June 19 – July 1, 2014
Faster Than the Speed of Sound
Michael Markowsky
As part of the Federal War Artist program, Markowsky’s work was created with the intention of honouring the Canadian Armed Forces in a fun and accessible manner. His work is a collection of drawings of the surrounding sky and landscape. These drawings were illustrated while flying in a Royal Canadian Airforce CF-18 Hornet Supersonic fighter jet. Throughout the festival Markowsky will be creating a series of live paintings to accompany his drawings. There will be a video installation where you can watch this experience of drawing in the clouds.
Reconciliation?
Ken Armstrong, Lee Deranger, and Dawn Marie Marchand
This exhibit brings together three artists addressing Canada’s Residential School system, highlighting the present day repercussions of these institutions. The exhibit places the experiences of families and individuals who are affected front and centre, and asks, what does reconciliation look like? Featuring works by Ken Armstrong, Dawn Marie Marchand, and Lee Deranger.
Device for the Emancipation of Landscape
Matthew Walker
Walker challenges us to re-evaluate how we see, hear, and understand the places that we inhabit. This installation uses compositions of field-recordings of the landscape as ammunition for poetic gestures. This sound compilation of bullfrogs, wild dogs, and migratory birds along with other uncultivated expressions of the landscape challenges us to re-imagine our relationship to our surrounding environments. *First Sounding: June 19th on Churchill square at 4:30pm. Check in with theworks.ab.ca, social media, and the info tent on Site #1 for schedule of Sounding locations and times.
Buying and Selling
Department of Unusual Certainties
“There is no choice, except when you have one,” says Reena Smith, the Community Outreach Officer for 7 Continents. Buying & Selling explores the possibilities that exist in a global housing market and how it can enrich the lives for the residents in Edmonton.
I See You
Françoise Thibault
The world is a subjective construct individual to each of us—the entirety of our perception arises only in our mind, not in the world that might exist without us in it. Thibault’s work invites you to explore this idea by placing a glass screen between you and the world and inviting you to draw. Your marks subjectively interpret the world, while also blocking it out as the glass fills with your interpretation.
The Works Art & Design Festival Exhibits
"Western Canada Fashion Week Exhibit", Citadel Theatre
“Edmonton Public Schools Best of Grade 12 Annual Portfolio Award Exhibit", City Hall.
Alberta Youth – “Canada Day Challenge", Canada Place
Ken Armstrong – “Reconciliation? - A View into the Circle ", Churchill Square.
Sandra Bromley – “London Underground”, Shaw Conference Centre.
Jeff Collins – “Light, Sky, Water, Life: Paintings from the urban Forest and beyond Manulife Place
Alysha Creighton – “Apparitions”, Churchill Square.
Scott Cumberland – “The Sweet Suite", Don Wheaton YMCA
Department of Unusual Certainties – “Buying and Selling “, Churchill Square.
Lee Deranger – “Reconciliation? - Recent Work", Churchill Square.
Extension Gallery, Gisele Jerke – “Statement for the Moment in Time Series", Enterprise Square
Extension Gallery, Various Artists – “Forging a Nation: Canada Goes to War", Enterprise Square
Lori Frank – “River Valley Coordinates", City Hall
Andrew French, Robert Willms – “Criticism & Response”, Shaw Conference Centre, presented by Sculpture by Invitation.
Graphic Designers of Canada – “Graphex 2013“, Churchill Square.
Glen Guillet – “Myriad", Stanley A. Milner Public Library
Nickelas Johnson, Aaron Paquette – “The Works Gateways”, Churchill Square.
Dawn Marie Marchand – “Reconciliation? - A Place to Hang Your Stories ", Churchill Square.
Michael Markowsky – “CLOWNS", Stanley A. Milner Public Library
Michael Markowsky – “Faster Than the Speed of Sound”, Churchill Square.
National Stiltwalkers of Canada – “Quattro“, Churchill Square.
Tony Olivares – “The Traveller”, Churchill Square.
Aaron Paquette – “Four Directions, Many Paths", Stanley A. Milner Public Library
Jim Park – “Reflection", Scotia Place
Project Citizenship: People with Disabilities and their Stories of Engaged Citizenship, Various Artists – “Making Our Mark: Art and Citizenship", City Hall.
Barbara Rumberg – “Fluid Landscape", Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
Ash Shumba – “Gifts Forgotten", The Matrix Hotel.
Grace Sippy – “Parallels", Stanley A. Milner Public Library
Ben Sures – “The Birds and the Body", Rigoletto's Café.
Françoise Thibault – “I See You”, Churchill Square.
Various Artists – “Bike Art for Bikeology and The Works", Churchill Square
Matthew Walker – “Device for the Emancipation of Landscape”, Churchill Square.
Youth Participants from Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts, Youth Participants from Amiskwaciy Academy, Youth Participants from Dreamspeakers on Tour – “Alberta Aboriginal Arts Tipi (AAA Tipi)”, Churchill Square.
Exhibits Through our Partner Galleries
Alberta Craft Council Members – “FURNISH: Contemporary Hand-crafted Home Furnishings”, Alberta Craft Council (ACC).
ArtsHab One Residents and Friends – “Former Neighbours”, ArtsHab One.
Zach Ayotte, Eleanor Lazare – “Incubator Series”, Latitude 53.
Richard Boulet – “Early Recovery”, dc3 Art Projects.
Teng Teng Chong, Janice Wu – “Object — Subject”, Creative Practices Institute.
Mireille Cloutier, Sabine Lecorre-Moore, Mireille Péloquin, Mireille Rochon – “Women in Art”, Centre d'Arts Visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA).
Edmonton Youth with collaborators Edmonton Public Schools, Edmonton Catholic Schools and the Shaw Conference Centre – “pARTnership Gallery", Shaw Conference Centre.
Insoon Ha – “Monology”, Latitude 53.
Mary Joyce – “RED: City, Square and Safety Pin”, Nina Haggerty.
McMullen Gallery, artists Ruth-Anne French, Candace Makowichuck – “Add + Subtract”, University of Alberta Hospital.
June Mielnichuk – “Surfacescapes”, Galarie PAVA.
Irene Rasetti – “Waiting for the Man", Alberta Craft Council (ACC).
Society of North Alberta Print Artists, Bulas & Schwab, artists Patrick Bulas, Jordan Schwab – “Making a Good First Impression", SNAP.
Various Artists – “Bread Basket", Harcourt House.
Various Artists – “FLIGHT: Harcourt House's 26th Annual Members Show”, Harcourt House.
Various Artists – “Stark: Annual Naked Show”, Harcourt House.
Various Slovakian Artists – “Face to Face: Works on Paper from Slovakia”, FAB Gallery, collaboration between Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta and The Academy of Arts, Banská Bystrica.
Robyn Weatherley – “Fleeting Whispers”, Alberta Craft Council (ACC).