It is not the magnificent river valley, the immaculate legislative grounds, or one of the world’s largest shopping malls that can be singled out as the focal point of the city of Edmonton. The beating heart of the capital of Alberta has always been the icy surface of the once Coliseum, now reimagined as Rogers Place in downtown’s Ice District.

In the heart’s heart of this city’s passion for champions, a new interest is being cultured. Long a patron of festivals and craft markets, Edmonton is starting to invest in it’s creative image by fostering a growing art scene, with the catalyst being the renaissance undertaken by the Oilers Entertainment Group inside their brand new building.

Lifelighlens Photography is proud to announce that a public exhibition of mounted photographic artwork now resides in the center of that vision. On display in the Sky Lounge on the upper concourse above the Sportsnet Club, are 8 unique installations inspired by the greatness of Edmonton and the natural wonders Alberta has become rightly famous for.

Pictured above is the Sky Lounge Photography Exhibit in Rogers Place. The gallery features spectacular images taken in Edmonton and Alberta, from the dark skies of Jasper, the illuminated pyramids of the Muttart, to Aurora Borealis raining down over the Leg.

It is an incredible honour as a local artist to hang artwork in the same halls as the Stanley Cup banners from this city of champions, championed by the OEG and their initiative to drive the Edmonton art scene through Roger Place. I would like to thank everyone involved in making this a Edmonton artists dream, to be able to share my work with a city and people that have always shared so much with me.

You can read more about the process of installing this photography exhibit, the inspiration behind the collaboration with Oilers Entertainment Group as well as Ice District, and an interview with writer Meg Tilley of OEG, by clicking the button below.

Thanks for taking the time to read this,

Damon Fraietta, Lifelightlens