Propaganda! Harbingers For Today, demonstrates how WW I propaganda shaped Canada in a global context, catalyzing expansive development of the nation during the 1920s and 30s. Raising topical questions that are still pertinent today, themes include conflict, gender, Indigenous Peoples, migration, and labour, with a particular focus on Alberta. The project showcases holdings from the […]
Photojournalist Stephen J. Thorne’s striking black-and-white portraits of 18 Canadian veterans of the war in Afghanistan illustrate stories of loss, rehabilitation and hope. Some of the featured men and women knew instantly that their lives would be forever changed, while others realized it only long after the fact. All carry scars — some visible, others invisible. […]
Curated by Dick Averns – Conflict is difficult to confront yet essential to address if humanity is to better itself. This territory is adeptly navigated by artist Bill MacDonnell, whose large-scale paintings serve as a foil to human tendencies to overlook, forget, or simply avoid conflicted histories. MacDonnell is not simply invoking the folly of […]