Welcome to The
RICE HOWARD WAY ALLEY OF LIGHT
ART BOXes Exhibit
JULy 2023 to october 2023
On the East-facing wall of the Craft Beer market
10013 101A Ave., Edmonton, Alberta
THE WORKS AND THE PLACES
IS PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH INFOCUS FOR ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
“CommUNITY”
About Alexis Marie Chute’s artwork
“CommUNITY: Physically Distanced, Socially Inseparable" is a photo-art project created during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2022). Photographing community members with my 30+ year old Polaroid camera, I utilized mixed media, such as nail polish, paint, and pens, to draw onto the photos. In 2021, the project expanded internationally to include friends, colleagues, and family who sent photographs of themselves, which I processed onto film using a digital darkroom. The artwork allowed me to connect with my community in new ways.
-Alexis Marie Chute, Exhibit Artist
Artist Bio – A.M.Chute
Alexis Marie Chute is an award-winning visual artist, filmmaker, art gallery curator, and bestselling author. Her books include the fantasy trilogy Above the Star, Below the Moon, Inside the Sun, and memoir Expecting Sunshine. Her latest non-fiction books include Prairie Spirits, The Eternal Summer of Alberta’s Herbarium, and Memorable Murals. Her artwork is represented by the Art Gallery of Alberta and her documentary films have screened worldwide. She is the curator of Wild Skies Art Gallery, the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery, and co-founder of InFocus Photo Exhibit.
Alexis is an outside-the-box innovator, passionate storyteller, and cultural connector.
about the EXHIBIT
InFocus Photo Exhibit celebrates its 10th birthday in 2024. The programming features 9 must-see exhibitions in Edmonton and area running February to April. Photographers and the community are invited to fun and educational photo social events.
The publication of a retrospective coffee table book—Moments In Focus: A Decade of Visual Storytelling—caps off the celebration.
The mission of InFocus Photo is to promote and exhibit innovative, thoughtful, and provocative imagery in its annual international survey of contemporary photography.
To learn more about InFocus and the artist:
THE PLACES AND
THE EDMONTON DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLIC ART INITIATIVE
The Works, The Places, the Edmonton Downtown Business Association, with the support of Prairies Economic Development Canada, the City of Edmonton, and corporate partners, launched this public art initiative in September 2022. Several murals and backlit boxes permanently installed in the illuminated alley allows for various artworks/artists to be exhibited on a rotating basis. This colourful attraction creates a special place, inviting repeat visits from families, individuals living/working in the downtown, as well as visitors to Edmonton, and connects them with our local creative community.
Project Partners: The Edmonton Downtown Business Association, The Works International Visual Arts Society; The Art & Design in Public Places Program; Government of Canada under the auspices of PrairiesCan; City of Edmonton; Winter City Edmonton; Arttec Signs.
RICE HOWARD WAY alley of light - Past Exhibits
Remember Spirit
June 2023 - February 2024 featured nine images about transformation and the empowerment of reconnecting with mother earth, by artist Edmonton-based Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew).
Paws, Breathe, Relax
April 2022 - June 2023. Paws, Breathe, Relax featured nine unique images just in time for spring, by Edmonton-based artist Yong Fei Guan.
Inner Wisdom
September 2022 - March 2023 featured Inner Wisdom, a collection of paintings by artist Elsa Robinson.