It is important to stay connected as an arts community and here are a few ways you can with Gallery@501.
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Gallery@501 Member of the Month - Ting Pimentel-Elger
Ting's Process
"I get inspiration from my mountain hikes or Sherwood Park walks. Even staring at the pink prairie skies or the glimmer of a neighbor’s hand crafted candle but mostly from art around me. Then sometimes it just happens - I gather my ample art supplies (mostly recycled & natural materials) and get to work. I try to shut down my inner critic and motivate my inner creative to come out and play. Taking a minute to breathe in and out, a moment of silent meditation and yoga always put me at ease and deeper into the flow. Oh, how it glows (sometimes)."
To see more of Ting's work you can visit her Instagram: @anyting_yogaÂ
Resources for artists and arts enthusiasts
Check out the below links for resources aimed at helping you stay connected and informed with the arts on a local, national and international level. We will continue to add to this list as more becomes available online. If you have suggestions of resources that might be of interest to our community, please email artgallery@strathcona.ca.
Art Gallery and Museum tours
Cultural institutions around the world are closed for the time being but many are now offering online exhibits and virtual tours. Google’s Arts and Culture platform has partnered with 1,200 leading museums to bring all this content to you in one place. Â
CARFAC Alberta - best practices
The Alberta Best Practices for Craft, Media and Visual Artist are ready to be read, used and shared. Published May 31st, 2020, these documents were adapted for use within Alberta’s arts ecology based on documents developed by CARFAC Saskatchewan.
MoMa - free art courses
New York's Museum of Modern Art have a variety of free online art courses that cover topics like: What is Contemporary Art?, Fashion as Design and Postwar Abstract Painting.
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Strathcona County Art Collection - featured artworks
'Family Present and Future' by Oksana Movchan
This slumped glass artwork is located at the Ardrossan Recreation Complex. To see more of Strathcona County's public art check out the 'Art of the County' map.Â
'Almost Spring' by Vincent Roper
Painted by local artist and Gallery@501 Member Vincent Roper, this oil on board painting titled 'Almost Spring' was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2014.
'Reflections' by Gerald Martz
The colour photograph 'Reflections' by photographer Gerald Martz, was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2002.
'City Fish' by Kelsey Prud'homme
Kelsey Prud'homme was a student when her photograph 'City Fish' was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2011.
'Family Present and Future' by Oksana Movchan
This slumped glass artwork is located at the Ardrossan Recreation Complex. To see more of Strathcona County's public art check out the 'Art of the County' map.Â
'Almost Spring' by Vincent Roper
Painted by local artist and Gallery@501 Member Vincent Roper, this oil on board painting titled 'Almost Spring' was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2014.
'Reflections' by Gerald Martz
The colour photograph 'Reflections' by photographer Gerald Martz, was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2002.
'City Fish' by Kelsey Prud'homme
Kelsey Prud'homme was a student when her photograph 'City Fish' was purchased for the Strathcona County Art Collection in 2011.