World of Threads Festival
Quiet Zone
2012 Exhibition: Opening
For this major exhibition Festival Chair/Curator, Dawne Rudman, was most caught by the submissions in neutral colours and from this an idea emerged. Neutral colours are often used as a background or to give a highlight to something. However, they can also be elegant, alluring and strong, deserving prominent recognition in their own right. Ranging from the blacks with their shadowy hues, to the chalky whites, the work also explores the cafe au lait, sand and tan shades. The result is a rich range of opposites and complements. There are fragile pieces, which almost beg for protection. Others while being multi-layered, are very revealing. Some are made of silk or paper adding to their delicate appearance, some have a luminous quality, and some cast gentle shadows.
Photography by Gareth Bate
Artists Jessica Barr, Catherine Dormor and Ixchel Suarez chatting to guests.
Artist Rochelle Rubinstein at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Kelly O'Neill at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Lisa DiQuinzio at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Lisa DiQuinzio at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Curator
- Canada: Ontario: Oakville: Dawne Rudman
Artists
- Austria: Vienna: Kerstin Bennier
- Canada: British Columbia: Nelson: Maggie Tchir, Rossland: Kathleen Hill, Summerland: Barbara Wellborn. Ontario: Brampton: Chamila Belleth, Cambridge: Nancy Yule, London: Dagmar Kovar, Manitoulin Island: Judy Martin, Mississauga: Pat Hertzberg, Oakville: Ixchel Suarez, Peterborough: Kelly O'Neill, Toronto: Lorena Sandin Andrade, Yael Brotman, Lisa DiQuinzio, Lisa Kemp, Valerie Knapp, Colleen A. Lynch, Rochelle Rubinstein. Quebec: Montreal: Ariane Lavoie.
- France: Lyon: Domonique Arlot.
- Ireland: Co. Kildare: Saidhbhin Gibson.
- UK: Cambridgeshire, Cambridge: Catherine Dormor.
- USA: California: Los Angeles: Lori Zimmerman. Michigan: East Lansing: Xia Gao. North Carolina: Raleigh: Megan Bostic.
Artist Judy Martin (right) with a visitor at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Pat Hertzberg at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Chamila Belieth at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Catherine Dormor at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Catherine Dormor at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Yael Brotman at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Nancy Yule at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Gallery
- The Gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre.
City
- Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Dates
- Nov. 2 - Nov. 18, 2012
Artist Lisa Kemp at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Valerie Knapp at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Ixchel Suarez at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Ixchel Suarez and curator Dawne Rudman at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Visitors at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Visitors at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Lorena Santin Andrade at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Maggie Tchir at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artists and visitors at the Quiet Zone exhibition, opening reception, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artists and visitors at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival opening reception.
Artist Jessica Marion Barr chatting with guests at the opening reception.
Artists: Maggie Tchir, Pat Hertzberg, Yael Brotman, Lisa Kemp, Nancy Yule and Chamila Belleth.
Artist Catherine Dormor chatting at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012vopening reception.
Visitors at the opening of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artist Nathan Johns at the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012 opening reception.
Curator Gareth Bate and artists Maggie Tchir, Ixchel Suarez and Pat Hertzberg.
Artists at the opening reception of the Quiet Zone exhibition, World of Threads Festival 2012.
Artists Maggie Tchir, visitor, Valerie Knapp and Kelly O'Neill at the Festival opening.
