographs by one of Canada’s most eloquent interpreters of landscape. His first photographs express classical notions of beauty as they reveal the geometry and underlying structures of the formal garden. In his most recent work, James pays particular attention to the way in which nature and culture intersect. In November Caught in the Act: The Viewer as Performer Visit this contemporary exhibition of sculptural works by Canadian artists that engage and rely on the active spectator. In contrast to the conventional relationships between work, artist, and spectator, these sculptures and installations emphatically declare the role of the participant over the authorial role of the artist – indeed, over the very art object itself. 27

› ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY PROGRAMS ART FOR ALL: Inclusive, Accessible, and Adapted Programs It’s your Gallery! We are pleased to offer a wide range of inclusive, accessible, and adapted programs and services developed specifically for: • Children, families, teens, and adults • Students • Visitors with developmental and/or physical disabilities • Visitors who are blind or partially sighted • Visitors who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind • Visitors living with mental illness Detailed information about all of these programs can be found in Art for All, a full-colour large print guide to accessibility at the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. You can obtain your copy by picking one up at the Gallery, or by contacting sletemplier@gallery.ca. It is also available on our website at www.national.gallery.ca, or on CDROM in Word, TEXT, and PDF formats. We are here to work with you to provide adaptations and accommodations for any program that interests you, listed in this calendar of events. To discuss any adaptation or accommodation, please contact the Accessibility Educator at accessibility@gallery.ca. Programs are available thanks to the generous support of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. Galleries and facilities are wheelchair accessible. Registration required three weeks in advance: 613-990-4888 or reservations@gallery.ca.

› ACTIVITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

STIMULATING THE SENSES Last Thursday evening of each month from 6 pm to 7:30 pm Stimulating the Senses is an innovative and inclusive program designed to encourage visitors to discover art through senses other than sight. Whether through touching sculptures in a tactile tour, hearing a description of a painting, or listening to contemporary audio-based artworks, visitors will explore art in new and exciting ways. Cost: $6 (Members $4). Space is limited. Registration required at 613-998-8888 or by email at reservations@gallery.ca. Thursday 23 October Perspectives on Drawing: Celebrating Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month In celebration of international Art Beyond Sight Awareness Month, Stimulating the Senses will explore drawing without sight. Visitors will learn about the development of visual perspective and discover how recent research has proven that we can also learn to understand perspective through touch. Participants will have an opportunity to draw while attempting to perceive the world around them using senses other than sight. A unique opportunity not to be missed! Registration deadline: 9 October Portable FM assistive listening devices Portable FM assistive listening devices are available for regularly scheduled tours and studio activities. Enquire about availability when making your reservation. American Sign Language (ASL), Langue des signes québécoise (LSQ) and deaf-blind intervening ASL and LSQ interpretation, as well as deaf-blind intervening, are available for programs that interest you. Whether it is a lecture, event or workshop, the Gallery offers many interesting activities. This service is subject to availability. Please contact the group reservations office three weeks in advance to confirm availability at 613-990-4888 or reservations@gallery.ca.

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STUDENT AND TEACHER PROGRAMS

The National Gallery of Canada is committed to delivering the highest quality school programs. We are currently evaluating existing programs, as well as developing new innovative activities and workshops for your students. For up-to-date information on program content, please visit www.gallery.ca/schools. To book a School Program, contact the Group Reservation Office, three weeks in advance at 613-990-4888 or reservations@gallery.ca. With the generous support of

CyberMuse is the online learning resource of the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, presenting our permanent collection over the Internet. See high-quality images of paintings, drawings, sculptures, and photography by several hundred artists. Pictures, text, and video and audio clips will immerse you in the world of art. Visit cybermuse.gallery.ca.

FOR TEACHERS “HOW TO” VIDEOS ON CYBERMUSE Learn about the materials and techniques artists use. See step-bystep instructions on making an artwork. View the whole video, or focus on a single step. Prepare yourself to teach an unfamiliar technique, or as an introduction to a new unit.

PAINT A STILL LIFE COMPOSITION Follow a painter as she demonstrates the steps to create a still life in acrylic paint. CREATING A BUST IN CLAY Learn from a sculptor as she demonstrates how to create a portrait bust in clay.

FOR YOUTH INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING DRAWING WITH LIGHT Explore light in photography, from early observations on the behaviour of light, to the digital revolution. View photographs from the collections of the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Drawing with Light is the winner of the 2007 Grand Prix Web’Art of Virtual Exhibition Award presented by the International Council of Museums (ICOM).

NGC ONLINE E-NEWSLETTER Subscribe to the free e-newsletter of the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography. Visit www.gallery.ca to sign up. SHOP NGC Visit our virtual boutique at any time of the day to select from over 300 items from the NGC Bookstore, including catalogues, books, posters, stationery, DVDs, games, and special exhibition merchandise. Discover your online store at www.shopngc.ca. CATALOGUES Over the years, the Gallery has become one of Canada’s foremost art books publishers in both official languages. Discover these fascinating publications and exhibition catalogues online! www.shopngc.ca.

ONLINE TICKET OFFICE Visiting the Gallery has never been easier! Discover how to purchase your tickets in advance at www.shopngc.ca. CANADIAN PAINTING IN THE 30s The exhibition Canadian Painting in the Thirties was Now Online! presented by the National Gallery of Canada in 1975 and toured across the country. An innovative study of the period, it documented the development of Canadian modernist painting, from the nationalism of early schools of landscape painting to the international trends of the 1940s. Watch the exhibition come to life, and explore the cultural, social, economic and political factors that influenced artistic life in Canada during the 1930s. Visit this exciting virtual exhibition at www.canadianart1930.gallery.ca. With the support of the Canadian Memory Fund.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA HISTORY When was the National Gallery of Canada founded? Now Online! When did the Gallery acquire its first artworks? How large is the building? Find answers to all your questions by visiting our new interactive timeline at www.gallery.ca, in the “About the NGC” section.

SERVICES AND RESOURCES NGC BOOKSTORE Purchase books, posters, stationery, DVDs, games, and special exhibition merchandise. Phone: 613-990-0962 Fax: 613-990-1972 E-mail: ngcbook@gallery.ca

! Catalogues are available at the NGC Bookstore. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES The Library is open to the public Wednesday to Friday, from 10 am to 4:45 pm, and Thursdays until 5:45 pm. Closed statutory holidays and from 24 to 26 December. Archives, Documentation, and Slides and Photographs Collections are open by appointment only. Inquiries: 613-998-8949 E-mail: erefel@gallery.ca Online catalogue: bibcat.gallery.ca MEMBERS OF THE GALLERY Support the National Gallery and enjoy exclusive Member benefits: free admission and discounts at the NGC Bookstore and on registration fees for educational activities. Membership card required. Phone: 613-990-1298 E-mail: friends-amis@gallery.ca NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA FOUNDATION The Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that the National Gallery fulfils its mandate and welcomes gifts and deferred gifts for special projects and endowments. Phone: 613-241-9359 Fax: 613-241-0279 E-mail: foundation@gallery.ca VOLUNTEERS’ CIRCLE Volunteers support the Gallery by generously contributing their time and expertise. Phone: 613-241-2787 (ARTS) E-mail: volunteers.circle@gallery.ca SPECIAL EVENTS BOOKINGS Make your next event a work of art! No matter what the occasion, you’ll impress your guests with any one of the magnificent venues we offer. Add further impact by arranging private access for your guests to visit our exhibition galleries. Phone: 613-991-0000 E-mail: spevents@gallery.ca PARKING AT THE GALLERY Half-hour: $2.50. Daily maximum: $12 (Members: $10). RESTAURANTS Open until a half-hour before Gallery closing. Subject to change without notice.

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The National Gallery of Canada is the permanent home of the world’s most comprehensive collection of Canadian art, including Inuit art. Its award-winning architecture, featuring the luminous Great Hall, spacious galleries, and interior garden and courtyards, is in itself worth the visit. The Gallery is located on one of Ottawa’s most spectacular sites near the historic ByWard Market, overlooking the Ottawa River and the Parliament Buildings.

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Affiliated with the National Gallery of Canada, the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography exhibitions are currently held at the National Gallery of Canada. Included with Gallery admission.

HOURS

Until 30 September: Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. Starting 1 October: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. Open at noon on Remembrance Day (11 November). Open Thanksgiving Monday (13 October) and Monday 29 December. Closed 25 December and 1 January 2009.

ADMISSION FEES Adults Seniors and students3 Youth (aged 12-19) Families (2 adults, 3 youth)

Bernini and the Birth of Baroque Portrait Sculpture1

NGC Collection2

$15 $12 $7 $30

$9 $7 $4 $18

Free for children under age 12 and Members of the Gallery. 1 2 3

Includes admission to the NGC Collection. Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm, and 5 October for the Volunteers’ Circle Celebration. With ID card.

INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION

BOX OFFICE: 613-998-8888 or 1-888-541-8888 Online at www.shopngc.ca Service charges apply to purchases by phone or online. GROUPS: 613-990-4888 Please book your visit three weeks in advance. Schedule subject to changes. Prices include taxes. Please phone us or visit our website for further details.