Lethbridge Arts Days 2015

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September 20 - 27, 2015 Artisan market

Film screenings

Artwalk Music

Word on the Street Festival

Buskers

Family activities

Street performers Workshops

Theatre

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Alberta Media Arts Alliance Casa Drama Nutz Donna Gallant Galt Museum and Archives Lethbridge Artists Club Lethbridge Public Library Red Engine Coffee Roasters Southern Alberta Art Gallery Sparkie’s Food Truck Trianon Gallery Troyanda Ukrainian Dance University of Lethbridge Art Gallery University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts Visual Arts Alberta/CARFAC

Artists

A special thank you to Lethbridge’s creative community.

Your dedication, talent and hard work enhance our city!

Venues

Thank you to the many venues in and around downtown for opening your doors to the arts!

Volunteers

Thank you to our dedicated volunteers. Your contributions are truly appreciated and we couldn’t do it without you!

Schedule of Events Sunday, September 20 Word on the Street Festival

Lethbridge Public Library ................................ 2

Monday, September 21

Photo Document Your Artwork Workshop ATB Financial Community Room, Casa ............................................................. 2

Wednesday, September 23 Coffee’s on at the Gallery

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery ................... 2

Prairie Tales 17 Film Screening

ATB Financial Community Room, Casa..... 3

The Valley Below Film Screening

Lethbridge Public Library....................... 3

Thursday, September 24 The Drawing Bar

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery .................................. 3

Live in Lethbridge Community Cabaret Night ATB Financial Community Room, Casa .............................................................. 3

Friday, September 25 12th Annual ArtWalk

Downtown Lethbridge ................................................. 4-7

On the Streets - Buskers and Street Performers Public Art Talk & Reception

Downtown Lethbridge ... 8

Gord Ferguson “Strung”

(Currently displayed at Casa) - ATB Financial Community Room, Casa ........... 3 University of Lethbridge Faculty Artists and Friends Concert University of Lethbridge Recital Hall .................................................................. 3

Saturday, September 26 12th Annual ArtWalk

Downtown Lethbridge ................................................ 4-7

On the Streets - Buskers and Street Performers

Downtown Lethbridge .. 8

Arts Days Artisan Market

ATB Financial Community Room, Casa ............... 9

Culture Vulture Saturday

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery.................... 10

Arts Days at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery

Crafting Worlds Workshop with Annie Martin Gallery Stroll

Casa ................................... 11

Downtown Lethbridge............................................................. 11

Sunday, September 27 Family Affair on the Square Arts Days Artisan Market

Rotary Square, Casa ...................................... 12

ATB Financial Community Room, Casa ............... 9 discover

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10 Things to do at Arts Days

On behalf of the Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge, welcome to Lethbridge’s fifth annual Arts Days!

With so much to do and see, here are my top 10 suggestions of what to do during Arts Days, one of the largest annual celebrations of arts in our community that showcases the amazing and diverse talents of our local artists:

• Check out Word on the Street, a family-friendly event that celebrates reading and literacy, and kicks off the week of celebrations.

• Pick up something special at the Arts Days Artisan Market.

• Take in one of the film screenings.

• Head over to the University of Lethbridge for Culture Vulture Saturday.

• Participate in a workshop, art talk, or gallery visit.

• What’s Arts Days without a visit to the Southern Alberta Art Gallery?

• Take a walk downtown with the 12th annual ArtWalk featuring local and original artwork in over 40 venues located throughout our downtown core.

• Spend an evening with the Drama Nutz at the Live in Lethbridge Community Cabaret Night.

• Music, music, music: stop, watch, and listen to the buskers and street performers performing in the downtown core.

• Wrap up the week of celebrations at Family Affair on the Square at Casa Rotary Square.

Thank you to the artists, volunteers and all of those who come out and help us celebrate the arts in our city! Enjoy your week!

Jenn Schmidt-Rempel, President, Allied Arts Council

Word on the Street Book & Magazine Festival Sunday, September 20 - 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Lethbridge Public Library - Main branch - 810 5 Ave S

FREE

An outdoor Festival hosted by Lethbridge Public Library featuring authors, a marketplace, family activities, music, food and more!

Featuring authors Kelley Armstrong, Maureen Jennings, Sharon Johnston, Mary-Ann Kirkby, Aaron Paquette, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, and Kim Thuy.

Photo Document Your Artwork Workshop Presented by Visual Arts Alberta/CARFAC Monday, September 21 - 7:00 pm ATB Financial Community Room, Casa - 230 8 St S

FREE

Join artist Jeff Rodier for this professional development workshop on photographing and documenting your work.

Please RSVP to projects@artslethbridge.org or call 403-320-0555

Coffee’s On at the Gallery

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Wednesday, September 23, 2015, 9:00 – 10:30 am F University of Lethbridge Art Gallery - W600, Centre for the Arts - 4401 University Drive The University of Lethbridge Art Gallery invites the public to visit the Main Gallery to enjoy coffee and conversation while taking in the latest exhibition, A Necessary Fiction – The Portrait, curated by Josephine Mills featuring work by Jeff Thomas.

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F Wednesday, September 23 - 7:00 pm ATB Financial Community Room - Casa - 230 8 St S For 17 years Prairie Tales have offered a selection of some of the year’s best short films and videos made by Alberta media artists in a feature length compilation. Join us for a free screening of this anthology showcasing work from the shining lights of the Alberta media arts!

The Valley Below

University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts New Media Film Series Wednesday, September 23 - 7:00 pm Lethbridge Public Library Theatre - 810 – 5 Ave S FREE Host: Deric Olsen (New Media) Four intertwining stories of life in Alberta’s badlands focusing on a pregnant teenager, a hard-drinking musician, a reclusive taxidermist, and an ambitious RCMP officer. Nominated for two 2014 Canadian Screen Awards.

The Drawing Bar

FREE

Thursday, September 24 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm University of Lethbridge Art Gallery - W600, Centre for the Arts 4401 University Drive The U of L Art Gallery’s “Drawing Bar” is public programming for grownups. The gallery hosts a cash bar, basic materials for newcomers and volunteers will be on hand for assistance. Artists may also bring their own clean drawing materials (with the exception of pastels, charcoal, or other dust generating media which are not compatible with the exhibited art.) Knitters are also welcome. All experience levels welcome.

Live in Lethbridge Community Cabaret

Thursday, September 24 - 8:00 pm ATB Financial Community Room - Casa - 230 8 St S Tickets: $5 at the door Talented local performers take the stage at Casa. An evening of improv, skits, comedy, dance, musical theatre and much more! Not your everyday variety show, but a showcase of some of the best live performers in Lethbridge. Hosted by local improv troupe Drama Nutz.

Public Art Talk & Reception - Strung

Friday, September 25 - 7:00 pm ATB Financial Community Room - Casa - 230 8 St S

FREE

Join Artist Gord Ferguson for a talk and reception to recognize the installation of the public art piece Strung, installed in the Casa atrium.

University of Lethbridge Faculty Artists and Friends Concert

Friday, September 25 - 7:30 pm University of Lethbridge Recital Hall - W570, Centre for the Arts - 4401 University Drive Tickets: $20 regular or $15 student/senior available starting September 1 online at www.ulethbridge.ca/tickets, in person after September 14 at the U of L Box Office or by phone at 403-329-2616.

Margaret Mezei, clarinet; Thomas Staples, horn; Glen Montgomery, piano; and Musaeus, string quartet perform Carl Reinecke’s Trio for Clarinet, Horn and Piano and Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet. discover

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Stomp ’n Stamp

Collect stamps from nine venues and enter to win an original work by Donna Gallant.

See inside back cover for your ballot or pick up extra ballots at the Allied Arts Council office or Casa.

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Venues and Exhibitions Friday, September 25 & Saturday, September 26 10am – 5pm 1

Galt Museum

502 1 St S

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Royal LePage The Rose Garden Peter and Clarke’s Hair Co. The Studio Monique’s Penny Coffee House Ten Thousand Villages Infamous

526 5 St S 524 5 St S

Servus Credit Union Learning Studio 8th Annual 3 Dimensions Sculpture Exhibition Discovery Hall A Legacy of Adventure & Art: The Life of Miss Edith Fanny Kirk Housing First Art Group Thane Vanderaegen, Anne McLelland and Sonja Marshall

506 5 Ave S 407A 5 St S 505 4 Ave S 331 5 St S

Ron Brown various local artists Lethbridge Artists Club various local artists

329 5 St S 323 5 St S

various artists Oldman River Potter’s Guild

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Heatwork - raku, electric/gas fired, salt/soda fired, pot fired works

Art at Ability local artists

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Draffin’s Pharmasave 319 5 St S Mocha Cabana 317 4 St S Trianon 104 5 St S Petit Trianon Aerus Electrolux 506 3 Ave S Kapow Comics 320 6 St S Shoe Tree 326 6 St S

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Blueprint Drunken Sailor Nicholai Potemkin Too Studio Downtown BRZ SAAG

519 4 Ave S 323 6 St S 315 6 St S 317 6 St S 310 6 St S 601 3 Ave S

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Jerry Arnold Gallery She Boutique Catwalk Casa

Amy Braun Marie Gomez Heads up #2 Deana Dypolt Pop Art - multi media on canvas Diana Zasadny, Ian Randell and Sonja Knoch Lorie Gray Pastel, acrylics, photography Chris Cran Inherent Virtue Petra Malá Miller Portraits in Light Mitz Takahashi The Shop at SAAG feature artist Various Canadian Artists Katelynn Clarey Canadian Wildlife Shauna Hayward

604 3 Ave S 616 3 Ave S 618 3 Ave S 230 8 St S Casa Gallery Casa Gallery Foyer/2nd floor showcase Concourse Gallery (upstairs) Passage Gallery Main Floor Showcase Upper Showcase

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Michael Link Local Comic Book Artists Leanna Lomanski

Barb Goodman Annie Martin Lethbridge Weavers Lethbridge Artists Club Donna Gallant Arhea Robinson Housing First

Modified pen & ink drawings The Many Mornings of Nicholas Sheran photo series

The Disassembled and Catalogued Identity Flotilla Woven Ribbon Portraits Works on paper

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McGuire’s Mens Wear Allied Arts Council

312 7 St S 318 7 St S

Roy Adachi Textile Surface Design Guild

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Sous Chef Classique Tompkins Jewellers Gentlemen III

320 7 St S 322 7 St S 326 7 St S 328 7 St S

Marcella Cooper Elizabeth Ginn The Dirty Dozen Karen Brownlee G. Wayne Dwornik

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Splurge Alberta Distance Learning Centre

715 4 Ave S

Karina Mak

712 4 Ave S

ADLC students

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Sterling Mutuals 627 4 Ave S Elbee’s 615 4 Ave S Lethbridge Public Library Gallery 810 5 Ave S Streatside Eatery 317 8 St S Wall Décor and More 306 10 St S Yates Mezzanine Gallery 1002 4 Ave S

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Watercolours Top to Toe - an artistic exploration of hats & shoes Oil pastels - Southern Alberta wildflowers “Potpourri” - pottery Oil on canvas en plein air Land Escapes - A collection of digital photographs and oil paintings Watercolour and acrylic floral painting

Various works from ADLC students in Arts 10-20-30 courses University of Lethbridge Student Art Society Anna Madsen

Douglas Scholes various local artists various local artists

The Wanderings of a Rubbish Picker

Angela H’Wood, Eric Martens, Karina Mak and Blake Wilson

Positive Differences

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University of Lethbridge Art Gallery 4401 University Drive W Centre Village Mall Smith’s Audio

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Jeff Thomas Yashima Gakutei, Hasui Kawase and Hiroshige Ando Ability Resource Centre Art Class Group of Several

A Necessary Fiction: The Portrait Pictures of the Floating World 2D & 3D works

Demonstration and Activity Schedule Various locations - Chinook High School Students Chalk Art ................................ 12 – 5 Friday & Saturday 13. Aerus Electrolux - Michael Link - Artist demonstration - ...................................... Friday & Saturday 14. Kapow Comics - Artists in attendance - .............................................................. Friday & Saturday 19. Potemkin Too Studio - Diana Zasadny, Ian Randell and Sonja Knoch - ............... Friday & Saturday 21. SAAG - Pancake breakfast - .................................................................................. 9 - 11 Saturday Family Art Challenge - .............................................................................. 9 - 5 Saturday Writer’s Workshop - ................................................................................... 11 - 3 Saturday 24. Catwalk - Shauna Hayward - Art glass/jewelry demonstration - ........................... Friday & Saturday 25. Casa - Weaving demos and other textile techniques - ......................................... Friday & Saturday Community painting - ................................................................................. Friday, Saturday & Sunday Crafting Worlds Workshop - ....................................................................... 1 - 4 Saturday 28. Sous Chef - Elizabeth Ginn - Artist demonstration - ............................................. 11 - 3 Friday 30. Tomkins - Karen Brownlee - Painting demonstration - .......................................... 12 - 4 Saturday 40. University of Lethbridge Art Gallery Culture Vulture Saturday - Moku Hanga (traditional Japanese style relief printmaking technique) ..................................... 9 - 5 Saturday discover

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On the Streets

FREE

Friday, September 25 & Saturday, September 26 Downtown Lethbridge

Local musicians, dancers and performers will delight crowds throughout the day in Downtown Lethbridge during ArtWalk.

PERFORMANCES BY: Leon Barr Ashley Curtis Stewart Dalby Larry Erdos Evernow Cole Fetting HIBIKIYA It’s About Music Ensembles Brett Johnson Karma Quartet Lethbridge Community Taiko Association New Weather Machine Mary Opyr & Jenn Schultz Karen Romanchuk University of Lethbridge Low Brass Ensemble Busker’s Association members Bryan Bradfield, Gordon Leigh, Murray Nelson, Andy MacNamara, Kib Gregson and Alice Tinordi Look for a detailed performer schedule online at artsdayslethbridge.org

LOCATIONS: Look for the music note on the ArtWalk map on pages 4 & 5!

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Blueprint 519 4 Ave S

Drunken Sailor 323 6 St S

Red Bag 613 4 Ave S

Casa 230 8 St S

Esquires 621 4 Ave S

SAAG 601 3 Ave S

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Artisan Market

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Saturday, September 26 - 10am – 5pm Sunday, September 27 - 12pm – 4pm

ATB Financial Community Room - Casa - 230 8 St S Karen Bremner – Handcrafted copper, silver and gold jewelry. Viking weave, silver smithing, Keum Boo and metal forming.

Gathering Dust Photography – Kyla Black’s photography showcases Southern Alberta, including wildlife, birds, landscapes and abandoned farmsteads.

Dorothy George – Note cards, greeting cards, bookmarks and originals of scenic, floral and bird photography.

Elizabeth Ginn – Acrylic paintings on board and canvas.

Lorie Gray – Original pastel paintings and photography, originals printed on bookmarks, magnets, cards. Handpainted dolls and barnwood pieces.

Bill Hampton – fused glass pendants, plates, vases, bowls and lamps.

Jaime Johnson – Handmade purses, scarves, bracelets, necklaces and rings made with re-purposed and new materials.

Les Femtastiques – Encaustic work.

Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization – Handcrafted items including watercolours, paper tole, painting and ceramics by LSCO members.

Mad Fish Glass Beads – Handmade glass beads by Shauna Hayward.

Karina Mak – Original paintings in watercolour, pen and ink. Handpainted greeting cards and greeting cards made from original paintings.

Sybille Manneschmidt – Hand dyed and spun alpaca and sheep wool, hand knitted items.

Kathy Schwarz – Fused glass plates, bowls, jewelry, lamps, and fridge magnets.

Teagarden Satchel Inc – Jane Senda’s handbags, satchels, purses – all animal friendly.

Textile Surface Design Guild – Hand dyed and painted silk scarves using batik, shibori or indigo. Felt jewelry, purses, handpainted textiles, handmade cards and art quilts – all handmade by TSDG members.

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Arts Days at SAAG Saturday, September 26 Southern Alberta Art Gallery - 601 3 Ave S

BREAKFAST

9 AM to 11 AM

Start your ArtWalk off right with a complimentary pancake breakfast at SAAG presented

by North & Company. Enjoy flapjacks and coffee - bring the whole family downtown for a delicious breakfast to get your day started!

9 AM to 5 PM

Visit SAAG’s TD Creativity Centre for family friendly fun with a sneak peek at the new exhibitions and a hands-on art activity with the Family Art Challenge.

FAMILY

11 AM to 3 PM

SAAG is delighted to present the fourth annual Writer’s Workshop. Spend the day discussing the techniques and nature of art review writing. This workshop is intended for anyone interested in contemporary art that wishes to improve or develop critical writing skills.

WORKSHOP

8 PM to 10 PM

As part of the Arts Days Gallery Stroll, join SAAG in celebrating the opening of Chris Cran’s Inherent Virtue and Petra Malá Miller’s Portraits in Light. The latest feature artist in The Shop at SAAG – Mitz Takahashi will also be launched.

CELEBRATE

For more information, visit www.saag.ca or contact Visitor Services at 403-327-8770 x 21

FREE

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery Culture Vulture – Moku Hanga Saturday, September 26, 2015 10 am – 5 pm University of Lethbridge Art Gallery U of L Centre for the Arts Main Atrium - 4401 University Drive

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Free activity on a drop-in basis!

Come and discover the captivating art of Moku Hanga – a traditional Japanese style relief printmaking technique.

Casa Gallery

Crafting Worlds with Annie Martin Part 1: Saturday, September 26 1 - 4pm Part 2: Saturday, October 3 1 - 4pm Casa Gallery - 230 8 St S Crafting Worlds is a workshop being hosted in conjunction with the exhibition flotilla at Casa Gallery. Participants will explore found materials and informal architecture in this two-part workshop for participants of all ages and levels of art experience. Craft a suspended “world space” from a range of materials, discuss the process of collecting and making, and ideas of home and community, and participate in an exhibition of the resulting objects at Casa. Materials provided. (Participants may bring some of their own materials as well). The resulting work will be displayed at Casa until November 13. *Please note: there are 2 parts to the workshop; the second will take place the following Saturday, October 3 from 1:00 - 4:00pm. Please register by contacting Casa Gallery Services Manager at 403-327-2272.

Gallery Stroll Saturday, September 26 A whirlwind tour of three of Lethbridge’s galleries to enjoy opening receptions and exhibitions.

Artists in attendance. Parking available at Casa.

7:00 pm

Casa Gallery - 230 8 St S

8:00 pm

SAAG - 601 3 Ave S

9:00 pm

Trianon - 104 5 St S

10:00 pm

Wrap up the evening back at Casa for a viewing of David Hoffos’

Barb Goodman - The Disassembled and Catalogued Identity Annie Martin - flotilla

Chris Cran - Inherent Virtue Petra Malá Miller - Portraits in Light

Le Petit Trianon

work The People in the Window in the Casa Window Gallery (Outside, East side of building) discover

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Family

Affair on the Square Sunday, September 27 12 - 4pm Casa Rotary Square 230 8 St S Gather at the Casa Rotary

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and art activities for families!

Activities include: Chalk Painting on the square Live music Community Painting Troyanda Ukrainian Dance open workshop/rehearsal Lethbridge Artists Club family art activities

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Join Red Engine Coffee and Sparkie’s Food Truck for lunch!

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