Upcoming Art & Ideas Talks and Screenings

We have some fabulous Art & Ideas talks taking place at the gallery within the next few weeks. Join us each Thursday at 7:00 pm as we explore different artistic themes, collections management, community engagement and ongoing programs and projects here at the gallery. 

To register for any of our upcoming Art & Ideas presentations, visit our Calendar of Events

Visiting interdisciplinary artist Adrian Stimson, part of our Searching for Language project, 

will present at the gallery May 2. 

April 18 @ 7:00 pm
Aboriginal Curator Program

Curator Lisa Daniels will be joined by interim Aboriginal Curator, visual artist, and Sarnia native, Jason Baerg, for a presentation about the program. The two will explore how the program was conceived, and why this community was the right fit. They will talk about how the program will be developed and the intentions behind the decisions that are being made.

Baerg and Daniels will also highlight some of the exciting artists that will be part of the project, most immediately Adrian Stimson of Saskatchewan who will be in Lambton County for a 15 day mini residency and will be offering an artist talk on May 2. This program is made possible with the generous support of the RBC Emerging Artists Support Project. 

April 25 @ 7:00 pm
ARTerial Community System: Public Forum

The circulatory system is extremely important for sustaining life, being responsible to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the body. Arteries are the essentially mode of transport for these materials. In our ARTerial Community System, we hope to recognize a measurable pulse of the community and use the information and conversation from this evening to prescribe the right elements for our artistic programming to meet the needs and expectations of the immediate region.

It is essential for us, as we plan into the future of the gallery, to ensure that our vision is aligned with the community and that we can grow together into the best possible relationship with our neighbors. Come prepared for a night of insightful comments, inspiring ideas, and bright exchange to help shape the future of your gallery. 

May 2 @ 7:00 pm
Visiting Artist Resident Adrian Stimson
Visiting interdisciplinary artist Adrian Stimson, a member of the Siksika (Blackfoot) Nation in Southern Alberta, will be working with residents throughout Lambton County over a 15 day period in May. Join Adrian for an artist talk as he shares his practice, which includes paintings, installations, collodion wet plate photography, sculpture and performance. Adrian is part of the RBC Searching for Language project.

May 9 @ 7:00 pm
Shelly Mallon: Out from the Vault

The JNAAG's own Collections Officer, Shelly Mallon, is coming out of the vault to lead a revealing and insightful conversation about our permanent collection, conservation strategies, and some of the protocols of a Category A art museum like ours. 

May 16 @ 7:00 pm
High Speed Connection: A Case Study of Technology and Education

Curatorial Assistant Darryn Doull will present his findings from some recent explorations of the efficacy and relevancy of deploying technology in educational applications.

Fresh from a key presentation at an education conference hosted by the Ontario Museum Association, Darryn will share what the gallery has offered so far, why we are heading this direction, and what our preliminary findings have been to date. We will talk about the issues and hurdles with offering this kind of programming, as well as the kind of opportunities that it realizes. 

Our Art & Ideas program is generously supported by