GALLERIES & MUSEUMS

ALBERTA CRAFT COUNCIL’S DISCOVERY GALLERY Inventing narratives Calgary artist Corinne Cowell’s felted landscapes are reminiscent of the old fading homesteads dotting the prairies and their possible stories. Until April 30. Get a Handle on It Mynthia McDaniel (Calgary) explores the countless considerations taken while “trying to get a handle on” a ceramic mug. Until April 30. Information: 10186 106 St., albertacraft.ab.ca/discovery-gallery ART GALLERY OF ALBERTA 6 Minute Warning @ The AGA 6 Minute Warning presents their first public concert of the year at the intimate Ledcor Theatre in the Art Gallery of Alberta. Enjoy an evening of moving a cappella arrangements performed by 6 Minute Warning and take in the beauty of a live canvas painting by Edmonton artist Jani Galarneau. Friday, 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Event costs apply. Information: 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square, 6minutewarning.com ART GALLERY OF ST. ALBERT Overburden Jessica Plattner’s oil paintings survey the impact of human industry on the natural environment, particularly in Alberta. Until April 30. Information: 19 Perron St., St. Albert, 780-460-4310, ahfgallery@artsandheritage.ca dc3 ART PROJECTS Between Among and Away Performances As part of the interdisciplinary exhibition, Between Among and Away, there are two performances on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m., featuring a live painting by Angela Marino and a poetry reading via Skype by Amanda Jane Graham. Between Among & Away Between Among & Away is an interdisciplinary exhibition of emerging artists from across Canada who seek to activate the gallery space and help explore what it means to be between, among and away while working across disciplinary boundaries. Friday to April 30. Information: 10567 111 St., info@ dc3artprojects.com, 587-520-5992 GALLERY AT MILNER Marks of Meaning: Artworks by Bonnie Patton Friday to April 30. Quiet Moments: Wood carvings by Crystal Dreidger The artist will be hosting ‘live creation’ sessions in the Gallery at Milner on Saturday and April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: Stanley A Milner Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Squar. HARCOURT HOUSE François Matthieu Bouchard’s Meanders & Kim Henigman Bruce’s DisBound Exhibition opening Thursday, April 21 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Artist talk starts at 7:30. Until May 27. Information: 10215 112 St., Angèle Karosi, Gallery Services Coordinator, 780-426-4180 LANDO GALLERY Featuring some of the best works from the estate of John Snow. Until April 29. Information: 103- 10310 124 St., landogallery.com LATITUDE 53 CONTEMPORARY VISUAL CULTURE Taras Polataiko Ukrainian-born Canadian artist Taras Polataiko returned to Kyiv to create a project on the eve of the annexation of Crimea. Polataiko ended up making portrait photographs of wounded soldiers in hospital, coupled with interviews about their experiences, recording them in one take interrupted occasionally by nurses offering anaesthetic shots. He asked only one question: what is needed here? Until April 30. Paul Bernhardt: The Reflex The Reflex draws on imagery of video games and obsolete workplace punch-clocks, creating paintings that are themselves captured in a surveillance system of mirrors within the gallery. Until April 30. Information: 10242 106 St., info@ latitude53.org, 780-423-5353 Loft Gallery & Gift Shop Featuring the unique artwork of Cathy Bible as feature artist and a variety of artwork from the Art Society of Strathcona County. Until April 30. Information: 590 Broadmoor Blvd. Sherwood Park, 780-449-4443 or artsoc@telus.net MCMULLEN GALLERY Retreat — Bradley Necyk This show marks the end of the residency undertaken by Bradley Necyk, in collaboration with the University of Alberta Hospital’s Transplant Services. During this time, Necyk has worked closely with patients to gain an understanding of what it means, from their perspective, to interact with the hospital regularly as a person waiting for, and in some cases receiving, a transplant. Until May 1. Information: McMullen Gallery, 1G1.03 U of A Hospital, 8440 112 St. friendsofuah.org/mcmullen-galleryshows MUSEE HERITAGE MUSEUM Celebrate St. Albert! A fun and colourful exhibit that looks back on over 150 years of celebrations in the community. Giant costumes, flags, posters and memorabilia will fill the gallery until June 19. Tuesday to June 19. Information: St. Albert Place, 5 St. Ann St., Joanne White, Curator 780418-6001, curatormhm@artsandheritage.ca PETER ROBERTSON GALLERY Alice Teichert ‘ The point is ...’ Born in Paris and raised in Brussels within the environment of the European Communities, Alice Teichert studied music, visual poetry, visual arts and printmaking in Belgium and France. Teichert has built an international career with exhibitions in France, Canada, Switzerland and Australia. Until May 3. Information: 12323 104 Ave., probertsongallery.com PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES OF ALBERTA Marlena Wyman: Illuminating the Diary of Alda Dale Randal. The exhibit of artist, former archivist and third-generation prairie woman Marlena Wyman is inspired by the 1920 diary of Alberta homesteader Alda Dale Randall, held in the collection of the Provincial Archives of Alberta. Until Aug. 20. Information: 8555 Roper Road, culture.alberta.ca/paa STRATHCONA COUNTY ART GALLERY @501 501 Members Show & Sale An exhibition of gallery@501 members, featuring painting, printmaking, drawing, pottery, wood, and other mediums. Until May 1. Artist Heather Cline will be audio recording short stories from gallery visitors at the reception for the 2017 exhibit Quiet Stories from Canadian Places. For more information: www. heathercline.ca Information: #120. 501 Festival Ave., Sherwood Park, 780-410-8585, artgallery@strathcona.ca THE PAINT SPOT Mountain walks Marla Schole’s paintings and pastels are inspired by the Alberta Rockies. Well-known and out-of-the-way places are portrayed in these subtly colourful works. Until May 19. Finding frames & framing finds — Artisan Nook at the Paint Spot Gail Rydman’s works combine found objects in ingenious ways with traditional art materials to create small, intriguing objects. Until May 19. Information: 10032 81 Ave., 780432-0240, paintspot.ca URBAN TIMBER SHOW ROOM Art Show and Sale Terry and Laura Bachynski met onstage 37 years ago but have switched their artistic passions to painting. Come view these affordable, original paintings. Each artist has their own unique style (oil, acrylic and watercolours) and the artwork will certainly show well in the lovely Urban Timber Show Room. Saturday, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Information: 10336 111 St., Laura Bachynski, lbachinski@hotmail.com, urbantimber.ca UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS GALLERIES China Through the Lens of John Thomson (1868 — 1872) This is the first exhibition devoted to the images of China taken by photographer John Thomson. Gallery Hours: Thursday / Friday: noon to 6 p.m., Saturday: noon to 4 p.m. Until July 30. The Mactaggart Art Collection: Beyond the Lens A companion exhibition of selections from the renowned Mactaggart Art Collection at the University of Alberta Museums, which brings to life what John Thomson saw as he travelled through China. Guest curated by John. E. Vollmer, New York City. Gallery Hours: Thursday / Friday: noon to 6 p.m., Saturday: noon to 4 p.m. Until July 30. Information: 10230 Jasper Ave., museums@ualberta.ca VASA GALLERIES Femme Noir By Larissa Hauck and Marina Alekseeva Until April 29. Information: 25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave., St. Albert, Danielle Gauthier, admin@vasa-art.com WEST END GALLERY Destinations Exhibition of New Work by Blythe Scott Immersed in West Coast Canadian landscape for the last while, this new collection of mixed media pieces by Scotland native Blythe Scott is a reconnection with what is more familiar. Destinations explores the colour and bustle of European cities, as well as the more languid, sun-drenched landscapes and coastal resorts of Italy. Until May 5. Information: 10337 124 St., art@ westendgallery.com, 780-488-4892