Alberta Culture Days 2012 - Saturday Schedule

Wood Buffalo: Where the World Meets!

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/culturedays

Saturday September 29, 2012:

Alberta Culture Days at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre

10:00am - 4:30pm

Oil Sands Discovery Centre

FREE!

The Oil Sands Discovery Centre, in collaboration with the Wood Buffalo Arts and Crafts Guild and the Full Moon Cafe, celebrates Alberta Culture Days with a display of local art exhibits, musical entertainment, and hands-on Discovery lab activities for the whole family.  The Centre is also proud to present the School of Song who will be offering music workshops like the Community Song Circle and jam sessions throughout the day! 

The Oil Sands Discovery Centre will be offering free admission for Alberta Culture Days; Friday Sept 28- Sunday Sept 30.

http://history.alberta.ca/oilsands/specialevents/specialevents.aspx

Kids 4 Ever

10:00am - 4:00pm

Oil Sands Discovery Centre

FREE!

Group painting with the Wood Buffalo Arts and Crafts Guild; paint on canvases at the Oil Sands Discovery Centre.  Once the art pieces are complete, the canvases will be auctioned off to raise funds for the Kids4Ever organization. 

Between Lights and shadows

11:30am – 2:30pm

Fort McMurray Public Library (Main Floor)

FREE!

The MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery in collaboration with the Fort McMurray Public Library and the Wood Buffalo Artists Forum would like to celebrate Alberta Culture Days.   The art gallery is offering children’s workshops exploring and combining story-telling, visual art and performance.  The event takes place on the main floor of the Fort McMurray Public Library.

Workshop I: (11:30am) Sand Animation- After viewing a projection of a Sand Animation Performance, children will explore different media such as Chinese Ink, charcoal and acrylic.                                             

Workshop II: (1:00pm) Shadow Puppets - Participants will create their own shadow puppet bringing them to life using light and shadow. Special guest: Jane Leavitt (Theatre instructor at Keyano College).

Keyano Theatre presents:  “3 Play”.  

Three one act plays presented by Fort McMurray’s own talent.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

There is a minimal cost for this event.

www.keyano.ca/theatre

Play #1 Anasula - Performed and Created by Patti Dwyer, Directed by Julie Funk. A one-woman show, Anasula is about a seven-year old girl named Tommy trying to understand where her Mother went when she passed away. Tommy has an unusual imaginary friend named Zoe. She lives in another realm and speaks only Ojibwe, Sanskrit and the magic language of Falsana. Tommy's Mother lives in this realm with Zoe. The journey of this charming little girl is funny, touching and magical.

Play #2 Eye Flower Production presents: Five ways to Break a Woman’s Heart - directed by Shauna Lee Allan, written by Michael Beamish is about a Mother and Daughter relationship suffering from a canyon of a generation gap. Will Brenda and Wendy ever find a common ground? Will either of them find love in the turbulent world of mischief men?  

Play #3 Eye Flower Production presents:Mac Attack - a new play written by Michael Beamish. "Mac Attack" enters the paranoid world of Teevo, a Haul Truck Operator from Fort Mac and his buddy, Darrell, whose conspiracy theories have forecast WW3, nuclear warfare and the end of life as we know it. Fearing their ultimate doom, they have bunkered down in Teevo's bomb shelter and with a 100 year supply of wieners, beans and beer the two friends will build a new society...

For more information about Alberta Culture Days 2012 activities in Wood Buffalo, please visit: www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/culturedays

Between Lights and Shadows - Alberta Culture Days 2012

Between Lights and shadows
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Time: 11:30am – 2:30pm 

Fort McMurray Public Library

FREE!

The MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery in collaboration with the Fort McMurray Public Library and the Wood Buffalo Artists Forum would like to celebrate Alberta Culture Days. The art gallery is offering children’s workshops exploring and combining story-telling, visual art and performance. The event takes place on the main floor of the Fort McMurray Public Library.

Workshop I: 11:30am Sand Animation
After viewing a projection of a Sand Animation Performance, children will explore different media such as Chinese Ink, charcoal and acrylic.

Workshop II: 1:00pm Shadow Puppets
 Participants will create their own shadow puppet bringing them to life using light and shadow. Special guest: Jane Leavitt (Theatre instructor at Keyano College).

For more information about Alberta Culture Days 2012 activities in Wood Buffalo, please visit: www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/culturedays

Art in the Park 2012

Saturday, August 25, 2012

11:00am - 4:00pm

Located outside MacDonald Island Park (adjacent to the stone teepee)

This family oriented free event is created to celebrate our partnership with many visual art organizations and community members.  There will be artist demonstrations as well as workshops for all ages.

Art in the Park 2012 - Call for Artists

Event Date: Saturday, August 25, 2012 from 10:30am to 4pm

Registration deadline: August 20, 2012

Call for Artists

MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery and the Wood Buffalo Artists Forum are organizing Art in the Park 2012.

Local artists (2D and 3D) working in different media are invited to participate in this one day event outside MacDonald Island Park. Those participating will be provided with a great opportunity to display and promote their artwork and art practice.

Being part of this event will be an all-around fun time, while enjoying art and music with the community.  Fort McMurray is full of talented artists and we would like to see your talent exposed to the public. We would like to make this an annual event and gain sponsorship and awareness for the art community turning it into a thriving community project that all may enjoy. We believe that events focused on art are positive and beneficial to the community. 

This family oriented free event is created to celebrate our partnership with many visual art organizations and community members. There will be artist’s demonstrations as well as workshops for children, youth and adults.

Categories

There are two categories:

1.   Visual Arts Organizations: All Visual Arts Organizations in Wood Buffalo are invited to host demonstrations and activities with the public.  The goal is to reach those who are interested in joining or participating in your organizations.  (example: demonstrate pottery to recruit new members to the Pottery Guild)

2.   Individual artists: To promote, sell or advertise your artwork. Artists are encouraged to create a piece of artwork through the event.  There will be interaction with visitors.  You will be provided with a table and two chairs.

Art supplies for workshops will be supplied.

Promotional Material
Art in the Park reserves the right to use the pictures and video taken at the event for marketing and promotional purposes.

Pricing
MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery and the Wood Buffalo Artists Forum believe in the value of original artwork. To maintain this integrity, signs offering pricing discounts, reduced prices, or other materials of this nature are not permitted to be displayed. Booth identification signage should be of professional quality.

Entry Fees
There are no entry fees for artists or arts organizations.

Set up and Take down
Everyone is responsible to set up their display on Saturday, August 25 from 8:30am to 10am. Participants are strongly encouraged to delay take down until 4:00pm. The location of this event will be adjacent to the stone teepee at MacDonald Island Park.

MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery and Wood Buffalo Artists Forum are NOT RESPONSIBLE for any lost or damaged pieces. All items for sale are the responsibility of the participant. In case of rain there will be tents at the location to use for shelter.

For more information to how participate in this event (organizations, artists, volunteer or sponsor) please contact Ana Maria: anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca

Participating in this event you will help:

-    Build a strong arts community that goes beyond just today

-    Show the general public that there are many talented, involved local artists

-    Create future opportunities for public art shows/festivals

-    Expose the art scene to stakeholders/investors.

Thank you to our sponsors:

- MacDonald Island Park

- Wood Buffalo Artists Forum

- Mark Ritchey

- Ketek Group INC

Wood Buffalo Artists Forum - AGM

WBAF Annual General Meeting

A message from Megan Storrar from the WBAF:

The Wood Buffalo Artists Forum (WBAF) is hosting a party for all visual artists and visual art appreciators in town on Saturday, June 23rd. It is time we all get in one place for some networking and a little meet and greet event. It is a potluck and will be located at the Golden Years Society building downtown. I hope you’ll be able to make it.

Please pass this along to anyone else you can think of who may like to attend. Artists of all ages are welcome.

Thanks,

Megan Storrar
www.wbaf.webs.com