What's on at the AGA Visit youraga.ca for more details Talks and Lectures Artist Talk with Steven Nunoda Join Executive Director and Curator Catherine Crowston and artist Steven Nunoda virtually, in conversation about Steven's work in Inheritance. Tuesday, May 16 6pm Artist Talk with Steven Nunoda Join curator MJ Belcourt Moses and Byron Samson (Mistikonâpêw)in conversation and discussion about Byron's work in the exhibition Place of Honour. Thursday, May 19 5:30pm
Community Events and Tours Anime Night Asian Heritage Month continues at your AGA as we screen two films by award winning director Mamoru Hosoda. Tickets are $10 per screening or $15 for both. Thursday, May 12 5:15pm Art and Wine Danielle Siemens will lead a tour
of our current exhibitions which feature Canadian folk artists Maud Lewis and Sidney Kelsie. Wednesday, May 11, 6pm Stroller Tours New parents are welcome to join us on a monthly tour of the AGA’s current exhibitions. This tours are designed to promote 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!. Last Thursday of every month
Classes and Education Tours for Tots Explorations for families and children aged 3–5 Wednesdays virtually at 10am. The Art Hive All Ages A weekly community-based art making initiative that is FREE and open to all, every Thursday. Thursday from 12-1pm.
Visitor Guidelines • Please admire, but don’t touch the artwork • Check in large items. Backpacks, umbrellas, musical instruments and other large items are not permitted in exhibition spaces. Coin operated lockers are available in the coat check room on the main level. • Silence cell phones • Keep food and drink outside the exhibition spaces • Take flash-free photos. Unless stated otherwise for personal use and social sharing only. Selfie sticks, tripods and flashes are not permitted in exhibition spaces.
COVID-19 health and safety protocols Effective February 9, 2022, AGA visitors are not required to show proof of vaccination to enter the Gallery. Together we can ensure everyone’s visit to the AGA is an enjoyable, welcoming and safe experience. As the safety of all visitors is our top priority, we are requiring all visitors to continue: • • • •
wearing a mask (see City of Edmonton bylaw) distancing prebooking their admission to help us manage capacities staying at home if they are unwell
Hours of Operation
Accessibility at your AGA The AGA is wheelchair and stroller friendly. Companion aids are always free and complimentary wheelchairs are available on request. The nearest LRT access is located West of the main doors that will take you to the Winston Churchill station accross the street from the gallery.
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Wednesday Thursday Friday-Sunday Closed Monday-Tuesday
11am–5pm 11am–7pm 11am–5pm
Accessible washrooms on level 1, 3 and L1 #youraga | youraga.ca COVER IMAGE Installation view of Water - Wise, River Breath: Reframing design’s role with water,
Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2022. Photography by Charles Cousins.
Current Exhibitions
Level 1 Exhibitions
While You are Here...
Tiffany Shaw: Edmonton River Valley
Tiffany Shaw has mapped the section of the North Saskatchewan River that flows through the city limits of amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton) while thinking about the Métis scrip process.
Visit May Water-Wise, River Breath: Reframing design’s role with water Installation view of Water-Wise, River Breath: Reframing design’s role with water, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, 2022. Photography by Charles Cousins.
Watersheds of the North Saskatchewan River and Ecuadorian Amazonia reveal the human relationship to water.
LEVEL 1
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Level 3 Exhibitions
Coming Soon
Keep an eye out for two new and exciting exhibitions. On May 28 we will open Manuel Mathieu: World Discovered Under Other Skies and Curtis Talwst Santiago: Pay de Devil Brang! Brang! Pay de Devil.
Animal Architects
Animal Architects is inspired by the designed structures of insects, mammals and birds and the evolution of these structures over time and space.
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Level 2 Exhibitions Byron Samson (Mistikonapew): Place of Honour
With skilled expertise, portrait artist Byron Samson (Mistikonapew) created a body of work featuring several leaders who we acknowledge by giving them a place of honour in our communities and in our hearts
Sidney Kelsie: Right in Your Own Backyard
This exhibition celebrates the joyful and wondrous work of Edmonton folk artist Sidney Kelsie (19282000)
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Maud Lewis
One of Canada’s most beloved folk artists, Maud Lewis (1903-1970) was famous in her lifetime for her brightly coloured and endearing paintings of rural Nova Scotia. This retrospective of 140 paintings highlights Lewis’ mastery of colour, endless compositional variety and exuberant vernacular style.
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