100 Masters: Only in Canada
May 11, 2013 to August 18, 2013
Pierre Auguste Renoir, Le Concert, 1918-1919.
From its establishment in 1912 as the first civic art gallery in Canada to its role a century later as one of the leading visual arts institutions in the country, the history of the Winnipeg Art Gallery is inextricably linked to the principle that the cause of art is the cause of the people. The WAG is a product of the people and art that fill its spaces and make possible its reach into the community. The year 2012 marked the WAG’s centennial, and with it the opportunity to organize an exhibition that celebrates not just the Gallery’s rich art holdings, but those from across the nation. The result is 100 Masters: Only in Canada, a truly historic assembly of one hundred works of art from twenty-eight museums in Canada and two in the United States, along with ten pieces from the WAG’s permanent collection. The selection of the artwork is divided evenly between Canadian and non-Canadian works; among the loans there are fifty Canadian works and a combination of fifty European and American works spanning six centuries, from 1500 to 2010.
Among the works included in the exhibition are major paintings by Rembrandt van Rijn, Claude Lorrain, François Boucher, Thomas Gainsborough, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Maxfield Parrish, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, and sculptures by Auguste Rodin, Alexander Calder, Richard Long, Carl Andre, and Mungo Martin. Canadian artists include Cornelius Krieghoff, Paul Kane, Antoine Plamondon, Paul Peel, James Wilson Morrice, Tom Thomson, Lawren Harris, Emily Carr, Jean-Paul Riopelle, Alex Colville, Mary Pratt, Jeff Wall, Jane Ash Poitras, Bill Reid, and Wanda Koop.
Curated by WAG director and CEO Dr. Stephen Borys, 100 Masters: Only in Canada enables us to focus on the individual work, obliging us to look again and enjoy. Despite the layers of art history and connoisseurship that may connect us to or separate us from the artwork, there always remains a way to access the physical work. There is no substitute for that experience of standing in front of the painting or sculpture, and it is in this way that 100 Masters delivers. With the gathering of more than one hundred paintings, sculptures, and decorative art pieces, spanning centuries and schools, the inclination to compare or contrast is easily displaced by the opportunity to reconnect with the singular object and its intrinsic values. As the WAG turns one hundred years, thirty museums from east to west have lent some of their finest works to mark this historic event—and we are invited back to the place where the object leads our exploration.
Admission to 100 Masters: Only in Canada:
During the run of this exhibition from May 11 through August 18, Gallery admission, which includes admission to the exhibition, will be:
- WAG member surcharge $10
- WAG family member surcharge $25
- WAG senior/student member surcharge $10
- adult $22
- senior and student $20
- family $55
- children 5 and under are free
This includes free audio tours and a commemorative booklet.
Click here for a review of the book accompanying this exhibition. It is available in the Gallery Shop for $58.
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Painting from the Masters
A special eight-week course on painting techniques used by the masters.
Wednesday, May 8 to Wednesday, June 26 -
Drawing from the Masters
A special eight-week course based on the drawing skills of the masters.
Thursday, May 9 to Thursday, June 27 -
Member Preview - 100 Masters: Only in Canada
Thursday, May 9 from 6pm to 10pm -
Family Activities
Saturday, May 11 to Sunday, August 18 -
Canadian Artists in 100 Masters
Wednesday May 15 at 12pm -
Girls' Night Out
A special night of art-making with the masters just for Brownies, Sparks, and Girl Guides.
Friday, May 17 from 6pm to 8pm -
One Master at a Time
Brief 15-minute insights into individual works of art.
Tuesday, May 21 to Thursday, August 8 -
Life of a Masterpiece: Rembrandt Van Rijn: The Night Watch
Wednesday May 22 at 12pm -
The Collection: A Fashion Show
Art and fashion come together!
Wednesday May 22 at 6pm -
Write to Art
Hone your writing skills in this two-day writing workshop.
Saturday, May 25 from 9:30am to 4pmSunday, May 26 from 1pm to 4pm -
Talk with WAG Director Stephen Borys
Sunday May 26 at 2pm -
Life of a Masterpiece: Pierre-August Renoir: Dance at the Moulin de la Galette
Wednesday May 29 at 12pm -
Mingle with the Masters
Sunday, June 2 from 1:30pm to 4pm -
Art Eats Special Edition
Dinner at Storm Bistro and an exhibition tour with Stephen Borys, WAG Director & CEO and curator of the exhibition.
Monday, June 3 from 6pm to 9pm -
Tour with WAG Director Stephen Borys
Wednesday June 5 at 12pm -
Homeschoolers Hoopla with the Masters
Friday, June 14 from 6:30pm to 8pm
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