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This exhibition in absentia becomes the new exhibition space for an indefinite extension of time. See website for detailsLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Ongoing Untunnelling Vision Join TRUCK and Mountain Standard Time online to experience a series of installations by artist Jin-me Yoon. Untunnelling Vision is the culmination of site-specific research in combination with an artistic practice focused on the entanglements of militarism, tourism, and colonialism. Be sure to explore this interactive tour. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Home/Work: Creating Connections Starting as a thematic art challenge, the intent of this first ever virtual Contextural member exhibition was to keep members connected, engaged, and creative during the summer months. Members were asked to create an 8″ x 8″ work using any materials they had at hand. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Wonder Wednesdays #AtHomeWithKardia is a series of Instagram Live shows and sessions, and Wonder Wednesday showcases one audible artist with one visual artist simultaneously each week. The artists are carefully curated to complement each other, and every week offers exceptional talent and makes for a great, free online show! Showtime: 9:00pm – 9:30pmLocation: Instagram LiveFree Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Ongoing Extended Indefinitely An extension of Kandis Friesen’s postponed exhibition in storage, two video works are hosted in continuous loops; one consists of rhythmic text, the other a tableau vivant of an ancient oak tree in Ukraine. This exhibition in absentia becomes the new exhibition space for an indefinite extension of time. See website for detailsLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Ongoing Untunnelling Vision Join TRUCK and Mountain Standard Time online to experience a series of installations by artist Jin-me Yoon. Untunnelling Vision is the culmination of site-specific research in combination with an artistic practice focused on the entanglements of militarism, tourism, and colonialism. Be sure to explore this interactive tour. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Home/Work: Creating Connections Starting as a thematic art challenge, the intent of this first ever virtual Contextural member exhibition was to keep members connected, engaged, and creative during the summer months. Members were asked to create an 8″ x 8″ work using any materials they had at hand. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Wonder Wednesdays #AtHomeWithKardia is a series of Instagram Live shows and sessions, and Wonder Wednesday showcases one audible artist with one visual artist simultaneously each week. The artists are carefully curated to complement each other, and every week offers exceptional talent and makes for a great, free online show! Showtime: 9:00pm – 9:30pmLocation: Instagram LiveFree Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Ongoing Untunnelling Vision Join TRUCK and Mountain Standard Time online to experience a series of installations by artist Jin-me Yoon. Untunnelling Vision is the culmination of site-specific research in combination with an artistic practice focused on the entanglements of militarism, tourism, and colonialism. Be sure to explore this interactive tour. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Home/Work: Creating Connections Starting as a thematic art challenge, the intent of this first ever virtual Contextural member exhibition was to keep members connected, engaged, and creative during the summer months. Members were asked to create an 8″ x 8″ work using any materials they had at hand. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Wonder Wednesdays #AtHomeWithKardia is a series of Instagram Live shows and sessions, and Wonder Wednesday showcases one audible artist with one visual artist simultaneously each week. The artists are carefully curated to complement each other, and every week offers exceptional talent and makes for a great, free online show! Showtime: 9:00pm – 9:30pmLocation: Instagram LiveFree Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Ongoing Home/Work: Creating Connections Starting as a thematic art challenge, the intent of this first ever virtual Contextural member exhibition was to keep members connected, engaged, and creative during the summer months. Members were asked to create an 8″ x 8″ work using any materials they had at hand. See website for detailsLocation: Online Viewing RoomFree Visual Art Ongoing Wonder Wednesdays #AtHomeWithKardia is a series of Instagram Live shows and sessions, and Wonder Wednesday showcases one audible artist with one visual artist simultaneously each week. The artists are carefully curated to complement each other, and every week offers exceptional talent and makes for a great, free online show! Showtime: 9:00pm – 9:30pmLocation: Instagram LiveFree Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Ongoing Wonder Wednesdays #AtHomeWithKardia is a series of Instagram Live shows and sessions, and Wonder Wednesday showcases one audible artist with one visual artist simultaneously each week. The artists are carefully curated to complement each other, and every week offers exceptional talent and makes for a great, free online show! Showtime: 9:00pm – 9:30pmLocation: Instagram LiveFree Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Aug. 17, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 SNEEK-E-PEEP’N Playful, melancholic, and surreal, Kasia Sosnowski’s ceramic sculptures visually articulate the bodily experience of emotion—unease, anticipation, euphoria. Sosnowski evokes the simultaneous anxiety and frisson of an accidental or uninvited glimpse into a neighbouring window. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Nov. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021 Idols and Merchandise Idols and Merchandise (Ídolos y Mercancías), an exhibition and curatorial essay presented by Chundas Locas Mexas, is a semi-historical reflection on the Day of the Dead and immigration. Check out this new virtual experience made in collaboration with Calgary based non-profit SpanicArts. See website for detailsLocation: Online ArchiveFree Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Dec. 12, 2020 - Jan. 23, 2021 Of Unknown Origin Highly abstract and otherworldly, Lisa Matthias’ newest prints are a continuation of her creative practice combining large scale woodblock prints with a previous career as a biologist. See the show by appointment and an online viewing room and virtual events are forthcoming. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Christine Klassen Gallery (200, 321 50th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 9, 2021 - Feb. 13, 2021 Not For Profit nor Fame Almost a retrospective exhibition, this physical and online show by Bosnian-born, Calgary-based Darija Radakovic is a sublimation of what she has been doing since immigrating to Canada, and what she had previously learned overseas from her Yugoslav avant-garde teachers. See website for detailsLocation: Herringer Kiss Gallery (101, 1615 10th Ave. SW)Free Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 15, 2021 - March 31, 2021 ART at the Landing ART at the Landing is a brand new interim fine art gallery. Featuring original paintings by local artists Brenda Banda Johnson, Holly Burghardt, and Terri Heinrichs. The gallery even features two additional Calgary based guest artists each month so be sure to check it out. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Art at the Landing (147C, 1600 90th Ave. SW)Free Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival Jan. 21, 2021 - Jan. 30, 2021 BIG WIG Part of the New Forum Festival at Loft 112, this art exhibit explores the story of wigs from a cultural, medical, historical, fashion, and other need or want based perspectives. See how local artists have answered these questions through pieces of beautiful art and words. See website for detailsLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$5 Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival Jan. 23, 2021 The Bright Soul Sessions New Forum Festival at Loft 112 offers an amazing opportunity for BIPOC artists, who are invited to sit for a neopictorialist portrait with photographer Francis A. Willey. Booking sessions will take place every 30 minutes and limited spots are available. Showtime: 12:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Loft 112 (112, 535 8th Ave. SE)$25 Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 1, 2021 An Appeal to Heaven Fin Simonetti works with sculpture, installation, and drawing to investigate the uneasy terrain among our desire for security, states of fragility and vulnerability, and the sensorial, emotional, and psychological relationships we have to objects, bodies, and spaces. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 What is the Shape of This Problem This show presents 119 works from Louise Bourgeois with a focus on prints, textiles, and a series of eight holograms, ranging in date from the 1940s to the early 2000s. These works build on the raw emotional terrain of Bourgeois’ practice. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 23, 2021 - May 2, 2021 Thick Skull, Thin Skin Chris Curreri’s works complicate and dissolve seemingly dichotomous states of tenderness and violence; abjection and beauty; seduction and revulsion. They suggest an unravelling of the hermetic borders that have been constructed between us, others, and things in the world. See website for gallery hoursLocation: Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 The Scene Between Cultural disconnect and loss is a common theme running through many Canadian families. The Scene Between – An Exploration of When Cultures Meet dives into artist Michelle Wiebe’s journey to find the beauty in the fragmentation within her own family. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Jan. 30, 2021 - March 6, 2021 My Name Is Not Tree Alberta artist Penny Corradine’s art continually evolves, influenced by the natural world—the mystery of the woods envelopes her. Nature has always been at the heart of her attempts to share through painting, and now she is overcome with the idea of trees. See website for detailsLocation: Leighton Art Centre (282027 144th St. West, Millarville)By Donation Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival Jan. 31, 2021 - Feb. 28, 2021 Exposure Photography Festival The festival returns for its 17th year with over 190 visual artists and will take place with artists exhibitions taking place both online and at various galleries and venues throughout the city. You can even catch a return of The Photoville FENCE exhibition, this year coming to Olympic Plaza. See website for scheduleLocation: Various VenuesPrices Vary Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Workshop Feb. 6, 2021 Welcome to Alberta Skies Join the Town of Okotoks Culture & Heritage and artist Janifer Calvez online for a lesson in painting the majesty of Alberta skies. Calvez is known for her beautiful “swirly sky” paintings and this class will give you an in depth look into how she achieves such extraordinary works of art. Register today to take part. Showtime: 10:00am – 12:00pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Family Feb. 6, 2021 Mandala Making for Children Kids of all ages are invited to a relaxed afternoon online art session to learn the magic of mandala making. From the Esker Foundation’s studio to your living rooms and kitchen tables, let’s get creative and make some fun and meditative drawings together! Showtime: 2:00pm – 3:30pmLocation: Stream OnlineFree Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶ All Contest Dance Visual Art Theatre Film & Media Literary Festival Music Free Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Feb. 8, 2021 - June 6, 2021 The Garden Yvonne Kustec’s work sees a human figure transform into a dense landscape, overrun by flora and fauna. The body becomes the substrate from which the elements of nature grow, drawing out nutrients and impurities that have accumulated and concentrated over the course of life. Window installationLocation: Project Space, Esker Foundation (1011 9th Ave. SE)Free 1 2 ⟶
Promotion Jan. 1, 2021 - Jan. 31, 2021 Online This Month With a new year and an ongoing fight to bend the curve, Calgary’s arts community continues to pump out quality content—just digitally instead of in person—and you can tune in all month long. Check out these great online events this January! Learn More Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival June 10, 2020 - June 13, 2020 IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists With fresh faces and an entirely distanced format, the 15th annual IGNITE! Festival of Emerging Artists returns with a stellar lineup of 14 original productions across four series of performing arts. Learn More Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Promotion March 15, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2020 Online Offerings With Calgary working hard to help flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19, the local arts community is making sure we all stay connected to art, artists, and creative ideas. Check out these upcoming online events. Learn More Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art March 1, 2020 - March 31, 2020 March Exhibitions Another busy month for the visual arts community, March brings a huge variety of exhibitions, pop-ups, show and sales, workshops, talks, and much more. Grab your calendar and plan to fill it with these great events. Learn More Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival Feb. 14, 2020 - Feb. 16, 2020 GLOW Winter Festival With ice lounges, live music, captivating art, and endless lights, Calgary’s winter festival is ready to ramp up your Family Day long weekend. Created to celebrate and embrace the beauty of winter, GLOW is ready to light up Calgary’s downtown core. Learn More Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Visual Art Feb. 1, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 February Exhibitions February might be a short month, but Calgary’s visual arts community is already buzzing with excitement. From the Exposure Photography Festival to fantastic new shows at Glenbow and the Leighton Art Centre, there’s tons to see and do. Learn More Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More Questions? Contact Calgary Arts Development’s communications team at 403.264.5330 ext. 211 or by email at events@calgaryartsdevelopment.com. Submit an Event
Festival Jan. 31, 2020 - Feb. 29, 2020 Exposure Photography Festival With more than 30 exhibitions alongside tons of special events, February is a great time to love photography. Don’t miss this month-long, province-wide festival of ground-breaking works as it takes over. Learn More Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More
Visual Art Jan. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2020 January Exhibitions A new year means you have a chance to check out a bunch of fresh visual arts exhibitions around town. From the return of Free First Thursday Nights at Glenbow to new programming at Contemporary Calgary, it’s a great time to get out. Learn More