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Current Exhibitions

Want to know what's on at your AGA? You can find all the current exhibitions and information about them below!

Current exhibitions at your AGA

Upcoming Exhibitions

Celebrating two new exhibitions at your AGA!

February 18

6pm MST

You’re invited! Join us for an exciting evening as we honour the works of Maud Lewis and Byron Samson at our Exhibition Opening Event! 
There is a special Members' Preview at 6pm with opening remarks at 6:20pm. The event is open to both Members and non-Members starting at 7:30pm.   
Registration is free, access to all galleries is included, and there will be a cash bar to enjoy!  

Member's Preview

Non-Members Access

Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most beloved folk artists, famous for her brightly coloured and endearing paintings of rural Nova Scotia.


With skilled expertise, portrait artist Byron Samson (Mistikonapew) created a body of work featuring several leaders whom we acknowledge by giving them a place of honour in our communities and in our hearts. 


Around the Neighbourhood

Something classical from our friends at the ESO

February 25 & 26

The magnificent Fifth has been one of Beethoven's most popular works from his time to ours. Its bold drama, fearless defiance and triumphant finale still raise goosebumps. See your Edmonton Symphony Orchestra perform this stunning masterpiece on February 25 & 26 at the Winspear Centre. 

Tickets are available at  www.winspearcentre.com. 

Learn more

Upcoming Events, Tours & Programs

BOM YEG Black Futures Market

Heart of the City Music Program Concert Series

February 5 & 6

11am - 4pm MST

Celebrate Black History Month with us! Partnering with Black-owned Market Edmonton, the Art Gallery of Alberta is hosting the Black Futures Market in Manning Hall on Feb. 5 & 6 from 11am to 4pm. Browse locally handmade goods, artworks and items by Alberta’s Black community. Receive free admission to exhibitions and a 10 per cent discount on membership if you spend $15 or more..

Sunday, February 13

2pm MST

Catch the last two concerts in the Heart of the City Music Program series! The one-hour concerts take place in the AGA's Atrium and are included in General Admission.

Dont't miss out!


Sunday, February 20

Free Screening | John Ware Reclaimed

#AGAlive | Community Tour of 'Inheritance' with Belinda Uwase

Thursday, February 10

5:30pm MST

Join us on February 10th for a free screening of John Ware Reclaimed by Albertan filmmaker Cheryl Foggo at the Art Gallery of Alberta.

Thursday, February 17

5:30pm MST

This month we are thrilled to welcome Belinda Uwase to lead a tour of the exhibition Inheritance.

AGA Education & Learning

Tours for Tots | People in Art!

The Art Hive

People in Art! 

Wednesday, February 9

10am MST

Play a part and act like the people you see in art! Whom can you find? Are they silly or are they serious? What are they thinking? Explore current exhibitions to learn the basics of portraiture before creating your own unique portrait. 

Thursdays 12pm MST 

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive. This weekly community-based art-making initiative is FREE and open to all, on every Thursday from 12-1pm. 

Discover more AGA art activities here 🎨

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.