PAMA is going to be in style with fashions this fall

October 24, 2014 · 0 Comments

This fall, the Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) is the destination for uncovering the historical and cultural side of fashion.
With workshops, talks and activities created to complement the exhibitions, PAMA is the place to learn more about textiles and fabrics. PAMA also offers workshops for the family history buffs and art samplers for the entire family. There’s something for everyone at PAMA.
Based on the art gallery and museum exhibitions, PAMA’s fall programs are all about textiles and prints. Listen in on the Artist Talk with Lizz Aston Oct. 26 at 2:30 p.m., when she discusses her explorations of traditional materials through methods of abstraction and manipulation of patterns. Nov. 15 and 22 at 10:30 a.m., Chamila Belleth’s textile workshop will deal with things from dyeing with natural materials to a finished silk scarf using ancient techniques in contemporary ways. Aston returns Dec. 13 at 10:30 a.m. with a full-day workshop exploring polychromatic screen printing to produce watercolour-like images on paper and cloth.
In keeping with the theme of textiles and fabrics, the art gallery’s acting curator Gerrie Loveys will lead an exhibition tour of Pulling the Thread Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. to explore how domestic practices have influenced today’s artists through contemporary approaches, materials and techniques.
Guest curator Jonathan Walford from the Fashion History Museum will be on hand Nov. 2 at 3:30 p.m. for a lecture on the museum’s Waist Management: A History of Unmentionables exhibition, bringing three centuries of corsets, crinolines, bustles and bras to the present.
Let the kids get creative with PAMA Kids Weekend Workshops: Museum Detectives each Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from Oct. 18 to Nov. 15. Kids will explore printmaking and sculpture, creating an innovative and inspired piece each week.
Drop the kids off at school and explore different art-making techniques from still life sketching to acrylic painting in the PAMA Adult Art Sampler Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. until Nov. 17.
Those who are on the lookout for some local history and culture, go to PAMA every Thursday night at 7 p.m. for a general tour.
Visit pama.peelregion.ca to learn more or to register for a program, activity or tour this fall.
PAMA is a place to explore and learn about Peel Region’s culture and heritage, as well as use conversation, questions and stories to help make new and fascinating connections to the surrounding community.
Operated by the Region of Peel, PAMA is at 9 Wellington St. E. in Brampton.