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
MFA Thesis Exhibition 2025
Apr 3 - 12, 2025
Exhibitions
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In The Outside
Waterloo, ON
Jamie Kroeger is an artist who uses the materiality and tactile qualities of enamel to explore complex relationships humans forge with our outdoor environments.
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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).
Events
LOOK25 Gala: Noir Nouveau
5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Calgary’s most anticipated annual celebration of contemporary art brings the community together to support the ongoing work of Contemporary Calgary.
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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.
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Prairie Art Network Institute 2025
Alberta University of the Arts
1407 14 Ave NW Calgary, AB T2N 4R3
Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre
Prairie Art Network is a network for Prairie-based arts and cultural professionals, visual arts educators, artists and students.