Gallery 2’s Art Prompt is back! On the first of every month, we will be introducing a new art prompt inspired by current or upcoming exhibitions. You can draw, paint, or sculpt, it's up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done.
Image: Leora Gesser, “Stratigraphy 4”, Watercolour, conte, acrylic ink, pastel and lichen on paper, 2018
Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done. And Even Dust Can Burst into Flames and Stratigraphy will be on display at Gallery 2 until April 24, 2021. Online exhibition tours are available on our website. If you choose to visit the gallery, please adhere to our COVID guidelines: https://www.gallery2grandforks.ca/visit/what_to_expect.htm For more information about Gallery 2 call 250-442-2211, or email info@g2gf.ca
This month’s art prompt is Carbon, inspired by the exhibition And Even Dust Can Burst into Flames currently on display at Gallery 2. This exhibition is by Nelson artist Genevieve Robertson. Genevieve’s drawings use pigments made with found carbon-based materials – coal, graphite, ash, and wildfire-derived charcoal - that she collected in the East and West Kootenays where coal and graphite mining take place and climate-induced wildfires are increasing in severity. For this art prompt, we want you to draw inspiration from Genevieve’s drawings. Consider her use of carbon which is central to her work – as a drawing material, a periodic element, a life-producing molecule, and the substance that is so central to climate change. Or create a drawing that resembles a prehistoric plant or animal, like we see in Genevieve’s work. You can draw, paint, sculpt, it’s up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done.
Image: Genevieve Robertson, “Tangle,” Brush fire derived charcoal (from Salt Spring Island, BC) on rag paper, 2021
Image: Leora Gesser, “Stratigraphy 8,” Watercolour, conte, acrylic ink, pastel and lichen on paper, 2019
This month’s art prompt is Strata, inspired by the exhibition Stratigraphy currently on display at Gallery 2. This exhibition is by Grand Forks artist Leora Gesser. Stratigraphy is the study of the rock layers of the earth. It is used by geologists and archeologists to understand the history of an area over long periods of time. This exhibition, Stratigraphy, examines what has come before us; celebrating the beauty of the earth’s layers on which we both metaphorically and physically stand. For this art prompt, we want you to create a work of art inspired by Leora’s paintings and prints. Use different textures, shapes, symbols, and colours in your own Stratigraphy-inspired work. You can draw, paint, sculpt, it’s up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done.
This month’s art prompt is Winter Scene, inspired by this snowy ski hill scene. This piece by Grand Forks local Leta Heiberg is called “Groomers at Phoenix.” For this art prompt, we want you to create your own wintery scene. You can draw, paint, sculpt, it’s up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done. If you love this artwork, you can rent it as well as many others through the gallery’s art rental program which is available to Gallery 2 members. For more information about Gallery 2’s art rental program, check out the Gallery 2 website gallery2grandforks.ca, call 250-442-2211, or email info@g2gf.ca
Image: Leta Heiberg, “Groomers at Phoenix,” acrylic on canvas
Winter Kiss, Wanda Parker
Buck McIver
Sonja Gartner
Image: Carol Mitchell, “Evelyn and Earl”, Encaustic mixed media on canvas
This month’s art prompt is Sparks Joy!, inspired by the theme of Gallery 2’s seasonal exhibition, the Member’s Salon: Show and Sale. This piece by Grand Forks local Carol Mitchell is called “Evelyn and Earl.” The cabin is her cabin in Newfoundland. Carol says: “Newfoundland is a place that has always sparked joy for me. I bought my little place in 2000 and when I got it, it had been a small home and had lots of little treasures that I have made into art. I found Earl’s little calendar/diary and a little love story emerged. I like to think they started their story in my little place and this sparks joy in my heart.” For this art prompt, we want you to create a piece of art that brings you joy. You can draw, paint, sculpt, it’s up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done. Image: Carol Mitchell, “Evelyn and Earl,” encaustic mixed media on canvas. This piece is currently on display at Gallery 2 as part of the Member’s Salon exhibition until December 19th. The first annual Member’s Salon: Show and Sale runs from November 28 to December 19, 2020. See the range of artist output from the Gallery 2 community. The Member's Salon is an opportunity to showcase the range of creative output in Grand Forks and the Boundary. Works in a dizzying array of media, format and price are on display throughout the holiday season. This is your chance to get a unique artwork while supporting the local arts community and Gallery 2.
This month’s art prompt is Nature, inspired by the artwork of Heather Good. Heather is a Nelson based artist who has several artworks in Gallery 2’s art rental collection, including this work titled “Poppy Field.” In Heather’s own words: “I rely on nature for inspiration, creating semi-abstract works with recognizable and familiar elements. Seeing patterns in stone or brick, noticing the way the leaves have fallen onto the ground; the myriad of colours and textures on a piece of lichen… I create by instinct, interpreting the natural world around me through marks, lines, shapes, patterns— taking in my surroundings and galvanizing my creative pathways.” For this art prompt, we want you to create a piece of art that is inspired by the natural world around you. You can draw, paint, sculpt, it’s up to you! Send us a picture of your artwork to programs@g2gf.ca or post it in the comments on Gallery 2’s Facebook page. Check back at the beginning of every month for a new Art Prompt and to see what your fellow artists have done.| If you love this artwork, you can rent it as well as many others through the gallery’s art rental program. For more information about Gallery 2’s art rental program, check out the Gallery 2 website gallery2grandforks.ca, call 250-442-2211, or email info@g2gf.ca
Image: Poppy Field, Heather Good, Mixed Media
Image: David Campion and Sandra Shields, “Moving Mary Jane,” 2016, Inkjet print on vinyl canvas.
This piece is one of the gameplay “screenshots” from the exhibition called Moving Mary Jane. This image is based on the story told by Leq’á:mél elder Susan Lewis about her pregnant grandmother who was forced to leave her farm at Tlat-whaas (Norrish Creek) in the 1870s at the behest of settlers who wanted prime land for themselves.
For this art prompt, we want you to create a piece of art that acknowledges your use of this land, which is on the traditional and unceded territory of the Sylix and Sinixt people.
Grand Theft Terra Firma is on display at Gallery 2 until November 14th.