Visual arts & new media

Call to Artists: Become a Gallery Shop Artists

Phase-one Digital Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 8, 11:59 PM, MST

The Gallery Shop retail spaces in both Edmonton and Calgary generate sales for artists, provide valuable career mentorship, product feedback, learning opportunities for the public, and revenue for the Alberta Craft Council to deliver additional programming.  

Who is this call for? We encourage all levels from emerging to established artists working in craft specific media to apply if they are looking for a retail venue to develop their career. Applicants must be Alberta-based artists.  

Early Career Banff Artist in Residence 2026

Open to artists working in all visual arts mediums, this program is faculty-led while providing space, time, and support towards the development of an agreed-upon studio project. 

As well as having the opportunity to research, experiment, and create, participants are part of a community of emerging artists committed to developing and expanding their practice. They will participate in faculty-led conversations around the contexts that artists establish for the production and presentation of their work.

Lisa Lipton | Chambers’ Ring

Exhibition Opening Reception: June 20, 7–9 PM

Chambers’ Ring explores the history, spectacle, and materiality of boxing. Through the lens of media archaeology and process art, the work analyzes the rhythmic active body, how its perception is influenced via the mediation of technology, as well as the rules and formalized structures of game.

This exhibition has been supported by: 
Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, The City of Calgary, EMMEDIA, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary Boxing Club, Rogelio Boxing, Carvel Creative

Bergen Rocks Stone Carving Opportunity

Try your hand at stone sculpting in this unique event!

Beginner to Advanced Sculptors are welcome to participate in a non-instructional stone sculpting experience with Morton Burke.

Available every weekend in July - Space is Limited - $40
Free Camping

Off-cuts from previous events are available to choose from
All tools supplied - bring your favourites if you have them
No expectations - marble/sandstone will be new to many who attend

Register early by emailing your weekend preferences to dawnfleisch@gmail.com

I asked for a Unicorn but Life gave me a Zebra

This show is a departure in every sense of the word from what you may have come to expect from Mary-Leigh.  With it she takes herself and the viewer on a quest. As her paintings took shape she seized the opportunity to realize a lifelong dream and has written a story around them. She has created her first children’s book…  for adults. Annette’s beautiful calligraphy completed the project and now they look forward to the possibility of a second book already in the works.

Game Con Canada

Join us at the spectacular interactive showcase happening at the Edmonton EXPO Centre, spanning over 430,000 square feet of non-stop gaming excitement! Dive into the newest and most exciting releases with exclusive product reveals, hands-on tech and game demos, and thrilling video game tournaments. Meet Hollywood celebrities and influencers including Matthew Lillard, Steven Ogg, Aleks Paunovic, and many more!

Summer Job Opportunity: Archive Assistant with Alberta Printmakers

ARCHIVE ASSISTANT

 

Alberta Printmakers (A/P) is seeking an enthusiastic individual who is community-minded, has a keen interest in public gallery practices, and possesses a passion for printmaking as a contemporary artform.

This is a temporary full-time opportunity that is contingent on funding approval through the Canada Summer Jobs program.

Term of employment:     July 7, 2025 – August 29, 2025; Full-Time Temporary Contract