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DEC 9, 2011 TO FEB 3, 2012The Gallery would like to thank its sponsors and donors fortheir support. Your generosity ensures that great things cancontinue to happen at KW|AG.DIRECTOR’S CIRCLEMichael Barnstijn & LouiseMacCallumMurray & Terry Ann GambleBruce GordonRandall Howard & Judy McMullanWinifred ShantzJudith Stephens-Wells & Ross WellsCURATOR’S CIRCLEBob and Judy AstleyCarmen and James AustinMarina BarnstijnHermann and Anna BeckerDouglas and Aggie BeynonJim and Lorna BlairAnne BrydonManfred and Penny ConradRon Craigen and Margaret McCreeryCarl M. DareSandra and Graham DareRon and Betsy EydtRoger and Cathy FarwellDr. Arnold and Mrs. Mary AnnFlemingJoseph and Xiaopu FungLori and Peter GovePeggy JarvieDoug and Lynne KirtonBryce and Kelly KraekerHartman and Brenda KrugDr. Desta LeavineRon and Shirley LeveneShirley MadillJamie and Renée MartinFred and Susan MatherSteve MenichTom and Jocelyn MennillThomas and Elizabeth MotzCaroline Oliver and Jon FearDavid Paleczny and Mary ReynoldsJohn A. and Joyce PollockDwayne Priestman and Jeannie BoyesKenneth and Norah RaeDave and Sue ReibelPaul and Rita RossRob SchlegelMark and Kris SchumacherMr. Bill SeegmillerJim and Valerie StinsonTim and Carol SullivanJim and Erika TubbRick and Annemarie WeissNEW & RENEWED DONORSBob and Judy AstleyMarina BarnstijnAlf Bogusky and Ann PappertMary and Ted BroughJane Buyers and Don DruickIrene CamplingDr. Richard ChristyManfred and Penny ConradScot DaltonSandra and Graham DareDr. Shah and Donnita DeenElizabeth DellMargaret DicksonCathy and Roger FarwellMurray and Terry Ann GambleWill Gorlitz and Lesley HartleyBarbara and Jim HeldmannIvan and Carol HurlbutJ. Neil and Marilyn JonesJohn and Elizabeth KerrThe Kitchener and WaterlooCommunity Foundation - TheJim and Sandy Beingessner andFamily FundTheron and Joy KramerHartman and Brenda KrugJoyce MacCallumManulife FinancialSusan and Fred MatherIan McLeanThomas and Elizabeth MotzMarie and Frank NowakMary and Warren OberCaroline Oliver and Jon FearDavid Paleczny and Mary ReynoldsMary PappertGeorge and Dora PepallBill PooleRand Family FundEd and Brenda SchleimerHarold and Violet SeegmillerTricia Siemens and Chuck ErionAlbert and Marion SmithEdward and Mary SopkoDwight and Kathryn StorringMarilyn TruemnerAinslie WattDavid J. WestfallCameron YuleIMAGE: Rose Kallal, Green Tunnel, 1999, photography, 27 x 35 cm. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, Gift of the artist, 2000

IT’S OKAY NOT TO GET ITIn a 1965 performance, ‘How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare’, the German artistJoseph Beuys, his head covered in honey, cradled a dead hare lovingly in his arms forthree hours, walking it around, showing and explaining his drawings to the animal in aninaudible whisper. For Beuys the hare was symbolic of birth. The pictures surroundingBeuys and the hare were impossible to see all at once. This amusing yet profoundperformance is not so much about Beuys and a hare as it is about us, how we physicallyfind ourselves in the world and how we relate to it. The problem of understanding andexplaining is relevant to everyone. Beuys claimed he preferred to explain pictures toa dead hare because to him, the animal comprehends more than some human beingswho may bring a heavy dose of intellectualism to tasks and deaden the creative impulse.Human thinking can be lively.When encountering contemporary art, whether a painting, installation, video, orphotograph, visitors’ responses vary depending on each individual’s perception of whatis seen and experienced. Some like, others hate; there is puzzlement and indifference.Many want immediacy. In an attempt to understand a work of art, some becomefrustrated that they just don’t get it.Contemporary art is a means to facilitate communication visually about the world welive in, raising awareness of the issues prevalent in today’s civilization.Here are my pointers for engaging with contemporary art.Leave it behind. Leave behind any preconceived notions you have about what youthink art should be before you enter the exhibition space. Contemporary art is abouttoday. Enter in the present.Give it time. Stay with the work for awhile, look at it carefully. What are you looking at?What are the materials? Think about it. Leave it alone for awhile, look at something else,come back and look at it again. Read about it. Galleries often have didactics, labels andpamphlets. Think about what it means to you.Don’t give up. Stay with it and don’t stop looking at art even if one show does not rockyour world. Keep up the visual exercise just as you would physical exercise.Think of it as a journey rather than destination. It is not the “getting it” that mattersin the end. Rather it is the journey of discovery. Understanding contemporary art is howwe also find ourselves in this changing world and our relationship to it.Shirley MadillExecutive Director

March 17 – April 29, 2012Opening Reception: Sunday, March 18, 2 – 5 pmRemarks at 2:30 pmEach spring, the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Galleryhosts an exhibition that showcases student artfrom Waterloo Region. Expressions highlights thevarious perspectives and experiences of youngartists in our community. This year, students havebeen asked to respond to the exhibition’s themeCollaboration, inspired by the feature artwork,North American Owl Collection created by studentsin Ms. Caroline Keogh’s 2010/2011 grade two class atJohn Sweeney Catholic Elementary School.During Expressions, the Gallery spaces also featureworks from KW|AG’s permanent collection toillustrate the intersecting interests and perspectivesof students and professional artists alike. Visitorsalso have the opportunity to engage with a specialinteractive space designed to connect people andideas among audiences young and old.Expressions represents a celebration of the significantcontributions made by teachers who cultivatestudent creativity and foster an appreciation of thearts. We are proud to continue partnerships withthe Waterloo Region District School Board and theWaterloo Catholic District School Board. It is withgratitude that we acknowledge their roles inadvocating for the arts in education as wecontinue to work side by side.In|sightAs a complement to Expressions 37, In|sightfeatures collaborative artworks by studentsfrom Cameron Heights Collegiate Institutein grades nine through twelve, taught byMr. Conan Stark. Students workedtogether and collaborated with localartist, Steve Lavigne, to explore newperspectives on the places that make upour community.North American Owl Collection created by students in CarolineKeogh’s 2010/2011 grade 2 class at John Sweeney CatholicElementary School. Erin Simpson, Dairy Dress, 2011, milk bagssewn together. Woodland Christian HS, Grade 12.

CHRISFLANAGAN:SYMPATHETICMAGICCURATED BYCRYSTAL MOWRYMarch 17 - April 29, 2012Opening Reception: Sunday, March 18, 2 – 5 pm | Remarks at 2:30 pmArtist Talk: Wednesday, April 4 at 7 pmThis spring our Eastman Gallery will be trickster central. Sympathetic Magic borrows itstitle from the notion of Cargo Cults and the idea of building replicas to effect a positivereal-world outcome. Chris Flanagan will create new multi-media work in response tothe city of Kitchener - a way of rousing curiosity and welcoming mischief during thecity’s 2012 centenary. Central to Flanagan’s project is the questionable claim that the1973 album “Berlin”, by the highly influential Lou Reed, was the catalyst for the Germancapital’s revitalization. Is it too late for that other Berlin (now known as Kitchener) tosimply follow the example of its former namesake? Yes. Flanagan proposes that a morepowerful intervention is needed.Logically, if Lou Reed was able to do all that for the troubled German capital, gettinghim to record an ode to Kitchener should result in a dramatic and extremely positiveoutcome for the city, right? Flanagan hopes to lure Mr. Reed through a range ofstrategies including, but not limited to, the development of clandestine Kitchenerspecificmethods of exchange and a curious cargo cult-influenced installation.Chris Flanagan is an Australian installation artist and DJ based in Toronto. His installationpractice combines meticulous object-making with video, sound, and interactivity. Hehas worked on several site-specific projects which fabricate historical artifacts as a wayof playfully reworking history. His reference points include political and pop culture,urban mythologies and an enormous vinyl record collection. His work has been shownin numerous artist-run and public galleries across Australia and Canada. He recentlylaunched a record label, Shella Records, to reissue lost Reggae gems.Chris Flanagan, Sympathetic Magic (installation detail), 2012, mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist.

fromthereto hereGuest curated by Michael GoudreaultMarch 12 – August 19, 2012What does it mean to move to somewhere new? The Kitchener-Waterlooarea attracts people from across Canada and around the world. It is adynamic community. Whether you travel from around the corner oracross the planet, the idea that we are all converging here fascinatesme and is what drew me to this project.In the KW|AG Collection I was pleased to find a number of artworksthat not only look at the journey to a new area, but offer an alternativeperspective on local landmarks. The two photographs that makeup Parochial Views #7 by Andrew Wright exemplify this idea withthe spiral parking garage in Kitchener and the Mennonite stablein a Home Depot parking lot. Their odd juxtaposition catches ourattention - especially from the perspective of an outsider cominginto the area - and then eventually they become less unusual as onespends ever lengthening time here.The other component of this exhibit looks more specifically at thepath that has brought people to this area. When we look at this path,it frequently meanders and weaves, the distance is distorted and ourperception of where we came from changes too. Through tunnels,tracks, paths and docks the works incorporate that thread of the journey,regardless of length, that brought you here. – Michael GoudreaultMichael Goudreault is the fourth participant in our series of CommunityCurator projects that activate KW|AG’s Permanent Collection. Goudreaultis a senior student in the Knowledge Integration program at theUniversity of Waterloo.Community Curator project supported by: J.P. Bickell FoundationIMAGE: Ken Danby, Cedar Break, 1979, lithograph, 38 x 55 cm. Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallerypurchase with matching funds from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation (Wintario), 1980.

COMINGEXHIBITIONSMay 9 - July 8, 2012Emotional BlackmailCurated by Markús Þór Andréssonand Chen Tamir, organized by theSouthern Alberta Art Gallery (SAAG)How are contemporary artists dealingwith emotions? How are they analyzed,expressed and brought about? Tracinga tendency over the last decade awayfrom multilayered and often conflictingbundles of irony and nostalgia, EmotionalBlackmail offers insight on a recent shifttowards a new kind of unblushing sincerity,a “neo-sincerity” based on a limited rangeof typical emotions encapsulated in themedia. This exhibition attempts to revealthe limitations of personal expression that,through the pitfalls of clichés, distortion,misunderstanding, or even disregard, turngenuine complex feelings into simple,compressed ones. What does it mean toexpress ourselves sincerely today and canthat happen without manipulating another,or wanting something in return?Milutin Gubash:Situational ComedyCurated by Crystal MowryMontréal-based artist Milutin Gubashexplores the conventional surroundingsand relationships of his day-to-day existencethrough a subtle blend of comedy andself-criticism. His practice encompassesphotography, video, and performancewhich often include the participation ofhis family and friends. Gubash blurs theboundary between “real” life and fantasticaldistraction through references to tropes intheatre and cinema.IMAGE: Amie Siegel, stills from My Way 1, 2009, video, 9 min.Courtesy the artist and Krome Gallery, Berlin.

Kitchener12 34 5WaterlooArt GalleryPrograms1 For EveryoneThe Lost Art: Author Talk with Robert WittmanWed | Mar 7 | 7:30 pm | $15 in advance | $20 at the doorKW|AG presents an author talk with former FBI agent Robert Wittman. Dubbed “the mostfamous art detective in the world” by The Times of London, Wittman will speak about his20 year career and book, PRICELESS: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s StolenTreasures. Tickets available online at kwag.ca and at Words Worth Books.Walk the Talk (Free)KW|AG Curators Circle talk at the University of Waterloo Art GalleryThurs | 7 pm | Mar 29 | Apr 26 | May 31Take a tour of our current exhibitions. It’sa great way to learn more about the workon view, share your thoughts and meetother art lovers in the community. Alltours are led by trained gallery educators.Artist Talk: Chris Flanagan (Free)Wed | April 4 | 7 pmMeet the artist responsible for SympatheticMagic. Hear about his artistic practice andexplorations of pop cultures, politics, andurban mythologies featured in the currentexhibition.Family Sunday participant building with connect-i-stixAfterpartyFri | April 20 | May 25 | 10 pm - midnightFree for symphony patrons. Enhance theconcert experience with a post-showGallery visit and reception. Meet themusicians, take a guided tour, enjoy thehospitality sponsored by Gowlings.

Artist Talk: Gu Xiong & Basia Irland (Free)Thurs | May 3 | 7 pmArtists Gu Xiong and Basia Irland present their ideas and responses to participaing in ImmersionEmergencies and Possible Worlds - an interdisciplinary art project on the theme of “water”. Artistsin the project explore water’s role as a precious resource in all of our lives, that is also a complexand variable “universal” substance. This project is presented by Immersion Emergencies andPossible Worlds and supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ofCanada. Presented by Immersion Emergencies and Possible Worlds.2 For FamiliesFamily Sundays (Free)Mar 4 | Apr 1 | May 6 | Drop-in 1 – 4 pm(Children ages 4 – 12 + adult companion)Make one-of-a-kind artwork and enjoy theexhibitions, drama workshops, and storiesread by Kitchener Public Library staff.KPL Kids’ Club at the Market (Free)Sat | Mar 10 | Apr 14 | May 12 | 9 am – 11 amJoin us every second Saturday of the monthat KPL’s Market location for family art-making,stories and fun! 300 King Street East, Kitchener,on the upper level.3 For AdultsAdult WorkshopsTeacher professional development workshop at KW|AGCard Making (Instructor: Diane Eastham)Sat | Apr 28 | 12 – 4 pm | $45 + HSTCreate beautiful handmade cards withyour own painted paper and calligraphiclettering. You’ll learn the basic calligraphyalphabet and incorporate it – or yourown printing and handwriting – into yourcreations. Materials are provided, but feelfree to bring along your favourite quotations,lyrics, passages from books, etc., and anyspecial papers you’d like to work with.Adult StudiosWednesday Night Sketching (Instructor: Steve Lavigne)Wed | Apr 11 – May 30 | 6 – 9 pm | $170 + HST / 8 weeksBrush up on your drawing skills with sketching in the studio, in the exhibitions and outdoors.Working with a variety of dry media such as pencil, conté and charcoal, learn to capture theessence of still life, nature and the human figure. Materials are provided but feel free to bringalong your own sketch book. All skill levels are welcome.

4 CampsArt Escape March Break CampMar 12 – 16 | 9 am – 4 pm | Ages: 7 – 9 & 10 – 13$32 / day OR $150 / weekLet your imagination run wild at Art Escape. Dabble with paint, draw your heart out, builda sculpture, and mix it all up to create a mixed media masterpiece. Art Escape is a fun andcreative way to spend the break.Drop-off between 8:30 – 9 am | Pick-up between 4 – 4:30 pmExtended care available from 4:30 – 5 pm for $10 a day/per childSummer Art CampJuly 9 – Aug 17 | 9 am – 4 pm | Ages: 7 – 9 & 10 – 13$42 / day OR $190 / 1 week ($155 / 4 day week)Join us as we EXPLORE the gallery, DABBLE with different materials, CREATE amazing artprojects, and PLAY outdoors with new friends. Then SHOW off your creations to your friendsand family at the Art Show at the end of each week. All skill levels welcome; new projects eachday. Sign up for full weeks or register for single days beginning June 4.The Works | July 9 – 13 | July 23 – 27 | Aug 7 – 10 (4 day week)Experiment with a little bit of everything. Explore painting, drawing materials and mixedmedia, and try mixing it all together to create one-of-a-kind works of art.New Dimensions | July 16 – 20 | July 30 – Aug 3 | Aug 13 – 17Think outside the box! Incorporate natural, man-made and recycled materials into yourcreative projects as well as elements of technology and photography.Drop-off between 8:30 – 9 am | Pick-up between 4 – 5 pmSummer Camp participants showing off their creationsRegister by phone 519.579.5860 online at www.kwag.ca or visit the Gallery

Visitors spend some time with Drawings of The History of The First World War by Kristan Horton in The Limits, Tracing Time and Seeing Space.5 For Kids & TeensKids StudiosArt Explorations (Instructor: Steve Lavigne)Tue | Apr 10 – May 15 | $75 + HST / 6 weeksAges 6 – 8: 4:30 – 6 pm | Ages 9 – 12: 6:30 – 8 pmDiscover your creative side and try a little bit of everything,from painting and drawing to sculpture and printmaking.Family Sunday participant having fun drawing.Artlab (Instructor: Karoline Varin-Jarkowski)Sat | Apr 14 – May 26 | $15 + HST / class OR $75 + HST / 6 weeksAges 6 – 8: 12:30 – 2 pm | Ages 9 – 12: 2:30 – 4 pmExplore new ideas, materials and techniques. Sign up for thesession of your choice or try all 6 weeks. (No class on VictoriaDay weekend.)Apr 14 – Doodle & SketchApr 21 – Mail ArtApr 28 – Wire SculptureMay 05 – Creative CollageMay 12 – Miniature ScenesMay 26 – Recycled BooksTeen WorkshopsPhotography (Instructor: Emily Gove)Sat | Apr 21 | 12 – 4 pm | $45 + HSTWant to learn how to take the perfectportrait? Practice composing greatphotos, work with studio lights, andlearn tips and tricks for replicating studiolighting at home. Digital copies of yourphotographs will be provided. Noexperience or camera required, but you’reinvited to bring a camera if you have one.Screen Printing (Instructor: Jon Johnson)Sat | May 12 | 12 – 4 pm | $45 + HSTFrom t-shirts to fine art, screen printing is apopular technique for transferring imagesonto surfaces. Learn how to create finelydetailed screen stencils from digital imagesand turn simple household items into basicscreen stencils. Materials and paper areprovided. You’re invited to bring in yourown t-shirts and textiles to print on.Gift Certificates are also available, call the Gallery for more information

THANK YOU TO OURBLACK & GOLD SUPPORTERSExecutive Director Shirley Madill and President Judith Stephens-Wells with Black & Gold Gala 2011 Premiere Event Sponsors, RBC WealthManagement, RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel. Left to right: John Wolfe, Rick Weiss, Dwayne Murray and Kevin GardinerBlack & Gold2011 PremiereEvent Sponsor:The Black & Gold Gala annual fundraising event was a spectacular success thanks to ourgenerous sponsors and the many artists and businesses who generously contributedtheir work and wares. Over $63,000 was raised to support the Gallery’s exhibitions,public programs and events. Thank you to the Black & Gold Steering Committee for theirdedication and tremendous work in organizing the Gala and bringing in hundreds ofauction items. We are also grateful to RBC Wealth Management and RBC Phillips, Hager& North Investment Counsel as the Premiere Event Sponsors of the Gala and to MillerThomson, LLP as the Supporting Sponsors.Continueyour KW|AGexperience ordiscover us forthe first timethrough ournetworksKWARTGALLERYKWARTGALLERYFREE-ADMISSION.COMWWW.KWAG.CA

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The Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the financialsupport of our sponsors and our many individual and corporate donors.FreeAdmissionsSponsor:Exclusive Media Partner:ProjectionEquipmentSponsor:School ProgramsCorporate Partner:Black & Gold2011 PremiereEvent Sponsor:ExpressionsExhibitionSponsor:Black & Gold2011 SupportingSponsor:KITCHENER-WATERLOOART GALLERY101 Queen Street NorthKitchener, OntarioCanada N2H 6P7www.kwag.caT: 519.579.5860F: 519.578.0740E: mail@kwag.on.caOFFICE HOURSMon to Fri : 9 am – 5 pmGALLERY HOURSDaily : 9:30 am – 5 pmThur : 9:30 am – 9 pmSat : 10 am – 5 pmSun : 1 pm – 5 pmAnd prior to allCentre In The SquareperformancesConnecting people and ideas through art.COVER: Chris Flanagan, Sympathetic Magic (installation detail), 2012, mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy the artist.