Those coming down off their Halloween candy sugar high can pivot to an artistic feast at First Friday.
Debbie-lee Miszaniec is serving up Body & Mind at the Kiwanis Gallery at the downtown library with an opening reception running 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Calgary artist Miszaniec is presenting a "lush abundance of Dutch baroque-inspired still life paintings of 'forbidden foods.'
"The exhibition focuses on the psychological struggle between the body's needs and the mind's direction when pursuing weight loss.
"The paintings in Body & Mind mark the point at which one realizes that one has developed an obsession with food yet feels powerless to change it given the pressure to achieve/maintain the commonly accepted (BMI) definition of a healthy weight."
The show runs until Nov. 30.
At the Community Gallery at the downtown library, Red Deer artist Kristina Miko is showing her 2-D acrylic and 3-D works in The Journey Within.
In her artist's statement, Miko reflects on the "Law of One's Own Nature" – the idea of looking into oneself and how we navigate through one's life.
"I want to express thoughts and images that can be enlightening or hindering," says Miko. "It can be messages we see in our day-to-day lives, subconscious thoughts, and dreams."
The reception takes place from 5-7 p.m. The show runs until Nov. 19.
At the Viewpoint Gallery, 5208 48th Ave., Starting Small: From Model to Monument begins its run with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. The show runs until Dec. 13.
The show features of a collection of models or maquettes from the City of Red Deer's public arts collection which depict proposals and completed artworks.
"Maquettes are artworks in their own right that convey an artist's first realization of an idea," says the city.
At the Corridor Community Gallery on the lower level of the Recreation Centre, 4501 47A Ave., artist Martin Dahl is displaying his drawings.
Dahl's works are inspired by the landscapes of B.C. and the Prairies. The show starts Friday and runs until Jan. 3, 2025.
Red Deer Polytechnic students share their works at the Marjorie Wood Gallery at Kerry Wood Nature Centre in the Friday show that runs 4-6 p.m.
Art lovers can see what inspires Red Deer's next generation of artists, who will be there to chat. Drawings will be displayed in the gallery and sculptures in the Gaetz Lake Sanctuary.
Curiosity Art & Framing at 5002 48th St. is showcasing the works of a number of artists, including Lyn Anderson, Carmen Therriault, Margaret Blank, Peter Caden, Elizabeth Schapansky, Wendy Meeres and others.
The new exhibit Autumn Remembrance is an artistic ode to that time of year where "greens fade yellow, red and oranges and during this time of year we tend to reflect, remember and be grateful and respectful of events that happened in the past."
The opening reception takes place from 5-7 p.m. and the show runs until Nov. 20.
An opening reception is taking place Friday from 5-8 p.m. at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery for artist Alana Bartol's show Orphan Well Woes.
The multi-media show is made up of photographs, pen and ink drawings, and constructed displays, including one of an oil company's waiting room, and an imaginative well "adoption" site.
"The exhibition delves into the complex relationship between industry, land and community. Visitors are invited to engage with concepts of care and environmental repair through a blend of photography, drawing, installation, video and participatory art."
The show runs until Nov. 23.
Also at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery is artist Leila Armstrong's Backyard Wilderness: Burrows & Bungalows.
"Bungalows explores the disconnect between people's everyday lived experience and their conception of nature as something external and removed.
"Through these works, Armstrong aims to increase awareness of, and the need for, engagement with urban ecologies as spaces in which humans and other species must live and thrive together."
The reception takes place Friday 5-8 p.m. for the show that runs until Nov. 30.
