Free This Week
Dive into April with these free offerings
As we dive headfirst into April, don’t forget about all of the free arts offerings around town, including a ProArts@Noon concert, the opening of Glenbow’s satellite location, and the launch of a community art project at Sparrow Artspace. Make sure to get out there!
Viviane (Cardinal) Martin
April 6, 2022, 12:10 – 1:00pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1st St. SE)
Free to attend
ProArts@Noon Concert Series presents Viviane (Cardinal) Martin, a Calgary-based vocalist, songwriter, performing artist, recording artist, and clinician. She is one of Canada’s finest vocalists, and her first record Out of a Dream was nominated for an ARIA Award in 1994.
proartssociety.ca
Sunshine & the Attention Grabbers with Ashley Bedet
April 7, 2022, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 1st St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
You are invited to join Esker’s current project space exhibiting artist, Ashley Bedet, to gather, talk and listen about the process of developing her exhibition, a rolled chord of sunlight unfurled, and how the theme of attention informs her work.
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Uninvited
Opens April 7, 2022
The Edison (150 9th Ave. SW)
Free to explore, tickets required
Glenbow’s first exhibition at their new satellite location consists of more than 200 works of art by a generation of extraordinary women painters, photographers, sculptors, architects, and filmmakers from the early 20th century who opened new frontiers for women artists.
glenbow.org
The Forest for the Trees
Opens April 7, 2022
Second Floor Gallery, cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free to explore
The Forest for the Trees offers an immersive experience that brings something of the forest to the city. Lynn Christine Kelly’s installation comprises fabric trees, all suspended from above, with diffuse light filtering through and the occasional haunting sound of nature.
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Excavation Part 2 Launch
April 7, 2022, 12:00 – 7:00pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4th St. NE)
Free to attend
Artists Lucy Altrows, Ramsey Kunkel, Colleen Rauscher, and Jenny Tzanakos invite you to Excavation, a community art project that unearths collective history and explores Sparrow Artspace, the De Waal building, and the surrounding neighbourhoods and land on which it is built. Check out their launch event!
sparrowartspace.com
Have a free event that’s not listed? Email us at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or fill out this form.
