The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.
Over a four-year period, the Alberta Society of Artists invited submissions from all Alberta artists to the respective exhibitions Fire, Water, and Air, concluding the series with Earth. The theme can be understood in many ways. There is the earth itself and views of the earth including satellite views, abuses of the earth or use of earth e.g. clay or sand in the art process itself. Artists were invited to explore the concept of Earth in their own way.
