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Alberta Culture Days Community Art Exhibit
by Brianne Benson reception for the art exhibit. There
were refreshments and snacks, and
Over 120 art lovers attended the many people came to support local
Community Art Exhibit at the Red art.
Brick Community Arts Centre. To Earlier in the day, Felsing gave
help celebrate Alberta Culture Days, a tours to two school groups who came
multitude of different types of art to see the new art on display, and
were submitted and then displayed for take part in the Permanent Collection
the month of September. Art Scavenger Hunt.
Arts Coordinator Lara Felsing said, Felsing enjoyed coordinating the
“The purpose of our participation in event and emphasized that, “It is
Alberta Culture Days is to highlight important to support these events as
the arts in our community as well as they contribute greatly to the health
celebrate the importance of Arts and and growth of a community. Georgia Giovos, the youngest artist to submit a piece into the Community Art Exhibit
Culture”. Supporting the arts in our for Alberta Culture Days. She is six years old and she submitted an acrylic painting.
Artists from Hinton to Whitecourt community enriches our quality of
submitted approximately 45 pieces of life”.
art to display for the community. Art “When we showcase and support
pieces were also submitted by very the arts, we gain valuable insight as
wide span of ages. well as celebrate what the arts bring
The youngest artist to submit a piece to Albertan communities. The arts
was Georgia Giovos who is six and gather us together and let us share
did an acrylic painting. The oldest our ideas and experiences,” added
artist was Zea Fisher who is in her Felsing.
90's and submitted multiple water “The feedback from the public has
color paintings. been phenomenal. We have people of
The exhibit included photography, all ages stop by the Red Brick during
watercolor paintings, acrylic Alberta Culture Days who haven't
paintings, oil paintings, quilting, been in before, and they enjoy
mixed media pieces, and more. experiencing arts and culture
From 3:30pm to 5:30pm on activities first-hand," concluded Connie Kerik Holloway, Ella Davi-Digui, and Judy Tailby each holding one of their art
September 27 there was also a Felsing. pieces from the exhibit at the Red Brick for Alberta Culture Days. photos Brianne Benson
Quartet performs 'The Cremation of Sam McGee' for AB Culture Days
to look upon the remains where he sees deeper themes about life and human
McGee sitting happily in the flames, experience embedded in the poem to
telling the narrator that he hasn't been explore.
this warm in years. Many inspired audience members
The poem's ending is up for took time after the show to express their
interpretation, as is the entire poem. gratitude and thank Hanson for
According to Hanson there are many showcasing her talent with the
community.
photo Brianne Benson
The Cremation of Sam McGee came to the Red Brick on September 26 to kick off
Alberta Culture Days. Pictured is composer/cellist Christine Hanson, guitarist Jamie
Philp, percussionist Daniel Stadnicki, and narrator John Wright.
by Brianne Benson group are full-time professional
musicians who have been playing
As part of Alberta Culture Days this together for over 15 years. Wright is an
year, composer Christine Hanson actor who has also been a full-time
brought a quartet to perform The professional in his craft, acting in over
Cremation of Sam McGee at the Red 40 productions of Shakespeare
Brick Arts Centre on September 26. throughout Canada.
The performance was beautifully tied The performance began with a series
together with a poem by Robert W. of classical music pieces chosen on the
Service, a sequence of visual art by Ted spot by the quartet. These songs were
Harrison and the musical compositions intended to provide the audience with an
of Hanson. opportunity to get to know the group and
Hanson composed this musical piece their style prior to introducing The
as a commission awarded to her in Cremation of Sam McGee.
Glasgow, Scotland for a Celtic After these musical pieces and a brief
Connections festival. She chose this intermission, the quartet settled in to
poem and Ted Harrison's artwork to perform The Cremation of Sam McGee.
create a multi-media production that The poem by Robert W. Service takes
included her own compositions as well place in the Yukon Territories during the
as both Canadian and Scottish gold rush where the narrator and Sam
connections. McGee are dog sledding through the
The quartet exhibited phenomenal Dawson Trail along the Yukon River.
chemistry with one another and were On one particularly cold night, McGee
able to extend their warmth and passion makes the narrator promise to cremate
for music to the audience. him if the cold takes his life, which it
The show carried a relaxed and tragically does.
intimate atmosphere as Hanson often The narrator is then forced to carry the
reached out to speak to the audience, weight and burden of his friend's corpse
sharing stories about the songs, visual along his journey, as well as his promise.
art, and musicians on stage. As the narrator begins to grow mad from
In addition to composing The the cold and isolation, he comes upon an
Cremation of Sam McGee, Hanson also ideal place to cremate his friend.
played the cello, while Jamie Philp After building a fire in the boiler of an
played guitar, Daniel Stadnicki played abandoned ship, the narrator cremates
percussion, and actor John Wright McGee and later grapples with the fear
narrated the poem over the music. and guilt of what he has done.
All of the musical performers in the After some time, the narrator decides
THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 6 MONDAY OCTOBER 7, 2019 MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 PAGE 11
Alberta Culture Days Community Art Exhibit
by Brianne Benson reception for the art exhibit. There
were refreshments and snacks, and
Over 120 art lovers attended the many people came to support local
Community Art Exhibit at the Red art.
Brick Community Arts Centre. To Earlier in the day, Felsing gave
help celebrate Alberta Culture Days, a tours to two school groups who came
multitude of different types of art to see the new art on display, and
were submitted and then displayed for take part in the Permanent Collection
the month of September. Art Scavenger Hunt.
Arts Coordinator Lara Felsing said, Felsing enjoyed coordinating the
“The purpose of our participation in event and emphasized that, “It is
Alberta Culture Days is to highlight important to support these events as
the arts in our community as well as they contribute greatly to the health
celebrate the importance of Arts and and growth of a community. Georgia Giovos, the youngest artist to submit a piece into the Community Art Exhibit
Culture”. Supporting the arts in our for Alberta Culture Days. She is six years old and she submitted an acrylic painting.
Artists from Hinton to Whitecourt community enriches our quality of
submitted approximately 45 pieces of life”.
art to display for the community. Art “When we showcase and support
pieces were also submitted by very the arts, we gain valuable insight as
wide span of ages. well as celebrate what the arts bring
The youngest artist to submit a piece to Albertan communities. The arts
was Georgia Giovos who is six and gather us together and let us share
did an acrylic painting. The oldest our ideas and experiences,” added
artist was Zea Fisher who is in her Felsing.
90's and submitted multiple water “The feedback from the public has
color paintings. been phenomenal. We have people of
The exhibit included photography, all ages stop by the Red Brick during
watercolor paintings, acrylic Alberta Culture Days who haven't
paintings, oil paintings, quilting, been in before, and they enjoy
mixed media pieces, and more. experiencing arts and culture
From 3:30pm to 5:30pm on activities first-hand," concluded Connie Kerik Holloway, Ella Davi-Digui, and Judy Tailby each holding one of their art
September 27 there was also a Felsing. pieces from the exhibit at the Red Brick for Alberta Culture Days. photos Brianne Benson
Quartet performs 'The Cremation of Sam McGee' for AB Culture Days
to look upon the remains where he sees deeper themes about life and human
McGee sitting happily in the flames, experience embedded in the poem to
telling the narrator that he hasn't been explore.
this warm in years. Many inspired audience members
The poem's ending is up for took time after the show to express their
interpretation, as is the entire poem. gratitude and thank Hanson for
According to Hanson there are many showcasing her talent with the
community.
photo Brianne Benson
The Cremation of Sam McGee came to the Red Brick on September 26 to kick off
Alberta Culture Days. Pictured is composer/cellist Christine Hanson, guitarist Jamie
Philp, percussionist Daniel Stadnicki, and narrator John Wright.
by Brianne Benson group are full-time professional
musicians who have been playing
As part of Alberta Culture Days this together for over 15 years. Wright is an
year, composer Christine Hanson actor who has also been a full-time
brought a quartet to perform The professional in his craft, acting in over
Cremation of Sam McGee at the Red 40 productions of Shakespeare
Brick Arts Centre on September 26. throughout Canada.
The performance was beautifully tied The performance began with a series
together with a poem by Robert W. of classical music pieces chosen on the
Service, a sequence of visual art by Ted spot by the quartet. These songs were
Harrison and the musical compositions intended to provide the audience with an
of Hanson. opportunity to get to know the group and
Hanson composed this musical piece their style prior to introducing The
as a commission awarded to her in Cremation of Sam McGee.
Glasgow, Scotland for a Celtic After these musical pieces and a brief
Connections festival. She chose this intermission, the quartet settled in to
poem and Ted Harrison's artwork to perform The Cremation of Sam McGee.
create a multi-media production that The poem by Robert W. Service takes
included her own compositions as well place in the Yukon Territories during the
as both Canadian and Scottish gold rush where the narrator and Sam
connections. McGee are dog sledding through the
The quartet exhibited phenomenal Dawson Trail along the Yukon River.
chemistry with one another and were On one particularly cold night, McGee
able to extend their warmth and passion makes the narrator promise to cremate
for music to the audience. him if the cold takes his life, which it
The show carried a relaxed and tragically does.
intimate atmosphere as Hanson often The narrator is then forced to carry the
reached out to speak to the audience, weight and burden of his friend's corpse
sharing stories about the songs, visual along his journey, as well as his promise.
art, and musicians on stage. As the narrator begins to grow mad from
In addition to composing The the cold and isolation, he comes upon an
Cremation of Sam McGee, Hanson also ideal place to cremate his friend.
played the cello, while Jamie Philp After building a fire in the boiler of an
played guitar, Daniel Stadnicki played abandoned ship, the narrator cremates
percussion, and actor John Wright McGee and later grapples with the fear
narrated the poem over the music. and guilt of what he has done.
All of the musical performers in the After some time, the narrator decides
