Jennifer Stillwell will discuss select histories, strategies and interpretations of site-specific and installation art work. Consideration will be given to the white-walled gallery, alternative exhibition spaces and outdoor locations.

Jennifer Stillwell primarily works with sculpture, video and installation. In 2000 she received an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has since exhibited widely. She has created large-scale installations in post-industrial spaces including at the Darling Foundry (Montreal) and at Triple Candie (New York). She is an Assistant Professor of Visual Arts at the University of Victoria.

Start Time: 12:00 pm
Date: Friday June 1, 2012
End Time: 1:00 pm
Location: MAWA, 611 Main Street 

For this meeting we are borrowing Colleen Leduc\’s art project idea. We will draw or collage on the scraps of paper that come into our lives. Grab that flotsam and jetsam and add our own visual commentary on it.  As moms and as artists it seems that there is a whirlwind of paper swirling through our lives. So start collecting cardboard and paper wrappers, receipts, tags etc. that have some meaning for you and bring them into the June meeting. We will collage, draw or add text at the meeting. Bring any art supplies that you want to use. We will provide pencil crayons and white acrylic gesso.

This will be our last meeting until September as we will take the summer months off.

As always, the first part of the meeting is for showing and speaking about your recent work. So if you would like feedback on your recent art work, bring it along.

All mothers at any stage of mothering and who are artists are welcome. These are free events that are meant to support and inspire you.

Start Time: 6:30 pm
Date: Monday June 4, 2012
End Time: 9:00 pm
Location: MAWA, 611 Main Street 

In anticipation of the event, MAWA is looking for donations of clean, gently  used WOMEN’s CLOTHING ONLY.  Clean out  your closets and bring items to MAWA from Tuesday, May 8th to Thursday, May 17th.  MAWA is open Tuesday – Friday between 10am – 4pm, and on Saturday May 12th from noon – 4pm.  Purses, shoes and accessories also welcome.  All remaining articles will be donated to the North End Women’s Centre.  Proceeds to support MAWA’s Legacy Fund. 

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Thursday, May 10, 2012, 7-9pm at Eckhardt-Grammatte Hall, University of Winnipeg
Co-presented by Manitoba Craft Council and MAWA

A lecture examining the DIY movement – why it remains so popular and its implications for professional craftspeople.

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Wednesday, May 9th, 2012, 7:30 pm at RAW Gallery
Co-Presented by Manitoba Craft Council and MAWA

Painting, sculpture, architecture, design and craft continue to jockey for status in the artistic landscape, and one of the most coveted positions is that of public art. Materials easily classified as craft when produced on a small scale in a studio setting suddenly appear sculptural or painterly on a large scale. Since World War Two Canadian architecture has provided unique occasions to challenge and shape the field we call contemporary craft. This lecture will explore instances where Canadian architecture and craft have worked together, and sometimes at odds with each other, in an effort to demonstrate that even in the twenty-first century they remain Allied Arts.

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A digital exploration of Jewish ceremonial fabrics

Susan Turner’s exhibition of inkjet prints opens Thursday evening, April 12 at the Jewish Heritage Centre corridor gallery, Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster Street. First mentioned in Exodus in the commandments regarding the fabrics to be used in the construction of the holy tabernacle, ceremonial fabrics now are found in many rituals of Jewish life. “The items I’ve worked with have personal resonance for me. They may remind me of some experience from the past, or they may elicit visual or even auditory memory. Ceremonial fabrics act as boundaries between what is known and what is mysterious; I’m exploring the edges of those boundaries.” Turner’s multi-layered, intense images are built by blending photography, scanning, and image manipulation in Photoshop.  Exhibition runs April 12 to June 17, 2012.  http://www.jhcwc.org/

Susan Turner has shown her prints, photo-based work, and videos in solo and group shows in Canada and internationally. She has been active in Winnipeg’s art community, taught and served as a thesis advisor at the School of Art University of Manitoba, and was a MAWA mentor. She has curated exhibitions in the art and heritage communities, She has received support for her print and video work through Canada Council for the Arts, Manitoba Arts Council, and Winnipeg Arts Council, and has had residencies at Banff Centre for the Arts. Her work can be found in public and private collections. Tabernacle was funded by a Special Project grant from the Jewish Foundation of Manitoba.

Free! All welcome! Lunch included!

Do you see calls for public art commissions and think, “that’s not for me”? Think again! In order for there to be great public art in our communities, it is essential that artists put themselves and their ideas forward. Public art can be a part of any artist’s practice. It is simply another venue, another canvas and another site we can use to articulate ourselves. Public art can take many forms: community-based interactive projects, sculptures, performance interventions… There is no reason you should not take up public space! Learn more about public art by attending this day-long public art how-to forum featuring experienced artists who have all recently completed projects through the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Public Art Program. And there’s a free pizza lunch!

This is also a golden opportunity to hear artists Germaine Koh (Vancouver), Sarah Crawley and Christine Fellows speak about their fascinating work.

For full event details, including the schedule of events, click here: http://mawa.ca/lectures/symposia/

Location: MAWA, 611 Main Street 
Start Time: 10:00 am
Date: Saturday May 26, 2012
End Time: 4:30 pm

Spring is here! And with it a need to clean out your closets and buy a new wardrobe! Thankfully, MAWA can help on both fronts with our third mega clothing swap, once again DJ’ed by Mama Cutsworth. Fantastic fashions! Stupendous finds! Amazing mix-and-match potential! Who knows? You could leave looking like an artist you know. All for the low, low cost of $10.

Please drop off donations of clean, gently used WOMEN’S CLOTHING ONLY from Tuesday, May 8 to Thursday, May 17. MAWA is open Tuesday-Friday between 10 am-4 pm, and on Saturday May 12 from noon – 4 pm. Purses, shoes and accessories also welcome. All remaining articles will be donated to the North End Women’s Centre. Proceeds to support MAWA’s Legacy Fund.

Location: MAWA, 611 Main Street 
Start Time: 7:00 pm
Date: Friday May 18, 2012
End Time: 9:00 pm