The Works Art & Design Festival 2006
June 23 - July 5, 2006
Sweet Immortality
Douglas Clark
Curator: Michael Mitchell
For three decades, Clark was Canada’s playful photographer – always bouncing off the walls, exclaiming and bringing life to everything he touched. Sometimes he was a taker of photographs--as seen in his playfully abstract panoramas of Asia and Europe. Sometimes he was a maker of photographs--using razors, tape and foil to meld multiple negatives into a single oddly joyful image. But always, Clark’s photography captured a world that was sensual, delicious, colourful, weird and breath-takingly beautiful.
© Douglas Clark
© Jon Goodman
Graver La Lumiere, Etched by Light
Translator: Jon Goodman
Curated by The Whyte Museum of The Canadian Rockies
Classic, historical photographs by legends like William Henry Fox Talbot, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Edward Steichen, Paul Strand, Bernice Abbott, and Alfred Stieglitz are translated into photogravures by Jon Goodman.
Past Lives
Ric Kokotovich
Life and afterlife. Permanence and transience. These graceful photo-portraits of shriveled plants and flowers resurrect the life that has past and cast their journey from bud to bloom in a new heroic light. Calgary-based Kokotovich has been an artist and filmmaker for over 20 years; his Water Lilies exhibit at last year’s Festival was not only a critical success, but also an audience favourite.
© Ric Kokotovich
The Works “The Latest Surreality Show – Mind Altering” Featured Artist Exhibits
“A Vision of their Own", Centre d'arts Visuels de l'Alberta Gallery (CAVA).
“Alcoa Project”, Churchill Square. Installation sculpture sponsored by Alcoa Canada.
“Canada Day Poster Challenge Exhibiton Winner”, CBC. Presented by Canadian Heritage.
“Rear View: 14th Annual Naked Exhibition and Sale", Harcourt House.
“Sweet Immortality”, Art Gallery of Alberta. Presented by The Works Art & Design Festival in partnership with The Art Gallery of Alberta.
Berenice Abbott, Julia Margaret Cameron, Peter Henry Emerson, Frederick H. Evans, Walker Evans, Francis Frith, Robert Howlett, Dorothea Lange, Eugene Smith, Edward Steichen, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, William Henry Fox Talbot, curator The Whyte Museum of The Canadian Rockies, translator Jon Goodman – “Graver La Lumiere, Etched by Light”, Stanley A. Milner Public Library.
Alberta Professional Photography Association, artists Margaret Abraham, Brad Allen, Doug Bowman, Wynna Cooper, Adrienne Corcoran, Lawrence DePape, Mason Dodds, Joel Duncan, George Frazer, Tracy Grabowski, Alan High, Darlene Hildebrandt, Bill Hill, Corey Hochachka, Neil Koven, Flemming Kristensen, Melanie Machado, Harry Mah, Darwin Mulligan, Dan Nelson, Gordon Scade, Shawn Scade, Derek Schlosser, Linda Senychych, Michael Sunburg, Paul Thurlin, Phanh Tram, Shelley Vandevelde, Kathy Walker, Scott Winter – “Alberta Centennial Project", Churchill Square.
Derek Albeck, Brandy Burdeniuk, Ricardo Camargo, Paul Cobra, Shepard Fairey, Chris Fenske, Sam Flores, Shan Kelley, Clay Lowe, Rob Mars, Robert Mars, Misk1, Mope, Mr. Jago, Erik Otto, Dustin Poole, Parasha Rachinsky, Jesse Reno, Nathanael Sapara, Sheone, Skurniture, Stash, Steve-Dave, The Paper Boy, Luke Van Wyk, D. Whitley, Spyder Yardley-Jones, curators Cec Annett, Clayton Lowe – “Push”, Skypark / Concrete. Produced by The Works Art & Design Festivaland supported in part by terminus1525.ca.
Kendall Anderson, Pramesh Attwala, Ed Chiang, Daniel German, Reza Ghaeli, Christine Grabig, Michael Hamilton, Masoud Harari, Poan Kang, Jaymie Koroluk, Darlene Kreutzer, Dwayne Moore, Andre Nantel, Jason Pfeifer, Wei Quek, Simon Reid, Ren Reyes, Paul Rezar, Nicholas Yu, Sophie Zhang, curator Dale Hudjik – “Sharing Our Places National Group Exhibit of Canadian Photography”, Sutton Place Hotel.
Grant MacEwan Students & Faculty, artists Ian Anderson, Susan Bailes, Kandace Boden, Kevin Burdett, Twyla Campbell, Molly Chissaakay, Anika Choudhury, Lynne Chwyl, Gina Cormier, Jannie Edwards, Leia Gillespie, Ashley Hayes, Theo Holmes, Jared Kerel, Shawn Lammie, Mark Mapa, Christina Monai, Constanza Pacher, Christine Parker, Tiffany Perreaux, Daniel Poitras, Jaclyn Roth, Paul Saturley, Kyle Schneider, Dustin Thompson, Dion Turner, Dana Wilson, curators Jannie Edwards, Paul Saturley – “The Memory Project”, Grant MacEwan College.
The Alberta Association of Architects, jurors Tim Antoniuk, Kelly Rude, Mario Saia, Stephen Teeple – “2006 Prairie Design Awards”, Red Strap Market.
The Alberta Society of Artists, artists Ilse Anysas-Salkauskas, Cindy Barratt, Carole Bondaroff, Doris Charest, Nadien Cole, Lyla Couzens, Angelique Gillespie, Cecilia Gossen, Judy Hamilton, Winnie Ho, Angela H'Wood, Patricia Jones, Brent J. Laycock, Dora Helen Mackie, Donna MacLean, Christine Mitchell, James O. Painter, Jean Pilch, William Purnell, Dana Roman, Saskia AArts, Pat Strakowski, Bob Todrick, Andie C. Wicherts, Joan Xauen Wieser, Sharon Lynn Williams, Simon Wong – “Memory & Identity”, Citadel Theatre.
Cree cultural advisor Ryan Arcand – “First Nations Friendship Bracelet”, Churchill Square.
Atelir owl/bosevski/grsetiae, Gisele Boivert, Robert Buttery, Carolyn Clegg, Robee De Leon, Charlotte Falk, Cezary Gajewski, Jeff Johnston, Kerry Hammer Design, Adriean Koleric, Danielle Lemieux, Sally McCubbin, Zoe Mowat, Chris Rothery, Shoko Cesar/Greg Ball/Darryl Barton, Tara Murray & Michael Farrar, Thomas Rasmussen & Allison Jillings, Paulina Villanueva, Julie Witten Land, JoAnna Wloka, curator Industrial Designers of Edmonton Association (IDEA) – “*THAW”, Nina Haggerty Arts Centre.
Elizabeth Beauchamp – “Debbie & Joe", Churchill Square.
Nadia Bertrand – “Lost and Found / Horsepower", Churchill Square.
Edmonton Public Schools' Grade 12 Students, artists Lauren Blair, Kevin Boothe, Anna-Lucia Chmielewska-Lopez, Meaghan DeVouge, Layla Folkmann, Maureen Gormley, Robyn Jamieson, Liz Jung, Maria Karpenko, Candace Kelly, Sharon Kim, Sarah Knoblock, Aicha Kouyate, Jieun Lee, Eamon McGrath, Angela Oakley, Rosalie Paquette, Anne Pasek, Yasaman Sheri, Nashwa Zaman, Kathy Zhang – “Best of High School Portfolio Award Exhibit”, City Hall.
Graham Burnett – “Lost Contexts", Edmonton Journal Rotunda.
City Arts Centre – “Arts & Crafts Tent”, “Family Programs”, Churchill Square. Supplies & instruction provided by the City Arts Centre.
Douglas Clark, curator Michael Mitchell – “Sweet Immortality”, Art Gallery of Alberta. Presented by The Art Gallery of Ontario March - May 2005, curated by Micahel Mitchell in collaboration with Maia-Mari Sutnik, Associate Curator of Photography.
Curator Neville Clarke – “Limitless Potential: Members of Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour”, McMullen Gallery.
Sarah Collins, Alisha Schick – “Bias Consistent Variable Project”, Churchill Square.
Steven Dixon, Jon Goodman, Marlene MacCallum, David Morrish, curator The Whyte Museum of The Canadian Rockies – “Photogravures”, Stanley A. Milner Public Library.
Alan Dunning – “Blow Up", Telus Building.
Edmonton High School Photographers – “Snapshots”, City Hall. Professional photography workshops lead by U of A professor, Eleanor Lazare.
FAVA – “FAVA Video Jam”, Churchill Square.
Kelly Fogg – “Context'", Rigoletto's Café.
Roger Garcia – “Just a Cartoon", Churchill Square.
Graphic Designers of Canada Fellows – “Designing Canada for 50 Years”, Maverick Brewery.
Glen Guilet – Myriad", Bank of Montreal.
Harcourt House Members – “Art for Hire: 18th Annual Members Exhibit and Sale", Harcourt House.
Hubert Hohn – “Desert Series”, World Trade Centre.
Phil Jagger – “Tales of the Lisbon(e) Sea", Red Strap Market.
Ric Kokotovich – “Past Lives", Scotia Place Granite Walls.
Eleanor Lazare – “My Aunt Molly's Shoes: A Self Portrait", Grant MacEwan College.
Les Manning – “A Sense of Place", Fairmont Hotel Macdonald.
Curator Darrin Martens – “Prior Editions: 10 Years of Canadian Printmaking”, Manulife Place.
Cambridge Galleries, curators John McMinn, Marco Polo – “41° to 66°: Regional Responses to Suatainable Architecture in Canada”, Revillon Building.
Media Art & Design Exposed in Edmonton (MADE), Various children at festival – “Kids Draw Playgrounds”, Churchill Square.
Kimberly Miller – “Four Eyes", Stanley A. Milner Public Library.
Mile Zero Dance, choreographer Gerry Morita – “Parking Lot Project”, City Hall Foyer.
NAIT Students – “Fine Legs, Great Chests, Hot Seats & Revealing Exposures", Tu Gallery.
Gerry Rasmussen – “Just a Cartoon", Churchill Square.
Wanda Resek – “Simplicity of Form", Extension Centre Gallery.
Shelley Rothenburger – “One Perfect Shot", Boardwalk Market.
Keynote speaker Lawrence Scarpa – “Livable Places Luncheon”, Sutton Place Hotel. Presented by The Works.
The Society of Graphic Designers of Canada – “Graphex 2006", Mile Zero Dance.
Artist in residence John Thrasher – “Figuration”, Churchill Square.
Various Artists (Runners-up) – “Canada Day Poster Challenge Exhibiton”, Canada Place. Presented by Canadian Heritage.
Sculptor's Association of Alberta, artist Ritchie Velthuis – “Convergence", Churchill Square.
Sandra Vida – “Bower”, Ten Building.
Visual Arts Alberta Association – “Diversity III", Visual Arts Alberta (VAAA) Gallery.
Clint Wilson – “Particle Theory”, Ten Building.
Exhibits from Our Partner Galleries
"ArtsHab Residents Exhibition", ArtsHab Studio Gallery.
"Gathering Glass", Alberta Craft Council.
“Prairie Tales”, Metro Cinema. Metro Cinema presents Swell Art Films.
“William Eggleston in the Real World”, Metro Cinema. Metro Cinema presents Swell Art Films.
Jennifer Berkenbosch, Nicole Galellis – “Resonance and Reverberations”, ArtsHab Studio Gallery.
Fibre Art Association – “Just for Fun", Alberta Craft Council.
David Khang – “Bleeding Book", artist talk, Latitude 53.
David Khang – “Bleeding Book", Latitude 53.
David Khang – “Bleeding Book", performance, Latitude 53.
Director Peter Rosen – “Who Gets to Call it Art?”, Metro Cinema. Metro Cinema presents Swell Art Films.
Tammy Salzl – “Contingencies", Latitude 53.
Various Artists – “Letras Latinas (Latin Letters) / 2006 Biennial Exhibition: The Art of Typography”, FAB Gallery.
Georgia Volpe – “Inside Out", Reception, Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP) Gallery.
Georgia Volpe – “Inside Out", Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP) Gallery.