First Fridays Gallery Openings for Red Deer March 1

Artists: Kelvin (Kelly) Christenson

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

Exhibition Dates: April 10, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer reception March 1, 2024 from 5pm – 7pm with the artist in attendance.

Description: Kelly has been creating evocative and realistic landscapes in this art for many years, but his artistic journey is leading him to discover new ways of creating with more abstraction and expressionism. Watch his artistic journey unfold throughout the gallery, culminating in pieces reminiscent of Jackson Pollock and his mother’s flower patch!

Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 12pm – 4pm

Learn more about Kelly at https://kelly-christensen-fine-art.ueniweb.com/

Title: LEAP! The 2024 Visual Arts Members’ Juried Exhibition

Artists: Visual Artist Members of the Red Deer Arts Council

Media: Various Media 2D and 3D

Kiwanis Public Art Gallery, Red Deer Public Library – Downtown Branch, 4818 49 Street

Exhibition Dates: February 13 – April 21, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer Opening Reception March 1 from 5:30 – 7:30pm with the artists in attendance.

Description: 2024 is a leap year and we encouraged our visual arts to take a leap ahead, use their imagination and see where the word LEAP sent their creative juices! Jump, spring, bound, proceed without pausing, by leaps and bound, leap in the dark, soar, leap into the unknown, leap forward, leap of faith, leap into action. A Leap can be taking a risk or acting on impulse, or describe situations that involve uncertainty, courage, or adventure. Leap can also be used metaphorically to express a sense of wonder or curiosity. We’ve marveled at the creations inspired by this fun four letter word!

Title: Portrait Party Pop Up

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

#FirstFridaysRedDeer Opening Reception March 1st from 5:30-8pm.

We are excited to celebrate the art of portraiture!

Title: Craft and Care

Artists: Teresa Barrett, Margaret Blank, Erin Davis, Darcy Edinga, Veronica Graves, Margaret R. Hall, Michelle Houston, Debra Hunter, Hazel Sheehan, Chris Verhoeven, Maxine Whitehead
The Viewpoint Gallery, 5205 48 Avenue

Media: Mixed Media Fibre and Textiles
Dates: February 16 – April 26, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer for March 1 from 6 – 8pm with artists in attendance. Artists’ Talk at 6:30pm.

About the Exhibition: Traditional fibre arts and textiles at home began out of necessity and resourcefulness. There is abundant and complex research available on the relationship of women with craft; about craft as a message carrier, a keeper of cultural knowledge and traditions, a comforter and a conduit of ingenuity that has shaped home lives, wardrobes, and politics the world over.

Practitioners of textiles and fibre arts were mostly women – they were connected to the working and use of fibres – and the crafts associated with them still sometimes conjure ideas of female domesticity. Things might be made in fits and starts; done in spare time or in time intended for rest – often while talking to others or caring for children and aspects of home keeping.

This exhibition presents the work of 11 artists who saw how their handcrafted pieces and experience as craftspeople relates to the theme; they offer examples of work in a variety of media.

About the Gallery: TheViewpoint 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 our Viewpoint Gallery page for more information or call 403-406-8820.

Hours of operation: Monday to Friday: 8:00am – 4:30pm.

shadows/footprints

Artist: andrea dillingham-lacoursiere and Travis Boschman

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

Media: paintings and photography

Dates: February 21 – April 19, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer reception for March 1 from 4 – 7pm.

Description: Come experience where reality and imagination combine in this intriguing exhibit of paintings and photography.

Winter Gallery Hours: 10am – 5pm daily.

Title: Red Deer Scene Community Exhibition

Artists: Carl Stretton (visionary/developer) and Kyle Key (publisher).

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

Exhibition Dates: February 12 – May 31, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer Reception March 1 from 5 – 8pm Carl Stretton and Kyle Key, featuring Live Museum with Jesse Roads.

Title: Solorzano Spa Art Exhibitions

Artists: Greg Swainson, Andrea Swainson, and Julia Zaouzolkova

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

#FirstFridays reception March 1, from 7–9pm

Description: Every First Friday of the month, we are thrilled to showcase remarkable talents of Red Deer Polytechnic art students and Greg Swainson of Raintree Studios.

Title: Nature’s Layers of Complexity

Artists: Grade 4 Art Students from St. Martin de Porres

Velvet Olive Lounge, 4928C 50 Street, Red Deer (enter from Ross Street Patio or back alley)

Dates: March 1 – April 30, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer Opening Reception for March 1 from 5 – 7pm with the artist in attendance.

Artworks will be available for purchase with proceeds going to a charity of the students’ choice! Support our developing young artists and visit the show!

Continuing Exhibitions

Title: Fun Times

Artists: Margaret Blank, Barbi Hofer, Brad Olstad, and Many More!

Media: Various

Curiosity Art & Framing, 5002 48 Street, Red Deer

Dates: February 1 – March 27, 2024

#FirstFridaysRedDeer March 1 the gallery will be open from 5 – 7pm.

Description: Come and See Fun Times! The theme of this exhibit is fun whether the artist found joy in creating the pieces displayed or if it is their representation of what they think is fun. We hope you will have a Fun Time exploring this exhibit!

Title: 52 Weeks

Artists: Christel Langan

Lacombe Performing Arts Centre, 5227 Calgary Edmonton Trail, Lacombe, AB

Dates: February 20 – March 28, 2024

Local artist, Christel Dawn Langan was raised and now lives in Lacombe, Alberta. In 2005, she received her Bachelor of Fine Art from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She paints with oil, acrylic, encaustic and alcohol ink and has begun to explore mixed media.

In 2012, Christel won a Master’s award for her painting, Blue Straw, in the Alberta Community Arts Club Association’s Alberta-wide show. In 2014, her encaustic painting Crystal’s Choice, won the President’s award for best overall painting at the ACACA Alberta-wide show and was purchased for the ACACA permanent collection. Christel began selling her art at The Main Gallery in Lacombe in 2017. She continues to sell art works at different art shows in Alberta.

Creating art is how Christel deals with life. She enjoys focusing on small details and trying to figure out how to best show what she is seeing. In 2017, she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Art allows Christel to feel like this is something she can still control in her life. It allows her to make some sort of sense in her always changing world.

You can find Christel on Instagram @christellangan or email, c.langanart@gmail.com.

LPAC is open Monday – Thursday, 9 AM – 3 PM.

Due to publishing deadlines, we regret we are sometimes unable to confirm details for all galleries. Please confirm with these galleries about exhibitions they may have at this time.

Art in the Hallway, Northside Community Centre YMCA, 6391 76 Street

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

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

The White Gallery, downstairs from Sunworks Living, 4913 50 Ave, Red Deer, AB

First Fridays Red Deer is the monthly event where downtown art galleries hold exhibit openings and special events.

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