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*In Photo (L-R) – Sabine Schneider, Curator – Learning, & Jennifer Coney, Purchasing Clerk, AHS- Addictions & Metal Health Northern Addictions Centre

Here is the list of activities:

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibitions Program Northwest (TREX NW) is currently accepting submissions from artists based in Treaty 8.

The deadline for submissions is March 15^th, 2021.

For more information about submissions guidelines and requirements, please see our TREX Submission Page

Thank you to our program sponsor:

From left to right:

Tyler Los-Jones: A Slow Light, Grande Cache Tourism & Interpretive Centre, 2020

Curbside Museum, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, 2020.

Mittinism and the Quest for Empathy: Rita McKeough, Grande Prairie Public Library, 2019

We are excited to re-open the Carlstrom Family Green Space!

At this time we have opened bookings on Tuesday-Fridays at 11:00am or 2:00pm for 1.5 hour time slots. We have implemented guidelines to keep everyone safe with sufficient time allotted to deep clean after each group. There is a limit of 8 people per booking and they must all be part of the same cohort. *A cohort, is a small group whose members are always the same people.

To book a time in the Carlstrom Family Green Space click here!

A special feature for Members of AGGP – With your membership you will have the ability to book Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00pm in the Carlstrom Family Green Space. To become a member click here.

Art education at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie enriches our community, encourages diversity and inspires creative learning.

Come celebrate with us during Alberta Culture Days!! This year culture days runs all September long so the gallery has events happening September 1-30!! Here is a list of our events.

Take Home Art Activities:

Free Creativity Kits

September 1 – 30

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

As part of our Art at Home online initiative, we have created FREE take home creativity kits for you to explore your creativity and enjoy art-making your way! Glue, stick, twist and tie, build and have fun! Feel free to mix and match the materials provided how it makes sense to you! You can pick up your FREE Creativity Kit at the gallery during our regular hours. Kits are for all ages. Limit 1 per person. *while quantities last

Spiral of Breath: Community Art Kit

September 16–22

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Everyone is invited to participate in Spiral of Breath, a community art project that explores the community’s individual and collective experience in 2020. Displayed as a temporary public visual poem in the common area on the North Side of the Montrose Cultural Centre, it will create an emotional picture of our community.

To contribute to this unique project, pick up a FREE take home activity kit at the front desk of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, complete your card and return it to the Art Gallery by Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 5:00 pm. *while quantities last

Live Events:

Artist Talk: Chris Beauchamp

Sept 26, 11 am – 12 pm

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Join Grande Prairie based photographer Chris Beauchamp talking about his collection of photographs in The Curve: Community Art Installation which explore some of the changes in our community and the resilience of individuals to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic in Grande Prairie. Chris Beauchamp also has an extensive background in journalism, advertising, communications, and graphic design.

Everyone is welcome to this free event. Space is limited to 10 participants. Please register by Friday, September 25 by calling 780 532-8111, or email: info@aggp.ca.

SPIRAL OF BREATH: COMMUNITY ART ACTIVITY                

Sept 26, 1:30 pm – 4 pm 

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Everyone is invited to participate in Spiral of Breath, a community art project that explores the community’s individual and collective experience in 2020. Displayed as a temporary public visual poem in the common area on the North Side of the Montrose Cultural Centre, it will create an emotional picture of our community.

Stop by the Art Gallery to complete this FREE activity. All materials are provided.

ZACHARY KAY: MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Sept 27, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie 

Zachary Kay is a local singer-songwriter who has garnered a cult following in the Peace Country Region with his band, The Northbloods. Zachary will be performing his latest original song featured in The Curve: Community Art Installation, Strange Dreams, a reflection of the unexpected emotions associated with quarantine isolation. He will also be playing some of his new originals from his soon to be released solo album as well as some of his songs from his band catalogue.

Everyone is welcome to this free event. Space is limited to 20 participants for each performance. Please register by Friday, September 25 by calling 780 532-8111, or email: info@aggp.ca

Are you a Member of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie? Are you also an Artist? We’d love to work with you! As part of our commitment to showcasing local artwork, and to celebrate our dedicated members, we have released a Call for Submissions for 2D or 3D artwork to be featured in the Gallery’s reception area. This is an incredible opportunity for emerging artists looking to build an exhibition history, as thousands of visitors interested in the Arts will see this work.

Memberships can be purchased for $10 at the Front Reception desk. (Learn more about Memberships)

Deadline: Wednesday, September 16th, 2020

Renumeration: Honorarium based on the length of term

Submission Criteria:

• Please send a .JPEG image of your work, along with any questions to info@aggp.ca.
• Submissions must be no larger than 40 inches on the longest side, and hang ready.
• Submissions must include the name of the artwork, date, medium, size, and an artist statement.
• Must be an emerging artist with little to no exhibition history.
• Successful submissions will be featured in the Gallery’s reception area for up to 4 months.

Please apply or send inquires via email to info@aggp.ca

Image: Heide Enzmann, Pandemonium, 2020. Alcohol Ink and Paint Marker on Canvas, 36 inches x 36 inches. Heide is our current Featured Member and her artwork is on display at the Gallery until September 30, 2020.

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is proud to launch this call for professionally finished artworks to participate in our 40th Annual Art Auction on November 2nd – 7th 2020.

The deadline for submissions is August 15, 2020.

Due to the pandemic and uncertainty around live events, this year’s auction will have a strong online presence.  As a free admission museum, now more than ever this fundraiser will prove an important part of the gallery’s financial outlook.  We’re proud to launch this open call for donors and artists to contribute by generously donating work in support of our exhibitions and programs.

JUNE 9th – SEPTEMBER 28th, 2020

Attention all Peace Country residents!  You can contribute your creative responses to the COVID-19 global health crisis in this special art exhibition, The Curve.

The Curve is a multi-disciplinary community art installation, exhibited through the summer of 2020 at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. It will honour those in the Peace Region who passed, who served, and who lived through the largest public health pandemic in generations.

Share your voice and your experience over this unprecedented time in this unique community art exhibition.

There is no deadline for submission and no age restriction.  The Curve will continue to grow and evolve each week as more pieces are contributed to the overall exhibition.

SUBMISSIONS STARTING : May 20th, 2020

Visit THE CURVE : Community Art Installation exhibition page to see full submission guidelines.

What is community art?

Community art is any art form that focuses on involving community members through the process of art making. Community art often emphasizes the process of art making rather than the artistic result. It is an art form everyone can participate in, which is why often easily accessible mediums like collage and mixed-media are chosen. The strength of community art is that everyone is invited to share their unique voice and creativity to then be experienced by all. Setting aside the notion of appraising art for its commercial value or artistic skill, community art embraces the process of artists connecting with other artists through their art. The purpose is for all individual contributions to culminate in a large artistic composition recognizing that everyone is an artist and an important part of the whole.

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EXHIBITION PARTNERS:

During this challenging time, where many in our community are self isolating, home-stayed, and are taking care of children, it’s important that people can still find beauty, inspiration, challenges and activities for themselves and their loved ones. The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is launching Art at Home, a series of educational, interactive, and create-at-home videos and activities to combat isolation, a desire for continued learning, and a craving for creative exploration.

Executive Director, Jeff Erbach, explains that the program is a natural extension of the Gallery mandate in these strange times, “We are here to enrich people’s experiences through art, and as we cannot do that in a live setting, we’ll take it to a diversity of other platforms. People can expect to see a wide series of social media posts about art ideas, projects, and more, in the coming weeks and months. We really want it to be meaningful however it can be, whether it’s just a welcome distraction, something inspiring, or assists people who want to maintain positive activities for their children.”

The projects, social media posts, and more, will all be via the Gallery’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts, and on a dedicated page on our website called, Art at Home. As the program develops, more ideas on delivering activities to the community will be explored.

Click here to visit our webpage and explore Art at Home.

Candace Sanderson’s latest body of work explores the visible and invisible structures that hold women back. For generations women’s rights movements have fought and continue to fight for the fair treatment and civil liberties of all women.

Please join us Thursday, January 30th at 7pm for the Artist Talk.

Thank you so much to Candace Sanderson’s Exhibition Sponsors:

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