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.
UPCOMING
Exhibitions
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Resistant Fibres
Âjagemô art space at the Canada Council for the Arts
Ottawa, Ontario
Opening: June 17, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Curated by Julie Graff
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Great Plains Series: Points of Return – Spaces of Departure
Marquee Gallery at Remai Modern
Movement is positioned as a lens through which to understand the experiences of flora, fauna, and people who have traversed these lands.
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Solutions for the City
Lightbox Studio (Located on the main level of Werklund Centre, beside the Martha Cohen Theatre)
Open your mind to one-of-a-kind, experimental, studio-based projects and artist exhibitions in the Lightbox Studio.
Events
Clay: How Hard Can It Be?
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, BC
Connect with ceramic artists and potters, and expand your understanding and appreciation of clay.
PARTICLE+WAVE 2026: Memory + Nostalgia
6 to 9 p.m.
Curated by Mackenzie Bedford, Memory+Nostalgia opens at EMMEDIA