Galleries on campus

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

Explore IKG

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.

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CURRENT

Exhibitions

15 Jan 2025 - 28 Apr 2025

Serenity Passage

Century Gardens

826 8 Avenue SW Calgary

A CHINOOK BLAST INSTALLATION

18 Jan 2025 - 25 May 2025

In The Outside

Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery

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.

25 Jan 2025 - 12 Apr 2025

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.