Free This Week

Celebrate spring with free arts events 

  • Location: Various venues
  • Price: Free

This week, look forward to new spring exhibitions at TRUCK Contemporary Art, a book launch at Shelf Life Books, a screening of an Estonian dark comedy presented by the Calgary European Film Series, and more!

Pysanky for Peace 

Until March 30, 2024 
Southcentre Mall (100 Anderson Rd. SE) 
Free to explore 

Head over to Southcentre Mall for a celebration of art, culture and solidarity at its third annual Pysanky for Peace event. This initiative pays tribute to the Ukrainian Easter tradition of “writing” pysanky, carefully decorated Easter eggs featuring intricate designs in various styles and colours.   
southcentremall.com 

The Politics of Breathing 

March 27, 2024, 12 noon 
Stream online 
Free to watch, registration required 

Tune into a virtual panel discussion with Resistance & Respiration artists Darrin Martin, Liz Nurenberg, Dominic Quagliozzi and Aislinn Thomas. Exhibition curator Amanda Cachia hosts the conversation exploring the four artists’ practices, and their relationship to breathing as artists with disabilities. 
contemporarycalgary.com 

Calgary Launch for Big Mall by Kate Black 

March 27, 2024, 7 – 9pm 
Shelf Life Books (1302 4 St. SW) 
Free to attend 

Join Shelf Life Books for the Calgary launch of Big Mall by Kate Black. Kate is joined in conversation by local author of the 2017 title Malled, Kit Dobson. Don’t miss it! 
shelflifebooks.ca 

Nickle at Noon: ‘The Sinews of War’ 

March 28, 2024, 12 – 1pm 
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW) 
Free to attend 

Through a series of historical examples, Military Historian Dr. Glenn R. Wilkinson highlights some important historical aspects of the connection between war and money and discusses the nature of Total War in this Nickle @ Noon talk.  
events.ucalgary.ca 

Exhibitions Tour 

March 28, 2024, 6 – 7pm 
Esker Foundation (4th floor, 1011 9 Ave SE) 
Free to attend, registration required 

Join Esker Foundation curators Naomi Potter and Doug Haslam for behind-the-scenes tours of the exhibitions Tropicana, Corotos y Ajuares, Parting Gift for Quarantine Blues, and Edelweiss.  
eventbrite.ca 

Spring Exhibitions Opening Night 

March 29, 2024, 7 – 10pm 
TRUCK Contemporary Art (2009 10 Ave. SW) 
Free to attend 

Check out the opening reception of TRUCK Contemporary Art’s Spring Exhibition Programs — through this window is a home by Harvey Nichol and Michaela Bridgemohan and Pilot Astronauts by Raeann Kit-Yee Cheung. All are welcome! 
allevents.in 

Contemporary Kids: Landscape, City and Collage 

March 31, 2024, 1 – 2:30pm or 3 – 4:30pm 
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW) 
Free to attend, registration required 

Inspired by the exhibition Surface by Anton Ginzburg at Contemporary Calgary, this hands-on collage workshop invites kids to explore the fun of collaborative collage, while considering ideas related to composition, landscape in city planning and how we relate to the city in which we reside. 
contemporarycalgary.com 

Trans Day of Visibility 

March 31, 2024, 6pm 
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW) 
Free to attend, registration required 

Join Contemporary Calgary in celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility. A day to celebrate our trans community and raise awareness of discrimination faced by the transgender community. The evening features a screening of Second Stories: Deb-we-win Ge-ken-am-aan — Our Place in The Circle and a panel discussion. 
contemporarycalgary.com 

Kratt 

April 1, 2024, 7 – 10pm 
Calgary Central Library (800 3 St. SE) 
Free to attend, registration required 

Country life with Grandma seems tedious and boring without smartphones, but this changes when the kids find instructions for kratt — a magical creature who will do whatever its master says. Join Calgary European Film Festival for a screening of this dark comedy from Estonia 
calgarylibrary.ca 

Antyx Youth Programming 

Ongoing 
Various venues 
Free to participate 

Antyx Community Arts invites youth ages 12 – 18 to participate in a number of their programs focused on providing safe spaces for creative expression including their mural projects, Youth Arts Action, The Film Lab and more! 
antyx.ca 

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