September 1st First Thursday
Sept 1st First Thursday
September 1st, 5-9pm
Admission is free. All ages welcome. www.artcentral.ca
Join us for First Thursday for live music, exhibition openings, art demonstrations, and tours.
INSIDER’s TOUR @ 5:30pm: join Chester Lees for a one hour insider’s tour of Art Central’s First Thursday including artist talks and demos! Meet at deVille. RSVP to sandra@artcentral.ca as space is limited.
UPPER LEVEL
artsASTRAY: Calgary Artist Jessie Johnson will be giving a watercolour & collage demo from 6-8pm.
Collage Gallery: Opening Reception of Natalie Gerber: For Fall, artist in attendance.
Stoneworx Gallery: Opening Reception of The Dong Show: Doug Mckinnon, Alicia Hoogveld, Tobias Luttmer, Lisa Heinricks, Daniel Audet, and Sabrina May. The Dong Show originated as an attempt to fill a long standing void in the history of figurative art. There has never been a shortage of representations of the female form but the male counterpart has sadly been lacking. Our show goes out in search of the ever elusive dong. We’ve painted it. We’ve drawn it. We’ve photographed it. And we’ve even sculpted it in stainless steel. The Dong Show opening reception is scheduled to mark to first day of Calgary’s annual Pride Week.
The New Gallery: Public Opening Reception of Harri de Ville: White Lies. Collaborators Sabrina Harri & Alexia de Ville de Goyet will present several untitled pieces from their ongoing series Poetic of Spaces. The title refers, on one hand, to a text by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard about the way we comprehend our environment and, on the other, to ongoing research into the re-appropriation of iconic sculptural forms representative of 1960s Minimalism.
MAIN LEVEL
AXIS Contemporary Art: Stanislav Grezdo: Icons and Alters.
Micah Gallery: Featuring the new line of Chief Joseph dinnerware by Pendleton. The Chief Joseph pattern was first introduced in the 1920's and is one of the oldest on-going designs made by Pendleton. The pattern on the dishware celebrates the heroism of the Northwest's great Nez Perce leader, Chief Joseph. Its design is balanced with arrowheads symbolizing bravery and pointing in all directions of Mother Earth. Also featuring this month, with fall right around the corner, get cozy in your authentic Native made Cowichan sweater. No two sweaters are alike as each sweater is hand knitted by a Cowichan artist from 100% un-dyed, virgin wool. These sweaters are a long lasting tradition to the Cowichan people, dating back to the 1850's. The Cowichan sweaters is not only practical but a unique work of Native art that is a great memento and will warm your heart."
Studio Intent: New photography from Amy Victoria Wakefield. Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love..Amy Victoria Wakefield is nothing less than a photographer. A graduate of the Alberta College of Art and Design with a Bachelor of Design in Photography, she grew up in a town far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city of Calgary where she currently dwells. She collects antiquities and rarities and smiles for overcast skies and delicate winds. She revels in creating gauzy foggy photographs and has a love for the unsettling stark nature of a long forgotten building or room. She is content knowing that her life’s work is also her passion.
Swirl Fine Art & Design: Opening Reception of Autumn Rendezvous: Featuring new works by SWIRL resident artists and encaustic demonstrations from owner Tracy Proctor at 6:00pm and 7:30pm. The resurgence of encaustic painting is growing as artists discover the luminous color, depth and variety of texture that can be achieved with beeswax. Come discover a glimpse of how encaustic painting is done with a live demonstration by gallery owner Tracy Proctor.
LOWER LEVEL
Studio C: Opening Reception of The Reluctant Artist: Shannon Morgan. Shannon Morgan, B.Des. was a graduate of ACAD in Visual Communications and worked for a short time in her field before she was hit with depression, OCD and agoraphobia that did not respond to drugs or therapy. In hopelessness and despair, she took her life in 2009. Her art is varied and imaginative. She painted openly from emotion, but never believed her art was good enough to bring out of the closet where she had it hidden away. Well, here it is in all its glory – portraits, illustration, land and skyscapes and sketches. Come and enjoy the passion Shannon had for her art.
