AGA Executive Director accepts position with Canadian Museum for Human Rights as Vice-President of Museum Practice
For Immediate Release
November 10, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA), Executive Director, Gilles Hébert announced his resignation from the AGA effective December 31, 2011 and acceptance of the senior executive position of Vice-President of Museum Practice with Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg.
Last AGA Refinery event of the year sells out quickly!
Public can still score a pair of exclusive tickets through Turn it Up North video contest
For Immediate Release
November 7, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) will host another sold out crowd at Refinery on Saturday, November 19 from 9 pm to 2 am.
Filmmaker and author Geo Takach to host special program at AGA
Film screening and talk join current exhibition to explore the character of Alberta
For Immediate Release
November 1, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is excited to present a special Rodeo-week screening of Will the Real Alberta Please Stand Up? on Wednesday, November 9 at 7 pm in the AGA’s Ledcor Theatre. Free with gallery admission, the program will include an introduction to the film, Q & A session and book signing with the film’s director Geo Takach, as well as a screening of his short film Dual Alberta.
Advance tickets now on sale for AGA’s popular Refinery party
November 19 event goes UP NORTH to present Explorers of the North and the Monsters Who Killed Them
For Immediate Release
October 17, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is excited to present Refinery: Explorers of the North and the Monsters Who Killed Them on Saturday, November 19 from 9 pm-2 am. Tickets for this popular late night event go on sale today for AGA Members and will be available to the general public on October 31, 2011.
Bestselling Canadian author to give special lecture at AGA
Public talk will link award-winning book and current AGA exhibition
For Immediate Release
October 13, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is proud to host renowned Canadian author Ross King in a public talk on Sunday, October 23 at 2 pm. This lecture is presented in partnership with LitFest, Edmonton’s Nonfiction Festival and is being held in conjunction with the recently opened AGA exhibition A PASSION FOR NATURE: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France. Tickets for the talk are $15 / $10 for AGA Members, and are available at youraga.ca.
Internationally renowned art critic Michael Fried to give lecture at AGA
Public talk will focus on photography’s importance in contemporary art
For Immediate Release
October 11, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is proud to host poet, art historian, art critic, and literary critic Michael Fried in an exclusive lecture on Saturday, October 15 at 2 pm. This lecture is presented in partnership with the Canadian Art Foundation as part of the Canadian Art Foundation International Speaker Series and is being held in conjunction with the recently-opened AGA exhibition 19th Century French Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada. Tickets for the talk are $15 / $10 for AGA Members, and are available at youraga.ca.
Monet, Courbet, Renoir among 19th century French artists featured in new AGA exhibition
French paintings, prairie images and new works by Alberta artist Arlene Wasylynchuk among new exhibitions that trace the representation of the landscape in art
For Immediate Release
October 6, 2011
EDMONTON, AB– The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is excited to open three new exhibitions in its fall season; A PASSION FOR NATURE: Landscape Painting from 19th Century France, ARLENE WASYLYNCHUK: Saltus Illuminati and State of Nature: Western Canadian Landscapes from the AGA Collection, 1980 to the Present will open on October 15, 2011.
AGA announces winning project for Manning Hall commission
Edmonton artist Dara Humniski to create new work for Gallery’s main floor hall
For Immediate Release
September 20, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is pleased to announce that Edmonton artist Dara Humniski has been awarded the commission for the Art Gallery of Alberta’s Manning Hall. Humniski will create a new temporary installation for the AGA’s main floor space, which will be open to the public on November 20, 2011. A special sneak preview will take place at the AGA’s next Refinery party on Saturday, November 19. The exhibition will remain on view until Sunday, May 20, 2012. Admission to the AGA’s Manning Hall is free.
Turn it UP NORTH video contest
AGA Seeks wild performers for Turn it UP NORTH video contest
Get ready to TFor Immediate Release
September 15, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – In celebration of the recently opened exhibition UP NORTH, the Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) announces the launch of the Turn it Up North video contest, running September 15-October 17, 2011. The public is invited to put themselves out there by creating one minute videos of performances (singing, playing music, dancing, acting, telling jokes, etc.) in the wild. The contest winner will receive two tickets to the AGA’s Refinery late night art party on November 19, 2011 and a prize package courtesy of Camper’s Village. The top ten videos will be screened at Refinery.
2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art
AGA announces curator and call for submissions for 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art
For Immediate Release
September 12, 2011
EDMONTON, AB – The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is pleased to announce that Alberta-based writer, critic and curator Nancy Tousley will curate the 2013 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. The exhibition, presented by ATB Financial, will be on view at the AGA from January 26-May 6, 2013. A Call for Submissions is now open to resident Alberta artists and will close on December 1, 2011.
