The Alberta Wide Show
Promoting Art and Culture Throughout Alberta
Alberta Wide Show
This show will be held at the Chuck MacLean Arts Centre, 4809 – 52 Street, Camrose, Alberta T4V 1T9
August 1st: Delivery of Art 10:00 am. | Jurying of Art 1:00—4:00 pm.
August 2nd: Set up (hanging of art) 11:00 — ?
Opening Reception is August 2nd, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00PM. The Show will run from August 2nd to August 27th, 2023
Gallery Hours:
Weekdays – Monday to Friday from 8:30AM to 5:00PM
Weekends – Saturday and Sundays from 1:00 – 4:30PM
Local Delegates, Artists, and Media in Attendance
Last Day of Show
August 27th with Awards Presentation
Annual General Meeting at 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Lunch at 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM
Critique at 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tear Down at 2:30 PM
Release of Works at 3:00 PM.
Alberta Spirit Show:
Kiwanis Gallery
4818 – 49 Street, (In the Red Deer Library), Red Deer
Set up of Art is August 28th, with show from August 29th to October 16th, 2023
Reception is Friday, September 1st from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
Created in 1986, under the direction of Professor Harry Wohlfarth from the Department of Extension University of Alberta, ACACA holds Charitable Status. Financial support for the ACACA and sponsored projects is provided through membership fees, donations and grants from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts through Visual Arts Alberta Association.
Membership is not exclusive. Anyone supporting these goals may join the organization and it is not necessary to belong to a club to join the ACACA. Artists are invited and welcome to be part of this organization. Art Club memberships are essential to be the Hosting Club of the three Zone shows, with workshop grants available. The Board of Directors, Zone Rep. of ACACA and the Hosting Clubs carry the weight of organizing the juried shows each year. Silent Auctions are a nice added touch to the show. These Juried shows are once a year, usually in May or June (one in each of three Zones being Southern, Central and Northern Alberta).
Juried Art –
Finding Excellence
At each Zone Show, three jurors provided by the ACACA, select artworks for awards and advancement to the Alberta Wide Show which is held in a previously designated location, most often in either Edmonton or Red Deer. In general practice, about one third of the art pieces at zone shows are selected for sending to the Alberta Wide show, at such time, a further jurying takes place. About one half of the paintings and sculptures sent to the Alberta Wide show are chosen for hanging in the Alberta Wide. Scholarships and awards, many named to honor our former members, are picked by the jurors the day before the opening of the Alberta Wide Show.
Awarding Artists –
Acknowledging Art
At the Conclusion of the Alberta Wide Show, the Awards are then handed out to the Award Winning Artists, there is an AGM for all members, and there is a Critique done on all pieces of art that the Artist choses for this exercise, providing encouragement and learning experiences for the artists and public alike. A critique of work is a feature of each ACACA juried art show.
Lasting Traditions –
Building Friendships
Each show is a learning experience. Not only because artist-members come to know one another’s’ work but because friendships are built and maintained. To quote Jean Stephenson,
“One of the marvelous things about the group (ACACA.) is meeting people around the province. I’d have quit painting long ago if it wasn’t for the people I’ve met. That’s where my friends are”. Through the juried shows, the ACACA continues a tradition of bringing art to rural areas.
Concluding The Show
And Planning for Next Year
Then, the following year, we do it all again. Each year new memberships are added and most welcomed.
We have a wide range of art styles on display
The ACACA Zone Shows is one of the easiest and best ways to see a wide assortment of art styles, subjects, and mediums on display. You can expect to see a stone carving of a polar-bear sitting next to a collage of mixed media which is hanging next to am abstract water-colour painting; it is truly a sight to behold.
These are just some of the art styles you should expect to see at the shows.
Acrylic Art
Digital Art
Oil Based
Water Colour
Sculpture
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