The Art Gallery of Alberta commissioned Canadian artist Damian Moppett to create an installation for long-term display in the AGA Atrium. This work is intended to be a scaled-up sketch that occupies the space in the AGA’s atrium as if it was drawn in the air. Shapes and lines are fabricated out of cut aluminum

Celestial Passage is an augmented reality that uses the AGA’s Main Hall as a simulated observation site for viewing North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) satellite data in real-time. Visitors can navigate a data portrait of orbiting traffic amongst artificially-generated angels. The work blends fantasy with reality to address globalization and the complexity of space politics.

The works in this exhibition trace the boundaries of the body and reference garments and adornment in many forms. These literal and symbolic objects of attire allow their ‘wearer’ to explore a myriad of issues including identity and representation; objectification and empowerment; mythology and history; imagined futures and the afterlife. This exhibition is organized by

The Chronic Illness Art Project is a collaborative portrait series between visual artist and community arts facilitator Allison Tunis (she/they) and nine other individuals throughout Canada who identify as chronically ill. Over the course of three years, Tunis individually connected with each collaborator through a back and forth conversational process, discussing their illnesses and the

The Musée Héritage Museum (part of the Arts and Heritage Foundation of St. Albert) is pleased to present its latest exhibition that showcases the original oral nature of Indigenous languages, and the challenges of also transitioning them to written form. First Languages features two travelling presentations from the Canadian Language Museum, Beyond Words: Dictionaries and

In this exhibition, Ally McIntyre uses animal protagonists to explore human caused climate collapse. By presenting animals as central figures, McIntyre challenges the audience to reconsider their place and impact in the world. Although humans are not prominently depicted in this exhibition, their presence is palpable, and it is evident that human actions pose the

The Collectors’ Cosmos: The Meakins–McClaran Print Collection provides a glimpse into the making of what became one of the foremost private collections of European prints in Canada. Built over the course of four decades, the core of this collection comprises a wealth of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish prints.

Examining uncertainty in the face of an ever-shifting reality is central to Jacqueline Huskisson’s art practice. Her exhibition, Liminal Spaces, embraces the uncanny. Taking the familiar setting of a home, she unceremoniously nudges it off its axis—solid reality slips, with the fiction seeping in around the edges. Unsettled, we search the frames, looking for the

Originally from Winnipeg, Riki lives in Edmonton. She is a figurative painter, who works mainly in acrylic on wood panel. Her work explores human dynamics and always has a strong narrative component. Composition, colour, gesture, and facial expression are key features. Her work is highly accessible and invites the viewer to take an active role