On Saturday, May 7, the Mueller Gallery features “Figure,” a display of Calgary artist Bob Webb’s works.
Daryll Düus will be playing blues guitar at the reception, which begins at 8 p.m.
There are a couple events at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery.
The Art’s Alive and Well in the Schools begins May 8 with a reception at 1 p.m. at the SAAG. it is celebrating its thirty-fourth anniversary.
The SAAG will showcase over 420 piece of art from 31 schools in Lethbridge. The pieces in the exhibition were chosen by teachers in collaboration with Lethbridge School District No. 51. They come from all grade levels and all districts. It runs until May 21.
Also on Sunday, the SAAG opens an exhibition “A Not Always Reverent Journey,” which features works from the Buchanan collection. Donald W Buchanan made two massive art donations to the city of Lethbridge back in 1960 in memory of Donald and Hugh Buchanan’s parents. As the director of The Canadian Corporation for the 1967 World’s Fair, Donald Buchanan’s collection included works by acclaimed artists like Henri Matisse, Paul Emilie Borduas, David Milne, B.C. Binning and members of the Group of Seven. When he passed on in 1966, he bequeathed this collection to the city as well. The opening reception is at 1 p.m. May 8.
— by Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
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