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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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Kids Drop-In: Alien Landscapes

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Develop your watercolour expertise by exploring Undaunted: Canadian Women Artists of the 19th C. Transform a familiar landscape into extra-terrestrial terrains, with impossible shapes and insane colours.

 

BMO All-Day Sundays: The Art of Sustainability

Sunday, January 28, 2018

In Alberta, we extract and harvest resources, produce materials and use them in various ways. Artist Peter von Tiesenhausen uses re-purposed materials in his artworks. Explore this process and experiment by making and building your own artworks with unconventional materials. The landscape of Alberta has been the main source of inspiration for this artist. Drawing from your own thoughts and feelings about Alberta, make something new out of something re-purposed!

Tours for Tots: Magical Metallics

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Investigate the way artists use unique materials to create new environments! Take a look at the new exhibition Songs for Pythagoras to see how the artist Peter von Tiesenhausen combines industrial materials such as wood, glass, wire and metal before playing with metallic materials to make your own creative creation!

Studio Y: Portraiture

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

What goes into making a portrait? Take some time to visit Undaunted: Canadian Women Painters of the 19th Century and learn from the best.

Kids Drop-In: A Sculpture Painting?

Saturday, February 3, 2018

Push plasticine around with your fingertips, turning those digits into 10 little brushes! Add some found materials and create an artwork that mixes industrial materials with images of nature - inspired by the Peter von Tiesenhausen exhibition.

 

Tours for Tots: Crafting Patterns

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Explore the work of Saskatchewan-born artist Bob Boyer in the exhibition WordMark, to learn how shapes can be used to create geometrical patterns. Afterwards, play with different textiles to see what patterns you can create!

Studio Y: Natural Sculptures

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Let your senses guide you through the current exhibition, Peter von Tiesenhausen: Songs for Pythagoras and themes of time, life, nature and regeneration.

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.