Red Deer Museum and Art Galley announcements: Nov. 5

We will be thinking about Remembrance Day today and what that might mean to us. For our project, we are making fields of fingerprint poppies.

This is a drop in program. Cost is $3 per child for non-members, $2 per child for members – parents and caregivers are always free! Your little one(s) can enjoy some toy time, create mini masterpieces and play while you enjoy a cup of coffee. Perfect for ages 5 and under.

For more information, please call us at 403-309-8405, visit our website, www.reddeermuseum.com or email us museum@reddeer.ca

MAGsparks Mondays and Wednesdays, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Arts program connecting people with developmental disabilities to the Red Deer arts community. $3/participant per class. MAGsparks annual memberships available for purchase.

November 6, 2019 Oil Stick Dave Mores

Today’s Class: We will be channeling inspiration from Benalto artist Dave More into some lovely landscapes today.

November 11, 2019 – No class today

November 13, 2019 Georgia O’Keefe Poppies

Today’s Class: We will be approaching poppies through the lens of abstraction, a la Georgia O’Keefe.

The MAGsparks artists will show everyone how to create this week’s themed art project, so make sure to arrive by 1pm, and then there is free time to creatively work on your own artwork! An artist is always on hand for assistance with you art project.

For more details, contact us at 403-309-8405; email museum@reddeer.ca or go to the MAG website: www.reddeermuseum.com.

A Day @ the Museum: Artwork of Enormous Proportions

November 7-8, 2019 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Be inspired by LARGE ART! Tour our gallery to see the large paintings of Dave More and create a large portrait by tracing your body or create a group mural project.

Our Day @ the Museum: Day Camps run on select Red Deer Public & Red Deer Catholic school PD Days. Cost is $25 per child/day for museum members & $30 per child/day for non-members.

Children will create their own art work. Supervised outdoor time is also included, as well as free time to explore our galleries and Remarkable Red Deer. Please provide your own lunch, and bring appropriate outdoor clothing.

For more information or to register, call us at 403-309-8405; visit our website at www.reddeermuseum.com or drop in to the MAG at 4525 – 47a Avenue.

MAGnificent Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 pm

November 9, 2019 Relief Poppies

Remembering those who have fought for our freedom is something we should always do. Today we are really taking the time for Remembrance Day with a special poppy project.

Drop-in art making for the entire family in the Discovery Studio at the MAG. We supply the artist, the inspiration and the materials, you supply your imagination. Admission included with your Family MAG Membership or drop in admission rates apply. Drop in rate of $10 per family for non-members.

For more details, contact us at (403) 309-8405 or email museum@reddeer.ca

Remembering Anne Frank and WWII

November 11, 2019 1:00 – 4:00pm

Honouring the soldiers and Holocaust survivors as we remember the atrocities of WWII to lead up to the exhibition Anne Frank: A History for Today. Look at and handle WWII artifacts, and create a scrap book page from Anne Frank’s perspective. Enjoy some light refreshments and snacks. Free to attend.

For more details, contact us at 403-309-8405; email museum@reddeer.ca or go to the MAG website: www.reddeermuseum.com.

Spot Talk: A Painter’s Gift

November 13, 2019 5pm, 6pm, 7pm

Join us ‘ON THE SPOT’ for quick talks about ONE artwork or ONE artifact. Spot talks take place in the museum or galleries for 5 min. at 5:00 pm, 6 min. at 6:00 pm and 7 min. at 7:00 pm. Meet on the spot and learn about a Dave More painting.

Rare and Remarkable! Artisan Market.

November 16^th 10:00am-4:00pm

Join us for a unique holiday shopping experience on Saturday, November 16, 2019 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm by exploring the arts and crafts of some of our area’s premier artists and craftspeople who have set up their displays throughout the MAG’s Remarkable Red Deer exhibit and other gallery spaces. Free to enter.

25 artists will be in attendance with artwork ranging from pottery, silver jewelry, glass, textiles, oil, acrylic and watercolour painting, Raku, fine functional woodwork, mixed media and more by artists such as:

Arne Handley – Handley Pottery
Larry Reese – Oil Paintings
Janet Pennington – textiles (quilts to place mats)
Wendy Meeres – jewelry to small paintings
Sheila Bliss – Paintings on feathers to small ceramic sets
Candice Meyers – silver jewelry
Goya Damron – weavings (rugs to table runners)
Christel Langan – acrylic + alcohol based painting
Voyager Art and Tile – ceramics tiles, ‘paintings’, etc
Bobbi Seright – paintings to photos of wildlife and landscapes
Andrew Glazebrook – wooden implements
Dawn Candy – ceramic pottery
Shannon Farquhar – sculptural works in clay and metal
Leanne Keyes – handmade glass bead jewelry
Donna Spencer – multi-media, clay and wood
Eileen Hatten – jewelry + painting
Mike Villasana – painting
Margriet Hogue – painting/monoprint
Roberta Murray – painting/drawings
Lucy McKavanagh ‘Celtic Art’ – painting
Margriet Berkhout – landscape painting – acrylic
Sparrow Glass – blown glasswork
Lissa Braseth – slumped and stained glasswork
Pat/ Betty Matheson – Raku ceramics and watercolour painting

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Exhibits:

Dave More: A Painter’s Gift

October 12, 2019 – January 1, 2020

Dave More has been a significant figure in the history of art in Central Alberta. He has pursued his career as a painter and he has taught and mentored many artists in this region. His artworks present his impressions of the world around him: the landscape, the people, gardens as well as other places he has visited such as New Brunswick and India. Dave More: A Painter’s Gift celebrates Dave’s gift of nearly 200 pieces of his art to the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) and includes a selection of large oils on canvas, smaller oil sketches and drawings.

by rdnewsNOW staff

Red Deer Museum and Art Galley announcements: Nov. 5

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