The AGA is opening three new exhibitions! On August 20, 2022, we welcome, Conjured Images: Spirit Photography from the turn of the 20th Century and BEHOLD|EN: New Acquisitions to the AGA Collection, to our main floor gallery spaces. On August 26, 2022, we welcome a collaborative exhibition to our Community Gallery.

Conjured Images: Spirit Photography from the turn of the 20th Century - This exhibition will feature early examples of photos that feature “extras” or ghostly apparitions that photographers and sitters claim were not physically present when the photos were taken. 

BEHOLD|EN: New Acquisitions to the AGA Collection - Since 1925, the AGA’s collection has grown to over 6,300 artworks acquired through donation and purchase. These recent additions to the collection are illustrative of the diversity of works that we have been able to acquire, and for which we are beholden to many donors and funders. 

Shuffle: Artwork from the Nina Collective -  This exhibition is presented in partnership with the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts, a supportive studio and gallery in Edmonton where a collective of artists with developmental and other disabilities create and share their work. 

Do you have a spooky tale to share? Share your story with us and it could be featured in our upcoming exhibition, Conjured Images: Spirit Photography from the turn of the 20th Century! Take a peek, if you dare, at some of the early story submissions here.

This exhibition features early examples of photos that feature “extras” or ghostly apparitions that photographers and sitters claim were not physically present in the room when the photos were taken. Some believed these figures were the spirits of dead loved ones and claimed to recognize friends and family. Others blamed trickery or common phenomenon like a double exposure. Spirit photography was incredibly popular at the turn of the century because of changing technology and the rise of the spiritualist movement. The core of spiritualism is a belief that there is an afterlife that is much like this life and from which spirits can actively communicate. Many famous spiritualists like Queen Victoria, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Mary Todd Lincoln made attempting to convene with the dead a fairly mainstream hobby.

This exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Alberta and curated by Lindsey Sharman. Presented by Capital Powered Art, an exhibition series sponsored by Capital Power. 

This Members Week, we're pleased to offer the following benefits for our Members:

• Bring a friend for free
• 20% discount at  shopAGA
• May will offer a complimentary dessert for each booking of 2 people (at least one needs to be an AGA member) - with the purchase of 2 meals
• New Member Sale – 20% Discount for any new Members who sign up in person or over the phone

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