Northeast Mini Galleries

Program features local artists with ties to northeast communities

Artist Mariella Villalobos stands beside an outdoor mini gallery displaying their artwork. The artist has short dark hair and is wearing a black toque and turtleneck sweater, with a brown belted coat. There is a field of grass, an evergreen tree and a children's park in the background.
Mariella Villalobos: “El Derecho de Vivir en Paz: Libertad…?” (The Right to Live in Peace: Freedom…?)

The Program

The Northeast Mini Galleries Public Art Program includes 10 mini galleries, located at different community associations. The mini galleries feature 30 artists throughout the year — each exhibition showcases 10 local artists, selected by a local curator, for a four-month period.

The Northeast Mini Galleries program started in 2023 as part of the City of Calgary’s Northeast Public Art Initiative which brings several public art projects to Calgary’s northeast communities, supports local artists, enhances northeast neighbourhoods and reflects the people who live in the communities where the art will be located.

This initiative aims to build amazing spaces for people to come together and provides opportunities for local artists to showcase their talent while celebrating the diversity of artforms, people and cultures represented in northeast Calgary.

Current Exhibition

Artist Christina Yao stands beside an outdoor mini gallery displaying their artwork. The artist has medium length hair and is wearing a red cardigan over a white tee, and jeans. There is a sidewalk, grass and shrubs in the background.

Title:

HOME/LAND

Artist(s):

Amanda Reber, Amir Salehi, Bukhtawar Malik, Christina Yao, Ciza Zoya, Justine Pozon, Mariella Villalobos, Narda Ray, Paul Piotto, Rachel Hao Ran Li

Timeline:

November 2025 to February 2026

Medium:

Various

HOME/LAND, curated by Cobra Collins, features artworks by local artists whose practices reflect deep connections to Calgary’s northeast. The exhibition explores belonging, displacement and the complex relationships between people and place. On view from November 2025 to February 2026, HOME/LAND is part of the Northeast Mini Galleries initiative.

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Past Exhibitions

The image shows a woman standing next to a mini gallery. Inside the mini gallery is a colourful illustration of a woman with long hair. The person is wearing a sleeveless brown top and white pants, smiling at the camera. The background includes a garden, trees, and nearby houses.

Unbreakable

Unbreakable, curated by AJ Kluck, shares artworks by local artists with strong ties to Calgary’s northeast. The exhibition highlights care, connection and community. It runs…Read more

Medium: Various

Year: July to October 2025

Jessica Cheng stands beside her mini gallery, displaying a colourful artwork featuring illustrations of food.

Exhibition Curated by Lindy Pruitt

The Northeast Mini Galleries exhibition, curated by Lindy Pruitt, ran from November 2024 to February 2025 and explored themes of community, memory, and connection. Through…Read more

Medium: Mixed Media

Year: November 2024 to February 2025

Hareet Ranu with her Northeast Mini Gallery artwork My Colourful Neighbourhood

Exhibition Curated by Tomas Jonsson

This exhibition, curated by Tomas Jonsson, ran from July to October 2024 and explored the evolving landscapes, histories, and relationships that shape Calgary’s Northeast. Through…Read more

Medium: Mixed Media

Year: July to October 2024

Photo of Northeast Mini Gallery with artist

Exhibition Curated by Katrina Ali

This exhibition curated by Katrina Ali is part of the Northeast Public Art Initiative. This initiative aims to build amazing spaces for people to come…Read more

Medium: Mixed Media

Year: 2024

A woman in a bright blue coat smiles as she poses next to a mini gallery featuring her artwork. The piece inside showcases a beige bird floating in a dark blue sky filled with stars and clouds. A sign below provides details about her work, and the background includes trees, grass and a house.

Threads of Belonging

Threads of Belonging, curated by Mao Kun Chen, explores themes of identity, resilience, and community. This exhibition is part of the Northeast Mini Galleries initiative.Read more

Medium: Various

Year: March to June 2025

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.