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

Two viewers look at a grid of small paintings in blue and yellow tones

Marion Nicoll Gallery

The MNG hosts student-run installations, group shows and exhibitions.

Marion Nicoll Gallery

CURRENT

Greg Payce, SSSSSSS, 2000. Ceramic. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of the Artist. Photography by Charles Cousins, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta.

Knowledge Made Concrete

100 Years of Teaching and Collecting

Jan 17 - Mar 8, 2025

Exhibitions

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Maggie Jaszczak

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Joanne Kirkland and Maggie Jaszczak – The Nature of Things

Abel Contemporary Gallery in Stoughton, WI

Opening reception: Jan. 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. 

Serenity Passage

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Serenity Passage

Century Gardens

826 8 Avenue SW Calgary

A CHINOOK BLAST INSTALLATION

'Knowledge Made Concrete: 100 Years of Teaching and Collecting,' an exhibition running through March 8, 2025, at the Art Gallery of Alberta. The bold red and blue typography is complemented by abstract artwork, emphasizing the celebration of artistic heritage and education. Co-branded with Alberta University of the Arts.

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Knowledge Made Concrete

Illingworth Kerr Gallery

OPENING RECEPTION

Thursday, January 16, 2025
5 – 8 PM

GALLERY HOURS

Tues, Wed & Fri, 11 – 6 PM
Thurs, 11 – 7 PM
Sat, 12 – 4 PM

Closed on Sundays, Mondays and statutory holidays

100 Years of Teaching and Collecting

Events

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Disability Fair

Disability Resource Fair

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Main Floor, Heritage Hall | SAIT Main Campus

Mark your calendars for a celebration of diverse abilities.

Collage of three unique art pieces: a stylized illustration of a person interacting with paint, a surreal sculpture with a central eye motif against a red background, and a colorful psychedelic depiction of a mushroom-like structure. The artwork showcases diverse creative expressions and imaginative storytelling.

Panel Discussion: The Story Chase

AUArts Campus - Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre & Main Mall

Panel Discussion: 6 to 7 p.m.

Opening Reception: 7 to 9 p.m.

In this insightful panel, AUArts Faculty members working in animation, illustration and design will reveal the ways their multimedia practice engages with storytelling, and how their own stories and histories influence the narrative of their work.

Living Curtain

Living Curtain opening reception

1 to 4 p.m. 

Leighton Art Centre

Living Curtain is a site-specific installation in the botanical garden at Leighton Art Centre by Calgary-based artist Svea Ferguson (BFA '15, Drawing).