Western Voices in Canadian Art

Foreward: The Hon. Murray Sinclair Preface I. New Departures: Developing Artistic Voices in Canada's West 1. Contexts and Overview: The Birth of Distinctive Visual Expressions 2. 1821-1870: Itinerant & Resident: New Experiences - New Expressions 3. 1870-1930: Supports & Opportunities: Coming of Age 4. 1930-1990: New Frameworks & Artists' Recognition 5. Into the 21st Century: New Departures & Leading-Edge Innovations II. Landscape as Culture 1. Landscape as History 2. Landscape as Place 3. Landscape as Spirit III. Urbanization & New Meanings 1. Changing Dynamics: The Rise of Cities 2. Neighbourhoods: Streetscapes & Back Lanes 3. Lifestyles: Industrialization, Work & Leisure IV. Abstraction into the Spiritual 1. Abstracted Realities 2. Religious Philosophies & The Spirit Abstracted 3. Abstracting through Sculpture V. People: Portraits & Inscapes 1. Portraits - Commissioned and Not 2. Psychological Inscapes 3. The Figure & Perspectives of Human Form VI. Visual Voices Raising Societal Concerns 1. The Environment & Climate Change 2. Health & Human Rights 3. Self-Rule & Post-Colonialism 4. Residential Schools & Reconciliation 5. War & Conflict VII. Expanding Techniques: Creating New Visual Language 1. Two-Dimensional New Twists 2. Investigations in the Third-Dimension 3. New Media & New Engagements VIII. Timeline: International, National & Key Arts' Events Epilogue: The Last Word