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Artist Spotlight: Georgia O’Keeffe

Join MAG Artist Saija Maureen to explore the work of Georgia O’Keeffe on September 13, 2023 at 6:30pm.

Born in the little farmhouse town of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, Georgia O’Keeffe rose to prominence as a culturally important artist and feminist. She lived a complex life, and beautifully painted the world around her. We will dive into her fascinating life and works, and recreate one of her famous close-up flower paintings.

Register Now! Making Art History - September 13

Making Art History is an exciting new program for artists and history aficionados. Have you ever wanted to learn the history behind different art styles, and try your hand at creative projects that’s friendly for beginners? Join us for a brief lesson on art’isms’ (art movements) or artists in history, as well as contemporary artists. Cost: $25+gst for members (get your free MAG Anniversary Membership), $30+gst non-members. Pre-register to guarantee a spot. Drop-ins available.

All supplies are included with registration. For ages 14+.

We recommend arriving on time, as the mini lecture session will occur at the beginning of the program, followed by an art project that will allow participants to further immerse themselves in and understand the subject matter.

August 24, 2023

Creating Custom Art Shipping Boxes

Art Speaks $25/MAG members; $30/regular (+GST), All supplies included

Art Speaks: Business of Being an Artist

Creating Custom Art Shipping Boxes

with Andrea Hatch

Join Curiosity Art and Framing gallery owner and framer, Andrea Hatch, for this hands-on workshop. Learn how to build a box from coroplast for shipping your artwork. Make a custom box to fit your art piece (12″ x 12″ or 11″x 14″), so come prepared with dimensions.

This presentation is offered as part of Art Speaks and takes place at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Pre-registration is required. Light refreshments available. For ages 18+.

Creating Custom Art Shipping Boxes

About Andrea Hatch

Andrea Tucker-Hatch through her career as an illustrator, curator and art conservator for museums, has developed a broad knowledge of exhibition design and creation for public spaces. This knowledge spans from single item exhibitions to area design and full exhibition spaces. Telling a story 3 dimensionally within a space is a specialty.

Internationally she is known for her award winning 3dimensional framing which includes the design and development of the interior story as well as the 3 dimensional sculpture of the often untraditional design and shaped frame.
After a move to Stettler, Alberta, an opportunity to jump into custom framing came through the acquisition of her shop, Cabinet of Curiosities. She has found the work very satisfying.

“I like the creativity involved in designing bespoke for clients both publicly and privately, it is never the same thing from one day to the next,” said Andrea.

As a consultant to cultural institutions that are charged with preserving and protecting art, Andrea is particularly interested in conservation techniques. One of her favorite aspects of custom framing is coming up with innovative framing designs and materials that allow for creativity and adhere to preservation needs.

August 21, 2023

Homes with Character with Wendy Meeres

Landmarks: A Sense of Place, MAGsampler $50/MAG members, $60/regular (+GST), All supplies included

Homes with Character

with Wendy Meeres

Join Wendy Meeres as she teaches you how to draw a character home in watercolour and ink.

Register: Homes with Character with Wendy Meeres

Beatty Heritage House, Wendy Meeres

About Wendy Meeres

Wendy Meeres was born and raised in Red Deer, Alberta. Art has always played an important role in her life. Her work has focused on pottery, painting and lampwork glass beads.

Her pottery was primarily raku. She did thrown and sculptural works that sold in Western Canada. In 2011 she made a choice to move away from the pottery and focus on the painting and glass bead making. Her glass beads are colourful bits of glass that are then made into jewelry or sold as single beads. Her paintings are works in water-based media, she combines printmaking and image transfers of her own photographs. The paintings may be mixed media or watercolour.

Her current work is often inspired by her travels and the streets of Central Alberta. She has always been drawn the details of historical buildings wherever she goes. Newer structures lack the character and don’t seem to be built to last the test of time. Canada is such a new country that we need to preserve the historical buildings we have.

Wendy’s work is currently on display as part of the exhibit, Landmarks: A Sense of Place.

December 14, 2022

Wet Felting with Surface Textures with Margaret Hall

MAGsampler $60/MAG members, $70/regular (+GST), All supplies included

Wet Felting with Surface Textures

with Margaret Hall

This sculptural workshop will introduce you to surface texture on wet felted pieces. We will start with the creation of structurally sound flat felt using the wet felting technique. We will then move to learning 4 surface techniques: attaching silk paper motifs, using stitching to create surface texture, attaching felted pieces and using a resist.

All supplies are included with registration. This art sampler is suitable for all skill levels (beginners are welcome). For ages 16+.

Register: Wet Felting with Surface Textures with Margaret Hall

About Margaret R. Hall

Margaret has enjoyed exploring a variety of textile and fibre arts since she learned to knit as a child. Her more recent passions have been the sculptural properties of wool and enjoying the vast differences of fibre types from various sheep breeds and other fibre producing mammals.

Margaret has been felting for over 20 years and strives to improve her techniques through courses, collaboration and experimentation. She finds pleasure in combining her skills of felting with her other fibre arts skills. Her love of hats has recently taken her to complete a 2 year millinery course and add further to her repertoire.

By teaching and mentoring and collaborating with others she finds a renewed delight in all that is wool.

August 16, 2022

Medieval Chain Mail Weaving with Jason Steppler

MAGsampler $60/MAG members, $70/regular (+GST), All supplies included

Medieval Chain Mail Weaving

with Jason Steppler

Join Jason Steppler of Waskasoo Metalworks and learn 2-3 chainmail techniques for creating a chain and weaving it together to make a necklace.

All supplies are included with registration. This art sampler is suitable for all skill levels (beginners are welcome). This workshop is available to ages 14+.

Register: Medieval Chain Mail Weaving with Jason Steppler

About Jason Steppler

Howdy! I am currently a student teacher through UofA/RDP working towards becoming the funnest middle school teacher you could ask for.

I started chainmail back in 2018. I have done international classes as well as some local classes for kids. What Inspired me to start this? It was my childhood dream to have my very own suit of armor, but I wanted to make it myself. So here I am!

Inspiring others to learn has always been a passion of mine, and I hope to pass that passion onto all those who learn from me.

August 16, 2022

Live Model Figure Drawing with Saija Maureen

MAGsampler $50/MAG members, $60/regular (+GST), All supplies included

Figure Drawing

with Saija Maureen & a live model

For our first MAGSampler of the Fall season, participants will be guided through some useful drawing techniques including composition, measuring, and sighting, all of which will then be applied while drawing a live model (fully clothed). This drawing class will offer short and sustained drawing poses.

All supplies are included with registration. This art sampler is suitable for all skill levels (beginners are welcome). For ages 16+.

Register: Figure Drawing with Saija Maureen

About Saija Maureen

Saija Maureen is a Red Deer Polytechnic alumni of the Visual Arts Diploma program, and an emerging local artist. She has been displaying her visual art and handmade jewelry at local events and music festivals since 2015, at events such as Red Deer’s Nuit Blanche, Astral Harvest Festival and Motion Notion Music Festival.

She is an avid lover of the natural world, focusing her painting and sculpting primarily on the theme of bones and plants. Saija is also an art and camp instructor at the Red Deer Museum & Art Gallery.

August 16, 2022

Artist Spotlight: Georgia O’Keeffe