If you want to see how creative the University of Lethbridge New Media Club can be, check out the  “Big Show” at the University Of Lethbridge, Nov. 25.
“It’s an exhibit of the works from third year new media courses,” said MC Matt Valgardson ansd New Media Club secretary whoi doesn’t have any of his works in the show.
“The judges would have had to be  deaf, blind and artistically  bankrupt to choose one of mine, so they thought my loud voice and total lack of shame would make me a good MC,” Valgardson continued adding the 11 works on display  for this juried show were chosen by New Media professors out of  about 30 submissions including one of Valgardson’s.
They include a variety of  imaginative projects created through Adobe Director  including 3 D modeling, graphic design and lots of interactive video.
“It’s more than just drawings with Photoshop,”
he continued.
“There will be  presentations, then a break with snacks so people can mingle,” he said.
 The event starts at 8 p.m. in the Student’s Union ballroom, Nov. 25. There is no cover charge.

Everyone who participated in the successful Shuffle Up and Deal fundraiser, last Wednesday is welcome to attend     the final wrap up party tonight at the Owl Acoustic Lounge.

Shuffle Up And Deal was a  special event which included 53 local artists  who all designed individual playing cards for special deck of cards which will be sold for $15 each to raise money for the Special Needs Art Education program at  the Bowman Arts Centre.

A packed house incuding artists and art aficionados gathered at the Owl, Nov. 10 to take part in a special silent auction, in which the original pieces were auctioned off by a silent auction which raised  $2,916 for the program.

 They also enjoyed performances by several local musicians including Brenna Lowrie, Steven Foord, Matt Robinson and Darryl Düus who performed in between live auctions hosted by Aaron Hagan and Mike Maguire for some fantastic prize packages including donations  from local businesses.

Packages included a variety of concert tickets, gift certificates, art, books, tickets to the Galt Museum beer tasting, bowling and even a guitar donated by Long and McQuade.

The guitar package, which also included tickets to New West’s production of Glitz, and haircut and colour by Maisey, a purse and even a half price bellygram from Desert Wind Belly Dance, went for close to $1,000 alone.

So the event was billed a success by organizers who are thanking participants and donors and of course artists, with the special event which includes free appetizers and drinks and a chance to sketch two fetching models beginning at 7:30 p.m.  Once all of the decks have been sold, the project will have raised $10,000 for the Bowman Arts Centre’s Special Needs Art program.

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 A collective of artists from the Burning Ground Studio often have individual works in numeorus other Lethbridge art shows, however they haven’t had a show of just their own new works until this weekend.

So they are excited to show off their latest works at the Trianon during their first show including all of the members and a couple of their friends at the Trianon and Petit Trianon Gallery, Nov. 20- Jan. 1.

“People will be able to really experience a variety of  the eclectic and experimental works this group has been working on,” said artist Darcy Logan, noting there will be a variety of works and subject matter from painting to sculpture and a couple multi-media works which combine several mediums, including one of Logan’s Naglfar (ancient  Norse “nail ships” created from the bones and fingernails of the dead, which are Logan’s current artistic inspiration) pieces which will show the creative process involved in creating one of his works from start to finish.

“This will be the first time all nine of us and some of our friends have had a show all together,” observed artist Rick Gillis, relaxing in the Burning Ground studio in the basement of  the old firehall.

“It will give a fair sampling of the type of art being created in the city that is outside of the traditional of landscapes and such,” Gillis added, noting most of the artists have three individual pieces.