Effective December 13, 2020 the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is closed until further notice due to the current public health restrictions in Alberta. Check out our blog for art activities and up to date news.
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Making Cinnamon Twists with Kirstin, MAG Marketing Associate Last week my cousin sent me a photo of Sour Cream Twists he made. My immediate response was to exclaim “whoa!” – I had not eaten (or seen) one of these in over...
Knowledge Keeper Shelda Thom of Whitefish Bay, Ontario shares the story of the Women’s Jingle Dress. This healing dance came as a result of a Grandfathers dream. The jingle dress and dance is an Ojibwe healing dance...
For this month's Work of the Week we will be celebrating the work of Red Deer artist Margaret Seelye. Check back each Thursday to see another of the four prints in her Country School Christmas series that we have in our collection! While...
miniMAG at home - Tarantulas Did you know that Tarantulas are burrowers and typically live in the ground? Also they are hairy!!! In honour of these super cool arachnids you’re going to create your very own giant tarantula out of PAPER...
Good afternoon MAG Community, Due to the November 24th declaration of a public state of emergency by the Alberta Government, and the enhanced public health measures that have come with that announcement, the following MAG programs are...
Making Mint & Chocolate Chip Macaroons, Recipe c.? with Joanne, MAG Art Curator I made a recipe from this tiny cookbook in our museum library called Family and Party Fare from the Gaetz Memorial Evening Group. I can only assume this was a...
Curtis Miller Joe (pictured left) was born December 28, 1960, in Shishalh (Sechelt), British Columbia, and is a member of the Coast Salish Nation. He began carving in 1988 with his cousin, Sid Lamarche, a highly regarded artist from the Bella Coola...
Keeping the Creativity at Home with MAGnificent Saturdays - November 28, 2020 Today's MAGnificent Saturdays art activity for you to do at home: Patterns and Polyhedrons In light of today’s in-studio MAGnificent Saturdays...
What is this item of clothing? What was it used for? How old might it be? Sleuth out clues for this clothing item with the Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery's (MAG) Katelin Karbonik, Associate Curator of Clothing &...
Knowledge Keeper Cecile Nepoose of Pigeon Lake, Alberta shares the story of Men’s Traditional Dance. With over 40 years of dancing experience, Cecile weaves the story of Men’s Traditional with Powwow...
Eric Mentuck (pictured left) 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. Waywayseecappo is located in the north east corner of...
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. By the time I was 15, I was beading my own outfit. From there...