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By Angela Brown

Freeze Frame

Artists invited to submit pieces for winter photography show

Feb 9, 2024 | 2:00 PM

Whether it’s hoarfrost transforming a treelined street to a winter wonderland or a white-tailed deer frolicking across a snow-covered field, photographers have a chance to submit winter-themed pictures they’ve taken for an upcoming show at the Chapel Gallery.

Leah Garven, curator and manager of galleries with the City of North Battleford, is inviting people to drop off their submissions for the exhibit called Freeze Frame. They can each enter two to three selections for the show. Pieces must be framed and ready to hang, with two “D” ring hooks affixed to the back of the frame.

The Freeze Frame: Winter Photography Exhibition will be on display from Feb. 16 to March 31. The event kicks off at the same time as Wintertainment.

“Coinciding with our annual Wintertainment event, we were wondering what else we can do to augment the theme of winter,” Garven said. “The winter photography event came up amongst the staff and they named it Freeze Frame. It seemed perfect. We hadn’t had a photography show in a while, so we wanted to see what’s happening out in the community. The whole idea with Wintertainment is to celebrate the environment that we live in and make use of the free amenities in the winter season in the best way possible. Winter photography is just another way of doing that.”

Submissions can focus on rural, urban or natural landscapes, or various outdoor subjects of interest, such as animals or birds, or even people skiing for example.

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“[It’s to highlight] different ways we enjoy winter,” Garven said. “Someone wrote in asking if they could send a photo of their pet in the snow. That’s sort of the thing we’re looking at. It could be a cityscape in winter, a photograph of the downtown park, or some of our buildings draped in snow.”

Garven noted this is the gallery’s first winter photography show so the offerings should be interesting.

“In the past, we’ve had exhibitions by Battlefords photo clubs, Roger Giesbrecht, Stuart Kasdorf, and some other photographers, but we haven’t had too many [shows] lately,” she said.

Artists or photographers will need to arrange to have their work delivered to the Chapel Gallery by 4 p.m. on Feb. 11 to take part.

Garven noted the gallery has already been contacted by several people who plan to submit some of their pieces for the exhibit.

“We’re hoping for a really good turnout,” she added. “It’s always a wonderful surprise to see what shows up. It’s a mystery, then it’s just delightful when we see the work arrive at the door.”

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