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Dr. Janis Goldie will begin on April 14, 2025.
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Exhibitions

6 Mar 2025 - 5 Apr 2025

Synthesis

Calgary artist Angela Lane (BFA '07, Painting) creates fantastic shaped paintings which fuse organic and geometric shapes, sculpture, illusion, physical form and layered imagery.

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26 Mar 2025

Pass Me By: Lily Book Launch

Join us for the launch of Pass Me By #3: LILY by Kat Simmers & Ryan Danny Owen! The event will be hosted by Louie Fermor.

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MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025

Apr 3 - 12, 2025

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For almost 100 years, AUArts has played an important role in our country’s visual culture. We are a university dedicated to art, craft and design – the only one in Alberta and in the Prairies, and one of four in Canada.

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Being creative often means taking a different path than most. That’s why AUArts offers more subject areas than most design schools, small classes, and the flexibility to create a curriculum as unique as you are.

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