Gibril Bangura - Let Your Imagination Flow: Painting and Collaging

Wednesday, February 8 at 6 pm

Gibril Bangura
Let Your Imagination Flow: Painting and Collaging

Cost: $5.00 and includes one free drink. *Scholarships available. Call (780)471-1580.*

Location: Collins Studio Gallery (11741 94 Street)

The workshop is about participants allowing their hidden talents to flourish from within them. Participants will explore using acrylic paint and fabric to create an extraordinary collage.

Artist Bio
Colour is a language that has no barriers. Colour is a language that unifies the universe. Colour speaks, even without a word.”

My paintings began to have life, and the more I painted [these] colourful paintings, the more I began to experience a kind of break free in my own life. I began to experience peace, happiness,” he said. “The more I paint these things, the more I feel liberated. I first of all saw the healing powers of colours transforming my own life.”

Instagram: @banguragibril 
Tiktok: @gibs710 
Website: https://gibrilbangura.com/

Shaihiem J.D Small - Abstract: Drawing Still Life

Wednesday, February 15 at 6 pm

Shaihiem J.D Small
Abstract: Drawing Still Life

Cost: $5.00 and includes one free drink. *Scholarships available. Call (780)471-1580.*

Our lesson will be a still life focused on light and shadow, as well as the nuance of rhythm and geometry that are fundamental to good composition. Participants will be encouraged to work with a limited palette to focus on the values of their painting. The goal of this workshop is to get the participants to understand the underlying elements of a strong composition. 

Artist Bio
Shaihiem Small is an artist currently based in Edmonton Alberta who primarily works in the mediums of acrylic paint, graphite on paper and tattooing. Shaihiem is a graduate of Macewan's Fine Art program as of 2019 and has participated in various pop-up art shows across Edmonton and the 5 Artist 1 Love show at the Art Gallery of Alberta, twice. This artist is currently interested in the interconnectedness of the varying cultures and the diasporas that have shaped his artistic and personal growth and is creating work exploring this underlying theme.

instagram: @goldenc5ild
Tiktok: @g5ink
Website: Home | Contemporary Art Gallery (goldenc5ildfineart.com)

Raneece Buddan

Wednesday, February 22 at 6 pm

Raneece Buddan Workshop
Living in Colour: Painting and Collage Workshop

Cost: $5.00 and includes one free drink. *Scholarships available. Call (780)471-1580.*

This workshop serves as an opportunity to explore the joys of your lives, living freely and unapologetically. Participants will create colourful unique pieces, incorporating textiles, magazine clippings and paint, working with various textures, layers and patterns. Participants may bring items or photos which play a part in their lives and identifies to make their pieces more personal.

Artist Bio
Raneece Buddan is a Jamaican visual artist who resides in Amiswaciwaskahikan (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. She immigrated to Canada in 2015 and completed her BFA in Art and Design with Distinction at the University of Alberta in 2020. In her work, she focuses on her cultural identity as a Jamaican women Afro and Indo-Caribbean ancestry. She shows the beautiful merging of these cultures and the complexities of being multiracial identity in Jamaican society, particularly around hair and skin complexion. This is depicted by replacing her skin tone with fabrics meant to represent each ethnicity, as well as incorporating synthetic hair. Her process is based on material - the wood grains and mounds of clay. Her practice includes oil painting, wood working, clay sculpting, printmaking and weaving.

Instagram: @artbybuddan 
Website: raneecebuddan.com