Nearly ten years ago the Monochrome Guild got involved in some projects for small groups. We agreed that the interests of the group were diverse, and that we should invest some time pursuing projects that were geared towards individual challenges. I spearheaded a group that elected to pursue an historical theme. There were two other groups, street photography and portraits as I recall, that never really saw anything through to fruition.
The Historical project decided to explore the theme of Coal Mining in Alberta. At the time there was a lot of attention being paid to the coal exploration leases being sold by the provincial government in the eastern slopes of the Rockies. That attention subsided with a cancellation of those leases, but has recently come back to life as the government has changed direction and is again promoting mountain mining. Five group members became involved in the project, including Court, Arturo, Nigel, Fred and myself. We put together a selection of prints and applied to various galleries around the province. We exhibited at the Crowsnest Pass Art Gallery shortly after the pandemic, and then a year or so later at the Leighton Art Center near Calgary. Two or three years ago we were accepted to exhibit at the Kiwanis Gallery of the Red Deer Arts Council. Our exhibition dates have just now become available.
On the morning of August 17th, Margarit and I drove down to Red Deer with some of the prints. Court's wife Sandra met us there with the rest of the prints. I off loaded them all, and stayed at the gallery for a couple of hours to help with the installation. The Kiwanis Gallery is located on the lower level of the downtown branch of the Red Deer Public Library. The gallery space is now open to the public, and there will be an event with some of us artists in attendance in early September. Details to follow....
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