Burlington Art Centre
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The Burlington Art Centre is an art centre in close proximity to Spencer Smith Park
in Burlington
, Ontario
, Canada
. There are exhibitions and educational programs, studios and activities at the Art Centre. The Centre is a non-profit registered charitable organization. It provides free admission seven days a week.
It was formed by several active visual arts co-operatives and guilds in the Burlington region. It was opened in 1978 as a facility for art groups to develop dedicated studios, photography, hand weaving, spinning, sculpture, woodcarving, ceramics, fine arts, and hooking craft. The Centre expanded and it started to become a public art gallery with exhibitions, publications, and a collection (begun in 1983) of contemporary Canadian ceramic art and educational programs. The facility has undergone two capital expansions (1991 & 2001) in response to the increasing need for collection storage, studios, and revenue generation.
The BAC plays a unique national role in collecting contemporary Canadian ceramics. The development of a critical mass of 1,000 artworks is a principle 'driver' for our curatorial work. Exhibitions of contemporary ceramics are curated from our own collection and from practicing Canadian artists. International and historic artworks are utilized to provide context and background for Canadian developments.
The Itabashi
, a sister city of Burlington, Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan and at public art galleries across Canada recognize the Centre's large ceramic collection, which is also the largest in Canada. The centre has a "Fire + Earth" exhibition through Virtual Museums Canada.
Spencer Smith Park
Spencer Smith Park is a park in downtown Burlington, Ontario right on the shore of Lake Ontario. It is home to the Sound of Music Festival as well as Canada's Largest Ribfest. It has a small beach and plenty of walking paths along Lake Ontario....
in Burlington
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
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. There are exhibitions and educational programs, studios and activities at the Art Centre. The Centre is a non-profit registered charitable organization. It provides free admission seven days a week.
History
The Burlington Art Centre was founded in 1978. It is the seventh largest public art gallery in Ontario and attracts over 100,000 visitors from Burlington, the Bay Area, Toronto, and across Ontario and the United States. The Centre collects and maintains Canada's largest collection of contemporary Canadian ceramics.It was formed by several active visual arts co-operatives and guilds in the Burlington region. It was opened in 1978 as a facility for art groups to develop dedicated studios, photography, hand weaving, spinning, sculpture, woodcarving, ceramics, fine arts, and hooking craft. The Centre expanded and it started to become a public art gallery with exhibitions, publications, and a collection (begun in 1983) of contemporary Canadian ceramic art and educational programs. The facility has undergone two capital expansions (1991 & 2001) in response to the increasing need for collection storage, studios, and revenue generation.
Guilds of the Burlington Art Centre
- Burlington Fine Arts Association
- Burlington Handweavers and Spinners Guild
- Burlington Sculptors and Woodcarvers Guild
- Latow Photographers Guild
- Fibre Arts Guild
- Burlington Potters Guild
- Hooking Craft Guild of Burlington
Facility
The Art Centre operates a 4,100 m². (44,000 sq ft.) facility with exhibition spaces that include the 400 m². (4,200 sq ft.) AIC Gallery, the 40 m². (400 sq ft.) F.R. (Bob) Perry Gallery, a collection atrium, multiple display cases throughout the facility for works in the collection, and a 225 m². (2,400 sq ft.) exterior courtyard for site-specific exhibitions. The educational programs have 10 studio/classrooms. Meeting rooms, gallery shop, café and offices account for 1,400 m². (15,000 sq ft.).Programs
There is an exhibition program, which has contemporary Canadian ceramists and regional artists including the BAC's guild members. There is an education program which trains professional development for artists and craftspeople.The BAC plays a unique national role in collecting contemporary Canadian ceramics. The development of a critical mass of 1,000 artworks is a principle 'driver' for our curatorial work. Exhibitions of contemporary ceramics are curated from our own collection and from practicing Canadian artists. International and historic artworks are utilized to provide context and background for Canadian developments.
The Itabashi
Itabashi, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. In English, it calls itself Itabashi City. Itabashi has sister-city relations with Burlington, Ontario in Canada; Shijingshan District in Beijing, People's Republic of China; and Bologna in Italy....
, a sister city of Burlington, Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan and at public art galleries across Canada recognize the Centre's large ceramic collection, which is also the largest in Canada. The centre has a "Fire + Earth" exhibition through Virtual Museums Canada.