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Lyndsay Rice, "Honour Badge Series Untitled #4," 2017

detail, powder coat, plastic, flock, brass, silver, steel, copper, found object, polyester, sequins, and crystal.

Artist Reception: Saturday, June 15 from 2 - 4pm 

Cultivate | Instigate is about the influential creatives at the forefront of post-secondary craft education in Alberta. The artists in this exhibition balance the dual roles of educator and professional practicing artist. Acting as torchbearers, they are bridging Alberta’s rich craft legacy with contemporary craft culture. They do so through the exceptional work they create, along with their passionate (and often resilient) commitment to imparting their knowledge, skills and dedication to emerging craft artists. Hailing from Alberta University of the Arts, Red Deer College, and Portage College, the faculty members in this exhibition are representing the excellent post-secondary craft educational opportunities around the province. 

Participants include faculty from the ceramics, fibre, glass, and jewellery + metals programs at Alberta University of the Arts formerly known as Alberta College of Art + Design. Since 1926 AUArts has been a major contributor to Canada’s visual culture, with graduates gaining significant national and international reputations as artists, designers and creative leaders. 

Taught at the Lac La Biche campus, Portage College’s Native Arts Program offers traditional and contemporary Aboriginal art forms through hands-on instruction. The skilled instructors have a vast knowledge of Aboriginal art from a cultural and historic point of view. 

The Visual Arts Program at Red Deer College offers a concentrated visual arts foundation in a two-year time span. The College offers state-of-the-art studio spaces including a fully equipped ceramics studio. A broad range of visual experiences help students form a visual arts vocabulary and master skills in composition and technical areas. 

I feel the more I can be successful in creating art as an artist, not just an instructor, the better it is for the students to see what can be achieved if they have the right mind set. 

– Ruby Sweetman

It may seem a cliché, but in many ways teaching found me. As a graduate student I discovered that teaching was a creative practice in which you and your students may discover new things together. – Mackenzie Kelly-Frère

Participating Artists: 

Alberta University of the Arts: Zimra Beiner (Ceramics) Reed Fagan (Jewellery + Metals), Marty Kaufman (Glass), Mackenzie Kelly-Frère (Fibre), Martina Lantin (Ceramics), Lyndsay Rice (Jewellery + Metals), Tyler Rock (Glass), Natali Rodrigues (Glass), and Laura Vickerson (Fibre)

Portage College Native Arts and Culture Program: Trudie Allen, and Ruby Sweetman

Red Deer College Ceramics Program: Trudy Golley