Alberta Arts Days, Grande Prairie

Art Walk

With exhibits all around town, gather your friends and family and go for an Art Walk.  Exhibitions are open to the public and free to attend, check out all the details below.

East vs. West Photography Competition and Exhibition

Location: Centre Gallery, Centre for Creative Arts
Viewing Hours:
Friday. Sept. 30th: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, Oct. 1st: 11am – 3pm
Sunday, Oct. 2nd: 12pm – 4pm

5 Alarm Photography Competition and Exhibition

Location: Centre Gallery, Centre for Creative Arts
Viewing Hours:
Friday. Sept. 30th: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, Oct. 1st: 11am – 3pm
Sunday, Oct. 2nd: 12pm – 4pm

High Art: Passport to the Peaks

Location: Teresa Sargent Hall, Montrose Cultural Centre
Viewing Hours:
Friday, Sept 30th: 10 am – 6 pm
Saturday, October 1st: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday, October 2nd: 1 pm – 5 pm

Water Project

Location: Tito’s Bistro & Café, 101, 10006-101 Ave.
Viewing Hours:
Friday September 30th: 7am-8pm (with live music, 6:30pm – 9pm)
Saturday October 1st: 9am-8pm
Sunday, October 2nd: 9am – 3pm

Art From Around the World at V

Location: V the Vacation Store, 10017 100 Ave.
Viewing Hours:
Friday, September 30th: 9am- 5pm
Saturday October 1st 10am – 2pm

Display of Local Works

Location: Unique Gallery, 9929 100 Ave.
Viewing Hours:
Friday, September 30th: 10am – 6pm
Saturday, October 1st: 10am – 5pm

Art Sale

Location: Picture Perfect, 9934 100 Ave.
Viewing Hours:
Friday, September 30th: 9am – 5:30pm
Saturday October 1st: 9:30am – 5pm

Photography Exhibit

Location: West Side Esquires
Viewing Hours:
Friday, September 30th: 6am – 10pm
Saturday, October 1st: 7am – 10pm
Sunday, October 2nd: 9am – 6pm

Quilt Displays

Location: Yoga For Everybody, 9917 112 Avenue
Viewing Hours:
Saturday, October 1st: 12-3pm

Performing Arts Preview

Get a sneak peak at some upcoming local performances by sitting in on auditions and rehearsals at Ovations Dinner Theatre’s new location 10112 102 Ave.

Miss Saigon, Rehearsals

Location: 10112 102 Ave (Old St. Joseph’s Church)
Viewing Hours:
Friday September 30th: 6pm-10pm
Saturday October 1st: 4:30pm – 7pm.
The public is welcome to check out rehearsals for Broadway Live Broadways newest production, Miss Saigon.

Talents of the Peace, Auditions

Location: 10112 102 Ave (Old St. Joseph’s Church)
Viewing Hours:
Time: Sunday October 2nd: 9am – 4pm
Pre register to audition at www.ovationsdinnertheatre.com

Concert in the Library featuring “The Stray Crows”

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 12pm – 1pm
Bring your lunch

Dragon Stew

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 4pm – 5pm
Performance for children by local duo

Coffee Kick Off

Location: Provincial Building foyer, 10320 99 ST
Time: 10am – 11am
Everyone is welcome at our morning coffee kickoff party.  Come by to meet Arts Days Volunteers, artists and organizers, see samples from select exhibits and find out more about all of the great local events taking place in celebration of Alberta Arts Days 2011.

Reel Shorts Sneak Preview (14A, Coarse Language)

Location: Second Street Theatre
Time: 1:30 – 2:45pm
This entertaining package of award-winning short films includes a festival favourite Peace Region film from the 2011 Reel Shorts Film Festival (filmmaker in attendance) and advance screenings of 3 arts-related films that will be screening at the 6th Reel Shorts Film Festival May 2-6, 2012. While two of the films are family-friendly, there is one (Not Your Time) that has coarse language and another (The Interview) that includes images of a post-apocalyptic world that may be considered unsuitable for young children. The films are:

• The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (USA, 2010, 16 minutes) – an award-winning gorgeously animated allegory about the transformative power of story as it relates to a man who builds his whole life around his love of books
• Not Your Time (USA, 2010, 25 minutes) – an award-winning musical comedy starring Jason Alexander (George from Seinfeld) about a long-suffering screenwriter who makes a round of calls to the Hollywood elite with drastic results
• The Driving Accident (Rolla, BC, 2010, 5 minutes) – an award-winning festival favourite from the 2011 Reel Shorts Film Festival, this Peace Region gem about a young boy who must use his wits and creativity to recover from a minor tragedy has gone on to great success on the festival circuit including winning the Best Family Film at the 15 Minutes of Fame Film Festival in Florida and selection at the 28th Chicago International Children’s Film Festival Oct which is widely recognized as the major film festival for children in North America. Filmmaker Rio Fitch and the star of the film, his 5-year-old son Skyler, will participate in a short Q&A after the screening.
• The Interview (USA, 2011, 12 minutes) – an award-winning comedy about a young man who sets out for an interview at a radio station in a post-apocalyptic world where he may be the second-to-last man on Earth trying to get a job from the last man on Earth

Wearable Art Show

Location: Centre for Creative Arts
Showings: 4:30pm & 7pm
Doors open ½ hour before show times, limited seating
This High Energy Performance features a Catwalk style showcase of unique wearable pieces created by local artists.

Crafts for Kids Drop-In

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 1pm – 4pm

“Drummer Girl” Book Launch

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Karen Bass book launch and reading of “Drummer Girl”, published by Coteau Books. For Adults & Teens with a performance from the Grande Prairie Composite High School Band

Family Workshop: Mask Making

Location: Montrose Cultural Centre
Time: 1pm – 5pm
The Prairie Art Gallery is hosting a free mask making workshop where families and children can drop-in to design and make their own mask to wear and take home. Drop-in anytime between 1:00 – 5:00 pm and get creative with us!

Cultural Costume Party

Location: Teresa Sargent Hall, Montrose Cultural Centre
Time: 7:30 pm – 1:00 am, Free admission
Everyone is welcome to join the party! The Prairie Art Gallery is hosting a cocktail party to celebrate our unique blend of peoples and passions. Guests are welcome to wear traditional cultural attire or even dress up as their favorite super hero or movie character. Costume-free guests are welcome to join the party, but we invite you to express yourself and what you love by using your fashion!

Puppet Show

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 2pm – 3pm

Film Screening, Prairie Tales 13: Alberta Film and Video Tour

Location: GP Public Library
Time: 1:00pm

• High School Brawl (Lethbridge 2010, 4:46, HD Video, Live Action. Dir: Aaron Kurmey) – High school punks get more than they bargained for when they gang up on a lone man in a stairwell.
• Suckathumb (Calgary 2010, 9:15, HD Video, Live Action Comedy-Horror. Dir: Xstine Cook) – A child’s imagination runs wild in the woods, fueled by a book of horrific bedtime tales.
• Felt Up! (Edmonton 2010, 1:35, 2:51, 2:52, SD Video, Comedy. Dir: Simon Glassman) – Puppets re-enact true stories told by real people.
• Little Heart* (Calgary 2010, 6:43, Animation. Dir: Janna-Marynn Brunnen) – A young woman journeys to a new understanding of love after her first heartbreak.
• Nature’s Library* (Black Diamond, 2010, 3:10, HD Video, Live Action Drama. Dir: Zoe Slusar) – A young girl discovers a mysterious tree while walking in the forest.
• Maybe Film Dreams (Calgary 2010, 3:19, Super 8, Experimental. Dir: Murray Smith) – A whimsical, experimental eulogy for celluloid film.
• The Head (Calgary 2010, 5:00, HD Video, Experimental. Dir: Aran Wilkinson-Blanc) – A young woman experiences an altered state that reveals the fluid natures of identity and perception.
• i close my eyes and they disappear* (Edmonton 2010, 6:00, Super8, 16mm, HDSLR, Experimental. Dir: Kyle Armstrong) – An experimental depiction of the border zone between waking and dreaming.
• Dragon.Love* (Calgary 2010, 2:34, Animation. Dir: Haleigh Toney) – A humourous new take on the story of the knight in shining armour who rescues a damsel in distress.
• What Remains* (Calgary 2010, 4:20, Stop Motion Animation. Dir: Stefanie Wong) – Fiona discovers a strange room filled with objects from her past and must link them with the present before returning to the real world.
• A Prairie Love (Edmonton 2011, 3:14, Animation. Dir: Michael Pedruski) – An elderly, hospitalized woman recalls her past in rural Alberta’s Kalyna country.
• The Lifer (Calgary 2009, 8:00, HD Video, Live Action Comedy. Dir: Christopher Markowsky) – A postal worker must choose between a promotion and his dream of becoming the world’s best marine biologist ever.
• The High Level Bridge (Edmonton 2010, 4:39, HD Video, Documentary Essay. Dir: Trevor Anderson) – The filmmaker drops his camera from Edmonton’s High Level Bridge in memory of those who have jumped from it.
• Just Can’t Trust a Drunk Ninja* (
Calgary 2011, 2:00, Animation. Dir: Greg Doble) – A cautionary tale about the dangers of mixing alcohol and the martial arts.
• The Interrogation* (Calgary 2011, 7:00, HD Video, Live Action Comedy. Dir: Dominique Keller) – A late evening drive home from the office takes an unexpected turn when Gloria is pulled over by the cops.