KIDS’ WORKSHOP | MON AND TUES AUG 16-17 | 11AM-2PM
Eastern Edge Gallery
Free Admission
Families, friends, and childen (also known as young budding artists) are invited to Eastern Edge Gallery on both of these days to create masks, lanterns, and piñatas with emerging artist Kyle Bustin as part of his practice in mask-making, the Lantern Festival as part of their on-going activities! When completed, children can bring their lanterns and masks to the Kids’ Dance Party on Friday August 20 and the Marathon Lantern Parade on Saturday at 9pm. We will also have a piñata smashing party! Sponsored by FLOWERCHILD.
COMMUNITY BBQ | NOON-2PM
Eastern Edge Parking Lot
Have a meal and support a local community organization at the Eastern Edge! The Murphy Centre’s Community Youth Arts Program is geared towards young artists. It is dedicated to life-long learning and career development in the arts through community volunteer service and studio-based work. Participants in this program are creative individuals who are developing employability skills and relationships with community partners/employers in order to establish future career and artistic goals.
ART SCHOOL 101 WORKSHOP | 7PM
Eastern Edge Gallery
Free admission
Attention local artists class is now in session! Art School 101 is an opportunity for local artists to come together and discuss their current work and receive critical feedback. During ‘class’, artists will present a piece in progress, while their peers ask questions in an informal gathering, just like school! Special guest artists are Jennifer Dyer (NL) and Hillary Winter from the Pick-Me-Up Artists Collective (St. John’s). All artists are welcome to take part in the discussion no matter what stage of their careers. Art School 101 will take place at Eastern Edge Gallery. Space is limited, so confirm early! Sponsored by VANL-CARFAC.
OUTDOOR ART INSTALLATIONS:
EVOLVING WALL | ONGOING SUN TO SAT AUG 15-21
Eastern Edge Parking Lot
Various artists will be painting the front wall of the gallery! The art will change several times, so be sure to check back to see original creations throughout the week. Sponsored by THE PAINT SHOP and BENJAMIN MOORE.
LIA ROGERS (AB) LANDSCAPE WALK | ONGOING SUN TO SAT AUG 15-21
Various Locations
Landscape Walk is about physical social networking. It consists of a series of webpage frames set outdoors to be discovered by walking. People can look through the frames at the natural or urban landscape then comment using the provided comment cards and pens.
Lia Rogers is a practicing interdisciplinary artist. During her BFA she discovered media art and computers and went on to get a Computer Science degree. She has exhibited all over Canada. She is on the board at EMMEDIA and she is the Calgary Dorkbot overlord.
HEIDI WAGNER (NL) TREE COZY | ONGOING SUN TO SAT AUG 15-21
Bannerman Park
Heidi Wagner will wrap trees at Bannerman Park during the 24HAM Festival with textiles made of traditional and non traditional materials. Everyone can help and are invited to install pieces as well. She provides approximate sizes of trees if people want to make their pieces in advance and then come install. She will be present installing in Bannerman Park from 1-2pm every day.
Heidi Wagner really likes working with textiles; it gives her great pleasure to create innovative fabrics mixed with other mediums such as acrylic paint, pencil, charcoal, and found objects. She tends to develop strong pieces that can lean towards fragility or express sensuality. She enjoys trying new techniques and finding different ways to sculpt with textiles, to create new tactile forms; making objects from thread alone, or sculpting with seaweed is more than satisfying. It is pleasurable to all senses, challenging, thoughtful, considered, and truly exciting. She has always been sensitive and aware of the practice of art from a very early age. It has infinite possibilities of capturing and expressing through images and colours of any medium you choose. It provides a certain quality of conversation and ideas that allows you to communicate without any of these words. It is what she loves to do.
