Tim Smith. August 5, 2016. Hadassah Maendel takes Kahlua for a swim in the pond at Baker Colony at sunset on a warm August evening.
In the world, but not of it.
Hutterite Photography by Tim Smith
Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery
ARTIST | TIM SMITH
DATES | DEC 6-MAR 7, 2026
HOURS | MON, TUE, THU, SAT 10 AM-4:30 PM; WED, FRI 10 AM-8 PM ♿︎
For the past 15 years, Manitoba-based photographer Tim Smith has documented the daily lives of the Hutterites—a pacifist Anabaptist community with roots in the 16th-century Reformation. Living in colonies across western Canada and the northwestern United States, the Hutterites maintain their culture and traditions through communal living, self-sufficiency, and a steadfast separation from mainstream society. With over 45,000 members in approximately 500 colonies, they represent one of the most enduring and successful models of communal life today.
Red Deer Museum + Gallery
4525 47A Avenue, Red Deer
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
In the spirit of reconciliation, we acknowledge that the Exposure Photography Festival is situated on land adjacent to where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. The traditional Blackfoot name of this place is “Moh’kins’tsis”, which we now call the City of Calgary. This is the traditional Treaty 7 territory of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. It is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We honour and acknowledge all Nations, who live, work and play in Moh’kins’tsis, help steward this land, and honour and celebrate this territory.