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Double exhibition, The Looking Glass & Chimerical = Alchemical

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A two-show exhibition featuring work from 13 artists, highlighting a range of styles and perspectives. The Looking Glass centers on reflection and self-exploration through interdisciplinary artistic approaches, while Chimerical = Alchemical explores cultural hybridity and surrealism through collage.

Harms Reach Project Space: Supporting Ground Exhibition Opening

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Supporting Ground is the inaugural exhibition at Harm’s Reach, featuring works by Natalie Gerber, April Matisz, Francesco Pedraglio, and Shelby Charlesworth.

DEADLINE: June 12, 2026 - 5:30 pm

Artists Wanted! Call for Submissions (Beacon Original Art)

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Now Accepting Artist Submissions for Our Fall Art Exhibition & Sale: October 17 and 18, 2026

DEADLINE: September 19, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Workshop: Intro to Screen Printing

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Alberta Printmakers is offering a beginner workshop for screen printing on paper. No experiene required!

DEADLINE: July 12, 2026 - 10:00 am

Workshop: Adding Hype to Cyanotype

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Alberta Printmakers is offering a workshop that includes the basics of cyanotype, while also reviewing double exposures and toning prints to make different colours. No experience required!

DEADLINE: June 24, 2026 - 6:00 pm

Calgary Sculptor Vahe Tokmajyan Presents Upside Down Logic in France

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Calgary sculptor Vahe Tokmajyan presents Upside Down Logic, his response to an international art festival theme in France.

Work of the Week: Ron Myren

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We’re proud to feature artwork by Ron Myren, after his former home was designated a municipal historic resource by the City of Edmonton.

Gallery@501 Members Exhibition

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Gallery@501 is proud to present Common Ground, a new exhibition featuring artwork by 65 members of Gallery@501. Opening May 7, 2026, the exhibition runs through to June 24, 2026. In Common Ground, artists reflect on what it means to find common ground across Treaty 6 Territory, within communities and through the members' lived experiences.

DEADLINE: June 24, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call for Submissions: 2027 Gallery Season Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek @ The Lebel

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The Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek is currently accepting submissions for our 2027 season. We invite solo and group artists to apply for the 2027 exhibition season.

DEADLINE: August 14, 2026 - 11:59 pm

Work of the week celebrates World Art Day 2026

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World Art Day, observed on April 15, is a celebration to promote the development, diffusion and enjoyment of art.