Open Photo Open Digital 2013

Roberta Murray, "One, Two, Three", pigment inkjet print on watercolour paper, 20" x 20"

Visual Arts Alberta presents: 
Open Photo /Open Digital 2013, an exhibition of Alberta’s finest photographic and digital art. 

Join us for the opening reception in Edmonton, Friday, August 30th from 6 to 8 pm at the Kaasa Gallery in the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (11455 -  87 Avenue NW).
View the work in Edmonton from August 30th to October 11th, 2013.

After the run in Edmonton, the show will open in Calgary, October 18 to November 30, 2013 in the lower gallery in the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1415 - 14 Ave NW Calgary).

The Calgary reception will be held on Friday, November 8th from 7 to 9 pm.

Remember to cast your vote for the McBain Camera People's Choice Award!

Open Photo Open Digital 2013

Bohdan Hrynyshyn, "Let the Sunshine In - Winter", digital photograph, 18" x 18"

Visual Arts Alberta presents: 
Open Photo /Open Digital 2013, an exhibition of Alberta’s finest photographic and digital art. 

Join us for the opening reception in Edmonton, Friday, August 30th from 6 to 8 pm at the Kaasa Gallery in the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (11455 -  87 Avenue NW).
View the work in Edmonton from August 30th to October 11th, 2013.

After the run in Edmonton, the show will open in Calgary, October 18 to November 30, 2013 in the lower gallery in the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium (1415 - 14 Ave NW Calgary).

The Calgary reception will be held on Friday, November 8th from 7 to 9 pm.

Remember to cast your vote for the McBain Camera People's Choice Award!

Storytellers

Stan Perrott, Soldiers/Penn Station, 1955, ink and wash on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Stanford Perrott (1917-2001) was a multi-media artist, trying his hand at such techniques as charcoal drawings, ink and wash drawings, watercolour landscapes, and a variety of printmaking techniques. He also had a facility of "catching a moment" as seen in his ink drawings and sketches.

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Roy Kiyooka, Untitled, Highlights, December 1951, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1951, lithograph on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Roy Kiyooka's most important contribution was linking literature and art. He was a prolific poet, associated with both the Beat and Tish schools of poetry. Kiyooka established an important reputation as a hard-edged abstractionist in the mid-1960's. In 1969, however, he repudiated painting to pursue art practices which he felt were more relevant to his own life and vision.

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

George Webber, Uptown Theatre, Calgary, Alberta, 2001, 2001, colour photograph on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Alberta born George Webber has been photographing the people and landscape of the Canadian prairies for over 30 years. He says of his work: "My photography is about looking back at what formed me, the people, the towns, and landscape of the prairies. I am continually seeking to touch and understand the traditions and spirituality of the place."

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Jacques Rioux, Newspaper Rock, Utah, 1992, silver gelatin, selenium-toned photograph on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Jacques Rioux was born in Sherbrooke, QC in 1956 and moved to Calgary in 1979. Of his work he says: "Whenever I decide to photograph something, I strive to communicate a sense of discovery, of excitement and of connection to the past through the beauty of the photographic image."

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Bernard Bloom, Ecologically conscious student screaming at Homosexuals, 1994,
silver gelatin print toned on paper, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Annora Brown, Brittany, Highlights, December 1951, Vol. 5, No. 3, 1951, linocut, watercolour on paper, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

As one of Alberta's distinguished artists, Annora Brown (1899-1987) is also known as a writer, historian, and naturalist. She wrote numerous articles regarding the plants and life on the prairies and taught at the Banff School of Fine Arts. 

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Bruce Wiltshire, The soldier and his sweetheart, 1973, lithograph on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Who doesn’t love a good story? Our entire lives are bound by the relating of events: what happened? where did it happen? how did it happen? who did it happen to? how did it end? These are the questions, and it is the answers to these questions, that teach us; that guide our relationships with others; and that form the memories we either cherish…or that haunt us to the end of our days.

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Harry Savage, Postcard from a Green Trailer, 1972, silkscreen on paper,
Collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Harry Savage was born in Camrose, Alberta in 1938. Beginning in 1964, he taught at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension and in 1973, he and fellow artist Sylvain Voyer formed a loose partnership to establish Latitude 53, an artist run gallery in Edmonton. Savage currently lives in British Columbia.

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Vera Greenwood, An Alberta Rat, 1990, acrylic, china marker on plywood,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Vera Greenwood describes her work this way: "My art practice is subjectively personal, placing emphasis on story telling, social studies and a conceptual approach to representing the everyday - a way of working based on observation of the world. The work is highly autobiographical in nature and reveals a keen interest in record keeping, investigative research and the ethics involved in the act of looking."

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Theodore Nelson, Our Synopsis thus far, 1989, acrylic, ink on paper,
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Who doesn’t love a good story? Our entire lives are bound by the relating of events: what happened? where did it happen? how did it happen? who did it happen to? how did it end? These are the questions, and it is the answers to these questions, that teach us; that guide our relationships with others; and that form the memories we either cherish…or that haunt us to the end of our days.

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Jeff Burgess, Wedding, 1981, oil on watercolour board, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Jeff Burgess says of his work: "I am keenly interested in the human anatomy, the shapes and textures of skin and muscles and how far one can stretch and distort them beyond the actual. I like large bodies and interesting faces that dominate the format. I also like the format to be dominated as well by starkness of an enclosed room or space wherein a smaller figure may appear."

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Trig Singer, Poland Series, 1973, silver gelatin on paper, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Born in Edmonton, Trig Singer has worked with cameras all his life. In 1975, he received a Canada Council Grant to produce a body of work from Poland that resulted in a large one man show at both York University and the Edmonton Library.

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Helen Mackie, Rodeo Bar, n.d., etching on paper, Collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Helen Mackie says of her work: "When studying Fine Arts at the University of Calgary, I found that a course in printmaking opened my eyes to a new world of images and new opportunities to create. I have found that the traditional methods of drawing on a plate or cutting into a wood block are most to my liking. In these the contact with the idea, hand, and image are very close."

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Harry Savage, Postcard from a Pink Trailer, 1972, silkscreen on paper,
Collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Harry Savage was born in Camrose, Alberta in 1938. Beginning in 1964, he taught at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Extension and in 1973, he and fellow artist Sylvain Voyer formed a loose partnership to establish Latitude 53, an artist run gallery in Edmonton. Savage currently lives in British Columbia.

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.

Storytellers

Derek Besant, Ash Wednesday, 1974, etching, enamel on plexiglass,
Collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts

The exhibition Storytellers examines the telling of stories in visual art. With art works drawn from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, this exhibition explores the actual narratives related by artists and the various ways they have been portrayed.

Derek Besant was born in Canada in 1950 and lives in Alberta and central Mexico, but his work regularly takes him elsewhere. His projects hover somewhere between absence and resurrection.

The exhibition Storytellers was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. The AFA Travelling Exhibition program is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

Storytellers runs from July 25th until August 28th, 2013 at the Visual Arts Alberta Gallery. A reception is planned for Thursday, August 1 from 7-9:30 pm. Gallery hours are Wed-Fri 10-4pm and Sat 12-4pm. The Gallery will be closed on August 3.