The Confluence Members’ Gallery is a volunteer-run community gallery operating during the summer months in the Yukon School of Visual Arts. In contrast to KIAC’s professional gallery, the ODD Gallery, this gallery features the work of local and regional artists at all stages of their career. Past exhibitions have included painting, photography, installation art, sculpture, found art, and thematic group shows. Each summer, the gallery presents a series of exhibitions with an accompanying opening reception for each show.
The Confluence Members’ Gallery is located in the Yukon School of Visual Arts at 3rd and Queen in Dawson City.
2013 Exhibition Schedule:
The Nature of Three
Amanda King - Rebekah Miller - Rachael Siminovitch
May 23-June 16
Opening: May 23, 7pm
Once Upon A Pen: A Story told in original Art is a collection of moments capturing the light and dark sides of awoman’s life. Amanda King is an artist from New Zealand living in Dawson City, YT.
Rebekah Miller is an artist from Buck Lake, Alberta. She attended the Alberta College of Art & Design in Calgary, graduating with a BFA in Print Media. Recently, she completed her MFA at the San Francisco Art Institute in California. She currently lives and works in Dawson City, YT.
Originally from Lethbridge, Alberta, Rachael Siminovitch is a visual artist living and working out of Dawson City, YT. After graduating from Emily Carr University of Art & Design, she followed friends up to Dawson and has been infatuated with the Yukon ever since. Influenced by time spent outdoors, Rachael is able to indulge her imagination through painting and drawing.
SOVA4
June 20-July 14
Opening: June 20, 7pm
Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes
School's out for summer
School's out forever
School's been blown to pieces
-Alice Cooper
Paricipating Artists:
Kerry Barber - Joanne Anderson - Merran Smith - Thomas Usher - Kathryn Pennington - Emma Tius - Ange Bonnici - Ellen Friesen - Solvey Johnsgaard - Graham Rudge - Jackson Lovett - Andrea Ganeff - Aubyn O’Grady - Krystal Manwell - Sarah Seburn
EH TO ZED
Dan Sokolowski
July 18-August 11
Opening: July 18, 5:30pm
In the first decade of the 20th century, the Grand Trunk Railway embarked on constructing a more northern transcontinental railway across Canada. An unknown person or persons took it upon themselves to systematically name each siding along the line in alphabetical order east-to-west between Manitoba and Alberta. 93 stations were named in the scheme, completing at least five rounds of the alphabet. This became known as “The Alphabet Railway”.
The railway, a symbol of the modern, industrial age, was a key component if forging artificial political boundaries across geographical landscapes. The imposition of an alphabetical structure emphasized man attempt at “mastery” over nature. This exhibition illustrates the effects of nature and time on man-made objects across a landscape. 55 of these railstops and sidings as were located, recorded on digital image, HD video and black and white hand processed 16mm film last summer.
Sok Cinema has been producing a blend of animation, experimental and documentary films since 1983. Dan's Films have been shown at many film festivals and film events locally, nationally and internationally. In addition to his own films Dan has worked on over 50 independent productions as cinematographer, animator, assistant director, lighting director and editor. He currently lives in Dawson City, in Canada's Yukon, and is the producer of the Dawson City International Short Film Festival.
Dawson City Arts Society Members' Show
Aug 15-Sept 8
Opening: Aug 15, 8:30 - as part of the Yukon Riverside Arts Festival Gallery Hop