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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Innovative Threads: Contemporary Weaving
Alberta Craft Calgary Gallery cSPACE (Marda Loop)
Reception: Feb. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Explore Alberta Craft’s national exhibition, Innovative Threads: Contemporary Weaving, highlighting the work of twenty-one Craft artists across Canada.
Events
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Apply for 2025 Summer Residency Program
Residency: June 9 to August 17
Deadline: March 31
Our campus is one of the best equipped universities of art, craft and design.
Pass Me By: Lily Book Launch
7 p.m.
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.
Film Industry Presentation
1 to 2 p.m.
Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre
Introduction to the Film Industry Art Department