Booking Catalogue September 2012 - Art Gallery of Alberta

REGION 2: Northcentral and Northeast Alberta(Art Gallery of Alberta)Participating Communities 2000-2012Alberta BeachAlder FlatsAlixAndrewArdmoreArdrossanAnzacAtikamegAthabascaBarrheadBattle RiverBeaumontBonnyvilleBuck LakeBusbyCalmarCamroseCaslinCold LakeDarwellDevonDonaldaDewberryDrayton ValleyDuffieldEdbergEdmontonEdsonFalunFishing LakeForestburgFortSaskatchewanFort McMurrayFox CreekFrog LakeGift LakeHardistyHobbemaHoldenKillamKitscotyLacombeLac La BicheLeducLloydminsterMayerthorpeMilletMorinvilleMundareNamaoNew SareptaNiton JunctionOnowayPlamondonPonokaRedwaterRimbeySeba BeachSedgewickSherwood ParkSlave LakeSpruce GroveSt AlbertSt PaulStony PlainStromeThorhildThorsbyTofieldTwo HillsVegrevilleVermilionVikingWabamunWainwrightWandering RiverWhitecourt25 exhibitions were available for booking during 2011/2012 and were organized by:The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie(formerly The Prairie Art Gallery)Capturing MomentumEric Cameron: A Conceptual Approach100 Dresses for AlbertaWhat Lies BeneathDreams Do Not Come With TitlesArt Gallery of AlbertaAbstract ThinkingCulture CratesWild Thing‘Our Wilderness is Wisdom’Creator Paints the World...The Colour of Our VoiceHalf-Breed MythologyGrowing UpAlong the River RoadOut on a LimbMaskwacÎs (Bear Hills)Alberta Society of ArtistsCentrefold: The Art of Susanne SwiboldFull Circle: Meeting Point ArtistsAssociationOffspring: The Lindo LegacyFresh PaintEsplanade Arts & Heritage CentreStewart Cameron: Cartoonist25 (TREX 25th Anniversary)Small BeginningsCheongju SelectionCover Images:Left: Dawn Saunders Dahl, Anne, 2010, Digital Photograph, Collection of the artist, Exhibition: Down on the FarmTop Right: K.Gwen Frank, Thunder, 1997. Etching and aquatint, Collection of the artist, Exhibition: La Vie Fantastique (The Live Fantastic)Bottom Right: Ken Swan, Late in the Evening, 1991, Watercolour, ink on paper, Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Exhibition: A Room with a View

The Art Gallery of Alberta is a centre of excellence for the visual artsin Western Canada, connecting people, art and ideas. The AGA isfocused on the development and presentation of original exhibitionsof contemporary and historical art from Alberta, Canada and aroundthe world. Founded in 1924, the Art Gallery of Alberta maintainsa collection of more than 6,000 objects and is the oldest culturalinstitution in Alberta. It is the only museum in the province solelydedicated to the exhibition and preservation of art and visual culture.The AGA recently underwent a major re-building project. Designedby Los Angeles architect Randall Stout, the 85,000 sq foot (7,900 sqmetres) new AGA opened to the public on January 31, 2010.TREX Booking CatalogueThe Art Gallery of Alberta is pleased to present this selection of travelling exhibitions for the 2012-2013 season.Currently the Art Gallery of Alberta serves over 70 venues in over 40 communities. Exhibitions on tour from the ArtGallery of Alberta will easily adapt to the space requirements of smaller venues: schools, libraries, museums, healthcare 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 bekept by each venue for further reference. Along with the exhibition, each venue receives an evaluation package whichmust be completed at the close of the exhibition and returned to the Art Gallery of Alberta.Venue Cost: $75 (plus 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 close to the beginning of each month.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. Eachyear we welcome new venues to enrich their community art through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts TravellingExhibition Program. Please look through this year’s selection of exhibitions to plan an exciting visual experience foryour facility. A booking form is included on the back cover of the catalogue to enable you to request exhibitions byfax or mail.Venue Obligations:provide a protected & monitored display areainstall & dismantle exhibitions safely & efficientlyensure shipping is done in a timely fashion using directives & complete ALLnecessary forms related to shipping and evaluation of the programcommunicate and enjoy!TREX ContactShane Golby, Manager/Curator, AFA Travelling Exhibition Program-Region 210550-107 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2Y6Phone: 780.428.3830 | Fax: 780.421.0479 | e-mail: shane.golby@youraga.ca

A Room with a View | Available September 2012 to August 2013In the visual arts the subject of rooms is a wide-open one and hasinvited a multitude of interpretations. Serving as settings for narrativeaction, metaphors for psychological states, nostalgic representations,or exercises in mathematical precision and artistic proficiency, therepresentations of interior spaces, and the activities that occur in thesespaces, has inspired the creativity of artists throughout the ages.Helen FlaigDishes, 1996Oil on masoniteCollection of the Alberta Foundation for the ArtsExhibition Information20 works/ 2 text panels20 artists2 medium crates75 running feetThe depiction of interior scenes and related activities in visual art aredescribed as genre painting or genre scenes. Taking contemporary realityas their subject, such representations may be realistic, imagined, orromanticized by the artist and can be useful documentary evidence,providing ideas of the costumes and daily practices of a time or culture.The exhibition A Room with a View, featuring art works from thecollection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, focuses on interiorspaces, everyday activities within them, and psychological andemotional states of being as expressed by Albertan artists. The works inthis exhibition invite viewers into the ‘familiar’ room to encounter thechallenges, joys, mysteries, and the simple pleasures that make up oureveryday lives.The exhibition A Room with a View was curated by Shane Golby, Art Gallery of Alberta, forthe Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.Urban Animals | Available January 2013 to December 2013Urban development has long been pressing upon the boundaries ofnatural wildlife. To find a moose in the middle of a city, looking ratherconfused and lost, is not uncommon these days. One may panic,or ‘shoo’ him away: others may grab their cameras and ‘shoot’ thisseemingly ‘momentous’ occasion, but this occasion is not ‘momentous’and happens, frankly, far too often as our urban population presses uponanimals’ natural habitats. If you find yourself screaming ‘There’s a bearin my backyard’…the bear is actually musing ‘there’s a house on myhome’!Jason CarterPrairie Dog, Grass, Lake Louise and Winter, 2012Acrylic on canvasCollection of the artistExhibition Information18 works/ 2 text panels1 artist2 medium crates75 running feetThe 18 paintings which comprise the exhibition Urban Animalsshowcase six animals indigenous to Alberta shown in three differentenvironments. The first image celebrates the beauty of each wild animal;the second depicts its natural home; and the third is the merging ofurban landscapes into their homes.Jason Carter, one of Alberta’s most prolific aboriginal artists, delightfullyexplores this constant dialogue of urban versus the natural environmentthrough a vibrant series of paintings. These parallels between naturaland metropolitan areas allows for interesting depictions that willencourage discussions based on sharing and respect. - Jason CarterThe exhibition Urban Animals was curated by Jaret Sinclair-Gibson for the Alberta Foundationfor the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program and was generously funded by Syncrude Canada.

Creator Paints the World The Colour of Our VoiceAvailable July 2013 to December 2013a spiritual placeis around us,is inside us,is time immemorialwe stand in spaces of our ancestorswe walk the trail & pick up what they have left for uswe interpret the world, andwe share what we have been asked to carryIvan WhiskeyjackNative Spirit, 2010Acrylic on canvasCollection of the artistExhibition Information21 works/ 2 text panels8 artists2 medium crates75 running feetWe must speak our truth in words and pictures and songs and movement, orit will be forgotten, it will be lost in the forest of the world that has come toshare our lands.We come from ceremony, we learn in ceremony, and ceremony teachesus how to be, how to be in ceremony, to be in the moment, to create thatmoment. We learn, we experiment, we seek meaning, we teach ourselvesand each other, we laugh and we heal, we build relationships, we buildcommunity. We express our life in art. What we create becomes who we are.We are learning about our spiritual self, together, we are art and ceremony.Art brings a humbleness. Art is spiritual practice.This is our offering.The exhibition Creator Paints the World The Colour of Our Voice was curated by Sherri Chisan andLana Whiskeyjack, Faculty and Students in the Indigenous Artists Program, Blue Quills FirstNations College, for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. Thisexhibition was generously funded by Syncrude Canada Ltd.Liberation from Natural Forms: Ron KostyniukAvailable September 2012 to February 2013Ron Kostyniuk is a sculptor and professor of art at the University ofCalgary where he has been teaching and inspiring emerging artistssince 1971. His own sculptural works utilize the Neo-Constructivist/Structuralist style. In part it is based on his own memories andrelationships with shapes, colours, and the forces of nature and humaninteraction on the world as he envisions it. Ron Kostyniuk’s art workshave been shown extensively both nationally and internationally and hehas contributed to many major public sculptural commissions.Ron KostyniukDrawing, Saskatchewan Road Map Series, ‘Icons’, 1997Pencil on paperCourtesy of the artistThis exhibit provides a glimpse into the different series of art works thatRon Kostyniuk has produced over the course of a long and intriguingcareer. Included are five concept drawings, eight sculptures, and threerelief sculptures. All of these works have been selected from variousstages of his career.Exhibition Information16 artworks ( 5 drawings; 8 sculptures;3 relief sculptures)1 artist3 cratesApproximately 60 running linear ftThe exhibition Liberation from Natural Forms: Ron Kostyniuk was developed by the Prairie ArtGallery, Curator, Todd Schaber

Intangible Cultural Assets | Available March 2013 to August 2013Developed by the Alberta Craft Council, this exhibition featuresworks by four metal artists who travelled to Korea to participate inthe 2009 International Craft Biennale: Linda Chow, Crys Harse, KariWoo and Simon Wroot.Simon WrootTextures: Bukchon district, Seoul, 2010Sterling silver, bronze, copperCollection of the artistExhibition Information20 3-D artworks and 2 Didactic Panels4 artists3 crates* flat surface necessary for displayThis group of artists had the opportunity to see aspects of Koreathat other tourists might not. In addition to museums of history,folk life and craft, they visited the studios of craft artists working ina variety of media including ceramics, lacquerware, embroidery andwoodworking. The Alberta artists were impressed by the ways inwhich craft is significant to ordinary Korean life, as part of a commonheritage. Also, the blend of the traditional and the modern stood out- the established Korean historical identity of the country existingside by side with emerging cultural identitites defined by technology,architecture and art. These impressions provide the inspiration forIntagible Cultural Assets as Linda, Crys, Kari and Simon consider themin the context of the diversity of their own Canadian craft culture.The exhibition Intangible Cultural Assets was curated by the Alberta Craft Council andorganized by Dean Tatam Reeves and Xanthe Isbister for the Esplanade Arts & HeritageSelected Comments on AGA TREX Exhibitions from the 2011/2012 Season:Allan Johnstone School (Hardisty) - Judy Routledge re: Abstract ThinkingThe Interpretive Kit was excellent and useful to our venue. I used the material on the History ofAbstraction, especially the information on Pollock’s work and Action Painting. We did our own“Pollock” type work. Our experience with the AFA Travelling Exhibition Program has always beenexcellent and we are very pleased.Fox Creek Library (Fox Creek) - Leslie Ann Sharkey re: Half-Breed MythologyWe really enjoyed the exhibit and are glad that we had a chance to house it. There were several questions initiallyabout the title, but once they had the explanation they were fine with it and there were lots of positive commentsabout the images and colour.Selected comments from exhibition visitors:- Love it!- very cultural- Wow. Great work- Thanks for bringing such a nice show!- Wonderful to see. Thanks so much.- Wow! Terrific exhibit.- What a mix of culture - great Art.- Great work. Thanks for having in Fox Creek!C.J. Schurter School (Slave Lake) - Angie Iverson re: Wild Thing!The interpretive kit was excellent. We enjoyed the shape art activity as suggested in the guide. Our students’creativity flourished thanks to the fabulous art display’s motivation. We feel extremely fortunate to offer this artappreciation to our students.

Afton School of the Arts (Edmonton) - Darvin Neupauer re: Wild Thing!The Booking Catalogue and Interpretive Kit were both excellent. The teacher lesson plans andactivities were great! Most people made comments about how attractive and well put together the exhibit was.The AFA Travelling Exhibition Program is a super program and we are lucky to be a part of it.A View of AGA TREX Exhibitions for 2012/2013:Paul MuraskoIn Through the Out Door, 1991Silver gelatin, hand painted print on paperCollection of the Alberta Foundation for the ArtsExhibition: A Room with a ViewAaron FalkenbergBales at Sunset, 2008Pigment printCollection of the artistExhibition: Down on the FarmDana HolstThe Wishing Well, 2011LithographCollection of the artistExhibition: La Vie Fantastique (The Life Fantastic)Our thanks to the many individuals, organizationsand communities who have contributed to thesuccess of the Alberta Foundation for the ArtsTravelling Exhibition Program.

The Alberta Foundation for the ArtsTravelling Exhibition ProgramBooking Request FormPlease complete this form and send it toShane Golby, Program Manager/CuratorFax : 780-421-0479 Phone: 780-428-3830Email: shane.golby@youraga.caMail: 10550-107 Street, Edmonton, AB T5H 2Y6Venue Requesting ExhibitionContact PersonMailing AddressShipping AddressPhoneExtFaxEmailBooking DetailsExhibition Title Preferred Date/s Alternate Date/s123Please NoteThe booking fee is $75 (plus GST) per booking. If your venue is GST exempt please informthe AGA at barry.reed@youraga.caInterested venues are allowed two bookings throughout the year and bookingslast 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.