Stations of the Cross Exhibit to be Dedicated Sept. 12 at CMU

Donated by Betty Dimock; Artist Will Speak About Her Collection at 10 A.M., Dedication Service at 11:30 a.m.

When Winnipeg artist Betty Dimock set out to create an artistic rendering of the Stations of the Cross, she decided to illustrate Christ’s journey to the cross through hands—the hands of his accusers, of those who helped him along the way, and of Jesus himself.

To her, the hands conveyed the “emotion and struggle of all who were involved in this journey, making it a personal and timeless encounter for all who view it,” she wrote in a book about the collection.

Dimock will be at CMU September 12 to dedicate the collection, which she has donated to the university. The event begins with a slide presentation by Dimock at 10 a.m., followed by a question and answer time. At 11 a.m. she will be available to sign copies of her book, and at 11:30 a.m. she will join CMU staff and students for a dedication service.

In addition to dedicating the collection, Dimock will also talk about a new bursary she is donating to CMU. Named after her husband, the Herbert Victor Dimock Memorial Bursary will be given to students with physical challenges at the university. Portions of the proceeds of the sale of her book will be allocated to the bursary.

About Betty Dimock: Betty was born in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1916. She studied at the Pratt Institute in New York, the Sorbonne in Paris, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Florence in Italy. In 1979, at age 63, she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Manitoba. In 1980 her interest in printmaking led her to Japan, where she studied the Japanese technique of woodblock printmaking with Toshi Yoshida, a world-renowned printmaker. Dimock has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, the United States and abroad.

For more information about the event, call CMU at 487-3300.

Posted September 11, 2007