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
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Makers Dozen - Earring Edition
cSPACE - Marda Loop 1721 - 29 Avenue SW
The Makers Dozen collective connects 13 jewellery artists from Southern Alberta, each contributing their unique vision, techniques, and craftsmanship to a shared creative space.
Chamber's Ring Opening Reception
7 to 9 p.m.
Chambers’ Ring explores the history, spectacle and materiality of boxing.
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).