The RiverBrink Art Museum has a calendar of events coming up as summer comes to an end and we welcome autumn:
ON THE BRINK Installation Art Festival — Aug. 31 to Sept. 1
Starting this weekend, on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, RiverBrink will host an installation art festival, a two-day outdoor exhibition of installation art — large-scale, mixed-media constructions — on the grounds of the art museum in Queenston, overlooking the Niagara River.
This event is set to be the first in what will be an annual showcase of installation art in the heart of Niagara.
RiverBrink hopes to celebrate the creativity and innovation of artists in and around the region, including Olivia Hope, Warren Quigley, Donna Szoke, Quintin Teszeri and Kathy Thomas.
The festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with remarks and a tour being offered on Aug. 31 at 2 p.m.
ARTIST TALK with Dianne Davis — Sept. 14
Coming up in September, Dianne Davis, the artist behind RiverBrink’s current exhibition “We Live the Opposite, Dar(l)ing,” will host an artist talk on Saturday, Sept. 14 — the final day of the exhibition this year.
“We Live the Opposite, Dar(l)ing,” which opened to the public at RiverBrink in May, is a reimagining of Niagara’s past through a historical queer lens, featuring fictional characters that pay homage to queer artists, culture and legacies in history.
Davis will be at RiverBrink on Sept. 14 at 12 p.m. for the talk. There will be a Q&A period, followed by refreshments.
Admission is by donation: to RSVP, contact programming and curatorial assistant Moyu Chen at mchen@riverbrink.org.
OFF THE WALLS RiverBrink Art Sale Fundraiser — Oct. 25 to 27
Finally, coming down the pike this October, RiverBrink is hosting its biannual art sale, this year called Off the Walls, taking place from Friday, Oct. 25 (which will include an opening preview reception) to Sunday, Oct. 27.
RiverBrink is inviting people to donate their works of art for this fundraiser, which supports both programming and exhibitions at the art museum, plus improved accessibiltiy to the grounds.
Through the fundraiser, RiverBrink is also helping to support the next phase of the restoration of the Upper Canada Heritage Trail.
RiverBrink is seeking paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and watercolours, both historical and contemporary. Tax receipts will be provided for donations.
For more information, contact Chen at mchen@riverbrink.org.
To learn more about what’s happening at the RiverBrink Art Museum, visit riverbrink.org.
