In partnership with Imprimo, CARFAC Alberta and CARFAC Saskatchewan are proud to present:

How to create opportunities for your work in a digital age
September 28, 6:30-8pm MDT

This webinar will introduce you to Imprimo, a new platform for visual art professionals, explain how Imprimo can professionalize the marketing and archiving of your art practice, and give you the opportunity to ask questions – all in 90 minutes.

The webinar is hosted and moderated by the Imprimo team along with Chris W. Carson (CARFAC Alberta) and Wendy Nelson (CARFAC Saskatchewan) and features two artists (Paddy Lamb and Verna Vogel) who are already using Imprimo’s digital tools to share and protect their artwork in the digital world.

ABOUT: Imprimo is a new platform for visual art and photography professionals. We prioritize presentation of your work that you’ll be proud of and provide tools to help advance your career. Benefit from a dynamic CV, credibly documented claims of ownership of your work, and opportunities generated through community connections.

WHY:  Imprimo was built to provide visual artists with a platform that allows them to share their collections digitally in an engaging way, advance their careers, and protect their rights as creators. We use documented storytelling to share the journey of your work from inspiration to final presentation.

Imprimo can:

• Provide you with a professional online presence for your art
• Create professional networking opportunities to advance your career
• Be a trusted industry resource for information about artist and their work
• Help you protect your rights as a creator Imprimo has the potential to replace your website and fulfill networking functions that professionals in non-creative industries might access through LinkedIn.

Contact: CARFAC Alberta / CARFAC Saskatchewan: If you have questions that you would like to share before the start of the webinar, please email them to CARFAC Alberta before the start of the webinar.

PRESENTERS:     
Paddy Lamb – Artist
Paddy Lamb is an Irish born Canadian whose ancestors include Ulster-Scots, Quaker, Huguenot, Celtic, and Proto-Indo-Europeans. Born in the city of Armagh, Northern Ireland, he studied Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin, and Physical Education and History as a post-graduate at the University of Alberta. He moved to Canada in 1985 and subsequently worked as a historian and archivist before devoting himself to a full-time career as a visual artist.

For more than two decades his work has focused on an interpretation of the physical and social landscape in the form of drawing, painting and installation. It is strongly influenced by history, memory and social culture, offering a personal narrative concerning human migration and attachment to the land.

Paddy is the recipient of several scholarships and awards from the City of Edmonton and the Province of Alberta. In 2009 and 2011 he received a fellowship and residency at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation in Ballycastle, Co. Mayo. He has also been awarded residencies at the Thomas Gushul Studio in Blairmore, Alberta, The Ortona Armoury in Edmonton and 2 Rooms Contemporary Art Projects in Newfoundland.

Paddy is a past-president of Visual Arts Alberta. He is currently National President and Spokesperson for CARFAC. 

Verna Vogel – Artist
Verna Vogel has been a practising visual artist for several decades. Her artworks have been shown in commercial and public galleries across Canada, and her paintings have been acquired by private collectors around the world.

She graduated with honours from the Studio Arts Foundation Program at Capilano University in Vancouver, BC. She then completed a third year Fine Arts Program at the Malaysian Institute of Art, while living in Kuala Lumpur.

Verna teaches art making processes with students in public and private schools, and is a Board member of the Alberta branch of CARFAC.

Verna Vogel was born in Ontario and is currently based in Calgary, AB. Creating and showing her work, teaching, and arts advocacy are ways in which she hopes to contribute to a better, more balanced world.

Our partners:
Imprimo was created through a partnership between CARFAC, RAAV, Copyright Visual Arts, Access Copyright and Prescient Innovations.

CARFAC Alberta AGM

Sunday, October 2 @ 2pm

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Join anytime between 1:15 and 1:55 on Sunday October 2 to socialize and get to know other CARFAC Alberta members before the AGM starts at 2pm.

Please RSVP as soon as possible for this meeting, so you will have time to read the Annual Report and Financial Statement before the meeting starts.

You must be a member in good standing to vote; if you are unsure of your membership status, email Sharon.

CARFAC Saskatchewan / CARFAC Alberta Wednesday Webinar

The Story of How Contemporary Public Art Emerged Out Of The Public Monument

with Ken Lum

Wednesday October 5th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm CST/MDT

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Ken Lum’s talk will address the foundations of western public art in the form of monuments and how the monument, along with its expectations, continues to shadow in surprising ways the situation of contemporary public art.

Ken Lum is an internationally exhibited artist and Marilyn J Taylor Presidential Professor in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania.

This session is hosted and moderated by Chris W. Carson (Executive Director, CARFAC Alberta) + Wendy Nelson (Executive Director, CARFAC Saskatchewan). In this ninety-minute session, there will be time for your questions, comments and concerns about contemporary public art in your local community and beyond after Ken Lum’s presentation.

Join us on Wednesday October 5th. Register on Eventbrite for this online webinar. Free for all CARFAC members across Canada. $25.00 for non-members. If you cannot afford the fee, email general@carfacalberta.com.

CARFAC Saskatchewan / CARFAC Alberta Wednesday Webinar
Making Art, Making a Living and Making Community Connectionst
with Fetsum Teclemariam and Laureen Marchand

Wednesday October 12, 6:30pm – 8:00pm CST/MDT

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To support an art practice, most artists take on other work to pay some bills. Finding work that uses our art skills is vital for many artists. Artists use jobs outside their studio to maintain and grow their community connections.

In the webinar, Making art, making a living + making community connections we feature two visual artists: Fetsum Teclemariam (originally from Eritrea and now living and working in Edmonton, Alberta) and Laureen Marchand (living in Val Marie, Saskatchewan). Both artists will share their art practice as well as discussing what other paying jobs they have taken on and how these jobs help them build a community.

The webinar is hosted and moderated by Chris W. Carson (Executive Director, CARFAC Alberta) + Wendy Nelson (Executive Director, CARFAC Saskatchewan).

Fetsum Teclemariam was born in 1972 in Keren (Halibmentel ), Eritrea. He moved to Canada 2013 and lives and works as an Artist and Art instructor in Edmonton, Alberta. In 2017, Fetsum started Pallet Classical Drawing and Painting Studio — a home-based Art school committed to serving people of different ages, and academic backgrounds..

Laureen Marchand lives in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, just north of the Montana border at the gateway to Grasslands National Park. Inspired by this region’s subtlety and remoteness, her paintings reflect on our ideas about and perception of beauty. These artworks invite us to see not just the painted object, but ourselves in it. Laureen has exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally in more than 30 solo and two-person exhibitions as well as over 50 group shows. Her paintings have been recognized by the Saskatchewan Arts Board and the Canada Council and are held in many public and private collections. As well as having an active painting career, Laureen mentors other artists, leads workshops and retreats, and is the owner of Grasslands Gallery Online. She is the recipient of numerous grants and other honours.

After the two presentations, there will be a Q+A, and time for you to share your stories of some of the jobs that you do to supplement your art career…

Join us on Wednesday October 12. Register on Eventbrite for this online webinar. Free for all CARFAC members across Canada. $25.00 for non-members. If you cannot afford the fee, email general@carfacalberta.com.

Presented by

Saturday Zoom Discussion
Grad School and Grey Hair: They CAN go together!

With Sydney Lancaster, assisted by CARFAC Alberta’s Chris W. Carson + Tara Vahab.

Saturday October 15  ·  1pm – 2:30pm MDT

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Thinking about returning to school to add to your current education or to start on a new path?

Have you ever thought about going back to school, but wondered if you were too old— especially for graduate work?

These questions and more will be discussed on Saturday October 15th at 1pm during CARFAC Alberta’s SATURDAY Zoom Discussion with Sydney Lancaster. Sydney Lancaster is a multidisciplinary artist and writer based in both Amiskwacîy (Edmonton) and Mtaban (Wolfville). She is currently finishing a low-residency MFA at the Grenfell Campus of Memorial University, in Elmastukwek (Corner Brook) Newfoundland. Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in public, artist-run, and commercial galleries across Canada. Sydney served many years on the CARFAC Alberta Board, and also on the Boards of CARFAC National and Copyright Visual Arts.

Join us with your questions and stories to share about the advantages and trials of returning to school as a mature student…