Art Gallery of Alberta

Wednesday, July 1, 12-5 pm
Free admission for kids under 12 

Show your national pride and creative side by joining the Art Gallery of Alberta on Canada Day!

Artists will be on-site from 12-5 pm to guide participants of all ages in exciting projects that commemorate the wide range of Canadian art and visual culture:

• Make three dimensional landscapes inspired by the Group of Seven
• Create puppets of Canadian icons and animate them through motion
• Get into the festive spirit and design a truly outrageous hat to make you stand out under the fireworks
  Supplies are provided

Come celebrate Canada Day at the AGA!

For more information call 780.422.6223

Tuesday Tours
Every Tuesday, 12:10–12:50 pm
Free with Admission

What’s the big idea behind an exhibition? How do galleries decide what to include in a show? Kind of like Curating 101, this new program takes you on tours of current exhibitions with Gallery curators and staff as they share insights into the development and big ideas behind current AGA exhibitions.

Please click here for a schedule of tours

Tuesday Tours
Every Tuesday, 12:10–12:50 pm
Free with Admission

What’s the big idea behind an exhibition? How do galleries decide what to include in a show? Kind of like Curating 101, this new program takes you on tours of current exhibitions with Gallery curators and staff as they share insights into the development and big ideas behind current AGA exhibitions.

Please click here for a schedule of tours

Artist Talk with Mary Joyce
from the exhibition Speeding Subject
Thursday, July 16, 7 pm
‘Pay-What-You-May’ Admission

The first thing that can be said about the Speeding Subject is that it refers primarily to the artist herself. Don't miss this special opportunity to experience the Speeding Subject first hand, and spend an evening with Mary Joyce as she talks about drawing, painting, speeding and the social function of art.

Tuesday Tours
Every Tuesday, 12:10–12:50 pm
Free with Admission

What’s the big idea behind an exhibition? How do galleries decide what to include in a show? Kind of like Curating 101, this new program takes you on tours of current exhibitions with Gallery curators and staff as they share insights into the development and big ideas behind current AGA exhibitions.

Please click here for a schedule of tours

Summer Art Express 2 classes begin

6:30 pm

Art classes for adults with special needs. Click here for more information.

HSBC All Day Saturday

Saturday, July 25, 1-4pm
Free with Admission

A New Light: After Impressionism at the AGA
Outdo the masters with your own “Pointillist Pictures” or complete the Scavenger Hunt The Light Goes On. Join storytellers in the gallery spaces as they weave narratives through and around the artworks on display. Storytelling begins at 1:30 and 2:30.

Tuesday Tours
Every Tuesday, 12:10–12:50 pm
Free with Admission

What’s the big idea behind an exhibition? How do galleries decide what to include in a show? Kind of like Curating 101, this new program takes you on tours of current exhibitions with Gallery curators and staff as they share insights into the development and big ideas behind current AGA exhibitions.

Please click here for a schedule of tours

Art for Lunch
FREE on the last Thursday of each month from 12:10-12:50 pm
Enterprise Square Atrium

Thursday, July 30
Impressionist Inspired Monoprints
Lee Bale and Nicole Reeves, Studio and School Programs  

Take inspiration from the Impressionist prints in Painter as Printmaker to create your own monoprint. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Painter as Printmaker: Impressionist Prints from the National Gallery of Canada