Visual arts & new media

TREX Southwest Program Manager & Curator
Location: Calgary, AB - (Hybrid with regional travel)
Salary: $66,000/year 
Term: 5-year contract (until March 31, 2030, with potential for renewal)
Hours: Full-time, minimum 37.5 hours/week with flexible scheduling
Start Date: June 2, 2025

About the Role:

The Alberta Society of Artists (ASA) is seeking a passionate and highly organized TREX Southwest Program Manager & Curator to manage and curate exhibitions for Region 3 (Southwestern Alberta). This role is a unique opportunity to bring visual art to communities across the province, curate thought-provoking exhibitions, and foster community engagement through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX).

You will lead the development of three major exhibitions annually, manage exhibition tours, and engage with artists, venues, and communities, ensuring equitable access to visual art across rural and underserved regions.

What We’re Looking For:

We need someone with a blend of creative vision, organizational skill, and community-focused values. If you have experience in curatorial work, arts programming, project management, and a passion for making the arts accessible to all communities, we’d love to hear from you.

To More Information and to Apply:

For more information go to The Alberta Society of Artist website: www.albertasocietyofartists.com/careers-2024-procoor

Please submit a single PDF with your cover letter, CV, and two examples of curatorial writing materials to president@albertasocietyofartists.com. 

Applications will be accepted until May 24 or until a candidate is selected. 

Job Opportunity: Curator
Organization: Alberta Craft Council 
Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Downtown) 
Position: Full-time, Permanent (37.5 hrs/week, In-Person) 
Salary Range: $45,000 – $55,000 
Benefits: Health benefits + 3 weeks vacation 
Start Date: June 2025 
Deadline: May 23, 2025 (or until position is filled)

The Curator is a key member of the Alberta Craft Council’s creative and administrative team. Reporting to the Executive Director, you will lead the Alberta Craft Council’s exhibition program, helping to grow the impact of craft in Alberta. The role requires a high level of arts administration, organization and independence, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced nonprofit environment. Strong communication, writing, and project management skills are essential, as is a genuine commitment to craft and community-building.

Learn more: www.albertacraft.ab.ca/acc-employment

dhARTworld is delighted to present Kyle Beal’s debut solo exhibition with the gallery … Double Fantasy, from May 8th to May 30th, 2025.  The opening will take place on Thursday, May 8th from 6 to 9 pm.

Keep your eyes open and ready to twinkle. Edmonton artist Kyle Beal conjures from reflection and shine with a dazzling array of works realized on paper, glass and aluminum that speaks to celebration.

Beal’s new and recent works in the exhibition centre on his obsession with mirrors and mirrored surfaces, exploring the nature of reflection, the omnipresence of self-image and subsequent construction/deconstruction of identity.  In this digital age of social media where our focus is at an all-time low and the pressure to perform mounts, we are drawn farther and farther away from reality and the present moment.

Working in concert with Beal’s mirror pieces are a grouping of exquisite pastel drawings of theatrical curtains called Approval Stage.  These curtain pairs consume their foreground with voluminous dramatic undulations, drawing the viewer hither and thither, into a conceptual world behind and in front of the closed curtain call.  From behind emanates the joyous hidden energy of the performer’s finale, and from the front, a demonstration of approval and elation.  Confetti anyone?

Beal’s work humorously asks- Would the real you act this way? Here and now? Or maybe just later? We put on a face, play the part, and rehearse for the life we want (or think we want). So put on a show, preferably to great acclaim, sold-out audiences and standing ovations. Or maybe just to an audience of one (in your living room). 

Act out and act up! Come out and see your self for yourself, a Double Fantasy.

For further information or to arrange a preview, please contact Dana Holst by calling or texting (780) 953-3859.

www.dhartworld.com/double-fantasy-beal-2025 

Come explore the online art exhibition Asian Communities in Canada: Representations in Comics.

Produced by independent curator Yang Lim, this exhibition features works from artists of Asian heritage in Canada who expand the conversation around what it means to be Asian today.  Highlighting the unique qualities that characterize the comic genre’s incorporation of text and image, this exhibition’s artists construct diverse representations of themselves and their respective communities that speak to different historical, cultural, and geographical contexts.

Enjoy this free online exhibition from May 8 to June 15, 2025!  It features the compelling works of seven artists: Allan Matudio, Althea Balmes, Lorina Mapa, Naomi Fong, Stefano Jun, Vivian Zhou, and Xulin Wang.

This exhibition has been assisted by the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, its arts funding agency.

Artist Q&A Event: Want to learn more about the artists? On Sunday, May 18, 2025, you will have an exciting opportunity to join a FREE live Artist Q&A and learn about their creative processes, artistic journeys, and stories behind the works featured in this exhibition. Register here to confirm your spot in this free event!

Loose Change – An Art Show by Dale Kalbfleisch

Coins in the pocket, subtle shifts or evolving perspectives; discovering unexpected value in what might seem ordinary or forgotten.

"Interesting, satisfying and rewarding isn't it, to intentionally, or mistakenly find the reins loosened and see where a project or relationship leads. Accepting 'two steps forward, one step sideways or back' mentally, physically, spiritually and with intuition most often allows for beneficial loose change to come about. May our clearest and best intentions and hopes reveal goodness, kindness, growth and welcome in our lives." Dale Kalbfleisch

Using a mix of wood veneers, ink, and intricate routing, Dale creates striking prairie and mountain scenes that capture the interplay of nature, perspective, and the ever-evolving landscape, inviting viewers into a quiet contemplation of change.

Opening Reception: Friday, May 30, 7 – 9 pm
Live music, Cash bar, Light Bites
Artists in Attendance: Saturday, May 31, 11 am – 2 pm
A quieter time with the artist, complementary espresso, cash bar
Exhibition Dates: May 30 – June 15, 2025

See FULL AGENDA of EVENTS on our Event Brite link: www.eventbrite.com/e/loose-change-tickets 

RSVP through eventbrite or email at info@bay1gallery.com 

Orcas: Our Shared Future is an immersive, interactive exhibition featuring life-size Orca replicas, fossils, films, objects from popular culture, and original artwork from the Indigenous peoples of the North American west coast.

Highlights include:

• 140 original objects and specimens, including an articulated adult female orca skeleton, and a life-size family of three replica orcas.
• Digital and physical interactives including orca sounds, orca anatomy, and whale/human brain comparisons
• Films featuring orca research, Indigenous art, and orca rights.
• Indigenous artworks including a carved wooden screen by renowned Haida artist and master carver Bill Reid.

Visit us on opening day, May 16 and be among the first to dive deep into this exciting new exhibition, plus you’ll take home a special souvenir pin to mark the occasion! (While supplies last)

Orcas: Our Shared Future runs until October 19, 2025 at Royal Alberta Museum!

Learn more