Art Gallery of Alberta
2 Sir Winston Churchill Square T5J 2C1 Edmonton, AB, Canada

Did you know that AGA Education now offers online school programs? We dove into the virtual classroom to make children’s learning experiences just as enriching as if they were in the Gallery! Educators can easily book their chosen program online: https://bit.ly/39nuUMB Parents, be sure to inquire at your child’s school about incorporating AGA programming! AGA digital school programs wouldn’t be possible without the support of the EPCOR Canada Heart + Soul fund that allows us to fulfill our mission of making art accessible for all.

Dear AGA Friends and Stakeholders, As of Thursday, December 10, the AGA will be closed for at least the next four weeks in compliance with current Alberta Health Services COVID-19 requirements and best interest for public health and safety. In these challenging times, our staff will still be actively working to create great new content on our communication channels to keep you and your family engaged with art activities, artists’ talks and more. We invite you to join us as ...a digital visitor at youraga.ca and @youraga on social media until we can open again. With very best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season, Your AGA

A new year calls for new art! Bring home original artworks by local artists with the ease of curbside pickup from Art Rental & Sales. It’s as easy as inquiring about your favourite piece when you search our online gallery! What’re you waiting for? Spruce up your living space in 2021: https://bit.ly/3oVCwfn

ICYMI: Local artist AJA Louden recently spoke with Canadian blogger Linda Hoang about his approach to using social media as an artist and his exciting upcoming projects. The AGA proudly worked with Louden back in 2019, when he created this mural for AGA Education during our SWARM youth night. Check out the podcast here! https://bit.ly/3i6t8mU Image: SWARM, Feb 2019

We are thrilled to announce the start of a new #AGAlive series featuring this year’s Governor General’s Awards recipients! We have a fantastic one to start us off. Join us on Monday, Dec 21 at 6pm MST for #AGAlive | Zainub Verjee and the Praxis of a Critical Transversal Aesthetic: A conversation with Niranjan Rajah. Learn all about it and register here: https://bit.ly/3oKlTTW #AGAlive is presented by the EPCOR Canada Heart + Soul Fund. #GGArts is presented by EPCOR with the ...support of Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Image: Niranjan Rajah, Zainub (Untitled), Leraian (2019). Digital Image, 50.8 x 76.2 cm Silver-Halide Dye Print. Courtesy of the artist

We are thrilled to announce our Bring it Home Event to showcase our artists of #ArtRentalandSales and the artisans of #ShopAGA. This event encourages Members & patrons to support local this holiday season and bring home original works! Get involved: https://bit.ly/3nOdrSR

We are pleased to welcome Aly Sumar to the AGA Board of Directors! At our recent AGM, Aly was elected to a three-year volunteer term lending his leadership, curiosity and experience to the AGA Board. Thank you! Learn more about Aly’s work here: https://bit.ly/3oRowUf

Point #152: The effect of the design of your city on food miles for fresh produce. (An ongoing exploration into Michael Sorkin’s essay, Two-Hundred and Fifty Things an Architect Should Know presented by the Poole Centre of Design) The design practice Future farmers, a self-described collaborative of artists, designers, architects...and farmers with a common interest in creating frameworks of exchange... describes multi-year project Flatbread Society that calls attention... to an urban renewal on a port in Oslo, Norway. With a lens on ancient grains, the Flatbread Society worked with farmers, bakers and oven-builders. A temporary bakehouse held three ovens for baking bread; from muufo, to bani, to naan, among others. The temporary structure was in contrast to the cultural buildings relocating to the waterfront. In front of the Snohetta-designed Norwegian Opera and Ballet building with an activated public roof, Flatbread Society featured a walking oven. Exit the museum to the scent of baking bread, as the canoe walks by. The objective was to create an openness, a sense of surprise that jolted viewers outside of one’s comfort zone, allowing for a readiness for what new potential the site might become. Listen to our conversation with Futurefarmers: https://www.youraga.ca//our-sp/poole-centre-design/250-aga #250AGA Image: Flatbread Society Canoe Oven, Max McClure, 2015.

Today is #WorldStudentsDay! #AGAEducation recently launched NEW programs for the 20/21 school year, made possible with the support of the EPCOR Canada Heart + Soul Fund. We’re pleased to present online presentations, mobile studio projects & more! Discover: https://www.youraga.ca/education

Continuing with our #GGArts virtual series, next up we have 2020 award recipient Dana Claxton joined by artist Pauline Petit for an enriching conversation about the artist’s collaborative process with her studio manager. You won’t want to miss this! Read more and register here for Mon, Jan 18: https://bit.ly/3simRsS #GGArts is presented by EPCOR Canada with the support of Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Image: ‘On set during a 2018 shoot.’ Courtesy the artist.

We need your help selecting the winner of the Dentons Purple Art Contest! Vote NOW for your favourite on our website! This year, we asked you to submit your artwork and we received some awesome submissions! Help select the winner from the five shortlisted works pictured here. The winner(s) will receive up to $500 courtesy of Dentons! Place your vote now until November 26 at noon and be sure to come and see the shortlisted works at your AGA starting Dec 1.... 1) Violets, Dylan Brenneis 2) Sensus, Jay Hehr 3) Forces of Nature, Svetlana Okovacki 4) "Heal", Hanna Fedele 5) Hazy days, Tina Yan https://www.youraga.ca/dentonspurplecontest

The AGA has recently acquired an exquisite photographic portfolio by Lois Conner that explores the ancient temple complex of Angkor Wat, Cambodia. In a panoramic format, her highly detailed prints capture the stunning landscape, architecture and people of the region. Of this work, the artist has said: These photographs are not documents. I’m interested in landscape as culturehow land can hold the subtle yet indelible imprint of those who lived before us. Lois Conner, ‘Angkor Wat (exterior in fog),’ 1993, toned gelatin silver print. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of Aaron Milrad in memory of Brenda Coleman & Matthew Coleman

This year more than ever, your help is needed! We believe art has the power to inspire & educate and with your donation to our Annual Giving Campaign running until Dec 30, we can continue to provide AGA exhibitions, events and programming. Just $20 can make a difference with the support of our generous matching donor. To give, please visit us online: https://bit.ly/3694FaV and thank you for your support!

We are fortunate to have recently acquired ‘Headdress Shadae’ by Governor General’s Award winner Dana Claxton to our #AGACollection. This work is part of a series of photographs by the Vancouver-based artist that speaks to the beauty and resilience of Indigenous women. In these portraits, the face of each sitter is subsumed by their cultural belongingslayers of beaded jewellery, embroidered bags, woven hatsthat imply an identity informed by exchange and kinship. ‘Headdres...s Shadae’ is currently on display at #yourAGA alongside three other photographs from the same series. #GGArts is presented by EPCOR Canada with the support of Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada Dana Claxton, ‘Headdress Shadae,’ 2019, LED firebox with transmounted chromogenic transparency. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, purchased with funds from the John and Maggie Mitchell Endowment Fund, 2020

#regram @jonathanluckhurst (Instagram) Book an afternoon in our Children’s Gallery, ‘Animal Architects’, presented as part of the Poole Centre of Design program! Now available for private bookings, your whole family will enjoy playing and learning in this interactive space. Get creative and book your timeslot at least 48 hours in advance on our website here: https://bit.ly/3cCs33m

In part two of our latest virtual series, we take a look at the works of two early Canadian painters, Mary Evelyn Wrinch and Florence McGillivray. AGA Collections Manager/Curatorial Associate, Danielle Siemens explains how these two women artists disrupt the traditional narrative of the Group of Seven. '100 Years: The Group of Seven and Other Voices' is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta, and curated by Danielle Siemens. Presented by Capital Powered Art, an exhibition series sponsored by Capital Power.

Your AGA may be closed, but our online events are still in full swing! Join us on Friday, Dec 18 for another #AGAlive: Bead and Chat with Judy Anderson, Cruz Anderson and Franchesca Hebert-Spence. Learn more on our website & register now! https://bit.ly/3a1Ncol #AGAlive is presented with the support of the EPCOR Canada Heart + Soul Fund. Image: Installation view, borderLINE, 2020, Remai Modern, Saskatoon. Photo: Blaine Campbell.

Ecuadorian architect and urban-environmental planner Ana María Durán Calisto speaks with the AGA and Poole Centre of Design about her research into the fragile ecosystem of the Amazon basin. Our conversation weaves from Pre-Columbian cities and learning from ancestral knowledge to the patterns of the city, the forest and agriculture. What can designers do in rethinking colonial urbanist practices? In researching the Amazon, Durán Calisto reveals observations of making: from t...he ritual of making traditional food such as Maito, to weaving a house informed by the weaving of a basket. I love how the same logic threads into everything, she said. Listen to our interview here: https://bit.ly/37be7e3 An investigation part of #250AGA presented by #PooleCentreofDesign Image: Weaving a house in Amazonia: Comunidad Añangu. Ana María Durán Calisto, 2018.

Look up and enjoy the view of Damian Moppett’s ‘Untitled Abstract Drawing in Space’, here at your AGA until 2024! This installation can be seen from different angles as you roam throughout the building, giving you a unique perspective from each floor. With funds from an Alberta Foundation for the Arts grant, we’re pleased to have commissioned the work from this Canadian artist for long-term display. Damian Moppett, ‘Untitled Abstract Drawing in Space’, installation view, 2020, Art Gallery of Alberta.

This year the #AGAcollection received a significant gift of photographs by several internationally renowned artists, including German-born photographer Loretta Lux. Combining photography, painting and computer manipulation, Lux is best known for her series of eerily captivating portraits of children such as this one from 2006 titled ‘Antonia.’ Loretta Lux, ‘Antonia,’ 2006, Ilfochrome print, ed. 4/7. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of Douglas Udell & Kathleen Berger, 2020

Join The Future is you and me for Living a Creative Life, a virtual workshop on October 24 presented in partnership with our friends at the John & Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery. We are pleased to spread the word about this free virtual workshop series by and for BIPOC womxn and non-binary artists and cultural workers. Hear from featured speakers Nisha Patel, Clare Yow, Elsa Robinson and Tiffany Shaw-Collinge. Learn more and RSVP: https://bit.ly/3dnRl5P

Coming November 28, 2020 to your AGA Bacchanale: Music and Picasso’s Linocut Prints Explore the works of Pablo Picasso and his love for music displayed in many of his celebrated works. ... Pre-book your visit on our website at https://bit.ly/3lTMoFa

It is the start of Hanukkah! This eight-day Jewish festival celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Discover this Hanukkah-edition colouring book from Google Arts & Culture: https://bit.ly/37GB5ue Share your digital drawing with us using #yourAGA!

Today is the LAST DAY to submit your purple artwork for Dentons Purple Art Contest! Looking for inspiration? Here is 2019 winner 'Strangled Sunset' by Kaye Rivera. Read the full contest rules on our website: https://bit.ly/3694FaV

On October 24, the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts 2020 opens at your AGA. We are pleased to be showcasing this year’s winners of the prestigious lifetime achievement award. We’ve been introducing you to each of the eight recipients leading up to the opening. Meet Ruth Cuthand, a mixed media artist of Plains Cree and Scottish ancestry and recipient of the Artistic Achievement Award. Discover the video portrait of Ruth on the Canada Council YouTube channel:... https://bit.ly/3dv6qT9 Learn about the exhibition: https://bit.ly/30MyxZ3 #GGArts is presented by EPCOR Canada with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada

#AGApeople Meet Sara McKarney, Exhibitions Manager at your AGA! Not only does Sara oversee the coordination of exhibitions and special projects at the Gallery, but she also is a talented artist, whose work was featured in our recent #ArtontheBlock2020 exhibition and auction! Discover this behind-the-scenes look at the people & positions at your AGA: https://bit.ly/2GLz6eR ... Sara McKarney, Wind Flowers at Night, 2019. Etching and aquatint on rag paper, 28 x 20 cm (framed size 41 x 33 cm). Courtesy of the artist

Explore the works of some of Canada’s most celebrated artists in '100 Years: The Group of Seven and Other Voices' presented by Capital Power. Show off these celebrated works with inspired wallets, face masks, housewares & more by making #ShopAGA part of your next visit! Book your visit: https://bit.ly/2OEcMW9 Lawren S. Harris, RCA, ‘South Peak, Mt. Victoria’, c. 1949, Oil on canvas. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection. Gift of Buddy Victor & Al Osten, 2019.

Coming November 28 to your AGA: 'Bacchanale: Music and Picasso’s Linocut Prints' Explore music and celebration represented in Picasso’s Linocut prints. ... Pre-book your visit: https://bit.ly/36nv2Ir See more

We have a lot to be thankful for, including our wonderful city of Edmonton that we are lucky to call home! Everyone here at your AGA wishes your families a great and safe Thanksgiving long weekend. DYK: This piece from the #AGAcollection features the work of Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, GBE, author, philanthropist and advocate of women's interests. As the wife of John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, she was vice-regal consort of Canada from 1893 to 1898. Ishbel Maria Hamilton-Gordon, Edmonton from South Edmonton, October 13th, 1894. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, purchased with funds from the Dr. Max and Mrs. Iris Stern Endowment Fund.

Your AGA is pleased to be hosting the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2020, opening on October 24, 2020. Until then, we’re introducing you to the eight recipients! Meet Dana Claxton, a critically acclaimed artist from Vancouver and recipient of the Artistic Achievement Award. Check out this portrait from Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada to hear Claxton talk about her work: https://bit.ly/3lpKgo7 Learn about the exhibition: https://b...it.ly/30MyxZ3 #GGArts is presented by EPCOR Canada with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Reminder that we are now open on Sundays! Visit us today from 11am-5pm. Come spend your long weekend with us and share your photos with #yourAGA! Image: lifetime.photography on Instagram

ICYMI: Art Gallery of Windsor hosted an artist talk with renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, whose work you can currently see at #yourAGA in Building your AGA with Photographs by Edward Burtynsky. Don’t miss this virtual #FieldTrip! https://youtu.be/Dek0F2S83eg

Don’t forget! Our upcoming #AGAlive virtual event is on Tuesday at noon. Join visual artist Jonathan Luckhurst in Animal Architects, Luckhursts’ current exhibition on now in the Children’s Gallery. This event is great for the whole family! Learn how the space was conceptualized and what animals inspired the structures. Register: https://bit.ly/2SGELFr Image: Jessica Fern Facette

ICYMI: For Alberta Culture Days this September, our long-standing partner 5 Artists, 1 Love presented a virtual performance hosted at #yourAGA: https://bit.ly/3dfo4dp Special thank you to Darren Jordan and the 5 Artists 1 Love community for their support and partnership, we look forward to hosting your 15th anniversary event in 2021. You can catch the upcoming #5A1L 15th anniversary showcase (and 10th exhibition at your AGA!) this March.

Teachers, educators and parents, our NEW programming has launched and we are open for bookings Onsite, on-the-go and online! Art programs for all! We are eager to make this transition back into learning environments easier on you! Visit our website for the booking form and to find out more: youraga.ca/education

Fun Fact: Today's #GoogleDoodle of American-Canadian abolitionist, suffragist and first Black female newspaper publisher in North America Mary Ann Shadd Cary was created by Edmonton artist Michelle Theodore! Read more: https://bit.ly/3jPMmNG via GoogleDoodles

We are pleased to present the work of this year’s recipients of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts. This exhibition opens at #yourAGA on October 24, 2020. We look forward to opening day and until then, we will be introducing you to each of the eight recipients. Meet Deanna Bowen, an interdisciplinary artist from Toronto and recipient of the Artistic Achievement Award. Watch the video to hear Bowen talk about her work: https://youtu.be/Hb-T_XJhSTI Read mor...e at https://bit.ly/30MyxZ3 #GGArts is presented by @EPCOR Canada with the support of the @Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada

Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto is known for his poetic explorations of time and memory. A recent acquisition to the #AGAcollection, ‘Satellite City Towers’ is a photograph of the Torres de Satélite, a group of sculptures designed by Luis Barragán located in the Ciudad Satélite district of Naucalpan, outside of Mexico City. This photograph is part of the artist’s ‘Architecture’ series in which Sugimoto transformed iconic site of modernist architecture into an interplay of light and shadow. Hiroshi Sugimoto, ‘Satellite City Towers,’ 2000-01, gelatin silver print. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift of Douglas Udell & Kathleen Berger, 2020

Experience art in your community and discover Nitssaakita’paispinnaan: We Are Still In Control, an AFA Travelling Exhibition (TREX) presented by Syncrude Canada Ltd. This exhibition features three contemporary Blackfoot artists whose works are inspired by Blackfoot ways of life, places and knowledge. Don’t miss it! Catch the exhibition in Wabasca-Desmarais now until November 4 and Bonnyville from November 12 December 9. TREX Region 2 brings exhibitions to communities across northern Alberta and is funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. To learn more about TREX and view the full exhibition schedule, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2UUj6u1 Kristy North Peigan, Screen Ghosting, 2019, Digital print and oil on canvas, Collection of the artist