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Jessica Campbell, Installation view of Comic Sans , Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2022. Photography by Charles Cousins, courtesy of the Art Gallery of Alberta.

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

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Rolande Souliere, detail of The Four Directions – an olfactory journey, 2022. Image courtesy the artist.

A new exhibition at your AGA!

September 17 - December 31

Scents of Movement, Scents of Place is an olfactory exhibition that uses scents as artwork. Experience scents that relate to travel, migration, immigration, navigation, and transportation. There are scents of places that will be familiar, unfamiliar, reachable and unreachable. It includes scents from very specific times and places as well as smells of imaginary, otherworldly and mundane places. 

Scents of Movement, Scents of Place touches on broad notions of life, death, myriad world views, subjectivity, colonization and what we can know through our nose.

This exhibition is proudly sponsored by CIBC


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2022-23 Reader's Choice Awards

Your AGA has been nominated for two categories in this year's Reader's Choice Awards!

We've been nominated for:
  • Favourite Art Gallery
  • Favourite Corporate Event Venue
Vote for your AGA and help us claim top prize in both categories. If you vote on at least 10 categories you could win a $500 prize from Post Media! Voting ends September 10, so make sure to get your vote in today!

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Upcoming events, tours & programs

Guided Scent Tour with Artist Rolande Souliere

Saturday, September 17, 2pm

Join us for a guided scent tour by artist Rolande Souliere of their artwork in the new exhibition Scents of Movement, Scents of Place. This program celebrates the first day the exhibition is open to the public and is hosted by curator Lindsey Sharman. 

Explore 4 limited edition fragrances that the artist has created to evoke the feeling of each of the 4 Directions and learn more about her work and the exhibition Scents of Movement, Scents of Place.

Artists in Conversation | Alana Bartol, Bryce Krynski and Lindsey Sharman

Thursday, September 22, 7pm

Take part in a conversation with Alana Bartol, Bryce Krynski and Lindsey Sharman as they explore the work in, all roses sleep (inviolate light), discussing the themes and ideas present in the artwork. 

This program is co-presented with MacEwan University. This hour-long, in-person program is free with admission. We will reserve time for an audience Q&A at the end of this program. Registration in advance is recommended due to space limitations. 

Art Rental & Sales

Did you know that the AGA’s Art Rental and Sales has a collection of over 1,300 works by Alberta artists? This program supports Alberta artists and enables art lovers to have art in their homes and offices at a reasonable cost.

If you are livening your space up for fall, consider stopping by Art Rental and Sales. You may find something that delights you and brightens your space.

AGA Education & Learning

Weekend Art Classes

September 10

Weekend art classes at the Art Gallery of Alberta provide a creative outlet for the young ones in your life. These multi-week classes are led by professional artists and art educators in the Singhmar Centre for Art Education.

Try out classes like Podcasting 101 where students learn the basics of how to create a podcast from community experts and AGA Education staff.

The classes create an opportunity for students to experiment, take chances and participate in an open dialogue about art in a fun and low-pressure environment.

Register your young artist today!

Registration closes September 5.

Adult Open Studio

Thursdays at 7pm

Join us for Adult Open Studio classes, a casual, social art experience offered weekly at your AGA for just $25. All materials are included. Just bring yourself and your creativity!

Discover more AGA art activities here 🎨

In our community

Support for Harcourt House

Harcourt House, an artist-run gallery, received a notice that the lease of its location will end in November and won't be renewed. They're needing a place to continue operating, and are raising funds to purchase their current location through a GoFundMe campaign.

Their goal is to reach $70,000 and they are about halfway there. With your support, we can help them keep their home.

Roots on Whyte | New works by Lorraine Shulba

September 1 - October 31
Roots on Whyte Community Building
8135 - 102 Street

Artist Lorraine Shulba will be featuring their art in the Roots on Whyte Lobby Art Gallery from September 1 to October 31. Roots on Whyte Community Building is free to access so you can explore Lorraine's works for free!

Lorraine Shulba was born and raised in Alberta and has been painting since she could hold a paintbrush. She has studied fine art at both Grant MacEwan University & the University of Alberta.

Lorraine’s work is in numerous public & private collections throughout Canada, the United States & England. She has been published in publications such as Prime-Time magazine, Synchronicity, See Magazine, & Scholastics Canada. She currently resides in Edmonton and can be seen skulking around coffee shops, sketchbook in hand, waiting for inspiration. Lorraine loves commissions as well! Just ask!


The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory, the traditional land of diverse Indigenous Peoples including the Plains Cree, Woodland Cree, Beaver Cree, Nitsitapi/Blackfoot, Métis, Nakota Sioux, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux/Ojibwe and Dene Peoples. We also acknowledge the many Indigenous, Inuit and Métis people who make Alberta their home today.