In the Middle of the World - exhibition catalogue is published

In the Middle of the World, the catalogue of the exhibition, is now published and available from the curator, Miranda Bouchard, and the two artists, Judith E Martin and Penny Berens.  It is also available at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum and the Muse (Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Gallery) in Kenora.

Email Judy to reserve a copy.  The price is $35 plus shipping.  

Noble Tenderness / My Awakened Heart by Judy Martin

The book is 10 inches square and soft cover.  It is 125 pages of good quality paper.  The images of the artworks are clear and large.  The essay by curator Miranda Bouchard is well foot noted and thoughtful.  There are two other essays as well as a forward and an index of images.   

Resting Between Tides by Penny Berens

Miranda Bouchard launched the catalogue on October 9, 2023.  She thanked many people and organizations in her gracious social media text.     

Since 2021, I’ve had the honour of working on a catalogue to accompany my long-term curatorial project, In the Middle of the World, and creating a lasting record to share and celebrate the works of the incredible Canadian artists, Penny Berens and Judy Martin.

This project, supported by the Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario through the Visual Arts Projects program, has been a true labour of love for my collaborators and I. It’s been years in the making, a project whose deep meaning and magic are beyond my ability to aptly describe. At long last, I’m pleased to announce that the catalogue is ready to share!

We’re selling hard copies of the catalogue (soft cover, full colour, 125 pages) for $35 each, plus shipping/delivery. ($6.00 in Canada, $12.00 for the USA) Copies are limited – get yours soon!

We’re also pleased to offer the soft (digital) copy for free, in PDF format (https://www.mirandabouchard.com/.../motw_final_ebook...

) or in .epub format (available upon request). I’m deeply grateful to MANY contributors, helpers, funders and organizations for their support of this project.

Miranda continues:  

Special Thanks for my close project collaborators:

The artists: Penny Berens , Judith E. Martin , the designer: Zoë Wonfor

The guest writers: Melanie Girdwood-Brunton & Michael Rikley-Lancaster

The editor (essays and foreword): Sarah Pinder

The readers: Grace Butland, Elizabeth Creith, Alicia Hunt, Sharon Hunter, Andrea Pinheiro and Anna Wilson

The photographers: Chandra Barnett, Richard Berens, Nick Dubecki, Paul Latour, Ned Martin, Frank Myers & Sophie (Roo) Wonfor

The printers: OJ GRAPHIX, Espanola, ON

We are all grateful to our project funder, The Ontario Arts Council ; and to other organizations who’ve supported the project and the broader curatorial project: Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, The Muse - Lake of the Woods Museum and Douglas Family Art Centre , ARSTPLACE and Arts Nova Scotia . And of course, a very special thank you to our families, friends and colleagues for their ongoing support of our work and of the In the Middle of the World project!

Penny and Judy thank our beloved free-lance curator, Miranda Bouchard, for her devotion to this entire project and her determination to ensure that we are written about.