Professional Development

AGA Symposium: Indigenous Aesthetics and the Remaking of Art History

Sunday, June 24, 2012

$40 General Public / $25 Members, Students & Seniors

Registration includes access to the exhibition ALEX JANVIER

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Four leading scholars on Indigenous and Aboriginal art, Marcia Crosby, Dr. Richard William Hill, Lee-Ann Martin and Dr. Jolene Rickard, will gather at the Art Gallery of Alberta for a one-day symposium on art and aesthetics.

Diverse subject matter will be considered, such as the role of Aboriginal people in early broadcast media; the Aboriginal Group of Seven and their aesthetic innovations that challenged the hierarchies of ‘modernism’ in Canada; as well as Indigenous art production within a global context. The purpose of this event is to bring forward little-known Aboriginal art histories and examine particular art practices from new points of view and methodologies.

This symposium is led and moderated by Candice Hopkins.

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Student Scholarships

The Alberta Society of Artists’ (ASA) mandate is to foster and promote the visual arts in Alberta, to improve recognition for Alberta artists on a provincial, national and global basis, and to contribute to the well being of the Alberta arts community.  Through education and exhibition, the ASA provides the opportunity for the province’s visual artists to grow and share their vision with the public. 

Each year, the ASA offers Alberta high school students in grades 10 – 12 the opportunity to explore their artistic potential and further their creative development under the guidance of expert instructors through the ASA Scholarship program.  This year the ASA is collaborating with Visual Arts Alberta (VAA) to offer even more!  Fourteen scholarships to Red Deer College’s SummerScapes 2012 program, a value of $445+GST per scholarship, are now offered.  The ASA and VAA will award 3 or more to Edmonton area students, 3 or more to Calgary area students and 5 or more to students from the remaining Alberta school districts.   The scholarships provide the cost of tuition, meals, accommodation and art supplies for the SummerScapesprograms. Iin addition, the ASA Edmonton Branch will select one Edmonton student for the Thelma Manarey Drawing Award($100 gift certificate) from the entries received. 

This is a unique opportunity for young Alberta artists, your students!  The SummerScapes 2012 program runs between August 05^th and August 11^th, 2012. The week features an intensive, studio based exploration of drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, glass bead making and animation supplemented by visiting artists’ lectures and opportunities to explore different media.

The entry deadline is 4 p.m. May 2, 2012.    Further information and an application can be obtained by contacting Jennifer Akkermans at the Alberta Society of Artists jennifer@artists-society.ab.ca, Visual Arts Alberta 1.866.421.1731 (Wed-Fri: 10am-4pm or Sat: Noon-4pm), or by email to artscholarships@hotmail.ca.