Posts from the ‘Resources’ Category
Nov
30
Alberta Ave’s entry in to Winter Light, Deep Freeze Fest, is a heart-warming good time every year. Even last year’s record snowfall didn’t deter many visitors from making winter merriment. The festival features music, tons of winter activities, live theatre and of coarse and art and artisans gallery. The Gallery is seeking submissions now. This is a great opportunity to get to know other artists from the city and especially The Ave, while promoting and selling your work.
The deadline for submissions is December 16, and you can get all of the details online right here >> http://artsontheave.org/festivals/deep-freeze/call-for-artists-artisans/
Tags: arts on the ave, call for submissions, Deep Freeze Festival, festival
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Nov
12
Call for Artisans:
The Carrot Christmas Arts Bazaar – Saturday November 19th, 9:30am-4:30pm
Are you looking for a venue to sell your fine craft this holiday season? Join fellow artisans at The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse (9531-118 Ave) on Saturday November 19th. This event runs in conjunction with the Just Christmas global fair trade market, so we expect a busy shop!
Register early as table space is limited!
Registration deadline: November12th
Table fee: $40
To register or for more information contact Irene@ehenri.ca or call 780-471-1580.
The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse
9351-118 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T5G 0N3
(780) 471-1580 http://artsontheave.org/thecarrot
Tags: artisans, christmas arts bazaar, opportunity, The Carrot
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Nov
11
You know that we love Alberta Ave, and we love opportunities to get involved in art and community here. There are plenty such opportunities coming up in the next couple of months. We wanted to share them here for you.
- Michael Germann will hold two felting workshops on Nov 12 and Dec 10, 1:30 – 4:00 p.m. the focus will be Christmas ornaments (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
- Hand Drumming workshop is scheduled for Nov 12 from 2 – 4 p.m. People are to meet at The Carrot, then go out onto street corners to drum. Dress warm, (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
- Light Up the Ave – Nov 19 – 7pm – Illumine After Party – Eastwood Community League 8pm (86 St&118 Ave)
- Carrot Christmas Arts Bazaar – Nov 19, 9:30 – 4:30 p.m., (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
- Carrot Jingle Jammin’ Christmas Caroling – Dec 16, Friday 6:30pm (The Carrot 9351-118 Ave)
- African Christmas Concert – Saturday, Dec 17pm, Alberta Ave Choir, 6pm Community member’s ticket $10 purchase at the Carrot. (Concert is held at St Faith’s Church 117 Ave & 93 St) www.albertaavenuechoir.ca
- Deep Freeze: A Byzantine Winter Festival – Jan 7 and 8, 92 St & 118 Ave - Surf’s Up at the Deep Freeze!! Volunteer for DeepFreeze by emailing deepfreezevolunteers@gmail.com. Find out more at www.deepfreeze.ca
Tags: Alberta Avenue, alberta avenue choir, arts on the ave, Christmas, Deep Freeze Festival, drumming, felting, festival, The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse, workshop
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Nov
10
Looking for a way to get involved in the Alberta Ave community, make some friends and make music at the same time? You are invited to join a passionate group of music makers on our fair Ave, The Alberta Avenue Choir!
Alberta Avenue Choir is a new initiative that aims to use the love of singing as a great platform to enhance relationships in the general Edmonton community. Our singers are from broad backgrounds and different musical abilities, but our love for singing is what we all have in common. We have decided to focus our repertoire on music from all over the world, and since our director is from Africa, we have started our first two seasons by learning some music from Southern Africa.
Contact: Garth at albertaavenuechoir@gmail.com
Tags: Alberta Avenue, alberta avenue choir, choir, Music, Opportunities
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Sep
9
When you get pregnant (or in my case, your wife gets pregnant), there is a conventional wisdom that you delay the announcement for a few months, in case something goes wrong early on. It is wise caution, though I can’t remember if we ever followed it. Still, I can relate to the feeling of isolation that accompanies that first few months between conceiving something incredible and sharing it with the world. It’s a feeling I’ve had all summer long.
No, my wife and I aren’t expecting. Let’s just say we’re pretty much certain two kids is “done” for us. Claire is neither a new child, or a new pet for the Von Bieker family. Claire doesn’t even exist, yet.
Claire is just a story that represents a Great Big Dream. A dream that is about to come true. A dream so big and so fragile it has taken years to grow and months to prepare for its announcement. By reading Claire’s story you’ll get the first taste of what is to come for iLoveArtists, Urban Bridge Church and art, faith, hope and love on Alberta Avenue.
Ladies and gentlemen, Claire!
Claire is a painter who has moved onto the Ave in the past year. She is still getting to know the area, and walking one day she sees a curious sign outside a bright red storefront. It is simply white, framing a red heart with a hole in the centre. There are no words. It’s open, so she walks in to see what it’s all about. The room is small and uncluttered. It’s still and empty except for one person sitting, reading in the corner, who welcomes her in to look around. There is atmospheric music playing, which Claire later learns has been created for the space by Edmonton musician Andrew Mulcair. The clean white walls frame a near perfect square, with a wide open centre where two chairs and a coffee table wait. On the table she notices a magazine called Image and another book left by some earlier visitor. The chairs look comfortable, but Claire is new here, so she returns to the walls.
On the first wall she reads “Currency” in bold. Underneath she reads that this is a group exploration of money and it’s relationship to our lives and the creative process. At the end of the statement she reads that each piece displayed is actually currency itself. This is an interactive exhibit, inviting community members to create works themselves and bring them in for trade. They are free to remove a work from the wall and take it home, so long as they replace it with a work they have made about Currency. This possibility gets Claire’s mind racing and she nearly wants to leave for her home studio. Instead she takes in what is here. On a plain white stand sits a clay sculpture of an open cloth bag, spilling out ancient silver coins. It is called “thirty”. A painting on the opposite wall shows a fist clenching so tight as to produce blood from it’s own palm, but what runs down instead is liquid, metallic gold (while this story is fictional, this painting was actually created by artist Steve Opperman). Someone else has made a collage out of monopoly items. The final wall displays a massive reproduction of an American dollar bill.
Claire walks over to the person in the corner and asks, “what is this place?”. It’s the first of many questions Claire and others will ask in the Arts Space, known only as Bleeding Heart, and more often by a picture than text. “Is this for real? The part about taking a piece home”? That is her second question. The worker explains that it is, and she is invited to participate. She hands her a program of events happening at Bleeding Heart over the three months that Currency is running. A film showing of Exit Through The Gift Shop, a workshop for artists on applying for grants and a clothing swap interest her. She notices a group meeting monthly to discuss Jesus’ views on money in the New Testament. She reads about a worship experience featuring works by Currency artists two months from now in an old Anglican cathedral, and the questions bubble across her face. The worker recognizes the curiosity and explains that the art space has been created to explore the spiritual dimension of art, and is supported by a local church. Spiritual support is available for artists. Claire has some questions about this, but she doesn’t ask them now. Instead, she browses a bookshelf next to the worker. She spots a book called Good Taste, Bad Taste and Christian Taste and it reminds her of some bad church experiences she had years ago. She thinks it’s a funny title and the worker encourages her to take it home. This is a resource library for the community, she explains.
Before Claire leaves, she agrees to sign up for email updates from Bleeding Heart. Over the coming months, she will attend several of their events and create her own piece for Currency. Over time she will build a relationship with Kristin, the volunteer who later helps Claire apply for grants for a painting project. They will develop a friendship and have several deep conversations about their lives, their art and their faith. Claire will come to Kristin for help dealing with her dad’s fading health, and Kristin, along with several others, will pray. Claire will come to realize the meaning of the sculpture of the bag and the silver, thinking about it many times as it sits atop her bookshelf at home. Eventually, the Bleeding Heart Arts Space will purchase one of Claire’s own pieces for their collection.
Claire’s story has yet to come true, but it represents an opportunity to create a space and serve a community. And her story will not be the only one. Many other stories will begin in the Arts Space, and watching them unfold is the exciting part.
Want to dream with us? Email info@iloveartists.ca to join the adventure.
Tags: Alberta Ave, art space, bleeding heart
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Aug
16
Interested in being part of a wonderful community arts event on The Ave? Kaleido Fest 2011 is looking for volunteers. Please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at kaleidomonica@gmail.com and join us at the following volunteer events to be part of the Kaleido community.
Volunteer Welcome Dinner #2
Monday August 22, 6-8 p.m. in the Lutz Room
Alberta Avenue Community Centre, 9210 – 118 Avenue
Prospective Volunteers! Come out to this event and
Enjoy a Mexican meal!
Get information!
Have fun!
Sign-Up!
Tags: arts festival, arts on the ave, community arts, kaleido, opportunity
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Jul
7
A few weeks ago, Mark Pierson, author of The Art of Curating Worship, was with us for our annual We Are Artists Workshop (a part of Bridge Songs). Below you can download the audio from Mark’s first session.
I really enjoyed our time with Mark, and listening back to his talk I can easily see why. Mark shared a plethora of visual examples of “installation/station based worship experiences” that were really inspiring to those of us exploring the fusion of worship and art. Those obviously don’t translate well to audio, and for that reason, at least a large portion (if not all) of the second session from Mark will not make it onto this site. Visuals aside, Mark’s words were also powerful, practical and pulled us forward into new frontiers. I look forward to seeing and experience the fruit that grows from those words, and have enjoyed listening to them a few times this past week. Mark shares his encouragements and struggles about incorporating the arts in our churches and what that means for pastors and for artists. It’s my great pleasure to share them with you here, with Mark’s permission.
Enjoy, and hopefully we see you in person at next year’s We Are Artists workshop.
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File Download - Mark Pierson on The Art of Curating Worship
By the way, if you have any requests for presenters next year or in future years, drop us a line at info@iloveartists.ca.
Tags: audio, download, mark pierson, the art of curating worship, worship curating
Posted in Bridge Songs: Progress, Creativity & Inspiration, Resources, Workshops | 1 Comment »
Jun
4
We are pleased as punch to announce Mark Pierson, author of The Art of Curating Worship, as our presenter for this year’s We Are Artists workshop, closing off the Bridge Songs 2011 weekend.
You can get all the juicy details on this workshop on our Workshop Page here.
Tags: mark pierson, the art of curating worship, we are artists, workshop, worship
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Jun
3
Our friend Lillian Patz at Visible Echo is giving away a free photo shoot to the person/group with the most creative shoot concept. Sounds like fun! Here is some more information from Lillian …
We are giving away a free photo shoot to the most creative photo shoot idea. To keep us creative, and to support other creatives, we thought we would collaborate and support the art community by giving away a photo shoot.
Here are the details. 
http://visibleecho.tumblr.com/post/5771263216/visible-echo-photography-an-edmonton-photographer
Tags: contest, creative idea, Lillian Patz, opportunity, Photography, Visible Echo
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May
17
The Accident Will
Here is some information from a friend whose looking for a bass player in the city …
“THE ACCIDENT WILL is an up and coming Edmonton-based rock band and we need a new bass player or guitar player (I can play either) going forward. TAW formed in July 2010, and have gigged frequently around Edmonton in 2011 and released a 5-song EP “THE OTHER SIDE OF FOREVER.” TAW believes in rock music as communicative art with meaning, while going out and killing it live with a tremendous live performance. One rehearsal a week (the occasional extra), a couple gigs a month, people who are dedicated & willing to put in time practicing & learning songs and covers on their own, and take it seriously while having fun.
INFLUENCES/RIYL:
Smashing Pumpkins, Project 86, Stavesacre, Thrice, Foo Fighters, 30 Seconds to Mars, Blink 182, Circle of Dust, Argyle Park, Nine Inch Nails, Massivivid, The Tea Party, MuteMath, mewithoutYou, Grammatrain, Blindside, POD, Skillet, Bif Naked, Econoline Crush
http://www.theaccidentwill.com
http://theaccidentwill.bandcamp.com
http://www.sonicbids.com/theaccidentwill
http://www.facebook.com/accidentwill
To audition or talk more, contact Ryan at booking@theaccidentwill.com“
Tags: bass player, Music, Opportunities, the accident will
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