For Immediate Release: April 22, 2010 - The New Gallery (TNG), Calgary

MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
April 22, 2010

media contact: Jessica McCarrel
jessica@thenewgallery.org
403.233.2399

SHAKE HANDS WITH CONCEPTUAL ART
The New Gallery launches initiative to try to de-mystify contemporary art

Calgary, April 22, 2010 - The New Gallery (TNG) is pleased to announce the first installment of its Wine with Art Lecture Series Friday, April 30, 2010 at 4 PM. Each monthly event will feature a casual presentation on contemporary art, accompanied by a selection of delicious hors d’oeuvres courtesy of The Bistro at Art Central, and a tasting of boutique wine compliments of The Cellar and Summit Fine Wines. The Wine with Art Lecture Series aims to promote contemporary art to broader audiences within Calgary; each presentation will engage the public in the Gallery’s activities and provide new access points to an understanding and appreciation of contemporary visual art. With these events running from 4 - 6 PM on the last Friday of each month, the Gallery hopes to engage the downtown after-work crowd who may be interested in contemporary art and culture at large. TNG will also feature the lecture series online and as a monthly podcast.

Jane McQuitty, the premier presenter, will discuss TNG’s current exhibition, Horse and Sparrow by Vancouver artists Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens. The talk will survey the form and content of works of the exhibition, suggesting answers to the question of how such an austere approach to form might be appreciated as a feat of artistic and intellectual skill. Jane McQuitty obtained her BFA from ACAD and an MFA from University of Calgary. She currently teaches Art Appreciation III (Modernism) in Extended Studies at University of Calgary, and is an active board member of the Untitled Art Society.

On Thursday April 30, The Bistro at Art Central will be serving bruschetta, a beef & salmon mousse remoulade and chicken skewers with spicy satay to compliment the selected wines, Periquita from Portugal, and Pure Evil, an Australian Chardonnay.

The New Gallery (TNG) is Calgary’s original artist-run centre. Since 1975 TNG has presented the work of over a thousand local, national and international artists, and it remains a responsive public forum for the presentation of contemporary art. TNG is grateful for the ongoing support of its members, Calgary Arts Development, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and The Canada Council for the Arts. www.thenewgallery.org

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If you’d like additional information or to schedule an interview with the artists, please contact: Jessica McCarrel, TNG Administrative Director, at 403.233.2399 or email jessica@thenewgallery.org