Alberta, Canada Art Shows and Events

Banff
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Calgary
Canmore
Edmonton
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BANFF Art Events

May 09, 2009 - Robert Genn
Lake McArthur from Macdonalds' Seat, acrylic on canvas, 36 x40
Renowned Canadian landscape painter and author captures classic Lake of the Woods, West Coast and Lake O’Hara mountain scenes with acrylic on canvas.
Canada House Gallery
Address: 201 Bear St Banff AB T1L 1B5
1 800 419-1298

Apr 18, 2009 - Roger D Arndt
Trail at Eva Lake, oil on prepared panel, 30x30"
Oil paintings created in a style reminiscent to the Dutch masters of the 16th Century reflect the majesty of the Rocky Mountains and Canadian landscape. Arndt will demonstrate how he glazes layers oil paint on the surface to build depth, detail and drama.
Canada House Gallery
Address: 201 Bear St Banff AB T1L 1B5
1-800-419-1298

Mar 21, 2009 - Richard Cole
Beach 08074, oil on canvas, 40x40
This oil painter from British Columbia captures stormy skies, textured forests and vast prairiescapes in his modern take on landscape painting.
Canada House Gallery
Address: 201 Bear St Banff AB T1L 1B5
1-800-419-1298

Feb 28, 2009 - Dominik J Modlinski
Renowned extreme painter, Modlinski travels to the far corners of the globe capturing rarely viewed dramatic remote landscapes. Working with oil paint on canvas Modlinski will share his techniques and style with collectors and fellow artists.
Canada House Gallery
Address: 201 Bear St Banff AB T1L 1B5
1-800-419-1298

Nov 29, 2008 - JOY
Music, food, drink and 13 artists = a great holiday party!
Canada House Gallery
Address: 201 Bear St Banff AB T1L 1B5
Website: http://www.canadahouse.com/
Phone: 1-800-419-1298

Featured Artists:
Roger D Arndt
Kristina Boardman
Bill Brownridge
Rod Charlesworth
Galen Davison
Donna Jo Massie
Andre Pleau
Nicola Prinsen
Be Rodin
Dieter Schlatter
Mike Svob
K Neil Swanson
Les Thomas

Banff Culture Weekend
Explore the history and culture of Banff at this event, featuring a culture walk, art demonstrations, heritage tours and exhibits.
Address: Various Venues Banff AB
Phone: 1-403-762-7610

BRAGG CREEK Art Events

Nov 15 to Nov 16, 2008 - Bragg Creek Artisans Christmas Craft Sale
Come to Bragg Creek for the annual Artisans Christmas Craft Sales on Saturday November 15th and Sunday November 16th, 2008 at the Bragg Creek Centre.
Contact: 949-4277 for more information
Bragg Creek and Area Chamber of Commerce
Address: P.O. Box 216 Bragg Creek Alberta T0L-0K0
Phone: 1-403-949-4277

CALGARY Art Events

Nov 07 to Nov 30 - Morgan Sea Thomson: Citizen Justice in the Cow-Town of Tomorrows
Reception at the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts, Wednesday, Oct.8th at 7:00pm. Performance ongoing from Oct.3rd - Oct.12th
Calgary is a booming Metropolis, minus one important part, a costumed hero to save us from the corporate never-do-wells. Enter Citizen Justice, who has heard the call of distress from hundreds of low-income artists feeling the cow-town crunch. Citizen Justice will be living in Stride's Plus 15 window gallery for ten days in October. Mirroring the Calgary Stampede, Justice will be living the dream of being a superhero, patrolling downtown and lend a helping hand.

Citizen Justice, the low-budget "batman" people are calling the bastard son of MacGyver and Captain Planet. The truth is Justice was raised by the unconditional love of single Mother in Bridge City Saskatchewan. An over-exposure to televised radiation left him with an enhanced sense of purpose and spectacle. In an effort to thwart man-made doom, Justice spends his days concerned about the environment, overcoming mass-media manipulation and making crafts out of garbage. Occasionally, Citizen Justice assumes the alias of Morgan Sea, an androgynous video and performance artist living in Montreal.
Stride Gallery
Address: 1004 Macleod Tr SE Calgary AB T2G 2M7
1-403-262-8507

Nov 07 to Nov 08 - Clark Ferguson: In Search of Desire
Opening at Stride Friday, Oct.10th from 8:00pm - midnight
In Search of Desire is an ongoing absurdist exploration into the existential investigations that envelope consciousness. The work consists of several bodies of work: Teenage Wasteland (2006), The Ratspectacla (2007), Dead Meat (2008), and The Helecycle (2008). Teenage Wasteland, the first work in the series, takes on an immediately nihilistic approach as the work questions whether the creation of meaning (such as the creation of art) is as meaningless and circularly irrelevant as time spent masturbating. The Ratspectacla utilizes the conventions of the spectacle and of the film ‘horror’ genre so as to deconstruct why we choose to contemplate mortality through these illusions. By subverting expectations, Ferguson’s intention is for the viewer to contemplate why it is human nature to explore the horrifying unknowns of life within the context of the spectacle and through this ‘play-terror’; simply put, it is both thrilling and non-consequential. Dead Meat is an imagined road trip/experience that takes place in the artist’s studio space. By combining live action and miniature, a character experiences a subjective reality that conforms to his expectation of self. And last but not least, or maybe least, The Helecycle examines the spirit of purpose and determination and the gray areas between success and failure. Another example of how subjective realities are, at times for different individuals, relative. The projects serve as existential investigations and as an ongoing search for meaning.

Clark Ferguson is a Saskatchewan based visual artist interested in the spectacle, humour, and issues of gender and sexuality. His practice utilizes video, photography, performance, print-media, and installation to create experimental, eccentric projects. Ferguson is also interested in working within self-imposed limitations that define in what manner work is developed and produced. These ‘impositions’ mirror the conceptual interests that he is exploring. This process not only effects the final product becomes part of the research and is in effect, a performative aspect of the work.
Stride Gallery
Address: 1004 Macleod Tr SE Calgary AB T2G 2M7
Phone: 1 403 262-8507

Oct.10th, 2008 - The Cedar Tavern Singers AKA Les Phonoréalistes: Art Snob Solutions, Phase II: The Age of Mechanical
Opening at Stride Friday, Oct.10th from 8:00 pm - midnight. Performance on Friday, Oct.10th at 9:30 pm
Stride Gallery

Nov 07 to Nov 08 - Art Snob Solutions, Phase II
Art Snob Solutions, Phase II: The Age of Mechanical Reproduction by the Cedar Tavern Singers AKA Les Phonoréalistes is an exhibition of ambiguous objects, images, videos and sounds that evoke a love for and a satirizing of both the ambitions of Modern Art history and the DIY ethos of folk and lo-fi indie music. Through the process of remixing, themes and ideas are mashed up to highlight and re-present esoteric information beyond the textbook in unconventional ways. This exhibition explores the sort of passion that compels a teenager to pin a shaky hand-rendered Morrissey drawing to his or her wall—except in this case, Morrissey is likely to be substituted with Baldessari.

Daniel Wong is an interdisciplinary artist from Lethbridge, Alberta working in a range of forms including installation, performance, writing, drawing, and music. He received a BFA from the University of Lethbridge in 2003 and an MFA from the University of Western Ontario in 2006.

Mary-Anne McTrowe has a BFA from the University of Lethbridge (1998) and an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal (2001). Her work has spanned a number of media, and recent interests include the crocheting of cozies for everyday objects and the proposing of ever-larger cozies for natural and man-made architecture, and performance and static work about the sasquatch.

It was during a thematic residency in 2006, perhaps under the influence of cabin fever, at the Banff Centre, that Daniel joined talents with Mary-Anne to form the Cedar Tavern Singers AKA Les Phonoréalistes, to fight the good fight and sing the good song (and occasionally the bad song).
Stride Gallery
Address: 1004 Macleod Tr SE Calgary AB T2G 2M7
Phone: 1 403 262-8507

Oct 23 to Nov 23, 2008 - ECHO: A Portfolio of Prints by Grafisch Atelier Alkmaar
Artist Proof Gallery is proud to present the first part of an international exchange between the Alberta Printmakers’ Society in Calgary and Graphic Studio in Alkmaar, the Netherlands.
Exhibition date: October 23 – November 23, 2008 .
The opening reception takes place Friday October 24, from 6 – 8pm.
Adress: 2010F 11 St S.E. Calgary
Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday 11-3.
20 Alkmaar Artists:
Dave Akkerman, Jos van Amsterdam, Pauline Bakker, Patrick Bergsma, Corrie Breed, Jan Deckwitz, Joyce Ennik, Mels de Gooyer, Gerben Hermanus, Marija Ilic, Madeleine Leddy, Mans Lenards, Mario Passamani, Hanneke Saaltink, Ivon Spee, Erik Tierolf, Tineke Tukker, Marja Vleugel, Cora Vries and Jaap Zomer.
Artist Proof Gallery
Address: 2010F 11 St SE, PO Box 6821 Station D Calgary AB T2P 2E7
Phone: 1 403 287-1056

Nov 07 to Nov 22 , 2008 - Tina Martel Exhibition
Tina Martel: Flatline
Opening Reception, Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 5-8pm
Carrying over a similar affinity for the grandeur and subtlety of landscape, as seen in her Pocket Apocalypse series,
Tina Martel’s latest work embraces a bolder use of color, adding magnitude to her themes of spirituality, personal experience and narrative.
Artist will be in attendance
Exhibition runs from October 23 - November 22, 2008
Artfirm Gallery
Address: 617 11 AVE SW, Lower Level Calgary AB T2R 0E1
Phone: 1 403 206-1344

Nov 07 to Dec 13 2008 - POPPED!!!
Dubble Bubble Bracelet and Flower Ring by Petra Luz
Inspired by Pop culture? In love with shapes and colours that pop? Love popsicles and Soda Pop? A special group exhibition showcasing art jewellery inspired by pop culture and icons by artists from across Canada.
Opening Reception : November 6, 5 - 8 pm
INFLUX Jewellery Gallery
Address: 201-100 7 Ave SW, Art Central Calgary AB T2P 0W4
1 403 266-7527

Nov 14 to Dec 13, 2008 - Joseph Kohnke: Hollow
Opening reception Friday, November 14th 8:00pm - midnight
Joseph Kohnke’s work seeks to examine spaces and objects that we exist with on a daily basis. Pneumatic mechanisms have been incorporated into his mixed media works and installations, alluding to various modes of respiration. The movement of air acts as a positioning in social spaces, our relationships with objects and the liminal effects of these actions. Kohnke’s installation will consist of several kinetic sound pieces of prosthetic mouths and harmonicas.
Stride Gallery
Address: 1004 Macleod Tr SE Calgary AB T2G 2M7
1 403 262-8507

Nov 15 - Heritage Weavers & Spinners Guild Textile Sale
Each November, Inglewood's Heritage Weavers and Spinners Guild present their annual Textile Sale. Just in time for Christmas shopping, the sale includes handcrafted linens, towels, scarves and more.
Artpoint Gallery and Studios Address: 1139 - 11 St SE Calgary AB T2G 3G1
1 403 287-1270

Dec 01 to Jan 31 , 2009 - Kiarra Albina: Les voisins / Neighbours
Opening Thursday, January 15th at 7:00PM at the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts
Dec 01 to Jan 31
Part of the 2009 International Festival of Animated Objects
Les voisins / Neighbors is an installation and slow motion animation of the +15 Window Space galleries in the Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts. A mannequin will inhabit the installation designed by Kiarra Albina and will constantly be reanimated within the window. The character will relate to its environment as well as develop relationships with its neighbors in the adjacent window spaces.
Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts
Address: 205 8th Avenue S.E. Calgary AB T2G 0K9
1 403 262-8507

Gallery Calorie
Take a self-guided tour of 17th Avenue's art galleries and restaurants at the Gallery Calorie Tour. Held every June, this event features food and beverage samples and a wrap-up party in Tomkins Park. Tickets are available online or by phone.
Address: Various venues along 17th Avenue, Calgary AB
1 403 809-1678

Midlake Art Studio presents "Masterworks"
Midlake Art Studio presents Masterworks, an annual art sale to benefit Senior's programs at the Calgary Drop-In Centre. Over 60 pieces of original works, done in the style of the Old Masters will be offered, along with fabulous items for auction, from fine art to fine furs!

Gala evening of fine food, drink and music with a portion of all sales to the charity. Tickets $75 includes parking.
Calgary Roundup Centre
Address: 20 Roundup Way SE Calgary AB Canada
1 403 201-5183

Worldwide WOW Photo Exhibition & Gala
In support of Calgary's Empowering Families Initiative, for one night, the world comes to Calgary in a fusion of cuisine, art, entertainment and culture.
Artists of the World Address: 514 11 Ave SW Calgary AB T2R 0C8
1 403 686-0636

CANMORE Art Events

ALICE SALTIEL: Wild!
Resting Tiger 36"x54" oil/canvas
Alice Saltiel opens the spring season with dynamic images of the big cats: lions, tigers, leopards. These extraordinary portraits capture the elegant power of the exotic animals.
Opening Reception Saturday, April 26th, 1:00-4:00 pm. Artist in attendance.
The Avens Gallery Address: 104-709 Main St Canmore AB T1W 2B2
1 403 678-4471

EDMONTON Art Events

Nov 09, 2008 - The Elegant Wedding Bridal Showcase
Montreal's Finest Wedding Show
Showcasing sophistication and disinction with the most prominent designers, artists, and specialists the city has to offer.
Annual Edmonton Bridal Expo Address: Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton AB
1 450 969-2137

Stop & Shop Show
At Stop & Shop, find 25 of Edmonton’s hottest emerging designers under one roof while listing to live tunes and munching on some tasty goodies.

This is not the average 'craft show.' There will be NO doilies, quilts, or pressed flower bookmarks found at Stop & Shop. Only the best designers and artisans who create innovative, stylish items that fall into the fashion, accessories, or home décor categories will be present.

Stop & Shop has also teamed up with the Zebra Child Protection Centre in order to raise money for this worthy cause.

Address: TransAlta Arts Barn: 10330 - 84 Avenue Edmonton AB
1 780 993-0299

LANCOMBE Art Events

"GALLERY MOSAIC" Show & Sale
Long Shadows by Jeanette Northey
12th Annual Fall Extravaganza Show & Sale. Showcasing Paintings of all mediums, Pottery, Sculptures, Jewelry, Fused and Stained Glass.. Over eighty artists work on display. Evening receptions Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:00 to 10:00 PM. Hours changed for the show Thursday,Friday, Saturday open 12:00 to 10:00 PM Sunday open 12:00 to 6:00PM
The Gallery on Main Address: 4910 50 Ave, 2nd Flr Lacombe AB T4L 1Y1
1 403 782-3402

RED DEER Art Events

Oct 31 to Nov 03 - 100th Anniversary of the Arrival of the Daughters of Wisdom
Sr. Marie Agathe, Superior 1908 to 1922
The Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery will mark the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the Daughters of Wisdom in Red Deer with a small foyer case exhibit. The Sisters arrived in Red Deer in the evening of October 8, 1908 to begin the establishment of a small boarding school, which opened on October 21, 1908. The Sisters were an important part of building a strong Roman Catholic Mission in Red Deer.
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Oct 31 to Jan 04 2009 - Space P’Articles: Works by Members of P’Artisan Artist Network
CAFE and Cordial Set, Alain Favre, Alberta Stoneware
“space, outer space, and the spaces in between; time affects every object”
The exhibit deals with space, time, and voyages through these concepts. Each artistic exploration incorporates some measure of inner space, outer space, and the spaces in between. P'Artisan Artist Network invites you to travel with them through space and time, and be a "p'art of the journey".
Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Oct 31 to Nov 23 2008 - The Three Muses: Dialogues, Travels and Encounters
Momdonna II, Pat Strakowski, paper mache
Works by Liv Pedersen, Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas and Pat Strakowski
Through the use of traditional materials in non-traditional ways these fibre artists are inspired to create 2 D and 3 D contemporary images. Using nature and life experiences for inspiration, a synergy is formed that transforms the everyday and mundane into the magic that surrounds all of us.
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Oct 31 to Jan 04 2009 - Marg’s Museum: an Exploration of Memory, Family and Loss by Lori Lukasewich
Gramma Marg, Lori Lukasewich, Miwed Media
“My mother died in 2000 and to this day, I cannot visit my father at his home, without also, visiting her as well. The house, the rooms, the objects, all somehow speaks so loudly of her and I am astonished by the power these things still have to affect me, and greatly humbled by the realization of the universality of this experience.” Lori Lukasewich, 2005
Lukasewich’s mother, Marg, the namesake of the exhibition, volunteered at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery for many years and this exhibit is, in a very real sense, a museum of Marg, in the very Museum she loved.
“The past lives in the objects left behind."
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Nov 01 to Jun 30 2009 - Send me a house by mail! The 1912 Red Deer Housing Boom
The EASTACRE
It was 1912 and, like most of Western Canada, Central Alberta was experiencing a population boom! Communities all over the West faced severe housing shortages. In response to this need, Eaton’s and other catalogue houses developed kits for houses that could be shipped on the railway. In our gallery we are building and furnishing a full size model of the EASTACRE from T. EATON Co.
From our historical collections we have assembled an array of items that would have been used to set up house. Come and choose which items you would want to include in your new home. Children can set up house or run a farm in the interactive play area.
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Nov 03 to Nov 29 2008 - Atmospheric Indulgence
Gallery IS, is pleased to announce its November Solo Exhibit features all new works by established Red Deer artist Susan Woolgar. "Atmospheric Indulgence" will be a perfect example of the work that has made Susan so well known. Her impressionistic interpretations of the Alberta landscape in both Acrylic and Pastel, are beautiful and trigger the love of nature in everyone.

"Atmospheric Indulgence" will be on display from November 3rd to the 29th. The opening reception on First Friday, November 7th, will be a special event. Local jazz trio Dig.In.It. will accompany Susan in a night of Live Art. The band will play while she creates a piece of artwork on the spot. There will also be a raffle in support of the Red Deer SPCA.

An experience not to be missed. Admission for this event is $10.00. Doors open at 6:30, and the event will take place from 7-10pm.
Gallery IS Address: 4930 Ross St Red Deer AB T4N 1X7
1 403 341-4641

The BCCA 1st Annual Christmas Thing
Stocking by Matt Gould
Christmas with a Twist! The bcca is freaturing an ecclectic mix of artwork by local artists.
Bilton Centre for Contemporary Art Address: 4B 5809-51 Ave. Red Deer Alberta Canada T4N 4H8
1 403 343-3933

Alberta Wide 2008: Together We Art
Best Friends, Michelle Brown, Pencil
This annual exhibit of the Alberta Community Art Clubs Association keeps getting better and better! The number of works in the Advanced and Masters Category has increased greatly over the past years. They work in pencil, charcoal, acrylics, oils, watercolours and mixed media work and awards are given out at the Meet-the-Artists Coffee Party. Closing critique takes place on July 27th at 1:15 pm, and is open to the public.
Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery Address: 4525 47A Ave Red Deer AB T4N 6Z6
1 403 309-8405

Our Best To You Art & Craft Show
This event is just in time for an early Christmas-present-grab. The weekend-long show focuses on the works of Canadian craft builders and arts from all over Canada. Handcrafted jewellery, pottery, artwork, gourmet foods and much more will all be on display ready to fly off the shelves.
Westerner Park Address: 4847A-19th Street Red Deer AB T4R 2N7
1 888 773-4444 Extn: 226