Welcome - Esker Foundation | Contemporary Art Gallery, Calgary

Start On:January 31st, 2023

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Current Exhibitions

HEADSPACE: Lizzy Moorhead, Sid Smillie, and Zabdi, in collaboration with May G N

December 5, 2022 - February 5, 2023

Project Space

Current Exhibitions

Narrating Ourselves From The City

September 21, 2022 - February 19, 2023

Current Exhibitions

Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors

January 21 - April 30, 2023

Current Exhibitions

Featured Exhibition

Ragnar Kjartansson: The Visitors

Through elements of theatre, music, and visual art, Ragnar Kjartansson creates performances in which he explores the intertwining of pathos, humour, and collective emotion by testing the limits of repetition and the endurance of both performers and audience.

Featured Program

Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” – Special Evening Launch with BLOCK HEATER

February 9, 2023

Thursday 9 February, 7-9pm: Join us for a Special Evening Launch Event of Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” with Calgary Folk Festival’s BLOCK HEATER. Registration is not required, drop by! all are welcome.

Upcoming Family Programs

All-Ages Drop-In Collage Pizza Party
January 27, 2023
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Come hang out, snack, and embrace the freedom and fun of cut-and-paste! All-ages drop-in, registration not required.

Bring the Baby Art Tour & Tummy Time
February 24, 2023
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Introducing babies to works of art lays the groundwork for visual, cognitive and language development. Parents, caregivers and their babies are invited to join us for this gentle ‘baby-led’ conversational tour where we will explore some of the themes in
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Create Together – Family Workshops
February 25, 2023
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AGES 0–12 Saturday 25 February, 11 AM–12:30 PM We invite families with children up to 12 years old to explore themes together in our current exhibitions through collaborative art-making, and creative experi-ences. Often inspired by the work in our current
Registration will open on February 8, 2023 at 11:00 am
Kids Studio
March 4, 2023
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Kids Studio AGES 8–12 Saturdays, 4 March & 22 April, 11–1 PM Kids Studio is a series of hands-on workshops for children aged 8 to 12 where they independently explore creativity through process-based art making, movement and play. Parents or
Registration will open on February 8, 2023 at 11:00 am
Bring the Baby Art Tour & Tummy Time
April 14, 2023
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Introducing babies to works of art lays the groundwork for visual, cognitive and language development. Parents, caregivers and their babies are invited to join us for this gentle ‘baby-led’ conversational tour where we will explore some of the themes in
Registration will open on March 8, 2023 at 11:00 am
Create Together – Family Workshops
April 15, 2023
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AGES 0–12 Saturday 15 April, 11 AM–12:30 PM We invite families with children up to 12 years old to explore themes together in our current exhibitions through collaborative art-making, and creative experi-ences. Often inspired by the work in our current
Registration will open on March 8, 2023 at 11:00 am
Kids Studio
April 22, 2023
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Kids Studio AGES 8–12 Saturday 22 April, 11–1 PM Kids Studio is a series of hands-on workshops for children aged 8 to 12 where they independently explore creativity through process-based art making, movement and play. Parents or guardians are not
Registration will open on March 8, 2023 at 11:00 am