A Wonderful Week of Artist Lead Workshops

The Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency (AIR) program is now in its fourth week and this year’s mentors, Alma Louise Visscher and Kritsana Naowakhun, have already hosted two community artist workshops.  This week, the mentors will host three more artist workshops that are open to all ages and abilities, and all supplies will be provided for the participants.   From Aug. 8^th – Aug. 10^th the mentors will visit the communities of Anzac, Conklin, and Fort Chipewyan.  Please note that children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.  Please visit the AIR website for more information on the program, and to register for workshops.

 www.rmwb.ca/air

Monday’s workshop will be held in Anzac at the Community Hall, and the focus will be on painting winter wonderlands. Participants will discover the basics of painting snow covered hills, bare trees, and other winter elements.

One of Wednesday’s workshop will be held in Conklin at the Community Centre, and the focus will be on painting fall landscapes. Participants will discover color and brush stroke movements.

The other Wednesday workshop will be in Fort Chipewyan, at the MaMawi Community Centre. It will explore themes of community, flags, fabric dying and painting.

All workshops will have both thematic or conceptual components, as well as a technical component.

Artist in Residency

Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency program.

(Fort McMurray, AB – February 23, 2015) – The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has an exciting opportunity for visual artists.   

The Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency (AIR) program is now accepting applicants for the 2015 enrollment. This year, AIR will host two studio locations: Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan. The residency includes dedicated studio space (with no associated fee) starting on June 4 in Fort McMurray and on July 23 in Fort Chipewyan with both residencies ending on Aug. 27. 

Artists in the program will take part in an artist talk, open-house demonstrations and community programming opportunities. Upon completion, artists will have the opportunity to display their artwork in a group exhibition held at the MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery.  

Submissions close on Friday, March 20 at 4 p.m. local time. Applicants must be Canadian residents. 

Visit the Artist in Residency website to learn more about the program and how to apply or contact; 

Theresa Jolliffe
Coordinator II, Community Strategies
theresa.jolliffe@woodbuffalo.ab.ca
Phone: 780-743-7994
Fax: 780-743-7025