The atmosphere in the space was electric -- full of artistic energy, conversation and questions from the curious public. Three long-time friends I'd not seen in years came by to view the exhibit -- and to see me, which was a sweet gesture on their part. As I mentioned earlier this week on my personal blog, like an art show and sale, often an art opening is as much attended for the connections -- and re-connections -- one makes with the viewers and potential purchasers, as it is for the art itself. Art-making and art-viewing bring people together.
It was wonderful to meet all the members I'd not yet met, to talk about SAQA with them, their friends, family and members of the general public who came by -- some who were just visiting the library and paused to take in this beautiful, unique artwork. I managed to get a photo of several of the artists with their pieces, so...
Without further ado..."Road Trip"
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| Back Roads: 766 Calgary to Bergen, Alberta (C) Lynda Williamson, 2016 |
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| Tree Tunnels 2 - Provence (C) Nan Williams, 2016 |
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| Nan with Tree Tunnels |
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| Road Trip Home (C) Christina Thomas, 2016 |
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| Take Me for a Ride (C) Lorraine Ross, 2016 |
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| Arizona Petroglyphs (C) Janet Scruggs, 2016 |
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| Janet with ...Petroglyphs |
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| Sedona (C) Marie McEachern, 2016 |
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| Marie with Sedona |
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| Heart of the Rockies (C) Margaret Jessop, 2016 |
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| Margaret with ...Rockies |
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| Side View (C) Terri Illingworth, 2016 |
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| Terri with Side View |
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| Cabot Trail (C) Theresa Duncan, 2016 |
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| Theresa with Cabot Trail |
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| Grand Tour - Fading Memories (C) Diane Duncan, 2016 |
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| Diane and 'Assistant' with Grand Tour |
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| Ride Like the Wind (C) Alison Dean Cowitz, 2016 |
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| Alison with Ride... |
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| Wind Hound (C) Joyce Brown, 2016 |
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| How I Spent My Summer Vacations (C) Leslie Barnes, 2016 |
For those in the area, this exhibit runs until April 30 at the Fish Creek Public Library in Calgary. Free parking is available in the South Centre Mall parking lot right next door -- no busy streets to cross -- and there is easy access to the Library by Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Several of the pieces are available for purchase; interested parties will have to contact the artist in question.
Please note as well that two of the above artists -- Marie McEachern and Janet Scruggs -- have pieces in the up-coming touring exhibit, My Corner of the World: Canada, which opens at the Stratford Perth Museum, Stratford, Ontario, on May 21.
Several others have pieces in Edge of the Forest, produced by the Surface Design Association, which is currently touring in British Columbia, and/or have work touring with the Fibre Art Network, an organization of fibre artists from across Western Canada.
Posted by Margaret Blank, Co-Rep (AB), SAQA Western Canada
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