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Street Performers Festival

The board and staff of the Prairie Art Gallery wish to thank all those who participated in creating the wonderful sidewalk chalk drawings, and chalk artists Tyler Cruickshank, Jonathan Kostuk, and Avril Powell for their amazing work over the weekend.

We would also like to thank everyone who visited artist Tina…

Summer Art Classes

Learn more about these exciting new classes at the Prairie Art Gallery by clicking on the links below.  Register today by phone, or online!

First Nations Birch Bark Basketmaking Workshop  August 2, 2008

Learn about the techniques and traditions of handcrafting First Nations Birch Bark Baskets! First, join Nisga’a artist Katrina Favell on…

images of tenuous

JULY 6, 2008 - These are some images of Tina Martel and her assistants during tenuous: an installation by Tina Martel.   The tenuous installation is now on view at 9904-101 Avenue in Grande Prairie.  Visit Tina today to watch her process of casting a full truck.

  

  

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…

Cultural Information Centre

 A pilot project for the Prairie Art Gallery this past summer included setting up a semi-permanent site in the log cabin close to Centre 2000. We were pleased to present several travelling exhibitions at the Cultural Information Centre throughout the summer. Activities that complimented the travelling exhibitions were available for the…

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…

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…

Gallery Staff Visits Construction Site

On May 31, 2008, the staff of the Prairie Art Gallery were given a guided tour of the Montrose Cultural Centre’s construction site.  With everyone in their hard hats, we were able to see the Gallery’s new exhibition spaces, staff offices, storage areas, and the underground parking garage.  It was…