ROBIN ARSENEAULT & PAUL JACKSON: Hoots, Cackles and Wails and Hunting Blind

August 20-September 25, 2011

A new sculpture on the City of Edmonton Terrace and RBC New Works exhibition.

Alberta artists Robin Arseneault and Paul Jackson were commissioned by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) and the Art Gallery of Alberta to create a new work for the AGA’s City of Edmonton Terrace.

The unveiling of this project is accompanied by an exhibition, Hoots, Cackles and Wails, in the AGA’s RBC New Works Gallery featuring related work by Robin Arseneault and Paul Jackson. Running from August 20-September 25, the exhibition features drawings, sculpture and other materials used as inspiration for the creation of Hunting Blind.

Hunting Blind is comprised of three sculptural elements: a tower, perches and five reflective shields. Using the terrace as a stage and the art works as props, Arseneault and Jackson have created an active space of interaction between these objects and AGA visitors.

The AFA / AGA Sculpture Commission was launched in 2010 as a province-wide juried competition, open to all Alberta artists. The winning work will be displayed on the AGA’s third floor terrace for the next five years, and will become part of the AFA’s permanent art collection. The project is funded entirely by the AFA.

The RBC New Works Gallery features new artworks by established and emerging Alberta artists. Initiated in 1998 and named the RBC New Works Gallery in 2008, this gallery space continues the Art Gallery of Alberta’s tradition of supporting Alberta artists.