Curate of an exhibition

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Curate of an exhibition
A curated exhibition is responsible for theme selection with a focus on the conceptual
title and the work (Swanick, Rankin, and Reinhart 2015, 20). A curated exhibition of Canada's
visual culture from the different time period and geographic locations depicts a finely tuned
cohesion of the selective work for supporting the premise. Depiction of visual cultures provides a
testament to the potential historical range and geographical diversity of the study of Canada's
visual culture. In the current exhibition curating of Canada's visual culture from different periods
in time has been shown. The segregation of art and sculptures is divided into categories
comprising of Aboriginal art, then the French colonial period, thereafter British colonial period.
Then the art forms of the dominion of Canada and subsequently from the early 20th century is
shown. Towards the end of the exhibition, World War II depiction and contemporary art forms
have been shown.
In the current exhibition embodiment of culinary, artistic, and social elements have been
representatives of Canada. The exhibition firstly includes European traditions and cultures,
especially from the British and French (Clintberg 2014, 315). Some of the indigenous French and
British cultures especially art forms have been included. Works of William Hoare, Francis
Hayman, and Richard Wilson are included. These British painters were famous in the 17th
century and paintings were selected that depicted conquering of several states and territories by
the British or their rule. The works of these British painters depict colonization of different

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geographic regions of Canada. The paintings also depict the widespread influence of British
culture over the Canadian soil.
There have been included some indigenous art forms in the exhibition at the beginning
that depicts the arrival of European colonists and British colonizers. Works if Tom Thomson has
been used in the initial gate of the exhibition to depict the artworks present at that time
(Mirzoeff 2011, 290). Aboriginal visual art forms inclusive of indigenous art traditions that
spanned across various territories in USA and Canada has been depicted. The geographic regions
that were depicted in the exhibition from these art forms included Northwest Plateau, Northwest
Coast, Eastern Woodlands, Arctic, Plains, and Subarctic. Metis cultures have been depicted in
the exhibition.
The French art of Baroque has been used to show the transition of British domination to
French domination. During the period of 1665 till 1759, sketches of Samuel de Champlain
reflected the North American territory, but the main focus of the art forms was from the Quebec
city region. Works of Abbe Hughes Pommier is shown in the exhibition. His art forms are
depicted as High Renaissance art. The main style that has been used in the exhibition is the Louis
XIII style. This art form is included to show the effects of the court of Louis XIII and Marie de'
Medici art which had the influence of north of Europe (Flemish and Dutch schools) and the
Roman painter of the Counter-Reformation is shown in the exhibition (Lehrer, Milton, and
Patterson 2011, 11). These art forms show the transition in forms of art as Canada moved from
British colonization to the French influence.
Alongside the British and French painters, works of some important Canadian painters
that followed European trends were included. Works of Cornelius Krieghoff, showing the life of