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Forged & Fired: Art by Flame
Last Thursday Artist Reception August 27 | 6-9pm
August 27–September 21 | 11am-7pm
Fire is one of humanity's oldest tools for transformation. From forged steel and kiln-fired clay to molten silver and sculpted wax, heat is the catalyst that turns raw elements into striking fine art.
Curated by Alberta Street Gallery member Leslie McMillan, this invitational exhibition features six artists–Larry Holt, Bobby Pedersen, Cindy Caufman, John Hyland, Diane Moskowitz, and Ann Coskey–who harness extreme temperatures to bend raw materials to their vision.
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Outside City Limits
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Last Thursday Artist Reception August 27 | 6-9pm August 27–September 21 | 11am-7pm Forget the commute. Turn the car around! Leave civilzation behind and delight in the fused-glass landscapes oif Linda Gerrard and wander through the threaded tree paintings of Michelle L. Purvis instead. Michelle's lifelong fascination with trees, mountains, and how they relate to humans strongly influences her art. In this series of framed acrylic paintings on paper, each work is a portrait of a specific tree, dressed in embroidered finery to fit its personality. She made their acquaintance and sketched them from life while she was camping or on vacation. |
Michelle L. Purvis
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Linda Gerrard
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While they may have been created completely in her studio, Linda's fused-glass landscapes evoke a real sense of natural place. Starting with a base sheet of glass, she builds her images by arranging and kiln-firing layer after layer of colored glass, often leaving lovely textured details on the surface. Linda and Michelle, two longtime members of the gallery, invite you to take in the vistas of meadow, marsh and mountainside, to reach out to stroke the colorful bark of the trees or a heron's plumage, and to discover what lies just Outside City Limits. |
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North Pole Studio Show
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Last Thursday Artist Reception July 30 | 6-9pm July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm Immersive Worlds: Cities, Castles and Countrysides Explore the many worlds we inhabit, real and fantastical. Curated by North Pole Artist Max LaZebnik, this exhibition draws deeply from North Pole Studio's archive to present a compelling selection of works that examine the spaces, landscapes, and communities that shape our sense of belonging. Moving between urban centers, fantastical structures, and rural environments, the featured works invite viewers to consider how meaning is constructed through place. North Pole Studio supports careers in the arts and exists to increase opportunities for artists with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities to thrive as active members of the arts community. It fosters self-determination and facilitates meaningful connections through total engagement in the arts. Click here to learn more about North Pole Studios. |
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Botanical Alchemy
Last Thursday Artist Reception July 30 | 6-9pm
July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm
July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm
Experience the alchemical marriage of Mary Lyn Gough's earthen floral watercolors and Kirra Teal Hellfritsch's metamorphic jewelry -- where both artists explore the transformation of the natural world through elemental materials and traditional craftsmenship.
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Mary Lyn's work features monumental, up-close floral portraiture that blends hyper-realistic detail with organic abstraction, capturing the fleeting, dramatic phases of a flower's life cycle. Utilizing chiaroscuro lighting and bold, fluid watercolors, her work turns ordinary specimens into vibrant, textured landscapes.
Working exclusively with cotton rag paper and natural pigments derived from plants and minerals, she transforms these elemental materials into strikingly beautiful imagery. 
Kirra Teal Hellfritsch
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Mary Lyn Gough
Complementing this botanical exploration, Kirra's work investigates the metamorphosis of organic matter into enduring forms; an alchemy rooted in the intelligence of the natural world. Drawing from botanical structures, decay, and regrowth, she translates ephemeral plant life into metal, where softness becomes strength and impermanence is given weight. Working primarily in sterling silver, Kirra employs traditional metalsmithing techniques to fabricate each piece by hand. Subtle irregularities are preserved as evidence of process, echoing growth, erosion, and the asymmetry inherent in natural form. Together, their work reveals the enduring dialogue between nature, material, and transformation, inviting viewers to experience the quiet alchemy found within the botanical world. |
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North Pole Studio Show
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Last Thursday Artist Reception July 30 | 6-9pm July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm Immersive Worlds: Cities, Castles and Countrysides Explore the many worlds we inhabit, real and fantastical. Curated by North Pole Artist Max LaZebnik, this exhibition draws deeply from North Pole Studio's archive to present a compelling selection of works that examine the spaces, landscapes, and communities that shape our sense of belonging. Moving between urban centers, fantastical structures, and rural environments, the featured works invite viewers to consider how meaning is constructed through place. North Pole Studio supports careers in the arts and exists to increase opportunities for artists with autism and intellectual/developmental disabilities to thrive as active members of the arts community. It fosters self-determination and facilitates meaningful connections through total engagement in the arts. Click here to learn more about North Pole Studios. |
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Botanical Alchemy
Last Thursday Artist Reception July 30 | 6-9pm
July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm
Experience the alchemical marriage of Mary Lyn Gough's earthen floral watercolors and Kirra Teal Hellfritsch's metamorphic jewelry. Together, their work explores the transformation of the natural world though elemental materials and traditional craftsmanship.
Rooted in botanical forms and natural processes, both artists celebrate the enduring beauty found within growth, decay, and renewal. Their work reveals the quiet magic of nature translated though paint and metal.
July 30–August 24 | 11am-7pm
Experience the alchemical marriage of Mary Lyn Gough's earthen floral watercolors and Kirra Teal Hellfritsch's metamorphic jewelry. Together, their work explores the transformation of the natural world though elemental materials and traditional craftsmanship.
Rooted in botanical forms and natural processes, both artists celebrate the enduring beauty found within growth, decay, and renewal. Their work reveals the quiet magic of nature translated though paint and metal.
Kirra Teal Hellfritsch
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Mary Lyn Gough
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Pressed: A Printmaking Invitational
June 25–July 27 | 11am-7pm
Printmaking is a versatile art for that has evolved over centuries, encompassing a variety of techniques. These local printmakers explore linocut, screenprint, photogravure, monotype, gelli plate, mezzotint, and etchings.
Printmaking is a versatile art for that has evolved over centuries, encompassing a variety of techniques. These local printmakers explore linocut, screenprint, photogravure, monotype, gelli plate, mezzotint, and etchings.
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Impressions
June 25–July 27 | 11am-7pm
Featuring two printmakers presenting fresh and original approaches to two traditional but very different printmaking methods.
Featuring two printmakers presenting fresh and original approaches to two traditional but very different printmaking methods.
Angela Morrow
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Angela Morrow's monotypes employ a printmaking technique that has been around for centuries. This "painterly" print is made by applying printmaking ink onto plexiglass with a brayer. Ink can be removed with rags or various tools, and then more layers can be applied to create a more textured or abstract effect. The plexiglass is run through a printing press, creating one unique print, a truly original piece of art. During the transfer process, rich textures appear with subtle patterns and depth added to the print. Monotype printmaking is appealing as it offers the artist both control and surprise. |
Jimmy Wright's block prints are drawn, carved, and printed entirely by hand. After the original drawing is transferred to the surface of the block, the image is hand-carved into wood or linoleum with gouges and knives. Ink is applied with a brayer, paper is laid on the block, and each print is hand-burnished. Jimmy often uses and blends different ink colors on a single block, creating limited-edition prints that are distinctive and impactful. HIs unique approach gives new life to an ancient printing process.
Jimmy Wright
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6th Annual Paper Invitational
Last Thursday Reception April 30, 2026 | 6–9pm
April 30–May 24 | 11am-7pm
The 6th Annual Paper Invitational at Alberta Street Gallery brings together a wide range of artists pushing paper far beyond its expected limits. The exhibition spans an exciting spectrum – from richly layered collage works that weave together fragments of art history and imagination, to bold, graphic compositions where color and texture collide in expressive abstraction.
Intimate mixed–media pieces transform humble materials into playful, sculptural forms, while meticulously constructed circular paper assemblages reveal a mesmerizing precision and rhythm through color and repitition.
April 30–May 24 | 11am-7pm
The 6th Annual Paper Invitational at Alberta Street Gallery brings together a wide range of artists pushing paper far beyond its expected limits. The exhibition spans an exciting spectrum – from richly layered collage works that weave together fragments of art history and imagination, to bold, graphic compositions where color and texture collide in expressive abstraction.
Intimate mixed–media pieces transform humble materials into playful, sculptural forms, while meticulously constructed circular paper assemblages reveal a mesmerizing precision and rhythm through color and repitition.
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Elsewhere in the show, vivid floral prints pulse with saturated color and layered transparency, demonstrating how paper can function as both surface and structure. Together, these works highlight the extraordinary versatility of the medium – delicate yet durable, traditional yet constantly reinvented. The Paper Invitational celebrates not only technical mastery, but also the spirit of experimentation, inviting viewers to experience paper as a material of endless possibility.
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Included Artists: Amy M. Bennett, Melody Bush, David Friedman, Elizabeth Goss, Pamela Kieffer, Kim Nickens, Jane Pellicciotto, Julia A. Rost,Mel Sawyer, Barb Welty and Gia Whitlock.
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Elemental: Of Earth, Water, Air, & Fire
Last Thursday Reception April 30, 2026 | 6–9pm
April 30–May 25 | 11am-7pm
Porcelain and stoneware clay forms laid in a bed of dried organic combustibles from the garden and chicken yard are fired in an open pit and given over to the whims of flame. Each finished piece contains an entire world; many times, recognizable silhouettes and shadows of carbonized materials are captured in the clay.
Ceremonial paintings that draw on the ancient language of the elements – earth, air, fire and water embodied through symbolic human forms and ritual gestures. A sense of groundedness in composition and color palette anchors the figures with weight and stability, while a clear connection to emotion is evident in their openness and quiet intensity.
April 30–May 25 | 11am-7pm
Porcelain and stoneware clay forms laid in a bed of dried organic combustibles from the garden and chicken yard are fired in an open pit and given over to the whims of flame. Each finished piece contains an entire world; many times, recognizable silhouettes and shadows of carbonized materials are captured in the clay.
Ceremonial paintings that draw on the ancient language of the elements – earth, air, fire and water embodied through symbolic human forms and ritual gestures. A sense of groundedness in composition and color palette anchors the figures with weight and stability, while a clear connection to emotion is evident in their openness and quiet intensity.
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In constant awe of the astonishing variety of earth's geological and mineral manifestations, Carisa Miller re-forms and re-orders these essential elements toward her own artistic visions in what may be interpreted as a reverential practice or playing at nature.
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Ilse Coffman creates strong feminine figurative works on paper. Her primitive style comes about by using ink on a wet surface, resulting in the look of batik. The feminine imagery depicts ceremony and a timeless subject in a fresh and modern way.
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ELEMENTAL brings together the work of Ilse and Carisa to represent humans in dialogue and ritual with the essence of the earth; a reminder that the elements in all their simplicity and complexitu, alone and in combination, both conspire to provide all of our most basic needs and fill us with ceaseless wonder and admiration.
Botanical Watercolor Technique Workshop
Location: Alberta Street Gallery – 1829 NE Alberta St.
Fee: $175 + $30 material fee – $205 total Registration: email [email protected] and pay with Venmo Maximum Number of Participants – 6 |
Watercolor Techniques
April 25 & 26 | 9–1 Taught by Mary Lyn Gough – 30 years painting and teaching experience. I work in watercolors to gain the transparency of oils and vibrancy of acrylics and the beguiling nature of water; an attempt to control the uncontrollable. The combination is a viewing intimacy; luscious, inviting and vibrant. This 2–day workshop will focus on the following as it pertains to painting botanicals. We will work through these different techniques and apply them to your final project for the class.
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Intimate Ecologies
March 26–April 27 | 11am–7pm
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Intimate Ecologies explores themes of migration, dislocation, ritual, and the relationship between people and place. It invites meditations on slowness, embodiment, and stewardship as mediums for reciprocal practices, which reinforce solidarity with the natural world and all its inhabitants.
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Curated by Ryan-Ashley Anderson, this multi-media group show features risograph prints by Stephanie Adams-Santos, ceramic sculptures by Ari Albertson, intermedia print art by Kobey Bonin, textile art by Mei Lai, and ekphrastic literary responses by Sequoia Snogren-McGinnis. Ari and Stephanie have also prepared sound art compositions to accompany the show.
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A Little Bird Told Me
March 26–April 27 | 11am–7pm
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Whispers ride on feathers in A Little Bird Told Me, a vivd celebration of birds in all their mystery, beauty and symbolism. Gary Grossman's photography captures the ethereal pulse of flight and the quiet intensity of a bird's gaze.
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In a stunning contrast, Heather Lee Kolbo's wood art translates these organic forms into rich textures and warm, enduring grains of the earth. Together, they invite you to discover the stories these messengers carry and the wonder they leave in their wake.
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Gary Grossman
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Heather Lee Kolbo
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Fruitful Futures
February 26–March 23, 2026
"Fruitful Futures" brings together work by Gabe Wolfe and David Friedman, who use differing mediums and artistic visions to illustrate the rich understory of life.
Wolfe's white-line woodblock prints are vibrantly colored and extoll the diversity of life, while underpinning the need to protect what is vital and precious. Friedman has crafted shape-based black-and-white drawings of forest life that use small, interlocking forms to render a larger cohesive body, a nod to the complexity that lies within all living forms.
"Fruitful Futures" brings together work by Gabe Wolfe and David Friedman, who use differing mediums and artistic visions to illustrate the rich understory of life.
Wolfe's white-line woodblock prints are vibrantly colored and extoll the diversity of life, while underpinning the need to protect what is vital and precious. Friedman has crafted shape-based black-and-white drawings of forest life that use small, interlocking forms to render a larger cohesive body, a nod to the complexity that lies within all living forms.
Gabe Wolfe
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David Friedman
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6x6x6: 7th Annual Community Art Show
February 26–March 23, 2026
Discover your favorites! Hundreds of small masterpieces created by local artists cover the walls of Lavaun's Community Gallery in this fun annual show inside Alberta Street Gallery. Each piece is restricted to 6x6 or 6x6x6 inches in size and $100 or less in price.
Discover your favorites! Hundreds of small masterpieces created by local artists cover the walls of Lavaun's Community Gallery in this fun annual show inside Alberta Street Gallery. Each piece is restricted to 6x6 or 6x6x6 inches in size and $100 or less in price.
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