Thank you!
Thank you for joining us for an unforgettable evening of exuberant entertainment and fine fare, celebrating the blossoming of the fine arts in our community together at The Works 39th Summer Solstice Celebration event this year. Your presence supports Art Scholarships and Paid Internships at The Works, which helps Edmonton's talented visual art and design students grow and flourish. With over 360 scholarships and internships awarded, these students have become vital members of our vibrant cultural workforce, contributing to and enriching communities.
Group photo of The Works summer 2024 interns on the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald balcony with Education Facilitator Taiessa Pagola (Top middle), Executive Director Amber Rooke (Top row third from the right), board president David Atkinson (Top row second from the right), and Anne Stevenson City of Edmonton Councillor (Top right). (All photos featured on this page are courtesy of Manpreet Singh)
This years Features
Host Cocktail Reception
Celebration of Scholarship Recipients - 2024 Interns
Food is Art Dinner Experience:
Featuring: Fairmont Hotel Macdonald’s Chef John Lance and the Culinary Team
Live Art Performances, and Live Music all night long
Manny V. Y Su Esquina Latina
Dance Party (Learn to Salsa):
10:00 pm to MIDNIGHT
We appreciate the Fairmont Hotel Macdonald for hosting our event and preparing the food is art dining experience, Manny V y Su Esquina for providing the music, and E-Town Salsa for their spectacular performance and cultural dance lesson.
“pop-up” Gallery display
See below for the list of participating artists
Participating artists (in alphabetical order) who have partnered with The Works places, and festival in previous years:
Aeris Osborne, Brandi Masson, Deirdre McCleneghan, Elsa Robinson, Giuseppe Albi, Jamelle Davis, Josh Harnack, Nathan Panousis, Peter Gegolick and Sharon Rose Kootenay.
Thank you to our Signature High Top Tables supporters
Peace Hills Trust, University of Alberta, MacEwan University, and Zag
A special thanks to Peace Hills Trust for continueing to support Canadian artists. 2024 is the 41st Annual Peace Hills Trust Indigenous Art Contest through which Canadian Indigenous Artists are awarded and honoured each year, changing the trajectory of their careers.
