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Local Artists Design Travel Posters Featuring Lethbridge Attractions
Lethbridge Travel Posters
Designed by Local Artists
Tourism Lethbridge commissioned local artists to design 7 beautiful travelposters of local attractions! Our local artist travel posters areavailable for purchase exclusively at our visitor centre —2895 Scenic Drive S. Pick up yours today!
Inspired by an era of vintage travel posters when art and not selfies excitedtravellers to get out and explore, these posters are designed by localLethbridge artists. Forget souvenirs, each one of these posters is a workof art and a unique perspective on the incredible attractions inLethbridge. Owning one is a chance to bring a true Lethbridge keepsake intoyour home.
Availablefor purchase exclusively at our VisitorCentre (2805 Scenic Dr S),or as a reward form the Sip, Taste, Explore! Southern Alberta AgriVenture! these locally designed postersare 16in x 24in in size and priced at $25 for one, $140 forall seven!
AlbertaBirds Of Prey - The Alberta Birds of Prey Centre
ConnieFurgason
ConnieFurgason was born and raised in Southern Alberta and currently resides inLethbridge.
Shehas an education background in art and English. Connie has a love for thewritten word which combined with studying traditional hand lettering providedthe backdrop for future art and teaching.
Connietaught Lettering Arts(calligraphy) and other mediums at the LethbridgeCommunity College for over 25 years. Currently, she continues to teachworkshops in lettering, watercolour, and mixed abstract art for groups acrossCanada and the US. Her work has been published for print and frame companiesand many of her original works of art have found their way into private homesin the US and Canada.
Connieuses her own text which is often combined with calligraphic works inwatercolour, acrylic and other mediums.
Shefinds her inspiration from nature and loves spending time in the mountains,kayaking, cycling and being with family.
"WhatSustains Us" — Galt Museum & Archives
BryceMany Fingers / Singer
BryceMany Fingers / Singer is an emerging self-taught artist from the Blood TribeReserve in Southern Alberta. He uses mixed media work to explore his role as aNiitsitapi. His Blackfoot name, Mano’taanikaapi, means First Grandchild and isan important part of his identity. His artwork aims to build an understandingof his culture and history, as well as a relationship to the land. His graphicstyle is influenced by illustrator Paul Goble, and Blood Artist Gerald TailFeathers “Iitsiki’tsaawaawahka (Walks Up High)”. He also takes inspiration fromliterary works such as My People, The Bloods by Mike MountainHorse, and The Ways of My Grandmothers by Beverly HungryWolf. instagram.com/brycemsinger
"FortWhoop-Up" — Fort Whoop-Up
LeilaArmstrong
LeilaArmstrong has an M.A. in Media Studies from Concordia University in Montrealand is currently working on her Ph.D. in Evolution & Behaviour at theUniversity of Lethbridge. She works both independently and in collaborationwith other artists such as Chai Duncan (in 12 Point Buck) and Darcy Logan,Maria Madacky, and Rick Gillis (in M.E.D.I.U.M.). Her solo exhibition “BackyardWilderness” is a body of work addressing the intersection of wildlife withsuburban and urban spaces. Her current practice involves placing trail camerasin front and backyards to capture urban wildlife. Armstrong most recentlycompleted 3 public art projects in Lethbridge, including a series ofbillboards, a utility box wrap, and a mural (with fellow Lethbridgian AaronHagan). Her upcoming exhibition “Burrows and Bungalows” opens at Casa inJanuary 2022. leilaarmstrong.com
"FriendshipGarden" — Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden
JaromScott
JaromScott was born in Lethbridge, Alberta. He cherishes opportunities to travel andhas lived in Canada, U.S.A., France, and Switzerland. Jarom studied art atMacEwan University and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta. Hereceived his BFA Degree in 2004 and a BDES Degree in 2009. In 2006, Jaromreceived an Alberta Foundation for the Arts Grant to paint Alberta landscapes.Jarom often paints traditional subjects, such as portraits and landscapes. Heloves hiking, canoeing, cycling, and camping. jaromscott.com
"Downin the Valley" — Helen Schuler Nature Centre
ElizabethPorter
ElizabethPorter (Beth or her online handle of snowbringer) is a slightly windblownartist located in Lethbridge, Alberta. She loves watching birds, looking attextures, and walking. She is often found trying to capture sensations ormemories that she can't find words for when she is drawing or painting. snowbringer.com
“SouthernAlberta Art Gallery
Maansiksikaitsitapiitsinikssin”— Southern Alberta Art Gallery
HaliHeavy Shield
Nato’yi’kina’soyi(Holy Light that Shines Bright) / Hali Heavy Shield is a multidisciplinaryartist and educator and is a member of the Blood Tribe (Kainai) of SouthernAlberta. Hali’s work is influenced by experiences in her home community,including Blackfoot stories, significant sites, family, and women as sources ofstrength and goodness. She often uses vibrant colours, text, and symbolism tobraid contemporary and traditional Indigenous realities with imaginedfuturisms. Hali is also a literacy activist who works to engage others ingenerative discussion and practices of reconciliation and creativity. instagram.com/hali.heavyshield
"CoalbanksViridis" — Lethbridge
EricDyck
EricDyck is a cartoonist and art educator living in Lethbridge, AB. Eric has sharedhis love of cartoons and comic-storytelling with folks of all ages for morethan twenty-five years. Eric has been documenting his experiences andadventures in Southern Alberta through his webcomic, Slaughterhouse Slough. Ericuses his comic strip to share about the people that he meets, the stories thathe hears, and to celebrate the critters and flora of Southern Alberta. Eric’swork can also be found in Wider Horizons, The Sprawl, and YYScene. ericdyck.com
Also available in our Visitor Centre are copies of "Lethbridge A Historyin Pictures." Get your copy today for $29.95 (plus tax)
"TheLethbridge Historical Society launched the Facebook Group that bears its namein 2011. The intent was to preserve, promote and share the colourful history ofSouthwest Alberta and Lethbridge in particular. Today the group has more than16,000 members and is a tribute to the city's colouful past.
The members of the Lethbridge HistoricalSociety have puttogether the definitive photographic account of this unique city. With morethan 130 photographs, many of them seen here for the first time, Lethbridge:A History in Pictures offers a stunning portrait of this one-of-a-kindAlberta city and the country around it.
Lethbridge: A History in Pictures offers us a window into the past,showing life as it was then, and stirring in us the emotions of wonder andcuriosity about those who have gone before us and the lives they lived."