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UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

NICOLE BAUBERGER: 100 Dresses for Grande Prairie

www.nicolebauberger.com

Opening Reception Nov. 14, 2008. from 7 – 9 PM

Located at the Grande Prairie Regional College Glass Gallery.

Artist in attendance.

Artist Nicole Bauberger will be at the Grande Prairie Regional College for an artist residency.
She will be creating 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 heat. The public is invited to watch her brush, layer, scrape, carve, and sometimes embed found objects in the wax to make one hundred small paintings.

Nicole will be painting at GPRC in the Pillars area November 1 – 10, 2008.

All of the paintings will be exhibited in the Glass Gallery from November 14 -24, 2008.

Supported by

HERE NOW OR NOWHERE

December 31, 2008 – February 2, 2009 (tentatively)

Curated by Micah Lexier www.micahlexier.com

Main Street Exhibition with Reception location still to be announced

Exhibition Event January 17, 2009. The curator and several exhibiting artists will be in attendance to discuss the exhibition. Here Now or Nowhere is a group exhibition featuring installation, video, and printed media art work by internationally renowned artists. This art work will be displayed in a variety of Grande Prairie locations.

ANNIE POOTOOGOOK

February 1 – March 31, 2009 at the Kin Gallery
Winner of the 2006 Sobey Art Award. www.sobeyartaward.ca/winners/2006.htm

“Pootoogook’s work challenges conventional assumptions made of Inuit art, and her drawings of domestic interiors and modern outpost camps reflect the disparate social, economic and physical realities of today’s Canadian North. Many of her images are disturbing; addressing issues such as alcoholism, domestic violence, suicide, depression and drug addiction.”
Alberta College of Art + Design: www.acad.ab.ca

The Kin Gallery is located in the lower level of Centre 2000 at 11330 – 106 Street, Grande Prairie. Phone: (780) 532-5790

Supported by

ART OF THE PEACE SYMPOSIUM

6TH Annual Art of the Peace Symposium

October 24 – 26, 2008 Tickets: $60 Regular $40 Student

The 6th Annual Art of the Peace Symposium is a weekend lecture series featuring guest artists, curators and art professionals. www.artofthepeace.ca

It is an opportunity to educate, inspire and network with local, regional, and national visual artists. This year’s guest speakers include artist Molly Raher Newman, potter Greg CroweDoug MacLean. and art dealer

To purchase tickets call the Dawson Creek Art Gallery at (250) 782-2601

or Fax: 250-782-8801

Friday events will take place at the Dawson Creek Art Gallery, (celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary) and located at 101, 816 Alaska Avenue, Dawson Creek, BC. Saturday events will take place at the Kiwanis Performing Arts Centre located at 1100 – 95th Ave, Dawson Creek, B.C.

NEW STAFF MEMBER

Welcome Missy!

Missy Finlay is the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program Assistant.

Missy has lived all over Alberta, from as far south as Pincher Creek to as far north as Lacrete. She has travelled to wonderful places like Mexico, Japan, France and England, but is always happy to come home to Grande Prairie. Missy is in her second year of Fine Arts at the Grande Prairie Regional College.

Missy can be contacted at missy@prairiegallery.com

INSTRUCTORS NEEDED

We want to hear from you…

Are you an artist living in Grande Prairie and area?
Are you interested in teaching art classes to children, youth or adults?
We want to hear from you. What talents do you want to share with others?
Painting? Drawing? Sculpture? Artist Trading Cards? Calligraphy?
Mixed Media? Collage? Bookmaking?

Please call the Prairie Art Gallery at 780-532-8111 or email us your information and the type of class you are interested in teaching to melanie@prairiegallery.com.

MONTROSE

CULTURAL

CENTRE

Progress is being made…

The Montrose Cultural Centre is a 28 million dollar building project that will transform downtown Grande Prairie. Since the Prairie Art Gallery collapsed on March 19, 2007, the City of
Grande Prairie has been making progress toward resolving what will become of the historic Gallery building.

For information on the Montrose Cultural Centre please visit www.makeitgrand.ca

CHEF’S TABLE FUNDRAISER

A Recipe for Success…

All funds raised at the Chef’s Table event will go toward the operation of The Prairie Art Gallery.

The Chef’s Table takes place on Nov. 6, 2008 and will feature:

* Chef’s Aaron Creurer & Susan Hopkins present a six course fine dining experience.

* A gift of original art by attending guest artist Peter von Tiesenhausen.

* A tour of the Quinn’s private art collection.

* Fine wines and spirits paired to the menu and provided by Vintage Wine and Spirits.

For information please contact Rob Swanston at rob@prairiegallery.com.
Ph: 780-532-8111 Ext. 104

ARTERY CATALOGUE

Coming Soon…

Robert Enright is the senior Contributing Editor to Border Crossings magazine and the University Research Chair in Art Theory and Criticism in the School of Fine Art and Music at the University of Guelph.

“In doing research for the essay I conducted telephone interviews with each of the exhibiting artists. Their responses to my questions about their work and the motivations behind it are telling examples of the act of articulation moving towards the art of communication. These conversations form a kind of narrative in which the relationship between intent and achievement, and between desire and reality, is in constant flux.” Robert Enright