August 29th, 1 pm Chun Hua Catherine Dong is a Chinese-born artist working with performance art, photography, and video. She received a B.F.A from Emily Carr University Art & Design and a M.F.A. from Concordia University in Canada. She has performed in multiple international performance art festivals and venues, such as, International Performance Art Festival in Chicago, … [Read more...] about State of Grace Artist Talk (August 29th)
Past Events
Tailgate Party: August 22nd
Tailgating, a pastime that usually occurs before American Football games, combines food, beer, music, and the back of one or more trucks. The mysterious origin of the tailgate party is not known definitively. There are, however, numerous theories. One of such dates the first tailgate party to 1869. Anticipation built for Princeton versus Rutgers, the first college football … [Read more...] about Tailgate Party: August 22nd
Art Gallery Bus Tour
Join the August 15th Art Bus Tour! In one afternoon we will visit Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Visual Arts Alberta - Carfac, SNAP - Society of Northern Alberta Print-Artists, Dc3 Art Projects, The Drawing Room, and Gallery@501. Take in the art at each gallery, speak with curators, and engage in material demos. $12 for Members (of any participating gallery) / Students / … [Read more...] about Art Gallery Bus Tour
Dada Days: June 25th 12-5pm
Dadaism is an anti-art movement that is said to have come from a group of Swiss poets and artists in the early 1900’s. Dada was a protest against the bourgeoisie ideology of rationality and logic—the very ideology that some believed was a root cause of World War I. Proponents of Dadaism, instead embraced absurdity. Paradoxically, out of this absurdity, the Dadaist ideology … [Read more...] about Dada Days: June 25th 12-5pm
Illustration Creation
Join Harcourt House’s Marketing Coordinator Peter Brown for an illustration contest at Happy Harbor Comics. Draw anything you’d like and post it to social media with #HarcourtHeartsArt for a chance to win free membership to Harcourt House. Also, as a limited time offer at the event, anyone who purchases a Harcourt House membership will receive a coupon for one free … [Read more...] about Illustration Creation
