BRYCE MEYER

Congratulations Bryce! We are thrilled to announce that the Alberta Foundation for the Arts has acquired four pieces by Bryce Meyer for their December 2009 Art Acquisition. This is Bryce’s second year for purchase by the AFA.

DAVID FOXCROFT

Congratulations to David Foxcroft for his recent purchase to the Canada Council Art Bank Collection. David’s piece titled, Chandelier with Stereo was one of 61 pieces purchased from over 1900 submissions nation wide. This is David’s first piece in the Canada Council Art Bank Collection which is home to the largest collection of contemporary Canadian art. To read more, please visit www.artbank.ca.

KIM BRUCE

Congratulations on your interview, Kim!!
Artfirm Gallery is pleased to provide a link to the interview with artist, Kim Bruce by Mike Landry, editor of Things of Desire blogzine. Thingsofdesire.ca

CARL WHITE

Artfirm Gallery is pleased to announce another commissioned work by Carl White. The piece, titled Jupiter and Lo was commissioned by a private collector.
Please note, commissioned work by Carl can be set up by the gallery by contacting donna@artfirm.ca

CARL WHITE

Artfirm Gallery is proud to announce that Carl White is the Grand Prize Winner of the Heritage Property Corporation 3rd Annual Art Competition. Mr. White’s $10,000 commissioned painting for the Lougheed Building will be part of the Heritage Property Corporation’s permanent art collection.

LAURIE STEEN

Congratulations to Laurie Steen. We are pleased to announce that Laurie has been awarded participation in the 157th Autumn Exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy. This is Laurie’s second year in a row to receive such recognition. The RWEA is a long-standing, registered charity supporting the arts. HM Queen Elizabeth II is a noted patron.

KIM BRUCE

Congratulations to Kim Bruce as she exhibits her DIVERSITY 2009 at the Visual Arts Alberta, The Works Festival: June 18 – July 18, 2009.

SoDo Block Party: The Poshest Party on the Block!

On Saturday, May 9th from 11am-5pm, the design district on 11th Avenue SW is proud to announce our First Annual Block Party. The event will take place between 5th Street and 8th Street SW; there will be refreshments, wine tastings, bbqs, sidewalk sales, music and new art exhibitions. This is a Block Party you don’t want to miss!

Artfirm Gallery we will be featuring an exhibition in Gallery One: Poles Apart by Tim Schouten, Andrew McPhail, Dionne Simpson, and Verona Sorensen. In Gallery Two: Paper Work by Heather Corbett and Robert Pierce

Please join us to meet some of the Calgary artists represented by Artfirm (between 1-3pm), discuss our Client Services or get answers to your gallery related questions

Be sure to enter the raffle for an original John Boletta paper piece framed by Jarvis Hall Fine Frames

Light Bites will be served

VERONA SORENSEN

Congratulations to Verona Sorensen for being awarded participation in “Nomade, la Collection Loto-Quebec en movement”. Verona’s piece entitled, Lush will hang in the current month long exhibition before it leaves in March for a year long tour of Museums and Art Centres across the province of Quebec. Lush was chosen from over 4000 pieces in the Loto-Quebec collection to be a part of this group show and catalogue consisting of 50 works of art.

TIM SCHOUTEN

Congratulations to Tim Schouten for his public exhibition entitled AGRARIAN WORLDS opening at the Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba in Brandon with Colette Balcaen on March 12 – April 18, 2009. Schouten will present a series of 100 encaustic paintings of horses titled In the Absence of Horses. The series is informed by Schouten’s life with horses and by the writings of the late American philosopher, poet and animal trainer Vicki Hearne who speculated on the moral life of domestic animals, their lives in concert with humans and a profound belief that pets possess courage, wisdom and intellect.