Author: Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

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Events, Spare Room Gallery

Extended Hours

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

Open for viewing on Saturday & Sunday

Mary Ramsay’s Landscape and Sky exhibit, sponsored by Veikle Agro Inc., will finish its run at the Spare Room Gallery on Sunday, June 23. Feedback from visitors has been glowing. We want everyone to have a chance to see how well, and how beautifully, Mary has captured moments from a lifetime of living and raising her children on the family farm.

In addition to Wednesdays from 1:30 – 6:30pm & Fridays from 11:00am – 4pm, the Gallery will also be open on these weekends:

  • Saturday, June 15 from 2 – 4pm;
  • Sunday, June 16 from 10:30am – 12:30pm:
  • Saturday, June 22 from 10:30am – 12:30pm:
  • Sunday, June 23 from 2 – 4pm.

Select pieces of artwork are for sale. A price list is available on site.

Landscape and Sky by Artist Mary Ramsay, framed canvas, sawblade, rocks
Scenes on canvas, rocks, and blades.

Free admission. Donations accepted.

~ Debbie M.

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Spare Room Gallery

First Time Submitting?

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

Helpful Hints: Definitions & Links

ARTIST BIO / STATEMENT

Your artist statement is an opportunity to explain the background and process of the work you are including on your art gallery submissions. There is no definitive right or wrong in writing your artist’s statement, but it should be concise… The main purpose of an artist’s statement is to augment your artistic practice. This could be by offering background information, an explanation of your process, or any other information that will enhance the critical understanding of your work. – from The Practical Art World

ARTIST CV

The Curriculum Vitae or CV is essentially an artist’s resume outlining previous exhibitions, publications, press, and more. Don’t have much professional experience? Check out How to write an artist’s CV when you don’t have much (or any!) professional experience. – from The Practical Art World

EXHIBITION PROPOSAL

The difference between an artist statement and a written proposal is that your artist statement focuses on your artwork and practice in general, and a written proposal is a specific plan for an exhibition. A written proposal should include:

  • a brief overview of the concept behind the show
  • number of works and description of works to be included
  • a rough timeline
  • specifics of installation
  • short biography of the artist(s) and if applicable, curator(s) involved

– from The Practical Art World

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Deadline to send in your proposal is this Sunday, June 23, 2024
Board, Events

2024 AGM Results…

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

Many thanks to outgoing Chair

The CMMM’s Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday, April 21 at the MAAC. The 2024 / 2025 Board is as follows:

  • Randy Strelioff, Chair
  • Debbie MacLeod, Vice-Chair
  • MJ Kammerer, Treasurer
  • Colton Stapley, Secretary
  • John Rutley, Permanent Trustee
  • Mel Sawatzky, Permanent Trustee
  • Lisa Drake, Town of Cut Knife Representative
  • R.M. of Cut Knife Representative, currently vacant

Outgoing Chair Colton Stapley has spent the majority of his 7 years as Board Trustee on the Executive as Chair. We want to acknowledge his commitment to the Museum’s preservation and growth, and his technical expertise in so many areas. He has accumulated a wealth of museum-related knowledge and experience, and we are fortunate he is willing to stay on and share it with us.

Thank you for your years of service, Colton. We hope there are many more.

~ Debbie M.

various ephemera on display at the cut knife library
Archives, Our Stories

Ephemera

Clayton McLain Memorial Museum

ON DISPLAY AT THE CUT KNIFE LIBRARY

Ephemera are items which were not originally designed to be retained or preserved, but have been collected or retained… “the minor transient documents of everyday life”. Ephemera are often paper-based, printed items, including menus, ticket stubs, newspapers, postcards, posters, sheet music, stickers, and greeting cards.

from Wikipedia

From the current display in the Cut Knife Library
various ephemera on display at the cut knife library
From the current display in the Cut Knife Library
From the current display in the Cut Knife Library

~ Debbie M.