#artgalleryofalberta

[viragoland]

My brother @garrettpich and I visited the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) [part 2] this past Tuesday - Which was ‘Pay what you May' suggested donation $5 to help support AGA programming, exhibitions and operations. • This breathtaking art gallery occupies a 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) building at Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. Randall Stout, the architect chosen to design the AGA building, took inspiration from the city’s unique northern environment and urban grid. Stout juxtaposed angular windows against a winding 190-metre steel ribbon that references the forms of the North Saskatchewan River and Aurora Borealis. The building is itself a work of art that complements the exhibitions. @youraga 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Source: https://www.youraga.ca/about-aga/building #youraga #aga #ArtGalleryofAlberta #artgallery #artmuseum #architecture #travel #FotoQuartet #wanderlust #globalgypsy #details #godisinthedetails #wandering #artdistrict #photoart #awesome #adventurist #adventure #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #YEG (at Art Gallery of Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9YG6oIHt41/?igshid=1dvl5gvtnu403

[thebyronmcbride]

Three views from the AGA #art #artistlife #artlife #artistsoninstagram #artgallery #yegdt #yeg #yeglife #yegliving #sundayfunday #artgalleryofalberta #aga (at Art Gallery of Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEAroegMgs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=abk0d675hhyj

[officialvirago]

BMO WORLD OF CREATIVITY: TIME TRAVEL TO THE CUBULAR GALAXY. Photos from when my brother @garrettpich and I visited the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) this past March 3 • AGA Staff, grade 4 students from Mount Royal School participated in a wide variety of activities, gallery visits, brainstorming discussions, and design charrettes aimed at broadening their understanding of art, exhibition design, and curatorial practice. Students created a number of evolving 2D and 3D prototypes, using traditional and non-traditional art materials, as well as beta testing and critical thinking strategies to refine their ideas. This child-led process culminated in a final design plan for the AGA team to implement. @youraga 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Source: https://www.infoedmonton.com/event/bmo-world-of-creativity-time-travel-to-the-cubular-galaxy/ #youraga #aga #ArtGalleryofAlberta #artgallery #artmuseum #architecture #travel #wanderlust #globalgypsy #details #godisinthedetails #wandering #artdistrict #photoart #awesome #adventurist #adventure #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #YEG #FotoQuartet #BMOWORLDOFCREATIVITY #TIMETRAVELTOTHECUBULARGALAXY (at Art Gallery of Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99pYIynv9j/?igshid=tzevqdvj47hq

[architecturelandscape]

#art #portraiture #mannequin #future #modeenart #scifi #artificialintelligence #humanity #freehand #brushstokes #canadianartist #mixedmedia #artgallery #studio69 #elevationgallery #artgalleryofalberta #michelsainthilaire (at Winnipeg, Manitoba) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByrKPargX1V/?igshid=px1aoaol7u96

[jacksoncrabb]

An evening of exploring east-end Edmonton. From Louise Mckinney Park, up the many stairs to 100 Street Funnicular doubled back thru construction zones of LRT and new City Centre Public Library into Sir Winston Churchill Square down to AGA then RAM and around to 97th Street for a stroll to Shaw Conference Centre. . . . . #fullmoon #firstdayofspring #art #sculpture #exploreedmonton #imagesofalberta #imagesofcanada #architecture #building #walk #stairclimber #visualyeg #cntower #night #cityscape #igyeg #pepsi #signage #artgalleryofalberta #aga #ram #mammoth #evenings #visualart #artist #mywork (at Downtown Edmonton) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQb9FGgPMj/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v99z0jvl2kqz

[claudi-pinkie]

The art of painting with fluid acrylics is very fragile and hard to control⁣ . Randomness and the character of each paint are always part of⁣ the process and can be seen in the finished work. Nothing can be⁣ recreated, as every piece is just a preserved moment in time.⁣ ⁣ Every piece has to dry for at least 2 days. This is the most fragile⁣ part, as it can be destroyed even by the smallest things like dust. The⁣ whole painting can just flow from the canvas when it is not laying flat at that point.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ With this technique, Claudia Hoffmann-Kaeufer conserves short moments of⁣ her inner, ever flowing world: „It is like taking screenshot of my inner⁣ being and bringing this outside, so that others can identify and⁣ connect with it.“⁣ #artgallery⁣ #artgalleryfabrics #artgalleryofontario #artgallerys #artgallerynyc⁣ #artgalleryofnsw #artgallerynsw #artgalleryminnetonka⁣ #artgalleryofcuba #artgallerynewyork #artgallerylondon #artgalleryart⁣ #artgalleryofalberta #artgalleryandmore #artgallerymiami⁣ #artgalleryofnewsouthwales #artgalleryt #ArtgalleryNaKashirke⁣ #artgallerybuilding #artgallerycafe #artgallerywynwood⁣ #artgalleryofsa #artgalleryoftoronto #artgalleryweddings⁣ #artgalleryOttawa #artgallerytoronto #artgallerytattoos #artgalleryph⁣ #artgallerysochi #artgalleryshow https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs-0XXLlSAv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p2ycl7luy8xv

[tylerbiard]

Hello everyone! If you're in Edmonton this summer, I'm happy to state that I have a piece showing at @youraga till the end of August in their Showcase feature, so head on down and check it out (and the other rad art). Also, mad love to @greeknextdoor for going in and getting this photo while I'm unavailable. Go follow her, she is outstanding! Cheers guys! . . . . #yegarts #yeg #photographersofinstagram #supportlocal #exhibition #youraga #artgalleryofalberta #streetphotography #iso_society #rentalmag #ifyouleave #ourmag #quebec #galleryshow #explorealberta (at Art Gallery of Alberta)

[ccatcat123tw]

Art gallery. Doesn't like the style real' much. Way too modern, way too confusing, way too intimidating. Some art pieces actually scared me 😂. #artgalleryofalberta #artgallery #edmonton #alberta #canada（在 Art Gallery of Alberta）

[yegarts]

The Woman’s Gaze - Undaunted at the Art Gallery of Alberta

Study of a Head - Mary Hiester Reid c. 1874-1921; Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, purchased in 1982 with funds donated by the Women's Society of The Edmonton Art Gallery.

Her head is turned, gazing at an unknown object, or into an uncertain future. What is certain is that the woman wielding the brush, Mary Hiester Reid, is an unsung brick in the foundation of Canadian art history.

Reid, the artist behind the “cover image” for Undaunted; Canadian Women Painters of the 19th Century now on at the Art Gallery of Alberta, was one of Canada’s most prominent and prolific women artists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is one of the 30 artists featured in the exhibition, says curator Laura Ritchie who is also the AGA Exhibitions Manager. “This study of a head excited me as it is so married to the exhibition title and the women in the exhibition. She is setting her own path, her own gaze – she is in control. So often the female gaze and women’s bodies are submissive in the historic context of art”.

Ritchie is fascinated by storytelling through objects; placing the past in conversation with the present, “I have done a lot in collections management and had the opportunity to look at many collections across the country. I’ve always found I have an affinity for the small collections that exist within the larger institutions. Works by women especially, are often relegated to the background, but many were created or donated by early members of those institutions – for example, women artists who were part of the women’s auxiliaries.”

Laura Muntz Lyall, Mother and Child, c. 1895. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of The Ernest E. Poole Foundation, 1975.

Many of the artists in Undaunted, such as Florence Maud Mortimer were transplants to western Canada by marriage or circumstance. Mortimer was an early president of the Edmonton Museum of Arts, forerunner to the AGA and was a prolific artist. “We have a beautiful, exquisitely crafted watercolour landscape by her. It’s very much in the British tradition but depicts her homestead. It really depicts the time – women working at technically high level in northern Alberta, in extremely remote settings. Looking at a work like that magnifies how in Alberta at the time there were a lot of women in that situation practicing their art in a hobby or amateur vein, who had aspirations – and a newly western perspective - that were steps towards the professional art world.”

The aspirational aspect of the artworks shown underscores how technique and talent, often overlooked or dismissed as “lesser,” is part of a larger historical context. The women in Undaunted fought to study in art schools and defied social conventions dictating that only men could be serious artists. Their efforts to excel in the professional art world were part of the fight for suffrage, equitable living and working conditions, as well as access and admission to post-secondary institutions. In addition to their art, many of the women founded, or were active in social organizations.

Emily Carr. Strait of Juan de Fuca, c. 1936. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of Mrs. Max Stern, Dominion Gallery, Montreal, 1973.

Laura Ritchie also points to a spirit of mentorship and sharing that flowered and continues to blossom within women’s artistic communities. Most institutions did not accept women. Many that did barred them from life drawing classes, relegating women to still life studies and domestic scenes. Women who benefited from professional opportunities taught and trained those who followed. “We have greater access to forums and venues now for professional development and practice. However, we still need to be intrepid to reach them and we also need networks and encouragement as well. There continue to be very clear relationships between women artists and the women who teach them. The conversation is still going on.”

Sophie Pemberton, John O’Dreams, 1901. Collection of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Gift of the Artist. Sophie Pemberton was the first woman to receive the Prix Julian from Académie Julian in Paris.

Undaunted is part of that conversation; “This exhibition represents one perspective – women pioneers opening opportunities for themselves. There are stories we still don’t know,” Ritchie continues. “There are no women of colour or Trans or Indigenous perspectives here. Each of those perspectives merits its own exhibition. There had to be a starting place – and no one perspective will achieve the goal of a complete narrative. I hope this is the beginning of a conversation that will get bigger with each exhibition.”

The AGA is looking for stories of undaunted women who have contributed to art in Edmonton. Please email info@youraga.ca if you know a story, possess an artwork, or have a family history.

[thebyronmcbride]

Three views from the AGA #art #artistlife #artlife #artistsoninstagram #artgallery #yegdt #yeg #yeglife #yegliving #sundayfunday #artgalleryofalberta #aga (at Art Gallery of Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEAk2gAl-P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19x77ts7dgals

[officialvirago]

More photos from when my brother @garrettpich and I visited the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) [part 4] this past March 3 • This breathtaking art gallery occupies a 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) building at Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton. Randall Stout, the architect chosen to design the AGA building, took inspiration from the city’s unique northern environment and urban grid. Stout juxtaposed angular windows against a winding 190-metre steel ribbon that references the forms of the North Saskatchewan River and Aurora Borealis. The building is itself a work of art that complements the exhibitions. @youraga 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Source: https://www.youraga.ca/about-aga/building #youraga #aga #ArtGalleryofAlberta #artgallery #artmuseum #architecture #travel #FotoQuartet #wanderlust #globalgypsy #details #godisinthedetails #wandering #artdistrict #photoart #awesome #adventurist #adventure #Edmonton #Alberta #Canada #YEG (at Art Gallery of Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/B96zdYBHv8U/?igshid=1mv32rujk1n4r

[dpaulinos]

#artoftheday #myartwork #saatchiart #artistoninstagram #instaart #oilpainting #theartdex #dribbbe #digitalpainting #digitalart #deviantart #yacca #artwanted #zazzle #fineartamerica #redbubble #artgallery #dealer #gallaartnews #artstudio #fineart #artgallerynyc #artenaceugaleria #obrasdearte #galeriadearteonline #artgallerylondon #artgalleryofalberta #contemporaryarts https://www.instagram.com/p/CRZYeeLHOL-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[newsuburbanism]

RT @yourAGA: Blaine Campbell's Cyclorama immerses us in a suburban development, examining the displaced soil mounds that are cre… https://t.co/NtsKg7sdb9

Blaine Campbell's Cyclorama immerses us in a suburban development, examining the displaced soil mounds that are created in the process. #yeg http://pic.twitter.com/mUPujV01wa

— ArtGalleryofAlberta (@yourAGA) April 13, 2017

from Twitter https://twitter.com/newsuburbanism April 13, 2017 at 03:16PM via IFTTT

[claudi-pinkie]

Saatchi Art Artist Claudia Hoffmann; Painting, “black smoke”Thoughts are interrupting your reality and ripping your illusion of reality⁣ apart. This is the sudden moment when you know, that you have to find⁣ another way.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ The art of painting with fluid acrylics is very fragile and hard to control⁣ . Randomness and the character of each paint are always part of⁣ the process and can be seen in the finished work. Nothing can be⁣ recreated, as every piece is just a preserved moment in time.⁣ ⁣ Every piece has to dry for at least 2 days. This is the most fragile⁣ part, as it can be destroyed even by the smallest things like dust. The⁣ whole painting can just flow from the canvas when it is not laying flat at that point.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ With this technique, Claudia Hoffmann-Kaeufer conserves short moments of⁣ her inner, ever flowing world: „It is like taking screenshot of my inner⁣ being and bringing this outside, so that others can identify and⁣ connect with it.“⁣ #artgallery⁣ #artgalleryfabrics #artgalleryofontario #artgallerys #artgallerynyc⁣ #artgalleryofnsw #artgallerynsw #artgalleryminnetonka⁣ #artgalleryofcuba #artgallerynewyork #artgallerylondon #artgalleryart⁣ #artgalleryofalberta #artgalleryandmore #artgallerymiami⁣ #artgalleryofnewsouthwales #artgalleryt #ArtgalleryNaKashirke⁣ #artgallerybuilding #artgallerycafe #artgallerywynwood⁣ #artgalleryofsa #artgalleryoftoronto #artgalleryweddings⁣ #artgalleryOttawa #artgallerytoronto #artgallerytattoos #artgalleryph⁣ #artgallerysochi #artgalleryshow https://www.instagram.com/p/BsqgVnPBy9P/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=76d40ylrasb

[taysonmartindale]

I had a great time character designing and storyboarding with the kids at the Art Gallery of Alberta animation camp today! So many creative minds and talents. And such a fun and inspiring environment to make stuff!! #art #yeg #yegart #artgalleryofalberta #animation #camp #summer2018

[toknowbeauty]

🖼️ #artgalleryofalberta #youraga #exploreedmonton . The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere - in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in ourselves. No one would desire not to be beautiful. When we experience the beautiful, there is a sense of homecoming. — John O'Donohue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #TakeARiskItIsTheMostEdmontonThingYouCanDo . . . . . #artgallery #architecture #tourismedmonton #publicart #agaLiSalay #yegarts #Métisart #agaMetamorphosis #explorealberta #ig_canada #artgalleries #edmonton #indigenousart #edmontonentrances #RandallStout #explorecanada (at Art Gallery of Alberta)