Exhibition and performance entitled Black Water, Sunken Cathedral will take place at Heliene in August
Michael Burtch is well known within the Sault and across the wider Canadian art community for his drawings, sculptures and work as a percussionist.
“It deals with life, death and everything in between and the environment. That’s the black water. It’s sort of a prophecy and a warning, environmentally,” Burtch told SooToday. Other powerful Burtch sculptures include Compassion, located on Sault Area Hospital’s east side and Breath, erected outside the Ronald A. Irwin Civic Centre but currently in storage as renovation of city hall continues.
Born in Kingston, Burtch moved to the Sault and became the Art Gallery of Algoma’s curator and director in 1981 and also taught art history at Algoma University.He formally studied art at Brandon University, then art history at Queen's University in Kingston. As an art historian Burtch has published articles and books on artists such as Ken Danby and Jack Bush.
One such collaboration came in the summer of 1986 when a group of Quebec artists visited the Sault and erected installations such as the oversized table and chairs in Clergue Park. “I hope the powers that be begin to see that and realize it. On the one hand they’re trying to promote culture and the Group of Seven and on the other hand they seem to be reluctant to fund it.”
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