Free This Week
From poetry readings to hands-on art workshops and music performances, there are plenty of ways to slow down and get inspired this week. Celebrate National Poetry Month with Calgary’s longest-running reading series, try your hand at gold leaf and weaving at Sparrow Artspace, and more!
LABYRINTH
Until April 27, 2025
Muster Point Pop Up Space (902 Centre St. N)
Free to explore
Jacqueline Huskisson’s Muster Point installation invites you into a glowing labyrinth filled with neon light, ambient sound and mythic monsters. Exploring themes of identity, transition and otherness, this immersive experience draws on labyrinthine mythology to reflect on personal and collective journeys.
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Esker Winter Exhibitions
Until April 27, 2025
Esker Foundation (4th Floor, 1011 9 Ave. SE)
Free to explore
Check out Esker Foundation’s Winter 2025 exhibitions before they’re gone, featuring works by Hangama Amiri, Erika DeFreitas and Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi, running until April 27!
eskerfoundation.com
Single Onion #210
April 17, 2025, 7pm
Shelf Life Books (1302 4 St. SW)
Free to attend
The Single Onion is Calgary’s longest-running poetry reading series. Join in as they celebrate National Poetry Month with a reading featuring Dorothy Bentley, Alison Clarke, Sarah Gibbs and Wendy McGrath.
shelflifebooks.ca
Emblems of Peace Painting Workshop
April 19, 2025, 1 – 4pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to attend
Join Alison Bajt for an interactive painting workshop inspired by Buddhist lantern festivals and dedicated to water spirits. Participants will use gold leaf, origami paper and acrylics to create art that can be taken home or left as an offering at Sparrow Artspace.
sparrowartspace.com
Creative Spring Woven Wall Hanging Workshop
April 20, 2025, 2 – 5pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to attend
Celebrate spring with a unique weaving experience led by Roots & Threads Collective. Combining their expertise in weaving, interior design and visual art, this workshop offers a fresh, expressive take on traditional wall hangings.
sparrowartspace.com
Palette Fine Art Show and Sale
April 18 – 19, 2025
Triwood Community Hall (2244 Chicoutimi Dr. NW)
Free to explore
Celebrate local artists over Easter weekend at the Spring Palette Fine Art Show and Sale, featuring a diverse range of paintings by Calgary-based artists. Hosted by the Calgary Community Painters Society, the event includes live art demos and opportunities to purchase original artwork.
calgarycommunitypainters.com
Contemporary Kids: Appreciation of Home and Land
April 20, 2025, 1 & 3pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Join Contemporary Calgary for a sign-making workshop inspired by Wish you were here by Lauren Crazybull! Through hands-on activities, kids will bring their experiences and connection to the land to life by creating their own personal signs.
contemporarycalgary.com
Janz Luchinski Duo
April 23, 2025, 12:10 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SW)
Free to attend
Experience the rich tonal pairing of the wooden transverse flute and harpsichord in a captivating afternoon of music. From the intricate beauty of J.S. Bach’s Sonata for Flute and Harpsichord in B Minor to the whimsical charm of Michel Blavet, the program offers a varied and expressive journey.
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