This exhibition reveals the double lives of the skilled technicians who support two of Alberta’s studio art programs—at AUArts and Red Deer Polytechnic. These are the quiet experts behind the scenes: the ones who fix broken tools, guide student projects, and maintain creative spaces.

Yet outside of work hours, they pursue their own rigorous studio practices. Sculpture, installation, jewellery, film, fibre; each object here is a glimpse into their personal research, humour, and material mastery.

Fix, Fire, Forge celebrates the technician as both mentor and maker. By pulling back the curtain, we honour the ethos of care, skill, and rebellion that defines their work—in and beyond the classroom.

Participating artists: Brett Hollingsworth, Bridget Fairbank, Dara Humniski, Jane Trash, Jolie Bird, Kyle Whitehead, Logan Lape, Nate McLeod, Selené Huff, Tayler Shell