August Exhibitions
Check out new visual art exhibitions around the city this August! Each month, we spotlight a new or outgoing visual arts exhibition in the city, followed by a roundup of others you can see this month.
Starting August 5, 2024, The Teeny Tiny Art Collective invites you to explore eight Tiny Art Galleries along Mainstreet Bowness. Their first show is centred around the theme of community connections, with each gallery featuring an exhibition of a local artist and their take on the theme.
You can check out the galleries placed along Bowness Road between 62 and 65 St. NW. The current exhibition runs until October 3.
More August exhibitions:
Shadows
July 27 – September 29, 2024
Franz Dopf Gallery (Suite #5, 1145 Kensington Cres. NW)
Free to explore
Discover the enigmatic world of shadows delving into the mysterious interplay of light and dark, featuring a stunning collection of abstract works and unique artistic interpretations that explore the theme of shadows. This exhibition promises to challenge your perceptions and ignite your imagination.
franzdopfgallery.com
The Extraordinary, Ordinary Nature of Interabled Love
July 30 – August 31, 2024
cSPACE Marda Loop (1st floor, 1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Born with a rare genetic disorder, Athena Cooper struggled with society’s ill-fitting narrative around disability and finding a romantic partner. In her solo art exhibit, Cooper paints the interabled love story between herself and her able-bodied husband highlighting the everyday moments that make up their life together.
athenacooper.ca
Matilda Aslizadeh’s Moly and Kassandra
August 1 – 30, 2024
EMMEDIA (1018 9 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Matilda Aslizadeh’s Moly and Kassandra is a three-channel sculptural video installation that brings together seemingly unrelated things: emotional operatic performances, dry statistical charts and precariously propped-up scenery flats.
emmedia.ca
Echoes Within: Fragments of Family, Fable, Memory and Mourning
August 1 – September 14, 2024 | Reception September 12, 5 – 8pm
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to explore
The University of Calgary’s Graduating Master of Fine Arts class of 2024 includes five outstanding artists. Through drawing, photography, installation and mixed media the artists showcase their research-led creation.
nickle.ucalgary.ca
Guyane mo bel peyi
August 3 – September 5, 2024 | Opening August 7, 6pm
cSPACE Marda Loop (1721 29 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Photographer Yann Kayamaré (YakaPix) from Kourou in French Guiana, is passionate about his homeland and wants to share it with you. Join Alliance Française de Calgary to discover French Guiana through this exhibition.
afcalgary.ca
Out of the Blue
August 17 – September 11, 2024 | Opening August 17, 4 – 7pm
Blue Rock Gallery (110 Centre Ave W, Diamond Valley)
Free to explore
Artist Billie Rae Busby endeavours to emulate memories of splendour and possibility in the sky and land around us. To create her hard-edge abstract paintings, she intuitively handles acrylic paint, palette knives, brushes and masking tape to create precise linear and geometric shapes to captivate the varying movement, mood and energy of our natural world. Check out her latest exhibition!
bluerockgallery.ca
Memory Lane
August 30 – October 19, 2024 | Opening August 30, 7 – 9pm
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. S)
Free to explore
In the exhibition, the works of Yuxiang Dong, Lan “Florence” Yee, Beichen Zhang, Shellie Zhang, and Andong Zheng pay homage to memory in all its forms, with its irreproducibility from a personal level to the stipulated qualities from a collective perspective.
thenewgallery.org
For more visual arts events and exhibitions, head over to the arts and culture events section of yycwhatson.ca
