Eleven new works have been added to the Provincial Art Bank through the Acquisitions Program. Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour Minister, Carolyn Bertram, announced the selection of the works today.
“I am very pleased that we have been able to acquire more works than ever before of the Island’s outstanding artists,” she said. “This program allows us to assist visual artists in a very concrete way and makes their work available for viewing by the public.”
An independent jury made the selection from the 103 pieces which were submitted by 39 artists for consideration. The works purchased are Water Shadows, an oil by Christine Trainor; Fort Singleton, Poppies, an oil by John Cox; Push, a oil/gesso/acrylic by Stephen MacInnis; The Woodlot, an acrylic by Stephen Christensen; Where You Rest, an acrylic by Eun-Mee Yang; Old Home Week, a silver gelatin print by Anna Karpinski; Tree and Pumpkin, a pinhole photograph by Mary Carr-Chaisson; Bell Island, Nfld., a photograph by Lionel Stevenson; Searock, a clay piece by Jamie Germaine; Nest Eggs, an earthenware and copper piece by Sarah Saunders, and Moonlight Dance, a leaded art glass piece by Susanna Rutherford.
Minister Bertram noted that the works would be on display at Eptek Cultural Centre in Summerside later this year. “This public location will provide an opportunity for Islanders and visitors alike to view the newest acquisitions to the Provincial Art Bank collection,” she said.
Minister Bertram also announced that the Acquisition Program has changed from a biennial program to an annual call for submissions.
Information about the pieces and the artists will be available at the Eptek Centre display location. When the display concludes, the artwork will become part of a collection on display in Provincial Government buildings to which the public has access. These locations include Access PEI sites, boardrooms, minister’s offices and public areas. The Art Bank program has been in place for almost twenty-five years and during that period an extensive collection of 115 pieces from approximately 75 Island artists has been assembled.
For more information, visit: www.gov.pe.ca/go/artbank.