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MaSh-UP X: Where the Big Rock Is
MaSh-UP is a mixed-media installation by Bryan Faubert where his interdisciplinary methods come together and collide, . The work is ever-changing as he adds, discards, or alters parts. Faubert create an additive progression that references the durational nature of the project. Check it out!
What You Do To My Body (and Mind)
Debbie.lee Miszaniec presents a lush abundance of Dutch baroque-inspired still-life paintings of forbidden foods. The exhibition focuses on the psychological struggle between the body’s needs and the mind’s direction when pursuing weight loss. A soft sculpture sits caught in the struggle between nature and diet culture.
Heaven On Earth
For Vasquez-Lazo’s debut solo exhibition, Heaven on Earth, the artist asks Can you remember the last thing that you cherished? That you held so close it hurt? Made you feel like a happy child? Heaven on Earth explores ideas of what is left behind in our sacred possessions.
SPOTLIGHT: Laura Olive
Join the Alberta Craft Calgary Gallery in celebrating our newest SPOTLIGHT exhibition by Laura Olive. Genderf*cked takes a playful approach to pulling apart the systems we’ve been conditioned to see the world through, Laura Olive questions the very definition of gender through a series of wearable art.
Da Vinci The Exhibition
Da Vinci The Exhibition is a hands-on exploration of Leonardo da Vinci’s life, research, and art, developed by Aurea Exhibitions and produced by Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. Guests can go beyond the canvas, exploring over 65 life-size inventions, more than 20 fine art studies, and captivating displays.
As You Like It
It’s the 1960s, and things are getting groovy in the Forest of Arden. Shakespeare’s classic comedy of love and mistaken identity is given new life in this high-spirited adaptation featuring the music of The Beatles. Things get increasingly tangled as the play explores love and gender roles, infused with the music of the “Fab Four.”
BUMP Mural Tours
Planning a trip to Calgary or looking to rediscover the city? Explore Calgary’s open air street art gallery with an official guided mural tour led by the BUMP Festival. Learn insights from the artists and stories behind their works! Every Saturday and Sunday.
Urban Nature
Urban Nature can be understood as areas in urban environments that are home to plants and non-human animals. The Alberta Society of Artists presents the group exhibition Urban Nature featuring the work of Contextural, a community of textile artists. . Reception and artist talks on March 9, 2-4 pm.
SpEATchless
The Alberta Society of Artists presents the exhibition SpEATchless featuring the work of Alberta artist Kimberly Jones. SpEATchlessis combines diorama and miniature artistry with food themes to create surreal scenes and vignettes to provoke introspection about scale and size as well as our relationship with food and waste.
Pysanky for Peace
Join us at Southcentre Mall for a remarkable celebration of art, culture, and solidarity at our third annual Pysanky for Peac‘ event. This initiative pays tribute to the Ukrainian Easter tradition of making or “writing” pysanky, carefully decorated Easter eggs featuring intricate designs in various styles and colours.
A Hot Minute: Erotic Art Exhibition
Co-curated by Calgary artists Carl White and Karin McGinn, A Hot Minute is a group exhibition in recognition of the erotica art genre, which seeks to portray and celebrate the expansive spectrum of love and lust through the eyes of a diverse roster of artists.
Nate McLeod: Slow Burn
Nate McLeod’s works draw upon tropes of classical painting by combining collected images of objects (found in personal photographs; screenshots of social media posts; his own past works and the works of other artists; AI-generated imagery, etc.) into a unified whole through the use of various framing devices.
Festival of Animated Objects
The Festival of Animated Objects is back, bringing life to the city with all things animated: puppets, masks, and animation. The 13th FAO features brand new works by local artists, workshops for all ages, family-friendly programming, an infamous adults-only cabaret, and an award-winning show from a Vancouver artist.
Wünderbriefs
The Wunderbriefs are short pop-up mask or puppet interactions. Crafted from the whimsy of a suitcase, or in the box of an old radio, in the charm of a wagon, these are not just mini shows; they’re spectacles, marvels, the very essence of animated extraordinary!
Anton Ginzburg: Surface
Anton Ginzburg: Surface is a reflection on the use of technology as it relates to cultural labour, data aesthetics and machine learning. The three bodies of work deliberate on surfaces that range from the architectural to the digital screen and beyond, and are relevant to conversations around AI.
Dance Lessons
Ranchmans offers free country dance lessons on the largest dance floor in Calgary. No reservations are needed, just join them on the dance floor! With decades of experience, their instructors can tailor dances to any age (18+) and ability.
Pop Mechanics
Explore the dichotomy of expression and communication through Bruce Watson’s sculptures, each emerging from playful experimentation, touching on themes of malice and alienation. Meanwhile Kenzie Housego’s interactive textile art delves into the evolution of flirting and courtship, weaving together embroidery, digital technology, and societal symbols of romantic communication.
Patrick Dunford: Branch Lines
Norberg Hall is delighted to present Branch Lines, a new exhibition of paintings by Canadian artist Patrick Dunford. Through landscape painting the Winnipeg-born artist investigates human influences on the land and the industries that greatly alter it. Opening reception on March 16, 2 – 5pm.
Joice M Hall: Nocturnal Light
This exhibition focuses on the subtleties and dramatic light in the evening and night skies of Kelowna, BC encountered by Joice M. Hall while playing with a digital camera’s night scene exposure from her deck. Opening reception March 16, 2024 from 2 – 5pm.
The Girl on the Train
Rachel Watson escapes her dull life by watching the perfect couple through the train window every day until she witnesses something shocking unfold. Caught up in a world of infidelity and murder, she begins her own investigation, crossing a dangerous line and turning into a suspect herself.
Questions?
Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.