art of the peace | issue #21
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Marjorie Taylor: Building Up, Art of the Peace Symposium, Anatolia: Impressions of Istanbul, Reel Shorts FestivalTRANSCRIPT
A PUBLICATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTISTFALL 2013 ISSUE 21
MarjorieTaylorBUILDING UP
AOTP SYMPOSIUM 2013 REEL SHORTS FESTIVALIMPRESSIONS OF ISTANBUL
THE CENTRE FORCREATIVE ARTS
At the CentreClasses for all ages and levels: -Children’s Classes -Crafts -Drawing -Painting -Glass -Photography -Fibre -Pottery -Workshops
Monthly Gallery ExhibitionsGift Shop featuring local artistsBirthday PartiesSchool and Group bookingsDrop In Studio Use
We are looking for high quality art and craft items created by Peace area artists for our gift shop, as well as artists to exhibit in our gallery spaces. Please contact the Centre for more information.
Alberta Culture Days will be celebrated September 27, 28 and 29. The Centre will be holding our 4th annual Wearable Arts Show on Saturday September 28. For more information on this and the many other events please go to www.creativecentre.ca/culturedays
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April 5 - 26Reception: 7pm on April 5Marcy HorswillThe Wall Gallery Megan RycroftMay 3 - 31 Reception: 7pm on May 3
The Wall Gallery Jim Stokes, Tia Stanway, Marj Tayler, Debbie Courvoisier and Andrea SnookJune 7 - 28Reception: 7pm on June 7CFCA Fundraiser “Art2”
The Wall Gallery Larena ShakotkoJuly 5 - 26Reception: 7pm on July 5Lynn LeCorreThe Wall Gallery Klaus PetersAugust 2 - 30Reception: 7pm on August 2CFCA Group Show “Black and White”September 6 - 29Reception: 7pm on September 6Melanie JennerThe Wall Gallery Kiren Niki SangraOctober 4 - 25Reception: 7pm on October 4Marj TaylorThe Wall Gallery Mary Mottishaw
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THE CENTRE FORCREATIVE ARTS
At the CentreClasses for all ages and levels: -Children’s Classes -Crafts -Drawing -Painting -Glass -Photography -Fibre -Pottery -Workshops
Monthly Gallery ExhibitionsGift shop featuring local artistsBirthday partiesSchool and group bookingsDrop In studio use
We are looking for high quality art and craft items created by Peace Area artists for our gift shop, as well as artists to exhibit in our gallery spaces. Please contact the Centre for more information.
Find the perfect gift! We have a large selection of locally made art and craft items.Show runs from Nov. 29 to Dec. 20. Opening reception is Fri., Nov. 29 at 7pm.
Artists interested in showing may contact the Centre for details.
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October 4 - 25Reception: 7pm on October 4Marjorie TaylorThe Wall Gallery The Steampunk Show
November 1 - 22Reception: 7pm on November 1Artist NorthThe Wall Gallery Group Show “Le Maske”November 29 - December 20Reception: 7pm on November 29CFCA Christmas Show and SaleJanuary 10 - 31Reception: 7pm on January 10TBAThe Wall Gallery TBAFebruary 7 - 28Reception: 7pm on February 7CFCA Student ShowMarch 7 - 28Reception: 7pm on March 7Teresa Durand, Helena Mulligan and Naomi DeutekamThe Wall Gallery Building a Welcoming and Inclusive Grande Prairie
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in this issue:
EDITOR:Joanna Moen
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4. ARTIST’S STATEMENT
4. CONTRIBUTORS
5. ART OUT THERE
8. ANATOLIA: IMPRESSIONS OF ISTANBUL AN ARTIST’S TOUR OF TURKEY
10. REEL SHORTS: REAL INSPIRATION
14. MARJORIE TAYLOR BUILDING UP
21. ART BOOKS IN REVIEW OUT OF OUR MINDS: LEARING TO BE CREATIVE
22. ARTCETERA CREATIVE TRAVEL JOURNALS
24. PAINTING THE BIG PICTURE ANNUAL ART SYMPOSIUM
28. EXHIBITIONS & OPPORTUNITIES
30. SHANNON BUTLER
Art of the Peace Visual Arts Association acknowledges the financial assistance of:
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Two of my favourite things in life are art and travel. If you have a stripe of the nomad-artist in you, then you understand the joy of expe-riencing new locales by encountering and in-vestigating regional art. Truly, what better de-scribes and represents a culture more than the work of its artisans?
In this spirit then, we hope you will enjoy our new addition to Art of the Peace magazine. Beginning this fall we are offering art-based travel articles. We invite you to enjoy an in-triguing description of art in Istanbul. Future issues will include articles in locales including Japan, Paris, Spain, and Santa Fe. In sup-port of this new theme, we also offer tips and techniques on the art journal; an excellent way to document your travels. And, speak-ing of travel, three accomplished artists from far-flung destinations will share their talents at the Artists Symposium in Grande Prairie. This not-to-be-missed event will occur Octo-ber 18th–20th.
As we travel about our very own beautiful Peace Region, we hope you will be amazed by the varied expressions and artists we have right here at home. Reading about our cover artist, the talented and dynamic Marjorie Tay-lor, will prove to be a little excursion of its own as you read of her personal odyssey through art. Art Out There will delight you with every-thing from chainsaw art in Chetwynd, mural installations of Tim Heimdal, children’s art at the Centre for Creative Arts and much more. Also note the work of Fort St. John ceramist Shannon Butler, our feature artist.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy your trek through the fall 2013 Art of the Peace magazine. We hope you enjoy the journey!
JOANNA MOEN is an artist and former art educator. Currently she works as a coun-selling therapist. She is the past president of the Centre for Creative Arts and is passionate about supporting the arts community in the Peace Region.
JENNA BACKER has a background in sculpture, operating a small art gallery, and founding a young artist collective. She enjoys the sounds of moose walking through the for-est and making homemade chai.
JODY FARRELL has more than 25 years experience as an editor and writer for news-papers, magazines, and education publica-tions. She loves writing profiles of interesting people, many of whom happen to be artists.
DEB GUERETTE has a background in business, journalism and communications. Story-telling has always been the best part of all that work.
Artist’s StatementIN THIS ISSUE...
BY JOANNA MOEN
MARGARET PRICE wrote her first book at the age of five. With degrees in An-thropology and Art History from Vanderbilt University, she has been published in several American and Canadian publications.
WENDY STEFANSSON is a mother, artist, writer, and teacher; by turns and all at the same time. Most recently, she has be-come a blogger. Find her musings about art on her blog: inno-particular-order.blogspot.ca.
JESSICA SANDERSON is an English major currently enrolled at Simon Fraser Uni-versity in British Columbia. While new to writ-ing for publication, Jessica loves the written word and has been writing for years.
SEAN TROSTEM is the owner of Prairie Ranger Photography and focuses on creative portraiture, fashion, glamour and commercial photography.
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art out there...PEACE RIVER MUSEUMThis exhibit was a collaboration be-tween Peace of Art (formerly the Peace River Art Club) and the Peace River Museum, Archives and Mack-enzie Centre. In celebration of the Art Club’s 25th anniversary, the ex-hibit featured Peace River and area artists from as early as the 1950s right up to contemporary times. The museum and the art club hoped the viewer would gain an appreciation for those individuals who inspired, nur-tured and promoted the visual arts at a time when support for the arts was limited and artists derived inspiration from each other. These cultural touch-stones hung beside the works of to-day’s club members, including wood, metal, glass, ceramic, fibre, oil, water-colour, and acrylic mediums.
The Peace of Art club donated and helped install a professional art hang-ing system in the Main Gallery of the Museum, so that the future will see more successful art exhibits hung!
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CHETWYND CHAINSAW CARVING CHAMPIONSHIPChetwynd’s International Chainsaw Carving Championship is an an-nual event hosted by the Chetwynd Chamber of Commerce on the sec-ond weekend of June.
In 2005 Chetwynd hosted the first annual Chetwynd International Chain-saw Carving Championship, host-ing seven carvers from BC and the United States. In 2006, the number of carvers attending increased to twelve carvers from all across North Ameri-ca. Chetwynd is now drawing interna-tional attention, with carvers coming from as far as North Wales, Japan, and Germany.
The carvings themselves are becom-ing more intricate, with details so fine it is hard to believe that they were cre-ated with a chainsaw. Now there are more than 134 carvings located in various places around town.
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SHAR COULTRY: 1941–2013A CELEBRATION OF LIFEShar Coultry was the driving force and dynamic personality behind Peace Gallery North at the North Peace Cul-tural Centre in Fort St. John. She gen-erously supported the growth of the artistic community in Fort St. John by promoting and encouraging both es-tablished and emerging artists. She was dedicated to helping others shine.
Though always involved in the arts, Shar found her true talent lay in the sales and connections area of the art world. She always said, “It’s vital to make the connections with the lo-cal artists because the circle can’t be broken.” She always maintained that a city would not thrive without the arts. According to her, “The gal-lery can’t exist without the community and the community is brought togeth-er and supported by the gallery.”
She was once overheard to say that her years in Fort St. John were the happiest of her life. She will be sorely missed. Thank you Shar.
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GPGA INVITATIONTO CELEBRATEGrande Prairie Guild of Artists (GPGA) was formed in 1983 in Grande Prai-rie. Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) had offered an “Acrylic land-scape painting class” with Bob Guest as the instructor. Subsequently, the GPRC registrar informed students that due to financial cutbacks, there would be no further Landscape Paint-ing courses. Several members of the class felt motivated to form an official group. Consequently the GPGA was formed as a society.
The group began meeting in the fall of 1983; and met in various locations over the years. Instructors have in-cluded Jim Adrain, Peter Von Ties-enhausen, Janice Robertson, Phyllis Ljuden, Jack Reid, Graham Flatt, Jim Stokes, and Carmen Haakstad.
In celebration of their 30th Anniver-sary, The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is hosting their exhibition, Ribbons of Art. They invite you to come and cel-ebrate at the opening reception De-cember 6th. Mark it on your calendar!
JODY AND THE KIDSA’ joyful noise’ of colour, line, pattern, and image greeted guests at the Centre for Creative Arts (CFCA) this spring. This children’s art show was the product of artist/teacher Jody Farrell and the work of more than 230 children (ages 5–8) from Ecole Park-side elementary school. The two-week exhibition mounted primar-ily by parent-volunteers, featured an opening ceremony involving cookies, cameras, coffee, kids, and proud, thrilled parents.
Besides the delightful art, it was evi-dent that inviting a local artist-teach-er, familiar with students and school resources, was more cost-effective and user-friendly. The success of the show prompted the CFCA to invite other schools to mount similar shows, using guidelines of Jody’s inaugural project and exhibition.
Grateful kudos are extended to Jody Farrell who with the support of Gi-nette Pele, vice-principal at Ecole Parkside, worked tirelessly over a period of four and a half days to in-spire, guide and support the children in their lively creative expressions. Truly, this project represented cul-tural learning at its best!
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nSTUDIO 41There is a happy, artful buzz in Hines Creek this season with the opening of Studio 41. Artist-owner Connie Lars-back has realized her dream and that of her late beloved mother (whose birth year was 1941; ergo the name) by creating both a gallery and bou-tique which offers visitors a wide array of intriguing artworks. Her venue fea-tures well-chosen chatchkas, as well as original art by herself and local art-ists including Peter Frixel and Malvina James and signed numbered prints by Robert Bateman.
Connie began painting more than seven years ago. She tends to work in a wet-in-wet style with oils. Her subjects range from both urban and rural landscapes to bold abstracts. Classes will be offered this fall.
Connie’s gallery offers an exciting ad-dition to the community-minded town of Hines Creek. So why not plan a little road trip to Hines Creek this season?
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FRESH AIR MARKETHistoric Dunvegan hosted the Annual Fresh Air Market again this summer on Sunday, August 4th. This event honours the traditions of trading and gathering; while at the same time it celebrates the talents of Peace Country artisans. All items that are displayed and sold are handcrafted locally. In addition to the market, visi-tors were invited to tour the three fully restored historic buildings with cos-tumed interpreters. As well, many fun activities were offered to the children.
The 2013 Fresh Air Market left more than 300 visitors smiling; after a sunny day of discovering a variety of hand-crafted goods such as natural beauty products, honey products, jewelry, and clothing. The Fresh Air Market will be offered again next year on Sunday August 5th, 2014. If you missed it this year, organizers bid you to come and share in the history and scenery of Dunvegan by shopping, viewing, and touring the historic Dun-vegan buildings.
DAWSON CREEK ART GALLERY CELEBRATESIn 2013, the Dawson Creek Art Gal-lery is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in the unique grain elevator on Alaska Avenue. Celebrations have included an exciting banner event, where 44 local and regional artists donated images. This resulted in the creation of 22 street banners which were displayed on Dawson Creek’s main thoroughfares. Another anniversary event was the production of 30th an-niversary cookbooks, featuring im-ages from The Exploring Art Group. This group is a longstanding collec-tion of artists dedicated to the learn-ing of new visual arts techniques. As well, from June 24th through to Au-gust 15th, Dawson Creek Art Gallery celebrated their 30th anniversary with an Art Walk. The Art Walk promoted the work of more than 35 artists and was supported by more than 15 lo-cal businesses. As the Mile Zero City on the Alaska Highway, the Art Walk attracted tourists and community members to the downtown core. The Dawson Creek Art Gallery will feature their 30th Anniversary Exhibit Septem-ber 19th–October 12th. Happy Anni-versary Dawson Creek Art Gallery!
TIPI SURROUND,TIM HEIMDALIf you have not yet seen Tim Heim-dal’s latest mural art at the Heritage Discovery Centre (Centre 2000), then you will want to stop by very soon—it’s a must-see. This gorgeous mural, saturated with the rich colours of Al-berta autumn and sky was originally commissioned by Roy Bickell.
It is based upon historical photos from this area; a tipi being erected, a family sitting by a campfire and a figure entering a tipi. In addition to the photos, Tim’s inspiration behind the mural included an emphasis on the black and white colours of aspen bark—some of which are rendered in almost totemic detail. The net result is a Tipi Surround; which also includes three smaller mural scenes rendered with greater detail. Centered within the surround is an actual tipi.
Viewers take a walk through a painted aspen grove around the tipi, and see three different views of life within. This conceptualization was the result of in-put over a period of eight years from Lois Harper, Shirley Fredrickson, and Trenton Perrott. Ultimately, it took Tim Heimdal 3 months painting tirelessly to complete the mural.
Tim is already onto new art ventures. He recently held a show at Beaver-lodge Gallery and just completed a 1600 foot tropical mural at the new Spirit River Aquatic Center. We can look forward to a large exterior mu-ral Tim will be painting in downtown Grande Prairie.P
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Anatolia: Impressionsof Istanbul AN ARTIST’S TOUR OF TURKEY
In the fall of 2012, David Biltek of V the Vacation Store, organized a women’s only art tour to Turkey. Sub-
sequently, 13 participants travelled there this spring. Peace Region artist Marilyn Gourlay was invited to
share portions of her travel journals for the enjoyment of Art of the Peace magazine readers. David Biltek
had earlier established a professional relationship with Meli, a native art-inspired travel guide in Istanbul.
Hence, with Meli’s welcome guidance, Marilyn was able to deeply experience the art and culture of the
region. Armchair travellers, we hope you will enjoy Marilyn’s snapshots of life and art in Turkey.
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Aya Sofia, House of Sacred Wisdom
May your road be white and open
Anatolia, Land Where the Sun Rises
Republic of Turkey 1926. Blood red flag will never fade
THE WHITE AND OPEN ROAD:A MOTHER’S DAY IN ISTANBULBY MARILYN GOURLAY
Meli loved the word Anatolia. “I love the word,” she told us. “It means beautiful Ana Mother; she who is dolma-stuffed, with the features of a good mother and with a good work-ing heart.”
On Mother’s Day in May, we met our guide Meli, teacher of art history and magic mirror of all that we will experience in our two-week tour through Turkey. We are staying at the And Hotel, with an excellent view of the Golden Horn, Bos-porus, Hagia Sophia, and Blue Mosque, from which we can hear the call to prayer. To me it is haunting. I have never en-tered a mosque. Once there, all 13 of us on the tour drape ourselves in shawls purchased by Meli’s daughter, a gift of our Grande Prairie-based travel agent, David. We remove our shoes, and Meli leads us to a far corner, where we sit on the floor and hear her story of the architectural history of the Blue Mosque; this beautiful place of worship.
A polite gentleman in a grey suit is drawn to our group. He smiles and nods approvingly at Meli’s descriptions. He intro-duces himself as a retired singer who now calls the prayer. At Meli’s request he sings the Morning Prayer with heartfelt presence. The memory of his resonant song amazes me.
Istanbul, the wise old lady with young beauty, sits on two continents: Asia and Europe. This city of 17 million was, at different times, the capital to three empires: The Byzantine, the Roman, and the Ottoman. Religion and art are impor-tant in this culture, and never more so in a place so rich in both. The oral and traditional stories, told through illustra-tions, frescoes, tapestries, and icons, both pass along the word of God/Allah, as they offer optimism and hope. These also reflect subtle shifts in the needs of the people over the thousands of years that each period encompassed.
On the second day, we visited the 12th Century Chora Christian Church, later used as a mosque. Its frescoes and mosaics are the best examples of the Christian art of the Byzantine era. Chora, Meli explained, means ‘in the womb of Mother Ana.’
Meli stated a memorable quote which stays with me still: “Don’t tell me how much you know. Tell me how much you have travelled. May your road be white and open.”
Thank you Meli. May your road too, be white and open.
LEFT Istanbul, Wise Old Women with Young Ideas, Marilyn Gourlay. Watercolour
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Reel Shorts:
This year, the 7th Annual Reel Shorts Film Festival featured 102 films from twenty countries over a span of five days, making the largest showcase of short films in Alberta. The Festival continues to be a celebration of short films and the filmmakers and the events of this year included films, workshops, and opportunities to talk with the filmmakers and other industry professionals. A huge community draw for the festival is from students around the region: Out of the 2,780 people who took part in the festivities, there were over 1,000 students who attended. With so much to offer and with it growing bigger each year, the festival provides a great opportunity for both those seeking enjoyment as well as those with a desire to learn.
The Festival offers a great opportunity for students looking to get into the film industry in its two week training and pro-duction program called Shoot for Reel. Twelve hand-picked interns helped on set during this program to create the film The Horizon Project, a twenty minute short about the survi-vors of a biological pandemic. Although the theme is quite popular in today’s industry, The Horizon Project was pol-
ished and very entertaining; well worth watching a second time. Director Scott Baelyea said he believes Grande Prairie has the potential to become a media hotbed or an indie scene for films. He found that there is so much access to community support and involvements thanks to the local embrace of filmmaking and the support of the project. Fur-thermore, the great rural locations help films like The Hori-zon Project achieve a sense of isolation not far from the city itself. With the opportunity for a sequel to the movie and the experience gained by local participants, the Grande Prairie film scene can only grow.
As the Reel Shorts continues running and more and more opportunities become available, it becomes possible to be part of something big, but it is also possible to work on a smaller scale by yourself. Rio Fitch, a resident of the small community of Rolla in British Columbia, does his own film-ing, editing, and sound engineering. Fitch has no formal training and considers filming his hobby, but he has put a good deal of time into learning the craft. All his work certainly paid off, as could be seen in his latest film, The Trap, which
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Real Inspiration
was shown at Reel Shorts. The film is about the inquisitive nature of children and shows Fitch’s talented daughter Billie, taking actions to catch the tooth fairy. The Trap premiered at the Epiphany Children’s Film Festival in New York at which it won the “Best in Show” award.
During this year’s Festival came a great opportunity to be inspired and educated through an afternoon with Phil Rich-ards, a day with the artist behind the Diamond Jubilee portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The afternoon started with a screening of a behind the scene documentary, The Portrait, following the process Richards took in creating his portrait. The film, and Richards himself, were filled with inspirational messages and lessons that were encouraging for any artist to hear. De-spite being told many times in his life that figure painting was dead, Richards refused to accept it; to him it is natural for humans to want to paint people. He didn’t want to be part of a fashionable movement, but something that would be sus-tainable over decades. With this mindset, Richards had to go through hard times but by pursuing what he loves, keeping a structured routine, and putting in a lot of preparation, he has
become successful. The day ended with the opportunity to see a live demonstration in portrait drawing.
“Learning the details of the work involved to create a large-scale masterpiece was very enlightening,” said Melanie Jen-ner, a local artist who attended the session with Richards. “Observing an artist work and having them explain their ar-tistic process from start to finish is a rare experience. I’ve never had the pleasure of watching a professional artist draw a portrait live and in person and it made me wish I had this opportunity when I was an art student.” Artist or not, the presentation was a rare experience that was truly inspi-rational. An additional documentary, A Royal Commission, was also shown at the festival.
The Reel Shorts Film Festival is an all-around enjoyable expe-rience which brings opportunity to the Region and, whether you wish to attend for pleasure, education, or inspiration, you will find what you’re seeking. With a broad selection of films and a diverse schedule offering things on various days and times, there is really no excuse to miss out on this local gem.
WRITTEN BY JESSICA SANDERSON
LEFT TO RIGHT Stills from the short films The Horizon Project, The Trap, and A Royal Commission. Photograph from An Afternoon with Phil Richards by Melanie Jenner
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MarjorieTaylor
BUILDING UP
WRITTEN BY JODY FARRELLPHOTOGRAPHY BY SEAN TROSTEM
Small wonder Marjorie Taylor thinks of herself as a builder. Her downstairs workspace, its shelves a veritable museum of mostly hand-fashioned, quasi-curated sculpted treasures, represents only some of this Grande Prairie artist’s need to create.
Apart from working daily at her art, the dedicat-ed wife, mother and grandmother continues to participate in all manner of workshop, reception, exhibition, auction, and art-related courses both here and abroad. Her many years assisting and chairing various boards, associations and inter-est groups for historical, social, recreational and cultural ventures are acknowledged and admired by fellow community builders. She was a recipient of a Grande Prairie Rotary Paul Harris Fellow for long hours spent envisioning and fundraising for the prestigious Montrose Cutural Centre, which houses the city’s public library and art gallery. In a world often plagued by negativity and destruction, Marjorie is widely recognized for her positive input and support for new and creative endeavours. So yes, a builder we’ll call her. But on this day, we’re talking specifically about her art.
“I just think there’s another way of looking at and reshaping things,” Marjorie explains of her build-er’s perspective. “It’s always about the form or the shape for me. That seems to be what I explore over and over.”
As she discusses this or that artwork in her stu-dio, her inspiration often turns to re-imagining and re-designing the subject’s original state. In painting works featured in her current exhibition at the Cen-tre for Creative Arts, Marjorie employed early geo-metric wood sculptures as subject matter in her new renderings of two-dimensional, painted forms. LEFT Women Kind
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BUILDING UP
WRITTEN BY JODY FARRELLPHOTOGRAPHY BY SEAN TROSTEM
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“I like to set up challenges for myself,” she says of her ini-tial approach to creating. “Parameters help me from getting sidetracked. The goal is to keep focused. And to try to not make judgements.
“In this [new abstract painting] series, I used a limited palette with yellow ochre, hansa yellow lemon, phthalo blue, white and burnt umber. I added pumice, and gel, to give it trans-parency. I began with vertical lines. It was really just about reading different things into them as you paint. Straight lines became almost like doors, then windows, then I added spheres inside the windows, and finally introduced my [geo-metric plywood] sculptures.”
The recent paintings, like so many before, feature mixed media with rough, heavy, tan-gible textures, that betray a desire to shape or handle their contents. Although Marjorie considers herself a painter first, it is her sculptures—this wide range of objects in every colour and size, made of wood, clay, foam, soapstone and found trinkets—that poke out of her shelves and cover her floorspace, vying for attention, invok-ing a sense of nostalgia, mischief and delight.
My personal favourites are the ceramic dresses which, for Marjorie, illustrate the complexity of our gender. “I can’t deny
what I am; what I was. A young woman, lots of kids, a prod-uct of the prairie. Raising children; all the many things we do. We aren’t just this one person. Different dresses signify these: The caregiver, the everyday mom, the fancy, feminine self. They are part of our fabric, part of who we are.”
While visiting the city several years ago, the interdisciplinary artist Rita McKeough spotted Marjorie’s colourfully-glazed,
hand-built clay dresses, and made a video of them along with her hand-built shoes, which she rarely makes in pairs because they are so hard to replicate.
Each medium presents its own set of challenges. Clay, as op-posed to wood, is a more mal-leable substance. Still, Marjorie has had to adapt it to suit her own creative style. She does not use a wheel.
“I can’t throw,” she admits. “I just make a mess. Clay on a wheel has to be symmetrical and centred and finished very well. I hand-build, working up a form, then taking away. Sometimes I have an idea but the process is also very intuitive.”
“WE AREN’T JUST THIS ONE PERSON.
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CAREGIVER, THE EVERYDAY MOM, THE
FANCY, FEMININE SELF. THEY ARE PART OF
OUR FABRIC, PART OF WHO WE ARE.”
ABOVE LEFT Pears ABOVE RIGHT Sundress
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ABOVE LEFT Conceptual Structure
ABOVE RIGHT Bad Hair Day
And while painting necessitates “working for days on end to keep the flow going,” clay allows for relaxation. Kept suf-ficiently moist, it can sit and be worked on when there’s time and inspiration.
Marjorie points to two rather abstract clay figures dressed in long flowing coats whose bumps and bulges give a sense of heavy, textured fabric. These sculptures, which remind me of long-ago oriental warriors, have been sitting for six months, waiting for her to decide if, and how, they will be glazed. She doesn’t like to paint specific designs, yet is afraid to apply glaze in her usual, rather random fashion. She is struggling with the fact that these figures’ coats might require a different, more orderly approach.
Other ‘unfinished’ work alludes to Marjorie’s prairie upbring-ing, where everything was seen to either have a purpose, or be re-purposed, by elders who had lived through hard economic times. These sculptures are done lightly, with hu-mour, in a way that both pays homage to and transforms the original subject matter.
In one such piece, leftover pumice was sculpted into two balls and covered with mounds of used-up paint. The balls,
set onto two metal spikes, look like crater-covered planets. From a distance, their tiny multi-coloured peaks and valleys appear inhabited and are reminiscent of Dr. Seuss’s dust-speck that contained Whoville’s residents.
Another ongoing sculpture features found objects on a trail of wire, accommodating threadless spools, buttons, beads, earrings, faucet pieces, pins, and a butterfly. Nearby shelves house series of small, shiny, glazed pears with real stems; tiny hand-built shoes, slab-built vessels, soapstone carvings, and painted clay.
A single ceramic sculpture—a working girl in a yellow hardhat and blue coveralls—stands alone among the carefully orga-nized collections. I ask about her origin.
“We were going to have a dance,” Marjorie recalls. “I got on board, [making the sculpture]. It was going to be a fundraiser, a western night; an oilpatch theme. That was back in 1999. It would have been so much fun...”
Somehow, the fundraiser never got off the ground. But as the hand-built, hard-hatted working woman will attest, it was not for a lack of concrete effort on the part of Marjorie Taylor.
Marjorie TaylorA VOLUNTEER FOR ALL SEASONS
WRITTEN BY JOANNA MOEN
People in the Peace Region help each other out. It is what we do and who we are. The city of Grande Prairie, for exam-ple, is known for its strong and active core of volunteers. In this field of outstanding community helpers, Marjorie Taylor stands tall.
Art of the Peace would like to take this op-portunity to celebrate Mar-jorie’s many volunteer accomplishments. After all it was with Marjorie and Dale Syrota, Trenton Perrott, and other art-enthusiasts who created Art of the Peace in response to a perceived need for collective representation which ac-knowledged the talented artists in the Peace Region.
As an artist, Marjorie’s efforts to promote the arts in the Peace Region have been remarkable. Most notably per-haps, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie exists in its present illustrious form today because of her efforts and those of her board; to whom she gives generous praise for their dedication and hard work. As the past chair of the then Prairie Art Gallery board, she and other board members de-termined as early as 2000, that a new facility was essential. She emphasized that there was zero –literally no money available at that time to fund a new gallery. So along with her board, Trenton Perrott, and colleagues, grants were writ-ten and presentations made to obtain needed funding. Marjorie described a particu-lar fundraising event as great fun: Tempt Your Palette invited local chefs, performance and visual artists to display their talents in a gala fundraising
evening. In particular as the funding increased, she grate-fully mentioned the efforts of Mel Knight, Rob Swanston, Gerry Bauer and the Provincial Government in realizing the dream of a new gallery. As well, Marjorie emphasized what
a good board she worked with; and how so many peo-ple stepped up from all walks of life to cre-
ate the world-status facility we now call The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.
Along the way, Marjorie Taylor also served on the Historical Society Advisory Committee with the City of Grande Prairie. The delightful museum in Muskoseepi Park exists in part due to her efforts. She was Chairperson of the Fine Arts Advisory Committee with the GPRC for six years and also served on the City Arts Committee working to assist fine artists in ob-taining financial grants necessary for the continuation of their work. Marjorie also volunteered at the QE II Hospital, intro-ducing art to patients and recently she worked with the Mc-
Naught Restoration Society in Beaverlodge. And somewhere along the way Marjorie found time to study for and receive her diploma in Fine Arts from the GPRC.
Her natural humility and down-to-earth nature might well downplay her efforts. As she put it, “it’s just what we do”. But for those of us who can now enjoy the fruits of her efforts, we say “Thank you, Marjorie.” We pay tribute to your hard work, your community-minded spirit and the goodness you have of-fered to us all.
HER NATURAL HUMILITY AND DOWN-TO-EARTH NATURE MIGHT WELL
DOWNPLAY HER EFFORTS. AS SHE PUT IT, “IT’S JUST WHAT WE DO”.
Marjorie on a site visit of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, May 31, 2008 Photo courtesy of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
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OUT OF OUR MINDS: LEARNING TO BE CREATIVE Sir Kenneth Robinson
“Problem solving is a feature of creative processes. But it would be wrong to equate creativity only with problem solv-ing. Creativity can be as much a process of finding problems as solving them.”
In Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, Sir Kenneth Robinson grapples with this paradox and many others in try-ing to define the nature of creativity.
Robinson argues that in a world where the everyday realities of the today’s technology were barely imagined ten years ago; and where the jobs our children will do in the future haven’t even been invented yet, creativity is increasingly an essential skill. But we still treat it as a luxury.
This is not specifically an art book: The author discusses creativity in the broadest of terms. He proposes a school system in which there are no subjects; or one in which the subjects and ways of learning are brought together, bound-aries between them crossed, and ideas intermingled.
Creativity is organic, messy and difficult to schedule. It thrives in a context which values risk-taking and failure more than productivity. Innovation must be honored more highly than accountability; so that the outcome may be de-fining a new problem rather than solving an old one.
art books in review BY WENDY STEFANSSON
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artceteraCREATIVE TRAVEL JOURNALS
BY JOANNA MOEN
Imagine your very own art playground. In this place you can make no mistakes. You may experiment with different me-dia, express your thoughts sentiments and experiences. You can paint, draw, collage, and dream. And the best part is, your inner critic—that nasty inner predator that shrilly tells you that you have no talent and will never make it as an artist—is strictly forbidden entry. Facing the blank canvas is transformed from a challenge to a joy.
Welcome to the world of art journaling. The written diary has been a long honored tradition. In the spirit however, of ‘a picture is worth a thousand words’, the art journal offers a way to document your life with words, images, and colour.
While the art journals of Leonardo da Vinci are famous for their detailing of his thoughts and experiences, your art jour-nal can be anything and any way you want it to be. Tap the ‘Images’ toggle on Google to view the eclectic array of indi-vidual expressions via the art journal. Let yourself be inspired by the works of others.
To begin your art journal, select a journal of your choice. This may be a book purchased from a stationery store, a notebook or even an unused printed book itself (where the print can be used if and when you deem it appropriate). Al-ternately you can create your own art journal from individual pages you assemble on your own. It is recommended that you gesso each page, both front and back. In this way, your page will assume the tooth and strength necessary to with-stand any array of media you choose.
Once you have chosen your journal and you have a general or specific idea, thought or emotion you wish to represent, begin by applying a colour base. This may include any type BELOW Collection of travel journals, Joanna Moen
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of paint manipulated by brush, or moved about by an old credit card as I often do. You could also spray inks on the page; or you could begin by collaging the page with printed media, textiles, tissue papers, napkins, ticket stubs, bits of brochure, ripped washi—let your imagination and media at hand guide you. In essence you want to establish a base for the idea you are wishing to express in that moment.
Once you have created your base, let your inner artist rip, roar and tear. Use words via stencils, handwritten script, or stamps. You can also cut and collage words chosen from print media sources. Add your own photos or fabric pieces. Get out your favourite art supplies and let yourself go. The art journal is a great place to test drive new supplies, tools, ideas, subjects and methods. If you get yourself into a jam and you are clearly dissatisfied by what is manifesting, do what I call the ‘messcue’ (mess plus rescue). Collage an image over it, add more words, get out the coloured mark-ers. Sometimes the page will tell you what it wants and simply take control. Let it speak for itself—and see where it takes you.
Engaging in an art journal process invites you to begin to collect found objects. I have collaged butter wrappers, subway tickets, photos, price tags, cancelled postage stamps, playing cards, earrings, feathers, shiny tiny bits, foreign coins, wrapping papers, fabric pieces, and tags ripped from clothing. Personalized stamps can be created by carving into stamp-making medium and stencils can be made using any flexible plastic such as file folders and a sharp blade. In short pretty much anything goes, including photocopied images or even commercial stamps, stencils, or stickers.
Art journal pages can serve as a base for future larger works. Sometimes they may act as studies. At other times they can inspire you to create an opus from what you have created. The beauty is that your pages often turn out quite unlike what you originally had in mind. Often the result is more amazing than your original vision. At times your art journal page can be works unto themselves. If you are pleased with the results, you may choose to frame and dis-play them. Sharing your results, ideas, and techniques with other art journalists can be inspiring as well.
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WANTS AND SIMPLY TAKE CONTROL. LET IT SPEAK
FOR ITSELF—AND SEE WHERE IT TAKES YOU.
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ANNUAL ART SYMPOSIUM
BY JENNA BACKER
Artists and art lovers from all over the
Peace Region and beyond, are invited
to attend the 10th Annual Art Sympo-
sium at the Centre for Creative Arts,
Grande Prairie, October 18th–20th.
These short biographies of this year’s
world class artists will inspire you to
mark the date on your calendar.
DAVID T. ALEXANDER paints landscape as it should be painted. He captures time, human impact, and the true sense of the landscape; not photographic replica.
To understand a place, he makes repeated trips, gaining ap-preciation for the effects that weather has on colour, as well as the dynamics of the different seasons. He does not arrange the landscape as he wants it to be; he grasps it as it exists.
“I don’t know how to put a painting together, I don’t know how to structure a painting, but I do know that I allow that to happen,” says Alexander.
His artwork is not political, but he is also not afraid to include the impact that people have had on the rest of nature. Creat-ing these honest representations, his paintings include hu-man society in what is almost the negative space, as humans exist in each piece through the use and abuse of the land.
In his Wet Series, Alexander is clear that “[he is not] just painting water, [he is] understanding what water is.” Hav-ing observed lakes, rivers, and oceans his whole life, partly as his father was a tugboat captain, he suggests “a mud puddle can be perceived as an abyss. Symbolically, water could also represent reflections of a devastating fire […] It’s always about landscape.”
Alexander spent twenty-three years in Saskatchewan, be-fore moving to the Okanagan. He has had exhibitions in many other countries, including Iceland, where his artwork met kindred spirits in the Norse landscape. Currently, his series The Shape of Place is on national tour.
LEFT Untitled 10, David T. Alexander
CENTRE Serving It Up: From the Foothills to the Mountains,
Jackie Anderson. 2012. Photo by: Guy McCrum
RIGHT Neighbourhood Icons, Ritchie Velthuis
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JACKIE ANDERSON is an artist who has always been captivated by delicate pieces of everyday life, thinking of how eyeglasses literally “frame” a person’s view of the world. She has carried that fascination into her creative work.
Born and raised in Calgary, Anderson was initially more interested in sewing. She pursued textiles at the Alberta College of Art and Design, until required to take metals as an option where, she says, “I initially quite disliked it.” However, one instructor saw her ability, and persisted until she switched to metalwork, which she has continued with ever since.
Practicality is not a factor in her pieces; it’s playing with scale that draws her interest. According to Anderson, “it wasn’t until I spoke in a lecture hall for the first time, and saw my pieces projected six feet tall onto a wall, that I re-ally became fascinated with scale.” Bringing these large structures down into a six-inch realm, Anderson creates shapes and silhouettes in her art jewelry that are inspired by urban architecture, vintage signage, bridges, moun-tains, and more.
Making a Spectacle of Myself, her latest art eyewear exhi-bition, is a series that provokes consideration of the view-points from which we see our worlds. Using colourful acryl-ics and resins, Anderson’s pieces invite the viewer to see the world through each particular set of lenses, as well as through our own.
Anderson works with The Metal Collective, currently show-ing an exhibition titled À Table. Well-travelled, she’s consid-ering starting a series utilizing that theme, as well as new tools in her work.
RITCHIE VELTHUIS is an artist who will take a close and warmly personal look at you. In a project titled Neigh-bourhood Icons, Velthuis pulls the faces and bodies of his neighbours out of ceramics, transporting the hidden gems of his community into a series of visible works of art. Hav-ing your likeness made in sculpture, once a rare honour, is reimagined by Velthuis, as he demonstrates the true beauty and worthiness that individuals hold in a community.
Born and raised in the Edmonton area, he is involved in projects in the city, from chairing the Silver Skate festival, to working with the Edmonton Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in creating a public memorial to homelessness.
Thinking Big, the title of the memorial, also involved twenty people who had experienced homelessness at the time, with the finished piece containing ceramic tiles created by each person. “I love collaboration, I love working with people,” says Velthuis. Teaching once a week at the City Arts Centre, he also enjoys creating environments in which people can connect with their creativity.
“Process is my drug of choice,” quotes Velthuis, who has experimented with ideas ranging from creating visceral clay figures within short modeling sessions, to building monu-mental snow sculptures that eventually melt away. Although some projects take time, immediacy is the quality that draws Velthuis to both clay and snow.
Currently, Velthuis is completing projects in preparation for this year’s Silver Skate festival, as well as working on a piece with an Aboriginal youth, that hopes to elicit curiosity and contemplation in an area that is often misconstrued.
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Three regional galleries and one arts organization coordinate the program for the AFA:Northwest Alberta: Art Gallery of Grande PrairieNortheast and North Central Alberta: Art Gallery of AlbertaSouthwest Alberta: The Alberta Society of ArtistsSoutheast Alberta: Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre
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Contested Ground: Galt GardensEd BaderWar Memorial
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Art of the Peace
EXHIBITS & EVENTSArt SymposiumCentre for Creative ArtsOctober 18th – 20thArtists Meet & Greet/Wine & CheeseOctober 18th7pm – 9pmSpeakers: Ritchie Velthius, David T. Alexander & Jackie AndersonOctober 19th 8:30am – 4pmWorkshops: Ritchie Velthius & David T. AlexanderOctober 20th10am – 4pmMembers $80, Students $40Register online at artofthepeace.ca or call 780-532-6353
Home is Where the Art Is2014 Juried ExhibitionArt Gallery of Grande PrairieExhibiting until August 4th, 2014Opening ReceptionApril 24th
OPPORTUNITIES Home is Where the Art Is2014 Juried ExhibitionCall for submissions. Digital submissions and details at
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Beaverlodge, AB
BEAVERLODGECULTURAL CENTREEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Carmen Haakstad Show & SaleSeptember 29th – October 24th
Beaverlodge Art Society Miniature Show & SaleOctober 27th – November 21st
Gord MackeyShow & Sale November 24th – December 19th
Christy TeasdaleShow & Sale January 5th – 30th
Grande Prairie Regional College Art Students ExhibitionFebruary 2nd – 27th
PROGRAMSBeginner/Intermediate Painting (Oils/Acrylics)Janet EnfieldThursdays, October 3rd –November 7th6:30pm – 9:30pm
Beginner Wet FeltingCarrie KlukasOctober 5th10am – 4pm
Intermediate Stained GlassMichele McNeilOctober 6th11am – 4pm Beginner WeavingKaren BrownMondays, October 7th –November 4th7pm – 9pm
Introduction to HennaMichelle ForresterOctober 19th1:30pm – 4:30pm
Fused Glass PendantWendy Olson-LepchukOctober 24th7pm – 9pm
Gelatin Monotype PrintmakingVivian FarnsworthOctober 26th10am – 4pm
Wet Felted HatsLynne BrownOctober 26th1pm – 3:30pm
Call 780-354-3600 for more programs and info or visit BeaverlodgeGallery.com
OPPORTUNITIESGallery exhibition and gift shop sales opportunities are available. Call 780-354-3600 for info.
MCNAUGHT HOMESTEADEXHIBITS & EVENTS
3rd Annual Ghost WalkOctober 26th
Annual Gala FundraiserApril 12th
McNaught Festival and I.O.D.E Strawberry Tea 2014 July, 2014
OPPORTUNITIESThe Schoolhouse Studio is available for retreats, classroom, gallery or meetings. For info call 780-512-6316 or visit McNaught-Homestead-Heritage.com
Dawson Creek, BC
DAWSON CREEK ART GALLERYEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Dawson Creek Art Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibit September 19th – October 12th
Federation of Canadian ArtistsOctober 15th – November 9thOpening October 18th, 7pm
Christmas Exhibit and SaleNovember 12th – December 31stSouth Peace Art SocietyMember’s Show
OPPORTUNITIES For information on opportuni-ties for exhibition, visit online at DCArtGallery.ca
Fairview, AB
FAIRVIEW FINE ARTS CENTREEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Peace Watercolour SocietyShow & SaleOctober 6th – 31st
Connie Larsback and Friends Show & SaleNovember 1st – 28th
Members’ ChristmasShow & SaleNovember 29th – December 30th
Janet Enfield and Friends Whimsical WhirlwindShow & SaleJanuary 3rd – 31st
Fairview Ag SocietyQuilt & Fibre andthe Bag Ladies Show & SaleFebruary 1st – 28th
Fairview Fine Arts Society Permanent Collection ShowMarch 1st – 31st
PROGRAMSArt QuiltingSunny TherouxOctober 5th & 15th10:30am – 4:30pm7pm – 9pm
Wine, Women & WatercolourThe BrownsOctober 10th6:30pm – 9:30pm
Pushing Realism in your Animal DrawingsRhonda MalikOctober 12th9am – 4pm
Paverpol - RavenJanet EnfieldOctober 12th10am – 4pm
Painting Realistic AnimalsRhonda MalikOctober 13th9am – 4pm
Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving Loretta SkaleyOctober 19th 9am – 5pm
EncausticsPatricia PetersOctober 19th10am – 4pm
Radiant LandscapeMartina BergOctober 22nd9:30am – 4:30pm
Japanese Stab Bound Book Carolyn AdamsOctober 26th1pm – 4pm
Fall courses include Glass 101, Fitted Glass Fusion, Needle Tat-ting, Paverpol, Encaustics, Loom Weaving, Bead Embroidery, and Drawing. Phone the Centre at 780-835-2697 email [email protected] or visit FairviewFinearts.com for details.
Fort St. John, BC
NORTH PEACE CULTURAL CENTREEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Mud, Sweat & TearsBob YoungSeptember 28th – October 24th
For further information call 250-787-0993, email [email protected] or visit npcc.bc.ca
Grande Cache, AB
GRANDE CACHE TOURISM & INTERPRETIVE CENTREEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Christmas Art Show & SaleTo be announced
PROGRAMSMonotype PaintingOctober 15th – 17thEvening
Home of the Palette Pals Art Club and local art year round. Visit GrandeCache.ca for info.
Grande Prairie, AB
CENTRE FOR CREATIVE ARTSEXHIBITS & EVENTS
CENTRE GALLERY Marj TaylorOctober 4th – 25th
Artist NorthNovember
CFCA Christmas Show & SaleDecember
CFCA Student ShowFebruary
Teresa Durand, Helena Mul-ligan, and Naomi DeutekamMarch
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WALL GALLERYThe Steampunk ShowOctober
CFCA Group ShowLe MaskeNovember
CFCA Christmas Show & SaleDecemberBuilding a Welcoming and Inclusive Grande PrairieMarch
PROGRAMS The Centre has classes for everyone: beginner, intermediate or advanced oil painting, sewing, photography, pottery, and clay. Check out our website, Creative-Centre.ca or call 780-814-6080.
OPPORTUNITIES We are looking for instructors to teach a variety of classes. School programming available.
GRANDE PRAIRIE MUSEUM PROGRAMS
Tours and school programming available phone 780-532-5482.
GRANDE PRAIRIE REGIONAL COLLEGEEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Exhibits throughout the year in the Glass Gallery.
PROGRAMSThe Fine Arts Department at GPRC offers courses in Music, Art and Drama with a focus on student learning and success. We offer a range of programs in both traditional and new medias. Call Joanne at 780-539-2443 for more information.
ART GALLERY OF GRANDE PRAIRIEEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Dean Drever: Everything is going to be okay again soon.September 28th – January 2014
Unbridled Vision: Euphemia McNaught’s lifelong study of horses throughout the 20th CenturySeptember 28th – January 2014
Grande Prairie Guild of ArtistsDecember 6th – March 16th, 2014
Harold KlunderJanuary – March 2014
Clay EllisJanuary – March 2014
Upcoming and current exhibitions can be found on aggp.ca
QEII HOSPITAL,THE COURTYARD GALLERYEXHIBITS & EVENTS
GALLERYCathy StaffordSeptember/October
Alexis (Lucky) DrewickiNovember/December
Sara MacIntyreMarch/April
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTSWe are always looking for talented artists to display their works: 3D works for the Hospital Cubes; 2D works for the Court-yard Gallery; and for various styles of work for the Festival of Trees.
If you are interested in the any of the above, please call Carrie Klukas at 780-830-4855.
UNIQUE GALLERYOPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities for exhibitions. Call Dan at 780-538-2790.
High Prairie, AB
HIGH PRAIRIE & DISTRICT MUSEUMOPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in showing your work at the High Prairie & District Museum please call 780-523-2601.
Peace River, AB
PEACE RIVER MUNICIPAL LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTREEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Our Wilderness is WisdomOctober
OPPORTUNITIESIf you are interested in showing your work at the Peace River Municipal Library and Cultural Centre please call 780-624-4076.For exhibition opportunities email [email protected]
PEACE RIVER MUSEUMEXHIBITS & EVENTS
Roots of the Peace –Wholesome BountyFeatures the production and growing of food in the Peace from a historical as a well as a contemporary perspective.June – October
Edmonton, AB
THE WORKS ART & DESIGN FESTIVALOPPORTUNITIES
Our Wilderness is WisdomFestival Community ProgramsFestival Community Programs provide unique opportunities for emerging artists and designers to present their work to the festival’s large, diverse audience and are also eligible for The Works Society’s year-round programs. The festival pays participants in Festival Community Programs a fee based upon a portion of the special funds raised by The Works for artist fees.
Group Exhibit ProgramGroups can apply to produce exhibitions in Edmonton’s Arts District. Group shows must be curated prior to application deadline.Artist honorarium: $500/exhibit
Individual Artist and Two Artist ShowsArtists create their own exhibit. Artist’s proposal must include actual works to be exhibited. Artist honorarium: $350/exhibit
For more information, email: [email protected]
The Works also has venues for artists, designers, artisans, and craftspeople in the Street Market located on Sir Winston Churchill Square. These are excellent retail opportunities.
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THE DAFFODIL GALLERYOPPORTUNITIES
We welcome submissions from artists seeking representation throughout the year. For more information, visit: daffodilgallery.ca/artist-submissions.html
Calgary, AB
THE LEIGHTON ART CENTREOPPORTUNITIES
2015 Exhibition SeasonSubmission Deadline: Friday April 25, 2014 – 4:00pm
The Leighton Art Centre is now welcoming submissions from artists, collections, and col-laborations practicing all artistic mediums. For more information, visit: www.leightoncentre.org/artists/calls-for-submissions
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My greatest passion and accomplishment is the business I opened in 2008 named Kiln-house Studio. I work full-time at Kilnhouse as a ceramic artist, selling handmade one-of-a-kind pieces to the public on Saturdays. In this way I have made my living for five years. I find it both fulfilling and very challenging; but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
My goal is to create progressive, dynamic work that engages with the reality of the place where I live and the people I live among. My biggest thrill is when I realize I have created something the likes of which I have never seen before.
By “inventing” ceramic objects, such as letter holders or antler buckets, that are both prac-tical and aesthetic, I am attempting to create a space of my own within the ceramic field. I feel that by marrying local materials, such as naturally shed antlers and vintage horse bridles, with my ceramic vessels, I am both up-cycling and creating something that func-tions at a “higher” level. At the same time I engage my northern community in the act of having a daily relationship with handmade objects.
It is a somewhat uncommon existence I lead here in this northern oilfield town. I am in-spired by the irony of my situation, nostalgia, and popular and northern culture. I explore these inspirations in my work, juxtaposing ceramic techniques against each other while making objects that function in an extraordi-nary way. I am compelled to challenge con-ventional ceramics by mixing ideas from pop culture against historic, and vintage aesthetics against contemporary. This creates a sort of bricolage, a complicated and layered presen-tation that defies traditional notions of authen-ticity and even beauty.Shannon
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ART SYMPOSIUM 201310TH ANNUALpainting
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Friday, October 18 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmArtists Meet & Greet/Wine & Cheese
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