2023 Summit Bid: Art & Book
We’re proud to be bringing back The Summit Bid silent auction! Win big on experiences, art and gear while supporting the future of our outdoor leaders.
This year’s auction will raise money to support the ACC Facilities Fund, to facilitate renovations to the Club’s national level huts in British Columbia and Alberta and the ACC Clubhouse in Canmore. The auction will also raise money to support the ACMG Ken Jones Development Fund.
The auction begins Oct 24th @ 8am MT, which will include great gear, fantastic experiences and exceptional mountain art. Browse the ART & BOOK contributors below to learn more about them.
Art & Books
Art is important to the way we understand our outdoor spaces - it inspires us to get out and protect the places we play in. We've gathered a variety of work that instills that feeling and we're proud to highlight our art and book supporters for the Summit Bid.
If Gisa isn’t in her studio, you can find her outside skiing, hiking, and swimming in cold mountain lakes. Her paintings are on display in many private and corporate collections in Europe, North America and Australia.
Three Four Couloir
Landscape painting of the famous view from Moraine Lake.
•48"x 36"
• Acrylic on Canvas
•Value: $3200
Anonymous Donor
This piece was created by Peter Fuhrmann, former President of The Alpine Club of Canada and honorary member of the ACMG, and was donated to the Summit Bid auction over 10 years ago. It sold for $500 to a lucky winner who proudly brought it home from the Chateau Lake Louise, where the Mountain Guides Ball used to be hosting for many years. This special piece has now been generously donated back to the Summit Bid for this years' auction to support the Leadership Fund!
In addition to the stained glass piece, the winning bidder will receive a copy of Robert Sandford’s Summit Series book about Peter, signed by both Robert and Peter.
Abbot Pass Stained Glass
Peter Fuhrmann was born in Germany in 1933 and came to Canada in 1955. He made first ascents in Canada, Peru and the Himalayas. He served as the first president of the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides before becoming The Alpine Club of Canada's president in 1984. Under his leadership, the club was reorganized and revitalized. He was instrumental in the development of the Canadian Alpine Centre at Lake Louise. Professionally he worked in the role of the Alpine Specialist with Parks Canada. He was presented with the A. O. Wheeler Legacy Award in 1998. He served as Honorary President of the club for the period 2000 until 2005.
Henry Hamilton
My art form of hammering steel at the anvil gained me jobs at various shops as an employee or freelancer. I went on to demonstrate professionally at medieval events, viking althings, fall fairs, and highland festivals where I might be pumping bellows and doing it the old-school way.
DONATION: Abbot Pass Hut - The Final Sunset. Value: $1200
Amanda Reber
Amanda’s paintings are inspired by her outdoor endeavours, and they are a visual representation of her experiences, and reflect her vibrant love and appreciation of the outdoors.
DONATION: "Mt Richardson at Sundown", 24" x 36", acrylic painting. Value: $1800
Patti Dyment
Patti achieved Federation of Canadian Artists signature status in 2011 and has been exhibiting in commercial and public galleries in Western Canada since 1988, with one exhibition in Japan.
DONATION: "Sentinel Over Paradise", 24" x 24", oil on canvas gallery wrap. Value: $1500
Blue Eyes Studio - Kathryn Cooke
Kathryn Cooke is a multifaceted artist who works concurrently as a paediatrician in Canmore, Alberta, Canada, a therapeutic arts facilitator, and an artist.
DONATION: "Big Red Fish", 53" x 40", acrylic soft pastel on paper in floating framed in plexiglass. Value: $1250
DONATION: "Warm Winter Muscox", 24" x 24", soft pastel, acrylic on birch panel. Value: $975
Phee Hudson
Phee has been painting since 2006. Her works hang in corporate and private collections.around the world. Her subjects are mainly of mountains where she has spent a great deal of time climbing, hiking and skiing.
DONATION: "Lake MacArthur", 36” x 48”, giclee print on a deep canvas. Value: $1190
Brett Bilon
Bilon has been volunteering as chair of the board for the ACC’s Calgary Section since 2020 and first joined the club as a member of the Edmonton and Jasper/Hinton Sections in the mid-1990s. Climbing and backcountry snowboarding are what take him to the backcountry the most these days, where he finds his artistic inspiration.
DONATION: "The North Pillar of North Twin", 16" x 20", oil on a 1' deep birch panel. Value: $1190
DONATION: "The First Ascent of Slipstream", 11" x 14", oil on Belgian linen panel. Value: $750
DONATION: "Approaching Mt. Victoria", 9" x 12", oil on canvas panel. Value: $650
Sabrina Curtis
Sabrina is a self-taught acrylic landscape artist and a self-powered adventure enthusiast. Her work has been showcased in solo, collaborative and group exhibitions in multiple regional galleries and national virtual art shows, and now resides in private collections across Canada and around the world.
DONATION: "Anemonous", 24" x 36", gallery wrapped giclee canvas print of acrylic painting. Value: $575
DONATION: "Fade", 24" x 36", gallery wrapped giclee canvas print of acrylic painting. Value: $450
More sponsors of the 2022 Summit Bid include:
2022 Summit Bid
Since our inception more than 116 years ago, the ACC has been deeply committed to defining responsible outdoor leadership, shaping meaningful mountain culture, and advocating for the preservation of Canada’s mountain environment. Auction bids directly fund this continuing legacy and we thank you for your support!