Winter Exhibition Opening - Elise Rasmussen: An Alpine Trilogy
Schedule
Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
111 Bear Street Box 160, Banff, AB, Canada, Alberta T1L 1A3 | Banff, AB
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Winter Exhibition OpeningPlease join us on Saturday, November 1st from 7-9pm for the opening of our Winter exhibitions, "Elise Rasmussen: An Alpine Triology" and "Second Take:
This event is free & open to the public; no registration is required. Catering will be provided by The Rimrock Banff. Make it an evening to remember as you enjoy the beautiful art and bring your friends!
"Elise Rasmussen: An Alpine Trilogy" brings together three interconnected bodies of work that resonate deeply in Banff, where mountain culture converges with narratives of conquest, grandeur, and nostalgia. Through rigorous research and lens-based media, Rasmussen recasts traditional narratives of history and nature through an exploration of the French and Swiss Alps.
Together, these works reflect on visibility, memory, and the evolving relationship between humans and mountain environments.
This exhibition is organized by The Whyte and curated by Christina Cuthbertson.
And in the Rummel Room, enjoy "Second Take: Histories of Film in the Rockies." For over a century, the Canadian Rockies have been used as a backdrop for Hollywood adventure epics, melodramas, westerns, and comedies. Whether these movies meant to highlight the Canadian landscape or simply have the scenery stand in for elsewhere, the silver screen influenced how moviegoers see Canada. Drawing from The Whyte Archives & Special Collections, "Second Take: Histories of Film in the Rockies" explores how Canadian identity and stereotypes grew and changed from the silent era to the turn of the century. By highlighting the experiences of the Bow Valley community members involved in select productions, we peek behind the scenes of what it takes to create the fantasy of uninhabited wilderness, lurking enemy danger, stalwart heroes, and damsels in distress.
This exhibition is organized by The Whyte and curated by Elizabeth Kundert-Cameron, Dagny Dubois, Kate Riordon, and Brittany Staddon with special mention to Travis Rider and Colleen Crawler.
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