June 25 - July 7, 2010

Earth Song: The Rhythm of Turtle Island
Leah Dorion


Paintings by the artist of “Turtle Rock Effigy” In Louise
McKinney Park. This series uses the symbols of the turtle and the mother serpent, representing the sacred feminine powers associated with the Earth. Presented as art of The Works Canadian Aboriginal Artist Program.

© Leah Dorion

© Leah Dorion

 
© Maureen Enns

© Maureen Enns

A Wild Horse Landscape
Maureen Enns

Established Alberta Wildlife Artist, Maureen Enns presents a look at the wild horses of the Ghost Forest region and its habitat. Through drawing, painting,
and a website project developed with Elders (Knowledge Holders) and students (Knowledge Builders) Enns shows us the distinct role these animals play in our western heritage and ecology.

 

Storm/Orage
Ian Sheldon and Pierrette Requier

Storm brings together two Alberta artists: painter Ian Sheldon and poet Pierrette Requier to marry the written word with the visual arts. The piece takes a singular storm event from beginning to end and creates a collection of paintings and poetry which draw on the storm and the land as inspiration.

© Ian Sheldon

© Ian Sheldon

 
© Lawrence Paul Yuxweleptun

© Lawrence Paul Yuxweleptun

Infinity
Lawrence Paul Yuxweleptun and Curtis Santiago


Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun and Curtis Santiago have been working together in a mentoring relationship that is documented here. Yuxweluptun’s paintings and etchings drawing on Coast Salish cosmology, Northwest Coast formal design elements and western landscape traditions are shown with Santiago’s series of miniature dioramas, relating to fleeting personal memories and the vastness and vulnerability of the Earth.

 

The Works Art & Design Festival Exhibits

“Canada Day Poster Challenge Exhibition”, Canada Place. Presented by Canadian Heritage.

“Edmonton Public Schools Grade 12 Students Best of High School Portfolio Award Exhibit”, City Hall.

“Smaller than a Breadbox”, City Hall.

“The Workus”, Churchill Square. Sponsored by Alberta Worker's Health Centre.

Alberta College of Art and Design, Glass Program faculty and staff, curated by Natali Rodrigues – “Southern Exposure”, Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.

Giuseppe Albi, Dan Bagan, Blair Brennan, Isla Burns, Dave Cantine, Karen Cantine, Chris Carson, Chris Cummings, Jim Davies, Kim Fjordbotten, Doug Haynes, Bernie Hippel, Doug Jamha, David Janzen, Yuriko Kitamura, Lynn Malin, Brenda Malkinson, Annie Parkinson, Harold Pearse, Tim Rechner, Cindy Revell, Al Reynolds, Bob Sinclair, Peter von Tiesenhausen, Christine Wallewein, Arlene Waslynchuk, Joan Whitfield, Marlena Wyman, curated by Stuart Adams – “The Boxn't T-Shirt Project”, Citadel Theatre Complex.

Atom and Ev, artists Lindsay Brandon, Atom Deguire – “Bitmap”, Churchill Square.

BEAMS (Boreal Electroacoustic Music Society) – Churchill Square.

Serge Belleiveau, Jenna Goldade, Matt McKinney – “The John Doefernow Experience”, Churchill Square.

Mary Azdich, Tyler Brett, Courtney Chetwynd, Ken Reid, Darcy Wilson, curated by Jennifer Rae Forsyth – “Material Considerations”, Stanley A. Milner Library.

Edmonton Community Leagues – ‘"Can It" Edmonton Community Challenge’, Churchill Square.

Margie Davidson – “Cloth Line”, Churchill Square.

Andy Davies – “Wettings”, Churchill Square.

Dawn Detarando, Brian McArthur – “Homesick”, Matrix Hotel.

Leah Dorion – “Earth Song: The Rhythm of Turtle Island”, EPCOR.

Leah Dorion – “Turtle Rock Effigy”, Louise McKinney Park.

Maureen Enns – “A Wild Horse Landscape”, Churchill Square.

Ensemble Mujirushi, artists Chenoa Anderson, Allison Balcetis, Ian Crutchley, Piotr Grella-Mozejko, Jerry Ozipko, Christopher Payne, Helen Pridmore – Multimedia Performance, Churchill Square.

Enterprise Square, artists Bob Lysay, Agnieszka Matejko – “The Space Between You and Me”, Enterprise Square Gallery.

Enterprise Square, artist Lenoose Martial – “The World of True Community”, Enterprise Square Gallery.

Enterprise Square, Student Designers – “Waste + Design = Awesome”, Enterprise Square Gallery.

fast & dirty Curatorial Collective, artists Matthew Arrigo, Adrien Cho, Jennifer Rae Forsyth, Kristen Hutchinson, Adriean Koleric, Elaine Wannechko, Ryan Wolters, Todd Janes, Kevin Jesuino, Jennifer Mesch, Julianna Barbaras, Good Women Dance Society – “Monument”, Churchill Square.

Chris Flodberg – “Giardia and Other Recent Paintings”, Scotia Place.

Kevin Friedrich – “Beating Around the Bush”, City Hall.

Olivia Kachman – “Out of the Blue & into the Red”, Churchill Square.

Wilfred Kozub – “The North”, Rigoletto's Café.

Nigel Laing – “Shifting Ground”, City Hall.

Robin Lambert – “Messages on a Bottle”, Bank of Montreal.

Michael Markowsky – “Travels Across Canada and Beyond”, Sutton Place Hotel.

Tine Martel – “Evolve”, Churchill Square.

Betty Jo McCarville, Tim Rechner, Craig Talbot, designed by Chuck Wissinger – “North Gateway”, Churchill Square.

Mile Zero Dance, artist Gerry Morita – “Oasis”, Churchill Square.

Jan Novotny – “How to Know What we Eat”, Edmonton Journal Building.

Tatianna M. O'Donnell – “The Sacred Tree”, Stanley A. Milner Library.

Aaron Pederson – “Churchill Square Portraits”, Churchill Square.

Laura St. Pierre – “AutoPark”, Churchill Square.

Pierrette Requier, Ian Sheldon – “Storm/Orage”, Don Wheaton YMCA.

Curtis Santiago, Lawrence Paul Yuxweleptun – “Infinity”, Churchill Square.

James Trevelyan – “Northern Exotica”, Manulife Place.

Various Artists – ‘"For Gilbert"’, Churchill Square.

Sandra Vida – “Threads”, Stanley A. Milner Library.

Western Canada Fashion Week – “Anything but Fabric”, Stanley A. Milner Library.

 

Exhibits Through our Partner Galleries

Alberta Craft Council – “CLAY 2010”, Alberta Craft Council.

Alberta Craft Council – “Coming Up Next”, Alberta Craft Council.

Art Gallery of Alberta, artists Gerald St. Maur, John Maywood, Holly Newman, Erin Schwab, Pater von Tiesenhausen, curated by Shane Golby – “Out on a Limb”, Art Gallery of Alberta.

ArtsHab Studio Gallery, artists Brenda Christianson, Jeff Collins, Bob Dmytruk, Lynn Malin, Tessa Nunn, Sharon Thompson, Arlene Wasylynchuk – “EARTHSCAPES”, ArtsHab Studio Gallery.

Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA), artists Frankie, Elaine Berglund, Andrew Degenhardt, Sarah Michaud – “Artventure”, Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA).

Guru Digital Arts College – “Guru Lost :: Guru Found”, Guru Digital Arts College.

Harcourt House Gallery, Drop-in drawing session participants – “Naked 18: Finally Legal”, Harcourt House Arts Centre.

Harcourt House Gallery, Harcourt House Arts Centre Members – “Elemental Titanium: 22 Annual Members Exhibition and Sale”, Harcourt House Arts Centre.

Latitude 53, curated by Fish Griwkowsky – “The National Portrait Gallery”, Latitude 53.

McMullen Gallery, artist Michelle Lavoie – “Walden”, McMullen Gallery.

Museums and Collections, artist Lawren Harris – “Human/Nature: Landscapes Real & Imagined”, U of A, TELUS Centre.

Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts – “Expressions of Hunger”, Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts.

Society of North Alberta Print Artists, artist Briana Palmer – “Vivarium”, SNAP Gallery.

The Visual Arts Alberta Association (VAAA), VAAA Members – “Diversity 2010”, Harcourt House Arts Centre.