What’s New

The Gallery has launched our Summer Art Camp Programs. We are proud to offer Art Camps in this professional gallery setting!

Week-long camps for 6 – 12 year olds.
$95 Non-Members / $75 Members
To register: call (780) 532 – 8111 or email info@aggp.ca

Camp 1
Nature Matters: Painting
July 15 – 19
Daily 1pm – 3:30pm

Students will learn a variety of painting and drawing techniques to create colourful, unique artworks inspired by our natural environment.

Camp 2
Taking Up Space: Sculpture
July 22 – 26
Daily 1pm – 3:30pm

With a unique focus on architecture, space and 3D artworks, students will work on their own and in teams to create contemporary art.

Camp 3
Stories & Gestures: Mixed-Media
July 29 – Aug 2
Daily 1pm – 3:30pm

Students will explore a variety of exciting mediums while storytelling with and without words.

SUMMER ART CAMPS are sponsored by:

Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2019 by 5pm

General Description

One of the largest square footage art galleries in Alberta, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is a place of art preservation, inspiration and exploration. We offer free admission, tours, programs, and activities for all ages. The Art Gallery presents an average of twelve art exhibitions per year and welcomes roughly 25,000 visitors annually while our traveling exhibitions will visit 25-30 venues annually throughout Peace Region, attracting a further 200,000 visitations.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Coordinator has responsibility for participating in all Gallery fund development activities; fundraising, grants, donations, sponsorships, memberships, foundations. They will establish relationships with the private and public sector and arts-based community stakeholders, identifying and leveraging events, exhibitions, public programs, and other activities, to enhance the Gallery’s visibility and the further development, diversification and expansion of its revenue base.

Position: Coordinator, Development

Term: 16 hours per week – permanent part time, flexible schedule negotiated. Some weeknights and weekends required

Salary: $22 – $26,000 per year – offered based on experience

Benefits: The Gallery offers a generous health plan and covers the full plan cost

Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2019 by 5pm

Specific Duties

Earned Revenues

• Alongside the Gallery Administrator, develop and implement strategies for increasing memberships;
• Develop and implement strategies for the sales of catalogues and publications

Public Sector Revenues

• Support the Executive Director and Curators in tracking government grant opportunities and contribute to grant writing where necessary;
• Support the Executive Director and Gallery staff in developing interim and final reports and presentations on Gallery activities to government funders;

Private Sector Revenues

• Support the execution of existing and ongoing fundraising events, like the Annual Art Auction, and lead the development and execution of new fundraising activities;
• Support the Executive Director in expanding on the depth and range of sponsors for exhibitions and public programs, which includes representing the Gallery in negotiations where necessary and leading the execution of agreements, delivering sponsor benefits (events, access to artworks from Permanent Collection) and developing final reports;
• Support the Executive Director and Gallery Administrator in developing and implementing donor campaigns;
• Support the Executive Director in expanding support from private and public foundations

Skills and Abilities

Required

• The ability to work well independently on several projects concurrently and excellent verbal communication, writing / editing, organizational, creative thinking, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative and customer service skills.
• Demonstrated experience in fund development practices and their adjacency to marketing, community engagement and networking.
• Demonstrated skills in event planning and report/grant writing.
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team and to respond to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• A proven track record of establishing and meeting deadlines.
• Flexible, discreet and able to maintain confidential information, knowledge of correct protocol for specific situations.
• Experience and comfort with facilitation of committee meetings.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

Assets

• Demonstrated ability to adequately use Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, website browsers and both Windows and MAC platforms.
• Demonstrated passion for the Arts and for life-long learning.
• Demonstrated high energy level and flexibility, pleasant persona coupled with sound judgment.
• Office administration experience.
• The ability to work well in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment.

The Gallery welcomes all applications, but only those short listed for the position may be contacted. All applications must be received by the Gallery by the due date (no postmarks);

Cover letter and CV

ATTN: Executive Director

Deadline: Friday, April 12, 2019 by 5pm

Email: info@aggp.ca

OR mail to:

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
103, 9839 103 avenue, Grande Prairie, AB
T8V 6M7

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On Thursday, April 18th from 7pm – 9pm, join us to celebrate the opening of Grande Prairie Regional College’s exhibition, 13Dux.

This 2018/2019 academic year sees 13 students participating in the Special Studio Project courses facilitated by GPRC Fine Arts instructor Tina Martel. Through practice, critiques, and collaboration these students are exploring their own artistic avenues and learning to push boundaries within the community of a studio environment.

Artists participating in this show include Tammy Baduk, Alejandra Enright, Paula Fiorini, Jennifer Johnson, Carol Bromley Meeres, Bailey Merkley, Katherine Moe, Danielle Ribar, Erika-Lynn Stamp, Christina Wallwork, Chalene Warner, Alysoun Wells and Morgan Zoe.

Thank you to our presenting partner, Rotary Club of Grande Prairie and our exhibition sponsor: Bear Creek Funeral Home

For more information about this exhibition, click the link below.
13 Dux

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Presenting Partner:

Exhibition Sponsor:

Discussion Group for Episode 1 & 2: Saturday, April 13th 2pm – 3pm

Discussion Group for Episode 3 & 4: Saturday, May 25th 2pm – 3pm

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Derrick Chang, invites you to a discussion group based on Lorna Mills’s 4 episodic screenings of Ways of Something (2014-15), currently shown as part of the exhibition Glamour and Vapours.

Ways of Something consists of over 114 artists responding to the conditions of art making in a post-internet age. It is both an art history lesson for the present and a playful response to the production and sharing of 3D renderings, gifs, videos, and YouTube performances in the digital age.

Join this rare opportunity to share cultural perceptions and explore important contemporary art pieces in a fun and engaging environment! Free admission!

To learn more about the exhibition in which this film is shown, click the link below.
Glamour & Vapours

On Saturday, April 6th from 2pm – 3pm, join Dr. Shawn Pinchbeck for a guided tour of the exhibition Mercury, the first solo-exhibition of works by filmmaker, sound artist, musician and graphic designer Parker Thiessen.

Participants will explore Parker’s extraordinary visual and audio landscapes in this unique guided tour.

Free admission!

For more information about the exhibition, click the link below.
Mercury

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY 

Dr. Shawn Pinchbeck is the Recording Studio Manager and a sessional instructor in Music Technology at Grande Prairie Regional College. He is a recording engineer, electroacoustic music composer, sound designer, lecturer, curator, performer and new media artist. His diverse and award winning career in sound spans more than 30 years, with his creative focus being to explore many facets of audio and music technology with his live and studio recordings, performances and interactive sound installations.

PHOTO – (left to right), Treasurer of Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Ken Lumbis, Consul-General Kobayashi, Executive Director of Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, Jeff Erbach.

On March 10, the Gallery was extremely fortunate to host a visit by Consul-General Shigenobu Kobayashi, representing the Consulate-General of Japan.  Consul General Kobayashi, aware of the recent successes of the extraordinary exhibition, Itchiku Kubota, ‘ What Do the Mountain Spirits Ponder?’, wished to see the Gallery first hand and to celebrate and acknowledge the positive enforcement of Japanese culture in our community.

Consul-General Kobayashi toured all of the current exhibitions and was very taken with the Lorna Mills’ remake of the John Berger BBC documentary, ‘Ways of Something’, with our incredible Allen Sapp exhibition, and the traveling exhibitions conducted by the Gallery for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.  The current exhibition at the Gallery in support of the traveling program is Arthur Nishimura’s ‘Mystical Landscape’.  We furnished Consul-General with, what is now a rare, copy of the Itchiku Kubota touring catalogue, and he was generous enough to provide gifts of tea, and incredible information about Japanese culture, tourism and other learning opportunities.

We’re excited at any future prospect of working alongside the Consulate-General of Japan in enabling our community to be inspired by, and learn through, extraordinary Japanese art and their rich culture.

Consulate-General of Japan – www.calgary.ca.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en

The Annual Art Auction fundraiser that is typically held in the Spring is being scheduled for the Fall season this year. We’re pleased to announce the date of the 2019 Art Auction will be Saturday, November 2, 2019.

Each year since 1980, the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie has held an annual art auction to raise funds for its core operations and programming. This gala, supported by artists, businesses and the local community, is a celebration of the transformative power of the Arts, and acknowledges the important placement of the Gallery in our community.

We hope this year will be another exciting way for the community to support the Gallery in nurturing a healthy and creative Peace Region.

Visit our Art Auction webpage and social media for future announcements for donating artists, sponsors, volunteers, and ticket holders. Stay connected by signing up for our e-newsletter, ARTimage.

Saturday, February 9, 2019 from 1pm – 2pm.

This event is for members of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

Join the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s Executive Director, Jeff Erbach for a guided tour of the exhibition, ‘What Do The Mountain Spirits Ponder?’ by Itchiku Kubota (2003).

Memberships help us remain one of the largest Free Admission public galleries in Western Canada. By becoming a member, you can receive invitations to special member-only tours and Curator talks, receive 20% discount on Gallery catalogues, workshops and art camps, vote on issues and Board Members at the Gallery’s General Meeting and more!

Through your support we can continue to ‘Enrich the community through the creation, conservation and sharing of art’.

Memberships can be purchased at the Gallery’s reception desk for 20$. Learn more by visiting our memberships webpage, https://aggp.ca/participate/memberships/

Artwork (left to right): Pine Bark Pattern of Prismatic Colours, Thinking About Wisteria, Exotic Florals: Chrysanthemum and Wisteria