Lasting Images - Lethbridge Sketch Club

trevor.kenney — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:29:12 +0000

In October 1936, a small group of local artists founded The Lethbridge Sketch Club. The club held regular painting sessions in the environs of southern Alberta, where the artists rendered depictions of rolling hills, coulee valleys and mountain peaks.

During visits to the area throughout the 1940s and 50s, Group of Seven member A.Y. Jackson joined the club on a number of excursions.

With continued membership and creative productivity over the next seven decades, the club transformed into the Lethbridge Artists Club, and is presently active in the newly opened CASA arts centre in downtown Lethbridge.

Philip J. Collins, Twixt the Coulees, Lethbridge, 1961. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Margaret S. Nelson, 2008.

Anna Mackenzie, Mount Eisenhower. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection. Gift of Margaret S. Nelson, 2008.

Jean Brown, Wheatfield. From the ��Ѹ��Դ��߿�Ƭ of Lethbridge Art Collection; Gift of Margaret S. Nelson, 2008.

Culture Vulture Saturdays bring community to campus

trevor.kenney — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 17:57:49 +0000

Wipe away those winter blues and spend the day in the Atrium for Culture Vulture Saturday.

Art meets chemistry in the Jan. 15 edition of the popular, community-friendly program, running from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Using ink from berries, participants will have the opportunity to make a very unique art project.

"The month of January not only marks a new year, but also welcomes a new exhibit in the main gallery," says Rosalind Jeffrey, Culture Vulture program co-ordinator. "A Little History on the Prairies features the Nanton series of photographs by Geoffrey James and works by Margaret Shelton, which showcase the prairie landscape, a part of who we are as Canadians. The exhibit also includes sketches by Group of Seven artist, A.Y. Jackson, done during his time in Pincher Creek."

After studying these landscapes, participants take a step back in time and will make their own ink from the juice of berries.

"Art meets chemistry in this activity, which is perfect for art enthusiasts of all ages," says Jeffrey. "You'll be able to use your handmade ink to sketch your own prairie landscape. Perhaps you'll want to include a raspberry bush to remind you that spring is on its way!"

Supplies are provided and the admission to Culture Vulture Saturday is always free.

For a look at the full issue of the December Legend in a flipbook format, follow this link.

UNews - A.Y. Jackson

Lasting Images - Lethbridge Sketch Club

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