Opening Reception of Il Ritratto: The Human Portrait - July 31, 2014

My Multicultural McMurray Art Show- Dec. 12, 2013

Exhibit Opening: Details and Distance: Part II

A Tribute to Our Elders: Voices from the Past

The Time on the poster is incorrect...the opening is actually from 5:00 - 7:30pm








































Good Day to Everyone!

Last day of spring and summer is upon us. I know this is coming at you very late but with all the events going on last week with the flooding we didn't want to be bugging everyone when they had so much to take care of ourselves included as my house and energy became devoted to just helping out.

But that being said we have put up the Show-Voices from the Past a Tribute to our Elders and hope that you can spread the word and come out to see the show. It was important for the Artists at Boreal to make our first show as a tribute to our Aboriginal Community out of respect and admiration.

We hope you stop by the opening and grab a piece of bannock and have some tea with us and enjoy the work of some new and emerging Artists.

May your day be blessed with smiles and laughter
Peace live4love always thanks
Sister so

Quad High Art Show - Opening Rescheduled

The Quad High Art Show has been rescheduled. 

The opening reception will be Friday evening, June 14, 2013 from 6-8pm at the Keyano Art Gallery.

Art Exhibition: boppin' with Mr. Mynah

Exhibition Opening - A Walk in the Woods

Heather Shillinglaw

along with students of the Fort McMurray Composite High School and Westwood Community High School.

May 2 - May 18, 2013

Opening celebration: May 2, 7:00pm

MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery presented by Kirschner Family Corporation

'About Sports' Art Exhibition Opening

Art for Mental Health Exhibition 2012

Mac Donald Island Community Art Gallery presented by Kirshner Family Corporation and the Canadian Mental Health Association Wood Buffalo Region would like to invite you to a charity exhibit, sale and silent auction in support of the CMHA Wood Buffalo.

Visual artists from the Wood Buffalo region will exhibit their artworks (painting-drawing-glass-mixed media) and proceeds from the sale will go to support CMHA's programs and services.

Don’t forget to join us on Thursday December 13th, 2012 at 7:00 PM at Mac Donald Island Community Art Gallery. For more information please contact Mac Donald Island's Arts & Culture Coordinator Ana Maria Mendez at anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca. If you are interested in donating or volunteering at the event please contact CHMA's Events/Fund Development Coordinator Gabriela at 780-743-1053 or at admin@woodbuffalo.cmha.ab.ca
If you would like to know more about CMHA Wood Buffalo please visit: www.woodbuffalo.cmha.ca.

Support local artists & the work the CMHA Wood Buffalo does in the community & join us!

Guests speakers: MLA Mike Allen and Vincella Thompson (CMHA's Board President)


Event on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/448972628483850/

Artist in Residency Group Exhibit Opening - 'Olio'

You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of a group exhibition showcasing the six participants of the Wood Buffalo Artist in Residency Program (AIR).

‘Olio’

Artists:
            Alisdair MacRae
            Emily Zielke
            Janet Procure
            Judi Pennanen
            Lucie Bause
            Mandy Espezel

Location: MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery
Date: Thursday September 6th, 2012
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm


The opening is a great chance to meet the artists who have been involved in the AIR program, and to show your support for the arts.The AIR program’s purpose was to provide emerging and mid-career artists with a collaborative environment in which to create works of visual art. This residency focused on contemporary art within the context of Wood Buffalo and Canada. The AIR program provided participants with dedicated studio space with no associated fee, along with other professional development opportunities.

For more information about the exhibit or the AIR program, please visit the Municipal webpage:

www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/artist

Please join us to partake in and enjoy art that was created right here in our region.


Sincerely,


Alisdair, Emily, Janet, Judi, Lucie and Mandy.
The Participants of the 2012 Artist in Residency Program

Exhibition Grand Opening - 'Kurmi' at MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery

Please join us on Thursday, July 5 for the Opening of "Kurmi" at 7:00pm at MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery.

The exhibition features artworks from Latin American Artists. There will be a silent auction, door prizes, music, snacks and great company !!!!

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Ana Maria Mendez-Barks
Arts & Culture Coordinator
MacDonald Island Park Corporation
T 780-791-0070 ext. 5098
F 780-791-2898
C 780-713-6826
anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca
www.macdonaldisland.ca

Celebrate local art at the Post

You're invited to join the Post gallery in celebrating the talent of local High School art students this Thursday, June 7 at 7:00 p.m. with the opening of QUAD HIGH – a unique exhibition that is an opportunity for art students in our community to collaborate.

This fantastic annual exhibit features students from Composite High School, Father Mercredi Community High School, Holy Trinity Catholic High School, and Westwood Community High School. Introducing works in a variety of media such as painting, drawing, and sculpture, QUAD HIGH will only be on display from June 7 to June 23. Don’t miss out!

Show your support for these talented and creative youth of Fort McMurray, stop by the gallery this Thursday at 7 p.m. to meet and great the fantastic students and instructors behind this exhibition.

The Post is housed in the curved space on the lower level of the Keyano Theatre & Arts Centre. Exhibit opening information is attached. 

Cheers, 

The Post  

Media contact: 
Brea Burton 
Marketing & Communications Manager 
780.791.1600  

www.eventswoodbuffalo.com

Annual High School Art Exhibit: At the Post

Don't miss the opportunity to meet the fantastic artist and instructors behind this annual community exhibit. Please come by the Post gallery this Thursday evening at 7pm for the opening of its current exhibit, 'Quad High'.

This year there will be four high schools featured as we have seen the introduction of Holy Trinity High School.

For more information please contact the gallery's curator:

Phone: 708.880.8337
Email: thepost@eventswoodbuffalo.com

We are also on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thePost.gallery

Surfaces: New exhibit opening at MacDonald Community Art Gallery

Surfaces: Exploration of Light, Texture and Contrast

From May 2 to May 30

Artists: Joanne Pilgrim, Tamara M. Hannah and Lil Barefoot 

Grand Opening: May 3 at 7:00pm

Location: MacDonald Island Community Art Gallery (second floor of the Suncor Community Leisure Centre)

This exhibition presents a variety of media such as fused glass, ceramic tiles, paintings and collages. Surfaces: Exploration of Light, Texture and Contrast is all about exploring, mixing and trying a variety of materials and surfaces. Three local visual artists invite viewers to interpret their artwork and explore their passion for colour, light and shadow.

"My work in this exhibition explores relationships between nostalgia and traditional ceramic techniques. I have incorporated simple hand building, wheel thrown designs, and surface treatments to create objects that invoke different aspects of nostalgia.                                     Instead of vivid memories, I have abstractly captured visceral representations of familiar sentiments".                                                                                                       

            Tamara M. Hannah

"I developed my art skills by working and trying different mediums such as paper tole and faux painting. Looking for something different l took a course about fused glass and how to use a kiln. Currently, I am working with glass creating utility and non utilitarian art".

Joanne Pilgrim

“My work focused on the grandeur of color, shapes and contrasts that describe any certain sequence, derived from the use of various materials and techniques.

I express myself freely, following my intuition and inspiration occasionally aroused by dreams or events from my own life; often within the surreal universe, leading the audience into a swarm of imagination”.

Lil Barefoot 

Ana Maria Mendez-Bark
Culture Coordinator

MacDonald Island Park Corporation T 780-791-0070 ext. 5098 

F 780-791-2898 

anamaria.mendez@macdonaldisland.ca
www.macdonaldisland.ca