BOOKING CATALOGUE 2009-2010 - Art Gallery of Alberta

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

Travelling Exhibition Program 

BOOKING CATALOGUE 

2009-2010 

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA

Region Map 

REGION 2 (Edmonton) 

Participating Communities 2000-2009 

Alberta Beach 

Alix 

Atikameg 

Athabasca 

Barrhead 

Beaumont 

Bonnyville 

Busby 

Calmar 

Camrose 

Caslin 

Cold Lake 

Donalda 

Dewberry 

Drayton Valley 

Duffield 

Edberg 

Edmonton 

Edson 

Fishing Lake 

Fort Saskatchewan 

Fort McMurray 

Gift Lake 

Hardisty 

Hobbema 

Holden 

Killam 

Kitscoty 

Lac La Biche 

22 exhibitions were available for booking during 

2008/09 and were organized by: 

Prairie Art Gallery 

Photographic Light Experiments 

Lines of Communication 

Teachers as Artists 

Wildlife Excursions 

Brainstorm 

Art Gallery of Alberta 

Urbanscapes 

From the Ground Up 

Domestic Bliss 

Collectables 

Standing Still 

Alberta Society of Artists 

Mainly Masks 

Eternal Symbols 

Generation Gap 

Leduc 

Lloydminster 

Mayerthorpe 

Millet 

Morinville 

Mundare 

Namao 

New Sarepta 

Niton Junction 

Plamondon 

Ponoka 

Rimbey 

Redwater 

Sedgewich 

Sherwood Park 

Slave Lake 

Spruce Grove 

St Albert 

St Paul 

Stony Plain 

Thorhild 

Thorsby 

Tolfield 

Vegreville 

Vermillion 

Wainwright 

Wandering River 

Whitecourt 

Esplande Arts & Heritage Centre 

The Hat Art Club 

Helen Mackie 

Sources of Inspiration 

Flights of Imagination 

The Home Show 

Fellow Creatures 

Essence of Landscape 

The Greying Nation 

Half-Breed Mythology 

REGION 1 

REGION 3 

REGION 2 

REGION 4 

REGION 1: PRAIRIE ART GALLERY, Grande Prairie 

Todd Schaber, Program Manager/Curator 

REGION 2: ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA, Edmonton 

Shane Golby, Program Manager/Curator 

REGION 3: ALBERTA SOCIETY OF ARTISTS, Calgary 

Les Pinter, Program Manager/Curator 

REGION 4: ESPLANADE ARTS & HERITAGE CENTRE, 

Medicine Hat, Dean Tatum Reeves, Program Manager/Curator

ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA 

Enterprise Square, 100, 10230 Jasper Avenue, 

Edmonton, AB T5J 4P6 

Phone: 780.422.6223 | Fax: 780.421.3056 

www.artgalleryalberta.com 

Welcome 

Randall Stout Architects Inc. 

In April 2007 the Art Gallery of Alberta relocated to Enterprise 

Square while construction of a new building began at the gallery’s 

former site. The gallery will be located at Enterprise Square until 

December of 2009. The new and exciting Art Gallery of Alberta will 

open at #2 Sir Winston Churchill Square in January of 2010. 

Booking Catalogue 

The Art Gallery of Alberta is pleased to present this selection of travelling exhibitions for the 2009-2010 season. 

Currently the Art Gallery of Alberta serves over 50 venues in approximately 35 communities. Exhibitions on tour 

from the Art Gallery of Alberta will easily adapt to the space requirements of smaller venues: schools, libraries, 

museums, health care centres and other community facilities. The exhibitions are organized in such a manner 

as to make unpacking, packing, hanging and shipping as easy as possible. An educational Interpretive Guide 

is developed for each show. These materials enable teachers to use the exhibition within the school curriculum. 

The Interpretive Guides can be kept by each venue for further reference. Along with the exhibition, each venue 

receives an evaluation package to be completed at the close of the exhibition and returned to the Art Gallery of 

Alberta. 

Venue cost: $60 (includes GST) per exhibition booking. Freight is arranged for and paid by the Art Gallery 

of Alberta. During the month of the booking the venue contact will receive information regarding shipping 

arrangements. Booking invoices for each exhibition are issued at the beginning of each booking period. 

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection is the primary source of works featured in the travelling exhibitions. 

Other sources for exhibitions include community partners, archives, private collections and loans from artists. Each 

year we welcome new venues to enrich their community art through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling 

Exhibition Program. Please look through this year’s selection of exhibitions to plan an exciting visual experience 

for your facility. A booking form is included with the catalogue to enable you to request exhibitions by fax or mail. 

Venue Obligations: 

• provide a protected & monitored display area 

• install & dismantle exhibitions safely & efficiently 

• ensure shipping is done in a timely fashion using directives & complete ALL 

necessary forms related to shipping and evaluation of the program 

• communicate and enjoy! 

Trex Contact: Shane Golby, Manager/Curator, AFA Travelling Exhibition Program-Region 2 

10550-107 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2Y6 

Phone: 780.428.3830 | Fax: 780.421.0479 | e-mail: golby@artgalleryalberta.com 

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this village 

Available September 2009 

to August 2010 

The term ‘global village’ has been used to describe a world 

without borders; a world where ideas, beliefs and cultures 

intermingle. Canada may be a perfect example of this concept, 

becoming in 1971 the first country in the world to adopt a 

policy of multiculturalism where all cultures and ethnic groups 

are encouraged to share their cultural expressions with other 

Canadians. 

The exhibition this village presents art work created by five 

immigrants to Alberta. Practicing artists in their home countries, 

these artists have brought their creativity with them and through 

their work introduce Alberta to new people, places and ideas and, in 

the words of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, so contribute to a richer life 

for us all. 

Akiko Taniguchi 

Essence of Water II, 2004 

Photo-Intaglio, Etching, Drypoint, Chine Colle 

Collection of the Artist 

Curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for the Alberta Foundation 

for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. 

Exhibition Info 

• 2 medium crates (225lbs) 

• 14 - 2D works/ 5 - 3D works in plexi containers/ 

2 text panels 

• 5 artists 

• 75 running feet 

ABOUT FACE 



The quest for personal identity is one which all people come face 

to face with in the course of their lives. How do we define and 

represent ourselves? Who actually determines how we are seen? 

The exhibiton ABOUT FACE examines these questions from the 

perspective of First Nations artists. In a quest for selfdetermination 

and self-identity, the artists in this exhibition re-define 

traditional, Euro-Canadian artistic perceptions of First Nations 

peoples. Through the lens of a camera or in paint, pastel and pencil 

they perform an ‘about face’ and through their works invite the 

viewer to re-examine perceptions of First Nations peoples. 

ABOUT FACE presents images created by Terrance Houle, Alex 

Janvier, Duane Linklater, George Littlechild, April Mercredi, 

Frederick McDonald, Henry Nanooch, and Pat Nokomis. 

Frederick McDonald 

Big Bear Contemplates His Home and 

Native Land, 1996 

Acrylic on Canvas 

Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

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• 17 works/2 text panels 

• 8 artists 

• 65 - 75 running feet

A Bird in the Hand 



Since early man first saw birds take flight, these winged creatures 

have captured the imagination. Birds have featured in the religious 

symbolism of many of the world’s cultures; inspired the musings of 

philosophers, poets and other writers; motivated the investigations 

of scientists, architects and engineers; and have been a constant 

subject in the visual arts. 

The art works in the exhibition A Bird in the Hand examine the 

many ways that the subject of birds has been approached by visual 

artists. Featuring art work produced in a variety of media by some of 

Alberta’s most renowned artists and art educators, this exhibition 

examines how birds have been portrayed and also explores some 

of the reasons for, and possible meanings behind, these 

investigations. 

Marcia Perkins 

Dreamless, 1994 

Oil on Canvas Board 


print-write 





• 21 works (19 framed; 2 3D 

works)/2 text panels 

• 17 artists 

• 60 - 70 running feet 



print-write is an exhibition developed by Dr. Mark Morris and 

Professor Sean Caulfield from the University of Alberta to reflect 

the increasing interest in creative projects that cross both traditional 

artistic and educational boundaries. 

print-write features collaborative projects created by Dr. Morris’s 

Advanced Writing students and Senior Printmaking students under 

the instruction of Sean Caulfield. Collaboration is a useful skill for 

young artists and writers to experience, and the projects developed 

from this interaction confirm this inventive and valuable experience. 

The exhibition print-write has extended the boundaries of both 

the writers’ and printmakers’ skills and the viewers own awareness 

of the limitlessness of artistic expression. 

Mark Morris/Iain Gillis 

On Kurt Weill’s Second Symphony, 2007 

Digital Photo Collage 

Collection of the University of Alberta 

This exhibition was developed by Mark Morris and Sean Caulfield, University 

of Alberta, and organized by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, for 

the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. 





• 60 - 70 running feet 


Maskwacîs (Bear Hills) 

Available January 2010 

to December 2010 

A public narrative surrounds Hobbema, known to the Nehiyaw (Cree) 

who live there as Maskwacîs. The community is often painted with one 

brush: a place from which only one story has been told to Albertans 

and Canada as a whole. For the Nehiyaw, however, the dynamics of 

Maskwacîs are much greater and more diverse than what stereotypes 

allow. The exhibition Maskwacîs examines the framework of representation 

and authorship through narratives constructed by those who 

acutally ‘live the story’. Presenting an eclectic mix of art works created 

by both young artists and professionals, this exhibition reflects upon 

the attributes important to the Nehiyaw and their individual stories. 

Shawn Rabbit 

Untitled, 2008 

Tempera Paint on Paper 

Private Collection 

Maskwacîs was curated by Garry Louis, Tribal Councilor of Montana First 

Nation, and Myra Saddleback, and coordinated by Sandi Hiemer of Meskanahk 

Ka Nipa Wit School, Montana First Nation, and Shane Golby, Manager/Curator 

for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program for the 

Art Gallery of Alberta. 

Maskwacîs (Bear Hills) was generously funded by Syncrude Canada. 


• 2 medium crates (250 lbs) 

• 15-20 works/2 text panels 

• approx. 10 artists 

• 65-75 running feet 

Checkerboard and 

Other Patterns 

Available October 2009 

to March 2010 

Checkerboard and Other Patterns presents an eclectic group 

of art works by a variety of Alberta artists. The emphasis is on 

pattern and colour. By definition a pattern is anything repeated in a 

predicatable combination, and is usually made up of lines that are 

linear, curvilinear, geometric or pictorial in nature. This exhibition 

will provide artistic insights into the use and effects of these visual 

elements. 

Drawn from the collections of the Alberta Government, the Alberta 

Foundation for the Arts and the Prairie Art Gallery, this exhibition 

features work from Helen Archer, Michael Burns, Daniel Campbell, 

David Crockett, John Esler, Francine Gravel, Ruth Haley, Bill 

McCarroll, C.S. McConnell, Katie Ohe, Lyndal Osborne, Garry 

Newton, John Reading, Harry Savage, and John Snow. The artists 

have used a variety of processes to produce their works including 

printmaking, drawing, painting, and mixed media. 

Bill McCarroll 

X Series ‘72, 1972 

Lacquer on Plexiglass 


Curated by Todd Schaber, Prairie Art Gallery 



• 20 works 


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Common Threads: 

Textiles in Art 


to February 2010 

Common Threads presents artists that use textiles in the creative 

process and formulation of their work. The line between Fine Art 

and Craft is getting narrower all the time and today artists from both 

genres are starting to cross that line in the creative process. In the 

past the use of textiles was traditionally craft based in nature, but 

this attitude is evolving into unique styles of fine art. 

This exhibition introduces six visual artists that have either experimented 

with textiles in the past or have recently begun working in 

textiles. The art works produced vary in nature from traditional quilts 

to the use of textiles as a vector to another form of fine art. 

Common Threads features work from Lena Gilje (Wembley), 

Melanie Jenner (Grande Prairie), Sabine Schneider (Sexsmith), 

Lorraine Thies and her son Logan (Calgary), Laura Vickerson 

(Calgary), and Doug Wills (Grande Prairie). 

. 

Laura Vickerson 

El Pulmon, 2007 

Guaze, Silk, Chiffon, Sequins 

Courtesy of the Artist 

Collective Soul: 

PNCR 2007 




• 23 works 

• 6 artists 

• 1 Educational Felf Board 



Imagine the possibilities of having 14 days of freedom to express 

your creativity, with guidance from internationally acclaimed artists 

Harold Klunder and Laura Vickerson. 

Prairie North presents an environment where artists can work on 

projects and share ideas in an informal studio setting. The residency 

is a collective feeding frenzy where participants gain insight and 

inspiration from the energy emitted from the others around them. 

The Prairie North Creative Residency is held every two years in 

Grande Prairie. The Exhibition “Creative Soul” provides a sampling 

of the works created during and as a result of the 2007 residencey. 

Prairie North Creative Residency is hosted by Grande Prairie 

Regional College and coordinated with the tireless enthusiasm of 

Ken HouseGo and Tina Martel. 


Peter von Tiesenhausen 

Twelve Years 

Burnt wood, mud and oil 




• 21 works 



Horse Power 



For three centuries the evolution of prairie culture in North America 

relied greatly on horse power. The enduring bond between horses 

and people is explored through archival photographs from the 

Glenbow Museum and artworks from the collection of the Alberta 

Foundation for the Arts. This travelling exhibition promotes 

discussion about the role of horses in law enforcement, ranching, 

transportation, sport and entertainment. 

W.J. Oliver 

Lewis Welsh Jumping ‘Barra Lad’, n.d. 

Digital Reproduction of Archival Photograph 

Glenbow Photographic Archives 

Horse Power reflects the strength, speed, agility and grace of 

the horse in motion. It also reveals memorable stories from the 

past about unique relationships between rider and horse. This is 

achieved through wonderful examples of documentary photographs 

by historically significant photographers like W.J. Oliver, 

L.A. Huffman and O.B. Buell. 

Curated by Les Pinter, Alberta Society of Artists 



• 25 works (15 framed units) 

• 13 known artists 

• approx. 75 running feet 

Expedition: 

Dan Hudson 

Available March 2010 


Expedition: Dan Hudson contains a mix of paintings and photographs 

that highlight the themes of adventure and travel. As a photo 

journalist, Hudson provides unique perspectives on the natural 

environment and urban culture. He has been sent on assignment 

around the world and his photographs have been published in 

prominent magazines such as National Geographic, Rolling Stone, 

Outside, Powder, Snowboarder and Explore. The artist has assembled 

the best of his assignment photography into photo collages that 

featue expeditions to Russia, Japan, Iceland, Chile, Argentina and 

Canada. An extraordinary journey of discovery from city streets to 

mountain summits is presented. 

Dan Hudson 

Expedition: Japan (detail), 2008 

Colour Photograph 


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The paintings in Expedition: Dan Hudson reveal a more personal 

involvement with nature. Based on Hudson’s participation in outdoor 

adventures, the paintings explore the fine line that exists between 

exhilaration, loss of control and danger. Expedition: Dan Hudson 

enables us to think about our own adventures, both big and small, in 

new and exciting ways. 

Curated by Les Pinter, Alberta Society of Artists 



• 12 works 

• 1 artist 

• approx. 65 running feet

Local Colour: 

Photographs by George Webber 

Available March 2010 to 

August 2010 

Local Colour: Photographs by George Webber consists of a 

selection of 22 colour photographs from Webber’s Alberta Colour 

1978-2001 Portfolio, acquired by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

in 2004. This body of work depicts the disappearing face of Alberta 

communities scattered throughout south and central Alberta. The 

photographs speak to us about what has been left behind over time: 

derelict service stations, shauttered banks and abandoned hardware 

stores of Ranfurly, Empress, Granum, and many other locations. 

George Webber 

Craigmyle, Alberta, 1987 

Colour Photograph on Paper 


George Webber’s work reveals his deep fascination with the 

people and landscape of the Canadian West. Webber was born 

in the town of Drumheller in 1952, and since the early 1980s he 

has photographed this region extensively. “My concern is one of 

photography’s most fundamental, the impulse to seize and arrest 

what is passing away....this desire seems to be felt most keenly 

when dealing with an aspect of one’s own history and culture. In the 

prairies, all that is human is ephemeral.” George Webber 

Curated by Dean Tatum Reeves, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre 




• 1 artist 


The Cone Box Show 

Available April 2010 to 

September 2010 

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Alberta Potters’ Association, 

The Cone Box Show features miniature ceramic artworks by forty 

members from across Alberta and Saskatchewan. 

The unique concept behind the exhibition is that the size of each 

work is limited to the dimensions of an Orton Standard Pyrometric 

Cone Box (50 large cones), i.e. 3” x 3” x 6”. All components of the 

artworks fit into the box. Though the exhibition is primarily based on 

ceramic media, other materials have been employed as part of the 

work. 

Jane MacKay 

A Crowded Party, 2008 

Acrylic decorated, wheel-thrown clay 


This exhibition was organized by Allan Jensen and developed by the 

Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre with the assistance of the Alberta Potter’s 

Association. 


• 2 medium crate (175 lbs) 

• 40 3-dimensional artworks/2 text panels 


• Display: on shelves/plynths/tables 


Remnants of Community 

by Simon Wroot 

Available May 2010 to 

October 2010 

There is a simple and powerful presence in hundreds of scattered 

places in Alberta. These are the sites where the settlers, Métis, 

some First Nations people and missionaries all channelled their 

faith, their devotion, and their need for a spiritual home into the 

energy to build themselves a church. 

Simon Wroot 

Hillcrest United Church, 1987 

Sterling Silver, Copper, Bronze, Sttl, Nickel mounted on 

slate 




• 15 works/5 didactic panels/2 TREX panels 

• 1 artist 


Pursuing a long-held dream, Calgary metal artist Simon Wroot 

embarked on an extensive tour of Alberta churches. In Remnants 

of Community the artist records this human presence by creating 

miniature landscapes out of four different metals. These pieces 

are then pinned together in layers to create a low-relief view of the 

buildings and their surroundings. The work is then mounted on a 

piece of slate. 

Each of the fifteen pieces in the exhibition is accompanied by its 

story: who created it, where and when, what denomination, and 

where and what is it now. 

Curated by Dean Tatum Reeves, Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre 

In Your Own Words 

Fellow Creatures 

We have always had a great experience with the AFA Travelling Exhibition Programs. Robert Rundle School 

The Home Show 

Students loved the variety of medium and age group of the artists. Ecole des Beaux Lacs 

Essence of Landscape 

The AFA is a wonderful experience for the promotion of different forms and styles of art for students. 

Nipisihkopahk Elementary School 

Collectables 

Our experience with the AFA TREX Program was excellent! Communication was good - everything happened 

when we were told it would. We will not hesitate to book another exhibit. Thank You. Devon Public Library 

Collectables was EXCELLENT! I really enjoy participating in this program and the community has many positive 

comments. Chuck MacLean Arts Centre 

Half-Breed Mythology 

The Interpretive Kit was excellent and we loved the pamphlet with this exhibit. This exhibition was the best/awesome...every 

single person loved it and we wish we could keep it at our school. The AFA program is a 10/10. Our 

students really enjoy the experience with each exhibit. Archbishop Jordan High School 

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The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program 

BOOKING REQUEST 

FORM 

PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM & SUBMIT IT TO: 

Shane Golby, Program Manager/Curator 

FAX : 780-421-0479 Phone: 428-3830 

EMAIL: golby@artgalleryalberta.com 

MAIL: 10550-107 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5H 2Y6 

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BOOKING DETAILS 

• How many bookings do you wish to make from your selection? ______ 

EXHIBITION TITLE PREFERED DATE/S ALTERNATE DATE/S 

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PLEASE NOTE 

• The booking fee is $60 (including GST) per booking. 

• Bookings last approximately 3 weeks. 

• Venues will be invoiced at the beginning of the month of the booking. 

• ALL freight costs are covered by the Art Gallery of Alberta. 

Funding for this program is provided by The Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

Travelling Exhibition Program 

Our thanks to the many individuals, 

organizations and communities who have 

contributed to the success of the 

Alberta Foundation for the 

Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. 

ON THE FRONT COVER 

Ljubomir Ilic, Calm Hands, (top right), 1997/2009. wood, Collection of the Artist 

Grant Leier, Sister Loves the Zoo, (center), 1983. Acrylic, Oil, Ink on Illustration Board, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

Terrance Houle, Urban Indian #5, (bottom right), 1992. Digital C-Print on Paper, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts 

Danielle Degen/Angela Stewart, Untitled, (top left), 2007, Digital Photograph, Collection of the University of Alberta 

Shawn Rabbit, Untitled, (bottom left, detail), 2008, Tempera Paint on Paper, Private Collection 

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