True North Gallery
 True North Gallery in Waterdown | |
  Location of True North Gallery in Waterdown, Ontario | |
| Established | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Location | 23 Griffin Street Waterdown, Ontario, Canada |
| Coordinates | 43°20′01″N 79°53′28″W / 43.333495°N 79.891177°W |
| Type | Art gallery |
| President | Geoff & Brooke Kulawick |
| Website | truenorth |
True North Gallery (also known as The Music Gallery of Fine Art), founded in 2016 by Geoff and Brooke Kulawick,[1] is an art museum and gallery in downtown Waterdown, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to showcasing visual art by professional musicians, it claims to be the only art gallery of its kind.[2] It is located at the head office of True North Records and Linus Entertainment. The gallery is privately owned and offers free admission.[3]
History
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In 2015—seven years after purchasing True North Records from its original owner, Bernie Finkelstein—Geoff Kulawick moved the label's head office from Burlington to Waterdown, Ontario. Kulawick credits his wife Mabruka (Brooke), a visual artist, with the idea to use the new space as a place to display artwork by professional musicians. Brooke noted that some True North Records signees including Buffy Sainte-Marie and Murray McLauchlan were visual artists. Of the concept, Kulawick claimed, "The more research I did, the more it sounded like something brilliant that nobody else is doing."[4]
The gallery has hosted open house events featuring musicians/artists, including Buffy Sainte-Marie and Murray McLauchlan (at the grand opening in March 2016), Greg Smith and Jon Langford (May 2016),[5] Louie Pérez (January 2017),[6] and Joe Crookston (January 2018).[7]
While pieces such as limited-edition prints by John Lennon and a charcoal self-portrait by David Bowie remain part of the Kulawicks' private collection, many originals are on consignment from the artists.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jefferies, Brenda. “Waterdown’s True North Gallery Rocks the Cultural Scene.” The Flamborough Review, March 31, 2016. https://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/6414141-waterdown-s-true-north-gallery-rocks-the-cultural-scene
- ^ Rockingham, Graham. “Art of music: Gallery celebrates visual craft of musicians.” The Hamilton Spectator, March 30, 2016. https://www.thespec.com/whatson-story/6411368-art-of-music-gallery-celebrates-visual-craft-of-musicians
- ^ “About Us.” True North Gallery, accessed February 24, 2019. https://truenorth.gallery/about-us
- ^ Krewen, Nick. “Kulawicks’ Art Gallery Expands True North Brand For Artists.” FYI Music News, March 28, 2016. https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2016/03/28/kulawicks-art-gallery-expands-true-north-brand-artists
- ^ Rockingham, “Art of music."
- ^ Jefferies, Brenda. “Los Lobos musician Louie Pérez charms fans at Waterdown’s True North Gallery.” The Flamborough Review, January 31, 2017. https://www.flamboroughreview.com/news-story/7094670-los-lobos-musician-louie-p-rez-charms-fans-at-waterdown-s-true-north-gallery
- ^ Lovett, Julia. “Waterdown’s True North Gallery event to weave together music, written word, art.” The Flamborough Review, January 8, 2018. https://www.flamboroughreview.com/whatson-story/8038184-waterdown-s-true-north-gallery-event-to-weave-together-music-written-word-art
- ^ Rockingham, "Art of Music."