Visual arts & new media

Call for Visual Arts Submissions: The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery

The Pumphouse Theatre and The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery is looking for submission for its upcoming Fall Gallery: Metamorphosis happening September 26th – December 7th, 2024. Submissions will be accepting beginning Wednesday July 24, 2024 and the deadline to submit will be August 31, 2024. 

The Pumphouse Theatre is a vibrant facility with historical significance. It supports and presents all art forms and creates opportunities for engagement, enrichment, cultural experience, learning and inspiration, while serving all Calgarians. To enable this, the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery provides accessible wall display space for Mohkinstsis (Calgary) visual artists to display and sell their work, free from commission.

For this exhibit, we are looking for work that reflects the theme of metamorphosis – explorations and interpretations surrounding change, alteration, transfiguration, or mutation. Submissions of any style, from realistic to abstract, and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements below.

The Pumphouse Theatre supports an inclusive and diverse community. We encourage any submissions of eligible visual artists from all communities including but not limited to the LGBTQ2+, BIPOC, and those with disabilities. Priority will be given to artists who are emerging or at the early stages of their career.

Submissions must meet the following requirements:

• Artist must reside in Calgary and must be available for installation dates provided.
• Artwork must be delivered ready to hang (wall-space only) with the dimensions listed on the application form.

Installation Requirements: All art MUST be equipped with picture hanging wire and D rings (a piece of metal hardware shaped like the letter D used on the back of frame or canvas as hooking device). Hanging cleats or flat metal hardware unfortunately will not be accepted.

To apply, please send the following information via email or mail:

• Completed Gallery Submission Form: This can be accessed on our website, www.pumphousetheatre.ca or by emailing kelly@pumphousetheatre.ca  
• Artist Biography (250 words max): A short description of who you are and your art background, training, passion, and/or any combination of the fore mentioned information
• Artwork: A minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 pieces will be accepted. Images of artwork only; do not send original works with application

Applications or queries can be sent to Kelly Malcolm, Programming Director, at kelly@pumphousetheatre.ca

Selection Process: Art pieces are selected by a committee of no less than 3 people and are a mix of artists and administrators.  Selection criteria is based on: suitability to the theme, technique, emotional response, creativity & innovation, and suitability for the Pumphouse Theatre gallery space and its patrons (ages 8-80 representing various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds). Unfortunately, we are unable to accept works that feature nudity.

Any artists who need assistance with their application, or have inquires and questions, are welcome to contact the Pumphouse Theatre, at any point.

We look forward to seeing your artwork. Thank you!

Aeris Osborne, the 2022 Alberta Artist-in-Residence will exhibit the Alberta Old Buildings With Augmented Reality Experiences in the City Of Red Deer's Viewpoint Gallery from July 5 to August 30, the opening night and artist talk on July 5 (Fri) from 6 pm to 8 pm.
Discover Alberta Old Buildings paintings series with AR created by Edmonton visual artist, the 2022 Alberta Artist-in-Residence/ Art Ambassador Aeris Osborne in the City Of Red Deer's Viewpoint Gallery. All 20 pieces of artwork combined Arts, heritage, and technology.

Since early 2022, Aeris traveled over 3600km to research and meet up with the 10 Alberta Old Buildings’ owners, directors, curators, staff, and volunteers. Indeed, it allows her to better understand each building’s existing structure, history, and story to enrich the creation.

Therefore, famous buildings included the Red Deer Cronquist House, Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel, Calgary Lougheed House, Edmonton’s Alberta Government House, Jasper Information Centre, Lake Agnes Tea Houses, other museums, a railway station other heritage sites.

In spring 2023, Aeris accommodated a technology Augmented Reality (AR) into her 20 pieces of artwork, ultimately unveiling her creative process video & research photos by simply scanning with the free downloadable app – Artivive.

Exhibition Date:

July 5 to Aug 30, 2024

Opening Night & Artist Talk:
July 5, 2024 (6 to 8 pm)

Location:

Viewpoint Gallery 5205 48 Ave, Red Deer
Viewpoint Gallery Website:

www.reddeer.ca/recreation-and-culture/arts-and-culture/art-galle...

In 1924 Lauren Harris and AY Jackson traveled to Jasper to paint the Canadian Rocky Mountain landscape.

For 2024 we will revisit the sites they made famous through their artwork with Author & Historian Lisa Christensen, the perfect thing to do for Culture Days!!

Friday, September 13

Jasper Museum
Talk and Film, Where the Universe Sings

Saturday, September 14

Take a boat ride on Maligne Lake with Lisa and see the peaks made famous by Lawren Harris.
5:15 pm
$75 per person (35 tickets available!!)

Sunday, September 15

A Talk and Dinner with Lisa - at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge where Harris and Jackson stayed in 1924!!
Chef is preparing a special menu.
$120 per person

We have also received copies of A HIKER's GUIDE TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ART OF LAWREN HARRIS. You can get a signed copy on the weekend from Lisa! $33

Tickets: jasper-community-habitat-for-the-arts.square

Info: www.travelalberta.com/events/where-the-universe-sings-20824

The image you see is also a gift to those who take in the boat ride and the dinner. Limited edition of 100 8x10 matted prints to celebrate 1924-2024! Prints will sell for $75.00.

Image permission from the Agnes Etherington Art Gallery Kingston Ontario. Lawren Stewart Harris. Athabasca Valley, Jasper Park, oil on masonite. Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston. Gift of Agnes M. Benidickson, Chancellor Emeritus, Queen's University, 2011 (56-009).

Photographer: Bernard Clark.

The AFA is supporting a two-year research project conducted by Stone-Olafson on current engagement of arts audiences in Alberta. We are pleased to share the second set of results ("Wave 2").

This work was developed for the arts sector exclusively and is designed to provide specific, relevant, and reliable facts to support the leaders in the arts sector as they seek to understand their audiences and grow attendance.

Key topic areas for Wave 2 include:

• Exploring arts audiences' engagement and general perceptions
• Understanding audiences’ preferences for content, programming, and ticket purchasing
• Understanding opportunities for increasing support and engagement through fund development

Results

Watch the team from Stone-Olafson report on the findings from the first wave of research in the Spotlight on Arts Audiences project

Download the reports:

• Alberta
• Calgary Report
• Edmonton Report
• Regional Alberta

About the project

The AFA has partnered with the Rozsa Foundation, Calgary Arts Development, Calgary Foundation, Edmonton Arts Council, and Edmonton Community Foundation, to support the Spotlight on Arts Audiences research project. The work will survey arts-inclined audiences in Calgary, Edmonton, and across the province to provide data that is useful and timely for arts leaders and organizations three times per year over the next two years.

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Join artist Alex Turgeon for this special hands-on concrete poetry workshop. Visual, phonetic, and kinetic, concrete poetry emphasizes non linguistic elements such as typeface and word placement. Using Letraset style transfer letters, attendees will experiment with analog materials to create their own concrete poems. 

This workshop is $10 to attend or free for Gallery members.

Space is limited so we encourage you to register in advance.

To register, please email hkehoe@saag.ca. You can pay for your spot ahead of time at the desk or on the day of the workshop. 

This program is recommended for participants ages 15+.

If you have any questions please contact Heather Kehoe, Program & Event Coordinator.

Join us at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery on Saturday, July 6 from 7 to 9 pm to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibitions Civic Floor by Sung Tieu, Waste Land by Alex Turgeon, and Soft enough to slip through by Amanda Chwelos, along with new Shop at SAAG feature artist Moon + Maple Handmade by Jessica Colley.

Enjoy the artworks and refreshments, mingle with the community and meet the artists.

The opening reception is free for Gallery Members or with regular admission.

www.saag.ca/events