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Opening Reception June 19

Friday, June 19, 2009

Art Exhibition Opening Reception
6:30 pm, The Prairie Art Gallery

Exhibitions:
Bibi Clement: Vigil of Angels
Yasuo Terada: East Wind Blows West
Tina Martel: tenuous

 

About the Festival….

Celebrate Summer Solstice with a six-day festival of arts and culture in the north! Music, drama, visual art and literary activities are planned…

Iskoteo Public Galleries Conference

Friday, June 19, 2009

Public Presentation: Excellence in Art Galleries
1:30 pm at the Prairie Art Gallery

Directors and Curators of public galleries across Alberta will gather in Grande Prairie to celebrate the Prairie Art Gallery’s new home in the Montrose Cultural Centre and discuss the future of public galleries in Alberta. The public is invited…

Meet the Artists

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Meet the Artists: Bibi Clement, Yasuo Terada, Tina Martel
4:30 – 6:30 pm, The Prairie Art Gallery
Come to the Prairie Art Gallery during the Iskoteo Arts Festival to tour the new exhibitions and meet the three artists currently exhibiting at the Gallery.

About the Festival….

Celebrate Summer Solstice with a six-day festival…

Join us at the Iskoteo Arts Festival

Celebrate Summer Solstice with a six-day festival of arts and culture in the north! Music, drama, visual art and literary activities are planned for all tastes and ages, throughout Grande Prairie, June 16 to 21 at the Iskoteo Arts Festival.

The City of Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie Regional College, the Prairie…

What Lies Beneath

2 CRATES / 20 ARTISTS / 20 ARTWORKS FRAMED
70 – 80 RUNNING FEET

Curated by Todd Schaber and Missy Finlay with the Prairie Art Gallery

Many of us wish to understand what exists mere inches below the earth’s surface. This exhibit asks the question: ‘What lies beneath?’ by exploring various artists’ representations…

Without End: Collaborative Drawing/Exploring the Lines That Keep Us Apart

1 CRATE / 6 ARTISTS / 10 ARTWORKS
NOTE: 6 of the canvases are 10 feet wide and five feet tall
80 RUNNING FEET

Curated by Todd Schaber with the Prairie Art Gallery and Catherine Hamel with the University of Calgary

Without End has two areas of exploration. The first area examines the tools…

Ken HouseGo: Dreams Do Not Come With Titles

3 CRATES / 1 ARTISTS / 21 ARTWORKS / 70 RUNNING FEET

Curated by Todd Schaber and Missy Finlay with the Prairie Art Gallery

Each night, as we close ourselves off to the rest of the world, we are released from the constraints we have constructed within polite societal bounds. In our…

High Art: Passport to the Peaks

2 CRATES / 1 ARTIST / 25 ARTWORKS
21 Paintings / 2 Sketches / 2 Photographs
60 RUNNING FEET

Curated by Todd Schaber with the Prairie Art Gallery

Artist Robert Guest and Doctor Keith Darcel are deeply connected to the natural history written all over the Canadian Rockies. Both of these men are avid…

Look Who’s Calling Now

The Prairie Art Gallery has a new phone system. Here’s how to stay in touch with events at the Gallery and with Gallery staff.

When calling the Prairie Art Gallery’s phone number, (780) 532 – 8111, you’ll be greeted by an automated service. You are now able to choose from a…

We’ve Moved!

The Prairie Art Gallery has moved into the newly built Montrose Cultural Centre in Grande Prairie, Alberta. 

 The Prairie Art Gallery is currently closed to visitors. 

 We will still be answering phone messages and email as quickly as possible.  Everyone at the Prairie Art Gallery hopes you will visit us in our new location.

Our New…