WINNIPEG.- The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq燾elebrates a major milestone of a beloved Manitoban institution.燜or 150 years, the Winnipeg Free Press has remained a staunchly independent news source and now, in celebration of this historic anniversary,燞eadlines: The Art of the News Cycle爀xplores the news and how we consume it.
The exhibition draws on the critical work of artists, which include artworks made from the news and newsprint, as well as works that explore headlines, comics, editorials,爋bituaries and, of course, fake news. As news media has an ever-increasing impact on the way that communities talk about the world, the lines between the media, the community, and the individual are becoming blurred.燞eadlines爓ill further contextualize the art on display with exhibition design that爄ncludes燼“newsroom” activities area燼nd interactive programming.燭he exhibition爁eatures work by燩ierre燗yot,燤yriam Dion, Stan Douglas, Dianna Frid, Ron Gorsline,燣aurent Roberge,燤iriam Rudolph, and Ron Terada.牋
The public is invited to join us at a爏pecial opening celebration爋f燞eadlines: The Art of the News Cycle燼t 7:00pm on Friday, December 2, 2022. Doors open at 6:00pm. The event will feature remarks from Paul Samyn,燛ditor of the Winnipeg Free Press;燚r. Stephen Borys, Director & CEO;燼nd爐he exhibition curator燚r. Riva燬ymko,燞ead of Collections & Exhibitions and Curator of Canadian Art.燜or the爎emainder爋f the evening, guests are invited to enjoy爐he music of燚J M.C. LUV燼nd the燾ash bar,爌ick up a copy of the exhibition catalogue,燼nd爀xplore the exhibition! Admission is FREE.
The Winnipeg Free Press,爁ounded in1872,爄s celebrating 150 years爋f news, journalism, and燾ommunity reporting.
Artists featured in燞eadlines: The Art of the News Cycles爄nclude燩ierre燗yot,燤yriam Dion, Stan Douglas, Dianna Frid, Ron Gorsline,燣aurent Roberge,燤iriam Rudolph, and Ron Terada.
The exhibition features a specially燾ommissioned爏eries of爓ork燽y local printmaker Miriam Rudolph, titled燬toried Land: (Re)Mapping Winnipeg, in which the artist used燜ree Press爊ews stories dating as far back as 1872 and爎econfigured爐hem to form a new narrative.
Visitors are invited to go deeper into the content of the exhibition with a爏election爋f in-gallery爄Pad爏tations with爁urther reading, visitor polls, and other interactive content.
Headlines: The Art of the News Cycle爄s accompanied by a WAG-Qaumajuq爌ublication featuring essays and art exploring the form and role of the news.牋
“The newsroom and the燼rt爂allery may feel worlds apart,爐hough we are both爀ngaged in understanding ourselves and the world around爑s,爏haring爊ew perspectives, and bringing the community together燼round what matters.燱e’re爐hrilled to celebrate this landmark year with the Winnipeg Free Press–爐he爓orks included here are gorgeous, thoughtful explorations of the ideas found at the confluence爋f燼rt and news.”— Dr. Stephen Borys, Director & CEO, WAG-Qaumajuq
“Since the beginning of the 20th century artists have turned to newspapers, news magazines, and television news shows as rich sources of inspiration! The eight contemporary artists included in Headlines have all used the news media as visual imagery to unsettle our common assumptions (and consumptions) of the everyday news cycle through painting, video, collage, embroidery, and printmaking.”— Dr. Riva燬ymko, Head of Collections & Exhibitions and Curator of Canadian Art, WAG-Qaumajuq
“The Free Press is honored the story of our newspaper that began 150 years ago is being told and celebrated at the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Over the years,爓e’ve爃ad many爁ront-page爏tories about WAG-Qaumajuq,燼nd營’m爀xcited we are the ones now making headlines at the gallery, the ones in their curatorial hands for an exhibit that is爐imely爊ot only because of our anniversary, but also because of the state of the news media.” —燩aul Samyn, Editor,燱innipeg Free Press
