Reel Conversations:

Trevor Anderson & Lacey Oake

Join us for a special virtual talk with Trevor Anderson, Red Deer College (Polytechnic) alumni and writer-director of the film Before I Change My Mind (our first film of the Fall 2023 Reel Movie Mondays season; partly filmed in Red Deer) and actor Lacey Oake, who starred in the film as Izzy.

This talk will take place via Zoom and registration is required to receive a link for the presentation. Please note this talk will contain Before I Change My Mind spoilers.

Trevor Anderson (photo by Lyle Bell)

About Trevor Anderson

Born in Red Deer and based in Montreal, Trevor Anderson is a writer-director and former video store clerk. His feature film Before I Change My Mind had its world premiere at the 2022 Locarno Film Festival and will be released in North America in 2024. Trevor’s short films have screened at many A-list and LGBTQ film festivals, including three times at Sundance, three times at SXSW, and twice at the Berlinale – where his musical The Man That Got Away (2012) won the D.A.A.D. Short Film Prize. For more information visit trevorandersonfilms.com

Lacey Oake

About Lacey Oake

Lacey Oake is from Red Deer and has been acting since she was 8 years old. Her first role was a fairy in the Cornerstone Youth Theatre’s 2017 production of Peter Pan and has since performed in 11 shows with the program. Lacey loves acting and has been in a number of short films, including The Events at Unity Farm (directed by Jason Wan Lim), Dream Catcher (directed by Christy Marchuk), and a number of short films directed by Red Deer Polytechnic Students. In 2020, Lacey was cast as Aela in the feature length horror film Jikirag, which was filmed entirely in Central Alberta, near Rocky Mountain House. That same year, she was cast as Izzy in Before I Change My Mind, which premiered in 2022 at the Locarno Film Festival. She won the 2022 International IRIS prize for Best Performance in a Female Role for her performance as Izzy, as well as a Canadian Joey Award for Best Principal Performer. In 2023, Lacey was awarded a Mayor’s Recognition Award for her outstanding contributions to the fine and performing arts here in Red Deer.

Lacey continues to act and was recently cast as a lead in Hunting Hills High School’s production of Ranked, which will open in March of 2024 at the Memorial Centre, while on the hunt for her next role in a feature film or series. When she isn’t acting, Lacey dances competitively and takes part in regular vocal lessons. She enjoys time with her family, her dog, and her friends.

Drop in to our Stewart Discovery Studio on select Fridays for open studio time.

On the second, third & fourth Friday of each month*, our Stewart Discovery Studio is open from 5-8 pm for creatives looking for the space, time and community to work on their projects. Bring your work in progress and join us for an evening of creativity.

*there is no open studio on the First Friday of each month. Additionally, if there is a program or event running on a Friday evening, there will no open studio availability. See our Calendar of Events for available dates.

Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market

Join us for a unique Christmas shopping experience exploring the arts and crafts of some of our area’s premier artists and craftspeople who will set up their displays throughout the MAG’s Remarkable Red Deer exhibit and gallery spaces.

Up to 15 artists will be in attendance with artwork ranging from pottery, beaded jewelry, wool felting, textiles, oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, and more.

The Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market is open to the public from 10 am – 4:00 pm Saturday, November 25th. Looking for the member’s only preview?

Members only preview:

2023 Rare & Remarkable!

Artisan Market

Join us for a unique Christmas shopping experience exploring the arts and crafts of some of our area’s premier artists and craftspeople who will set up their displays throughout the MAG’s Remarkable Red Deer exhibit and gallery spaces.

Up to 15 artists will be in attendance with artwork ranging from pottery, beaded jewelry, wool felting, textiles, oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings, sculpture, mixed media, printmaking, and more.

The Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market is open to valid MAG members from 5-8 pm on Friday, November 24th. The market is open to the public from 10 am – 4:00 pm the following day, November 25th.

Not a MAG member? Become one!

Enjoy light refreshments & snacks at the member preview of the Rare & Remarkable! Artisan Market

Resonance of Remembrance

Remembrance Day Tribute with Red Deer Symphony Orchestra

Join us from 1-4 pm on November 11th for an afternoon of remembrance.

At 2 pm the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra will perform Quartet for the End of Time written by French composer, Olivier Messiaen, who was a Prisoner of War soldier during WWII. While this performance is free to attend and will be heard throughout our galleries, there is limited seating available, so please pre-register to reserve a spot if seating is desired.

Also available throughout the afternoon are informal tours of the exhibition Lost Liberties: The War Measures Act, a Poppies in a Field art activity, and light refreshments.

This drop in event is free to attend; all are welcome.

Reserve seating: Red Deer Symphony Orchestra Performance

Little Souls: The Journey On

Join us at the museum on September 29 and September 30 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day). This program is in partnership with Shining Mountains, Métis Local 492, Urban Aboriginal Voices Society, Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, and the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG).

Friday, September 29 / 1-4 pm

Hosted by the MAG (indoors at the museum)

1:00 pm Elder blessing and prayers with John Sinclair
1:15–2:30 pm Film Screening: Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
2:30–3:30 pm Panel Discussion: Repatriation and Museums
3:30 pm Elder closing prayers

Saturday, September 30 / 11 am – 4 pm

Hosted by Shining Mountains (outdoors at the museum)

11:00 am Welcome, Elder Prayer, Honoured Guests
11:15 am Quilt Ceremony
11:30 am Traditional Métis music with Zack Willier
12:00 pm BBQ and Community Gathering

Hosted by the MAG (indoors at the museum)

1:00–3:30 pm Film Screening (x2): Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
3:30–4 :00 pm Last chance tour of Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing in the Northwest

About Zack Willier

Zach is an 18-year-old Métis Fiddler from Sucker Creek First Nation. He has been accepted to East Tennessee University for a degree in Bluegrass and Country music. His goal is to teach people what he grew up with.

Little Souls: The Journey On

Join us at the museum on September 29 and September 30 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Orange Shirt Day). This program is in partnership with Shining Mountains, Métis Local 492, Urban Aboriginal Voices Society, Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre, and the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG).

Friday, September 29 / 1-4 pm

Hosted by the MAG (indoors at the museum)

1:00 pm Elder Blessing and Prayers with John Sinclair
1:15–2:30 pm Film Screening: Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii – this film follows the Haida through a fascinating process of relearning their culture and an incredible journey which takes them to Chicago and, ultimately, to reconciliation with the descendants of the scientists who robbed the islands’ graves a century ago.
2:30–3:30 pm Panel Discussion: Repatriation and Museums
3:30 pm Elder Closing Prayers

Saturday, September 30 / 11 am – 4 pm

Hosted by Shining Mountains (outdoors at the museum)

11:00 am Welcome, Elder Prayer, Honoured Guests
11:15 am Quilt Ceremony “Little Souls: The Journey On” this quilt was created by the community as a healing journey for the children who didn’t return from residential schools. The quilt will be a travelling piece to help Indigenous communities to heal.
11:30 am Traditional Métis music with Zack Willier
12:00 pm BBQ and Community Gathering

Hosted by the MAG (indoors at the museum)

1:00–3:30 pm Film Screening (x2): Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
3:30–4 :00 pm Last chance tour of Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing in the Northwest

About Zack Willier

Zach is an 18-year-old Métis Fiddler from Sucker Creek First Nation. He has been accepted to East Tennessee University for a degree in Bluegrass and Country music. His goal is to teach people what he grew up with.

Heritage Day at the Red Deer MAG

Join us for cultural and heritage experiences.

Explore the art exhibit ‘Body Language: Reawakening Cultural Tattooing of the Northwest‘. Unleash your artistic expressions through fun activities, such as creating a unique ‘Tree of Life’ or painting a personal symbol on a rock to add to our Public Rock Art Installation.

Experience symbolism in a variety of cultural mediums: view the Indigenous tattooing exhibit, watch a local Henna Tattoo artist at work, and create artwork that embraces your personal symbols.

Enjoy old-fashioned games, guided tours of historic buildings, and light refreshments. Join us for an unforgettable Heritage Day event!

Annual General Meeting

Join us for the Annual General Meeting of the Red Deer & District Museum Society on May 25, 2023. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

After the meeting, Melanie Berndt, Collections Coordinator at the MAG, will discuss a brief history of the Buffalo Hotel, why the landmark is important to the MAG, and our role in preserving community memories.

View the AGM package:

The Annual General Meeting is free to attend and open to the public.

Are you a MAG member?

We request members who intend to join us for the AGM pre-register to help us ensure we can meet quorum requirements so that the meeting can proceed efficiently.

Member Registration - Annual General Meeting (May 25, 2023)

Members with a valid membership 60 days prior to the date of the AGM are eligible to vote at the AGM (1 vote per membership).

Jewish History in Alberta with Sandra Morton Weizman

Join us for a talk on the Jewish History in Alberta by Sandra Morton Weizman, a Heritage Consultant from Calgary. Free to attend; donations appreciated. Please pre-register. This presentation may move to a virtual format, weather permitting.

Register: Jewish History in Alberta (April 16)

About Sandra

Sandra Morton Weizman (pictured) has been working in the museum and heritage field for over 40 years. She holds an M.A. in Canadian History and a Master of Museum Studies, both from the University of Toronto. She has worked as Executive Director of The Ontario Historical Society in Toronto, Curator of Social History at the Royal Alberta Museum in Edmonton, Senior Curator of Cultural History at the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, and Interim Executive Director at Lougheed House museum in Calgary. She was also an Exhibition Project Manager for the National Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa. She was the Curator of the exhibition “A Coat of Many Colours: Two Centuries of Jewish Life in Canada,” a joint project of the Canadian Museum of Civilization (now Canadian Museum of History) in Ottawa and the Canadian Friends of Beth Hatefutsoth in Israel. This exhibition traveled from 1990-1993 to nine venues in Canada, to the Jewish Museum in New York and to Beth Hatefutsoth in Tel Aviv, Israel.

She has been a museum and heritage consultant for the past 19 years, specializing in exhibition planning, project management, curation, collections management, policy writing and analysis and interpretive planning. Her clients have included the Canadian Museum of History, Lougheed House, Glenbow Museum, The Little Synagogue on the Prairie at Calgary’s Heritage Park, the Calgary Board of Education, the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation in Banff, The Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem and The Military Museums. She also curated the inaugural exhibition for the Cree Cultural Institute and was directly involved in the establishment of this new museum for the Eastern Cree First Nation of the James Bay in the Subarctic of Quebec. In 2017, she curated the travelling exhibition “The Canadian Jewish Experience” in honour of Canada’s sesquicentennial.

She has been an instructor in the Heritage Resources Management Program of Athabasca University for the past 11 years where she also wrote the curriculum for their courses on Museum Interpretation and revised their curriculum for the Introduction to Heritage Resources Management.

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