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Spring has sprung at the Jasper Art Gallery as artists display their works in a group exhibition, 鈥淭he Colour of Spring,鈥� from April 14 to May 14.
Michael Flisak is a local artist who is one of the founding members of the Jasper Artists Guild and sits on the curatorial and adjudication committees.
Flisak has his abstract work on display for the spring exhibition, explaining how the 鈥渙pen-ended鈥� criteria around the exhibition allowed artists to better express themselves.
鈥淭here鈥檚 people who do all kinds of things, and we want to keep it as open-ended as possible so that we explore ideas around spring, like more general, like the colour of spring,鈥� he said.
The group exhibition features a variety of mediums including acrylic, fabrics, inks, mixed media, oils, photography and watercolour.
Most of the pieces were pictures, although some three-dimensional pieces were on display, such as wooden sculptures.
鈥淔or the most part, everyone showing is a members,鈥� Flisak said.
鈥淭here are two different kinds of memberships鈥攖here鈥檚 members who just want to support the gallery and don鈥檛 show their work and that鈥檚 a lower tier membership, and there鈥檚 the full membership where the artists get to participate in the shows but they have to fulfill their part of the agreement, which is eight hours of volunteering minimum each month.鈥�
All of the artwork on the walls is for sale, with a 30 per cent commission on most shows supporting the gallery and remaining 70 per cent going to the artists.
Flisak estimated that over 20 members had submitted pieces for 鈥淭he Colour of Spring.鈥�
鈥淧eople are always interested in these shows,鈥� Flisak said, noting that some pieces had already been sold.
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