November Exhibition: Somewhere in Time (Mary Jong) + TETHERED: Reflections of Fibre (Emily Fraser)
This November, ASMAS presents two complementary exhibitions across our galleries: painter/printmaker Mary Jong in the Main Gallery and fibre artist/photographer Emily Fraser in the Freeze Gallery.
Main Gallery — Mary Jong: Somewhere in Time
Circular compositions act like portals, carrying the viewer into valleys, lakes, and cloud-swept, moonlit horizons. The circle—rich with meaning in Chinese cosmography and symbology—becomes both a formal device and a personal emblem, referencing family, the moon, and cycles of completeness. Earth and sky meet in serene, otherworldly dreamscapes.
Freeze Gallery — Emily Fraser: TETHERED: Reflections of Fibre
Emily “paints” landscapes with fibre, weaving together the BC coast and Okanagan interior through upcycled sari ribbon, yarn, roving, and found materials. Photographs are paired with fibre pieces to explore how light, lines, and textures echo across mediums, with select 3D works that consider how memory and place are stitched together.
Exhibition: Oct 30–Nov 22
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 30, 6–8 PM — all are welcome.
Location: Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum & Art Gallery
This show is generously sponsored by P.V. Quilting, the largest Quilting classroom in North America! Check them out on P.V. Road for all your quilting needs!
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In the early 1970’s residents of Armstrong found themselves powerless to save an historic building from being demolished. This event was the spark that led to the creation of the Armstrong Spallumcheen Historical Society, incorporated in 1974. In the beginning, the Society’s collection consisted mainly of historical photographs. Almost a decade later the City of Armstrong offered the Society space in part of a machine storage building. The Society opened a museum to the public in 1983. In 1988, with the help of a gift from Rusty Freeze, they expanded into the rest of the building and added an Art Gallery. At this time the name of the Society changed to the Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum and Arts Society. The museum and art gallery are the result of the dedication of the many volunteers from the community who continue to be active in it’s operation.
THE Armstrong Spallumcheen Museum and Art Gallery is located in historic downtown Armstrong. The first building on this site was moved from Lansdowne in 1901. Over time he expanded the building. The business was later operated by his sons and gradually changed into a machine shop. It has also served as a storage facility, automobile garage and gas station. Since becoming a museum, the facility has been upgraded many times, Our renovations in 2011 included fresh paint, new signage, a timber frame entrance and a colonnade. We now have a brand new, but still historic, look for a favourite old building.