Edmonton

Are you looking for a fast-paced, engaging environment to bridge your experience in project management, artwork preparation, and team building? 

Supervising a team of 6-10 interns to deliver The Works Art & Design Festival each summer, The Exhibit Production & Technology Lead Supervisor works year-round to implement various exhibits, programs, and special events. Channel your problem-solving skills, multi-tasking abilities, and strong attention to detail as you help usher artists’ visions into reality. 

Read more about the role here at www.theworks.ab.ca/job-opportunities

To apply, email your resume and cover letter outlining your interest in the position to hr@theworks.ab.ca by January 28. 

Bea is lively, naughty and full of life. When she asks something of her Mother that no parent would want to be asked, and her best friend something beyond the call of duty, they are both forced to challenge the boundaries of their own compassion.

"Bea, the play, is at times funny, and at times shocking, and it is a story affecting many of us," says Artistic Director John Hudson. "It is an insightful show about compassion, life, and death, and an important one to present."

January 22 to February 9.

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ᐊᐧᐃᐧᓯᐦᒋᑲᐣ
wawisihcikan - adornment
January 7-25, 2025  | FAB Gallery | Edmonton, Alberta
Reception: Saturday, Jan. 18, 12-3 PM

Curated by MJ Belcourt
Featuring works by Elaine Alexie, Erik Lee, and Carmen Miller

The travelling exhibit entitled “ᐊᐧᐃᐧᓯᐦᒋᑲᐣ wawisihcikan - adornment” takes a look at adornment through an Indigenous perspective. The meaning of adornment according to the dictionary states the use of item(s) that decorate, embellish, enhance, beautify, or enrich. It could be said adornment is the finishing touch that distinguishes the wearer.

Adornment from an Indigenous perspective goes beyond the items’ beauty. It is an artistic expression that conveys many levels of communication. It makes connection to a spiritual foundation, the importance to land and place, and defines inherent culture.

Early adornment provides a sense of knowledge about our ancestors that reflect the natural world in which they lived. The seasonal round of birth and rebirth shape our worldview in a circulatory way as everything is interdependent.

Spirituality has been the foundation for Indigenous peoples’ lives and an ‘intrinsic quality of creative activity.’ These artistic expressions were woven into the fabric of daily life. ‘Artifacts were generally created as items to be used, not as ‘art’. Bags, pouches, along with awl and knife sheaths were functional yet beautifully decorated’.

Through European contact and trade metal goods, cloth and glass beads were incorporated into the repertoire of the maker. Even as the use of trade materials increased, traditional styles of embellishment remained with the use of these traditional materials still being utilized to this present day, maintaining connection to ancestors and cultural traditions. ‘Contemporary artists/artisans are keenly aware of their responsibility as guardians of traditions from which their imagery and inspiration derive.’

‘More than beautiful ornamentation, adornment is a visual language expressing the joy of creativity, pride in attention to craftsmanship, and the desire to share with others. Above all, it honors oneself as well as one’s people by doing a thing well.’ (Sherr Dubin, Lois. North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment: From Prehistory to the Present)

This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program. TREX is funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.