Two young visitors at Rice Lake XI explore the exhibition.
Rice Lake Guest Quote
“No encounter has ever been more serendipitous, more unlikely, more surprising and more exciting than the beautiful September afternoon last year when I found myself in a farmer’s field near Bailieboro, Ont., looking at some 30 pieces of Shona stone sculpture from southern Africa.”
David Macfarlane writing about Rice Lake I, in The Globe and Mail.
ZimArt's 2012 Public Exhibition And Sale Schedule
ZimArt will be curating three exhibitions again this year. Following up on the success of Stone Diaries, hosted by and held at The Distillery District in Toronto in 2011, we have been invited back to this great historic and artistic venue. Outside on the cobblestones over 150 Shona sculptures will be on display (July 5 -8, 2012) and ZimArt’s 2012 artist-in-residence Stephen Murenza, will make his Canadian debut. For more details on the Toronto exhibition click here.
Shona D’Afrique VIII, held in Centennial Park, and hosted by the City of Beaconsfield on Montreal’s West Island, will be ZimArt’s eighth annual exhibition in this lovely public park on the shores of Lac St. Louis. Last year’s article in The Montreal Gazette brought hundreds of new visitors and we look forward to meeting new and old clients again this year. Shona D’Afrique VIII (July 28 – August 5, 2012) will feature a diverse range of works from the artists represented by ZimArt. 2012 artist-in-residence, Stephen Murenza, will be on site throughout the exhibition.
Rice Lake XIII (September 8 – 23, 2012), held at the Rice Lake Gallery, is the largest of the three exhibitions. Over 300 original hand-carved stone sculptures from Zimbabwe will be on display in a two-acre gallery in nature. 2012 artist-in-residence, Stephen Murenza, will be on site to meet with visitors throughout the exhibition. As with all ZimArt’s exhibitions, admission to Rice Lake XIII is free but we do welcome donations to the projects we are supporting in Zimbabwe. Please check out our fundraising page to find out more.
The Rice Lake Gallery is open every weekend from June 1 – October 31. Appointments can be made at any other times.
Sculptures on display at all these exhibitions are for sale.
If you would like more information about ZimArt’s exhibitions please email zimart@sympatico.ca
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