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Saturday, August 25, 2018
2:00 pm
This event is free and open to the public.

Join the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s Curator Derrick Chang for a guided tour of the exhibition Memory Landscape, with artwork from artists Monique Martin, Bettina Matzkuhn, Kelsey Stephenson, and Jeroen Witvliet. Learn more about the exhibition and enjoy a break from the weather in our temperature controlled galleries.

Pictured: Derrick Chang, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections
Artwork: “Raft I” by Jeroen Witvliet (L) and “Slow Emergency” by Monique Martin.

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie (AGGP) is proud to invite the community to attend Gifts and Gestures, an exclusive look at a project, led by Curator Derrick Chang and Edinburgh based artist, Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, which physically restores an aging piece while exploring how lost histories can be brought to life.

The painting at the center of the project is titled Consummation (1985), created by celebrated Canadian painter William Perehudoff (1919-2013). In 1999, Perehudoff was made a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to Canadian painting. The work was donated to the Gallery in 2015 and belonged in the private collection of art critic Karen Wilkin. The artwork was created and presented as a wedding gift to Wilkin in 1985, but has not been seen by the public since that time.

The project, a collaboration between AGGP Curator of Exhibitions and Collections, Derrick Chang and invited artist Benny Nemerofsky Ramsay, will open up a discussion around the painting’s restoration, its history, and the complex notion of the work of art as a gift, not only as a wedding gift, but also as a gift to the Gallery for the enjoyment of future generations.

“For a curator, the pleasure of working with a collection is in being asked to interpret, investigate and preserve the history of works of art,” said Chang.

This special event will be held on Tuesday, July 24 at 7:00 pm at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. The project is generously supported by the British Columbia Arts Council.

Experience a wide variety of unique and fun art activities this summer at The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie Summer Art Camps! Kids will enjoy creating different masterpieces each day of the week.

Monday – Friday 1:00-3:30pm

Cost per week: $95 Non-Members / $75 AGGP Members

Space is limited. Please pack a snack and water bottle or juice.

To register call us at 780-532-8111 or e-mail info@aggp.ca

Week 1 : July 16 – 20 – Mixed Media: Nature & Things

Based on the exhibition Memory Landscape, students will use a variety of materials to create fun textural, colourful artwork influenced by nature.

Week 2 : July 23 – 27 – Sculpture: Pattern & Fabric

Inviting student’s own imagination and inspired by current textile exhibitions, students will learn about various techniques related to fibre arts and creating patterns.

Week 3 : July 30 – Aug. 3 – Drawing : Story-lines & Superheroes

Students will learn different techniques of how to draw people’s portraits and using superheroes to create story lines inspired by the exhibition When Raven Became Spider.

When Raven Became Spider features work by six contemporary Indigenous artists and storytellers whose work blurs the line between modern oral stories and contemporary pop art.
Join us Saturday, May 19th at 2pm to hear from the curator, Leena Minifie about the works in this exhibition.

Our annual fundraiser is coming soon and we hope, with your support, to make this the most successful event to date! One Louder Goes the Art Auction 38! is happening Saturday, April 28, 2018 and we’re asking for artworks to be donated by both artists and collectors.  Please review the information below and if you have any questions about the submission process, please contact Derrick Chang the Curator, Exhibitions and Collections at derrick@aggp.ca or call (780) 532-8111.

Submission deadline: Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 5:00pm MST.

• Art Auction 2018 Letter to Artists and Donors
• Rules and Regulations
• Donation Form

Please include jpg images of the artwork when submitting your completed Donation Form via email.

Tickets to One Louder Goes the Art Auction 38! are on sale now through Eventbrite!

Join internationally recognized artist Maskull Lasserre for a tour through the exhibition Immovable Objects, Unstoppable Force on display at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13th at 11am

This event is free and open to the public.

Immovable Objects, Unstoppable Force shows a powerful contrast between delicate objects and images paired with massive, solid sculptures. One of the sculptures depicts the force of a small bird pushing through a heavy vault door!

Maskull Lasserre often blurs the lines between gallery space, artist’s tools, and the artwork itself. His tools often become part of the sculptures themselves. This need to display the tools used in his artistic process informs the ideas that lie beneath the surface of the work. By blurring the usual lines between the creation of the artwork and everything else, we gain a unique insight to the infinite number of possible meanings behind the work displayed.

Lasserre believes that there is modesty and humility in carving and this is reflected in his work which is fully open to our interpretation. His intention is to make art more accessible to the everyday person by leaving it open to deeper intellectual meaning.