Gather by the Grand River: Picnic and Star Gazing
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, September 20, 2024
Location: Chiefswood Park
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Friday, September 20, 2024
Location: Chiefswood Park
The evening will begin with a brief talk by Alex Jacobs-Blum about her art practice, inspiration and experience in her community of Six Nations of the Grand River. Contemplate the natural backdrop of the Carolinian forest and prairie grassland on the banks of the iconic Grand River. The evening ends with a sunset riverbank picnic and then transitions into stargazing as the night falls.
Alex Jacobs-Blum is the RBC Artist in Residence for 2024 with an exhibition In the Shadow of the Eclipse that will engage with the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s permanent collection to explore the intersections of peace, grief, love, and loss, and our responsibilities as we move into the future together.
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FREE ADMISSION
RSVP is preferred, BYOP (Bring Your Own Picnic)
Rain Date: September 27, 2024 6:00PM – 9:00 PM
RBC Emerging Artist is presented by RBC
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, September 26, 2024
RSVP Preferred
8:30 am - 7 pm
August 31, September 7 and September 14
Application Required
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Tickets Required
Cleansing the Wounds 1997
Catherine Gibbon (Canadian 1949-2021)
chalk pastel on board, Acquired through the Regional Art Purchase Program with funds from the Russell Nelson Eden Fund, 1998