Alberta Culture Days at the AGA

September is a great month for the arts! It’s both Month of the Artist and when we celebrate Culture Days in Alberta. Enjoy $5 admission on September 25 & 26 so you can discover, experience and celebrate arts and culture.

AGA’s Culture Days activities are generously supported by Capital Power.

Thursday, September 9

5:30pm MDT

Join us for the September edition of our Community Tour Series. This month we are thrilled to welcome local Hip-Hop Artist Arlo Maverick to lead a virtual tour of the exhibition Black Every Day curated by Darren W. Jordan.

Register for the free webinar below.

Didn't get to check out the 'Black Every Day' exhibition at your AGA? You'll have another chance to see it as the exhibition is being extended until September 19.

'Black Every Day' is an exhibition that marks the 15th anniversary of 5 Artists 1 Love, an organization dedicated to promoting the vibrancy of Edmonton's African Canadian communities through exhibitions, music, spoken word, and performance. This exhibition speaks to the current social anti-racist movement while illustrating that local Black people have been and will continue to produce compelling art every day.  

September 4, 2021 – January 22, 2022  

ROYGBIV —  Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet. This exhibition is a maximalist tribute to colour. The artists featured in ROYGBIV are interested in colour’s ability to alter mood, change behaviour, or simply transform space. Colours can conjure joy and playfulness. They can shape social spaces and can even be employed for social control. The projects in ROYGBIV reveal a relationship between colour, architectural form, the inner and outer spaces they can create and the resulting effects on the human body.

The subtle and not-so-subtle shifts and changes in colour across ROYGBIV are meant to not only engage you but to change you.

ROYGBIV features the artwork of:

• Kapwani Kiwanga 
• Shoplifter (Hrafnhildur Arnardottir) 
• Rodney Latourelle and Louise Witthöft 
• Anri Sala 

This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by Catherine Crowston and Lindsey Sharman. Presented as part of the Poole Center of Design.  

Wednesday, September 15

9:15amMDT

10am MDT

Do you have a child ages 3-5? Join us in person on September 15 at 10am for Tours for Tots! Can you spot your favourite colour in our latest exhibition ROYGBIV? Be inspired by the artists in the exhibition, and then cultivate your creative side by turning charades into a colourful painting with saran wrap. 

Register below!

Deadline September 17 at 5pm MDT 

The AGA Youth Council wants you!

The Art Gallery of Alberta is currently seeking applications from local youth (aged 13-17) for a volunteer committee assisting in the development of youth programming at the AGA. 

The youth council is part of an ongoing initiative to develop youth audiences at the Art Gallery of Alberta. Working closely with museum professionals, interested youth participate in the decision-making and creation of a brave space for youth to explore, experiment and express themselves through the arts. Consequently, AGA is better positioned to develop meaningful experiences and opportunities for youth to engage with art, their own creative practices and their community.

Learn more below!