PlantArt
Join ArtWalk St. Albert on May 2 for an evening of art and creativity. Roll up your sleeves and help paint plant pots inspired by famous art movements to be placed around the Perron District. Channel your inner Dali, Baldessari, Bansky and more during this collaborative project located behind the Art Gallery of St. Albert (19 Perron Street).
Thank you Canadian Tire St. Albert for sponsoring May's event with your generous donation of pots, soil and plants. Your contribution to the culture and vitality of St. Albert is greatly appreciated.
ArtWalking tours for May 2 have been cancelled.
Indoor venue features
Musée Héritage Museum
Featuring: George Tosczak
George Tosczak was born in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan in 1934. He grew up during the “dust bowl” on a farm near Woodrow, Saskatchewan with his 6 siblings. In 1954, Tosczak joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Over his 24 year long service career, Tosczak was part of the first United Nations Emergency Force (peacekeeping) in El Arish, Egypt, and served with NATO in Grostenquin, France. He returned to Canada with his wife in 1966 after the birth of their son.
In Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Tosczak began painting prairie landscapes with abandoned buildings and objects under expansive skies. In 1975, Tosczak was transferred to C.F.B. Edmonton. Coinciding with his move to Alberta, Tosczak moved on to large acrylic and egg tempera landscapes.
By the late 1980s/early 1990s, Tosczak took a more narrative approach to his paintings. He began to paint small characters into the landscape who act out stories from the artist’s past, present, and imagination. Many of these paintings are accompanied by a short journal entry describing the action contained within the frame of the canvas.
During his career as an artist, Tosczak painted in excess of two thousand canvases. George Tosczak is retired and lives in Edmonton.
Featuring: George Tosczak
George Tosczak was born in Gravelburg, Saskatchewan in 1934. He grew up during the “dust bowl” on a farm near Woodrow, Saskatchewan with his 6 siblings. In 1954, Tosczak joined the Royal Canadian Air Force. Over his 24 year long service career, Tosczak was part of the first United Nations Emergency Force (peacekeeping) in El Arish, Egypt, and served with NATO in Grostenquin, France. He returned to Canada with his wife in 1966 after the birth of their son.
In Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Tosczak began painting prairie landscapes with abandoned buildings and objects under expansive skies. In 1975, Tosczak was transferred to C.F.B. Edmonton. Coinciding with his move to Alberta, Tosczak moved on to large acrylic and egg tempera landscapes.
By the late 1980s/early 1990s, Tosczak took a more narrative approach to his paintings. He began to paint small characters into the landscape who act out stories from the artist’s past, present, and imagination. Many of these paintings are accompanied by a short journal entry describing the action contained within the frame of the canvas.
During his career as an artist, Tosczak painted in excess of two thousand canvases. George Tosczak is retired and lives in Edmonton.
St. Albert Public Library
Featuring: David Scott
Precision and attention to detail guide David Scott’s paintbrush as he attempts to capture Alberta’s vivid rural landscapes, and the relics of the buildings left behind.
Precision and attention to detail guide David Scott’s paintbrush as he attempts to capture Alberta’s vivid rural landscapes, and the relics of the buildings left behind.
W.A.R.E.S
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The St. Albert Potter's Guild Spring Sale runs from May 2 - 4 at St. Albert Place.
This year's theme is Meet the Maker. Stop by to meet and learn about our talented potters! Live wheel throwing and hand-building demonstrations during the sale!
New this year is the Empty Bowls Campaign - a fundraiser for the St. Albert Food Bank! Pottery Guild members will make and donate beautiful soup bowls to be purchased for $20 each. All of the proceeds from the sale of the empty bowls will to the St. Albert Food Bank. We will also be accepting non-perishable food donations. Help us reach our goal of 50 bowls sold and $1000 raised!
This year's theme is Meet the Maker. Stop by to meet and learn about our talented potters! Live wheel throwing and hand-building demonstrations during the sale!
New this year is the Empty Bowls Campaign - a fundraiser for the St. Albert Food Bank! Pottery Guild members will make and donate beautiful soup bowls to be purchased for $20 each. All of the proceeds from the sale of the empty bowls will to the St. Albert Food Bank. We will also be accepting non-perishable food donations. Help us reach our goal of 50 bowls sold and $1000 raised!
Bookstore on Perron
Wayne Gorman
Frances Pelletier
Diane Stone
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Wayne Gorman
Frances Pelletier
Dolly Bolen
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The Bookstore on Perron is featuring Wayne Gorman, Frances Pelletier, Diane Stone, and Dolly Bolen from the St. Albert Painters' Guild.
Art Gallery of St. Albert
AMPLIFY at The Collective
The St. Albert Amplify Festival presents a monthly open mic all summer long at The Collective. Nestled into 43 St. Thomas Street, join Amplify to enjoy some of the freshest poetry and live music in the City, all performed by our young local artists. Each evening will feature a striking 30-minute set by one of Amplify’s most talented musicians between 7 and 7:30 pm, followed by open mic between 7:30 and 8:30pm.
Young artists falling between Grade 7 to age 21 who are interested in performing are encouraged to reach out to Kathleen Bell, Community Cultural Coordinator, 780-459-1772 or [email protected], for more information or simply show up at one of our open mics ready to hop on stage.
Young artists falling between Grade 7 to age 21 who are interested in performing are encouraged to reach out to Kathleen Bell, Community Cultural Coordinator, 780-459-1772 or [email protected], for more information or simply show up at one of our open mics ready to hop on stage.
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ArtWalk Participants are invited to celebrate the newest addition to Art in Public Places titled, Bird Has The Ways, by Dylan Toymaker, and discover the City’s Cultural Assets Story Map.
The Cultural Map identifies and documents the cultural resources of our community. It currently features over 170 assets in seven categories, including arts and heritage organizations, cultural industries, and cultural and natural heritage. During ArtWalk, residents will discover the new Cultural Map through the first-ever public demonstrations of the web application.
Dylan will facilitate a lantern-making activity where participants will experience working with light to create an illumination-based artwork.
6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Lantern Activity with Dylan Toymaker and Culture Map Demonstration
Plaza in front of St. Albert Place (5 St. Anne Street)
9:00 to 9:30 p.m. (After ArtWalk) Unveil of Bird Has the Ways and Meet and greet with Dylan Toymaker
In front of the Art Gallery of St. Albert (19 Perron Street)
For more information about the Cultural Asset Story Map, visit https://stalbert.ca/exp/arts-culture/map/.
For more information about Bird Has The Ways, visit https://stalbert.ca/uploads/PDF-infosheets/ArtGallery-BirdsHasTheWays-Overview.pdf.
ArtWalk Participants are invited to celebrate the newest addition to Art in Public Places titled, Bird Has The Ways, by Dylan Toymaker, and discover the City’s Cultural Assets Story Map.
The Cultural Map identifies and documents the cultural resources of our community. It currently features over 170 assets in seven categories, including arts and heritage organizations, cultural industries, and cultural and natural heritage. During ArtWalk, residents will discover the new Cultural Map through the first-ever public demonstrations of the web application.
Dylan will facilitate a lantern-making activity where participants will experience working with light to create an illumination-based artwork.
6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Lantern Activity with Dylan Toymaker and Culture Map Demonstration
Plaza in front of St. Albert Place (5 St. Anne Street)
9:00 to 9:30 p.m. (After ArtWalk) Unveil of Bird Has the Ways and Meet and greet with Dylan Toymaker
In front of the Art Gallery of St. Albert (19 Perron Street)
For more information about the Cultural Asset Story Map, visit https://stalbert.ca/exp/arts-culture/map/.
For more information about Bird Has The Ways, visit https://stalbert.ca/uploads/PDF-infosheets/ArtGallery-BirdsHasTheWays-Overview.pdf.
