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Your AGA from home virtual events & activities

Don't miss tonight's #AGAlive with Anna Hawkins and Lindsey Sharman!

Join us tonight, Thursday, April 15 at 7pm MDT for an online screening of Anna Hawkin's latest video work Blue Light Blue followed by a conversation with AGA curator Lindsey Sharman.

This #AGAlive event is part of Field Trip: Art Across Canada, an online initiative to deliver arts experiences in partnership with leading Canadian arts organizations. 


#AGAlive: Black Every Day Artists in Conversation on April 24

Saturday, April 24
3pm MDT

Join us for a conversation with Black Every Day artists; muralist AJA Louden and painter Judy BL Robinson, with curator Darren W. Jordan as they discuss the exhibition at the Art Gallery of Alberta. This dynamic conversation will give you an in-depth understanding of two artists in the exhibition while exploring the greater themes present from the perspective of the curator.


#AGAlive: The Scene | Curator’s Tour with Lindsey Sharman and Danielle Siemens on May 1

Installation view of 'The Scene' (L-R). Jill Stanton, 'Grand Vista', 2021, acrylic latex; Yong Fei Guan,'塑胶狮SujiaoShi', 2018, household plastic waste, pvc pipe, screws, nails and wood; Lauren Crazybull, 'Coty', 2020, acrylic on canvas; Lauren Crazybull, 'Kristen', 2020, acrylic on canvas. Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2021. Courtesy of the Artists.

Saturday, May 1
2pm MDT

Celebrate our local Albertan art scene with a free curator’s tour led by Lindsey Sharman and Danielle Siemens. They will take you virtually through the exhibition The Scene at the Art Gallery of Alberta, giving you an in-depth understanding of the artwork, with a special Q&A hosted after the tour.

The Artists: Kasie Campbell, Lauren Crazybull, April Dean, Yong Fei Guan, Taryn Kneteman, Dwayne Martineau, Kim McCollum, Morgan Melenka, Gabriel Molina, Emmanuel Osahor, Tamires Para, Tiffany Shaw-Collinge, Jill Stanton

#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.


Celebrating National Volunteer Week with Valued AGA Volunteers

April 18-24th is National Volunteer Week and this year’s theme is The Value of One, The Power of Many, reflecting on the generosity of all those who choose to volunteer in their communities. Here at the AGA, we have a robust team of volunteers who make what we do possible by helping out in a variety of ways all year long. We chatted with some of these amazing volunteers and this week we are proud to share some of their stories on our webpage.


AGA Education & Learning

Art Activity: Mythical Self-Portraits

Art Activity: Mythical Self-Portraits

Spring is here! Join us as we look at the classic ‘Cottingley Fairies’ photographs and create some magical portraits of our own. Learn about the Cottingley Fairies, watch our video and get a list of supplies and instructions here.

Share your creations using #AGAcreate!


Register now for Kids' Weekend Art Classes

May 8-June 18
10-11:30am

(no classes Victoria Day weekend) 

From masters like Picasso to local contemporary artists, we’ll explore art in the gallery, experiment with materials and discover innovations in art every Saturday morning starting May 8th.

$121 Public / $110 AGA Members

Cut and Collage (Ages 6-8)

Learn about the history and possibilities of collage! An art technique that incorporates mixed paper, photographs, fabric and other materials made famous by artist Pablo Picasso in 1912. Throughout the session, we will experiment with composition, and then cut, collage and assemble artworks in a wide range of materials using playful strategies.

New Art Frontiers (Ages 9-12)

Explore how technology and the pandemic have changed the way artists approach the creative process. Visit current exhibitions, investigate traditional & digital art tools and experiment in a range of media including drawing, painting, photography and video to create your own art inspired by changing technologies.

Discover more AGA art activities here 🎨


Private shopping at Your AGA

Art Rental & Sales and Shop AGA are now open on Fridays at limited capacities! Book your visit with us below for your private shopping experience. Let our friendly Art Rental & Sales staff help you select some new art by Alberta artists for your home (or home office). Or, stop by Shop AGA to treat yourself to something new and unique from our selection of jewelry, housewares, books, kids art activities, accessories and more!

From the Collection

Edward Burtynsky, 'Oil Fields #22, Cold Lake Production Project, Cold Lake, Alberta', 2001. Art Gallery of Alberta Collection, gift courtesy of Edward Burtynsky, 2004.

Inspired by the many Alberta artists we are proud to feature in exhibitions such as The Scene, Black Every Day, Jude Griebel: Barn Skull and more, we are taking a trip into the AGA Collection to look at scenes of Alberta.

Read more about this photograph by Edward Burtynsky, and other featured AGA Collection works, 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.