Pioneering Portraits, our Permanent Collection exhibition will now remain on display until January 5th, 2020.

We wish everyone a safe and happy holidays!

Our Gallery will be full during our open hours, with Pioneering Portraits, A Common Reality, Sonic Youth, and Gifts & Gestures. The Carlstrom Family Green Space will also be open, with a brand new holiday themed activity!

Thursday, November 28th, 4:00 – 5:30 

For kids ages 4 and up. 

 Drop-in to meet with the artists ©LEISURE for an introduction to their interactive artwork Conversation with Magic Forms. 

As mothers and artists with children, their central concern and fascination for this project has been with creativity and it’s connection to learning development. Kids will be invited to play with sculptural ‘forms’ that ©LEISURE has created specifically for the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie. To be followed by the opening of the exhibition Sonic Youth at 7 pm. 

Thank you to Sonic Youth exhibition sponsors

Presenting Partner: Rotary Club of Grande Prairie

Exhibition Sponsor: SIDE Group

Exhibition Partner: Servus Credit Union

Supported By: Canada Council for the Arts

Saturday, November 30 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. 

The workshop is limited to 6 participants max. Please register by emailing info@aggp.ca

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is looking for teenagers between the ages of 13 – 17 to participate in a small workshop with artist, Emily Promise Allison. 

Developing a sense of self and shaping your own identity is as elastic as your capacity to configure the multiple ways you interact with your environment and others. Join the artist in a guided exploration of her new interactive sculpture The Soft Machine on Saturday, November 30 from 1:00 – 3:00pm. 

Thank you to the Sonic Youth exhibition sponsors

Presenting Partner: Rotary Club of Grande Prairie

Exhibition Sponsor: SIDEGroup

Exhibition Partner: Servus Credit Union

Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s newly minted, ‘SPECTACULART!, the 39th annual art auction’, held on November 2nd at the Gallery was deemed a wild success. Hundreds of patrons were dazzled by hoopers, acrobats and fire breathers at our special event.

Executive Director, Jeff Erbach, elaborated on the vision, ‘as an art gallery we consider it our obligation, even when looking to raise funds, to do something extraordinary, dynamic and fun.’ Jeff further put numbers to the fundraiser, ‘As a free, public gallery, it’s critical that we can find support from our community. This year’s event was a net profit of approximately $50,000, which goes a long way in ensuring we can launch exhibitions and all our tours and programs.’

The sold out event included aerial acrobatic performances from Kelowna’s ‘Enthrall Performers Collective’ and a finale with Peace Region’s own ‘Circus of Hell.’ Artwork and experiences were auctioned in both a silent and live format and included pieces from local artists alongside work from Calgary and Vancouver. Food vendors provided snacks and meals in a carnival-like atmosphere inside the gallery. The event was title sponsored by Chrenek Dion & Associates.

Thanks to all who attended, who support the Gallery, and to our amazing artists for their incredible vision and energy!

Thank you to our Sponsors:
Chrenek Dion & Associates
Aurora Eye Care
CLHbid.com
Ello Marketing + Design Co
Enframe Construction Ltd.
Fulcrum Group Chartered Professional Accountants
Hi-Tech Business Systems Ltd.
JMS Construction
Seven Generations Energy
Tower Services

Thank you to our Performers:
Alex Vieiva
Circus of Hell
DansConnection School of Performing Arts
Dino Run
Enthrall Performers Collective
Halo Tribal
Hula Hoop Circus
HypnoHunny
MJ Designs
Music with JayFresh
Susan Pearson

Thank you to our Donating Artists:
Bailey Merkley
Bibi Clement
Bryan Chubb
Candace Sanderson
Candice Johnson Popik
Carl White
Carmen Haakstad
Carol Bromley Meeres
Celeste Walsh
Cheryl Paige Bozarth
Christina Wallwork
Clint Wilson
Dalen Chmilar
Dan Wourms
Daniel Sanchez
Darla Dawn Lukac
Edward Bader
Elizabeth Hutchinson
Emily Lozeron
Emma Fimrite
Frances Obie
Grant Berg
Greg Payce
Heide Enzmann
Janice Kretzer-Pryzunka
Karrie Arthurs
Keith Curtis
Ken Lumbis
MAJ Photography
Monique Martin
Parker Thiessen
Patrick Cruz
Peter von Tiesenhausen
Robert Guest
Serena Love
Suzanne Sandboe
Tina Martel
Tiziana Le Melia
Vickie Hotte
Wendy Johnsen

Thank you to our Food Vendors:
FUBAR Beverage Services
Four Points by Sheraton Grande Prairie
Major’s Family Restaurant
OMG! Cupcakes
Sheshu’s Sizzling Tandoor Inc,

Thank you to our Event Photographer:
Liza Curtiss Photography

Special Thanks to:
Gemini Helicopters
Grant Berg Gallery
Lattitude 55
Ritchie Bros.

Planning for next year’s event begins in April 2020 and members of the community can participate by volunteering on planning teams. Contact the Art Gallery for more information at info@aggp.ca or 780-532-8111.

Thursday, November 28th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm join us for the Opening Reception of two different exhibitions. We will have free food, a bar, and as always, it’s free admission!

Candace Sanderson is a Northern Albertan artist with roots in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands. She creates contemporary sculptural work which focuses on her relationship with these two homes. Her first solo exhibition, A Common Reality will come to life from November 14th – March 8th, 2020.

Thank you to our A Common Reality exhibition sponsors:

• Presenting Partner: Rotary Club of Grande Prairie 
• Exhibition Sponsor: Enframe Construction LTD. 

Sonic Youth is a group exhibition of 13 artists that revolves around and revisits the role of youth in the avant-garde. Specifically, it is about making noise, disrupting the peace and challenging the concept of the status quo. It contains works by artists that address issues of politics, protest and civil rights, queer spaces, Indigenous rights to traditional knowledge and education, feminism and  most importantly the agency of youth voices. This exhibition will occur from November 28th – March 19th, 2020.

Sonic Youth Exhibiting Artists:

Emily Promise Allison | Richard White | ©Leisure: Susannah Wesley + Meredith Carruther | Joi T. Arcand | Cathy Busby | Anne Drew Potter | Liz Knox | Jamey Braden | Guillermo Trejo | LJ Roberts | Hannah Jickling + Helen Reed

Thank you to the Sonic Youth exhibition sponsors:

• Presenting Partner: Rotary Club of Grande Prairie
• Exhibition Partner: SIDE Group
• Exhibition Partner: Servus Credit Union
• Exhibition Supported by: Canada Council for the Arts

Photo credits:

Left: Artwork by Emily Promise Allison (image provided by this artist)

Right: Hedgehogs artworks, with the artist Candace Sanderson (image provided by this artist)

To prepare for our upcoming Art Auction, we will be closing the Gallery from Friday, November 1st – Sunday November 3rd. You can still join us on Saturday November 2nd for the 39th Annual Art Auction! Tickets are available on Eventbrite

We apologize for any inconvenience.

The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie’s 39th annual fundraiser is here! You can now purchase tickets to join us on Saturday, November 2, 2019. It’s our signature event of the year and all proceeds support the exhibitions and programs for one of the premiere Free Admission Galleries in Western Canada.

This three act, circus-themed event will feature several food vendors, and of course, the Peace Region’s premiere silent and live auction.  The fundraiser is a special opportunity for the community to support the Gallery’s exhibitions and programs.

Saturday, November 2, 2019
7 pm
Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Schedule
7pm to 9pm – Act I Performances and Silent Auction
9pm – 10pm – Act II Live Auction
10pm – 1030pm – Act III finale Performance

Tickets
$60 each
or 2 for $100

Would you like to know more?
Check out our Frequently Asked Questions on our main event page.

Conversation Ecology – Artist and Curator Talk

Saturday, September 28, 2019

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Join artists Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal and Clint Wilson talking about their work in our current exhibition Ecology is: Human | Nature. Derrick Chang, Exhibitions and Collections Curator at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, will be leading this public talk. Everyone is welcome to this free event.

Orphan Well Adoption Agency – Extended Hours

Saturday, September 28, 2019

1:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Curious about adopting an Orphan Well? The Orphan Well Adoption Agency (OWAA) within the Ecology Is: Human| Nature exhibition at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie is dedicated to finding caretakers for abandoned oil and gas wells through symbolic adoptions. Stop by the Orphan Well Adoption Agency and meet with an OWAA representative and apply to adopt a well. If approved, caretakers will receive a certificate of adoption with the name and location of an orphan well in Alberta.

When: Saturday, September 28th from 1:30 – 4:00

Where: Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

Please register by Friday, September 27 by calling (780) 532-8111, or e-mail: info@aggp.ca.

Join exhibiting artist and community activist Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal who works with indigenous networks of knowledge, her work with natural materials including clay, handmade paper and traditional medicines is, “a reminder of the responsibility that we all need to uphold to the land for which we live and work on, as well as to the people, plants and animals of Turtle Island.”.

This workshop will take participants of all ages through the process of creating handmade paper. In keeping with Cardinal’s nêhiyaw tradition, the first handmade paper sheet pulled will be gifted away to the artist’s Mekinawewin: to give a gift project, while the participant has a choice to bring the rest of their pulled sheets home with them.

This program is free. All materials will be provided. Light refreshments will be offered.

Bring your own natural or collage materials you wish to embed in the handmade paper you will create.

Everyone welcome. Space is limited to 22 participants.

Photo Credit: Katy Whitt Photography