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Archive for September, 2009

Olivia Kachman: Artist Statement

Out of the Blue & Into the Red

I really believe that all human beings have an artist within them, if they choose to set that part of their spirit free and follow their creative instincts. I never fully embraced identity of ‘artist’ until the last few years when someone pointed…

Olivia Kachman

Olivia Kachman

Artist Biography

Olivia Kachman was born in Edmonton in 1978 and was raised on a rural acreage southwest of Edmonton where she developed a true appreciation for nature throughout her childhood. Upon completing her Bachelor of Education degree from the University of Alberta in 1999, she has traveled and taught…

Exploring Art for Preschoolers (Ages 4-5)

Fridays,  March 19 - April 16, 2010

Note:  No class on April 2 (Good Friday)

*Supplies included.

Studio Mentors – Painting (Ages 13 – 17)

Professional artists as mentors for budding young artists!  Learn a variety of drawing techniques while exploring art styles and fundamentals.

About Studio Mentors
This certificate program is aimed at developing students’ technical skills and art knowledge in various disciplines. Students progress from Level 1 through Level 3, each level is five weeks…

Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens

Travelling exhibit from Macdonald Stewart Art Centre.

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 3 at 7:00pm

Qamanittuaq is a comprehensive exhibition of drawings by Inuit artists from Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada. This touring exhibit has been organized by the Macdonald Stewart Art Centre in Guelph, Ontario. The exhibition focuses on 80 drawings selected from…

The Boundary Layer

Curated by Catherine Dean

Opening Reception: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

In its most simplified definition, the boundary layer is the thin plane at the surface of the Earth where land meets sky. Though we may temporarily escape it in skyscrapers and planes, boats and submarines, this is the only…

Studio Mentors – Painting (ages 10 – 12)

Professional artists as mentors for budding young artists!  Learn a variety of painting techniques while exploring art styles and fundamentals.

About Studio Mentors
This certificate program is aimed at developing students’ technical skills and art knowledge in various disciplines. Students progress from Level 1 through Level 3, each level is five weeks long.…

Studio Mentors – Painting (Ages 6-9)

Professional artists as mentors for budding young artists!  Learn a variety of painting techniques while exploring art styles and fundamentals.

About Studio Mentors
This certificate program is aimed at developing students’ technical skills and art knowledge in various disciplines.   Students progress from Level 1 through Level 3, each level is five weeks long.   All students…

Han: Voices From the Earth

Opening Reception: Friday, September 18, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Exhibition location: Teresa Sargent Hall, in the Montrose Cultural Centre

“Voices from the Earth” is a multi-media, moveable public art installation that develops the theme of hope for the world’s threatened environment.


Grand Opening

Friday, September 18, 2009

7:00 pm

Location: The Prairie Art Gallery, in the Montrose Cultural Centre

Please join us at The Prairie Art Gallery’s Grand Opening Party in celebration of our new location within the Montrose Cultural Centre. Come and enjoy a delicious patio-style barbeque, chilled keg-style beer, three new art exhibitions, and…