Exhibitions July 2017
Western flare and frontier intersectionality collide around Stampede
With the Stampede fast approaching and Canada Day kicking it off, Calgary’s outstanding visual arts community can be found everywhere this month. From pop-up sales and exhibitions to carefully crafted responses to the celebrations, there’s plenty to explore.
Canada Day at Glenbow
July 1, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Regular admission
Featuring special tours, artifact handling and fun, family-friendly art activities, spend Canada Day at the museum. You can even explore Kent Monkman’s response to Canada 150, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience.
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Pop-Up Art in the Park
July 1, 2017, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Millennium Bridge, Eau Claire (200 Barclay Parade SW)
Free
This Canada Day, join the Stardale Women’s Group for its pop-up exploring the Indigenous culture of the Stardale girls. Experience the first person narrative by interacting with these young urbanites who are painting their own stories. The girls’ creative processes are directed by the talented Cree-Metis artist Barbara La Pointe and First Nations artist Ken Bourassa.
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The Painted Windows Exhibition
July 1 – 15, 2017
Throughout Bridgeland-Riverside, East Village, and Victoria Park
Free
A twist on a Calgary tradition, Buds of Buds presents this very cool exhibition featuring a variety of artists’ work on local business owners’ windows. Expressing what Alberta culture and heritage means to each artist, take an afternoon to walk around and explore. You can even vote for your favourite one—the artist who painted the window with the most votes will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize. Other awards include a $1,000 Jury’s Selection and a $500 Celebrity’s Choice.
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Mini Masters
July 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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Free First Thursday Nights
July 6, 2017, 5:00 – 9:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
Free
Have you been to Glenbow lately? It’s a great time to check out Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience—the museum is open late and admission is free.
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The Holy Mountain
July 6, 2017, 7:00 – 8:55pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
A Christ-like figure wanders through bizarre, grotesque scenarios filled with religious and sacrilegious imagery, join the Esker Foundation for this screening of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film The Holy Mountain. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Calgary Stampede Maker Market 2017
July 6 – 16, 2017
BMO Centre, Calgary Stampede Grounds (1410 Olympic Way SE)
With admission
New to the Calgary Stampede for 2017, the Maker Market is an upscale and accessible marketplace of decorative, wearable, and functional handcrafted goods. All of the artists and goods you’ll see will be local, and you can even meet the artists. Makers change over every few days from July 6 to 16 so you’ll want to keep coming back for new, unique, and beautiful items.
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Stampede Group Show
July 6 – 26, 2017
Wallace Galleries (500 5th Ave. SW)
Free
During this year’s Calgary Stampede, head to the Wallace Galleries and celebrate is diverse group of artists, including Andre Petterson, Ted Godwin, Jim Stokes, Shi Le, Gregory Hardy, and more.
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Introducing: Blake Chorley
July 6 – August 19, 2017
Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)
Free
A quick glance of Blake Chorley’s black and white images could easily be misinterpreted as vintage photographs of the Canadian landscape, but closer inspection reveals much more at play. Explore this show at the sixth annual So You Didn’t Get Out of Town for Stampede cocktail hour taking place from 5:00 to 7:00pm on July 14. An artist talk is scheduled for 6:00pm.
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CHROMA
July 6 – August 19, 2017
Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)
Free
Christine Klassen Gallery’s annual group show celebrates colour and the diversity from hard edge abstraction to ethereal landscapes, printmaking to sculpture and everything in between. Don’t miss this playful summer exhibition.
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Bring The Baby Art Tour
July 7, 2017, 12:00 – 12:30pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
With new shows, it’s the perfect time to bring your baby to Esker Foundation for this tot-friendly discussion and relaxed, social tour.
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Stampede Lunch
July 7, 2017, 1:00pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
You don’t have to get art to get lunch, just head to Contemporary Calgary for a Stampede classic—beef on a bun. And while you’re there make sure you check out Buffalo Boy’s Stampede Tickle and Slap, a performance by Adrian Stimson, taking place from 3:00 to 4:00pm outside the gallery on Stephen Avenue. Following the performance, a parade led by Stimson will head to the Globe Cinema for another performance and the WILD reception.
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Other Histories
July 7 — August 5, 2017
The New Gallery (208 Centre St. SE)
Free
Amin Rehman is known for work that engages with and comments on the current effects of neo-colonialism and globalization. Encompassing multiple artistic mediums such as installation, painting, video, and neon, Other Histories plays with the meaning and intentionality of their words. Check out the show at its opening reception at 8:00pm on July 7. Admission is free and all are welcome.
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WILD: Fabricating a Frontier
July 7 – August 26, 2017
Multiple locations
Free
Exploring interspecies relations, the intersectionality of the frontier, and feminist and Indigenous discourses, this festival and exhibition is presented by Contemporary Calgary in partnership with the Calgary Underground Film Festival and M:ST Performative Art Festival. An intensive 10-day festival running July 7 to 15, WILD features nightly performances, film screenings, and discussions by local, national, and international artists, filmmakers, curators, and writers. The exhibition runs from July 7 to August 26 across three separate venues and a reception is scheduled for 5:00 to 7:00pm on July 7 at the Globe Cinema (617 8th Ave. SW).
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Pancake Breakfast & Connections 2017 Closing Reception
July 8, 2017, 9:00 – 11:30am
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery (2108 18th St. NW)
Free
Ruberto Ostberg Gallery closes its Our Home and Native Land – Connections 2017 show with its annual artist-run pancake breakfast. Come by for pancakes, enjoy a live musical performance by Shona Rae and the Voodoo Hand, and take in a fantastic exhibition.
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Theme Portrait Publication Launch + Exhibition
July 8, 2017, 6:00 – 10:00pm
Shelf Life Books (1302 4th St. SW)
Free
Celebrate the launch of SEITIES no. 008 with on site tintypes by Rainika PhotoGraphik and fine art photography on display by cover artist George Webber and feature artist Todd Korol.
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G’ddy Up!
July 8 – 29, 2017
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art (730 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Newzones’ annual group exhibition G’ddy Up! returns, just in time for Stampede. Featuring artworks by artists who seek to explore the contemporary cowboy culture as well as those who implement aspects of this culture in formal exploration, see work from Joseph Adolphe, Joe Andoe, Dianne Bos, Sophie DeFrancesca, Kevin Sonmor, and Samantha Walrod.
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Sunscreen
July 8 – August 26, 2017
Newzones Gallery of Contemporary Art (730 11th Ave. SW)
Free
This exhibition is like a carousel—constantly rotating! So make sure you swing by Newzones as it showcases various types of artwork including paintings, photographs, and sculpture. Exhibition artists include Yehouda Chaki, Vicky Christou, Kristofir Dean, Franco DeFrancescsa, Jonathan Forrest, Emily Filler, Bradley Harms, Joshua Jensen-Nagle, Marie Lannoo, Sarah Nind, Rana Rochat, Pat Service, and Donald Sultan.
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Live Plein Air Painting
July 12, 2017, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Stephen Ave Mall outside of Scotia Centre (225 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Join the Stardale Women’s Group for its pop-up exploring the Indigenous culture of the Stardale girls. Enjoy Stampede and Western themed art, and visit with the Stardale artists as they create original paintings on canvas during this live plein air painting pop-up.
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#ideasforawall Exhibition
July 14 – September 16, 2017
Illingworth Kerr Gallery, Alberta College of Art + Design (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free
In response to the recent solicitation issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office Customs and Border Protection, the Illingworth Kerr Gallery is inviting artists to imagine a prototype wall structure to be placed “in the vicinity of the United States border with Mexico.” Over 20 artists were asked to reflect on the meaning and implications of this solicitation, and imagine possible alternative scenarios for the future of this wall, but the call has been opened to any artist who is interested in submitting their idea. Explore the show at its opening reception from 5:00 to 7:00pm on July 13 or online at undoingwalls.net.
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Master Class for Families
July 16, 2017, 1:00 – 2:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration essential
Join the Esker Foundation for an afternoon of family fun and delve into new mediums with art projects that relate to the current exhibitions. This is an educational, energetic, hands-on program for kids aged five to 10 years old. An adult is required to stay for the duration of the workshop. All materials will be provided.
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So You Didn’t Get Out of Town for Stampede
July 14, 2017, 5:00 – 7:00pm
Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave SE)
Free
A quick glance of Blake Chorley’s black and white images could easily be misinterpreted as vintage photographs of the Canadian landscape, but closer inspection reveals much more at play. Explore this show alongside the annual group showcase CHROMA at Christine Klassen Gallery’s sixth annual So You Didn’t Get Out of Town for Stampede cocktail hour. An artist talk is scheduled for 6:00pm.
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Out for Lunch Tour
July 20, 2017, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
$5, free for members
Join Glenbow educator Blaire Russell for this in-depth look at the art and ideas behind Kent Monkman’s exhibition Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience.
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Cyanotype Printing with Stacey Watson
July 22, 2017, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration essential
Make photographic prints using sunlight in this day-long workshop. Small objects and negative transparencies will be used in exposures on light sensitive cyanotype paper and the resulting images will be compositions in shades of Prussian blue. Participants must be over the age of 16 to participate and all materials will be provided.
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Bee Kingdom Glass Father’s Day Sale
July 22 & 23, 2017, 12:00 – 5:00pm
Bee Kingdom (427 22nd Ave. NW)
Free, family-friendly
Visit the Bee Kingdom studio to watch glassblowing demonstrations and find new glassworks for your growing collection or find the perfect gift!
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Art for Food
July 22 – August 12, 2017
Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Support the Calgary Food Bank through the ninth annual Art for Food Group Show and Sale. For the duration of the exhibition, the Herringer Kiss Gallery will donate funds to the Calgary Food Bank. For each $500 of art sold, the gallery will purchase an emergency food hamper which will supply a family of four with the required food necessities for one entire week.
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Contemporary Kids Cityscape Collages
July 23, 2017, 2:00 – 3:30pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free, registration required
Children can cut and collage photos to create unique cityscapes, linking to Contemporary Calgary’s exhibiting artist Isabelle Hayeur’s composite images. Families get to go on a brief tour followed by this engaging art activity developed specifically for children, ages five to 12.
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Citizens of Craft
July 24 – September 23, 2017
Alberta Craft Gallery – Calgary, cSPACE King Edward (280, 1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free
Featuring exceptional work by 15 Alberta Craft Council professional members participating on the Citizens of Craft website, see pieces from this community of makers, appreciators, admirers, and shoppers. Check out the show at its artist reception from 2:00 to 4:00pm on July 29.
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Out for Lunch Tour
July 27, 2017, 12:00 – 1:00pm
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
$5, free for members
Join Indigenous Studies curator Joanne Schmidt for an in depth look at the items from the Glenbow collection featured in Kent Monkman’s exhibition Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience.
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Late Night Thursday Patio Party
July 27, 2017, 6:00 – 9:00pm
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Featuring a talk by Calgary artist Kim Hoang on the social and cultural critiques and facets of suburbia, head to Contemporary Calgary and enjoy its pop-up patio for drinks, music, and summer treats.
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The Voice of Things Exhibition Tour
July 27, 2017, 7:00 – 8:00pm
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free, registration recommended
Taking its name from Francis Ponge’s classic 1942 book of prose poetry, this conversational tour with Elizabeth Diggon considers the sculptures, drawings, installations, and videos of Jason de Haan and Anton Vidokle as starting points for broader metaphysical and fantastical questions.
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Weird Woman
July 28 – September 9, 2017
Jarvis Hall Gallery (333B 36th Ave. SE)
Free
Visit Jarvis Hall to check out this group show curated by artist Sondra Meszaros and featuring works by Karen Azoulay, Claire Greenshaw, Jenine Marsh, Mary Morgan, and Carmen Winant. An opening reception is scheduled for 5:00 to 8:00pm on July 28.
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Making Treaty 7: Finding Common Ground
July 31 – October 22, 2017
Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free
A rotating exhibition of works produced in response to Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society’s Common Ground Dinner Series, see works including jewelry, glass, ceramics, photography, poetry, painting, drawing, and installation art.
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Ongoing Exhibitions
Canada Day Group Show
Until July 5, 2017
Wallace Galleries (500 5th Ave. SW)
Free
In celebration of Canada’s 150th, the Wallace Galleries have selected a variety of pieces that celebrate our country, its diversity, and its artists, including Ted Godwin’s Canada Flag. Created in response to the government’s challenge to artists to create a new Canadian flag in 1965, Godwin drew on his neon skills and created the piece that can be seen in the gallery window.
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Suspicious Minds
Until July 6, 2017
Jarvis Hall Gallery (333B 36th Ave. SE)
Free
Jarvis Hall Gallery presents this solo exhibition with legendary Calgary artist, John Will featuring a number of new (tongue-in-cheek) paintings.
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The Stridents
Until July 15, 2017
TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free
A multidisciplinary installation featuring vocal incantation, drone, and repeating patterns in text and textile, The Stridents is informed by histories of hermetic medieval nuns and early recording techniques, prints, sculptures, and sound installation.
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Still Life: An Animated Trilogy
Until July 15, 2017
Parkade Space, TRUCK Contemporary Art in Calgary (2009 10th Ave. SW)
Free
Elisabeth Belliveau’s interdisciplinary practice combines art history and everyday life, employing intuition, curiosity, and material exploration. Still Life: An Animated Trilogy presents three animations addressing themes of still-life and vanitas, Limonade, Lily and Troisième.
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disPOSSESSION
Until July 15, 2017
Alberta Printmakers (4025 4th St. SE)
Free
Born and raised in Paraguay, South America, Miriam Rudolph moved to Winnipeg to study fine arts at the University of Manitoba in 2003 and you can see her work at this solo show at Alberta Printmakers.
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Accumulated Relics of Arduous Performances of Repeated Gestures
Until July 15, 2017
Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Mario Trejo’s works are accumulations of thousands of quickly drawn idiosyncratic marks and you can explore his process in this new show at the Herringer Kiss Gallery.
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Contingent Bodies
Until July 15, 2017
HK INCUBATOR Project Space, Herringer Kiss Gallery (709A 11th Ave. SW)
Free
An exhibition space within the Herringer Kiss Gallery dedicated to supporting emerging, experimental, and special arts projects, next up is this show from Brigitta Kocsis.
herringerkissgallery.com
Always With
Until July 21, 2017
Stride Gallery (1006 Macleod Trail SE)
Free
Currently living and working in Toronto, Jenine Marsh explores body as a site in the exhibition of new sculptural works.
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Solutions for Better Living
Until July 22, 2017
Marion Nicoll Gallery +15 Window, Arts Commons (205 8th Ave. SE)
Free
A shop window from some future, Kerry Maguire has repurposed household objects and materials of utility into futile forms. Presented in partnership with the Marion Nicoll Gallery and Sled Island Music & Art Festival, check out the piece at its reception at 6:00pm on July 20.
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WatercolourYYC
Until July 26, 2017
The Peanut Gallery, John Fluevog Shoes (Lower Level, 207 8th Ave. SW)
Free
A watercolour group show put together to enrich the Calgary art scene with a stronger watercolour presence, WatercolourYYC represents the range of what watercolour can be.
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Pressed: Four Decades of Prints by D. Helen Mackie, RCA
Until July 28, 2017
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (410 University Ct. NW)
Free
University of Calgary Alumna and printmaker Helen Mackie recently gifted Nickle Galleries an outstanding legacy—one of every print series she created over a studio career of more than four decades. Organized from the collection of Nickle Galleries, curated by Christine Sowiak with assistance from Kathryn McKelvey.
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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.
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Research Station
Until July 30, 2017
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Part of Utopia Factory and curated by Lisa Baldissera and Nate McLeod, Research Station is a two-part project that features existing and research-based work by Mark Clintberg and Nils Norman as they each develop new projects for the future home of Contemporary Calgary—the Centennial Planetarium.
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Architecture and National Identity: The Centennial Projects 50 Years On
Until July 30, 2017
Contemporary Calgary (117 8th Ave. SW)
Free
Contemporary Calgary’s Utopia Project continues with this touring exhibition curated by Marco Polo and Colin Ripley. Providing an historical archival component, Architecture and National Identity offers an exhaustive documentation on Canada’s Centennial projects coast to coast.
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Speaking Notes: Nickle Galleries’ Recent Acquisitions
Until August 18, 2017
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (410 University Ct. NW)
Free
Organized from the collection of Nickle Galleries and curated by Michele Hardy, Speaking Notes introduces a selection of recent donations and purchases, and promises of stories to come.
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Phantom Form
Until August 18, 2017
Marion Nicoll Gallery Main Space (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free
Anna Semenoff’s video-based sculptural installation exposes two spaces, and identifies them to be seen as one by physically responding to its tangible surroundings, while functioning in isolation, separate from its immediate environment. Presented in partnership with the Marion Nicoll Gallery and Sled Island Music & Art Festival.
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Coins of Jesus: Money and Religion in the Ancient World
Until August 18, 2017
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (410 University Ct. NW)
Free
Coins of Jesus highlights the Judeo-Christian coinage in the Numismatics Collection of Nickle Galleries. Covering a unique geographic area and a historic period of cultural and ideological diversity, the exhibition presents Jewish, Judeo-Roman, Roman Christian and Byzantine coinage, concluding with Islamic and Medieval money.
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Hand Pic’d
Until August 26, 2017
VivianeArt (1114 11th St. SW)
Free
Hand Pic’d 2017 presents a two-person exhibition with artists Jocelyn Reid and Dylan Cameron who challenge traditional notions of craft through their critical art practices.
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Oh for eyes! At night we dream of eyes!
Until August 27, 2017
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free
Calgary-based artist Jason de Haan has an interest in proposing and undertaking projects where environments, natural conditions, and massive time scales complete, animate, and determine his multidisciplinary practice.
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The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun
Until August 27, 2017
Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)
Free
The second film of Anton Vidokle’s trilogy on Russian cosmism looks at the solar cosmology of Soviet biophysicist, Alexander Chizhevsky. Shot in Kazakhstan, where Chizhevsky was imprisoned and later exiled, the film introduces research into the impact of solar emissions on human sociology, psychology, politics, and economics.
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Her Potential For Corruption
Until September 1, 2017
Marion Nicoll Gallery LRT (1407 14th Ave. NW)
Free
Multidisciplinary artist Haley Craw’s Her Potential For Corruption presents the relics of the fallen woman—lingerie holds the memory of the body, an insistent absence marked with desire. Presented in partnership with the Marion Nicoll Gallery and Sled Island Music & Art Festival.
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Canadianisms: A Half Decade Inspired by Canada
Until September 2, 2017
Okotoks Art Gallery (53 North Railway St., Okotoks)
Free
An exhibit by Brandy Saturley, Canadianisms brings the two worlds of Canadian popular culture and Canadian iconography together. From a goalie mask on a Canadian flag, Saturley began a journey to marry the influences of Canadian pop culture with compositions of well-known, historical paintings. Go for a drive and check out this nearby exhibition.
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Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
Until September 10, 2017
Glenbow (130 9th Ave. SE)
With admission
Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience was created as a response to Canada 150 sesquicentennial celebrations. Featuring Monkman’s gender bending, time travelling alter-ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle is the guide on a journey through Canada’s history. As both artist and curator of the exhibition, Monkman places his own paintings, drawings and sculptural works in dialogue with historical artifacts and artworks borrowed from museum and private collections from across the country.
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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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Under the cave of winds
Until September 23, 2017
Untitled Art Society (343 11th Ave. SW)
Free
Initiated through a residency at CCA Glasgow, Maryse Larivière’s Under the cave of winds functions like a portal, wherein art, ecology, and politics collide. Including a new 16mm film and suite of sculptural works, the exhibition is accompanied by Larivière’s forthcoming epistolary novel, and an original sound work by Cosima Friesen.
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I Am Western
Until October 1, 2017
cSPACE King Edward (1721 29th Ave. SW)
Free
In celebration of cSPACE’s newly opened creative hub, installations from 14 contemporary artists fill the expansive hallways of the King Edward School. A postmodern interpretation of the cowboy and western genre, see pieces from Chris Cran, Adrian Stimson, Lyndal Osborne, Terrance Houle, John Freeman, Heather Benning, Kris Weinmann, Tim Moore, Mitch Kern, Sherri Chaba, Pascale Ouellet, Billie Rae Busby, Rosanna Marmont, and Kelly Johner, curated by Melissa E. Cole and organized by Off Limits Arts.
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Treasure Sales at Northland Village
Until October 7, 2017
Northland Village Mall (5111 Northland Dr. NW)
Free entry
A new form of weekly market, this parking lot adventure combines a farmers market, artisans market, and community sale. Find a wide range of unique offerings and promotions happening every Saturday throughout the summer. And the best part? It’s unique each week.
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True Colours
Until October 25, 2017
ATB Stephen Avenue (102 8th Ave. SW)
Free
As the lead supporter of the Calgary Pride Festival, ATB believes in love and inclusivity for all Albertans. So to celebrate, its summer visual arts exhibition embraces the ideas of acceptance, belonging, and community. Featuring art from selected Alberta College of Art + Design students and alumni, make sure you swing by and check it out.
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Cultivating the Landscape: A Social History of Gardening in Calgary
Until November 5, 2017
Lougheed House (707 13th Ave. SW)
With admission
A new exhibit about Calgarians’ relationship to their gardens, Cultivating the Landscape shows how, through urban beautification movements, the imperative to grow vegetables for our community has shaped (and been shaped by) the land. The exhibit includes historic and contemporary photographs, gardening tools, archival material, and gardening ephemera, primarily from the 1890s to 1960s.
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