A Group Exhibition by the Manitoba Quickdraw Art Club

Show runs August 3rd through to August 29th.

Artists Reception is Saturday August 10th. Artists will be in attendance from 1 -4pm. Gallery is open 11 am - 5pm Tue - Sat.

Free admission. Free 2 hour parking on street.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS:
Pauline Braun
Michele Campbell
Tatjana Draskovic
Kathryn Drummond
Jan Jenkins
Nora Kobrinsky
Huguette LaCroix Gauthier
Audrey Lute
Bev Morton
Linda Munro
Darlene Omichinski
Sharen Ritterman
Autumn Robbie-Draward
Bella Savoie-Kraska
Jo Smoley
Gaetanne Sylvester
Bonnie Taylor
Esther Vermeer
Lori Zebiere

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION:
The Manitoba Quickdraw Art Club is a group of artists ‘Drawn Together’ through the combination of a shared passion for creating art, geography and their place in time with access to social media.

In February 2017 a small group of Manitoba artists were invited to join an experimental social media Facebook group, created by Lori Zebiere, with the simple goal being to inspire each other through periodic drawing challenges. These few members were encouraged to invite other Manitoba artists who they thought would enjoy the challenge experience. Through word of mouth and social media sharing, the group has grown to nearly 60 members with challenges issued on a monthly basis.

This show celebrates the online internet relationship, and its ability to overcome distance. Many of the MQAC members live in remote rural areas and given our long winters and often treacherous travel conditions feel isolated for many months of the year. Social media is the perfect way to overcome this isolation and continue to remain inspired and connected to a relevant and regional artistic community.

This entire show from concept, participants and organization has been done online, primarily via Facebook group discussions and Messenger. The resulting exhibition will unite artists from the big city art hub of Winnipeg through to the smallest towns and villages; some who have never met one another in person. Artists from places like Beausejour, Dauphin, Elm Creek, Garson, Thalberg will all be Drawn Together to display works for their first in-real-life MQAC Member’s show.