Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
4525 47A Ave T4N 6Z6 Red Deer, AB, Canada

Nine cultural and heritage organizations in Red Deer aren’t letting COVID-19 cancel Family Day celebrations this year. The Winter Escape/Escapade Hivernale Family Day Challenge is a collaborative activity which will allow families to celebrate the holiday together by completing a variety of virtual and outdoor challenges across the city between Feb. 13 and Feb. 27. Visit www.winterescapereddeer.ca for more info! During this multi-week winter-escape challenge you will explore... Red Deer both virtually and outdoors and be entered to win some amazing locally sourced prizes! Work alone or with a team, socially distanced of course, to answer trivia questions and complete photo and video challenges. How to get started? First, you need to come up with a team name and pick a team captain! Then starting February 5th your team captain can register for a 'member' account at www.winterescapereddeer.ca, fill out the registration form, then get ready for the official launch on February 13th when we will post the challenges in our members only area of the website! Time: Challenges available 24/7 after launch Date: Feb. 13 to Feb. 27 Location: www.winterescapereddeer.ca 1 grand prize per team category! Bonus prizes for the 25th and 50th team registrants! More details on the prizes to be posted soon. #winterescapereddeer #reddeersbackyard

Materials needed - coloured paper and oil pastels.

MAG staff members Kim and Joanne go "6 feet apart to 6 feet apart" in a Shortbread Cookie Showdown! Who's recipe did it better? Try out the recipes in the comments and decide for yourself! If you'd like to see the long version of this video complete with the MAG's own shortbread judges visit the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/M8goFacH1zY

Do you wanna build a snowman? How about one you can keep all year? Today you’ll learn to make your own sock Snowman! It's time for today's #minimagathome art activity for families to do at home. What you need: White Sock, Rice, Yarn, Sweaters, Buttons, and Pipe Cleaners... Full instructions on this activity can be found on today's blog post: http://bit.ly/396bImr

We may be temporarily closed for visits but we will continue to share with you our artisan spotlights for the exhibit Powwow! OchÎwin the Origins. Today's artisan spotlight highlights Marrisa Moccasin who co-curated and co-created the exhibit and crafted much of the beadwork on display. Tansi, my name is Marrisa Moccasin. I am a Cree artist who currently resides in Sylvan Lake, Alberta with my husband Patrick and our four children. My interest in the world of art blossom...ed after the birth of my first child, Leland. I was inspired by the vast natural life surrounding my kokum’s (grandmother’s) backyard where I grew up Learn more about Marrisa Moccasin on our blog: https://bit.ly/3g3yHBD Powwow Times

Nighttime Winter Hill Scene- you will need, sheet of dark coloured paper, white chalk or pencil crayon, various oil pastel colours.

Please note that this Saturday (November 28th)'s MAGSaturdays class is cancelled due to yesterday's Government of Alberta announcement regarding COVID-19. We will communicate the status of upcoming programs in the near future.

Today's artisan spotlight for the exhibit Powwow! OchÎwin the Origins, highlights Eric Mentuck who created most of the featherwork on display. ABOUT Eric Mentuck learned the bustle making craft from Andrew Mecas, who was a fancy dancer who lived in Waywayseecappo, MB. Eric is also a member of the Waywayseecappo First Nation. If Eric could describe some characteristics that a future bustle maker should have, they are: patience, attention to detail, improvement, consistency, ...and working long hours on continuous steps. Learn more about Eric on our blog: https://bit.ly/2KjvYYX Powwow! OchÎwin the Origins is on display until February 27, 2021 at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery and free to visit. The dances on display are: Men’s Traditional, Men’s Fancy, Men’s Chicken, Men’s Grass, Women’s Traditional, Women’s Fancy and Women’s Jingle. Book your visit at https://RedDeerMuseum.as.me/Galleries Powwow Times Bustle Dome

In the mood for some beauty? Come have a look at Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins, which absolutely fits the bill This exhibit features 7 powwow dance styles, with full Regalia and craft work. Curators and creators, Patrick and Marrisa Mitsuing, have gathered the origin stories, worked with 11+ artisans across Western Canada & the US, and carefully built the Regalia for this exhibition. On display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery until February 27th. We are free to visit! Let us know you're coming by booking your visit online: https://reddeermuseum.as.me/Galleries

Artisan Spotlight: Yahsti Perkinskiller Waccamaw, Dakota Coming from a traditional family, I feel fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn our ways from my father. He taught me how to tie my own bustle at the young age of ten years old. ~ Yahsti Perkinskiller... Yahsti has created the phenomenal head roaches for Men’s Fancy, Men’s Traditional, Men’s Grass and Men’s Chicken Dances in the Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins exhibit currently on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. Read Yahsti’s story here: https://bit.ly/2IEHm0O Book your visit to see Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins: https://RedDeerMuseum.as.me/Galleries Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins features 7 powwow dance styles, with full Regalia and craft work. Curators and creators, Patrick Mitsuing and Marrisa Mitsuing, have gathered the stories, worked with the Artisans, and carefully built the Regalia for this exhibition. https://www.reddeermuseum.com/e/powwow-ohc-win-the-origins/ Tourism Red Deer Powwow Times

The Annual General Meeting of the Red Deer & District Museum Society will be held onsite at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery, 7:00pm on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we have limited space for onsite attendees this year. If you would like to inquire about reserving a seat, please give us a call at 403.309.8405. For more info, visit the event listing on our website: https://www.reddeermuseum.com//mag-annual-general-meeting/

Coming up this Sunday is Brick Stitch Beaded Earrings w/ Marrisa Mitsuing. At this workshop Marrisa (who also happens to be co-creator & co-curator of Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins!) will be teaching the basics of beading the brick stitch. Attendees will complete a pair of earrings at the workshop. No experience is necessary - beginners are absolutely welcome visit www.reddeermuseum.com//brick-stitch-beaded-earrings-with-/ for more info, or to register (we have space for just a few more attendees)!

In this video, Knowledge Keeper Irene Oakes of Nakeneet Cree Nation in South Western Saskatchewan shares the story and development of the Women’s Fancy Dance. A history that has its roots in the Women’s Liberation movement of the 1960’s. The Women's Fancy Dance is 1 of 7 of the dances displayed in our current exhibit, Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins. Artisans who collaborated on the Women's Fancy Regalia include Curtis Miller Joe (accessories), Eric Mentuck (featherwork), Emery-rose Assiniboine (cloth work), and Alexandrea Pasquayak (beadwork). This video was created by Powwow Times in collaboration with the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery for the exhibit Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins. Stay tuned this fall to learn more about the dances and regalia on display in this exhibition!

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at the MAG We're closed today, but will be open again 10 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday to Saturday. Visit our Calendar of Events to see What's On at the MAG in the week ahead www.reddeermuseum.com/calendar/. Have a wonderful Monday!

Check out this article from CBC about Deanne Hupfield who is sharing her love of powwow dance through her 'How to Powwow Dance' videos tutorials on YouTube. "For Deanne Hupfield, dance is healing. It's also something she's passionate about sharing with others." Other links: Link to interview with Hupfield on CBC's Superior Morning: https://www.cbc.ca//1-391-su/clip/15801234-deanne-hupfield... "OLD STYLE Jingle Dance Steps" turotial from Hupfield's YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tvb3S2RrqBo

Children ages 5 & under are invited to join us for tomorrow morning's miniMAG class, where we'll be making the houses of our dreams using fabric patchwork pieces and paint! miniMAG is our art program developed for the youngest artists in our community, running each Wednesday morning from September-June. See bit.ly/miniMAG for full program details, and book your attendance into the program by visiting reddeermuseum.as.me/minimag. Thank you to Red Deer Kinsmen for their support of miniMAG this season

Artisan Spotlight Emery-rose Assiniboine For the exhibit Powwow! Ohcîwin The Origins, currently on display at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery (MAG), curators and creators Patrick Mitsuing and Marrisa Moccasin and the team at the MAG worked with a diverse team of Indigenous Artistans from Western Canada and the US to collaborate on seven full dance regalia. We are excited to share with you our first artisan spotlight highlighting Emery-rose Assiniboine who created all the ...cloth work on display for the dances. A dancer’s regalia carries meaning, respect and love, and the cloth work that Emery-rose has crafted conveys all of these to the viewer. ABOUT Emery-rose Assiniboine is a Dakota and Plains Cree artist, seamstress, student and mother. She is from the Dakota Nation of Manitoba as well as the Neekaneet Cree Nation of Southern Saskatchewan. She has been designing and creating beadwork with her grandmothers since she was 12 years old. She completed her first fully beaded women's traditional top at the age of 21 yrs old. She has continued to create her own regalia since then. Emery-rose is the founder of EAssiniboine Designs which specializes in Indigenous wear that ranges from regalia to beadwork. Learn more about Emery-rose on our blog: https://bit.ly/30AFQ5S Follow Emery-rose on social media: E.Assiniboine Designs Powwow! OchÎwin the Origins is on display until February 27, 2021 at the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery. The dances on display are: Men’s Traditional, Men’s Fancy, Men’s Chicken, Men’s Grass, Women’s Traditional, Women’s Fancy and Women’s Jingle. Book your visit at https://RedDeerMuseum.as.me/Galleries Each regalia on display has elements created by at least four artisans who contributed to its making. These artisans have worked for years at their craft, learning from others, and participating in powwows. Working with the Mitsuings, the artisans incorporated designs and meanings of importance to themselves in the creation of the regalia. Powwow Times

We're loving this UFO artwork from one of our MAGsparks participants! His UFO is in a desert setting, and he did such an excellent job of telling us about his work. Thank you for sharing Autism Inspirations :)