C.A.R. Culture Review Article

We were asked to write about Ralph Klein's visit to the gallery for Calgary Art Review's blog!

Here is a link to the article:

http://carculturejournal.blogspot.com/2009/05/ralph-klein-gallery-hosts-ralph-klein.html

New Digital Technician: Lowell Smuth!

Welcomes to our newest digital technician 2009!!

Tressa Pelletier: Portraits (Current Exhibiton)

Them's some pictures of our gal, Tressa with her work in the RKG.
The show runs from 13 April to 18 April 2009!

Current Exhibition: Shane Mahar

5 April to 11 April 2009

Shane Mahar, second-year BFA student presents orange drawings on the wall!

Stampede Breakfast by Sarah Burchell

The Alberta Show opening with the Right and Honorable Ralph Klein

23 March to 4 April: "The Alberta Show"

Current exhibition: "The Alberta Show", a celebration of this province with contributions from various artists from/living in Alberta.

Featuring work from:

Alex Moon
Lucas Roberts
Nathan McLeod
Cassandra Paul
Richard Williams
Ryan Mathieson
Amy Malbeuf
Sarah van Sloten
Graham Krenz
Kat Garland
Lane Shordee
Tiffany Eng
Slavek Pytracyzk
Ann Thrale
Shane Mahar
Matthew Bouree
Shaun Doiron

Opening night: 27 March, featuring DJ Anthony Dorion

Yana's Opening, 22 March

"Flowers" by Yana Emasheva

Current Exhibition: "Flowers"

featuring recent work by third year drawing major Yana Emasheva

"Since early times humankind has been obsessed with decorating the environment, clothing and the body itself. By applying pattern humans create an illusion of orderliness and beauty around them. Using meditative, repetitive processes and obsessive mark-making I am investigating my fascination with ornament and its relation to the body, both as the one producing it and wearing it as a decoration. I'm using the juxtaposition of artificial and natural: on the one hand, exploring the ancient tradition of stylizing natural forms and using foliage as a base for pattern; on the other hand, imitating natural ways and processes of growth to produce a whole one unit at a time, the name of the show "flowers" being a general concept for all things ornate, handmade and labour-intensive."

Show runs from 15 March to 20 March 2009

"Expensive, Expansive" (2 March to 14 March 2009)

Current Exhibition: "Expensive, Expansive"
Closing to be held Thursday 12 March

Featuring recent work from:

Amy Malbeuf
Slavek Pytraczyk
Tiffany Eng
Megan Dyck
Sarah van Sloten
Richard Williams

New Screen!

The RKG has recently acquired a new screen for projections and videos! It will be a permanent fixture on the East wall. We do not currently have a projector, but some are available to be borrowed. Please approach us any time about a project you might want to present!

Also, thanks to our technician, Graham, for installing the screen.

Submission Guidelines

Gallery specs: two walls, one 7.5 ft. in length and one 4 ft in length. The
height of the gallery wall is 8 ft. but the top remains open. One wall approx. 5 by 9 feet for temporary video projection.

1. Submit at least one image of your work and a short blurb regarding your intentions for the space to sarah.vansloten@acad.ca

2.

The Team

Lowell Smuth, Dungeon Masta
Tiffany Eng, Sergent Drillmaster
Amy Malbeuf, Colonel
Sarah van Sloten, Sultan
Graham Krenz, Admiral