TREX

Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX)

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) has supported a provincial travelling exhibition program since 1981.The mandate of the AFA Travelling Exhibition Program is to provide every Albertan with the opportunity to enjoy visual art exhibitions in their community.

Three regional galleries and one arts organization coordinate the program for the AFA:

Northwest Alberta: The Prairie Art Gallery
Northeast and North Central Alberta: The Art Gallery of Alberta
Southwest Alberta: The Alberta Society of Artists
Southeast Alberta: Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre

New TREX Exhibitions for 2011/2012 from the AGA

Abstract Thinking (an examination of abstraction in the visual arts through artworks created by five contemporary Edmonton artists)
Culture Crates (investigations in museum architecture and art styles over the past one hundred years with a focus on the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton; the Esplanade Arts and Heritage Centre, Medicine Hat; and The Prairie Art Gallery/Montrose Cultural Centre, Grande Prairie)
Wild Thing! (artworks examining expressions of wild animals with works from the collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts)

The TREX exhibition ’Our wilderness is wisdom…’ begins traveling Region 2 in January of 2012. This exhibition, curated by artist and educator Heather Shillinglaw, examines First Nations artists’ relationship to the land and stories of the past, present and future. This exhibition was made possible through the generous sponsorship of Syncrude Canada.

TREX Booking Catalogue

Please click here for the 2011-2012 booking catalogue (PDF 720 KB).
For more information or for booking, contact Shane Golby, Travelling Exhibitions Manager/Curator at 780.428.3830, ext. 2

TREX Exhibition Schedule

Please click here for the December 2011-February 2012 exhibition schedule (PDF 184 KB).
Schedules are updated every three months.

Current TREX Exhibition Brochures

Wild Things (PDF 320 KB)
Culture Crates (PDF 764 KB)
Abstract Thinking (PDF 320 KB)
“Our wilderness is wisdom…” (PDF 460 KB)

Past TREX Exhibition Brochures

Along The River Road (PDF 380 KB)
Out On A Limb (PDF 412 KB)
Growing Up (PDF 456 KB)
Creator Paints the World… The Colour of Our Voice (PDF 420 KB)

AFA TREX Map

View the AFA’s TREX Map, showing exhibition locations throughout Alberta.