Culture Days All September Long!

The 4th Annual National Culture Days celebration will be held nation-wide September 27 - 29, 2013, but the JNAAG will be celebrating all month long with a number of rich arts and cultural events for all ages and interests.

Culture Days is a collaborative, Canada-wide movement that aims to raise the awareness, accessibility,participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. Launched in 2010, the annual Culture Days event takes place in more than 800 Canadian cities and towns, with a wide range of activities offered by various organizations, groups, and individual artists.

The JNAAG invites everyone to participate in and experience the cultural life of our community through hands-on and behind-the-scenes activities exploring Lambton County history, visual arts, Canadian art history, multiculturalism and film. 

Free Film Screening - William Kurelek's The Maze

The gallery will be hosting a free exclusive screening of William Kurelek's The Maze, a film that explores the life of celebrated Canadian artist William Kurelek.Dramatically told through his paintings, on camera revelations, and interviews with the artist and his family, the film reveals his struggles with mental illness. Guests will have a unique opportunity to take part in an interactive question and answer session with the directors from their studio in Los Angeles via Skype at the end of the screening. 

The film has garnered rave reviews from sold-out screenings at the Art Gallery of Hamilton, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and International Festival of Films on Art in Montreal, among many others. Do not miss your chance to view this inspiring film in our community. Click here to register

Behind the Scenes Tours

On Saturday, September 28, the JNAAG is throwing open their doors and offering behind the scenes tours of the gallery, led by Art Collection Officer Shelly Mallon.  Explore the permanent collection vault, seldom seen by the general public. Tours will be offered at 11:30 am and 2:00 pm. Space is extremely limited so participants are encouraged to register their spot at by clicking here

Family Sundays 

Beginning September, 15, the gallery will be hosting a number of free Family Sunday Art Drop-Ins that  explore artistic practices from around the world. Create your own mysterious Chatterbox sculpture, used for centuries in children's fortune telling games. Explore the Japanese practice of Suminagashi, and design your own unique inked monoprint. Learn to write your name in ancient Egyptian characters on traditional Bardi paper. Family Sunday activities are for all ages, and materials are provided. Click here to register

Double Feature Bus Trip

The JNAAG is also hosting a double feature exhibition tour of Petrolia by Montreal based artist Andreas Rutkauskas, and a bus trip to the Oil Museum of Canada on September 29. Learn more about the cultural landscape that inspired Rutkauskas, the excellent display at the Oil Museum of Canada, and explore the historic oil fields that have operated in our area for generations. The cost for the bus trip is $30.00 per person for non-members, $25.00 for members (including tax).  Call 519 336 8127 ext 3231 to register. Click here to register

Full Listing of the JNAAG's Culture Days Activities:

Sunday, September 15 - 1:00 to 3:00 pm 
Family Sunday Art Drop-in: Chatter Box Sculptures    
FREE

                       

Thursday, September 19 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
William Kurelek's The Maze 
Film Screening and Director Q & A
Admission FREE but registration is required.                                                                      

Sunday, September 22 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 
Family Sunday Art Drop-in: Japanese Suminagashi Monoprints

FREE                                                            

Saturday, September 28  - 11:30 am and 2:00 pm  
Behind the Scenes Tour of the JNAAG - Explore 'The Vault' and more! 
FREE but registration required

               
                                                                        

Sunday, September 29 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm 
Double Feature Bus Trip: Exhibition tour of Petrolia and the Oil Museum of Canada  

$25.00 members $30.00 non-members                         
                 

Sunday, September 29  - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Family Sunday Art Drop-in: Bardi Paper Prints   

FREE                         

                 
                                                                                                 

To register your spot for any of the JNAAG's Culture Days activities, visit www.jnaag.ca or call 519 336-8127 ext. 3227