The Northumberland Rug Hookers are partnering with the Art Gallery of Northumberland to organize an exhibit of rugs. The dates have been established – March 9-April 30 – which is earlier than expected so we are beginning immediately to collect rugs and need your help. We require all types of rugs/hooked items to show the wide scope of traditional rug hooking (primitive, fine shaded, sculptured, Oriental, stained glass, pictorial, cushions, vests, purses, hats, stools, vintage rugs, whatever). We are striving to have all rugs collected by mid February.
Since this will be a “curated” display, not all rugs will be accepted in the end as the curator will need to balance the display through factors such as size, colour, subject matter, design, space, etc. We are also in the process of sourcing some rugs beyond Northumberland to give added interest and entice rug hookers attending the Annual to visit the display and the downtown Cobourg area. Please deliver a maximum of two rugs you wish to be considered, to the regular Thursday hooking room at Halcyon Place in Cobourg, or bring to the January 30th monthly meeting. Joan Tooke, Curator of the exhibit, will be our guest speaker at the meeting and will be able to provide you with more information. Here's a link to an Information sheet to be filled out and attached to each rug. The “inspiration” part of the form refers to a story you may wish noted for the rug – as you know, it’s often about the “story! Following are some details and more will be forthcoming:
TITLE of Exhibit at the Art Gallery of Northumberland: “Then and Now – Rug Hooking in Canada – A Canada 150 Exhibition of Rugs”
DATE: March 9-April 30, 2017
LOCATION: Art Gallery of Northumberland, Victoria Hall, Cobourg
CURATOR: Joan Tooke
ORGANIZERS: Dianne Algera, Iris Vermeulen
PROGRAM to include: display of current and vintage rugs; satellite rug displays throughout the County of Northumberland in Colborne (Art Gallery), Brighton (Library), and Campbellford (Library) – all to be confirmed; interactive activities with a rug hooking station in the Gallery; invitations for short workshops to local high school students enrolled in the arts program and Grade three students taking Pioneer Studies – to be arranged; docent tours/lectures on two Wednesdays during the exhibit – to be confirmed; March Break program for students to be organized by the Assistant Director.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The rugs we are collecting for the Gallery are to be “older” rugs and are separate from those that will be displayed at the Cobourg Community Centre for the Annual Conference.
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