Conceived of as a space of unlearning, teaching, activation processual exhibition, this fourth iteration of Rounding marks a return to the Kenderdine Art Gallery’s original mandate to present work from the University of Saskatchewan Art Collection. Sharing space with the open-access media setup, furniture and library that are emblematic of Rounding’s ethos is a selection of works by Augustus Kenderdine from the University’s collection. As both the University’s first art teacher and the namesake of the Kenderdine Art Gallery, the artist’s legacy looms large on campus and beyond. Further, the gift of the Beamish Trust, established by Kenderdine’s daughter, May Beamish, continues to fund gallery operations and the acquisition of new work for the collection. Beginning in May 2026, the Kenderdine Art Gallery will become the permanent site for collections display on campus, and Rounding (IV): moving towards collection establishes this return in trajectory.

Kenderdine’s romantic depictions of Saskatchewan landscapes are paired with Joshua Bonetta’s The Pines (2025): a multi-channel audio installation and publication which documents the sound of a forest over the course of an entire year. Stereo recordings made from halfway up a pine tree in central New York State were collected via a continuous remote recording of 8,760 hours in duration. The recordings were manually analyzed using bioacoustics applications and composed into four chapters, which are each an hour long and representative of a season.

The pairing of Bonetta and Kenderdine represents contemporary and historical examples of artistic relations to the land, and set the stage for public events taking place in the Rounding space, including A Topographical Summit (October 1 – 6, 2025), EARTH (December 12, 2025), and activations for the United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists beginning in January 2026.

For more information on upcoming events, please contact the Galleries at art.galleries@usask.ca. 

Rounding is made possible through the efforts of the University of Saskatchewan Art Galleries and Collections Team:

jake moore (Director), Leah Taylor (Curator), Cole Thompson (Curator of Public Dialogue and Participation), Cayden Brooks (Institutional Memory Practitioner), Jacob Semko (Preparator), Todd Gronsdahl (Preparator) and Kelsey Pavier (Installation Assistance)