This portrait by Holly Hildebrand is part of the “Dreamers” series on display as part of the exhibition. (Submitted/Holly Hildebrand)

By Angela Brown

Four women artists

‘Confluent Dreams’ combines art, theatre and puppetry

Nov 16, 2021 | 6:07 PM

A new art project currently running at North Battleford’s Chapel Gallery promises to entertain and give people something to think about at the same time.

“Confluent Dreams” features the work of four area artists – Birgit Lessing, Holly Hildebrand, Oriol Dancer and Sherron Burns, as a collaborative project. The gallery’s promotion describes the show as a “meeting place of imagination, story and the mythical landscapes of the subconscious.”

“We were brainstorming about all different kinds of things. That’s how it came about,” Hildebrand said.

She has also submitted many of her portraits for the exhibition.

The multi-media show includes a variety of presentations, including handmade paper creations, puppets, sculpture, paintings, and what are known as Crankie theatre productions.

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Hildebrand describes a Crankie show as a moving paper scroll in a box that features images to tell a story, like a little movie.

A matinee reception is planned for Saturday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., that also includes a puppet show and Crankie theatre performances. The musical trio, Raven She Hollers, will also perform during the event.

A view of some of the Confluent Dreams exhibit where the Crankie theatres are set up. This photo shows some of the work from each of the participating artists. (Submitted photo/Holly Hildebrand)

A total of six Crankie shows are on display at “Confluent Dreams,” along with the many other art pieces in the exhibition.

Hildebrand said the planning for the project came about two years ago.

She noted Sherron Burns had the idea for the show involving the four artists, “because we all have the same sort of sentiment towards art in what we produce.”

“We brainstormed and came up with ideas about dreams, and how time and space move in your dreams,” Hildebrand said. “We worked that into a theme of storytelling.”

“Confluent Dreams” continues at the gallery until Jan. 9, 2022.

Hildebrand said if people are not able to attend the upcoming matinee, they can visit the exhibition at any time when the show is running, then scan in the QR code beside the Crankie project on display to see a video of the performance on their cellphones.

“It’s kind of fun, all this technology coming together,” she said, adding the artists had all the productions filmed so people can see them when they attend the show.

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