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Mix and Mingle: <\/strong>People at the Glenbow Museum exhibit launch party on Sept. 28, 2018. The museum’s traditional launch parties are a way for people to mingle and enjoy artwork. (Photo by Lydia Sobschak\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

O<\/span>n Sept. 28, 2018, three new exhibits made their first appearance at the Glenbow Museum<\/a> in downtown Calgary.<\/p>\n

T<\/span>he new displays were introduced to the public through the traditional Launch Party the Glenbow hosts each time it reveals a new exhibit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe great thing about Launch Parties is we design them to be really accessible and welcoming to everyone no matter your circumstances,\u201d said Jenny Conway Fisher, 41, who has been the manager of marketing and communications at the Glenbow for five years.<\/p>\n

She said there are usually 800-1,000 people that attend a launch party, and it has grown in the past few years.<\/p>\n

Conway Fisher said there is a long history of galleries having \u201copen nights,\u201d and the launch party is a way to celebrate the hard work that went into the new displays.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really excited about these ones,\u201d said Conway Fisher.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot for people to explore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zoltan Varadi, communications specialist for the Glenbow Museum for five years, spoke in an interview about each of the exhibits.<\/p>\n

One display, The Arctic: Real and Imagined Views from the Nineteenth Century, <\/em>includes artwork is from the British expansion and exploration of the Arctic.<\/p>\n

As the time of this artwork coincided with the period of the romantic art movement, the sketches made during the expeditions would have been taken back to artists who would then have elaborated on them to give them a dramatic and exaggerated look.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s some real treasures in there you don\u2019t see every day,\u201d Varadi said.<\/p>\n

Along with the paintings, the display includes artifacts from the period depicted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking a look at these imagined views of the Arctic that are documenting a real period of history of this colonial expansion into the North, and kind of reframing it by bringing in actual artifacts to give a sense of reality to the story,\u201d Varadi said.<\/p>\n

Another of the exhibits, Cosmos: Gathie Falk, Margaret Nazon, and Erik Olson<\/em>, is composed of artwork from three contemporary artists.<\/p>\n

Falk\u2019s work is from an earth perspective of space, while Nazon\u2019s showcase deep space images through beadwork.<\/p>\n

Olson\u2019s work focuses on showing the personality of each planet through portraits, attempting to convey the personalities of each of the planets in the solar system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it will strike a chord in everyone, because who hasn\u2019t looked up at the night sky and just felt a sense of awe at the stars and the vastness of space and all the mysteries of it,\u201d said Varadi.<\/p>\n

The display is complimented by commentary from retired astronaut Robert Thirsk, who talks about what the pieces make him think about.<\/p>\n

The third exhibit, Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal: Feet on the Ground<\/em>, is part of a series of exhibits called One New Work<\/em>.<\/p>\n

One New Work, <\/em>curated by Nancy Tousley, aims to give local artists a voice and a platform. Various artists arevperiodically commissioned to put together a new display for the series.<\/p>\n

Feet on the Ground<\/em>, the latest of these displays, features the traditional Cree Jingle Dress and how it has changed over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a renaissance of Indigenous artists happening in this country right now,\u201d Varadi said.<\/p>\n

Varadi personally appreciates this display for the level of dedication Cardinal put into her piece.<\/p>\n

Varadi said the public can appreciate this display as it will give them a connection to a culture they do not know much about.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the exhibitions are about telling stories. Hopefully people come and hear a story they haven\u2019t heard before, hear it in a different way, or see something in a new light. I think that just ties all the exhibitions together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Night at the Museum: <\/strong>People enter Calgary’s Glenbow Museum for the launch party on Sept. 28, 2018. This launch party showcased the museum’s three new displays. (Photo by Lydia Sobschak\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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