“Visions of Grandeur: Lands Worth Saving”
InFocus Photo 2024
Group Exhibition
January 29 – April 26, 2024
LOCATION
Wild Skies Art Gallery on the 2nd floor in The Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel | 4236 36th Street East, Edmonton International Airport T9E 0V4 Canada
Free to the public.
Family friendly.
Wheelchair accessible.
People’s Choice Vote online till February 24. Click here.
Book your spot in the InFocus Photo Portfolio Reviews. Click here.
Book your spot in the InFocus Photographer Social Event. Click here.
More info:
www.InFocusPhoto.ca
Exhibit Description:
“Visions of Grandeur” is an awe-inspiring photo exhibit that transports viewers into the dramatic settings of untouched landscapes. Each image captures the brilliance of nature’s majesty, from towering mountain ranges to coastlines and riverbanks, from summer greens to winter whites. This exhibition serves as both a celebration of the Earth’s remarkable creative beauty and a poignant call to action, urging us all to appreciate and protect these invaluable landscapes for future generations.
Feature Photographers:
Jack Blair, Ben Conley, Shahriar Dabiri, Al Dixon, Nicola Eddy, Aidan Guerra, Nozomi Kamei, Francesco Lepre, Theresa Muth, Louis Ouimet, Rob Pohl, Jennifer Ribout, and Robyn Shortt.
InFocus Photo Events:
InFocus Opening Party, Curator Talk, & Awards Presentation:
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Time: 2:00 – 5:00 pm
- Location: Art Gallery of Alberta Community Gallery, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2C1
- Admission: Free to the community gallery
- Description:
Join us for the 10th InFocus Photo Exhibit in Edmonton! Explore exhibits, hear from Curator Alexis Marie Chute, congratulate award winners, and savor complimentary coffee and cake at the Art Gallery of Alberta Community Gallery. All are welcome!
InFocus Photographer Social Event at Wild Skies Art Gallery, Edmonton:
- Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
- Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm
- Location: Wild Skies Art Gallery, Second floor of the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, 4236 36th Street East, Edmonton International Airport, T9E 0V4, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Admission: $45
- Event registration includes 1 beverage, 1 dessert, social festivities
- Register online. Book your spot in the InFocus Photographer Social Event. Click here.
- Parking: Park at the Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel, not the Edmonton International Airport. Take a parking ticket and bring it to the event. Guests will have the opportunity to have their parking tickets validated at the front desk.
- Description:
Join photographers and pros at our networking event! Sip and savor from Halo Restaurant at Wild Skies Art Gallery, surrounded by the InFocus Photo Exhibit. Break the ice, make connections, and find your next collaborator!
InFocus Open House at the Red Brick Common, Stony Plain:
- Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
- Time: 10am-12noon
- Location: Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery, 5411-51 Street, Stony Plain
- Admission: Free
- Snacks: Red Brick Common Preserves
- Description:
You’ll discover two great InFocus Photo Exhibits at the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery in Stony Plain. The gallery is a hidden gem in Alberta. Bring a friend and enjoy photography while sampling delicious locally made treats.
InFocus Portfolio Reviews at the Red Brick Common, Stony Plain:
- Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
- Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
- Location: Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery, 5411-51 Street, Stony Plain, Alberta
- Admission: Portfolio reviews require pre-booking. Book your spot in the InFocus Photo Portfolio Reviews. Click here.
- Description:
Refine your photography skills with expert portfolio reviews. Meet with experts in the photography world, elevate your art, unleash creativity, and make every shot count. Book your session now and stand out in the world of photography.
POSTPONED – InFocus Slow Art Day at the Red Brick Common, Stony Plain:
- Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024
- Time: 1:00 – 4:00 pm
- Location: Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery, 5411-51 Street, Stony Plain
- Admission: $20. Register by emailing: artgallery@redbrickcommon.ca
- Description:
Art has the capacity to heal, inspire, and awaken us. Be welcomed into the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery and introduced to the InFocus Photo Exhibit artwork by Curator and healing-art visionary Alexis Marie Chute.
Be guided in long-durational art appreciation mindfulness and meditation exercises. Choose a photo in the exhibit to gaze at for the international “Slow Art Day” and be surprised at the results!
Visit with fellow guests over warm snacks and specialty drinks before engaging in a yoga session in the gallery amidst the inspiring photography. (Don’t forget your yoga mat! If you don’t own one, please let our organizer Alexis know: artgallery@redbrickcommon.ca)
The afternoon will fill your emotional and creative reservoir and you will leave the gallery feeling refreshed and ready to enjoy the week ahead.
“Visions of Grandeur: Lands Worth Saving”
“Children of the Apocalypse”
Solo exhibition by Erin Boake
April 29 – July 24, 2024
LOCATION
Wild Skies Art Gallery on the 2nd floor in The Renaissance Edmonton Airport Hotel | 4236 36th Street East, Edmonton International Airport T9E 0V4 Canada
Free to the public.
Family friendly.
Wheelchair accessible.
Exhibit Run:
April 29 – July 24, 2024
Opening Party:
Saturday, May 25, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Artist Statement:
In my series, Children of the Apocalypse, I am contemplating the future of our young children growing up surrounded by the degradation of our natural world. How will the places they love to explore as children look when they are grown as a result of the increasing effects of climate change and human interference? What will this do to their well-being?
The figures in the landscapes reflect the simple pleasures of playing in and exploring our environment with the genuine curiosity of a child. They are full of hope and wonder, although alone, wandering the landscapes of un-natural colours.
The images come from photographs of my own children playing outside in the wilderness areas we love. The landscapes are simplified to express the content through colour and composition. These explorations in materiality are in turn an expression of my internal landscape; a mother’s love letter to her children, but also a reaction of fear and uncertainty for their futures.
Artist Bio:
Erin Boake grew up in Red Deer, Alberta, where she attended the Red Deer Polytechnic Fine Art program, and then completed her Bachelor of Fine Art at Alberta University of the Arts in 2003. She has since spent her time seeking creative stimulation through painting, traveling, and teaching.
Erin had the opportunity to teach at the Nunavut Arctic College in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and has been the artist in residence at Red Deer Polytechnic, the Gushul Artist Residency, and will be attending the Ou Artist Residency on Gabriola Island in the summer of 2024.
In 2021, Erin was awarded the Developing Artist Award through the Red Deer Arts Council. Erin has exhibited work and painted murals throughout Alberta, as well as in BC and the North. For the last 6 years, Erin has been the owner and operator of Artribute Art School, where she teaches art classes to children 5-18 yrs. She lives in Red Deer with her husband and two daughters.