Call for Submissions: Factory Party #6

Once again, the fine folks at The Modern Leisure are throwing a shindig – Factory Party #6. This raucous good time will be held on June 24th at the Uptown. Currently, they are holding an open call for art submissions (with priority being given to installation and/or performance works). The details [...]

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“Painting” by Shon Anderson

Painting
Shon Anderson
May 29th to June 29th
The Untitled Art Society is hosting the opening reception for this main-gallery exhibition this Friday. The reception starts at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 29. The exhibit runs until June 19.
From the Untitled Art Society:
Pigment, oil, cotton, plastic, space, viewer, wall, memories, pheromones, film phonics, hokey-time playfights, referencing [...]

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Happy Birthday, Calgary Sketch Club!

This year, the Calgary Sketch Club is celebrating a pretty significant milestone – their 100th birthday! To commemorate this fantastic achievement, they are hosting a celebration and exhibition from July 11th through August 29th, 2009 at the Leighton Centre.
The exhibition will feature 50 to 60 paintings by members of the Calgary Sketch Club, including a [...]

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Call for Volunteers

Cultural Intersection Art Exhibition
June 25-July 3, 2009
EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts
Calgary Municipal Building Atrium
Poetry Reading Night – June 26, 5:00pm
Central Library, Macleod Tr. SE
Call for Volunteers
The Calgary Multicultural Centre is looking for volunteers for upcoming Cultural Intersection Art Exhibition to showcase immigrant professional artists living in Alberta. Visual art, design, music and poetry [...]

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Art and Social Action

Art and Social Action
A discussion with Linda Hawke, Adina Edwards, Mary Swain and Lois Klassen
moderated by Dick Averns
Thursday May 21 at 6:30 pm, ConocoPhillips Theatre, Glenbow Museum / FREE
Tradition, contemporary art practice, and social action come together in two dynamic, collaborative, textile based projects—Sewing Home and Comforter Art-Action, as part of Sew City: a [...]

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Kathleen’s Art Resources

I thought I would share with you some of the things that I have learned about art and the arts community during the last couple of years.
Local art supply stores are invaluable
While the big box stores can (and often do) sell art supplies at cheaper rates, the good art stores, like Inglewood Art Supply, which [...]

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Acrylic of the Week

Calla Lily, by Kathleen Sauerbrei
Welcome to the first installment of Art of the Week where all comments and critiques are welcome. This is actually one of my own personal pieces, so please be gentle, as I am a beginner.
If you have any art that you have done in acrylics that you would like featured in this weekly [...]

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Asian Heritage Month Kick Off

This is a little short notice on my part, but I’m sure many of our readers will be very interested.
ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH: KICK OFF
Friday, May 7th, 2009
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Glenbow Museum
Opening Reception
Level 2
FREE admission
This event with free snacks and drinks will include the following spectacular words and entertainment. Launch celebrates the opening of [...]

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Art Group Vernissage Art Show & Sale

Art Group Vernissage
Art Show & Sale
Saturday, May 23rd
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Ukrainian Catholic Church of Assumption
704 – 6th Street NE
Featuring original art in oil, watercolour arcylic, pastel, photography and more by local artists.
Artists:
Ekaterina Pozdniakova, Iryna Zayarny, Elena Cowan-Priputnikova, Irina Koutaitseva, Ludmila Kalinina, Alena Martinova, Sonia Geller, Anna Tsinko, Elyte Balkyte-Zubis
Photographers:
Valentin Ivanov, Oxana Malysheva, Mark Sergienko, [...]

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Volunteers Needed: RootSoilBlossom Art Exhibition

Call out for Asian Art Enthusiasts and Volunteers!
Are you interested in Asian cultures and art? Are you interested in where Chinese tradition meets contemporary style? How can a history of discrimination and struggle, prosperity and success effect Albertans — and namely Albertan Artists? How is it that Chinese roots and soil make blossoms? Interested in [...]

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