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VIDEO: PRESERVE INSPIRE EXPLORE |
| The Prairie Art Gallery has created a video to help visitors get to know us. It debuted in December 2010 at The Prairie Art Gallery’s PIE Luncheon fundraiser and expands on themes of Preservation, Inspiration and Exploration (PIE) in the world of art in the Peace Region. |
| View The Prairie Art Gallery’s PIE video on our website! |
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| A special thanks to Velocity Video Productions. |
31st ANNUAL ART AUCTION |
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| Don’t forget to mark your calendar for this special event where you will see local, regional and national artwork. Documented for posterity, each guest receives an elegant commemorative art auction catalogue illustrating every artwork in the live and silent auction. Enjoy a delicious light buffet while relaxing to local live music by the Strand Band. |
| Saturday, April 16, 2011 |
| 7:00 pm |
| Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 9816-107 St, Grande Prairie |
| Tickets are $100 each. |
| You may call the gallery to purchase tickets or view the 2011 Ticket & Sponsorship Order Form that can be printed, filled out and faxed to the gallery at (780) 539-9522 to reserve your tickets. |
| View sponsorship information. |
| View information about donating your art work. |
| Thank you to all of the artists who have generously donated their art work. |
| Artwork Digital Image Submission Date: March 15, 2011 |
| This year we are requesting that all donating artists please submit a digital image of their work to The Prairie Art Gallery by email to rob@prairiegallery.com to be included in the 2011 Art Auction Commemorative Catalogue. Digital images should be in JPEG format, 300 dpi and sized to 1000 pixels maximum on the longest side. |
| Artwork Submission Date: March 30, 2011 |
| (drop off in person or send by mail) |
CURRENT EXHIBITION |
| Peacework |
| March 11, 2011 – April 30, 2011 |
| A small selection of art works from our permanent collection is on view in the Green Space as the main Gallery remains under construction. The exhibition offers visitors a chance to see works from the collection that have rarely been exhibited, with an emphasis on the diversity of artistic practices that are preserved in our collection. |
| **Peacework will be on view as long as construction permits. |
TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS (TREX) |
| Darkfire |
| This exhibition will be on view at the Grande Prairie Public Library throughout the month of March. |
| In partnership with The Prairie Art Gallery, the Grande Prairie Public Library is pleased to present Darkfire, a collaborative project by University of Alberta professors Sean Caulfield, Susan Colberg, and Jonathan Hart. This exhibit showcases poetry and prints inspired by themes and poetic images from Dante’s Inferno. |
| Darkfire was developed by the artists with the support of the University of Alberta and organized as a travelling exhibition by the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre with the assistance of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. |
COMMUNITY EVENTS |
Trek |
| A documentary film about the On To Ottawa Trek and the Regina Riot. |
| Director: Alan Segal, Producer: Elroy Deimert |
| Premiere at Grande Prairie Live Theatre |
| Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. |
| Tickets: $8 advance GPLT box office 538-1616, or $10 at the door, champagne included. |
| Also showing on Sunday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at GP Live Theatre 10130-98 Ave. |
| Enjoy this poignant exploration of contemporary society interacting with our history, while you become part of local film history in Grande Prairie. |
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PLANNING A VISIT / GENERAL INFORMATION
http://prairiegallery.com/visiting-the-gallery/
This page provides links to the Gallery's hours and location, Calendar of Events, Gallery history and News releases.
The Prairie Art Gallery, located at #103, 9839 - 103 Avenue in Grande Prairie, is open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on statutory holidays.
For general information, call (780) 532-8111
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