Title: Stages

Dates: September 17, 2005 - January 8, 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Curated by Karen Hewett, Gallery Educator

Preliminary sketches and paintings from the art gallery's permanent collection reveal the metamorphic nature of creative process. Artists include: David Blackwood, Rhoda Dawson, A.Y. Jackson, David Milne, Helen Parsons Shepherd, Rae Perlin, Christopher Pratt, Gerald Squires, Tony Urquhart and Don Wright.

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Title: The Limestone Barrens Project

Dates: September 17, 2005 - January 8 , 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Charlotte Jones, curator

A collaborative exchange between artists from Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Ireland. Artists create work in response to rare formations of Limestone Barrens, common to each region

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Title: Reginald and Helen Shepherd: A Retrospective

Dates: October 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Caroline Stone, curator

A retrospective look at the work of two artists who pioneered art and art education in this province.

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Title: Marlene Creates: Land Use

Dates: October 7, 2005 - January 8, 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Robin Metcalfe, curator

Survey of "land-use" installations created over the past decade by this Newfoundland and Labrador artist.

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Title: The Niche Project

Dates: June 29, 2005- January 7, 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Marlene MacCallum

Marlene MacCallum's installation presents 30 black-and-white photographs that explore the theatrical nature of architecture. Presented within the recessed niches of the Rooms Atrium, The Niche Project plays with the illusions created by eye's interaction with interior spaces.

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Title: A Sampling of Cultural Riches

Dates: June 29, 2005- January 7, 20066

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Gloria Hickey, curator

Art, artifacts and documents hint at the province's rich culture represented by The Rooms' permanent collections (Museum, Archives and Art Gallery). On display within The Rooms Atrium.

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Title: Comharsana Beal Dorais (Next Door Neighbours)

Dates: June 29, 2005- January 7, 2006

Location: The Rooms - Art Gallery (St. John's)

Catherine Marshall , curator (Irish Museum of Modern Art)

Spanning works by 24 of Ireland's more celebrated contemporary artists, Comharsana Beal Dorais (a Gaelic phrase translated as "Neighbours") offers a rare chance to experience the vibrant artistic production coming from Newfoundland and Labrador's next door neighbour.

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