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

Two viewers look at a grid of small paintings in blue and yellow tones

Marion Nicoll Gallery

The MNG hosts student-run installations, group shows and exhibitions.

Marion Nicoll Gallery

UPCOMING

Sahar Te, still from Hearing Circles Approved Motion, 2025. Courtesy of the artist.

An Alberta A(r)ttitude

Curated by Tak Pham

Jan 16 - Mar 14, 2026

Exhibitions

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Living Curtain

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Living Curtain

Leighton Art Centre

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).

Resistant Fibres

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Resistant Fibres

Âjagemô art space at the Canada Council for the Arts

Ottawa, Ontario

Opening: June 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Curated by Julie Graff

Faye Heavyshield

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Faye HeavyShield: Issokawo'taan

AGO in Toronto, Ontario

Faye HeavyShield, recipient of the 2021 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO, has for more than three decades created powerful installations and sculptures, characterized by repeating forms and motifs, including spirals, circles, grids, and lines.

Events

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2025 Market Collective

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2025 Market Collective

Dec. 5 to 7 and Dec. 12 to 14

Friday: 4 to 9 p.m. 

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

BMO Centre

Market Collective exists to showcase the works of artists, artisans, designers, and musicians and to strengthen the community of Calgary.

Recipe Trading Card

Recipe Trading Cards Art Workshop

1:30 to 3 p.m. 

Philippines Consulate General, Suite 100, 1001 1st Street SE

Join student artist Thea Galang in creating festive recipe postcards featuring traditional Filipino dishes.

How Hard Can It Be?

Clay: How Hard Can It Be?

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, BC 

Connect with ceramic artists and potters, and expand your understanding and appreciation of clay.