Virtual Saskatchewan Fine Art Fair Sneaks In Real Life
With most events shifting from on location to virtual, what does a fine art fair do? The answer is, both.
Art Now, the Saskatchewan Fine Art Fair, has shifted to both on location and online. This Friday and Saturday, September 25 and 26 Art Now invites the public to its on-location art fair at 16 Saskatchewan gallery locations.
In its fifth year, Art Now Saskatchewan’s Fine Art Fair has been live for the past week online after re-imagining how to connect art, artists, galleries, and the public through a pandemic. This past week, the art curious worldwide have chatted with gallerists, attended panel discussions and artists talks, and purchased art on artnow.ca. But now Saskatchewan residents can visit the galleries, view the art, and enjoy artist talks, live paintings and carvings while remaining safe and within health guidelines.
“We know that for many art buyers, seeing and experiencing art in real life is part of the incredible experience. It’s an outing and an enlivening experience for so many people…so that’s why we distilled a 10,000 square foot art fair into 16 locations in addition to being a virtual art fair,” says Linda Stark, chair of Art Now. “Now more than ever, art is needed by all of us,” she adds.
The public can see all the details and download a map for a tour of the art fair at https://www.artnow.ca/online/on-location-galleries. The first 50 visitors to each participating on location gallery will receive a free Art Now tote bag.
Produced by SaskGalleries, Art Now is in its fifth year of bringing premier commercial galleries together to sell art. Art Now is made possible with the generous support of Creative Saskatchewan, Tourism Saskatchewan, Business / Arts, and other sponsors, supporters, and partners.
COVID-19 – attendees are asked to please check each gallery's respective COVID-19 protocols before attending. Galleries will have masks and hand sanitizer available on site. All activities will respect physical distancing guidelines set out by the Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer at the time of the event.
EVENTS:
On Location, free admission:
On location at 16 of the 17 galleries on September 25 and 26. See https://www.artnow.ca/online/on-location-galleries for all the details.
Regina & area
All galleries will have the Art Now Fine Art Fair Booth on location for viewing at the gallery.
Slate Fine Art Gallery: artists on location-
September 26: 12-2pm - Robert Truszkowski and Brian Gladwell
The Woods Art Space: movie screening -
September 26: at 8pm, Slasher Cinema will host a horror movie screening in the backyard space of The Junction as a fundraiser for The Woods Art Space.
The Lobby Gallery: artists on location -
September 25: 12-3pm - DeLee Grant; 12-4pm - Dave Gejdos; 3-8pm - Nikki Jacquin; 4-8pm - Mark Sexton; 5-8pm - Jeffrey Taylor.
September 26: 10am-2pm - Shelley McGillivray; 10am-3pm - Jeffrey Taylor; 1-5pm - Nikki Jacquin; 2-8pm - DeLee Grant and Mark Sexton; 5-8pm - Dave Gejdos.
Hansen Ross House: artist demonstrations -
September 25 and 26: 10am-3pm artist Christopher “Day One” Lightning will be live painting, 10am until noon, and 1pm-3pm, wood carver Doug Lingelbach will be doing a live chain saw carving.
Saskatoon & area
The Gallery / art placement inc.: artists on location -
September 26: 9:00am - Catherine Perehudoff, 10:00am - Dawna Rose, 11:00am - Robert Christie, 1:00pm - Douglas Bentham and Lorenzo Dupuis, 1:30pm - Nancy Lowry, 2:00pm - Allyson Glenn and Steph Krawchuk, 2:30pm - Louise Cook and Jane Harington, 3:00pm - Iris Hauser and Mel Malkin
Black Spruce Gallery: special pop up gallery, artists on location -
Pop up located in Sheraton Cavalier Club Lounge
September 25: 5:00pm - Kathy Bradshaw; 6:00pm - Connie Schuler; 7:00pm - Cheryl Tuck-Tallon.
September 26: 12:00pm - Jan Reinhard; 1:00pm - Miranda Jones; 2:00pm - Paul Trottier; 3:00pm - Catherine Joa; 4:00pm - Michael Remando; 7:00pm - Cheryl Tuck-Tallon Additional artists in attendance throughout the weekend.
Collector’s Choice Art Gallery: artists on location
September 25: 11:30am - Malaika Z Charbonneau; 2:30-4:00pm - Kathleen Slavin and Raymond Keighley.
September 26: 12-4pm “Watch Them Make Art” event featuring live painting and carving in the gallery or outside if weather permits. Artists include Meherun Nessa, Ray Keighley, Diane Larouche-Ellard, and Malaika Z Charbonneau.
Other artists will be onsite from 2:30-4:00 pm., including Laurel Schenstead-Smith.
Dervilia art + design: artists on location
September 25: 1:00-2:00pm - Denyse Klette; 2:00-3:00pm - Michaela Hoppe; 4:00-9:00pm - Alan Anderson trunk show.
September 26, 1:00-2:00 pm - Cam Forrester artist talk.
Void / Shop Cold Pizza: visitors can shop their whole line in person at their open studio.
Little Manitou Art Gallery: will feature two Culture Days workshops on September 26.
The Hand Wave Gallery: will open their new Arliss MacNeill “Colour Play” exhibition.
For more information, please call:
Linda Stark
Art Now Committee Chair
The Gallery / art placement inc.
Phone: (306)664-3385 (ex 2)
Email: gallery@artplacement.com
OR
Kristin Wagman
Executive Director
SaskGalleries
Mobile: (306) 551-7655 [text preferred to voice mail]
Office: (306) 775-3323
Email: kristin@saskgalleries.ca
www.SaskGalleries.ca
www.ArtNow.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ArtNowFineArtFair
Art Now event page: www.facebook.com/events/577021066302460
Instagram: @ArtNowFineArtFair, @SaskGalleries