It is with great excitement that we announce Elephant’s arrival into 2012 as an official Charitable organization. This extraordinary achievement was due to 6 years of unimaginable efforts from a volunteer board and the overwhelming turnout of some 40 visual artists at a special meeting called last winter. You all know who you are — You are awesome and your efforts have paid off!!
Jarvis Hall Fine Art is hosting hEAR Here, a celebration to commemorate this milestone on Thursday May 31 from 5-7pm. So let’s cut the cake and commemorate the Charitable status of Elephant Artist Relief. I think we are all deserving of a little cake and a few glasses of giggle water, don’t you?
Jarvis Hall Fine Art
617 – 11 AVE SW
Lower Level
We hope to see you there!
And while you are there don’t forget to check out some of the great art currently showing at Jarvis Hall’s gallery.
Elephant Artist Relief is very pleased to announce that the 2012 Year of EAR will be hosted by TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary.
The Year of EAR was initiated in 2009 by EMMEDIA followed by The New Gallery in 2011. The year of EAR is a way for organizations to recognize and support the work that Elephant Artist Relief does and to build community. By placing the spotlight on Elephant Artist Relief for one year, these organizations are showing their commitment to building and maintaining the practical support necessary to sustain health, well-being and livelihood of visual artists in Calgary. The Year of EAR promotes links between visual artists, artist-run centres and its members, and the wider Calgary community.
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary website
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s fundraiser raised $19, 340!! Many, many thanks to all our artists, performers, buyers, sponsors, and volunteers who made Swarm such a success – we couldn’t have done it without you! All proceeds go to building our Relief Fund.
Our Outer EAR Award winner, Sharon Stevens, hosted this fundraiser with proceeds going to EAR and women facing financial hardship while under going cancer treatment. Another opportunity to show your support! The fundraiser raised $2450 and counting: you can still donate by sending a cheque to Elephant Artist Relief or making a payment through our PayPal account!
If you were unable to attend last Saturday’s fundraiser but still want an artwork and want to support Elephant Artist Relief, have we got a deal for you! There are some beautiful artworks still available from Swarm: check out the brochure! Swarm artists brochure
Please contact elephantartistrelief@gmail.com if you wish to purchase a piece.
We are pleased to announce the the EAR Award was presented to Kevin Kanashiro and Sharon Stevens at the Swarm fundraiser event! Congratulations to the winners, and many thanks to the award committee. Please see the EAR Award page for further information.
Alas, another Elephant Art Relief fundraiser is done and we all had a great time! A huge Thank-you to all who attended, volunteered, sponsored, donated, and otherwise supported us in this endeavor. This celebration of our community was a success! We are still working on the numbers and will have those posted shortly….
You can donate the proceeds of your empties to us at the Vecova Bottle Depot, 3304 33rd St. NW: Monday – Saturday, 8:30 – 6 and Sunday 10 – 5. Just mark your bags with ‘Elephant Artist Relief’ and go to the Cash desk first (do not go through the line-up) and drop off there – easy as that!
Flamenco guitarist and yoga instructor Holly Blazina gives classes specifically designed for artists. Please see her site www.hollyblazina.com
 The New Gallery has become our second ‘Year of EAR’ sponsor! Stay tuned for details of this collaboration. Visit TNG’s website for more information about Calgary’s oldest artist-run centre: www.thenewgallery.org
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