Beards and Barbershops
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe Sweet Life: Treats and Sweets in Guelph
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaYorklands Green Hub
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWall of Art: Standing Guard
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaOpening reception: September 22 | 6:30 PM Performance by Annakin Slayd | 7 PM The Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph Arts Council and the City of Guelph are pleased to present the “Wall of Art” juried exhibition series, featuring excellent artists from Guelph Arts Council’s membership. This exciting series aims to showcase the breadth of local…
Canadian, Eh! A History of the Nation’s Signs and Symbols
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaRECEPTION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 | 6:30 PM Performance by Annakin Slayd at 7 PM Through art and artifacts, explore the official and unofficial signs and symbols that communicate our history, culture, and distinct national identity. “Our national identity is complex and nuanced,” says Dawn Owen, Curator at Guelph Museums. “And so too are the signifiers of our…
Transported: Objects of Meaning and the Immigrant Experience
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFive short films and an installation featuring stories and objects contributed by Mwangi Wa Wairimu (Kenya), Oluwaseun Jilani (Nigeria), Amira AL Tahhan (Syria), Nicola Maggs (England) and Farshad Mazloumi (Iran). Transported is directed by Dawn Matheson with cinematography and editing by Erin MacIndoe Sproule and is part of the Guelph Film Festival’s annual Hidden Histories project, presented in…
Needle Art Expressions: Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, Guelph
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn 1976, a local group of Anglican women with an interest in making liturgical embroidery established ‘The St. James Embroiderers.’ They soon realized that the group needed more structure and to include other forms of needle work. In spring of 1977, with advice from the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, London (a textile arts group), the first…
I STAND #InUnity
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaOpening reception: Friday, March 23, 6:30 PM Of an estimated 4,200 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Canada, only 1,200 are recognized by the RCMP. On October 19, 2017 hundreds of people from Guelph gathered to demonstrate against this disparity and to demand a healthier shared future. Together they formed a human medicine wheel,…
