Though necessary for living, our memories are duplicitous. They can be like fire – bold or burning us up with longing or regret – or like frost – giving us either pause for quiet reflection or chilling us to the bone. The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition …fire and frost explores memory; presenting the work of three contemporary artists who, through the lens of a camera or mixed media expressions, document past and present experiences, objects and places to capture time and awaken memories that are universal in nature.
The artists whose works are presented in the exhibition …fire and frost devote much of their creativity to exploring ‘place’: focusing on urban landscapes and family narratives, structures and their interrelationships with the natural environment, or the history of specific places and the personal memories evoked by this ‘documentation’.
The exhibition ...fire and frost was curated by Shane Golby and organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Travelling Exhibition Program.
Cover Image: Colin Smith, School Bus, 2013, Photography, Collection of the artist

Drop by the Main Branch on Friday afternoons at 3pm to celebrate the things you love! Play games, make art, vote for the best of the best, and meet friends who love the same things you do.

• July 8 = Star Wars
• July 15 = Anime
• July 22 = Heartstopper
• July 29 = Doctor Who
• August 5 = Pixar
• August 12 = Shadow & Bone
• August 19 = Mario Kart

Anyone in grades 7-12 can join us!

Kick off your weekend with a free movie on the big screen!  

• July 15 - The Princess Bride (1987)
• July 22 - Free Guy (2021)
• July 29 - Back to the Future (1985)
• August 5 - Turning Red (2022)
• August 12 - Labyrinth (1986)
• August 19 - The Mummy (1999)
• August 26 - Summer of Soul (2021; presented in partnership with LGRC)

All films will start at 6:00pm in the Friends Place at the Crossings Branch.

All ages are welcome; kids under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.  Films will be shown with closed captions.