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Your AGA from home virtual events & activities

#AGALive | Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci Tour with Justine Jenkins

July 15

5:30pm

Don’t miss our From the Studio #AGAlive with artist and horticulturist Justine Jenkins as she leads a tour through Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci, sponsored by Qualico and presented by the Poole Centre of Design. Learn more about the exhibition and the plants that Cornelia used in her work as a landscape architect. This tour takes place both online and in-person and is included in your admission.

#AGAlive | Mike Macdonald’s Butterfly Garden Panel Discussion

July 22

5pm

Join us for Mike Macdonald’s Butterfly Garden Panel Discussion with Lisa Myers, Becca Taylor, and Catherine Crowston as they discuss the legacy of the late Mi'kmaq artist Mike MacDonald. This virtual talk is presented in partnership with Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre and is part of the programming for Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci, sponsored by Qualico and presented by the Poole Centre of Design. Register below.

Throughout July and August we invite you to think through memories of the Art Gallery of Alberta (formerly The Edmonton Art Gallery) with a focus on the Mike MacDonald’s medicine and butterfly garden. If you remember the garden or adopted a barrel, please post pictures, a word or a paragraph conveying your memories of MacDonald's garden. We hope to think through how collective memories add to an artist's archive and learn more about the presence of the garden at the Edmonton Art Gallery.

You can email photos and memories to programming@youraga.ca.

#AGAlive is made possible with the support of the EPCOR Heart + Soul Fund and the Canada Council for the Arts

Get the latest and watch past #AGAlive sessions here.

'Black Every Day' Artist Feature: Richard Lipscombe

Richard Lipscombe, Walking in the Rain, 2019. Oil on canvas, 16” x 20”. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Black Every Day, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2021. Photo: Art Gallery of Alberta

Filled with emotional vitality, Richard Lipscombe’s paintings celebrate his African Canadian heritage through careful details and fluid brushstrokes. His work is featured in Black Every Day, an exhibition open now at AGA that celebrates 15 years of 5 Artists 1 Love. Learn more about Richard below.

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AGA Education & Learning

AGA Art Hive

Image credit: Lina Forero

Thursdays starting July 8

12-1pm

On July 8, the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College start their Art Hive! Join us every Thursday in the Atrium from 12-1pm to get creative and connect with the community, free of charge. What’s an Art Hive? It is a small, open art studio for getting messy, meeting people, learning new skills and supporting physical and mental well-being.

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Tours for Tots: Mirror, Mirror

July 14

10-10:30am

We've kicked off our summer edition of Tours for Tots! Join us as we explore the exhibition The Scene, view artwork by local artist Lauren Crazybull and paint self-portraits. Learn more here.

Special thanks to the EPCOR Heart + Soul Fund for sponsoring our online initiatives.

Summer ArtBreak

Artbreak camps are on! Visit our website for details on camps and don't wait too long, these camps are limited!

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AGA Sidewalk Cinema Student Showcase

View daily from 10am-10pm outside the AGA (north-west corner)

The AGA is thrilled to partner with MacEwan University and the University of Alberta to showcase a wide variety of student works from July 5 - August 2. Visit our website to learn more about the project and follow @youraga on social media to see highlights of student work.

The AGA Sidewalk Cinema is sponsored by the EPCOR Heart + Soul Fund.

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What would you like to see, hear or learn more about? Let us know here.

The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional land of diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/Saulteaux/Anishinaabe. We also acknowledge all of the Indigenous, Inuit and Métis peoples who make Alberta their home today.