Exhibitions April 2017
Bright and airy, these springtime shows are well worth checking out
It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a piece of art to call your own or want to enjoy a stunning contemporary exhibition, Calgary’s visual arts community has you covered. This April brings a host of new shows, exhibits, and sales for you to check out. Grab your calendar and start planning!
Bowness Spring Craft Sale
April 1, 2017, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Bowness Community Centre (7904 43rd Ave. NW)
Free
Get out and support the many local crafters and artists in attendance at this annual Bowness tradition. The sale features ceramics, pottery, handmade accessories, garden gifts, reclaimed signage, and much more.
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Re-Prom
April 1, 2017, 7:00pm – 12:00am
Stride Gallery (1006 Macleod Tr. SE)
$5 – $8
Join Stride for this one night fundraising event where you can dance the night away in your favourite prom-style attire. A queer friendly, safer space where you can re-make your prom memories, request your favourite slow-dance, and vote for your end-of-the-night prom monarchs—this is a cash only event.
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Riverview Artists April Show & Sale
April 3 – 7, 2017, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Watermark Tower (530 8th Ave. SW)
Free
The 12 artists who make up the Riverview Artists Group invite you to view their latest exhibit of original paintings. Artists are in attendance each day.
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This is My City Festival
April 3 – 27, 2017
Multiple locations
Free
For the fifth consecutive year, This is My City Art Society presents this interdisciplinary festival of art from the margins including several visual art exhibits. All programs are free of charge and all are welcome, donations are gratefully accepted.
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Diverse Synergy
April 3 – May 30, 2017
The Peanut Gallery, Fluevog Shoes (207 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Caprices Fine Arts heads to The Peanut Gallery for this Canada 150 celebration featuring contemporary artists illustrating how individual, unique perspectives can combine to create a synergetic event. Look for various participating artists offering free lunch hour demonstrations and workshops at the gallery on April 26 as well as May 2, 10, and 24. An opening reception is slated for April 8 from 4:00 to 7:00pm.
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Art Baby Tour
April 4, 2017, 10:00am
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free – $5
Bring the baby to the museum for a relaxed, infant-friendly one-hour tour of The View from Here: Canadian Stories, featuring contemporary and historical Canadian art. Suitable for adults accompanied by children under two. Strollers welcome.
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An Artful Community: Pop-up Activity
April 4, 2017, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Central Library, Calgary Public Library (616 Macleod Tr. SE)
Free
Join This is My City Art Society artist-mentor Bill and add your designs to a colourful wooden mosaic in the making. Expect to spend a delightful 120 minutes.
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Re-Imagining the Commons
April 5, 2017, 6:00 – 8:00pm
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free
Artists Alana Bartol, Kevin Jesuino, and anne drew potter host this evening of discussion of urban agriculture and community gardens as a site for critically examining and strengthening our commons in Calgary. Contribute your ideas to Experiments in Public Art and enjoy some slow cooker vegetarian chili. This event open to the public.
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Arctic Defenders
April 5, 2017, 7:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
$8 – $10
Inspired by North of Ordinary: The Arctic Photographs of Geraldine and Douglas Moodie, Glenbow presents this series of films about Canada’s north. Arctic Defenders tells a remarkable story that began in 1968 with a radical Inuit movement in Canada that led to the largest land claim in western civilization and the creation of Nunavut.
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Mini Masters
April 6, 2017, 11:00 – 11:45am
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration essential
Calling Calgary’s newest contemporaries! Join the Esker Foundation on the first Thursday of every month for a hands-on art class. Parents and guardians are invited to bring their little ones, ages two to five, to explore art making in this fun and social program. All are welcome to participate, just dress for mess!
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Being Human & Healing Ointment
April 6 – 27, 2017
Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)
Free
Two shows part of This is My City Festival, head to Loft 112 and check out this celebration of art from the margins. Being Human: An Exhibit is an extension of the TMC exhibit at the Central Library and is curated by TMC artist mentors Eveline Kolijn and Patricia Lortie. And Healing Ointment: Stories are the Salve of our Times is a puppet infused art exhibit inspired by, and in response to, WP Puppet Theatre’s View from the Inside: Courage Journey. Attend the exhibit opening on April 6 from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
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Shell of Light
April 6 – May 6, 2017
Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Dennis Ekstedt explores the luminosity of illuminated landscapes and light phenomena in paintings that resemble living organisms. An opening reception is slated for April 6 from 5:00 to 8:00pm with Ekstedt expected to be in attendance.
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Current Interloper
April 6 – May 6, 2017
HK Incubator Project Space, Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Pilar Mehlis explores the effect of immigration on an individual by juxtaposing elements of natural and human migrations in her work. An opening reception is slated for April 6 from 5:00 to 8:00pm, offering you the perfect time to check out this personal, yet abstract exploration.
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Free First Thursday Nights
April 6, 2017, 5:00 – 9:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free
Awesome weather and longer days means it’s a great time for the April edition of Free First Thursday Night at Glenbow. Make sure you swing by and check out the first in the new three-part exhibition series, Artefacts: Contemporary Moving Images.
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Bring The Baby Art Tour
April 7, 2017, 12:00 – 12:30pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
Bring your baby to Esker Foundation for a tot-friendly discussion on this relaxed, social tour.
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The Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre 2nd Annual Gala + Art Auction
April 7, 2017, 7:00 – 11:00pm
Hotel Arts (119 12th Ave. SW)
$100
Join the Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre + Sculpture Park (KOAC) and over 50 nationally and internationally renowned contemporary artists at this unique gala and auction. Obtain outstanding works of art, meet a diverse roster of recognized artists, and catch a keynote presentation from Alex Janvier.
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Mingling with flowers panthers’ eyes
April 7 – May 13, 2017
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. SE)
Free
The New Gallery presents geetha thurairajah’s new solo show that moves digital paintings into the physical realm. Mingling with flowers panthers’ eyes showcases a series of paintings that reflect complex and contradictory emotions that result from diaspora. Celebrate the show’s opening at a reception slated for 8:00pm on April 7.
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Echolalias
April 7 – May 19, 2017
Stride Gallery (1006 Macleod Trail SE)
Free
An exhibition of work from emerging artists, the pieces in Echolalias explore repetition, echoes, and redirections. Head to the opening reception at 8:00pm on April 7 and stay tuned as an artist talk is still to be announced.
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Foothills Art Club Spring Show & Sale
April 8, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
St. Andrews United Church (128 1st St. E, Cochrane)
Free
Go for a Saturday drive and check out this spring show and sale from the Foothills Art Club. With free admission and a chance to win a door prize, it’s a perfect art adventure.
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Bee Kingdom Easter Sale
April 8 & 9, 2017, 12:00 – 5:00pm
Bee Kingdom (427 22nd Ave. NW)
Free, family-friendly
Bee Kingdom’s Easter event is a great time to check out this glassblowing studio. With demonstrations and a sale, you can experience the heat of the glass studio first-hand and see Phillip and Ryan turn molten glass into whimsical creations.
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Hand-Built Sculpture Workshop
April 9, 2017, 9:30am – 12:00pm or 1:00 – 3:00pm
North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre (523 27th Ave. NW)
Free, registration essential
The Esker Foundation gets off-site for this special workshop. Join a North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre instructor in a professional ceramic studio to learn basic hand-building techniques, and experience the unique qualities of clay. Each participant gets to create a small sculpture that will be glazed and available for pick up at Esker Foundation after the workshop. No experience is required and all materials will be provided. Participants must be over the age of 16 to participate.
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Paper Cities
April 9, 2017, 2:00 – 4:00pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free, registration required
Join Contemporary Kids for Paper Cities, a workshop that has children cut, colour, and arrange reproductions of well-known monuments, linking to exhibiting artist Kotama Bouabane’s photography.
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Monochrome
April 10 – June 10, 2017
In-Definite Arts Society (8038 Fairmount Dr. SE)
Free
Featuring work from 18 In-Definite Arts & Artistic Expressions artists exploring the theme of black and white, Monochrome presents works on paper, canvas, mosaic, and mixed media. In-Definite Arts is a non-profit community organization that supports adults with developmental disabilities to express themselves through art, and although its shows are usually bright and colourful, Monochrome offers a unique opportunity to explore the composition, value, contrast, and form.
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Out for Lunch Tour
April 12, 2017, 12:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free – $5
Discover the work of world-renowned Canadian artist David Altmejd through an in-depth look at the spectacular sculpture The Vessel with art curator Sarah Todd.
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Lobby Art Gallery Exhibit: Emerging Artists
April 12 – June 24, 2017
Pumphouse Theatres (2140 Pumphouse Ave. SW)
Free
Head to the Pumphouse and check out this showcase of 22 pieces by nine talented emerging Albertan visual artists. The exhibit features the work of Leslie Gallacher, Jodi Fuhrer, Cindy Collins, Tara Johnson, Laura McManus, Patricia Meszaros, Larissa Hauck, Elise Mullen, and Sophia Lengle. All pieces are for sale with 100% of the price going to the artists.
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Metropolis
April 13, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Combining film screenings, local guest speakers, cocktails, coffee, music, and food, Late Nights at Contemporary Calgary invites you to learn about contemporary art, architecture, and design while enjoying a night out with friends. And, for the inaugural offering, Fritz Lang’s Metropolis will be screening in the Top Gallery.
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How do you Create a Framework for Mental Wellness?
April 19, 2017, 4:00 – 6:00pm
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free, registration required
Attend this workshop hosted by the Illingworth Kerr Gallery and artist Dick Averns that focuses on creating simple artworks in order to foster understanding of mental wellness.
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Angry Inuk
April 19, 2017, 7:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free
Join Glenbow and celebrate National Canadian Film Day with a free screening of Angry Inuk. Director Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s documentary looks at a new tech-savvy generation of Inuit as they campaign to challenge long-established perceptions of seal hunting. Limited seating, doors open at 6:30pm.
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Ideas in Colour
April 19 – May 10, 2017
Wallace Galleries (500 5th Ave. SW)
Free
This solo exhibition by artist Jennifer Hornyak highlights her distinctly textured paintings that blur the line between figuration and abstraction. Through colour and texture, Hornyak builds a structure for each painting that emanates a still life motif. Check out the show at its opening reception from 2:00 to 5:00pm on April 22.
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Mind The Gap: BFA Honours Graduating Exhibition
April 20 – May 19, 2017
Nickle Gallery, University of Calgary (410 University Ct. NW)
Free
The University of Calgary Department of Art presents the graduating exhibition for the BFA Honours program. Featuring four artists unified under the title and the theme, check out the opening reception from 5:00 to 8:00pm on April 20.
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The Intricacies of People
April 21 – May 27, 2017
Alberta Printmakers (4025 4th St. SE)
Free
Featuring 20 colour etchings, this is a show fans of the medium won’t want to miss. Part artist talk, part opening reception, join Alberta Printmakers as they welcome British painter and printmaker Robert Pugh at 7:00pm on April 21.
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Traffic
April 21 – June 3, 2017
Jarvis Hall Gallery (333B 36th Ave. SE)
Free
Join Jarvis Hall Gallery and check out this solo exhibition with Calgary artist, Mark Dicey. Featuring a variety of new paintings created over the past year, head to the opening reception from 5:00 to 8:00pm on April 21.
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Medalta: Where the Future Meets the Past with Aaron Nelson
April 21, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
Join Aaron Nelson, Associate Director of Medalta, an innovative industrial museum, contemporary ceramic arts facility, for this informative talk.
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Beacon Original Art Annual Spring Art Exhibition & Sale
April 22, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association (917 Centre Ave. NE)
Free
Join 25 artists from around Alberta and see original works of art including paintings, jewelry, glass, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and textiles. And be on the lookout for students from Sir Winston Churchill Senior High who will be selling Art Cards for the Cure.
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Automatic Writing with Mark Clintberg
April 22, 2017, 1:00 – 3:00pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free, registration required
Join exhibiting artist Mark Clintberg as he leads a workshop focused on automatic writing, a process he has employed in developing several works. Registration required and limited to 20 participants.
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Earth Art Show
April 22, 2017, 7:30 – 10:30pm
St. Stephen’s Anglican Church (1121 14th Ave. SW)
$10 – $12
Enjoy a fine evening filled with local art and live music while celebrating Earth Day. Featuring nature inspired art alongside live music, the Earth Art Show is a perfect chance to recharge.
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Out for Lunch Tour
April 26, 2017, 12:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free – $5
Take a closer look at the latest additions to Glenbow’s collection with collection manager Daryl Betenia.
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Scott Everingham
April 26 – May 6, 2017
VivianeArt (1114 11th St. SW)
Free
Scott Everingham’s paintings exist between abstraction and storytelling showcasing a thoughtful process involving the manipulation of colour, gesture, and the physicality of paint.
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Life on Mars with Shauna Thompson
April 27, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
Join curator Shauna Thompson as she contextualizes how the works in Earthlings have been brought together. This presentation focuses on the curatorial process, precedent exhibitions, and studio co-operatives in the north.
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Chestermere Fine Art Guild Annual Show & Sale
April 29, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
MPP Room, Chestermere Recreation Centre (201 West Chestermere Dr., Chestermere)
Free
Chestermere Fine Art Guild members showcase their new works at this annual spring art show. Come out to discover affordable art in a variety of mediums and subjects.
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Calgary Creative Arts Guild Spring Show & Sale
April 29, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Montgomery Community Centre (5003 16th Ave. NW)
Free
Join the Calgary Creative Arts Guild for this show and check out original works from over 20 local artists. Donations to the Veteran’s Food Bank gratefully accepted.
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St. Andrews Heights Artists’ Society Spring Art Show
April 29, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Holy Cross Anglican Church (2828 19th St. NW)
Free
Join local artists from the St. Andrews Heights Artists’ Society as they present new work at the society’s annual spring art show. Meet the artists, ask questions, and find out what inspired their work.
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Art Show
April 29, 2017, 11:00am – 5:00pm
Voltage Creative Garage (2101 34th Ave. SW)
Free
Allisha Morris and Amber Leigh (of Amber Leigh Creative) join forces to present this one-day-only art exhibition featuring new works from the past year. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to chat with the artists.
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Art with a Purpose
April 29, 2017, 11:00am – 5:00pm
Venue 1008 (1008 14th St. SE)
Free, register online
ArtMatch hosts this show and sale of local, original paintings including an exclusive meet and greet with the artists, complimentary wine and snacks, and free parking. The day also features a talk on how to choose original art with Vandy Midha and a portion of all the art sales go to Janus Academy, a school for autistic children.
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Elements PopUp Art Group Show & Sale
April 29 & 30, 2017, 12:00 – 4:00pm
Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)
Free
Join artists Kristen Cruikshank, Louise Savoie, and Jo Reimer for this pop-up show and sale at Loft 112. Browse new works from these local artists and take your favourite home.
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Ongoing Exhibitions
Modus Operandi
Until April 1, 2017
Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Explore the role of process in the work of Nate McLeod, Tia Halliday, and Fiona Ackerman. Looking at work from three artists for whom process is as important to the end result.
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Perfect Memory: Authentic Gift Shop
Until April 1, 2017
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. SE)
Free
Teresa Tam and Michelangela Samiadji, the duo behind Scripted Asian Dreams Limited (SAD LTD), explore the stigmas, stereotypes, experiences, and values of Asian-Canadian identities in a global culture. This show transforms The New Gallery’s Main Space in Chinatown from a contemporary artist-run centre to a gift shop typical of the neighbourhood in order to encourage conversations and cultural clarity on conflicting ideals. Visitors are welcome to exchange insecurities, failings, traumas, and sufferings for kindness, understanding, and acceptance.
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Jason Kamin Premiere Solo Exhibit
Until April 8, 2017
cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free
Looking for a show with broad appeal? Then you need to check out this solo exhibition from Jason Kamin Fine Art. His inaugural show has been years in the making. Specializing in highly detailed oil painting, see works that include nature subjects all the way to figurative pieces.
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Diviners
Until April 13, 2017
Jarvis Hall Gallery (333B 36th Ave. SE)
Free
Montreal-based artist Corri-Lynn Tetz brings together paintings made during a three-month residency on the island of Gotland, Sweden, at the Vermont Studio Center, and at home in Montreal. Focusing on fringe spiritual communities and ideas of mystical experience, these works explore the melancholy of romantic landscape painting.
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Winter Group Show 2017
Until April 18, 2017
Wallace Galleries (500 5th Ave. SW)
Free
Head to Wallace Galleries and enjoy a fabulous selection from great contemporary Canadian artists including Nancy Boyd, David Newkirk, Kenneth Lochhead, Ted Godwin, Erin McSavaney, Harold Town, and more.
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Experiments in Public Art
Until April 22, 2017
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free
This group exhibition features socially engaged ideas for public art developed over a five-month period in workshops led by internationally renowned artists Tania Bruguera, Jeanne van Heeswijk, and Alfredo Jaar. As a result, each participant developed an original proposal for public art in Calgary which will be presented for the first time to the public in this group exhibition.
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Julie Beugin
Until April 22, 2017
VivianeArt (1114 11th St. SW)
Free
Inspired by urban environments, catch Calgary-born Julie Beugin’s first solo showing in her hometown—a showcase of her most recent series of layered paintings.
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Lisa Brawn Popsho
Until April 22, 2017
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery (2108 18th St. NW)
Free
Considering all of the machismo recently on display on the world stage, Lisa Brawn offers a fresh opportunity to re-examine and evaluate historical figures and fictional characters. Popsho features one hundred mini-macho woodcuts in an epic showdown. Check it out at the opening reception on April 1 from 2:00 to 5:00pm.
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Estranged Setting
Until April 23, 2017
Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free
Two sculptures from Jude Griebel, Bird Factory and Trawl can be found in this immersive painted environment. Each one depicts the complexities of contemporary consumption, industrial fishing, and agriculture and is a modern update of Arcimboldo’s Mannerist painting, The Ocean.
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Leighton Reliquary
Leighton Art Centre (282027 144 St. W)
Until April 29, 2017
By donation
Leighton Art Centre and the Festival of Animated Objects present this exhibit that shares the tales of the LAC’s rich history in ways that are fresh, inspiring, and humorous. Featuring curious LAC artifacts and a graphic novel by artist Nick Johnson, Leighton Reliquary celebrates the true and imagined history of the centre.
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Face Off
Leighton Art Centre (282027 144 St. W)
Until April 29, 2017
By donation
In Face Off, Xstine Cook and Calgary Animated Objects Society invite you to discover just how wild and varied Canadian identity can be with this collection of three-dimensional masks, hand-made by elementary school students.
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Bénédicte Dussère & ckuzmanovich
Until May 6, 2017
Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)
Free
With two new shows at the end of March, make sure you swing by Christine Klassen Gallery to see pieces from French artist Bénédicte Dussère as well as Calgary-based artist Chris Kuzmanovich.
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Earthlings: Roger Aksadjuak, Shuvinai Ashoona, Pierre Aupilardjuk, Shary Boyle, Jessie Kenalogak, John Kurok, Leo Napayok
Until May 7, 2017
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free
From distinct cultural and geographical positions—Kangiqliniq/Rankin Inlet, Kinngait/Cape Dorset, Qamani’tuaq/Baker Lake, and Toronto—the artists in Earthlings share an intuitive and labour-intensive approach to materials and narrative imagery. Organized by Shary Boyle at the invitation of the Esker Foundation, explore their detailed figures, transformations and transmogrifications bridging reality and myth.
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The Future Behind Us
Until May 13, 2017
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free
Romeo Gongora’s The Future Behind Us documents the outcomes of an experiment in collective forms of creation that took place in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in 2013. The project intended to develop local structures of self-production through the collaborative building of a science fiction film with a group of young Congolese artists.
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TimeTraveller™
Until May 13, 2017
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free
TimeTraveller™ is a nine-part machinima by Skawennati that tells the story of Hunter, an angry young Mohawk man living in the 22nd century.
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David Altmejd: The Vessel
Until May 22, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada, see internationally renowned artist David Altmejd’s enormous crystalline sculpture—a piece that suggests an elaborate act of creation caught in suspended animation.
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Canadian Stories: The View From Here
Until May 22, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
In response to Canada 150, Glenbow uses historical, modern, and contemporary art from its collection to explore iconic Canadian themes from a western perspective.
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Recent Acquisitions
Until May 22, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
Learn the stories behind the fascinating artwork and objects that were added to Glenbow’s collection in 2016.
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Adad Hannah: The Raft of the Medusa
Until May 22, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
First in the new three-part exhibition series, Artefacts: Contemporary Moving Images, don’t miss your chance to explore Adad Hannah’s The Raft of the Medusa (Saint-Louis)—a tableau that references the historical painting, Theodore Gericault’s Le Radeau de la Méduse.
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Getting on the Map: The Emergence of Calgary, Post-Confederation
Until May 28, 2017
Lougheed House (707 13th Ave. SW)
With admission
Using a combination of reproductions and originals of early maps, photographs, and artwork about Southern Alberta, Lougheed House shares the fascinating story of the Calgary frontier as it was in the 1870s and 1880s, more than 30 years before Alberta joined Canada.
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Utopia Factory
Until July 30, 2017
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
This sesquicentennial exhibition in three parts explores architectural monuments and the urban fabric in the formation of national and civic identity. Check out Lisa Baldissera and Nate McLeod’s curation in Research Station, When Form Becomes Attitude curated by Noa Bronstein, and Architecture and National Identity: The Centennial Projects 50 Years On as curated by Marco Polo and Colin Ripley.
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North of Ordinary: The Arctic Photographs of Geraldine and Douglas Moodie
Until September 10, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
Presented in conjunction with the Exposure Photography Festival, this exhibition celebrates the remarkable creative partnership of Geraldine Moodie, western Canada’s first professional female photographer, and her husband Douglas, a senior officer of the North-West Mounted Police.
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