Rice Lake Guest Quote
"Almost beyond words.
I loved it and feel honoured
to have
seen it."
ZimArt’s Rice Lake Gallery
Canada’s Premiere Shona Sculpture Gallery
Founded in 2000 • Open year-round by appointment • 705.939.6144
855 Second Line, Bailieboro ON K0L 1B0
Stone sculpture from Zimbabwe is often called Shona sculpture, named after the largest tribe engaged in this indigenous art movement. Zimbabwe, morphed from the Shona word dzimbadzamabwe which means “house of stone,” is the only country on the African content that has large deposits of stone suitable for sculpting.
Zimbabwean sculptors, who carve entirely by hand, work outdoors - creating and frequently displaying their work in open air-studios. Al fresco shows of Shona sculptures have become very popular in the UK, many European countries, Australia and more recently the US.
ZimArt has brought this concept to Canada hosting a number of public and private outdoor exhibitions annually, including The Rice Lake Series, which was launched in 2000. This annual exhibition held at the Rice Lake Gallery, north of Rice Lake, mid-way between Peterborough and Port Hope in Ontario, attracts thousands of art lovers.
The Rice Lake Gallery is open year round by appointment. ZimArt also offers a service to design professionals. Please contact zimart@sympatico.ca for more details.
ZimArt also co-operates with other Canadian galleries interested in showcasing Shona sculpture. Please contact zimart@sympatico.ca for more details.
Curator, Fran Fearnley, travels to Zimbabwe each year to select and purchase sculptures directly from the artists. She travels extensively around the country choosing a body of work that fully represents the breadth of style, form and stone that makes this art movement so dynamic and universal in its appeal.
ZimArt donates and raises funds for projects in Zimbabwe supporting HIV/AIDS orphans. Click here to find out more about fundraising.
Click here for ZimArt’s exhibition schedule for 2010.
ZimArt is a member of the Northumberland Arts Council.
Photo credits: Wayne Eardley.com, Carolyn Dempster, Fran Fearnley, Paul Hodgkinson