Visiting Esker
Welcome
We are here to make your visit to Esker safe and enjoyable. Please treat staff, volunteers, and other visitors with respect and dignity. We value empathy, reciprocity, diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion. We do not tolerate racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, ableist, or otherwise discriminatory or threatening language or behaviour.
Thank you for helping us create a welcoming and inclusive environment for all.
Accessibility
Esker Foundation is accessible via elevator access up to the fourth floor, which is available from the main floor and on all levels of the building. A swing door with an automatic door control into the gallery is situated to the right of the gallery’s revolving door. A single-stall, gender-inclusive, wheelchair-accessible washroom is available in the northwest corner of the gallery, as well as wheelchair-accessible public washrooms on the fourth floor vestibule of the Art Block Building. There are accessible parking spaces directly across from the rear entrance to our building, and in the underground parkade in close proximity to the elevators, parking is complimentary for up to 90 minutes.
Esker Foundation has one wheelchair available to borrow on a first-come, first-served basis. Please speak to our team at the Front Desk for assistance. Visitors can request and book a wheelchair in advance by emailing [email protected].
We all benefit from deeper, relational considerations of accessibility. If you have any questions or requests regarding access to the gallery or programs, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 403-930-2490 or by email at [email protected].
Floor Plan
In advance of your visit you can view and download the current gallery floor plan here. Check back here on May 23 for an updated floor plan of our Spring/Summer exhibitions.
Parking
Complimentary parking, for 90 minutes, is available in our building’s underground parkade, and is accessed at the rear of our building. After parking, please proceed directly to the gallery on the 4th floor to register your license plate at the front desk. If you are attending a program at Esker, complimentary parking is available for the duration of the program, please ask at the front desk on arrival. Please note that the parkade closes at 6pm.
Photography
We encourage you to take pictures for personal use. Please post, share, and tag #eskerfoundation as you take photographs in the gallery, please keep the safety of the artwork in mind, and be respectful of other visitors. Signage indicates the works that cannot be photographed due to copyright or lender restrictions. Please do not use flash, tripods, extension poles (selfie stick), gimbals, or similar accessories. Professional photography or professional video shoots are not permitted.
Free public wifi is available during your visit. Connect to ‘eskerpublic’ then select on your browser, no password is required.
Group Tours
If you are interested to book a tour for 10 to 30 individuals, please fill out the tour booking enquiry form and a member of our Programs team will be in touch via email to follow up with your enquiry.
We are now accepting tour inquiries for our Spring/Summer 2025 exhibition season between the dates of 5 June to 15 August only. We are closed for install during the majority of January, May, and September.
Visitors and group leaders can also access our self-guided tour resources, available in the gallery, and here on this website.
Address
ESKER FOUNDATION
Fourth floor, 1011 – 9th Avenue S.E.
Inglewood, Calgary, AB
T2G 0H7 Canada
Directions
Public Transportation
To plan your trip to Esker Foundation and for more information on routes, schedules, fares, and maps, please visit the Calgary Transit website at www.calgarytransit.com or phone (403) 262-1000.
By Bus
Inglewood can be reached via many Calgary Transit bus routes. Routes 1, 75, 302, 307 MAX, and 411 all run along 9 Avenue SE with stops all near to Esker Foundation.
From the CTrain
The closest CTrain stop to Esker Foundation is City Hall station. From the station you can walk south two blocks to 9 Avenue SE to catch a Calgary Transit bus into Inglewood.
About Our Location
Esker Foundation is located near the confluence of the Bow and Elbow Rivers, a site known as Mohkinstsis, and a deeply significant place within Treaty 7 territory. We acknowledge that the Treaty 7 region is part of the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, which includes the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley Nations. This City of Calgary is also home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government of the Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.