Free This Week
From thought-provoking artist talks to interactive workshops and inspiring exhibitions, there’s plenty to explore this week. Celebrate contemporary art at Free First Thursday, meet local creatives at Arts Commons’ Art Party, or dive into culturally impactful cinema with Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers’ International Flavour film series.
Read on for more free arts happenings!
Nickle at Noon: Barbara Sutherland — Sounding Thread
March 6, 2025, 12 – 1pm
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to attend
Sounding Thread is a collaborative project where data from sound analysis of a room has been remediated into weavings using a jacquard loom. Barbara will present the project from inception to installation, complete with sound, in this Nickle at Noon talk!
events.ucalgary.ca
Free First Thursday
March 6, 2025, 5 – 9pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to attend
Join Contemporary Calgary for Free First Thursdays! Dive into the world of contemporary art as you explore the galleries — see Miruna Drăgan & Maggie Tiesenhausen: Hummingbird Guided Meditation, celebrate the closing of the 2025 Exposure Photography Festival, take part in a drop-in art-making session and more!
contemporarycalgary.com
Angela Lane: Synthesis
March 6, 2025, 5 – 8pm
Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Calgary artist Angela Lane creates sculptural paintings that blend organic and geometric forms, illusion, and layered imagery, blurring the line between craft and fine art. Meet Lane and check out her latest exhibition Synthesis at this opening event!
herringerkissgallery.com
Home Reclaimed — Collage Workshop
March 6, 2025, 6pm
Greater Forest Lawn Area
Free to participate, registration required
Join International Avenue Arts and Culture for an engaging art workshop exploring the concept of home through collage. Using one (or many) upcycled wooden houses as your canvas, you’ll create a personal representation of what home means to you. Email residentartist@iaacc.ca to register.
iaacc.ca
Art Party
March 6, 2025, 6:30pm
Arts Commons (225 8 Ave. SE)
Free to attend
Meet the local artists and creatives who bring inspiration, stories and thought-provoking ideas to the walls and public spaces of Arts Commons! Celebrate artists, go on an interactive art tour of the galleries, shop an art market and check out the open studios, as you vibe to beats by DJ Subliminal Rabbit.
artscommons.ca
STOP, DROP AND KNOLL
March 7, 2025, 6 – 9pm
902 Centre St. N
Free to attend
STOP, DROP AND KNOLL invites audiences to pause, observe, and reassemble meaning through a playful yet methodical approach to objects, space, and memory. Check out the opening of this installation by AGS.YYC, as part of Bump Festival’s Muster Point 2025 series!
yycbump.ca
Artist Talk w/ Carol Sawyer, Stephen Gibson & Erin Gee
March 8, 2025, 1 – 4pm
EMMEDIA (2005 10 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
The Particle + Wave Media Arts Festival is bringing together digital art, experimental films, live performances and thought-provoking discussions. Hear from a few of the talented artists being featured in this year’s festival!
emmedia.ca
Infinite Flux — Opening Reception
March 8, 2025, 2 – 5pm
Wallace Galleries (500 5 Ave. SW)
Free to explore
Infinite Flux by artist Nancy Boyd explores impermanence through the interplay of precise organic drawings and gestural abstraction, inspired by the Wabi Sabi philosophy that nothing is perfect, nothing lasts and nothing stays the same. Check out the artwork and meet the artist at this opening reception!
wallacegalleries.com
Whistle While You Work
March 10, 2025, 6 – 10pm
Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers (100, 1725 10 Ave. SW)
Free to attend, registration required
Join CSIF for a screening of Whistle While You Work as part of their International Flavour series. Watch the 1930s German film and discuss its historical and cultural impact. No prior sessions are required — just come ready to explore how this era shaped filmmaking for generations.
csif.org
Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artists
March 12, 2025, 12:10 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SW)
Free to attend
Calgary Opera’s McPhee artists present a program inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, featuring operatic selections from Faust, Mignon and Werther, alongside songs by Schubert, Mozart, Wolf, Tchaikovsky and Brahms. Don’t miss this ProArts@Noon concert!
proartssociety.ca
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