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).
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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.
Events
CanAsian Arts On the Move
Como Se Dice Studios (Chinese National League Building)
110 3 Ave SE, Calgary
Doors at 5:30 PM | Live stream at 6PM
FREE admission
Food and drinks from Calgary Chinatown provided
CanAsian Arts On the Move is a national showcase and celebration of Asian artists from different disciplines, through a live simulcast event, streaming from Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton.
Unveiling Cochrane’s Public Art
4 to 6 p.m.
Join us as Cochrane unveils three incredible public art pieces on May 10.