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ESPLANADE 2017-18 SEASON BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE
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We are all so excited all five shows in
about the upcoming season! the Lobby Series
This fall, the Museum will bring you a Hockey in Canada exhibition, sure
to please the fans! The Theatre introduces bulk buying options for a
Classic Albums Live, and our Lobby and Dance Series. Come spring, the
$99.00 +s/c +GST
Art Gallery will showcase Canada’s famed painters, the Group of Seven,
LOBBY SERIES
alongside celebrated local artists. The Archives will continue to peak your
curiosity by featuring local heritage vignettes such as Boom Industry and
Force of Nature. This season truly has something for everyone.
3 THEATRE SHOWS
21 ARCHIVES VIGNETTES
22 HERITAGE GALLERY
Caleb Hart
EXHIBITIONS
Growing up in the beautiful twin island
24 ART GALLERY nation of Trinidad and Tobago, gave Caleb
EXHIBITIONS Hart the unique opportunity to meet people
from all over the world and learn about
29 ART PROGRAMS their cultures. As he learned, he fell deeper
and deeper in love with a wide variety of
It takes a huge collective effort to run this amazing facility. A passionate
team of staff and volunteers strive each year to showcase the highest
31 SPONSORSHIP music - Gospel, Soul, Pop, Rock, Calypso,
AND BOOKINGS
caliber of fine arts and performing arts for you, our community. We put Soca and more than anything, Reggae.
ourselves in your shoes to ensure that when you come here for an
experience, you will get what you are after. October 19, 2017
From children’s Art Programs to travelling exhibitions, from connecting
with community partners to providing a space for the big day you will
remember for the rest of your life, we’ve thought it through and are
prepared for you.
Year over year the Esplanade averages 100,000 guests coming through
its doors. That’s folks like you who keep coming back for more.
Without further ado, we present to you,
Burning Down the House,
your 2017-18 Esplanade season.
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William Prince
William Prince is a Juno winning
storytelling singer/songwriter from
Peguis First Nation. William sidesteps
clichés to provoke thought and facilitate
discovery. His baritone vocals pay tribute
to his late father and his genuine delivery
Lion Bear Fox
acknowledges the hundreds of hours he’s
spent on stage. Prince’s debut album, March 1, 2018
Earthly Days, produced by long-time
collaborator Scott Nolan, was released Christopher Arruda, Cory Woodward and Ryan McMahon craft compelling, honest stories
in December 2015 to critical acclaim and that they convey with passionate commitment. One part folk, one part rock, with a pinch
features Juno-winner Lynn Miles. of gospel and a dash of growl, their self-titled LP is a testament to the trio’s strength as
songwriters. Lush acoustic guitars are bookended by buzzing electrics and screaming
organs, anchored by rich percussion and three voices in thrilling harmony. It’s a sound
December 6, 2017 that harkens back to an era when the song was paramount.
Raine Hamilton April 5, 2018
Be transported to a deeply honest place. Her true
and clear voice carries you there, bravely cutting
through to the heart. There, in the rough and beautiful
places, she finds her songs, ringing with courageous
transformation, rich with inventive melody, and
imbued with sage lyrics; a witching hour walk
through universal love, trust and joy.
Sydney Mae February 1, 2018
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Sydney Mae is an award-winning, Alberta based recording artist and experienced performer all five shows in
the Lobby Series
with a deep rooted passion for songwriting. Sydney’s intense, smoldering vocal quality and
total dedication to her craft have earned her a reputation as a powerhouse in Alberta’s music
scene, showing a maturity that proves age is just a number compared to talent and hard work. $99.00 +s/c +GST TICKETS ON SALE AT WWW.TIXX.CA
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Corps of
Engineers FREE
The Royal Engineers Band has appeared
at numerous state occasions, Royal
Tournaments, Edinburgh Military Tattoos
and national sporting events. It has
also played for the opening of some
of this country’s greatest engineering
achievements, including The Channel Tunnel,
Fubuki Daiko October 22, 2017
the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and more
In ancient Japan, taiko drums were used to frighten invaders and communicate with
recently the newly refurbished Reading
“ neighboring villages. For over 20 years, Fubuki Daiko has been reinventing this traditional
Station in the presence of Her Majesty the
art form, merging primal roots with modern sensibilities.
Queen. It continually achieves wide public
recognition through its many broadcasts,
Fubuki Daiko’s repertoire is comprised mainly of original compositions. Hard driving
recordings and concert performances.
percussive pieces alternate with gentle bamboo flute melodies. Precision choreography and
spontaneous full body movement create a visual and aural spectacle that is part martial
September 17, 2017 arts athleticism, part dance, and all rhythm.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
For five decades, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has remained one of the most iconic names
in American music. With one foot planted in the traditions of country-folk and the other
pointing toward something new and unexpected, the group continues to tour and release
music, influencing multiple generations of audiences and artists along the way. They continue Victoria
to blur lines between genres, however, and Circlin’ Back accomplishes something very
similar to the classic Will the Circle Be Unbroken, pairing the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with In Victoria, Dulcinea Langfelder brings to the
the hit-makers, rule-breakers, and iconic figures of today’s roots music community. stage an evocative and unforgettable portrayal
of Victoria, a woman in her later years who has
lost much of her memory but none of her heart
and imagination. Victoria is an inspiration as
she celebrates her 90th birthday.
“The older I get, the more vividly
I remember things that never happened!”
This touching and thoroughly entertaining
production blends past and present as
well as multimedia, theatre and dance to
October 16 and 17, 2017 October 23, 2017 celebrate living and loving right up to the end.
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The Glorious Sons Tale of a Town Tale of a Town Canada is a multi-media
theatrical journey across Canada in search
YOUNG BEAUTIES AND FOOLS
November 3, 2017 of the meaning of main streets. This storied
The Glorious Sons are an everyman band, telling serenade mixes the voices of colourful
real stories from a blue-collar perspective. They characters and waning accents from small
hit their stride with their debut album,“The towns and big cities with archives, original
Union”, a collection of honest and heartfelt songs music and personal anecdotes, and features
touching on themes of life, love, passion, loss voices from coast to coast to coast.
and redemption. Vocalist/lyricist Brett Emmons Rural and urban, newcomer and indigenous,
is one of the strongest voices in rock, backed by Franco and Anglo, young and old alike...
a lush, loud and powerful soundtrack supplied stories peppered with humour, nostalgia
by guitarist Jay Emmons, and the rhythm section and moments of madness make up this
comprised of Adam Paquette (Drums) & Chris epic family adventure.
Huot (Bass). Glorious Sons will be performing
some of their amazing hits such as Mama, White
Noise, The Contender, Lightning and Heavy.
Headstones
Canadian punk-rock icons Headstones take
November 7, 2017 to the road as they support the release of
their 2017 hit album Little Army. Fronted by
legendary showman Hugh Dillon, the show will
feature songs from their massive catalog as
well as tracks off the successful new album.
November 14, 2017
This is That
Hot on the heels of the release of their
first book This Is That’s Guide to Canada
and a string of viral videos, Pat Kelly and
Peter Oldring are hitting the road with a
new version of their popular live show...
This Is That LIVE! With a healthy mix of
character interviews and mockumentary
Gordie MacKeeman stories, this live send up of public radio
doesn’t just report the news it makes it
and His Rhythm Boys November 9, 2017 up!If you have ever been curious how
just two guys provide all the voices for
Gordie MacKeeman exemplifies the term natural showman. An ace fiddle player nicknamed this completely improvised radio comedy,
“crazy legs” for his frenetic loose-limbed step dancing, he just loves to perform. Combine that well this is the show for you.
exuberance and onstage dynamism with the stellar musicianship of his multi-instrumentalist
comrades His Rhythm Boys, and you have an unstoppable roots music force. November 18, 2017
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Hotel California Abbey Road Rumours
CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE
SERIES
We all have our personal image of what
the Hotel California looks like. We can see
ourselves in the lobby, we know what the
Just the name ‘Abbey Road’ makes you
think of another time. A time when music
mattered. These days new music doesn’t
Rumours is the kind of album that
transcends its origins and reputation,
entering the realm of legend. It’s an album
staff looks like. We feel the vibe. That’s the survive. It’s gone by lunch. ‘Abbey Road’ that simply exists outside of criticism and
secret ingredient in making a Classic Album, saw the Beatles let go. It was their outside of its time, even if it thoroughly
being able to insert yourself into the album. swan song album. They wanted to make captures its era. Prior to this LP, Fleetwood
something that would last and end their Mac were moderately successful, but
November 8, 2017 legacy with grace and cool. here they turned into a full-fledged
phenomenon, with Rumours becoming
January 19, 2018 the biggest-selling pop album to date.
March 23, 2018
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in the CAL series
Classic Albums Live and its roster of A-list musicians from across
the country perform rock favorites exactly as you remember them...
brought to you live, note for note, cut for cut in real time.
When you have amazing songs, a perfect album and a deep love
$89.00 +s/c +GST
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The
Northern Pikes Barra MacNeils Mahoney and Friends Dec 2, 2017
Performing their debut album in it’s Nothing says Christmas like this Now in its third year, Mahoney and Friends has grown to become an amazing showcase
entirety, Big Blue Sky! The show will heartwarming family in concert! A skillfully of the local talent that Medicine Hat has to offer. Spearheaded by Mahoney, an acoustic
feature 30 years of archival video footage performed collection of soulful seasonal duo made up of Trent Roset and Ryan Massini, this event features over 15 local musicians
of the band in the studio, on the Road, favourites (and so much more) this show in a variety of configurations. From pop to rock to even a bit of country, you will be
shooting music videos and much more. is sure to be a hit. The Barra MacNeils’ amazed by the energy this show delivers!
Christmas is a perfect ringing in of the
festive season. Don’t miss the magic!
November 20, 2017 November 26, 2017
Nov 29 - Dec 1, 2017
Outerbridge
CLOCKWORK MYSTERIES
A professionally orchestrated theatrical
production with over twenty custom-designed
illusions and world-class lighting and set
design, Outerbridge, Clockwork Mysteries is a
high-energy magical adventure for both adult
and family audiences. Recognized as one of the
The Daisy Theatre most creative and dynamic shows of its kind,
critics have hailed Ted and Marion Outerbridge
as “the most successful magicians in Canada”
Back by popular demand, The Daisy Theatre is Ronnie Burkett and “champions of magic”.
unleashed…unscripted, by the seat of his pants, manipulating and
voicing his characters through variety acts, impromptu monologues,
musical numbers and audience participation, featuring a cast of over December 8, 2017
forty marionette characters. With the ever-changing content and
nightly improv in an intimate setting, The Daisy Theatre is truly a
“see it more than once” theatrical experience! TICKETS ON SALE AT WWW.TIXX.CA
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Written and Directed by Ted & Marion Outerbridge Choreography Pattie Obey, Don Jordan Lighting Design Brad Trenaman Sound Design Ethan Rising
PJ Masks Mistatim
PJ MASKS LIVE! is a super-heroic, brand new live show, featuring the heroic trio from your favorite An unforgettable story of
series: The PJ MASKS! Watch Catboy, Owlette and Gekko as they try to save the day from their reconciliation for children
sneaky villains - Romeo, Night Ninja and Luna Girl! Fluttering Feathers! Leaping Lizards! What a and their families, Mistatim
CAT-tastrophe! You’ve NEVER seen the PJ Masks like this before, leaping, flipping and climbing, is about the taming of a
live on stage! Complete with your favorite music and brand new songs you’ve never heard before! wild horse and the truest of
Watch the PJ Masks save the day, live on stage! friendships. Under a prairie
sky, a simple wooden fence
is all that separates Calvin
December 15, 2017 on his ranch and Speck on
her reservation. In many
ways they are worlds apart,
that is, until a wild horse
named Mistatim turns their
worlds upside down.
January 25, 2018
MILF Life Crisis Colin Mochrie
WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY
ANNE MARIE SCHEFFLER
and Deb McGrath
Colin Mochrie (Whose Line Is It Anyway?) and
What happens when you’re newly divorced
Debra McGrath (Little Mosque on the Prairie)
with kids? You go dating every other
present their acclaimed one-couple show
weekend! A new kind of relationship comedy.
based on their 27 years of marriage, 60 years
Because after marriage comes dating! Your
of performing around the world, and 1 year
whole life, you just wanted to get married
on Instagram. Combining heart-warming and
and have babies. And just in the nick of
hilarious stories from their life, improv with
time, you snagged a soulmate and started
the audience, and surprise video guests, Colin
a family. But now your perfect life has fallen
and Deb will entertain you with their charm,
apart. Instead of the traditional family,
wit, and promise of cash prizes.
you have an ex-husband and a parenting
schedule. Did you really just land back
on the dating market? To Tinder or not to January 28, 2018
Tinder? Are you ever going to love again?!
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Anastasia
DANCE SERIES
Selfie Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, renowned for its ability to
succinctly tell classical stories in an engaging and
Through virtuosic dancing and the wizardry
dramatic fashion, follows the daughter of the fallen
of motion tracking technology, audiences
Russian Tsar through the ballrooms of St. Petersburg,
will be swept into an otherworldly artistic
to the Russian Revolution, to captivity, and beyond…
wonderland. The audience becomes a
part of the show when they text their
Anastasia is a full-length ballet rich with incredibly
own selfie to the stage and see it appear
detailed costumes, versatile sets, and exquisite lighting.
during the performance. Then audience
members journey through an exotic moving
landscape - a sometimes gentle, sometimes March 10, 2018
explosive terrain, as SELFIE delves into the
mystery of the “self”.
October 25, 2017
Momix
OPUS CACTUS
If Salvador Dali and Leonardo da Vinci
got inspired by National Geographic
you’d get Opus Cactus, Moses Pendleton’s
amazing evening length work about
the desert world. With their signature
illusionistic style, MOMIX explores the
mysterious creatures and cacti of the SMOKIN’ DEAL
American Southwest. Surreal, wondrous all three shows in
and massively creative, there’s nothing the Dance Series
$129.00
like the MOMIX performance experience.
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February 14, 2018
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Marc Cohn featuring special guest vocalists
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The Blind Boys of Alabama Ali Hassan
Celebrating his debut, self-titled platinum-selling record, MUSLIM, INTERRUPTED
Marc Cohn will be performing his GRAMMY® winning album as
As a father of four, Ali Hassan is well versed
the cornerstone of his set list, as well as other fan favorites
in dodging difficult questions. Or just
from his 25+ year catalogue. Joined by the legendary gospel
making up the answers. But when his kids
vocalists, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Cohn performs with
start to ask about religion in general and
what TIME Magazine called “one of the honest, emotional
Islam, Ali begins to consider his heritage.
voices we need in this decade.” This is a once in a lifetime
In this solo show, Ali Hassan delivers a
must-see experience for fans of the iconic singer/songwriter.
bitingly funny piece of work on flunking out
of Sunday school, ingesting forbidden fruits,
January 31, 2018 and becoming a cultural Muslim. The show
is a refreshingly hilarious antidote to our
increasingly troubling global climate.
March 7, 2018
Hank Williams
LIVE - 1952
Hank walks on stage, the band kicks into
“Settin’ the Woods on Fire” and the show
is off! For two hours the audience is
treated to all of Hank Williams’ hits and an
intimate, revealing evening with one of the
legends of country music. Joe Matheson,
who has been dubbed “the quintessential
Arrogant Worms
voice of Hank Williams”, is an accomplished
professional actor and singer who March 17, 2018
previously starred as Hank Williams
in The Show He Never Gave. The songs were written to make fun of a big dumb world. Luckily, the world is still dumb
and The Arrogant Worms (Mike McCormick, Chris Patterson and Trevor Strong) still have
plenty to sing about. The shows are fast, furious and family friendly. The wit is quick, the
satire is biting and the musicianship is second to none. Their appeal has earned them fans
February 22, 2018 from kids to parents to grandparents to Princess Leia.
18 19Kentucky Headhunters March 29, 2018
The Kentucky Headhunters have released eight studio albums, three compilations,
and twenty-three singles with a dozen hits including, Oh Lonesome Me, Dumas Walker
& Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine. In addition, the band has won three Country Music
Association awards, an Academy of Country Music award and a Grammy Award for Best
Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal won in 1990 for Pickin’ on Nashville.
ARCHIVES VIGNETTES
You won’t want to miss your chance to see these country music legends!
Boom Industry September 30 - January 13
In 1913 Medicine Hat was booming. With an economy fueled by world-wide optimism and
a supply of natural gas that seemed limitless, the Flats became one of western Canada’s
most significant industrial hubs. Central to this exhibit is a 1913 panoramic view of
Medicine Hat’s manufacturing heart. Various industries will be highlighted, exhibiting the
confidence of a period that has shaped Medicine Hat for over a century.
Okee Dokee
Brothers Force of Nature
As childhood friends growing up in Denver Climate is expected, weather is not. Expect
Colorado, Joe Mailander and Justin Lansing the unexpected while exploring striking
were always exploring the outdoors. Whether images of Medicine Hat’s extreme weather
it was rafting down their neighborhood creek events. In “Force of Nature” the weather is
or discovering hiking trails through the more than a topic of small talk. This vignette
Rocky Mountains, Joe and Justin were born contemplates the impact the environment
adventurers. Now, as the GRAMMY® Award has on our lives and prompts us to reflect on
winning Okee Dokee Brothers, they have put the impact that we have on the environment.
this passion for the outdoors at the heart of
their Americana Folk music. The four-time
Parents’ Choice Award winners have garnered
January 27 - May 26, 2018
praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things
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THE ESPLANADE called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
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Keepsakes
of Conflict
TRENCH ART AND OTHER
CANADIAN WAR-RELATED CRAFT
The 100th anniversary of the First World
War has been an opportunity to examine
Geraldine Moodie, Inuit women and children at summer Canadian craft related to war. ‘Trench art’
camp, Fullerton Harbour, Hudson Bay, August 1906. is any item made by soldiers, prisoners
Collection of Glenbow
of war and civilians, from war material
January 8 - March 3, 2018 directly, or any other material, as long as it
and they are associated with armed conflict
The Arctic or its consequences. Trench art as a tradition
of creating wartime souvenirs dates back to
Photographs of the early 18th century and continues to this
Geraldine and day. Keepsakes of Conflict presents objects
from metalwork and carving to jewelry and
Douglas Moodie embroidery. These pieces reflect the very
personal stories of individuals in their
From 1903 to 1909, on expeditions to Hudson experience of war. Organized by the Moose
Bay, Geraldine and Douglas Moodie captured Jaw Museum & Art Gallery.
the landscapes and people of the region in
dramatic and touching photographs. Drawn March 10 - June 3, 2018
from an extraordinary collection of almost 500
vintage negatives in Glenbow’s collection, this
exhibition celebrates the couple’s photographic
legacy of their years spent in the Arctic, and
speaks to ongoing concerns of Canadian
sovereignty in the North, the changing
northern climate and the impact of exploration
and development on the Inuit. Organized
and toured by the Glenbow Museum. Sacrifice Cross, brass, metal, First World War
T h e s w e at- s oa k e d s m e ll o f t h e l o c k e r r o o m . T h e f l i c k
Museum Permanent Exhibition
o f t h e w r i s t- s h o t. T h e s c r e a m o f t h e e n t h u s i a s t i c
fa n s . F o r m i ll i o n s o f C a n a d i a n s , w i n t e r i s sy n o n y m o u s
w i t h h o c k e y — a s p o r t i n t e g r a l t o C a n a d i a n s o c i e t y.
H o c k e y i n C a n a da o f f e r s a n e xc i t i n g i n t e r ac t i v e
The Medicine
e x p e r i e n c e s h owca s i n g h i g h p o i n ts i n t h e s p o rt f r o m
b o t h y e s t e r d ay a n d t o d ay. T h i s e n g a g i n g e x h i b i t i o n
e x p l o r e s t h e i m p o r ta n c e a n d i n f l u e n c e o f h o c k e y o v e r
t h e pa s t 1 0 0 y e a r s , a n d b r i n g s t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e s p o r t
T r av e L l i n g e x h i b i t i o n
Exposition itinérante Hat Story
t o l i f e t h r o u g h p r o f i l e s o f pa r t i c i pa n t s at b o t h t h e This exhibition is an engaging combination of
p r o f e s s i o n a l a n d a m at e u r l e v e l s .
artifacts, visuals and interactives for everyone
to enjoy while learning about how Medicine Hat
SEPT. 23 - DEC. 3 0, 2 01 7 grew into the city that it is today.
22 A travelling exhibition developed by the Canadian Museum of History. 23ART GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
MHC Visual Communications
Faculty Biennial Exhibition
The art and design instructors of Medicine Hat College’s Visual Communications Program
show Medicine Hat their newest paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture,
Kevin McKenzie Sept 16 - Nov 4, 2017 graphic design and video works. A taste of their current creative explorations and the
issues underlying their work, it showcases their impressive range of artistic techniques:
RESURRECTION
an exhibition by artists of today, who teach the artists of tomorrow.
Cree/Métis artist McKenzie presents two powerful sculptural installations with handmade
cast buffalo skulls illuminated by neon and LED lights. For McKenzie, the sublime effect Nov 18, 2017 - Jan 6, 2018
evokes Christian iconography, and combined with Indigenous spiritual motifs, challenges
viewers with questions about identity, post colonialism, technology, Christianity, cultural
commodification, and alienation.
PUBLIC RECEPTION WITH WENDY
STRUCK AND KEVIN MCKENZIE,
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
and ALBERTA CULTURE DAYS
Friday September 29 at 7:00 PM
Kevin McKenzie, Holy Ghost, 2015, liquid plastic,
carbon fiber, acrylic, neon, 34 x 34 x 14”
PUBLIC RECEPTION WITH NICK WADE AND THE MHC VISUAL
COMMUNICATIONS ARTISTS and DOWNTOWN ART WALK
Wendy Struck Friday November 17, 2017 at 7:00 PM
BETWEEN
Wendy Struck is well-known in Medicine
Hat for her beautiful outdoor murals on
Nick Wade Nov 18, 2017 - Jan 6, 2018
STUDY OF A COLLAPSE AND OTHER WORKS
downtown buildings, and in Between
she presents three large murals, each In elegant works combining painting and Nick Wade, Study of Collapse,
poetically conveying a charged private 2015, MDF, acrylic, plaster, 24 x 34 x 12”
sculpture, Wade joins forms that echo
moment, frozen in time. Wendy will paint domestic objects like a shelf, drawer, or
the largest on site while the gallery cabinet, to purely painted forms or designs.
is open, interacting with visitors in a Perspective becomes irrational while
painting performance. Along with smaller, circular apertures create ellipses of light
detailed sculptural assemblages, her works on each side, changing the appearance of
illuminate ideas of time, presence and form and colour. These are mesmerizing
absence and public versus private worlds. works that exist in between rationality
and the play of instability, throwing into
question our perceptions and experiences
Sept 16 - Nov 4, 2017 Wendy Struck, Converge, mixed media of everyday space.
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School Art 2018
Jan 20 - March 10, 2018 Wes Bell Experience the creativity, charm and talent
of Medicine Hat and region’s students, from
ON THE LINE Kindergarten to Grade 12, in this year’s
Bell, a successful New York fashion wonderful, all-new School Art exhibition.
photographer recently returned to Medicine More than 40 schools present art in all
Hat, shows his fine art photography skill media that will delight and fill you with
with these emotionally resonant images, well-founded hope for the futures of
shot and printed using traditional analogue Medicine Hat’s children and youth.
processes rather than digital. Plastic bags
caught on fences and trees entangled with
wire are rendered in richly textured black
and white prints, of which The Washington CENOVUS SCHOOL ART RECEPTION
Post’s Director of Photography, MaryAnne March 24 - May 12, 2018 AND AWARDS CEREMONY
Golon, writes: “There is beauty, loss and Sunday March 25, 2018 at 1:00 PM
poetry in every frame.”
Wes Bell, Snag - Trans-Canada Highway, Gleichen,
AB, Canada, 2015, gelatin silver print, 11 x 11” Part of Alberta’s Exposure Photography Festival
Alberta and the Group of Seven
Elaine This rare exhibition highlights the little known relationship between early Alberta artists and
Freedman Elaine Freedman, Untitled (Moment #2), 2015,
photograph on paper, 13 x 19”
members of Group of Seven. As artists, from east and west, they shared an emotional bond
with and a commitment to the Canadian landscape. Formed in Toronto in 1920 and disbanded
A MOMENT: PORTRAITS OF WOMEN in 1933, the Group of Seven is Canada’s most celebrated and internationally known collective
of landscape painters. Guest curated by Alberta art specialist Mary-Beth Laviolette, the
Elaine Freedman’s portraits embrace a
exhibition includes work by both the Group of Seven and early Alberta artists.
diversity of women in the Medicine Hat
area, in this series of over 50 photographic
works. Most are the results of only fleeting May 26 - July 14, 2018
contact, while some are portraits of people
she has known for years. Freedman subtly
manipulates the backgrounds in relation
to the sitter, and comments that she
comes to know their image intimately,
although she may not know them as people:
photography’s eternal contradiction.
March 24 - May 12, 2018
PUBLIC RECEPTION
A.Y. Jackson, Peace River Bridge,
WITH ELAINE FREEDMAN 1943, Collection of Government
Thursday March 29, 2018 at 7:00 PM House Foundation
26 27Deborah Forbes... Art Programs
So, what am I looking at? Esplanade Education offers arts-based programming for children aged 2-15 through a
BIG IDEAS MADE FROM WEIRD STUFF: variety of visually stimulating and expressive courses. Programs welcome students of all
THREE CONTEMPORARY, WESTERN CANADIAN ARTISTS varieties! Spend some creative time with your toddler, prepare your preschooler for the
fall, or broaden your child’s artistic skills.
Deborah Forbes has for many
years taught art education, and
art and design history at Medicine Tots
Hat College. As an artist, she
AGES 2-3
has presented her work in solo
exhibitions in Alberta, Manitoba, Thursdays from 5:30-6:30pm
Saskatchewan and Ontario and Fall: September 21 - November 9
in group exhibitions throughout Winter: January 25 - March 22
Canada and the United States.
Spring: April 19 - June 7
Liz Magor, Surrender, installation detail, 2015
Oct. 26, Nov. 2 and 9, 2017 Preschoolers
Studio Theatre, 7:00 - 9:00pm AGES 4-5
Tuesdays from 5:30-6:30pm
In another intriguing and personal stroll
through the annals of art, Deborah Forbes will Fall: September 19 - November 7
present images, stories and thoughts about Winter: January 23 - March 20
three of Canada’s most lauded contemporary Spring: April 17 - June 5
artists: Brian Jungen, Peter von Tiesenhausen
and Liz Magor. Using unconventional materials
and methods, these artists make remarkable Esplanauts
objects that resound with meaning: from AGES 6-8 Saturdays 11:30am-1:30pm
stacking plastic chairs formed into a full-scale AGES 9-12 Saturdays 3:00-5:00pm
whale skeleton, and a West Coast Salish-style Fall: September 9 - November 4
mask made of Nike shoes; to a boat made Winter: January 27 - March 24
of branches that becomes absorbed into its Spring: April 14 - June 9
environment, and land that is copyrighted as
art; to uncannily realistic casts of garments,
Brian Jungen, Prototype for a New Understanding, #21, 1999
cardboard boxes and ashtrays, the humble
objects of our mortal lives.
PD Days in collaboration with
AGES 5-11 9:00am-4:00pm
SD76: Oct 6, Nov 10, Dec 8, Feb 16,
SMOKIN’ DEAL TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS
March 16, April 20, May 18
all three sessions Look for the new Education Guide
$35
with our school program listings MHCBE: Sept 22, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 22,
.00
+s/c +GST
at www.esplanade.ca Jan 26, March 16, April 27, May 18, June 8
NON-MEMBERS: $40
REGISTER AT TIXX.CA BY OCT. 23 Peter von Tiesenhausen, Watchers, 1997 FOR FULL SCHEDULE AND TO REGISTER GO TO WWW.ESPLANADE.CA/EDUCATION
28 29THE ALBERTA FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
TRAVELLING EXHIBITION PROGRAM Facility Bookings
The Esplanade has unique, flexible spaces
This year over 100 exhibitions will be mounted throughout 26 rural communities in Southeast available for banquets, weddings, corporate
Alberta: featuring 63 Alberta artists, represented through 14 unique exhibitions. In 2016, functions, fundraisers, and more. Whether
over 80,00 people visited TREX exhibitions in public libraries, schools and community centres you are planning for 20 or 200 people, the
throughout Southeastern Alberta. www.trexprogramsoutheast.com Esplanade has a room to fit your needs.
Contact us and we will help you find the
perfect space for your special event:
esplanadeevents@medicinehat.ca
Advertising and Sponsorship
Opportunities
The Esplanade has a variety of opportunities for you to be involved with the upcoming
2017-2018 theatre season. Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to be a part of the
theatre experience and be associated with a show, series or the entire season and enjoy
the benefits and visibility that come with advertising with us.
Jenn Demke-Lange The Wild will be showing in the following public
How to Stay Up All Night, 2017 spaces in 2017-2018: More information:
Porcelain, decals, 10.25 x 10.25 x 2” esplanade.ca/theatre/advertising-sponsorship
AUG 30 - SEPT 27: Cypress Hills Visitor Centre
From the exhibition The Wild
DEC 13 2017 - JAN 17 2018: Bow Island Municipal Library or
FEB 28 - APRIL 4 2018: Bassano Municipal Library
MAY 16 - JUNE 13 2018: Stettler Public Library
Melissa Stockton
JUNE 20 - JULY 18 2018: Lethbridge Public Library Thank you to our accomodation 403.502.8581
JULY 25 - AUG 22 2018: Medicine Hat Public Library sponsor for the 2017-18 season melsto@medicinehat.ca
30 31Building Hours Volunteers
Monday to Friday - 9 AM to 5 PM
Saturdays - Noon to 5 PM We couldn’t do it without you! At the
Esplanade, more than 170 volunteers help
ARCHIVES: implement programs in the Museum, Archives,
Monday to Friday - 10 AM to 5 PM Art Gallery, Theatre and the Discovery Centre.
Closed weekends and holidays All volunteers receive training and support.
BOX OFFICE AND GALLERIES:
Visit esplanadevolunteer.ca to learn how
Monday to Friday - 10 AM to 5 PM
to join our volunteer team.
Saturdays - Noon to 5 PM
Enjoy complimentary access to the
galleries with your theatre ticket,
before the performance.
Contact Us
The Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre
401 1 St SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta
403-502-8580
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