In the history of computational art in Canada, a group of forward-thinking artists and technicians at Western played a starring role.
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Alumna artist brings ‘Accountability’ in new exhibition
Don’t let the relative silence of the gallery fool you – Kelly Greene’s latest exhibition is as loud a statement as she can make. “Our language, culture and traditions are still alive. We are still alive!”
Alt press makes own headlines in exhibition
Unless deeply involved in the London arts scene, the rich and vibrant history of Forest City independent publishing may be lost to you. One Western PhD student, however, hopes to change that with her latest curated show at the McIntosh Gallery.
Discover the nature of entertainment
Love and love and love these selections over and over again until you completely ruin them for yourself when McIntosh Gallery Curator Helen Gregory takes her turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Exhibit features power, beauty of tornadoes
Tornadoes carry destructive power and fearsome beauty – and a new exhibit at the John Labatt Visual Arts Centre attempts to convey both.
Researcher looking to re-frame Detroit images
Earlier this summer, Visual Arts graduate student Jessica Cappuccitti curated an exhibition, Welcome to Detroit: Suzy Lake and Orlando Ford, at the McIntosh Gallery. The exhibition offered viewers an opportunity to understand how these images – some of Detroit’s decay and others that capture people with smiling faces and open arms – shape ideas about the city.
New curator looks to broaden gallery experience
Helen Gregory’s time at McIntosh Gallery made her most recent decision one of the easiest she ever had to make.
Read. Watch. Listen. with James Patten
Understanding that art does more than hang on walls, James Patten explains why he is the guy you want to invite over to the house on a free evening with a stack of LPs under his arm.
New book takes Canadians ‘Behind the Lines’
While stories ripped from the battlefield dominate most histories, the contributions of Canadians who remained on home front during the World Wars takes centre stage in McIntosh Gallery’s latest creation. Released this week, Behind the Lines: Canada’s Home Front...
Human figures begging you to take a ‘Stand’
Take a stroll by the McIntosh Gallery one of these days. Perhaps you’ve already walked by and wondered about the six sculptures standing – quite literally, akimbo – to its side. The six figures are part of an interactive outdoor sculpture installation, Last Stand. The...
Making plans to mark the occasion
You’re going to see a lot of red and white mixed in with purple next year as the university prepares to help Canada celebrate its sesquicentennial.
Evolution of self reflected in ‘Portraits’
That cropped, off-centre, filtered selfie you posted on Instagram yesterday is just one symptom of a resurrected, contemporary interest in portraiture. It’s also one of the inspirations for Portraits, Self and Others (It’s Complicated) – an exhibition currently on...
Making an historic connection with her subjects
Her secret is in the eyes. For Linda Kooluris Dobbs, there is no other way in.
Exhibitions bring unique collection of African art into modern context
To celebrate Black History Month, the McIntosh Gallery is preparing an exhibition unlike any other...
New book celebrates artist, former McIntosh curator
Alumnus Tom Smart, BA’83, left, and artist Maurice Stubbs sign copies of the new book, Maurice Stubbs, Intuitive Painter, at the book launch today, at the McIntosh Gallery. Smart is a co-author of the book along with McIntosh curator Catherine Elliot Shaw and Phillip...
Carr legacy explored during lecture
Sarah Milroy explores the life and times of the late Canadian artist Emily Carr during her lecture, Wayfinding in the New World, at 2 p.m. Sunday, in the Darryl J. King Student Life Centre Auditorium in King's University College. Milroy is the former editor and...
Bentham’s ‘Untitled’ gets a new life on campus
In 1979, the University Students’ Council (USC) commissioned Saskatchewan artist Douglas Bentham to create a sculpture in honour of Western’s 100th anniversary. Originally located on the Concrete Beach in front of the University Community Centre (UCC), the sculpture,...
Trottier returns to national gallery stage
The Ottawa Art Gallery will celebrate the lifework of Canadian artist Gerald Trottier (1925-2004) at an upcoming exhibition entitled, Perspective: Gerald Trottier, to be held in the Art Rental and Sales Gallery.
Bringing art to the community
Ben Benedict gained attention after his work was featured in Western’s McIntosh Gallery 21 years ago. The gallery has been an important part of his life ever since.
McIntosh becomes national leader in sustainable renovation
As of last month, Western’s McIntosh Gallery is the nation’s first building to be certified under the new, more stringent green building guidelines, LEED NC-2009. The building was certified officially on Oct. 9.