Red Deer’s First Fridays art gallery openings held on September 1

Title: Alberta Spirit Show

Artist: Carol Lynn Gilchrist

Kiwanis Gallery, 4818 49 Street, in Red Deer Public Library

Media: Various

Dates: August 29 – October 15, 2023

#FirstFridaysRedDeer opening reception September 1 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. with several of the artists in attendance and refreshments served.

Exhibition Description: The Alberta Community Art Clubs Association’s Spirit Show follows the province-wide Zone shows each year. The Association says this year’s show is made up of the best of the works from the Northern, Central and Southern Zone shows to produce the Alberta Wide Exhibition.

“Truly, the best of the best is an understatement,” they said in a release.

Hours: Mon – Thurs: 9 a.m. – 8 p.m., Fri: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Sat & Sun: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

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Title: Here, There, and Everywhere

Artists: William Armstrong, Judy Brownlee, Marianne Harris, Lynn LeCorre, Lucy McKavanagh, Kristina Miko, Nicole Murray, Jan Raymond, Betty Schnell, Hazel Sheehan, Carmen Therriault, Theresa Towers Rickard, and Eelkje VanderMeulen-Smart

The Red Deer Arts Council Community Gallery, 6–4919 49 Street

Media: Various

Exhibition Dates: August 31 – October 3, 2023

#FirstFridaysRedDeer reception September 1 from 5 – 7 p.m.

Description: The Council says for their Alberta Culture Days group exhibition, artists were asked to submit works that considered the importance of place and their responses included those that were culturally meaningful, of solace and where they live. The Exhibition is being presented in collaboration with the Central Alberta Retired Teachers’ Association.

“Come see how these artists interpreted the places they love, here, there, and everywhere in both imagery and poetry,” said the Council in a release.

Regular (Summer) Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

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Title: The Oracles of Time

Artists: Eleanor P. Boyden

The Viewpoint Gallery, 5205 48 Avenue

Media: Acrylic Abstract Paintings

Dates: August 4 – September 22, 2023

#FirstFridaysRedDeer – the Gallery is open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Artist’s Statement: “This new body of work, developed during an extended period of isolation, poses the question – How might we reconsider our experience of time, both singularly and as a community, from the past, through the present, and speculatively into the future?

As a collection, these abstract paintings engage with the viewer to collectively shift our understanding of how time is segmented, layered, and communicated. The work operates both as a meditation on many difficult aspects of isolation I experienced during the Covid pandemic, specifically how my relationship with time was altered, as well as reflecting a desire to shift from a sense of the endlessness and recognise the gift of time to explore a new painting process and deepen the themes presented in this series. I am truly excited about this body of work. I feel that The Oracles of Time series provides an opportunity to reconsider perceptions of the past, through our present experiences, and to look into the future with speculative wonderment. I believe that this project can reach a large and diverse audience and will challenge people’s notions of how we experience time.”

About the Gallery: The Viewpoint Gallery showcases original works of art by individual artists and collectives, and curated exhibitions. The gallery is in the lobby of the City of Red Deer Culture Services facility. Visit the Viewpoint Gallery page for more information.

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

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Title: The Beauty of Our Natural World

Artist: Sharon Wright

Marjorie Wood Gallery, Kerry Wood Nature Centre, 6300 45 Avenue, Red Deer, AB

Media: Paintings

Dates: September 1 – October 16, 2023

#FirstFridays Opening Reception September 1 from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Marjorie Wood Gallery with the artist in attendance.

Description: Visitors can enjoy Wright’s vibrant, impressionistic oil paintings of people, animals, and places.

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Title: Lines and Shadows

Artists: Carol Lynn Gilchrist and Guest Margriet Hogue

Riverlands Studio and Gallery, 5123 48 Street, Red Deer

Media: Mixed Media

Dates of Exhibition: September 1 -27, 2023

Opening Reception: September 1 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Visit Hogue’s Facebook page and website for more information.

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Title: September Sunflowers

Artists: Marlene Kallstrom-Barritt, Betty Schnell, Elizabeth Schapansky, Wendy Meeres, Amanda Frost, Audrey Rits, and many more!

Curiosity Art & Framing, 5002 48 Street, Red Deer

Media: Various

Dates: September 1 – 30, 2023

Description: September Sunflowers is an exhibition this month that has the theme of Sunflowers and floral fall. Stop by the new gallery at the corner of Little Gaetz and 48th Street.

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CONTINUING EXHIBITIONS

Title: Drawings by Martin Dahl

Artists: Martin Dahl

The Corridor Community Gallery, 4501 47A Ave inside the Recreation Centre

Media: Ink, Pencil, Coloured Pencil Drawings

Dates: August 4 – October 3, 2023

Description: Martin is a self-taught Red Deer artist who enjoys drawing old barns and buildings with abandoned and decaying cars and trucks in the foreground, or partially sunken and beached boats or ships.

He says the drawings are mainly inspired by his own photos taken in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia or from those sent to him by family and friends.

About the Gallery: The Corridor Community Gallery is hosted by the City of Red Deer Community Development. The space, adjacent to the clay studio spaces, provides a public venue for local artists and allows them to share in the talents of fellow community members.

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 5:30 a.m. – 10 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Stat holidays 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

For information on visual arts classes and programs offered by the City or to enquire about showing personal artwork in the Corridor Community Gallery, contact: The City of Red Deer, Community Development | 403-406-8820 | culturemailbox@reddeer.ca

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Title: Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest

Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG) 4525 47A Avenue

Friday, September 1 from 5 – 8 p.m.

Drop in to see the current exhibition as part of #FirstFridaysRedDeer.

NEW: The MAG is now open Wednesdays and Fridays until 8 p.m. on a permanent basis.

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Other resources:

Velvet Olive Lounge, 4928C 50 Street, Red Deer (or enter via Capitol Pkg Store on Ross Street Patio)

Artribute Art School, 212 – 4836 50 Street, in the Old Courthouse. Treaty 6 & 7

Solorzano Spa Cafe & Wine Bar, 4631 50 Street, Red Deer, AB

by rdnewsNOW Staff

Red Deer’s First Fridays art gallery openings held on September 1

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