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Discover upcoming exhibitions, events, and programs at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton. Find out what's on, including family programs, adult workshops, tours, and more. 

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Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Tours for Tots | Around the Block
10:00 am

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Art Hive
12:00 pm

AGM 2025
5:00 pm

Adult Open Studio | Show your PRIDE
7:00 pm

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Art Cart
12:00 pm

Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

Art on the Block 2025 (Long Table Dinner and Party)
6:00 pm

Art on the Block 2025 (General Admission)
7:30 pm

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All Day Sunday | Indigenous Artists in the Collection
12:00 pm

Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Tours for Tots | Rainbow Pride
10:00 am

12

Art Hive
12:00 pm

Adult Open Studio | Beading Workshop
7:00 pm

13

Cinema for Seniors | So Surreal: Behind the Masks (2024)
2:00 pm

14

Art Cart
12:00 am

Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Tours for Tots | Indigenous Peoples Day
10:00 am

19

Art Hive
12:00 pm

Adult Open Studio | Drawing Botanicals
7:00 pm

Film Screening | Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things (2016)
7:00 pm

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21

National Indigenous Peoples Day
12:00 pm

Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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25

Tours for Tots | Solstice Prints
10:00 am

Stroller Tour | Indigenous Focus
11:00 am

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Art Hive
12:00 pm

Art Makes You Happy Hour
4:00 pm

Pride Day at the AGA
4:00 pm

Adult Open Studio | Figure Drawing 2
7:00 pm

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Seniors' Tour | fire's burning
2:00 pm

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Art Makes You Happy Hour
1:00 pm

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Art Makes You Happy Hour
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Weekend Art Classes | Print like Picasso! (ages 6-8)

Date Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time May 10, 10:00 am - Jun 21, 11:30 am
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The renowned artist is back in an exhibition with fellow icon William Kentridge. Examine the art of these amazing artists in Gallery before dabbling in printmaking in the studio. Learn how to print images including monotype, relief printing, silkscreen and more! Try out other methods of making that these artists practice. 

(No classes May 17) 

Weekend Art Classes | Cultivating Creativity (ages 9-12)

Date Saturday, May 10, 2025
Time May 10, 10:00 am - Jun 21, 11:30 am
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Paint, draw and build your own vision of a greener world. Learn about sustainable art practices, explore our garden installation, learn about cultivating an art practice, and experiment with eco-friendly art materials direct from the garden and techniques that include collage, multi-media, printmaking and more.  

(No classes May 17) 

Tours for Tots | Rainbow Pride

Date Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Time 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Rainbows are both colourful light and a symbol of love. Today, we are celebrating love in all its forms! Let’s start with a book I am Love by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds, and then make and take a rainbow-inspired artwork.  

About Tours for Tots

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Adult Open Studio | Beading Workshop

Date Thursday, June 12, 2025
Time 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Beading has a long history in many cultures. In North America, indigenous tribes created beaded artworks as both decoration and in ceremony.  The art form continues to evolve and change in the hands of contemporary makers. Drop in for a beading workshop and create a one-of-a-kind artwork.  

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

Cinema for Seniors | So Surreal: Behind the Masks (2024)

Date Friday, June 13, 2025
Time 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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To mark Indigenous History Month, we are screening So Surreal: Behind the Masks, a feature-length documentary by Nêhiyaw filmmaker Neil Diamond. The film delves into the connection between Indigenous ceremonial masks and Western avant-garde.  

 About the Film  

Combining illustration and engaging storytelling, this film traces the journey of Yup’ik and Kwakwaka’wakw ceremonial masks from the shores of North America to the hands of private European collectors and 20th century artists like Breton, Ernst and Miro through sale, trade and theft. In a bid for the repatriation of these sacred objects, a team of cultural preservation workers and art experts embarks on a global journey to track down the masks, revealing the power of survivance in the face of historical erasure and appropriation.  

For more information about this program and other programming for seniors or to sign up for our mailing list, contact us at programming@youraga.ca.  

Art Cart

Date Saturday, June 14, 2025
Time 12:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Saturdays, 1-4pm

May 3-Jun 14, 2025

FREE, all materials included

Join us in the square for art explorations and fun! Each week, we explore new art materials and techniques!

Jun 14 | Sidewalk Chalk Mural

Did you know that the AGA’s architect was inspired by our river valley when dreaming up the design of our building? Work alongside our educators and volunteers to create a large-scale chalk drawing of our beloved river valley on Churchill Square. Once you’ve added your mark, work on a smaller scale on paper and bring your artwork home with you.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, June 14, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, June 15, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Tours for Tots | Indigenous Peoples Day

Date Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. To celebrate, meet and create art alongside our TD Curator of Indigenous Creativity, Alaynee Goodwill-Littlechild.  

About Tours for Tots:

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Adult Open Studio | Drawing Botanicals

Date Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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As we approach the summer solstice, join us in The Reciprocity Garden | ᐋᐧᐦᑰᐦᑐᐃᐧᐣ (wâhkôhtowin) on the City of Edmonton Terrace for a botanical sketching session. Start with close looking and quick sketches in pencil. Add colour with chalk, pencil crayons and markers. Work at both a small and large scale to complete a series of drawing to take home.  

*Weather permitting. If it is raining, we will move inside 

 

Film Screening | Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things (2016)

Date Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Join us for a screening of the compelling documentary Two Soft Things, Two Hard Things. This 2016 Canadian film delves into the history of queer identity among the Inuit, and the complexities that arise while planning and hosting a pride celebration.

This screening is included in the AGA’s annual programming for Indigenous History Month.

About the film: As Nunavut capital, Iqaluit, is planning its annual pride celebration, tensions rise and conversations around Christian missions, Inuit culture, government involvement, colonisation and loss of cultural identity are brought to the forefront. A new generation of community members work to remove the shame from their past and work towards 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion.

“An entire culture’s way of life, their family structures, their spirituality and their sexual practices, were effectively silenced and erased in a single generation. That loss of cultural identity and that shame persist today and that’s why a seemingly simple pride event is anything but simple in a community like Iqaluit.” 

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Date Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Indigenous People’s Day, taking place on June 21, is a day to celebrate the culture, language and history of Indigenous communities in Canada, communities that have lived on Turtle Island (North America) for thousands of years.

Our theme, “Reclamation”, guides our program schedule to highlight learning and reclaiming of culture, language and traditions through art.

Schedule:

Main Hall

12pm            Elder Blessing

12:30pm       Performance (more information to come)

1-3pm           Healing Through Ribbons with Veronica McRae

              

3rd Floor Terrace

3pm              Tour 1 of The Reciprocity Garden

3:30pm         Tour 2 of The Reciprocity Garden

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, June 21, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, June 22, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Tours for Tots | Solstice Prints

Date Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Time 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Make a series of sun prints to celebrate the arrival of summer. Arrange natural objects and botanicals in interesting compositions on paper and then take your compositions out to the square for everyone to enjoy! 

About Tours for Tots:

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Stroller Tour | Indigenous Focus

Date Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Time 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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New parents are welcomed to join us on a monthly tour of the AGA’s current exhibitions. This tour series has been designed to have adult conversation, opportunities to socialize with other parents, baby play ,and added flexibility to ensure if you need to step away to attend to your little one, you won’t miss a thing! 

These tours are offered the last Wednesday of the month at 11am and are FREE with General Admission. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free on the last Thursday of every month

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

 

Pride Day at the AGA

Date Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free admission, prebook here

Cozy, Queer and Crafty!

Visit us from 4 to 7pm to get free admission and express yourself through art, community connections and crafting.

This year, we are hosting a cozy and comfortable space for everyone looking to indulge in a little creativity. We’ll have self-guided tours, a drop-in session with local artist, Allison Tunis, a DIY craft creation area and a film screening at 7pm. Bring your own crafts to work on or use our supplies to create something that showcases your true colours.

About the programs:

Traumatic Times Drop-In Poster Printing with Allison Tunis

4-5:30pm

Join local artist and community arts facilitator Allison Tunis (she/they) for a drop-in session to customize and screen print your own 8x10” poster. The poster aligns with the artists’ Pocket Toolkit for Traumatic Times series and will feature a new Pride-themed design outlining the therapeutic technique of bilateral stimulation. Posters can be printed with a choice of two colours of ink and on your choice of coloured cardstock. Expected time commitment is approximately 10 minutes per participant and prints will be available to take home. All experience and ability levels welcomed. Registration not required, time will be allotted on a first come, first served basis. 

A DIY Cozy Craft Creation

4-7pm

Have some crafts laying around you’ve been hoping to work on eventually? Or a project you have in mind but don’t have the supplies on hand?

Join us for in our DIY Cozy Craft Creation! Some soft seating, tables, art supplies and good company will be waiting for you.

If you need to stretch your legs, explore the exhibitions currently on display in the gallery!

What a perfect way to celebrate Pride with your chosen family and express yourselves together.

Film Screening: National Anthem

7pm

Rated R

Duration: 99 minutes

This film, from 2023, is a refreshing look at modern queer culture with a country twist!

About the film:

Following a 21-year-old construction worker in New Mexico who joins a community of queer rodeo performers, this film explores the concept of the American Dream and queer culture.

Adult Open Studio | Figure Drawing 2

Date Thursday, June 26, 2025
Time 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Hone your figurative drawing skills with a series of gestural ink drawings. Choose to stay in a loose, expressive style or try your hand at a sustained tonal drawing. Focus on methods such as sight measuring to achieve representational proportion. Learn about the many ways to create a figurative drawing and the various strengths in gesture and representation. 

NB: This class features a nude model. 

About Adult Open Studio: These classes are casual, social drop-in art workshops offered weekly, featuring a new project and theme connected to current exhibitions. These workshops explore the technical and conceptual side of art-making and give participants opportunities to experiment and explore new ideas and materials in the studio.

Seniors' Tour | fire's burning

Date Friday, June 27, 2025
Time 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join Alaynee Goodwill-Littlechild, the AGA’s TD Curator for Indigenous Creativity, as she guides you through our newest exhibition, fire’s burning. Featuring artworks from our collection, this exhibition explores our varied and nuanced relationship to fire. Unpredictable and destructive, an out-of-control fire can have far reaching impacts on our lives. At the same time, we also experience this powerful element as a tool for survival, creation and communication. Listen as Alaynee offers a unique perspective to the art of fire. 

This tour is for self-identified seniors and is free with admission. Capacity for the event is 30 so reserve your tickets early.  

Seniors’ Tours are offered monthly and organized by the AGA’s Aging Artfully Advisory Committee.  

Accessibility notes: We have a whisper audio guide system with headsets available. These wearable transmitters allow visitors to listen to the tour guide without straining to hear or being distracted by ambient noise in the galleries. If you pause to contemplate an artwork longer, you won’t miss what the tour guide says next. 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, June 29, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Networking Event for Newcomers

Date Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Join us for a morning networking event to launch AGA Thrive: Newcomer Connections, a program series for artists, arts workers and community members who are new to Canada. This breakfast event includes tea and coffee, pastries, an artist talk and community connection.

Hosted at the Art Gallery of Alberta, this event is scheduled for Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 9-11am and is FREE to attend.

Pre-registration is required. Register here

Schedule:

  • 9am Doors open, refreshments are served
  • 9:10am Welcome and Introduction
  • 9:15am Artist Talk
  • 10am Mingling
  • 11am End of event, FREE admission to the exhibitions

This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program. AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Canada Day - Free Entry

Date Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Celebrate Canada Day at the AGA for free, thanks to Station Lands Ltd! Registration is not required.  

Please note: Last admission is 4:15pm – make sure to drop by before then to enjoy your visit! 

Tours for Tots | Canada Day

Date Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Time 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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In celebration of Canada Day, let’s learn about our nation’s flag, what makes it a good one and the steps we can take to make our own design. Using fabric and mixed media, create a unique flag that represents you! 

About Tours for Tots:

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, July 3, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, July 5, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, July 6, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Sketching Club (ages 6-8)

Date Monday, July 7, 2025
Time Jul 07, 9:00 am - Jul 11, 4:00 pm
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The river valley is North America’s largest urban green space. It also happens to be an inspiration for the AGA building. Like the artists before us, join our sketching club and explore the valley and surrounding neighbourhoods around the gallery safely. Sketch en plein air capturing portraits, architecture and nature before taking our images back to the AGA to expand into finished artworks in paint, clay and print.  

Summer ArtbreakCamp | Sketching Club (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, July 7, 2025
Time Jul 07, 9:00 am - Jul 11, 4:00 pm
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The river valley is North America’s largest urban green space. It also happens to be an inspiration for the AGA building. Like the artists before us, join our sketching club and explore the valley and surrounding neighbourhoods around the gallery safely. Sketch en plein air capturing portraits, architecture and nature before taking our images back to the AGA to expand into finished artworks in paint, clay and print.  

Tours for Tots | Sketch Stuffies

Date Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Time 10:00 am - 11:00 am
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Bring your favourite stuffed toy to the AGA. Introduce your friend and share their story with us. Using charcoal and chalk pastels, create a series of sketches inspired by our exhibition Seeing and Being Seen.  

About Tours for Tots:

Tours for Tots is a weekly in-person art exploration for children ages 3-5 and their parents, consisting of playful activities, whimsical storytelling and hands-on art-making. Our aim is to create a dynamic program which fosters meaningful relationships, community awareness, well-being, visual literacy and creative expression.

Each week features a different theme and a new opportunity to be creative together.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Cinema for Seniors | Finding Vivian Maier (2013)

Date Friday, July 11, 2025
Time 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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This month we are screening the 2013 documentary Finding Vivian Maier, which follows the photographic journey of an unknown artist who took over 100,000 photos through her life as a nanny in Chicago.  

Tickets are $5 or free with our Barrier Free option.

About the Film  

Finding Vivian Maier traces the journey of filmmaker John Maloof, with help from Charles Siskel, as he uncovers the mystery of a largely unknown photographer. Born in 1926, Vivian Maier, a nanny in Chicago, with a passion for photography, documented a slice of American life for over five decades through photography, films, recordings, collections and more. The film attempts to discover who the genius behind the camera was, explores her work in context and unveils some of the secrets she kept sealed tight throughout her life.  

For more information about this program and other programming for seniors or to sign up for our mailing list, contact us at programming@youraga.ca.  

About Cinema for Seniors

Are you a senior looking for unique art experiences, love film and meeting fellow life-long learners? Come to the AGA on Friday, July 11th at 2pm for our next Cinema for Seniors, a monthly film matinee programmed by our Aging Artfully Advisory Committee.   

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, July 12, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, July 13, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer Artbreak Camp | Art Zoo (Excursion) (ages 6-8)

Date Monday, July 14, 2025
Time Jul 14, 9:00 am - Jul 18, 4:00 pm
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!  Get creative in the studio and on-site at the Edmonton Valley Zoo to discover the art of animals.  Experiment in both 2-D and 3-D forms and learn drawing, painting and sculpting techniques while discovering more about the animal world. This ArtBreak Camp includes a day of artmaking, explorations and games at the Zoo.  

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Art Zoo (Excursion) (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, July 14, 2025
Time Jul 14, 9:00 am - Jul 18, 12:00 am
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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!  Get creative in the studio and on-site at the Edmonton Valley Zoo to discover the art of animals.  Experiment in both 2-D and 3-D forms and learn drawing, painting and sculpting techniques while discovering more about the animal world. This ArtBreak Camp includes a day of artmaking, explorations and games at the Zoo.  

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Printed Image (ages 13-17)

Date Monday, July 14, 2025
Time Jul 14, 9:00 am - Jul 18, 4:00 pm
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Re-imagine the printed image in this experimental workshop for teens. Delve into our featured exhibitions to stretch your concept of printmaking before working with a variety of media in the studio. Learn all about relief printing, silk screen, image transfers, creative photo-manipulation, found-object assemblage, fibre-art and more. Experiment with display formats including framing, art books and sculptures to create a unique portfolio of alternative images to take home. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, July 17, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art & Language Meet Ups for Newcomers

Date Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Art is a bridge between cultures, and to culture. Conversation builds relationships and a sense of belonging. Together, art and conversation spark creativity, inspire our thinking and develop new pathways to community.

Discover Canadian art and culture through our new series, Art and Language Meetups for Newcomers to Canada. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions, followed by an insightful conversation with fellow community members and multilingual speakers. These monthly sessions feature tours, snacks and conversation in French, Spanish and English.

This event is FREE and open to everyone looking to upskill, meet new people, and converse in their preferred language. Language learners are encouraged to join in and hone their language skills in a safe and fun environment.

Register here

This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program. AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, July 20, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Print and Play (ages 6-8)

Date Monday, July 21, 2025
Time Jul 21, 9:00 am - Jul 25, 4:00 pm
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Inspired by our featured exhibition of Life in Print: William Kentridge and Picasso, this camp investigates the medium of printmaking including monotype, relief and collagraph processes alongside drawing and painting experiments. Each day will feature a brief look into the lives and times of these iconic artists, their legacies, and playful invitations to create your own unique masterpieces. 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Print and Play (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, July 21, 2025
Time Jul 21, 9:00 am - Jul 25, 4:00 pm
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Inspired by our featured exhibition of Life in Print: William Kentridge and Picasso, this camp investigates the medium of printmaking including monotype, relief and collagraph processes alongside drawing and painting experiments. Each day will feature a brief look into the lives and times of these iconic artists, their legacies, and playful invitations to create your own unique masterpieces. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, July 24, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Seniors' Tour | Seeing and Being Seen

Date Friday, July 25, 2025
Time 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Join our tour with Catherine Crowston, AGA’s Executive Director and Chief Curator, through our current exhibition Seeing and Being Seen. This tour is for self-identified seniors and is free with admission. Capacity for the event is 30 so reserve your tickets early.  

About Seeing and Being Seen: The female figure is an enduring subject for artists, endlessly fascinating and controversial. This exhibition explores the way women’s bodies have been represented in art as muses, mothers, lovers and friends, while countering stereotypes and thinking about the changing role of women in society. Recent acquisitions prompted further research on the representation of women in our collection, particularly how women artists choose to represent women. Featuring work by Frank Auerbach, Lucien Freud, Paula Rego and more. 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, July 26, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, July 27, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Art Lab (Excursion) (ages 6-8)

Date Monday, July 28, 2025
Time Jul 28, 9:00 am - Aug 01, 4:00 pm
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Using a STEAM approach, campers explore the AGA through in-gallery visits and go behind the scenes to learn about the science of museums. The studio becomes a laboratory where campers will experiment with paint, investigate art technologies and problem-solve through sculpture. Projects include colour experiments, bio-art explorations, robotic drawing and more. Campers will spend one day exploring at the Telus World of Science to learn how art and science connect! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Art Lab (Excursion) (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, July 28, 2025
Time Jul 28, 9:00 am - Aug 01, 4:00 pm
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Using a STEAM approach, campers explore the AGA through in-gallery visits and go behind the scenes to learn about the science of museums. The studio becomes a laboratory where campers will experiment with paint, investigate art technologies and problem-solve through sculpture. Projects include colour experiments, bio-art explorations, robotic drawing and more. Campers will spend one day exploring at the Telus World of Science to learn how art and science connect! 

Stroller Tour | fire's burning

Date Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Time 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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New parents are welcomed to join us on a monthly tour of the AGA’s current exhibitions. This tour series has been designed to have adult conversation, opportunities to socialize with other parents, baby play ,and added flexibility to ensure if you need to step away to attend to your little one, you won’t miss a thing! 

These tours are offered the last Wednesday of the month at 11am and are FREE with General Admission. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, July 31, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Thursday, July 31, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free on the last Thursday of every month

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, August 3, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, August 7, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, August 9, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, August 10, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Artist Innovators (ages 6-8)

Date Monday, August 11, 2025
Time Aug 11, 9:00 am - Aug 15, 4:00 pm
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Explore what the art studio, maker space and tinker lab have in common during this week dedicated to design thinking. Work with artists and designers to dream up BIG IDEAS, build models and prototypes and then test your designs in the real world. If you have an interest in how the world ticks and how to improve our daily lives, this camp is a place for you! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Artist Innovators (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, August 11, 2025
Time Aug 11, 9:00 am - Aug 15, 4:00 pm
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Explore what the art studio, maker space and tinker lab have in common during this week dedicated to design thinking. Work with artists and designers to dream up BIG IDEAS, build models and prototypes and then test your designs in the real world. If you have an interest in how the world ticks and how to improve our daily lives, this camp is a place for you! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Illustration (ages 13-17)

Date Monday, August 11, 2025
Time Aug 11, 9:00 am - Aug 15, 4:00 pm
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Work alongside artists and illustrators in this session dedicated to graphic fiction. Visit current exhibitions, and play with composition, images, and text to communicate your ideas and stories. Then experiment with illustration and drawing techniques, mixed media collage, and silkscreen to create a collection of well-designed artworks such as zines, graphic novels, posters and more! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, August 14, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art & Language Meet ups for Newcomers

Date Saturday, August 16, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Art is a bridge between cultures, and to culture. Conversation builds relationships and a sense of belonging. Together, art and conversation spark creativity, inspire our thinking and develop new pathways to community.

Discover Canadian art and culture through our new series, Art and Language Meetups for Newcomers to Canada. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions, followed by an insightful conversation with fellow community members and multilingual speakers. These monthly sessions feature tours, snacks and conversation in French, Spanish and English.

This event is FREE and open to everyone looking to upskill, meet new people, and converse in their preferred language. Language learners are encouraged to join in and hone their language skills in a safe and fun environment.

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This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program.  AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, August 17, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Summer ArtBreak Camp | Comics Camp (ages 6-12)

Date Monday, August 18, 2025
Time Aug 18, 9:00 am - Aug 22, 4:00 pm
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Join us for a week-long exploration of the art of comics! Start with cartooning basics like figure drawing, composition, & text and move towards character and story development. Then work in 2-D and 3-D materials to bring your comics to life! End the week with a cartoon journal and a collection of comic-inspired artworks. 

Summer Artbreak Camp | Comics Camp (ages 9-12)

Date Monday, August 18, 2025
Time Aug 18, 9:00 am - Aug 22, 4:00 pm
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Join us for a week-long exploration of the art of comics! Start with cartooning basics like figure drawing, composition, & text and move towards character and story development. Then work in 2-D and 3-D materials to bring your comics to life! End the week with a cartoon journal and a collection of comic-inspired artworks. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, August 21, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, August 23, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, August 24, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Stroller Tour | Life in Print

Date Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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New parents are welcomed to join us on a monthly tour of the AGA’s current exhibitions. This tour series has been designed to have adult conversation, opportunities to socialize with other parents, baby play ,and added flexibility to ensure if you need to step away to attend to your little one, you won’t miss a thing! 

These tours are offered the last Wednesday of the month at 11am and are FREE with General Admission. 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, August 28, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Thursday, August 28, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free on the last Thursday of every month

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, August 30, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, August 31, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, September 4, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, September 6, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, September 7, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, September 11, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, September 13, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, September 14, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, September 18, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art & Language Meet Ups for Newcomers

Date Saturday, September 20, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Register Here

Art is a bridge between cultures, and to culture. Conversation builds relationships and a sense of belonging. Together, art and conversation spark creativity, inspire our thinking and develop new pathways to community.

Discover Canadian art and culture through our new series, Art and Language Meetups for Newcomers to Canada. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions, followed by an insightful conversation with fellow community members and multilingual speakers. These monthly sessions feature tours, snacks and conversation in French, Spanish and English.

This event is FREE and open to everyone looking to upskill, meet new people, and converse in their preferred language. Language learners are encouraged to join in and hone their language skills in a safe and fun environment.

Register Here

This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program.  AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, September 21, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Thursday, September 25, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free on the last Thursday of every month

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, September 28, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, October 2, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, October 4, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, October 5, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, October 12, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art & Language Meet Ups for Newcomers

Date Saturday, October 18, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Register Here

Art is a bridge between cultures, and to culture. Conversation builds relationships and a sense of belonging. Together, art and conversation spark creativity, inspire our thinking and develop new pathways to community.

Discover Canadian art and culture through our new series, Art and Language Meetups for Newcomers to Canada. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions, followed by an insightful conversation with fellow community members and multilingual speakers. These monthly sessions feature tours, snacks and conversation in French, Spanish and English.

This event is FREE and open to everyone looking to upskill, meet new people, and converse in their preferred language. Language learners are encouraged to join in and hone their language skills in a safe and fun environment.

Register Here

This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program.  AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, October 19, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Saturday, October 25, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in Admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy signature drinks, music, and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free Entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Sunday, October 26, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Included in admission

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Makes You Happy Hour

Date Thursday, October 30, 2025
Time 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Free on the last Thursday of every month

Art + Drinks + Good Vibes = Happiness! Starting April 24th, join us at the Art Gallery of Alberta for an inspired happy hour featuring great drinks and even better vibes. Whether you're winding down after a busy week or looking for something fun to do over the weekend, this is the perfect way to combine creativity and cocktails. 

Enjoy drinks, connection and the chance to explore AGA’s stunning galleries—all while soaking up the lively atmosphere. At AGA, art isn’t just something you look at—it’s something you feel. 

When to Join Us: 

  • 4-7 PM | Last Thursday of the Month (Free entry)
  • 1-4 PM | Every Saturday & Sunday 

Let art make you happy. See you at the 3rd Floor! 

 

Art Hive

Date Thursday, November 6, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, November 13, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art & Language Meets Ups for Newcomers

Date Saturday, November 15, 2025
Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Art is a bridge between cultures, and to culture. Conversation builds relationships and a sense of belonging. Together, art and conversation spark creativity, inspire our thinking and develop new pathways to community.

Discover Canadian art and culture through our new series, Art and Language Meetups for Newcomers to Canada. Join us for tours of our current exhibitions, followed by an insightful conversation with fellow community members and multilingual speakers. These monthly sessions feature tours, snacks and conversation in French, Spanish and English.

This event is FREE and open to everyone looking to upskill, meet new people, and converse in their preferred language. Language learners are encouraged to join in and hone their language skills in a safe and fun environment.

Register Here

This is part of the AGA’s Thrive: Newcomer Connections program.  AGA is committed to activating the transformational power of art in welcoming Alberta's growing population of newcomers, in promoting empathy, dispelling prejudices, and celebrating cultural diversity.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, November 20, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, November 27, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, December 4, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

Art Hive

Date Thursday, December 11, 2025
Time 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Community art making that welcomes everyone to get creative, on Thursdays from 12-2pm.  

Join AGA educators and students from St. Stephen’s College Art Therapy program in the art studio Art Hive; a weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday from 12-2pm.  

What is an Art Hive?  

Art Hives are small community art studios that are open to all, and welcome participants as artists. These safe(r) and inclusive spaces use art making as a tool for collaboration, dialogue, skill-sharing and community engagement for people across different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds, ages and abilities. No art training or experience is required to participate!  

 An Art Hive: 

  • welcomes everyone as an artist and believes art-making is a human behaviour.   
  • celebrates the strengths and creative capacities of individuals and communities.   
  • fosters self-directed experiences of creativity, learning, and skill sharing.    
  • encourages emerging grassroots leaders of all ages.   
  • provides free access as promoted by the gift economy.   
  • shares resources including the abundant materials available for creative reuse.   
  • experiments with ideas through humble inquiry and arts-based research.   
  • exchanges knowledge about funding strategies and economic development.   
  • partners with colleges and universities to promote engaged scholarship.   
  • gardens wherever possible to renew, regenerate, and spread seeds of social change.  

The model and practice of these community art studios are based on over two decades of research by Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos, Concordia University, Montreal, QC. Learn more about Art Hives here. 

Do Art Hives sound familiar? You may have heard Dara Armsden, Head of Education and Learning at the AGA, having a conversation about them with Art Therapist Olga Perju. Olga is also the Clinical Director at St. Stephen’s College, where she teaches and supervises art therapy students. You can listen to their conversation here. 

This Art Hive is a collaboration between the Art Gallery of Alberta and St. Stephen’s College. Nestled in the heart of the University of Alberta campus, St. Stephen’s College offers unique graduate level professional training programs - including a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality - Art Therapy specialization program. We believe that art has the power to support wellness, break isolation and build community, and could not think of a better space to host an Art Hive than in partnership with the Art Gallery of Alberta. Learn more about studying Art Therapy here.

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