Gallery Archives
July 3 – July 31
Annual Juried Show
Juror:
Pamela Edmonds, Curator Art Gallery of Peterborough. See her bio and comments below.
Open to City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County artists and member-artists. This exciting annual competition showcases outstanding works.
A total of 48 works from the 86 entries submitted were selected by the Juror for the Juried Show exhibit. Visitors to the Lindsay Gallery from July 3 to 30 may vote for their favourite work of art in the Exhibit. The work of art voted the most popular wins the People's Choice Award, which is presented to the winning artist after the exhibit ends.
Here are the Award winners selected by the Juror, Pamela Edmonds.
Juror's Choice Award
"Escape" by Lorraine Thayer
Mayor's Award
"Survival" by Trevor Clark
Award of Merit
"
Hummingbirds" by Carol Jones
Honourable Mentions
Masai Youths by Lois Raw
Funkin Eye Bods by C.J. Irwin
One Spinner Left by Ron Halton
Uncertain Future by Carol Finn
The Awards will be presented to these artists at the Opening Reception on Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm.
Juror's Comments:
Here are Pamela Edmonds comments after completing the difficult selection process.
"It is truly exciting to see so many artists whose works show such a diverse range of talents. It was not easy to choose from such a wide variety of accomplished artists, but I hope you will enjoy the selection and accomplishments of the practitioners from this region. My congratulations to all the participating artists and award winners, and my sincere thanks to all those who took the time to submit entries to this wonderful project."
This annual Juried Show exhibit showcases the variety and quality of the visual artists who are Gallery members and residents of the City of Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton County.
Juror's Biography
Pamela Edmonds is a visual and media arts curator originally from Montreal. She received her BFA and an MA in Art History from Concordia University. She has organized exhibitions and worked in various capacities at art institutions across Canada, including Dalhousie Art Gallery and Anna Leonowens Gallery at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax as well as SAW Gallery in Ottawa.
She is the former Program Coordinator of A Space Gallery in Toronto. For the past three years, she has been the Curator at the Art Gallery of Peterborough and Arts Coordinator for the City of Peterborough.
People's Choice Award Winner
On the Rocks by RoseMarie Condon of Fenelon Falls was voted the most popular work of art in the July Juried Show at the Lindsay Gallery, winning the People's Choice Award sponsored by Stewart Morrison Insurance Brokers Ltd.
RoseMarie Condon with her painting "On The Rocks"
"On The Rocks was painted after my most recent Arctic voyage. Much current scientific research finds the Canada’s polar bear population to be threatened by the diminishing Arctic multi-year ice pack. I witnessed huge changes in ice pack conditions and in the size of glaciers I was familiar with from my previous voyage.
Our zodiac circled a small island east of Baffin Island; we were delighted to see this eight year old male polar bear swimming close to shore. As we kept pace with him at a respectful distance he clambered out of the frigid water and over huge boulders at the shoreline. I painted him descending toward the sea all the while hoping that something can be done to save his habitat from the deterioration that appears well underway.
I am delighted to receive ‘The People’s Choice Award’ for ‘On the Rocks’. This award means more to me than any other. I am glad that patrons of The Lindsay Gallery were pleased with my portrayal of this handsome bear, strong, healthy but stranded on Monumental Island until the ice floes return with the seals that breed there and provide sustenance for him. If my painting raised a greater awareness of the beauty and fragility of our Canadian ecology I am satisfied. I thank Marlene Morrison Nicholls and Stewart Morrison Insurance Brokers Ltd. Their generous support of the fine arts in the City of Kawartha Lakes is greatly appreciated."
