Visual arts & new media

Meet Elsa in The Garden

Stop by the Art Gallery of St. Albert to experience The Garden, a magical exhibition created by Edmonton’s Elsa Robinson. 
Elsa will be at the Gallery on Thursday and Saturdays from 1-4 pm throughout the show. She is eager to chat with visitors and create art together. 
Admission is free, and everyone is welcome. 
Visit our website for details: artgalleryofstalbert.ca
Or contact the Gallery at 780-460-4310.

Rhythms of the Earth: A Celebration of Black History Month Gallery

Gallery Exhibition Date: February 4 - March 1, 2025
Closing Reception: February 27 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at The Carrot

Rhythms of the Earth: A Celebration of Black History Month

This February, Deep Freeze is proud to present the Rhythms of the Earth Visual Art Gallery, showcasing the talent and stories of two remarkable artists: Gabrielle Songolo and Khiry Tafari.

Museum Skills Workshops: Moccasin Preservation

Date: February 27, 2025 | 5:30 pm
Location: Royal Alberta Museum
Tickets: $21 (includes RAM admission and all materials) This workshop is free for Indigenous Peoples.


Do you have a pair of moccasins you no longer wear but keep for sentimental reasons? Preserving them with proper storage will allow you to carry the memory of not only the places they have been, but of the people who wore them. 

flora

The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present the solo exhibition “flora” featuring the work of Alberta artist Wenda Salomons. The exhibition runs February 1-28, 2025, at the Calgary Central Library, 800 3 St. SE, Calgary, Alberta. There will be an artist’s talk on Sunday, February 2 at 1 pm. “flora” is a collection of 18-24 digital pinhole photographs that explore and celebrate the abstraction, spirit, and movement of local plants and trees. In addition to the pinhole process, intentional camera movement is employed in the capture of these images.

NOTICE ME! by HOT 4 THE MOMENT

A/P is pleased to present NOTICE ME! by HOT 4 THE MOMENT, as our first exhibition in 2025.

NOTICE ME! will run from January 24 - March 14, 2025.

Join us for the Opening Reception and Artist Talk on January 24 from 7-9pm.
The artists will begin their artist talk at 7pm, followed by the reception until 9pm.

About the exhibition:

Workshop: Intro to Letterpress

Instructor: Michelle Wiebe

Dates: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 10am-4pm

Location: A/P Studio

Cost: $135.00

Get Started with Letterpress printing and try our Vandercook press, Platen press, and Nolan press!

Looking for a quick and  beautiful way to do relief printing? Using printing presses will give you the speed and flexibility to take your art to the next level. Compatible with Linocut printing, Polymer plates and Woodcuts, this class gives you the knowledge to lock these things up with lead type or on their own in their two user friendly presses!

A special holiday greeting from the AFA

Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert
Crowsnest Mountain and the Seven Sisters, 1989
oil on paper
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts


The holiday season is a wonderful time to reflect with family and friends. At the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, we are forging a deeper understanding of our role and responsibilities as Alberta’s provincial arts funder and principal supporter. We are in a period of renewal as we look forward to new opportunities. Whether it is the performing arts, literary, visual, film or video, the AFA’s job is to help individual artists and organizations explore, practice, create and promote their exceptional work.

We have a profound sense of optimism for the years ahead that is buoyed by the Alberta government’s commitment to increase AFA funding to a record-level $39.1 million by 2027. 
We look forward to continuing our work with government for the betterment of Alberta’s arts sector.

Art and Alberta’s artists are at the heart of everything that we do. In that vein, I’m proud to continue the AFA’s tradition of highlighting an artwork from our collection. This year, I’m pleased to feature Crowsnest Mountain and the Seven Sisters by Dr. Joane Cardinal-Schubert. 
This beautiful Indigenous work is representative of the mountain landscape in Southern Alberta. Cardinal-Schubert’s use of color is so appropriate during the holiday season.

On behalf of the AFA Board of Directors and staff, please accept my best wishes for a safe and restful holiday season, Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

 

Cynthia P. Moore, Chair

Alberta Foundation for the Arts

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