Announcing Our 2016 Theme

It’s been just over a month since we closed our doors on the amazing 2015 season. Since then we’ve been hard at work looking forward and into next year. Now our leadership team, Matt and Joel, have decided on a theme for 2016. We’re proud to announce that theme now…
So without further ado, here’s our introduction to the 2016 season’s show at the Algonquin Art Centre: Metamorphosis!

 Hilary Clark Cole, “Marsh Mellow”

“All things change. Nothing remains the same.”
Since the philosopher Pythagoras said these famous words over two thousand years ago, artists from all walks of life have explored the concept of metamorphosis, how things change and transform through time.  Their creative efforts have provided us with some of the world’s most iconic works of literature, sculpture, and painting. In addition to its cultural significance, Metamorphosis also represents one of the most familiar and ubiquitous biological processes we know of, leading some thinkers to conclude that life itself is simply a series of metamorphoses.

In light of this concept’s artistic and biological significance, the Algonquin Art Centre has asked its artists to explore the theme of transformation for its 2016 show, Metamorphosis. Selected artists will explore these ideas as they apply to the landscape and wildlife of Algonquin Park and Canada’s protected lands, shedding new light on a rich, venerable, and still vibrant artistic theme.