Manitoba Arts and Culture Week: March 8 – 15

Manitoba arts and culture week is a week-long showcase of arts and cultural activities. Dance, theatre, music and the visual arts are celebrated throughout the province. Here are some interesting exhibitions on in Manitoba:

For the full schedule, please click HERE.

1. ALICIA POPOFF: PRAIRIE MEDITATION at the Ken Segal Gallery.

Mixed media works by the artist about her experience of life on the prairies.

Alicia Popoff, Space Whorls, 2006. Image: kensegalgallery.com

2. ERNIE SCOLES at Wah-sa Gallery

Work by the Cree artist, who says “When I’m painting I have a great feeling of peace and harmony with nature and I feel a powerful connection between our creator and all living things. I believe my images reflect a oneness of nature and our human feelings. In my work I try to capture the spiritual interaction of life with the earth, sun, wind, and sky. I always hope that at least one person will like the image I have painted.”

A work by Cree artist Ernie Scoles. Image: sicc.sk.ca

3. DREAM HOUSE ART AUCTION & EXHIBITION at Plug In ICA.

Artists re-imagine the domestic interior for this selling exhibition.

This is no regular auction. Find works by super-hot Canadian artists including Anitra Hamilton, Douglas Coupland, Eleanor Bond, Fastwurms, Geoffrey Farmer, Kelly Mark, Luanne Martineau, Micah Lexier and others.

Here’s the brand new piece by Michel de Broin and the one by David Hoffos:

David Hoffos, Japanese Cooking, 2006. Image: plugin.org

Michel de Broin, 100 watts to 3 watts, 2008. Image: plugin.org

4. 29 THE ART SHOW at the cre8ery.

Featuring wonderful black and white paintings by Eric Pohl and works by Julia Penny.

Eric Pohl, This Aint No Disco. Image: cre8ery.com