Who do we turn to? US OF COURSE!

And now for something completely different.
Hi my name is Kathleen;
I spoke to the powers that be here the other day and we have decided that there is one facet of the Arts Community that is sadly neglected.
I am speaking of those of us that are not in possession of any formal training in the Arts [...]

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Discussion: What is Art?

I was just wandering around the web when I stumbled upon an interesting little snippet:
The Turner Prize, one of the world’s top contemporary art awards, aims to do in 2009 what it has often failed to do in the past — appeal to the public. The annual prize, in its 25th year, has earned a [...]

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The Art Gallery of Calgary Spring 2009 Exhibitions

The Art Gallery of Calgary opened its new Spring 2009 exhibitions a couple days ago. They are touted as being “three distinct and diverse exhibitions curated by Marianne Elder” and they definitely live up to the description!

Michael Cameron’s paintings combine still motion and frenetic movement. Influenced by the local Alberta landscape and global social environment, Cameron’s process of applying multiple layers of paint creates subtle shifts in colour and depth constructing often tense atmospheres of everyday life.

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Opening: “Cowboys and Lesbians” by Caroline James

AXIS contemporary art presents:
Caroline James
“Cowboys and Lesbians”
May 1 to 23, 2009
Opening Friday, May 1st, 5 to 8 pm
Artist in attendance
This new body of abstract collage and mixed media work is a personal exploration that encompasses some larger universal concepts. Without trying to define the specific connections, the processes and the images in this exhibition [...]

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Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo is this weekend!
The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo is an annual cross-media event that focuses not only on comics, but film, television, gaming, and mostly importantly, art!
Each year, the Calgary Expo plays host to fantastically talented artists and illustrators (as well as other media guests) from all over North [...]

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“States of Transition” by Suzanne Gaultier

The Ruberto Ostberg Gallery presents “STATES OF TRANSITION”, recent work by artist, Suzanne Gaultier.
Opening Receptions will be held on Friday, May 1st, 5 to 9 pm, and Saturday, May 2nd, 2 to 5 pm. The show runs from May 1st to May 23rd, 2009.

For more information, please contact the gallery directly [...]

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Reinhard Skoracki Opening – Floating

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Reinhard Skoracki exhibition at the Herringer Kiss Gallery here in Calgary.
Reinhard Skoracki is a Calgary-based sculptor who exhibits nationally and internationally including ‘Canadian Sculptors’ at the Liu Hai Su Museum in China, the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, the Museum of Fine Arts in Ostrava, Czech Republic, the WG [...]

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Tweet, tweet!

Yup, that’s right! Calgary Art Blog is now on Twitter!
If you are so inclined, you can follow us at http://twitter.com/calgaryartblog.
And if you know of any other local Calgary art-related Twitter accounts that you think CAB would be interested in following, please leave us a comment!

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Fresh Meat!

Whew, now that I have gotten a couple of posts under my belt and shook out a couple of nervous first-post jitters, I figured I should probably introduce myself.  I’m Kristine and I am one of the newest contributing authors at Calgary Art Blog.
I’m a local artist.  Though, that is a bit of a misnomer [...]

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Drawing Day 2009

June 6th is Drawing Day! While not specifically a local Calgary event, Drawing Day is a fantastic opportunity for artists (of all ages, shapes, sizes, and experience levels) to pick up a pencil, make a mark or two, and help spread our immeasurable and passionate love of drawing. The very ambitious goal of Drawing [...]

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