MEDIA ADVISORY: Opening Reception Invite

WOLFVILLE, NS / AGILITYPR.NEWS / September 10, 2024 / Art Gallery Exhibit Opening Reception: 

Beyond La Llorona: Women & Resistance in Oaxacan Printmaking

For the first time in Atlantic Canada, the works from specially selected Mexican printmakers will be on public display. The opening reception for Beyond La Llorona: Women & Resistance in Oaxacan Printmaking, curated by Dr. Laurie Dalton, is taking place at the Acadia University Art Gallery on September 14th. The exhibit will run until December 5th. 

"The exhibition focuses on the representation of lived experiences of women in contemporary Oaxacan society," says Dr. Dalton. "From the labourers in the markets often seen as invisible, to calls to action for women’s rights, and in the creation of spaces in the city for the production and creation of art by women printmakers."

Over 40 works on paper selected from four leading studios (Amarte, Hoja Santa, La Productora Gráfica del Bosque, Subterráneos) reflect on the possibilities of art as a tool for social resistance: both in their subject matter, but also in the physical spaces they have created in the city: where the very act of creation is a political act in and of itself. 

These works have never before been featured in Atlantic Canada. The exhibition also marks the first large-scale print exhibition of Mexican artists at the Acadia University Art Gallery. This opportunity was made possible with support from the FRIENDS fund of the gallery.

WHAT:

You're invited to the opening reception of the latest exhibit at the Acadia University Art Gallery: Beyond La Llorona: Women & Resistance in Oaxacan Printmaking. Light refreshments will be served. The collection will be open to the public until December 5, 2024.

WHO:

• Dr. Laurie Dalton, Director and Curator of the Acadia University Art Gallery; Adjunct Professor in Acadia's Department of History and Classics
• Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo, Acadia's new Provost and Vice-President, Academics, will be delivering opening remarks 

DATE:

Saturday, September 14, 2024

TIME:

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

LOCATION:

Acadia University Art Gallery

10 Highland Avenue

Wolfville, NS

NOTES FOR MEDIA:

• All welcome, no RSVP required.
• For interview requests, please reach out to media.relations@acadiau.ca. 
• Private exhibit showings for film media can be arranged after September 16, directly through Dr. Laurie Dalton.

CONTACT:

Email: Media.relations@acadiau.ca

ABOUT THE ACADIA ART GALLERY:

Established in 1978, the Acadia University Art Gallery offers a year-round programme of exhibitions and is a space for research, dialogue, and community engagement with visual art. Please visit the website for a list of events related to the project.