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HSCA Flea Market

The HSCA Flea Market has been a community program since 1985, running year-round. Bring the family and browse the flea market with over 100 vendors, featuring crafts, furniture, antiques, books, household items, and more! Plus an art sale taking place once a month.

Wish you were here

Lauren Crazybull: Wish you were here

Lauren Crazybull: Wish you were here reflects on our relationship to the ancestral lands that we inhabit, looking at how these familial and ancient places are transformed into heritage tourism sites that are both an extension and a reflection of the slow violence that is etched into their core.

June Clark Witness

June Clark: Witness

June Clark: Witness is the first Canadian survey of the Toronto-based artist, exploring history, memory and identity through photography, collage, installation and sculpture. Spanning the 1990s to today, it features key works like Family Secrets, Harlem Quilt and Unrequited Love.

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Location: Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)With Admission

Gathering of Words

Gathering of Words is your new favourite literary happy hour! This fun and interactive series brings stories, poetry, and creativity to life with live readings, pop-up performances, literary games and open-mic magic. Unwind, get inspired and celebrate the joy of words with us.

Fri
Showtime: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: Exterior Archway, Central Library (800 3 St. SE)Free
Crochet for Beginners

Crochet for Beginners

Join Y Not Today for a fun and interactive crochet workshop where you’ll learn the basics of crocheting and be guided through the process of creating your very own amigurumi character! This workshop is perfect for anyone looking to unleash their creativity and learn a new skill.

Neon Paint Night

This Biweekly Neon Paint Night at Y Not Today is a glow-in-the-dark painting experience set under UV lights, perfect for all skill levels. Enjoy music, desserts and a vibrant atmosphere as you create, connect, and let your creativity shine.

Sun
Showtime: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Y Not Today (4339 Macleod Tr. S)$38.99
Stolen Heirlooms

Stolen Heirlooms

This exhibition by Japanese-Canadian artist Kellen Hatanaka honours his family’s WWII incarceration by recreating lost possessions from paper, wire and washi tape. Through this work, he explores the complex emotions of displacement, including anger, unease, and grief.

Thu, Fri & Sat
Showtime: 12:00pm – 6:00pm
Location: The Bows (2001b 10 Ave. SW)Free
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MoneyArt: Aesthetics of Currencies Across Times and Cultures

This thought-provoking exhibition explores money’s artistic, cultural and historical significance through stunning numismatic artefacts. Curated by Marina Fischer in collaboration with the Bank of Canada Museum, it invites reflection on how money shapes art and society across time and cultures.

Babak Golkar

Babak Golkar: When Sound Becomes Unsound

Babak Golkar’s work challenges the instability of meaning, value, and power in contemporary society, engaging audiences as active participants. Through sculpture, installation and video, he disrupts familiar systems of perception and control, revealing their contradictions.

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Location: Esker Foundation (4th Floor, 1011 9th Ave SE)Free
Oliver Beer Compositions for Mouths, Face and Hands

Oliver Beer: Compositions for Mouths, Face and Hands

Oliver Beer presents a deeply sensorial investigation into the body as a vessel for sound and exchange. Spanning two paired video works, this exhibition draws together ideas of resonance and relationality, exploring how sound and touch can become forms of communion between individuals, temporalities and spaces.

Sun, Wed, Thu, Fri & Sat
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Location: Esker Foundation (4th Floor, 1011 9th Ave. SE)Free
Art of Reclamation

Art of Reclamation

Hotel Arts’ new collaboration with Whiskey Jack Gallery and artist Shannon Carla King brings you an installation that’s as thought-provoking as it is beautiful. These pieces celebrate the incredible work of reclamation experts, transforming forgotten lands into renewed spaces.

During hotel hours
Location: Hotel Arts (229 12 Ave. SW)Free
Art Spot Pop Up Gallery

Art Spot Pop-Up Gallery

ART SPOT is bringing a dynamic pop-up gallery to downtown, featuring an Under 100 Art Show and an Under 200 Art Show wall, along with high-end original art. This exciting pop-up features the works of dozens of local artists, with a range of price points for art collectors of all levels! Stop

Showtime: 11:00am – 2:00pm
Location: Plus 15, Stephen Avenue Place (225 7 Ave. SW)Free
Knowing Trees

Knowing Trees

Trees are a frequent subject of artworks and contemplation — they symbolize connection and resilience, strength, beauty and longevity. Knowing Trees assembles a selection of artworks from the permanent collections of Nickle Galleries that consider trees and our relationships with them.

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Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 118 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.

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