Today was Calgary Art Group's first Gallery Walk & Chat. A new monthly meetup for the group that will be happening once a month. And it was a great start to a new monthly event.
We all met up at a locally owned (of course) breakfast spot, Holy Grill . Got a chance to all chat and meet each other before we ventured off to our gallery tour. I chose 3 galleries in one general area. Today is was The Weiss Gallery, then The Herringer Kiss Gallery , and then The Gerry Thomas Gallery. Of course I was a little bias and chose 3 of my personal top favorite galleries in the city. But for some of the others, it was their first time so I am so glad I was able to introduce them to some where they have not been.
A little bit about each place:
If you haven't tried the food at Holy Grill, I highly suggest you do. For Breakfast of Lunch. Really great menu choices and well executed.
Back to Art....
The Weiss was showing a collection by Collin Smith. This collection you have to see for yourself. It is so interesting the images he captured and the technique he used. I couldn't explain in words how to best describe his work. There were also a few sculptures in there that I want in my place. (I'm a bad blogger and will admit I forgot to look at the name of the artist for this one and it's not on their site. So all the more reason you have to go in yourself to check them out before they are gone.)
Herringer Kiss had an interesting mix of two different artists. One who took photos with such a science that the images appear to be model trains, cars and people. The colour is so perfect, etc. But they are not models, it's all real. Artist, Toni Hafkenscheid, just knows when to shoot and how to make it work. Ironically the other artist they are showcasing, Eszter Burghardt, created these mini models that when she photographed these small settings it looks like photos of real mountains, lakes, etc.
My son's favorite piece of the day was here. A very small sculpture of a man standing on a chair with an over sized pencil (well large to the sculpted man that is) in his hand that touches the wall it faces. The set up though is a straight pencil line drawn on the actual wall, like it was from the man on the chair. Loved it.
And lastly, Gerry Thomas's Gallery. This is a great venue for all kinds of events, but an art gallery every day. Today it showcased work from Gerry Thomas himself. There was an event about hockey the night before. So for 10 days the gallery is displaying some of Gerry's private collection of his original photographs of some of the greatest hockey players and Gerry had the pleasure of shooting over time. Including a close personal friend of his, Wayne Gretzky. Some of these shots have never been shown before. So for those of you big sports fans, this is a collection you will truly gaga over. And for those non sports fans you can still enjoy the personal connection you can see that Gerry captured in his photographs. There are also other pieces that are not sport related through out the gallery.
What gallery have you been to lately?
And lastly, Gerry Thomas's Gallery. This is a great venue for all kinds of events, but an art gallery every day. Today it showcased work from Gerry Thomas himself. There was an event about hockey the night before. So for 10 days the gallery is displaying some of Gerry's private collection of his original photographs of some of the greatest hockey players and Gerry had the pleasure of shooting over time. Including a close personal friend of his, Wayne Gretzky. Some of these shots have never been shown before. So for those of you big sports fans, this is a collection you will truly gaga over. And for those non sports fans you can still enjoy the personal connection you can see that Gerry captured in his photographs. There are also other pieces that are not sport related through out the gallery.
What gallery have you been to lately?
