MoMA curator Starr Figura discusses Lucian Freud's etching practice. Starr Figura is the Phyllis Ann and Walter Borten Associate Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. In 2007, she organized the exhibition, Lucian Freud: The Painter's Etchings, and wrote the accompanying catalogue. She is currently working on a major exhibition entitled German Expressionism: The Graphic Impulse, which will open at MoMA in March, 2011. $15 members, $18 general public, $12 students.

planted ... the sensation of being grounded. A mixed media installation which explores the experience of agreeing to be here now.

Main Gallery, Peter A. Barelkowski: Come Play With Us. An Invitation to Our Horrors. "We do have a tendency to forget. History teaches nothing. Oblivious to its lessons, we are moving through the same nightmares again and again: year by year, century by century, millennium by millennium. Conveniently, we pretend that the horrors surrounding us are only a momentary aberration. As if they always happen to others and in the end, we will surely be alright. There is no hope as long as we keep forgetting how easily we entered into violence: became cruel, intolerant and self-righteous. Killing lies deep within our nature and we should never forget about it." – Peter A. Barelkowski.
North Gallery, Anne-Marie Cosgrove. This retrospective exhibition highlights the artist's personal and social engagement with painting for over two decades.

Reading the Garden – by Josh Thorpe and David Court. During the period that TSG will be closed for brick repairs, this text-based work about the nature, experience and history of the TSG and its site is available free in newspaper boxes positioned at each entrance to the Garden.

Peter Smith: You May Find Yourself. Curated by Ann MacDonald.
Peter Smith thoughtfully receives the overabundance of information swirling around us in our modern world. He grapples with and translates the inherent complications and idiosyncrasies of life, representing the macrocosm in prints and assemblages that are comprised of the detritus of our days – scrap wood, dollar store surplus, stickers, plastic globes, and building blocks. His works unite throwaway culture with aspirations for comprehension and transcendence.
Organized by the Doris McCarthy Gallery in partnership with the Robert McLaughlin Gallery.

Open Juried Photography Show – May 4-29, 2010.
Entry deadline: April 14, 2010.
Artists are invited to enter works in photography, video or digital media.
Jurors: Glen Jones and Jim Hamilton.
Enter up to three pieces. Entry fee: $30 non-refundable. Show runs May 4-29, 2010.
30% commission to Beaux-Arts Brampton.
Go to www.beaux-artsbrampton.com for entry details and form.