We have Great Gifts for Father's Day!

Still searching for a gift for Father's day? Stop by The Carrot and discover the great gifts we have to offer. From fantastic art on our wall to new merchandise, there is something your Dad is sure to love!

Spring Pub Night Fundraiser!

Grab your party hat and join us Friday, June 10 for our annual Pub Night fundraiser from 7 pm – 11 pm.

The Parkdale Cromdale Community League (11335 - 85 street) will be hosting us for the evening. Tickets are $20 which includes delicious finger foods, a silent auction, live entertainment and an Arts on the Ave membership! Food is prepared by our own Mary Ann who is our Carrot Operations Manager and Red Seal chef! It's going to be delicious!! And of course, being a pub night - there will also be a cash bar available. 

One of our featured artists is Taylor Harp! After growing up in both Edmonton and Calgary, Vancouver based Taylor Harp is a singer-songwriter who has just released an EP as The Voyageur. Here's a sneak peek of what's to come! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InnvcTnOsPs

Can't wait to see you all there!

Gallery: June 2016

Featured Artist: Nicole Deibert

June Gallery:

The Carrot is pleased to show Nicole's interesting and unique art during the month of June! Drop by before June 30 to view and purchase one of her pieces! 

Background

Nicole Deibert is the Head Scenic Artist at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. She also is a professional photographer who has a passion to find old trucks and cars and photograph them.

These gel transfers are Nicole’s photographs with enhancements done with acrylic paint. The paintings are her interpretations of those same photographs. With College diplomas from Grant MacEwan in Theatre Production and Digital Arts & Media, Nicole also briefly attended Alberta College of Art before returning to pursue her theatre training. Nicole is also a grad from Victoria School of the Arts where she first learned her deep appreciation for painting and the need to be creative.

See more of Nicole's work: Instagram and @nixpaints

Gallery: May 2016

Featured Artist: Karen Bishop

The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse and Arts on the Ave is excited to feature an acrylic mixed media gallery for the month of May!  The gallery features the works of artist Karen Bishop who uses water colour to create beautiful images of the natural environment.

Background

My work is not intended to be a faithful reproduction of the landscape before me.  Instead I paint by feel.  The paintings that evoke the most emotion are those completed on location where I am able to allow my surroundings and the weather to dictate how I proceed.  I try not to worry about the ending, rather I let the painting unfold and track its own course across my paper.
For me painting allows that perfect quiet, where I am peaceful and at peace with myself, and my surroundings.  It’s an escape from the everyday, a chance to experience the earth more fully, a chance to breathe and know that all is well.
To put it simply, I paint because it makes me happy. My hope is that the viewer can find a similar joy and peace in my work.

I was born in Cheltenham, England, in 1968 and moved to Kingston, Ontario, in the winter of 1992. When I first arrived in Canada I was unable to work while I waited for my papers, so I made use of the time by enrolling in some art classes which I enjoyed very much.  In 2002 I graduated from the University of Alberta’s Extension centre with a Fine Arts certificate.  Since 2007 I have been pursuing my art full time and in May of 2011 I opened The Daffodil Gallery in the heart of Edmonton’s Gallery district which sadly closed early 2016.

www.karenbishop.ca