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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  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.

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Tours for Tots: Welcoming Spring

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

It is our last day of Tours for Tots and we are ready for spring to arrive. Use tempera paint to create a colourful spring image that welcomes the new season!

Adult Drop-in Studio: Abstract Painting for Fun

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Take part in the creation of a collaborative work of art. A fun challenge and a great way to meet people! Experiment with different mark making techniques using dry brush and India ink, sponges and scrapers with acrylic paint, and cutout stencils and designs made by you!

Tours for Tots: Shapes and Geometry

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Discover colour geometry in art!  Let’s visit Kathleen Munn’s artwork Composition (Horses) in Undaunted: Canadian Women Painters of the 19th Century  and make our own shapes with oil pastel.

Studio Y :Landscape Collage

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

What simple shapes make up a landscape? While exploring our current exhibition, William Townsend: Painting Alberta, Details of Canada, discover how British artist, William Townsend, uses repetition and a process of abstraction to simplify a landscape into its most essential components. Then choose your own landscape to essentialize using different collage techniques.

Adult Drop-in Studio: Poetry in Plaster

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Bring in your favourite quotes, song lyrics, or mantras to create a text based relief sculpture. Inspired by the text-based art in the AGA’s WordMark: A New Chapter Acquisition Project, we will experiment with how words and text can be applied to visual art.

Kids Drop-in: Poetry Remix

Saturday, April 7, 2018

Play with text, images, and colours to create your own erasure (blackout) poetry. Explore the WordMark exhibition for inspiration & use our collection of vintage books as your poem’s starting point.

SWARM: Lost in Nature

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Join us, and 100 of your new friends, at your AGA for a special night designed by teens for teens. SWARM is the perfect opportunity to see what’s happening at the AGA, make friends with similar interests and be creative.

Hours

Monday: closed
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 11am-5pm
Thursday: 11am-7pm
Friday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 11am-5pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm

Admission

* Restrictions apply. Please see our Hours and Admissions page.

AGA members
$Free
Youth 0-17
$Free
Alberta students 18+
$Free
Out-of-province students
$10
General admission
$14
Seniors 65+
$10

Location

2 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada T5J 2C1

780.422.6223
info@youraga.ca

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The Art Gallery of Alberta respectfully acknowledges that we are located in Treaty 6 Territory and Region 4 of the Metis Nation of Alberta. We respect this as the traditional and contemporary  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.