{"id":768,"date":"2015-09-12T19:27:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-12T23:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2023-10-15T22:55:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T02:55:26","slug":"the-repository-an-exhibition-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/?page_id=768","title":{"rendered":"The Repository: An Exhibition History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">PAST EXHIBITION HISTORY of <em>The Repository of Wonders<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2011:<\/strong> The<em> Repository<\/em> is installed at ARTsPLACE Gallery Annapolis Royal, NS. Held over, it draws repeat visits, plus an interview on CBC&#8217;s Radio <em>Main Street<\/em>\u00a0program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2012: <\/strong>A \u201ctraveling\u201d version is curated into the exhibition <em>ReVISION<\/em>, at the Nova Scotia Public Archives\u2019 Chase Art Gallery, and reviewed by the <em>Chronicle Herald <\/em>(arts editor Elissa Barnard), and featured in <em>Visual Arts News, <\/em>Spring 2013<em>. \u00a0<\/em>The October, 2012 issue of <em>Steampunk Canada<\/em> features an interview and article by editor Lee Ann Farruga.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2013:<\/strong> A full installation of the<em>\u00a0Repository<\/em> is created for Acadia University Art Gallery, Wolfville, NS. Curator S. I. Hall presents a lecture to a History of Museums class in conjunction with the exhibition.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_889\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-889\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-889\" src=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0436-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"Installation at Arcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0436-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0436-768x515.jpg 768w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/IMG_0436-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation at Arcadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li>S. I. Hall addresses a class on \u201cHoaxes in Art\u201d at Nova Scotia College of Art &amp; Design.<\/li>\n<li>The <em>Repository<\/em> receives a grant from Arts Nova Scotia to fund the creation of a Natural Sciences Wing, based on the premise that the taxidermy collection currently held by the Nova Scotia Natural History Museum was once owned by <em>The Repository of Wonders<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>A pop-up version of<i>\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0<em>Repository<\/em> inhabits space at Plan B Gallery in Halifax, NS from April-September.<\/li>\n<li>A temporary (one evening) version of<i>\u00a0<\/i>the\u00a0<em>Repository<\/em> is installed at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History on October 25, 2013 as part of the annual Creative Nova Scotia Gala Awards presentation ceremony.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2014:<\/strong> A full installation of the\u00a0<em>Repository<\/em> is created at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, NS, from July-September.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_888\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-888 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/family-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Installation at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts, Nova Scotia\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/family-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/family-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/family-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation at Ross Creek Centre for the Arts<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><strong>2015:<\/strong> The\u00a0<em>Repository<\/em> moves from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Altadena, California, where it currently resides.\u00ad\u00ad\u00ad<\/li>\n<li>On October 2, the<em>\u00a0Repository<\/em> is installed for a special exhibition at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California (see photos below)\n<figure id=\"attachment_786\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-786\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-786 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"installation 1\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-1.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation at Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_787\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-787\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-787 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"installation 2\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/installation-2.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Repository of Wonders intern assists visitors at the Aquarium of the Pacific.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<li><strong>2016:<\/strong> In October, the<em>\u00a0Repository<\/em> is selected for installation by West Hollywood Library&#8217;s Arts &amp; Culture Program.\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-902\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-902\" src=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weho-row-1-rom-1024x618.jpg\" alt=\"Installation at WeHo in SoCal.\" width=\"474\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weho-row-1-rom-1024x618.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weho-row-1-rom-300x181.jpg 300w, http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/weho-row-1-rom-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation at WeHo in SoCal.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAST EXHIBITION HISTORY of The Repository of Wonders 2011: The Repository is installed at ARTsPLACE Gallery Annapolis Royal, NS. Held over, it draws repeat visits, plus an interview on CBC&#8217;s Radio Main Street\u00a0program. 2012: A \u201ctraveling\u201d version is curated into the exhibition ReVISION, at the Nova Scotia Public Archives\u2019 Chase Art Gallery, and reviewed by &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/?page_id=768\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Repository: An Exhibition History<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/768"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":988,"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/768\/revisions\/988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/repositoryofwonders.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}