Author Archives: DCAG Staff
Tips and Tricks for Painters: Part Two
By Haley Bassett, December 23rd 2020 Hello, dear reader, and welcome to part two in this series where I will be sharing some handy tips that will help take your painting practice to the next level. You can find part one of this series here. Some points may seem obvious, while others might surprise you. […]
A Fork in the Narrow Road: Education and the Oil and Gas Industry in Dawson Creek
By Haley Bassett, December 11th 2020 For this week’s article, I spoke with renowned Canadian filmmaker Charles Wilkinson about his latest project, investigating the relationship between post-secondary education and the oil and gas industry in the Dawson Creek area. Wilkinson’s previous work has received top recognition from the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the […]
Tips and Tricks for Painters, Part One
By Haley Bassett, December 18th 2020 Hello dear reader, in this series I will be offering some handy tidbits that will help take your painting practice to the next level. Some points may seem obvious, while others might surprise you. That said, there is no one way, or “right way” to paint, and everyone […]
Carmen Haakstad and the Domino
By Haley Bassett, November 25th 2020 Last week, I took a trip to the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie to take in Carmen Haakstad’s Domino VI and anne drew potter’s Age of Innocence, two unique shows that I highly recommend experiencing. I was given a tour of Haakstad’s exhibition by the artist himself, where he […]
Burrard Art Foundation: In Conversation with Haley Bassett
Hello dear reader, one of the perks of having an arts column is the ability to occasionally share the news about your own work. Recently, I created an installation out of blackberry cane titled Snare for the Burrard Art Foundation in Vancouver. What follows is the interview I did with BAF about my work. By […]
Better Know Your Artist: Ken HouseGo
By Haley Bassett, November 13th 2020 Tucked away in the eastern stairwell of the Dawson Creek Art Gallery, past the Alaska Highway exhibition, lies a little-known gem: the gallery’s permanent collection. The collection boasts important works by our region’s pre-eminent artists, including Jenn Bowes, Mary Parslow, Edna McPhail, Peter von Tiesenhausen and Ken HouseGo, among […]
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence III: Time, Place and a Fence Between
This week, I was fortunate enough to speak with Demmitt artist Peter von Tiesenhausen to discuss what he calls his “most profound work”, Lifeline. For those who did not catch my previous article, Lifeline is an ongoing project that began 31 years ago with an eight-foot section of white picket fence that the artist adds […]
The Semiotics of a Picket Fence II: Reading ‘Lifeline’
By Haley Bassett, October 16th 2020 For this article, I will draw on the principles of semiotics as well as my personal experience with Demmitt artist Peter von Tiesenhausen’s artwork Lifeline. For a primer on semiotics, check out part one of this series. Tiesenhausen’s Lifeline is a continuing project that began in 1990. Each […]
