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ZimArt Shona Outdoor Gallery
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Working with the Stone. ZimArt's Rice Lake Outdoor Gallery. Open June 1 to Thanksgiving and any other time by appointment. Click here to view the Indoor Sculpture Gallery. Photo credits: Paul Hodgkinson.
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Selection of Work and Artist-in-Residence Program
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Working with the Stone. Selection of work and the. ZimArt represents over 50 artists from the different regions and communities in Zimbabwe, which have a vibrant stone sculpting tradition. Some of these sculptors have exhibited their work widely internationally; others, despite being truly gifted, have had limited exposure. While a few of the artists ZimArt represents come from large art co-operatives, the majority sculpt from home-based workshops or small studios. Some of the artists have been represent...
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About ZimArt
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Working with the Stone. Fran Fearnley is the owner of ZimArt and the Rice Lake Gallery, which first opened in 2000. An avid art collector and former journalist, Fran spent two years volunteering in South Africa, and was first introduced to Shona sculpture in 1998 when representing the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in Harare. An Ontario registered not-for-profit. In 2007 Fran was awarded a Fellowship in Applied Education by the Board of Governors of Sir Sandford Flem...
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Working with the Stone
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Working with the Stone. Working with the Stone. The stone used by Zimbabwean sculptors is unique in the world, in the range of colours that can be found in veins of rock that are literally next to one another in the earth: shades of avocado, pomegranate, granadilla, lemon, peach, plum, grape and mulberry. Authentic Shona sculptures are created entirely by hand. Unfortunately, however, more and more urban-based artists are beginning to use power tools. This tradition of exhibiting Shona sculpture outdoors...
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ZimArt's 2016 Public Exhibition and Sale Schedule
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Working with the Stone. ZimArt’s 2016 Public Exhibition. The Rice Lake Gallery is open daily, 11 am - 6 pm, from June 1 – Thanksgiving. Appointments can be made at any other time. Please call 705.939.6144. Other exhibitions and special events are currently being finalized. If you would like to receive our newsletter which includes information about exhibitions and other special events sign up here. You can also follow ZimArt on Facebook. Video from last year's Rice Lake exhibition. Rice Lake Guest Quote.
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A brief guide to collecting Shona sculpture
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Working with the Stone. A Brief Guide to Collecting Shona Sculpture. Shona sculpture, now also referred to as Zimbabwean stone sculpture, has gained popularity as it has found its way around the world. David Attenborough, an early collector of the work, commented that: “The real significance of this tribal art is that it shows us, locked within our own culture, that there are other ways of being human; there are alternative visions that have their own validity.”. Increasingly artists are being given orde...
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Media Room
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Working with the Stone. ZimArt in the Press and on the Radio click here. Meet artist Walter Mariga and ZimArt curator, Fran Fearnley. ZimArt's 14th annual public exhibition at the Rice Lake Gallery. Letwin Mugavazi on CHEX TV, 2011. ZimArt's Shona D'Afrique VII Exhibition is profiled on Global TV, 2011. When the Stone Talks, at the Gallery at Victoria Hall, Westmount, Montreal. ZimArt on CBC's The National, 2010. ZimArt's Spirit in the Stone exhibition, Durban, South Africa, 2009.
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History of Zimbabwean Shona Sculpture
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Working with the Stone. History of Zimbabwean Shona Sculpture. African stone sculpture from Zimbabwe is often called Shona sculpture, named after the largest tribe engaged in sculpting. Zimbabwe - derived from the Shona word. Which means ‘house of stone’ – is the only country on the African continent that has large deposits of stone suitable for sculpting. In the late 1960s the world recognized that a new art movement had been born in Africa and collectors started snapping up work. Shona sculpture fi...
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When the Stone Talks
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Working with the Stone. When the Stone Talks. The art of contemporary Zimbabwean sculptors. Cliquez ici pour voir la version française. The Gallery At Victoria Hall. 4626 Sherbrooke Street West. ZimArt has held exhibitions in La Belle Province every year since 2003. For the past decade ZimArt has partnered with the City of Beaconsfield to host an outdoor exhibition at Centennial Park, on the shores of Lac Louise. Key Dates for When the Stone Talks:. September 23, 2015, 6 pm – 8 pm. Please put “Mont...
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Making a Difference On the Ground in Zimbabwe
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Working with the Stone. Making a Difference on the. Click here to view videos on some of our projects. Since 2006 ZimArt has raised funds for worthwhile grassroots projects supporting vulnerable children in Zimbabwe. ZimKids Community Support evolved out of a decision to formalize and provide more structure to earlier initiatives supported by ZimArt-in-Trust, the former fundraising arm of ZimArt. Since 2014 all funds raised are directed to ZimKids Community Support. ZimArt donates sculptures to other fun...
