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To stimulate activities in all creative visual arts and provide the vehicle to make the artist and artisan visible in the community. To encourage and promote professional exhibitions, amateur shows, and to create workshops to heighten the awareness of the creative visual arts.
In 1980 a group of artists in the Bow Valley got together and formed CAAG. The intent of these artists was to bring an awareness of art and creativity to the residents of the community.
CAAG is a member of the Mountain Arts Foundation and the Alpine Club of Canada.
CAAG is a non-profit organization and relies on the volunteer efforts of the group to function successfully. CAAG members are expected to contribute volunteer time to the guild. The membership form outlines many of the volunteer positions which need to be filled.
In the early years CAAG was allotted free gallery space, over the old library adjacent to the Seniors Drop-in Centre. In 1995 the library re-located to the present location and CAAG was given the custodian responsibilities along with the jurisdiction, of the wall space in the area known as the Canmore Public Library Gallery.
In lieu of rent for the space allotted to CAAG, we (CAAG) run all the art related activities in the gallery for the enjoyment of the community and make an annual donation to the library in the form of books, videos, maintenance or other needs of the library.
For full details on the procedure for exhibiting your artwork in a Group show, please click on Members Information.
Shows are installed by the Gallery Director and should not be altered or added to without the consent of the Gallery Director.
Title cards and bios are the responsibility of a volunteer who has assumed this position. CAAG has several Group shows per year. Other shows include:
Fine Art Photography
Quilt Show
Private shows of CAAG members
High School art shows
Kid's art
Travelling exhibitions
Membership fees: $35.00 per year per person, $50.00 per family payable by April 1st. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the last Monday in April. Members who join after Oct 1st pay a reduced fee of $20.00.
Membership forms are available under Members Information.
Drop your cheque and membership application off at the gallery.
Membership carries some responsibility. Members are expected to help in running the gallery and help in other volunteer positions. In return every member has the privilege of exhibiting their work in the gallery Group Shows.
Art sold in the Library Gallery: For artwork sold, the artist keeps 80% of selling price and CAAG keeps 20% commission.
Workshops: Opportunities to learn from accomplished artists. Workshops through CAAG are very reasonably priced with special discounts offered to CAAG members.
Discounts at various art supply and service outlets: CAAG members receive 15% off digital prints from:
Produce your CAAG membership card and receive 10% off at:
CAAG General meetings are held the last Monday of each month at 7:30 pm in the Library Gallery. Meetings are usually followed with a coffee/tea social and some sort of art related program. Months exempted from meetings are: July, August and December.
Executive meetings are held every month. The CAAG executive consists of:
President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Gallery Directors, 2 Directors at Large, Website Coordinator, Past President.
Executive terms are two years, some positions off-set to allow for a mix in the turn over, the terms of some positions are off-set to allow for a staggered turn over.
AGM potluck: get together following the Annual General Meeting and election of officers.
Art in the Park: Outdoor art sales on the grounds of the N.W.M.P. barracks on summer weekends. This is now run by the Canmore Museum. Interested artists should contact Debbie Carrico at info@cmags.org
Outdoor paint outs: Plein-air painting. Painting and picnicking with fellow artists.
Painting trip to the Elizabeth Parker Hut at Lake O’Hara.
CAAG Christmas party: get together of fellowship and festive fun and frolic. Members party in December.
CAAG Christmas Fair: a big fund-raiser. Have a table or volunteer your time to help out with this yearly event.
Figure drawing and other drawing classes.