Rebus Plates for our Times/Assiettes Rebus pour temps qui Courent

Rebus Plates For Our Times/
Assiettes Rébus pour Les Temps Qui Courent

Alberta Craft Calgary Gallery

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Craft Talk 1 - 2 PM: Pictorial Puns: Rebus Plates for Our Times Talk with Dr. Jennifer Salahub, Craft Historian, RGO Treehouse 4th floor, cSPACE

Artist Reception 2 - 4 PM: Alberta Craft Calgary, 2nd floor, cSPACE

Free | Everyone Welcome

A rebus is a type of riddle that combines images and individual letters to represent words or phrases. In the 19th century, French rebuses printed on ceramic plates became popular, particularly by the manufacturer in Gien. These plates often featured riddles on the back and covered a wide range of themes, from moral lessons to social and political commentary.

This exhibition is generously supported by Alliance Française

Mireille Perron was born in Tiohtiá:ke/Montréal, Québec. Since 1989 she has been working and living in Moh-kíns-tsis/Calgary, Alberta. She is Professor Emerita at Alberta University of the Arts (former ACAD). Perron is the founder of the Laboratory of Feminist Pataphysics (2000), a social experiment that masquerades as works of art/craft/events.

Assiettes Rébus pour Les Temps Qui Courent/

Rebus Plates For Our Times

Un rébus est un type de devinette qui combine des images et des lettres pour représenter des mots ou des expressions. Au XIXe siècle, les rébus français imprimés sur des assiettes en céramique sont devenus très populaires, particulièrement ceux de la Faïencerie de Gien, en France. Ces assiettes couvraient un large éventail de thèmes, allant des leçons de morale aux commentaires sociaux et politiques.

Cette exposition bénéficie du généreux soutien de l'Alliance Française.

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