Thursday night and the City of Calgary was bursting with visual arts events of every sort! I might have visited the Glenbow Gallery’s exhibits. The gallery offers free admission on the first Thursday of every month. (some of you may not know that) I missed the recent opening of the new exhibits and I particularly want to see 1920s Modernism in Montreal: The Beaver Hall Group and Rough Country: The Strangely Familiar in mid-20th Century Alberta Art. These shows leave us end of January/beginning of February…so, they are on my list.
Also on Thursday, presented by Foster MAK, artist, Belinda Fireman, celebrated her opening. This is one my readers want to catch before the end of November. Loft 112 is a fantastic venue for events that include writers, performance artists and visual arts.
Beautiful things are happening every where…Jarvis Hall has an artist talk this afternoon, presented by Wil Murray at 2:00 following the opening, last night, of the current exhibit, Spray Can Sea, Ooh Bared Ass, Vet Her. From the Jarvis Hall website, this…
So, what did I attend on Thursday night? Experience Inclusion: Artist Studio Portrait Exhibition at In-Definiate Arts Society! This was a fantastic event!
From Calgary Arts Development’s initiative, What’s On In Calgary and written by AMY JO ESPETVEIDT, this…
Thursday, November 3rd was the closing reception, a lovely event that involved mingling with artists, snacking on a beautiful array of treats and looking at some truly wonderful portraiture. Another very special aspect to the evening was speaking with three artists; Roby, Jennifer and Tony. These artists have not allowed disabilities to prevent them from expressing their creative nature. I’m looking forward to meeting Jennifer again when I attend the group’s creative arts sale on November 19. Finally, I was very proud of my daughter, Erin and her colleague, Phil, who spoke to the exhibit and who spoke to the nature of inclusion and the process that our city is taking in order to ensure movement forward in matters of acceptance and appropriate accommodations. I was happy to see my son-in-law, giving his generous support for my daughter. I love him to bits! Another employee of the City of Calgary, he is a dedicated worker who daily, has to consider inclusion as it directly impacts his department. I am proud of you, Douglas.
My daughter, Erin, was partnered with Tony, an enthusiastic and sincere gentleman who I met, for the first time, at the In-Definite Arts reception. Here, they met at the City of Calgary atrium, with the intention of drawing portraits of one another.
Here, they celebrate the follow-up exhibit at In-Definite Arts Gallery.

I am so proud of my daughter, Erin. (Human Resources Consultant for the City of Calgary)
It was a great pick of the week. I felt relaxed because I did not cram too much into my evening and was happy to relax and read before sleep. Oh! I have some good books to share with my readers! But, for now, time to enjoy the beautiful weather at Frank’s Flats. Max is waiting!