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Watercolour Studio with Artist Eileen Halfpenny 4 week session $95 AGA Members / $115 Non Members Thursday mornings 10 am - Noon New Session: April 9 - 30, 2015 *Bring your own materials. Some supplies will be available in the Gallery Shop. Call to sign up for next session - 705 949 9067 ext. 105. Learn watercolour instruction and techniques with local artist Eileen Halfpenny. Eileen will teach you her knowledge of painting while sharing her love of nature. This session is intended for an intermediate to advanced level of instruction. For full material list Click Here |
Winter Festival of the Arts
Celebrate: 40 Years of Art at the Art Gallery of Algoma
2nd Annual Winter Festival of the Arts
The Art Gallery of Algoma is pleased to announce a call for participation in the Second Annual Winter Festival of the Arts, an all inclusive community show and sale. The theme of the community exhibition is CELEBRATE. The Art Gallery of Algoma invites the community at large to celebrate 40 years of the Gallery’s history and look ahead to the future of Art in Sault Ste. Marie. For 40 years the Art Gallery of Algoma has been dedicated to strengthening the local arts community. For 40 years the Art Gallery of Algoma has been dedicated to strengthening the local arts community and fostering artistic dialogue nationally and internationally. Continuing in this tradition, the Winter Festival of the Arts invites artists of all ages, practicing in all art forms, to participate in this community centric exhibition.
Apply today! Registration is $30 or FREE for AGA Members. Entry form with fee or proof of membership attached must be received by Monday, January 5th, 2015 at the Art Gallery of Algoma,
All visual art mediums will be accepted. Artists must create on the theme Celebrate. Please note the Art Gallery of Algoma has the right to refuse any submissions based on content we deem inappropriate. Please include Medium, Size, Title and Selling Price in the application. Art works are due on January 19 and January 20, 2015 between 9am-5pm. The Art Gallery of Algoma is not responsible for the loss of or damage to works, tools or materials on the premises. The Art Gallery of Algoma takes a 20% commission on the sale of work during the event. All entries must be of exhibition quality, original and executed by the entrant.
Pick up for work is Friday February 5, 2015 between 9am to 5pm.
The Opening Reception and Awards presentation will be Tuesday January 27, 2015 at 7pm. All WELCOME! Prizes include Best of Show – Trophy, $300, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners - $100
To learn more about The Winter Festival of the Arts, please contact the Art Gallery of Algoma at galleryinfo@artgalleryofalgoma.com or 705-949-9067.
2nd Annual Winter Festival of the Arts
The Art Gallery of Algoma is pleased to announce a call for participation in the Second Annual Winter Festival of the Arts, an all inclusive community show and sale. The theme of the community exhibition is CELEBRATE. The Art Gallery of Algoma invites the community at large to celebrate 40 years of the Gallery’s history and look ahead to the future of Art in Sault Ste. Marie. For 40 years the Art Gallery of Algoma has been dedicated to strengthening the local arts community. For 40 years the Art Gallery of Algoma has been dedicated to strengthening the local arts community and fostering artistic dialogue nationally and internationally. Continuing in this tradition, the Winter Festival of the Arts invites artists of all ages, practicing in all art forms, to participate in this community centric exhibition.
Apply today! Registration is $30 or FREE for AGA Members. Entry form with fee or proof of membership attached must be received by Monday, January 5th, 2015 at the Art Gallery of Algoma,
All visual art mediums will be accepted. Artists must create on the theme Celebrate. Please note the Art Gallery of Algoma has the right to refuse any submissions based on content we deem inappropriate. Please include Medium, Size, Title and Selling Price in the application. Art works are due on January 19 and January 20, 2015 between 9am-5pm. The Art Gallery of Algoma is not responsible for the loss of or damage to works, tools or materials on the premises. The Art Gallery of Algoma takes a 20% commission on the sale of work during the event. All entries must be of exhibition quality, original and executed by the entrant.
Pick up for work is Friday February 5, 2015 between 9am to 5pm.
The Opening Reception and Awards presentation will be Tuesday January 27, 2015 at 7pm. All WELCOME! Prizes include Best of Show – Trophy, $300, 2nd & 3rd Place Winners - $100
To learn more about The Winter Festival of the Arts, please contact the Art Gallery of Algoma at galleryinfo@artgalleryofalgoma.com or 705-949-9067.
Film Screenings and Talks
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Winter Film Series and Talk: Herb and Dorothy
February 19th - 7 pm AGA Members Free | $5 Non-members Herb and Dorothy (2008) Documentary 87 minute Director: Megumi Sasaki 
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Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, once described as "proletarian art collectors," worked as civil servants in New York City for more than a half-century while amassing what has been called one of the most important post-1960s art collections in the United States, mostly of minimalist and conceptual art. Released in 2008, Herb and Dorothy focused on the story of the Vogels, how they amassed their collection, and their donation of it to the National Gallery of Art. It won six awards at five different film festivals.
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Winter Film Series and Talk: The Cove
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Tom Benner, whose traveling exhibition Call of the Wild opens at the Art Gallery of Algoma in late January, explores important topics related to the natural environment and the animal world. The Art Gallery of Algoma is proud to have one of Benner’s fiberglass sculptures in its permanent collection. Harbour Dolphins displayed in Sculpture Park year round speaks to the death of dolphins caught in Portuguese and Japanese tuna nets and comments upon humanities lack of sensitivity toward tragedy. With a similar message, the film makers of the 2009 documentary, The Cove, infiltrate a Japanese fishing operation in order to expose shocking instances of animal abuse and threats to human health.
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Winter Film Series and Talk: Séraphine
April 16, 2014 - 7pm AGA Members Free | Non-members $5 Séraphine (2008) Biography | Drama 125 minutes Director: Martin Provost 
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As winter turns to spring and we begin to spend more time outdoors, we thought it would be fitting to show a beautiful film about a female French painter who is inspired by the natural environment. Séraphine is a 2008 French-Belgian film directed by Martin Provost and written by Marc Abdelnour and Provost. It stars Yolande Moreau as the French painter Séraphine Louis. It won the 2009 César Award for Best Film. The film follows the life of a middle-aged housekeeper, Séraphine Louis, who has a remarkable talent for painting. Untaught and following what she regards as religious inspiration she finds great appreciation in the beauty found in nature, especially her daily walks to work where she proudly and humbly stops to gaze at trees.
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Courses & Lecutres
Courses and Lectures at the AGA: October 9, 16, 23, 2013
This fall the Art Gallery Algoma is offering a three-session course in interpretative art and theory. Universal archetypes will be explored through art and storytelling. Classes can be attended on a per week basis or students can attend all three classes to complete the course. Pre-registration is recommended, supplies and materials included.
Instructor: Ellen Van Laar, MA
Originally from Grand Rapids Michigan, Ellen Van Laar has spent much of her life on a spiritual journey. Before settling on Lake Superior more than a decade ago she worked as a vegetarian bush cook for tree planters, taught Art and Music at all levels, did social work with high risk families, held public office, sailed a 29-foot boat from Hawaii to Vancouver, was a paid church liturgist/musician, performed with symphonies and various ensembles, wrote songs and had a weekly column in a local newspaper. As a mother of two and a grandmother of four, Ellen Van Laar spends most of her time these days at her Arts and Adventure retreat on Lake Superior. She is a prolific local artist, who belongs to the Batchawana Bay Art Guild and has her paintings displayed in several places in the region, including her current exhibition at the Art Gallery of Algoma, Spirit of Here.
Weekly
Cost for AGA Members $30 ı Non-Members $35
Full Session
Cost for AGA Members $75 ı Non-Members $90
“Finding Meaning in Imagery: Universal Archetypes Explored”
Archetypes can help us to understand imagery and experience. They are metaphors that underlie the stories of culture and religion. This workshop is for teachers, parents, therapists, writers, painters, and anyone who is interested in identifying universal symbols that we encounter every day. Images such as the innocent, hero, nurturer and creator help us form characters that play a role in personal and communal stories and artwork. Over the three-session course students will gain valuable insight into 12 universal archetypal characters. Each represents a phase of human experience. Each phase or cycle has a fear, goal, problem, task, and virtue. This is the stuff of Hollywood, but also of YOU. You will be given the opportunity to imagine and share your own story with others through writing, illustration and conversation. The works of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung are excellent companion reading for this course.
October 9, 2013 7pm-9pm
Innocent, Orphan, Warrior and Caregiver
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
October 16, 2013 7pm-9pm
Seeker, Lover, Destroyer and Creator
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
October 23, 2013 7pm-9pm
Ruler, Magician, Sage and Fool
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
This fall the Art Gallery Algoma is offering a three-session course in interpretative art and theory. Universal archetypes will be explored through art and storytelling. Classes can be attended on a per week basis or students can attend all three classes to complete the course. Pre-registration is recommended, supplies and materials included.
Instructor: Ellen Van Laar, MA
Originally from Grand Rapids Michigan, Ellen Van Laar has spent much of her life on a spiritual journey. Before settling on Lake Superior more than a decade ago she worked as a vegetarian bush cook for tree planters, taught Art and Music at all levels, did social work with high risk families, held public office, sailed a 29-foot boat from Hawaii to Vancouver, was a paid church liturgist/musician, performed with symphonies and various ensembles, wrote songs and had a weekly column in a local newspaper. As a mother of two and a grandmother of four, Ellen Van Laar spends most of her time these days at her Arts and Adventure retreat on Lake Superior. She is a prolific local artist, who belongs to the Batchawana Bay Art Guild and has her paintings displayed in several places in the region, including her current exhibition at the Art Gallery of Algoma, Spirit of Here.
Weekly
Cost for AGA Members $30 ı Non-Members $35
Full Session
Cost for AGA Members $75 ı Non-Members $90
“Finding Meaning in Imagery: Universal Archetypes Explored”
Archetypes can help us to understand imagery and experience. They are metaphors that underlie the stories of culture and religion. This workshop is for teachers, parents, therapists, writers, painters, and anyone who is interested in identifying universal symbols that we encounter every day. Images such as the innocent, hero, nurturer and creator help us form characters that play a role in personal and communal stories and artwork. Over the three-session course students will gain valuable insight into 12 universal archetypal characters. Each represents a phase of human experience. Each phase or cycle has a fear, goal, problem, task, and virtue. This is the stuff of Hollywood, but also of YOU. You will be given the opportunity to imagine and share your own story with others through writing, illustration and conversation. The works of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung are excellent companion reading for this course.
October 9, 2013 7pm-9pm
Innocent, Orphan, Warrior and Caregiver
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
October 16, 2013 7pm-9pm
Seeker, Lover, Destroyer and Creator
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
October 23, 2013 7pm-9pm
Ruler, Magician, Sage and Fool
The instructor will present students with examples of where these four characters are present in each of our lives, in popular films, novels and well known works of art. Students are invited to explore each of these archetypes through their own sketches and storytelling.
