Events & News

2025 Portfolio Night

Event

16 Apr 2025

AUArts BDes Portfolio Night

Industry event for professionals to view the work and achievements of our graduating class of Advertisers, Animators, Character Designers, Graphic Designers, Illustrators and Photographers.

Exhibitions

5 Apr 2025 - 26 Apr 2025

Thin Edge of a Wedge

The paintings in Thin Edge of a Wedge conceptualize abstraction as a stage and realism as a character.

22 Mar 2025 - 26 Apr 2025

ALBUM: Ron Moppett @ 80

Help us celebrate Ron Moppett and his amazing career spanning over 55 years.

Events

31 May 2025

LOOK25 Gala: Noir Nouveau

Calgary’s most anticipated annual celebration of contemporary art brings the community together to support the ongoing work of Contemporary Calgary.

25 Jun 2025 - 27 Jun 2025

Prairie Art Network Institute 2025

Prairie Art Network is a network for Prairie-based arts and cultural professionals, visual arts educators, artists and students.

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Average faculty to student ratio

21

Average student class size

11

Governor General Award winning faculty and alumni

Illingworth Kerr Gallery

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MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025

Apr 3 - 12, 2025

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