Booking Catalogue September 2012 - Art Gallery of Alberta

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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
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