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FEB
02 - MAY 18, 2013
in conjunction with the exhibit
02 | An Ongoing Journey: Connecting to the
World Through Colour, Texture, and Stitch
Join mixed media artist Lisa Grey on her first visit to Canada as she discusses how her work connects to roots and is becoming more and more grounded in the changing landscape of her home in New England while still coloured by her travels.
For the past 14 years Lisa has explored the world of surface design and is known for her innovative work with disperse dyes. She has served on the boards of the Surface Design Association and North Country Studio Workshops and is an active volunteer teacher and workshop leader.
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08 | Felted Art of Jorie Johnson
Introduced to the traditional textile technique in Finland by learning to make Scandinavian felt boots, Jorie Johnson was immediately enchanted by the magic and power of felting, and studied various textile techniques at universities in the USA and Finland.
A resident of Kyoto, Japan since 1988 where she teaches at universities, she exhibits and conducts workshops internationally. Her work is included in various collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in the UK.
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01 - SEP 02, 2013
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miss our summer exhibit:
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JAN 2013
in conjunction with the exhibit
10 The Glenbow Town and Quarry A Hundred Years On with Brian Vivian
*** due to road conditions DATE HAS CHANGED TO FEB 21
24 Chop Suey on the Prairie with Linda Tzang
There are more Chinese restaurants in North America than fast food outlets. They range in size and grandeur from upscale banquet halls serving over 500 people to family-run hole-in-the-wall cafés. While the families that have run them may have changed over the years, the restaurants remain and have become indispensable centres of small town life.
The exhibit by the same name opens at the Royal Alberta Museum in April.
21 The Glenbow Town and Quarry A Hundred Years On with Brian Vivian
*** MOVED from JAN 10
Located within the recently created Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park west of Calgary, the Glenbow Quarry is a well know historical sandstone quarry dating to ca. 1909-12. In 2009, the Archaeological Society of Alberta Calgary Centre initiated a multi-year project to map what remains of the town and quarry, document the site and further understanding of this early historical settlement. Brian Vivian reports on the project's success.
in conjunction with the exhibit
14 Alberta's Last Sea Dragon: the Lethbridge/Korite Elasmosaur with Donald Henderson, Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum
In May 2007 miners at the Korite International mine south of Lethbridge exposed fossil bones while digging for gem-quality ammonite shells. Staff at the Royal Tyrrell Museum determined they belonged to rare type of ancient marine reptile known as an elasmosaur - a long-neck plesiosaur. It turned out to be new to science, and was named Albertonectes vanderveldei in honour of the late founder of the Korite company.
Donald Henderson’s research focus is all about dinosaurs. Lately his studies have focused on the rates of fossil erosion in Dinosaur Provincial Park and its effect on the quantities of dinosaur fossils found there. Don also conducts biomechanical comparisons of the bite forces and skull strengths in ceratopsian dinosaurs and examines dinosaur buoyancy. In order to gain a better understanding of dinosaur locomotion, he creates computer animated models.
18 Capt. Bjornson: First Female Airline Captain with Rosella Bjornson
Meet Rosella Bjornson, a student of Champion School and graduate of County Central High School in Vulcan; a barrier-breaking pilot whose dreams of flying landed her in Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame: she is the first female First Officer to fly a jet aircraft for a scheduled air carrier in North America.
Rosella Bjornson was inducted into the International Forest of Friendship in 1988, and into Canada 's Aviation Hall of Fame in 1997.
