JNAAG launches two new exhibitions this summer

Image courtesy of artist Tracey-Mae Chambers.

Sarnia, ON – The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery is pleased to announce two new upcoming summer exhibitions.

Tracey-Mae Chambers: Hope & Healing Canada
Friday, August 5 – Saturday, October 1, 2022

The public is invited to visit Artist Tracey-Mae Chambers as she installs her work Hope & Healing Canada on Thursday, August 4^th from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., and on Friday, August 5^th from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery.

The #hopeandhealingcanada project consists of a series of site-specific art installations across Canada. Each installation is temporary and meticulously created by Métis artist Tracey-Mae Chambers using red yarn that is crochet, knit, and tied. While the yarn symbolically reconnects a fractured society, the red represents blood, passion, anger, courage, and love. 

This ongoing body of work is used to illustrate connections between Indigenous, Inuit, and Métis peoples with Canadians, while also broaching the subject of decolonization. The installation invites us to engage with the idea of connection, and how communities can move forward to heal and support one another through traumatic and life-altering events. To learn more about the project and artist follow #hopeandhealingcanada or visit traceymae.com.

Feels Like Home: Larry Towell & Inspired Teens
Friday, August 12 – Saturday, October 8, 2022

The Gallery will display select photographs by award winning photographer Larry Towell, alongside a juried selection of photos from the Take Your Shot: Teen Photo Contest held in partnership with Lambton County Library.

Photographer, poet, and oral historian Larry Towell served as the inspiration behind this community art initiative. The contest asked teens to focus on photos that encapsulate the feeling of home.

For information about the exhibition, visit jnaag.ca.

The Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery’s current hours of operation are Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 11:00 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.

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Please contact:

Rose Canino         
Exhibition Support & Exhibition Education Coordinator, Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery
County of Lambton
Email Rose Canino