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Archive for June, 2008

Studio Mentors - Painting I,II,III

Here is artwork from the last spring session of Painting for the Studio Mentors group. The 5 students varied from level I ,II, and III.  Spring session May 24 - June 21, 2008.

‘Self-Portrait’ by Abezghi Berhe. Acrylic on board. Studio Mentors III, age 7.

‘Water Sun’ by Amanda Kaczkielo. Acrylic on…

Summer Newsletter

The Summer 2008 issue of the Prairie Art Gallery’s newsletter, ARTimage, is now available.  Read about upcoming exhibitions, summer art classes for adults and the children’s summer camps.  Learn what’s new at the Prairie Art Gallery in the current issue of ARTimage.  Sign up to receive our newsletter by email…

Guerilla Art Class in Encore!

A new art class at the Prairie Art Gallery was featured in the June 12, 2008 issue of Encore!  The Guerilla Art workshop will be held at the Gallery on Saturdays, June 21 and 28, 2008.

To read the full article, written by Diana Rinne, visit Guerrilla art workshop coming up…

Nicole Bauberger

100 Dresses

November 1 - 10, 2008

Artist Nicole Bauberger will be at the Grande Prairie Regional College for an artist residency. She will be creatting 100 paintings of dresses in 10 days. They are painted in encaustic, a form of painting with melted beeswax and pigment, fused to a surface with…

Cultural Information Centre

 A pilot project for the Prairie Gallery this summer includes setting up a semi-permanent site in the log cabin close to Center 2000. We are pleased to present several travelling exhibitions at the Cultural Information Center throughout the summer. Activities that compliment the travelling exhibitions will be available for the…

Bill Stewart: A Collection of the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre

Availability April 2008 through to August 2008

 Curated by Dean Tatam Reeves

 20 artworks / 1 Artist

 2 Crates / 90 Running Feet

It seems fitting to celebrate the 20th year of the AFA Travelling Exhibition Program with an exhibition of works by Bill Stewart that were recently donated by the artist to the Permanent…

Membership Renewal Date

The Prairie Art Gallery has adopted January 1st of each year as it’s standard membership renewal date.

Memberships received from now until January 1, 2009 will be valid until January 1, 2010.

 Memberships that have already lapsed and are not renewed by July 15, 2008 will be removed from our membership list.

If renewing…

50th Anniversary Mural Art Project

On the occasion of the City of Grande Prairie’s 50th Anniversary, the Prairie Art Gallery has formed partnerships with the Cool Aid Society, Sunrise House and the City of Grande Prairie’s Family and Community Support Services to invite a variety of community groups who serve youth at risk to participate…

Collective Soul: PNCR 2007

Available September 2008 - August 2009

Curated by Todd Schaber

21 Artworks / 21 Artists 

2 Crates / 70 Running Feet

Imagine the possibilities of having 14 days of freedom as an artist to intensely express one’s creativity with guidance from internationally acclaimed artists Harold Klunder and Laura Vickerson, who act as non-instructional participatory…

New Summer Art Classes

The Prairie Art Gallery is very pleased to offer new and exciting summer art classes for children, youth and adults.

Guerilla Art  (June classes have ended)

Learn the techniques of Guerilla Art in this exciting new class. Guerilla Art is anonymous art work, installed or performed, in public spaces with the purpose…