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NewsTop Stories FacebookTwitterLinkedinCopy URL Uko Akpanuko/Daily Herald Lana Wilson(Right) discussing with the participants during the February’s Arts for Lunch Session on Friday Feb.27 at the Margo Fournier Arts Centre It was a gathering of different minds joined together by their love for arts either as a creator or admirer, at the From 50 Arts for Lunch Show held at the Margo Fournier Art Centre on Friday.The show was curated by Jesse Campbell of the Mann Art Gallery.“It is a wonderful opportunity to show that impact of the Winter Festival continues round the year showcasing the rich artistic heritage and history of Prince Albert,” Lana Wilson, the Manager, Education Programs at Mann Art Gallery said. ” The idea is that its over lunch hour and you can bring your lunch here while interacting with others. The Prince Albert Council for Art sponsored today’s lunch.”The Arts for Lunch session is held alternatively once a month between the Mann Arts Gallery and the Margo Fournier Arts Centre. Attendees can bring their lunch, have it during the session as then interact with the others and analyze the different art works on display.“The Arts for Lunch discussion is also affected by whatever exhibition is on display at either the Mann Art Gallery or Hicks Gallery,” Wilson said. “Its an introduction to the display…. We want to invite discussion around the display as you saw today.”Different issues were raised such as what is a beautiful artwork; the role of or place of gender in artistic creation; is photography an art form? and so on.This Month’s Arts for Lunch had seventeen art works on display ranging from Photography, weaving, painting, molding and drawing etc.“It was really wonderful that people could speak about the art works on display today,” Wilson said. “Another thing is, the lunch also looks into what do we expect a community exhibition to show us? Do people in the group feel it is important for institution to collect at all? It was very interesting to note that the group feels the collection should be shown more often and questions of mandate and all that were raised.”Some of the works on display included George Glenn’s painting, Fort Carlton, which won best in show award in the 1993 Winter Festival Arts Exhibition. The photography piece Under the Viaduct by Judie Relitz was also on display, as was Guests in the Canola, a 2001 embroidery work by Jean Seggie, Grandmother, a 2012 acrylic on canvas piece by Catherine Blackburn, and The Stairway to Heaven by Michel Boutin, an enamel on canvas piece made in 2011 which was the winner of the Peggy & Sandy Kerr Memorial Award.“It feels great being part of the session and discussions,” Glenn said. “It’s always great to see your work, its always good to see others and hold discussions with them. It’s very nice to see one of my works on display.“It’s an old piece. I haven’t seen it for a long time. I had forgotten it was in the collection so its a nice surprise.”Fort Carlton was one of the major trading posts in northern Saskatchewan and the work depicts that history that dates back to about one hundred and fifty years.Also present was Judie Relitz who deals mostly on photography and the maker of Under the Viaduct.“The session went very well,” she said. “There was very good discussion on the arts displayed and it was good to see that some of the artists were present to describe their works.”The next Art for Lunch session is scheduled for Mar. 20 at the Mann Art Gallery. -Advertisement-