Free This Week
Fill up your calendar with unique arts experiences! This week’s highlights include an insightful artist talk focused on disability justice by photographer David Simmonds, a festive late-night shopping experience in Kensington and a dual exhibition opening at Newzones!
Nickle at Noon: David Simmonds — My Home, My Rights
November 28, 2024, 12 – 1pm
Nickle Galleries, University of Calgary (435 Campus Lane NW)
Free to attend
Join University of Calgary professor and award-winning photographer David Simmonds as he talks about his work promoting disability justice and inclusion with the My Home My Rights Disability Arts Collective.
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Celebrate with Newzones!
November 28, 2024, 5:30 – 7:30pm
Newzones Gallery (730 11 Ave. SW)
Free to attend
Join Newzones as they spend an evening celebrating the holidays and opening two spectacular exhibitions, including the monumental solo exhibition William Perehudoff: Five Decades and the annual salon-style, holiday group exhibition Deck the Walls!.
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Late Night Shopping in Kensington
November 28, 2024, 5 – 9pm
Kensington (Kensington Rd & 10 St. NW)
Free to attend
Get a head start on your holiday shopping with exclusive deals, festive vibes and extended store hours at participating businesses. Enjoy a Christmas tree lighting with Santa, jam to duelling pianos and support local!
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Maker’s Dozen Closing Party
November 30 2024, 1 – 5pm
Sparrow Artspace (36 4 St. NE)
Free to attend
Join Sparrow Artspace to mark the closing of the Maker’s Dozen residency featuring the work of 13 jewelry artists. Over November, the residency included artist demonstrations, talks workshops and the Earring Edition exhibition.
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Wildflower Art Salon & Sale
December 1, 2024, 10am – 4pm
Wildflower Arts Centre (3363 Spruce Dr. SW)
Free to attend
Join the talented Artists of Wildflower Art Centre and North Mount Pleasant Art Centre for their 14th annual Art Salon & Sale. Shop one-of-a-kind works of art from 30 different artists working in ceramics, fibre, paint, print, glass and more.
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Red Reminds Me…
December 1, 2024, 12 – 5pm
Esker Foundation (4th floor, 1011 9 Ave SE)
Free to attend, registration required
Esker Foundation and Visual Aids for Day With(out) Art 2024 present Red Reminds Me…, a program of seven videos reflecting the emotional spectrum of living with HIV. The commissioned artists deploy parody, melodrama, theatre, irony and horror to build a new vocabulary for representing HIV today.
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Contemporary Kids: Friends in the Forest
December 1, 2024, 1 & 3pm
Contemporary Calgary (701 11 St. SW)
Free to participate, registration required
Ages 5 – 12
Join Contemporary Calgary for the Future Wildlife Craft Workshop, inspired by Mia & Eric’s video from the exhibition In a Strange Place. During the workshop, children will craft their own unique animal faces to wear on their heads.
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One Voice Chorus
December 4, 2024, 12 – 1pm
Cathedral Church of the Redeemer (604 1 St. SE)
Free to attend
One Voice Chorus is a mixed audition choir for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, queer singers and allies. They have a wide-ranging repertoire: from classical to jazz, from madrigals to show tunes and more. Check them out at this ProArts@Noon concert!
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Fall 2024 Reception & Exhibition
December 4, 2024, 6pm
Fuse33 Makerspace (1720 Radisson Dr. SE)
Free to attend
Join Fuse33 Makerspace as we celebrate the accomplishments of six talented artists who have just completed the Fall 2024 Artists in Residence Program. Join them for refreshments, live artist talks, exhibit and facility tours — appreciate the artistic community in East Central Calgary!
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