January 22 – March 1, 2011
Opening Reception, January 22, 7 to 9 PM
Swiss Guides Room
This gathering of talented glass workers explores a broad range of contemporary glass expressions and includes many types of work with glass including blown, kiln-formed, stained glass, and lampwork. You'll find hangings, sculpture, jewellery, and more.
February 5 – April 4, 2011
Opening Reception, February 5, 7 to 9 PM
Main Gallery
Marko Modic is a photographer, painter, and visual artist from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Modic's enigmatic photographic works show an extreme sensibility towards perception and use of colors. He captures details of everyday objects or places and uncommonly presents them in isolation, neither in a context nor in perspective-evoking ambiguous interpretation and curiosity.
Modic has always been a person who wanted to "see," and for him "seeing" means to touch the extremes. From his understanding of the "soul" of places, unique paintings and a special photographic approach – the photographic montage – evolved. What he creates is a new spiritual space out of the layering of several photographs that act as a window to dream images.
Marko has exhibited his photomontages widely at home, in Italy, Ecuador, Argentina, and at the Barbican in London. This is his first exhibition in Canada. This exhibition is part of EXPOSURE 2011, the annual Calgary Banff Canmore Photography Festival.
February 5 – April 4, 2011
Opening Reception, February 5, 7 to 9 PM
Main Gallery
In the 14th year of the Museum outreach program, Through the Lens, we continue to expand the influence of photography and the creative experience. Immersing them in the creative process of traditional and digital photography, this program encourages the participants to experiment and to learn about themselves, their community, and the exciting medium of visual communication through photography.
Students from Banff Community High School, Canmore Collegiate High School, and Morley Community School are chosen each year to participate in this exciting program and exhibition. For a four month period the students are involved in field trips, darkroom demonstrations, critiques, portrait workshops, and presentations by exhibiting photographers.
To date over 650 students have participated in Through the Lens. In partnership with the Canadian Rockies Public Schools and the Morley Community School, we are working together towards mutual goals of learning, and developing creativity and self-esteem.
April 9 – June 5, 2011
Opening Reception, April 9, 7 to 9 PM
Rummel Room
This exhibition is a tribute to artist Phil (Gaspar) Michaud (1938 – 2010). Phil lived and painted in Banff from 1964 to 2001.The exhibition documents the journey of an artist from the prairies, through the foothills, to the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, and features Phil's last body of work "White Mountain."
