Vessna Perunovich
Shifting Shelter, (installation detail)
2017. Mixed Media
Photo credit: Jeremy Pavka
Galleries on campus
Art is everywhere at AUArts.
Our world-class gallery spaces infuse the campus with the work of professional artists and designers – provoking thought, inspiring discussion and welcoming the greater community.
Illingworth Kerr Gallery
A world-class exhibition space and flexible platform for critical enquiry and theoretical debate with a focus on visual culture. As an interface between AUArts and the broader community, IKG is the longest-running international art program in Calgary, and a vital component of the city’s cultural ecology.
Image: Mark Igloliorte, Diptychs Series. 2017. Installation view. Photo credit: Elyse Bouvier
Marion Nicoll Gallery
The MNG hosts student-run installations, group shows and exhibitions.
CURRENT
AUArts Grad Show Exhibition 2025
Celebrate the talent and creativity of AUArts’ Graduating Class of 2025
May 28 - 31, 2025
Exhibitions
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Living Curtain
Opening reception: Feb. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Living Curtain is a site-specific installation in the botanical garden at Leighton Art Centre by Calgary-based artist Svea Ferguson (BFA '15, Drawing).
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Hummingbird Guided Meditation
Opening: March 6, from 5 to 9 p.m.
Hummingbird Guided Meditation is a cinematic installation presented as a series of meditations on life from the perspective of a hummingbird.
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what we leave, what we take
Art Gallery of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
3rd Floor Gallery
Final exhibition marking the Art Gallery of Alberta’s 100th anniversary
Events
Muddy Little Secrets
7 to 8:30 p.m.
North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre
523 - 27 Avenue NW
Muddy Little Secrets presents Rob Froese (MFA '18, Craft Media).
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Rob Froese Weekend Workshop
North Mount Pleasant Arts Centre
Demonstrations 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Doors open at 9 a.m.
Muddy Little Secrets presents Rob Froese (MFA '18, Craft Media) for their Weekend Workshop.
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Call for Papers – Prairie Art Network Institute 2025
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre
Prairie Art Network Institute, scheduled for June 25–27, 2025
Proposals due February 28, 2025.
We are excited to announce the upcoming Prairie Art Network Institute, scheduled for June 25–27, 2025, hosted at Alberta University of the Arts.