[BCMA] [MEDIA EVENT + MEDIA RELEASE] A Cultivating Journey opens at Kelowna Art Gallery

Tue Jun 12 07:00:39 PDT 2018

Media Preview Event

Please join us at this exclusive media preview for a glimpse of A Cultivating Journey: The Herman H. Levy Legacy, and chance to speak with the exhibition curator and gallery director.

WHEN:                 Thursday, June 14th, 2018

                              10:00 am to 11:00 am

ATTENDING:      Dr. Ihor Holubizky, Senior Curator, McMaster Museum of Art

                              Nataley Nagy, Executive Director, Kelowna Art Gallery

Space is limited! Please confirm your attendance via email or phone to Joshua Desnoyers at 250-762-2226 ext. 305 or josh at kelownaartgallery.com<mailto:josh at kelownaartgallery.com>

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For Immediate Release

A Cultivating Journey opens at Kelowna Art Gallery

A Cultivating Journey: The Herman H. Levy Legacy
June 16 to October 28, 2018

June 12, 2018 - Kelowna, BC: A new exhibition to open at the Kelowna Art Gallery promises to be the must-see show of the summer and marks several firsts for the Gallery and the city.

A Cultivating Journey: The Herman H. Levy Legacy presents more than sixty paintings, drawings, and etchings that span over five centuries of visual art. The earliest pieces in the exhibition date from the late 15th Century, including two etchings on paper by German Renaissance artist Albrecht Durer, while the most recent work is from 1993.

Of particular note, are works by well-known artists including Gustave Courbet, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Peter Paul Rubens, Vincent van Gogh, and many others. This will mark the first time that works by many of these artists have ever been shown in Kelowna.

"We are thrilled to share this collection from the McMaster Museum of Art with local audiences," says Nataley Nagy, Executive Director at the Kelowna Art Gallery. "From the stunning paintings by the great impressionists to the works on paper, this exhibition of significant European historical and modern art will have something for everyone."

A Cultivating Journey showcases work from businessman and philanthropist Herman Herzog Levy's (1902-1990) art collection, which in 1984, was donated to the McMaster Museum of Art. It represents one of the most significant donations to a university gallery in Canadian history. The exhibition reflects the remarkable acumen of Levy as a collector and offers visitors a cross-section of art history through the filter of his personal interests, which favoured Impressionist and Post-Impressionist landscapes, portraits, and still lifes.

A Cultivating Journey: The Herman H. Levy Legacy is on view from June 16 to October 28, 2018. The exhibition is organized and circulated by the McMaster Museum of Art and curated by senior curator Dr. Ihor Holubizky.

The exhibition is proudly supported by visionary partner, The University of British Columbia, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies, Okanagan Campus, and supporting sponsor Oland Baxter. This project is supported by the Museums Assistance Program at Canadian Heritage.

The Kelowna Art Gallery is located at 1315 Water Street in the heart of the Cultural District in downtown Kelowna. For hours of operation, or more information about current exhibitions, please visit www.kelownaartgallery.com or call 250-762-2226.

- 30 -

For more information, to schedule an interview, or for high resolution images, please contact:

Media Inquiries

Joshua Desnoyers | Marketing and Events Coordinator

Kelowna Art Gallery
1315 Water Street | Kelowna, B.C. | V1Y 9R3
250-762-2226 ext. 305
josh at kelownaartgallery.com<mailto:josh at kelownaartgallery.com>  |  kelownaartgallery.com<http://www.kelownaartgallery.com>  |  facebook.com/KelownaArtGallery

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
unsubscribe<mailto:josh at kelownaartgallery.com?subject=Please%20unsubscribe%20me%20from%20your%20email%20list> | Click on "unsubscribe' or reply with unsubscribe in the subject line to be removed from media release email list

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.vifa.ca/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20180612/9ad48b59/attachment-0001.htm 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Images for Media -- A Cultivating Journey.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 267193 bytes
Desc: Images for Media -- A Cultivating Journey.pdf
Url : http://lists.vifa.ca/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20180612/9ad48b59/attachment-0002.pdf 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: Media Release -- A Cultivating Journey opens at Kelowna Art	Gallery.pdf
Type: application/pdf
Size: 84158 bytes
Desc: Media Release -- A Cultivating Journey opens at Kelowna
	Art Gallery.pdf
Url : http://lists.vifa.ca/pipermail/bcma/attachments/20180612/9ad48b59/attachment-0003.pdf 