LibraryAware March 2023

MARCH 2023

In This Issue

Featured Artist

Upcoming Events

New & Notable Items

Regular Programs

Board Meeting

Hours of Operation

Monday - Thursday 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Friday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Saturday & Sunday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

FEATURED ARTIST: SARAH FROST

Travel provides the greatest learning experiences. I was born in Suffolk, UK and am fortunate to have lived, worked and played across the globe as a chef, ski coach, and artist, before settling to call Banff my home in the fall of 2019.

The themes of my works are deeply influenced by the natural world and my love of popular culture. Nature and Nerdery. With an academic background in the sciences and far too many hours spent gaming and absorbing film and TV, I have expressed my perspective of the world through my artwork.

I have developed styles to play with vibrant watercolours, seemly haphazardly blown, splashed and flicked across the page, but truly with intent, and confined by carefully designed stencils. I often highlight with metallics, or block colours and shades, in acrylics to add texture and contrast to the subject of my works. I've applied this style with numerous fan art paintings as well as geologic and geographical subject matters.

When focussing on more natural content, I love to revel in fine details, pursuing the concept of realism presented in a stylized minimalist manner. Studying from science textbooks throughout my education I have always been fascinated with the intricacies of natural science illustration and it's use to communicate information about the natural world. This has heavily influenced my exploration into precise ink drawings and paintings of animals and natural objects. In recent years whilst living in Banff National Park I've created my 'Bums of Banff' series, depicting local wildlife from behind. I take my time to build the image of the animals with a fine tip ink pen and finish by layering watercolour washes, bringing the subject to life!

To view my portfolio, visit sarahfrostart.com

To keep up to date with my ongoing projects, follow me on Instagram @sarahfrostart

UPCOMING EVENTS

Book Bag

Workshop

with Catherine Dafoe

Saturday, March 4

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Banff Public Library

Join Banff High School Art Teacher, Catherine Dafoe, for a lovely afternoon making a simple Book Bag.

Supplies and Sewing Machines provided, but feel free to bring any fabric or your own machine if you like!

Register Now >>

Photo Altering

Art Workshop

with Hana Kujawa

Saturday, March 11

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Banff Public Library

Join Artist and Banff Local Hana Kujawa for a creative workshop on how you can alter photos to create art!

All supplies (photos, magazine clippings, fabric, felts, paint and colored crayons) are provided.

Feel free to bring any photos or extra supplies you might like to work with.

Register Now>>

Life and Money

Skills Workshop

Saturday, March 18
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Banff Public Library

Topic of Discussion for March

Starting from Zero:

Building a financial foundation no matter your life stage or style

Register:

Sign up here >>

The Artist's Way

Book Club

Saturday, March 25

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Banff Public Library

Calling all creatives!

Join us at the library to work through the exercises in the book, share creative projects & be inspired by other creatives in our community!

NEW & NOTABLE ITEMS

In the past month,

we added a number of new items to our collection.

Please click on the image to see

New & Notable items added

to the library collection in February!

Children's Storytime

Please note, we post updates on

our social media when storytimes are cancelled.

Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook to stay updated.

Baby Storytime

Tuesday Mornings

10:30 am - 11:00 am

For babies ages 0 - 2 along with parents & caregivers.

See the events calendar>>

Preschool Storytime

Thursday Mornings

10:30 am - 11:00 am

For children ages 2 - 5 along with parents & caregivers.

See the events calendar>>

Once Upon an

Alphabet Storytime

Saturday Mornings

9:30 am - 10:30 am

For children ages 0 - 6 along with parents & caregivers.

See the events calendar>>

Super Saturday Storytime

Saturday Mornings

10:30 am - 11:30 am

For children ages 6 -9.

Join us for an hour of stories, crafts, and other fun activities!

Spots guaranteed to the first 10 participants.
Please register on our website.

See the events calendar>>

REGULAR PROGRAM for Adults

Yoga at the Library

No yoga at the library in March!

See you again in April :)

BOARD MEETING

Board Meeting

Wednesday, March 29th at 6:30 pm

Banff Public Library Board meetings occur on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm and are open to the public with advance notice.

If you would like to join us, please contact: bplboard@banfflibrary.ab.ca.

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