GALLERIES
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new Canada has a growing list of outstanding examples of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Calgarian Fibre Artists Donna Clement and Lesley Turner have chosen some of their favourite sites and with this art exhibition they aim to increase awareness of, and advocate for, these special places in Canada.
Using textiles as the starting point for artistic expression, the artists give their work a contemporary twist by incorporating a wide variety of techniques and materials to produce panels, wall hangings and three dimensional creations. The artists are united by a common commitment to explore innovative approaches to fibre art.
In this exhibit they have been inspired by Viking settlements at L'Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland, hoodoo landforms in Dinosaur Provincial Park, and the architecture of railway hotels across Canada - telling narratives of the beauty, history, and science found across Canada.
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As part of the community symposium offered in conjunction with the new opera 'Frobisher', the fibre arts group 'Articulation' presents Meta Incognita ('limits unknown'). The title, borrowed from the designation given to the lands where Martin Frobisher was to search for the elusive Northwest Passage, describes the spirit of Articulation as it seeks to explore uncharted territory in the visual arts. To design their artwork the members of Articulation researched the world of Martin Frobisher's arctic explorations and attended workshops as the opera was being created. Guided by the storyline and setting, Articulation chose to develop art based on the themes of northern lights, snow and ice, arctic landscapes, Elizabethan court, Inuit culture, and the exploration of the Northwest Passage.
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Art Bra
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I am VERY pleased to tell you that the art bra (actually a mirror) that I made
for the Cancer Society silent auction was sold to one of the owners of Fabric
Cottage and she is donating it to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre here in Calgary
(at the Foothills Hospital), having it framed, and including a plaque mounted
beside it with the artist statement (Mirror, mirror on the wall...) along with
artist information.
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Keepsake Pouches
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Since
late prehistoric times native peoples have used talismans to bring luck and
avert evil in a harsh and often bewildering world. This handmade KEEPSAKE POUCH
has been crafted as a keeper of your personal amulets and talisman.
The
technique is called narlbinding and is an ancient knotless looping stitch,
which predates knitting by centuries. From the time of the Pharaohs, this stitch
has been used in every culture around the world.
The bags
contain polished semi-precious stones.
ARTICULATION SHOWS
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Badlands
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Few Albertans know they have one of the most important protected habitats on
earth in their own backyard. A group of eleven artists, known as "Articulation,"
is about to change that with their exhibition Alberta Badlands - Fibre
Impressions.
To celebrate Alberta's birthday the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Dinosaur
Provincial Park is the focus of the exhibition at The Station Cultural Centre,
Okotoks during May 2005.
The talented members of this art group, all graduates of the prestigious and
demanding City and Guilds of London program, dye, tear, felt, wrap, sew, paint,
burn and embroider any fibre, textile and material they can work with - wool,
silk, cotton, animal hides, recycled garments, paper... They produce an
astonishing range of works to stimulate, inspire and amuse viewers. From
miniature line drawings to a fifteen foot textile installation both capture the
essence of the hoodoo landform found in the Badlands landscape.
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Links
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The LINKS show is the result of a long term group project whereby each member
supplied the group with three words to form the basis of and inspire a work of
art. Exciting things happen when eleven artists each interpret 'perplexed ~
purple ~ pipe cleaner' or 'wearable ~ multicolour ~ beads' or 'transition ~ red
~ paper' to name a few of these groups of words. While each group of works is
linked by three words there is a wide diversity of materials used by the
artists. Fabric is painted, torn and manipulated; plastic materials are
stretched, skewered and melted; paper is ripped, crinkled and molded. Then all
materials are attached with a threaded needle either by hand or by machine. The
challenge when viewing these pieces is to work out which materials, processes
and techniques each artist has used.
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North/Northeast - A Winter Landscape
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In February 2005 the Articulation group gathered in Cold Lake, Alberta
for their second group study session. For four days they walked on the
frozen lake, photographed, sketched, and applied other painterly
techniques to the sights around them. They toured the Canadian military
museum and visited with local artist Alex Janvier. After returning home
they will each apply their own take on what was seen. The main focus of
this work will be ice and northern lights.
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Exciting News: We have recently procured an agreement with the Calgary
Opera to hang a simultaneous exhibition in the Jubilee Auditorium
during their world premiere of a recently commissioned opera on the
life of Sir Martin Frobisher and his hunt for a northwest passage in
1576. We have also been invited to sit in on some of the workshops over
the next year showcasing the development of the creative process. The
opera has its Calgary debut January 2007.
Future group study sessions for
Articulation
2006 -
architecture in Winnipeg
2007 - ancient rainforests of Vancouver Island
2008 - petroglyphics in southern Saskatchewan