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Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) Reopens June 19

Photo Credit: Honest_Door via Instagram

The AGA is reopening on June 19 for AGA Members and their guests and June 20 for everyone. Don’t miss the opening of the long-awaited exhibitions: The Scene, Black Every Day, Anna Hawkins: Blue Light Blue and Cornelia Hahn Oberlander: Genius Loci. Visit our exhibition page for more details on each of these exhibitions, the artists and other exhibitions.

For more details on our reopening, see below:

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Your AGA from home virtual events & activities

#AGAlive | Community Tour with Timiro Mohamed

Don’t miss Timiro Mohamed next Thursday as she leads a tour of the exhibition Black Every Day, which celebrates 15 years of 5 Artists 1 Love promoting the vibrancy of Edmonton's African Canadian communities. Black Every Day will open on June 19.

#AGAlive | Pride Programming

This Pride Month, the AGA is proud to host two #AGAlives to display the diversity and unique perspectives of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. We hope to see you there!

June 24 is our Pride Panel with Nasra Adem, Harley Morman and Cedar T as they discuss their artistic practices. Presented in partnership with the Pride Centre of Edmonton.

June 29 is our #AGAlive entitled Art of Drag with BOA from Canada’s Drag Race who will discuss the creative side of drag, tips and tricks you can use when getting into drag and painting your face.

From the Studio | Heather Shillinglaw and Monica Rain

Join us for two From the Studio events featuring Indigenous artists and artisans in celebration of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day. First, register below for a talk with Art Rental and Sales artist Heather Shillinglaw on June 23. You can also register here for our discussion with Shop AGA craft artist Monica Rain on June 30.

#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: Judy BL Robinson

Judy BL Robinson, Maafa, 2012. Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 30”. Courtesy of the artist. Installation view of Black Every Day, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2021. Photo: Art Gallery of Alberta

Through her abstract paintings, Judy BL Robinson illuminates the complexity of the human condition and the relationship between the natural world and the sublime. Her work is featured in ‘Black Every Day’ opening June 19 at AGA. Learn more about Judy below:

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AGA Education & Learning

Tours for Tots

Summer Solstice

Join us on June 16 from 10-10:30am for our virtual Tours for Tots! Kids will learn how to make a sundial in time for the summer solstice this Sunday. Learn more here.

Watercolour Wonders

Join us on June 23 from 10-10:30am for our virtual Tours for Tots! Kids will experiment with watercolours to depict their favourite places. Learn more here.

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

Summer ArtBreak

Don't forget to register for Summer ArtBreak! There are many exciting camps available for children ages 6-12 and youth ages 13-17, empowering campers to discover the world around them through art activities, exercises and projects related to specific themes. Focusing on student interactions and personal experiences, these camps create bridges between art, ideas and our community. For dates and more information, see below.

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AGA Sidewalk Cinema

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

Stay tuned for 12 days of Sidewalk Cinema starting June 16. We'll be sharing more videos over the next few weeks, or you can stop by to watch all the videos outside the AGA from 10am-10pm. For the full schedule, see below.

The AGA Sidewalk Cinema is a part of the Downtown Spark project and 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.