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Uncharted is a digital exhibition of artworks curated from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection in response to the novel coronavirus – COVID 19. ‘Novel’ meaning ‘new’ (and derived from the Latin word ‘novus’) is a word that aptly describes the times we have all been navigating these past few months, and that we continue to move forward in.

Right now, even the world’s most knowledgeable medical experts do not have clear answers as to how this pandemic is going to play out as time progresses. Politicians around the globe continue to struggle to find solutions for the economic and social challenges that the pandemic has presented. As a global collective we have entered into uncharted waters.

With so much still unknown there is much apprehension and frustration filling people’s lives. That being said, if one looks at the history books it is evident that art has been one of the largest saving graces during any significant global crisis. Art offers solace. It initiates creative and critical thinking around how to navigate new experiences. It activates resistance and rebellion. It delivers hope. The artworks featured in Uncharted, while not created in direct response to COVID 19, strongly exemplify the ways in which art responds to collective experience.

This exhibition was curated by Ashley Slemming, through the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) in partnership with the Art Gallery of Grand Prairie and the Alberta Society of Artists.

Featured artists include:

Dick Averns
DaveandJenn
April Dean
Gerry Dotto
Douglas Driediger
Shane Golby
Kablusiak
Audrey Mabee
Lesley Menzies
Holly Newman
Jeannette Northey
Violet Owen
Marigold Santos
Harry Savage
Peter Shostak
Robin Smith-Peck
Bella Totino-Busby