“No Cream or Sugar” Opening

The Untitled Art Society is hosting an opening reception this Friday, April 24th, for their latest main-gallery exhibit, “No Cream or Sugar” by Joel Monea.
The opening reception starts at 7 o’clock on Friday, April 24th with the exhibition running through until Friday, May 15th. Untitled Art Society’s gallery is located on the fourth floor of [...]

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Untitled Art Society: Call for Submissions

The Untitled Art Society has announced a couple of fantastic opportunities for local artists. Please contact the Untitled Art Society directly for more information.
Call for Submissions: Exhibition/Artist in Residence
Applications due May 8, 2009

Colours is a new condominium project being built on 1st street and 14th avenue southwest, Calgary. A space has been made available [...]

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Call to Artists: OPEN SPACES: Windows to a View

Received this information through the grapevine: aka Kristine. Kristine will be the newest contributing author to the Calgary Art Blog. Expect a post on that soon!
In the meantime, this looks like a fantastic opportunity for local Calgary artists to showcase their work:
Open Spaces: Windows to a View
In order to celebrate the diversity and quality of [...]

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The Calgary Art Blog is looking for writers and reporters!

The Calgary Art Blog is looking to bring more diverse views and posts onto the blog. If you enjoy art or create art and would like to help us in drawing attention and building awareness of local art in Calgary, we’d love to have you contribute here. This is a great way to start supporting [...]

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Studio Todorovic: April Paint Clearout

April Paint Clearout
Starting March 31st, we will be clearing out our M.Graham Watercolours and Oils to make room for new stock.
25% off M. Graham Watercolor tubes
25% off M. Graham Oils and mediums (including Odorless solvents and Turpenoid)
Current price list for M. Graham Watercolours and M. Graham Oils*:
Oils – 37ml
Series 1 $11.65
Series 2 $14.55
Series 3 $16.10
Series [...]

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Open House: Department of Art at the University of Calgary

Each year at the end of the Winter Term, the Department of Art at the University of Calgary hosts OPEN HOUSE to celebrate and exhibit the year long efforts of students, staff and teaching faculty, and to offer an opportunity for the Calgary community to see the Art Department facilities at the UofC.
The Art Department [...]

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Calgary Sport Council is Looking for Artists

Just heard through the grapevine that the Calgary Sport Council is looking for artists to submit sports-related art (paintings, drawings, sculptures, etc) for an upcoming exhibition they are holding. I’ve attached the details below:
The Calgary Sport Council is looking for sport painters/drawers and sculptors to exhibit their artistic work on Thursday September 17, 2009.
The exhibition [...]

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Africa On Canvas: Great Cause, Vibrant Art

Africa on Canvas is a great not-for-profit organization based out of Calgary whose mission is “to actively promote African art and culture in a way that raises social consciousness and makes a contribution back to Tanzanian society.”
From the Africa On Canvas website:
Africa on Canvas works directly with artists in Tanzania ensuring that all artwork is [...]

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New Gallery and Show: KiCK and KiCK START

KiCK Gallery
We are pretty happy to be able to announce the launch of new gallery KiCK and their first show KiCK START. KiCK is an artist-first project promoting Canadian works domestically and abroad.
KiCK is a new project which features artists from across Canada, exposing their work to a larger audience by providing unique show and [...]

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Calgary Art Blog Update!

Hello everyone!
There hasn’t been an update in a while now and we at Calgary Art Blog apologize for that. At the moment, we are a volunteer-driven blog and post frequency is very much based on the amount of time our contributors can find. These last two weeks have been unusually hectic, so you can definitely [...]

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