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AGA presents Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010, opens June 2

JUNE 2 TO SEPTEMBER 23, 2012 Lecture June 3, 2012 at 1:00 pm On May 31, 2010, the world said goodbye to artist Louise Bourgeois who passed away at the age of 98. Her extraordinary career influenced many of the 20th-century’s major movements in art and culture, from Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism, and Minimalism to Feminism. The...

Scott Gallery presents Jacques Clement & Yuriko Kitamura, opening June 2

Jacques Clément & Yuriko Kitamura: “Fusion: Line & Land” June 2 to June 26, 2012 Opening Reception: June 2, 2 to 4 pm Scott Gallery is proud to present a dual show of new works from Jacques Clément & Yuriko Kitamura. Montreal artist Jacques Clément deftly uses pastels to create a balance in his nudes between line, form,...

TRUCK Gallery presents Virtual Capacities, John G. Hampton, opening June 1

JUNE 1 TO JUNE 28, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, June 1, 8 pm In Virtual Capacities, John G. Hampton explores the space between potential and actual as the site of creative/philosophical production. Employing techniques of “virtual photography” Hampton recreates images from art history, physics, philosophy and elsewhere that recede into...

SNAP Gallery presents Adrift & Micropolis 2.2, opening May 24

OPENING RECEPTION: May 24, 7 to 10 pm The Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP) is pleased to present two new exhibitions opening May 24, 2012. In the main gallery is “Micropolis 2.0” by Quebecois artists Allison Moore and Arthur Desmarteaux; and in the Community gallery SNAP artist, Kelsey Stephenson presents her recent body...

Latitude 53 unveils new work by Andrew Forster, closes June 23

Mouth & Duet by Andrew Forster in the Main space MAY 18 TO JUNE 23, 2012 Opening Reception: Friday, May 18, 7 pm This May and June, Latitude 53 is pleased to welcome Montreal-based new media, installation, and performance artist Andrew Forster to the Main Space. He will be exhibiting two major works, one of which is a new project: “Duet”...

Alberta Craft Council presents Pulp Paper Pages, closes July 7

April 14 – July 7, 2012 Exhibition Reception: Sat. April 14, 1-4 PM PULP PAPER PAGES: An exhibition featuring contemporary Albertan book + paper arts Paper and book arts are a vibrant aspect of contemporary craft. This major survey exhibition was proposed by Susan Kristoferson as a way to showcase the current environment of this area of...

Art Gallery of Calgary presents Pentimento by Carl White, closes August 25

Art Gallery of Calgary Spring-Summer 2012 Exhibition Overview April 20, 2012 – August 25, 2012 Carl White The exhibition Pentimento features Carl White, a Calgary artist best recognized for his portraits that evoke stained marble statues. “In the way that a poet would seek to understand language with the goal of approaching the sublime, I have...

Whyte Museum presents J.B. Taylor & The Idea of Mountains

April 7 to June 10, 2012, Main Gallery Opening Reception April 7, 7 to 9 PM J. B. Taylor and the Idea of Mountains is a milestone exhibition and tribute to the Rockies. Shaped by the American Sublime movement, Taylor moved from the representation of nature to an intuitive perception of the essential elements of landscape – rock, water and sky...

International Public Art Call: Guildford Recreation Centre Pool, Surrey BC

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Call for Applicants: John Snow House Director, The New Gallery, Calgary

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Call for Submissions: Harcourt House 2013/14 Gallery Exhibition Programming

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Evanescence Gallery presents Sheila Schaetzle: Colours in the Trees, opens June 1

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AGA presents Louise Bourgeois 1911-2010, opens June 2

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Art Gallery of Grande Prairie presents Bill Burns: Bird Radio, opens June 1

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June 2/Art for Food 2012/Group Show in support of the Calgary Food Bank

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Opening + 11 Avenue SODO Block Party Saturday June 2, 12-5pm Exhibition runs June 2 – July 14, 2012 @ Herringer Kiss Gallery Join us to see the Art for Food 2012 Group Show & Sale and to watch local...

Evanescence Gallery presents Sheila Schaetzle: Colours in the Trees, opens June 1

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JUNE 1 TO JUNE 23, 2012 First Friday Artist Reception: June 1 7 to 9 pm Art for Lunch Monday, June 4, 2012 12 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch and interpretive talk provided by guest artist Sheila Schaetzle $15 per person....