Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre hosts third TREX art exhibit of year

By John Watson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A new temporary art exhibition is now on display at the Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre, available for viewing at the facility’s running track.

The temporary exhibit is made possible through TREX, which partners regularly with the Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre and George Freeman School to display galleries travelling across the province. 

Titled, “ReconciliACTIONS,” it was stated via released that the gallery invites viewers to contemplate how they can show up with care both individually and collectively in carrying reconciliation forward. 

The exhibit was made available for public viewing Dec. 19, and will be present at the Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre until Jan. 19. 

Also available for the public is an information and educators’ guide which contains information regarding the artists and the overarching themes of the exhibit, as well as the Calls to Action, a “what you can do” section, discussion guide, and lesson plans. 

“Regardless of our beliefs, what matters is to learn to commune with our spirit and with the Great Spirit to free ourselves from our suffering and to dance freely on this path that has not been burnt by the modern world,” credited via release to Dominique Rankin, and Marie-Josée Tardif.

Members of the public are welcome to view the exhibit, having paid the regular fee to use the Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre running track. 

For teachers wishing to bring a group of students to view the exhibit, a classroom rate has been made available. Jill McDonald, associate principal for George Freeman School may be contacted to book a visiting time.

In all, the exhibition contains works contributed by more than 20 First Nations artists across a variety of mediums. 

ReconciliACTIONS is the third exhibit circulated through TREX to be displayed at the Strathmore Motor Products Sports Centre in 2023. It follows “Pretend Foraging in Sleeved Blankets,” a whimsical community project, and “We Are Immigrants – The Hidden Hardships and Legacy of Early Chinese-Canadian Immigrants,” which explored the hardships and legacy of Chinese-Canadian immigrants beginning in the 19th Century.