ART GALLERIES + MUSEUMS
Artist Spotlight
A beloved son passes away suddenly from underlying health complications .
Devastated parents and the community are left to mourn . A partially finished movie script is found among the young man ’ s belongings , something he had been working on for a long time . The parents , determined to see their son ’ s work through to completion , recruit an award-winning author , who creates a story about a young man quietly writing a script while pushing back against the familial and societal expectations that frame his life . The result is TwoBlackEyes and The Unfinished Script .
Brandon Flock loved living and he was very good at it . He trekked to the Mount Everest Base Camp and summited Kilimanjaro . He ran with the bulls in Pamplona , scubadove in the Red Sea , and raced camels around the pyramids of Egypt . He lived life fully .
Flock was a writer , actor , artist , entrepreneur , and philanthropist . He studied in New York , Los Angeles and Vancouver . He co-founded ( with his childhood friend Max Van Dijk ) ZClay Fresh , an integrated marketing design and production company . He helped build a school in Uganda . At the age of 15 he shaved his head for The Canadian Cancer Society , raising a record amount of funds in Canada .
BRANDON FLOCK
Not long after his sudden passing in 2012 , his grieving parents Brad and Dena found the unfinished script Brandon had been working on called Buck Off . Almost five years later , award-winning author Tyler Trafford ( Almost a Great Escape ) brings Brandon ’ s script back to life .
TwoBlackEyes and The Unfinished Script is the semi-biographical coming of age story of Nathan Munro who , in his final year of high school , enrolls in a film studies course and discovers a world of ranching , rodeos , and bull riding . Trafford expertly weaves the Brandon Flock script into the story of Nathan Munro , his family , and friends to create a wonderfully entertaining and spell-binding read . Set against a tapestry of Calgary ’ s most affluent neighborhood , the ranchlands of Longview , and the Rodeo grounds of the Calgary Stampede , TwoBlackEyes and The Unfinished Script is the must-read of the summer .
Sales of the book will benefit the Brandon Flock Foundation ( www . brandonflockfoundation . com ) which provides scholarships and mentoring support to students in the arts .
TwoBlackEyes and The Unfinished Script is available at Owls Nest Books ( page 43 ), Lammle ’ s ( page 53 ) and their 2017 Calgary Stampede booth in the Western Showcase .
— Brian French
PHOTOGRAPH : COURTESY THE FLOCK FAMILY
The following listings include museums , antiques dealers , and art galleries that the editors judge worthy of your attention , including advertisers in Where Calgary . The map coordinates at the end of each listing ( E4 , E8 etc .) refer to the city maps on pages 75 to 76 . If you have an observation regarding any of our listings , please email editor _ calgary @ where . ca .
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ANTIQUES ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLES SHOP Located in Heritage Park ’ s Haskayne Mercantile Block , this store carries antique collectibles , furniture , china , and silver donated to the Park through their Heritage Heirloom Program . 1900 Heritage Dr SW , 403-268-8500 . Map 1 , K5 www . heritagepark . com
CIRCA VINTAGE ART GLASS A one-of-a-kind shop specializing in glasswork , including vintage , mid-century modern and contemporary art glass . A must visit for collectors or those seeking a unique piece of hand blown glass art . 1226A - 9 Ave SE , 1-877-290-0145 . Map 1 , H7 www . circa5060 . ca
MID CENTURY DWELLER Calgary ’ s first mid century showroom specializing in home decor from the ‘ 50s , ‘ 60s and ‘ 70s . Offers staging , consignment and rental as well as sales . Good selections of vintage Danish modern teak , atomic and Eames style pieces . 1221B - 9 Ave SE , 403-918-4475 . Map 1 , H7 www . midcenturydweller . ca
ART SHOWS & EXHIBITS ANTON VIDOKLE : THE COMMUNIST REVOLUTION WAS CAUSED BY THE SUN Until Aug 27 The second film of Anton Vidokle ’ s trilogy on Russian cosmism looks at the poetic dimension of solar cosmology of Soviet biophysicist , Alexander Chizhevsky . Shot in Kazakhstan , where Chizhevsky was imprisoned and later exiled , the film introduces Chizhevsky ’ s research into the impact of solar emissions on human sociology , psychology , politics and economics in the form of wars , revolutions , epidemics and other upheavals . Esker Foundation , 444 , 1011 - 9 Ave SE , 403-930-2490 . Map 1 , G6 www . eskerfoundation . com
CHROMA Jul 6 - Aug 19 An annual group show celebrating colour and the diversity of the artists at Christine Klassen Gallery . There is everything from hard edge abstraction to ethereal landscapes , printmaking to sculpture , and more in this playful summer exhibition . Christine Klassen Gallery , 321 - 50 Ave SE , 403-262-1880 . Map 1 , I6 www . christineklassengallery . com
CULTIVATING THE LANDSCAPE : A SOCIAL HISTORY OF GARDENING IN CALGARY Until Nov 5 Calgary ’ s gardeners and landscapers have a history of advocating
TIP fiercely on behalf of their passion , from movements calling for the beautification of the city to growing vegetables as a moral imperative , and even the innovative use of gardens for advertising . This exhibit traces the fascinating history of the city ’ s green thumbs through archival photos , artifacts , and more . Lougheed House , 707 - 13 Ave SW , 403-244-6333 . Map 2 , F5 www . lougheedhouse . com
G ’ DDY UP Jul 8 - 29 This annual group exhibition displays artworks by artists who seek to explore the contemporary cowboy culture as well as those who implement aspects of this culture in formal exploration through painting , photography and sculpture . Newzones , 730 - 11 Ave SW , 403-266-1972 . Map 2 , G2 www . newzones . com
JASON DE HAAN : OH FOR EYES ! AT NIGHT WE DREAM OF EYES ! Until Aug 27 The multidisciplinary works most clearly deal with fleetingness , vulnerability , and the fragility of the natural world in a way that considers the limits of human perception and influence . Esker Foundation , 444 , 1011 - 9 Ave SE , 403-930-2490 . Map 1 , G6 www . eskerfoundation . com
MILESTONES : SARAH MCLACHLAN Until Fall 2017 A temporary exhibition which honours Sarah McLachlan ’ s 2017 induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame . See a display of McLachlan ’ s instruments , awards , and a stage costume from Lilith Fair . Studio Bell , home of the
Glenbow offers free admission from 5 pm - 9 pm on the first Thursday of every month . Visit for the evenings of July 6 and August 3 ( page 31 ).
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