Local art gallery’s Triennial opens its doors to the public

Industrial transformation and urban renewal has been the focus for some of the region’s most talented artists at this year’s Triennial, hosted at the Art Gallery of Windsor.

The 2014 Windsor-Essex Triennial of Contemporary Art opened its doors to the public Oct, 4.  The exhibit displays art that promotes the region as a cultural hub of post-industrial transformation and celebrates the distinct voices of its artists.

Triennial Coordinator Jude Abu Zaineh, 24, is an artist herself.  She said this year’s exhibition is unlike any other before it.

“Not only will we be displaying the work of our artists inside the Art Gallery of Windsor but we are also taking their work outside of your natural texturized gallery,” Zaineh said. “So now there are four offsite galleries where there is art work for the public to come and view besides viewing it in its natural setting of the gallery itself.”

The Triennial displays the work of 24 artists based in Southwestern and Southeastern Ontario as well as Detroit, making this an international event.

Janine, 23, was viewing the exhibit for the first time and said all the different styles and the creativity put into them by the artists will have her back.

“The art gallery is very impressive so far,” Janine said.  “The Triennial artists do an amazing job at capturing what it is to live in a post-industrial time here in Windsor.”

The exhibition will be taking place at multiple venues alongside the Art Gallery of Windsor, including Ford City, Leamington Arts Centre, Vollmer Culture and Recreation Centre and Windsor’s Capitol Theatre.

Admission is free to all the venues and is taking place until Jan. 11, 2015.