Exhibits
Fabric of a Small Town
Bobbin Winder
Rosamond Mill Advertisement
This exhibit is the centerpiece display of the museum, showcasing the history of textile manufacturing. A collection of industrial textile machines, some of which were used in the Rosamond Mill, are on display to give the visitor a visual appreciation of the kinds of machinery and equipment the millworkers had to use. Explanatory banners and panels walk the visitor through the process of making textiles, “from sheep to shawl.” An audio component provides a sense of the clatter and noise inside a textile mill. As well, we have some smaller-scale working machines that can be used for demonstration purposes.
This exhibit, which is housed on the re-designed and renovated second floor of the museum, would not have been possible without the assistance of the Algonquin College Applied Museum Studies program. Many students have participated in the design and construction of the exhibition, providing them with a terrific learning experience before launching their careers as museum professionals.
[For a video of the opening ceremony for this exhibit, please visit "The Gallery" page above.]
7 February, 2012 ~ 14 April, 2012
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
Letters
Nancy Cole
Story-telling art quilts from Prince Edward Island.
Nancy Cole is a textile artist based in Summerside, Prince Edward Island. Her contemporary practice is based on traditional quilting skills, which she uses to produce concept-based textile art with a strong narrative component. As she puts it, “Through my own language of abstraction, I tell stories. Stories about foreign adoption, synchronicity, Canadian cultural identity, etc….”
Ms. Cole makes all of her pieces out of multiple layers of silk, often heavily frayed, and each layer contributes to the storytelling. A recent series of semi-transparent and textured panels is titled “Sorrowful Letters”. Inspired by Henryk Gorecki’s third symphony, she’s incorporated diaries and letters of three Island women from the mid-20th Century, a period that Cole calls “… a time rife with fear of (the) world(‘s) annihilation.”
The exhibition “Letters” runs at the museum from Tuesday February 7th until Saturday April 14th , 2012.
12 May, 2012 ~ 2 June, 2012
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
The Threads of Life: An Exhibition of Embroidery
Ottawa Valley Guild of Stitchery
An exhibition showcasing the versitility of embroidery.
23 June, 2012 ~ 18 August, 2012
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
PATHWAYS
Juanita Sauve
Hand-stitched, raw edged applique, embroidery, photo transfer and hand quilting based on the subject of pathways, being aware of the paths we are on.
12 August, 2012 ~ 22 September, 2012
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
Trees
Members of Threadworks
A stitching exhibit using the theme of trees.
29 September, 2012 ~ 28 October, 2012
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
Inspirations from Africa & India
Neera Saibel
Works based on classical African textiles, accented with beads from West Africa and other work using traditional Indian textiles highlighted with threads, sequins and beads.
17 November, 2012 ~ 12 January, 2013
Norah Rosamond Hughes Gallery
Hair Lines
Karen Jordon & Norman Takeuchi.
Braided hair & pastel drawings of the braided hair
