exposure photography festival
opening tue jan 30
Framed on Fifth Until Saturday, March 3. Olivier Du
Tré—Seeking Stillness. Subtle, quiet and sometimes even sentimental glimpses of the Canadian landscape. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 9, 6-9 p.m. 1207 5th Ave. N.W. 403-244-3688, framedonfifth.com. opening thur feb 1 Artpoint Gallery Until Saturday, Feb. 24. Main Gallery: The
Artist’s Lens. Presented by the Alberta Society of Artists. Featuring work by Jack Blair, Gerry Dotto, Peter Glendale, Karin Richter, Lorene Runham, Deborah Lougheed Sinclair, Ray Swirsky and Edith VanderKloot. Red Gallery: Anne Tapler White—Nepal—The Mountain Kingdom. This exhibition details the people and places of the remote Upper Mustang region and the earthquake damaged Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. Upstairs Gallery: Deann Stein Hasinoff—All Exits Look the Same. This
series is an abstracted visual narrative of Stein Hasinoff’s experiences in developing and living with chronic illness. Stairway Gallery: David M Lynnes—Treble Clef. Opening reception Thursday, 5-9 p.m. with guest speaker Ann Mansolino. 1139 Adelaide St. S.E. 403-265-0012, albertasocietyofartists.com. The Commons Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Bob Johnson and Steve Speer—The Natural Landscape. Presented by Dade Loft. Johnson and Speer approach their landscape photography from quite different perspectives, but with the same intent; to present images composed with care and intimacy, and the ability to draw the viewer in. 1204 20th Ave. S.E. dadeloft.com. Eau Claire Market Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Exposure Photography Festival hub featuring three exhibitions: Emerging Photographers Showcase, 2017 Emerging Photographers Showcase Winner’s Solo Show—Blake Chorely, and Open Call Group Exhibition. 200 Barclay Parade S.W. exposurephotofestival.com. Inglewood Fine Arts Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Andrew Millar— March of the Fae and Jeff Cruz—Second Skin and Other Anecdotes. Opening reception Friday, Feb. 2, 5:30 p.m.; artist talk Saturday, Feb. 17, 2-4 p.m. 1223B 9th Ave. S.E. 587-226-1415, inglewoodfinearts.com. Loft 112 Until Friday, Feb. 9. I Spy. Presented by FosterMAK. Featuring work by local photographers Funeh Aliu, Lori Maloney, Nancy MacEachern, Lisa Murphy-Lamb, and Lily Wong. Opening reception Thursday, 4-9 p.m. At Loft 112, 535 8th Ave. S.E. 403-689-1022, fostermak.com. Lougheed House Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Rocio Graham, Mia Rushton and Eric Moschopedis— Cultural Landscapes. Three artists investigate how our perceptions of place, landscapes, and our interactions with nature are constantly shifting in the urban environment. 707 13th Ave. S.W. 403-244-6333, lougheedhouse.com. Motion Gallery Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Five More. Group show featuring work by Douglas Berquist, Jordan Miller, Matt Catley, Reid Schaffer, and Stephen P. Dolha. 2001A 10th Ave. S.W. 403-457-0019, motiongallery.ca. Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters Mission Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. YYC 6. The work of six local photographers— Elyse Bouvier, Philip David, Curtis Desiatnyk, Kaitlin Moerman, Alvin Paringit, and David Youn—and their unique perspectives on Calgary’s evolving urban
development and inner city. 140, 2207 4th St. S.W. 403-245-1111, philsebastian.com. Ultimate Renovations Show Home Until Wednesday, Feb. 28. Scott Diamond and Mike Heywood—Life and Land. At this exhibition you’ll see beautiful, panoramic rural landscapes and urban cityscapes as well as impactful portraiture and the heartfelt stories of laid-off Albertans. 60 Edgebyne Cres. N.W. 403-287-3122, ultimaterenovations.com. ongoing Gravity Espresso and Wine Bar Until Sunday, April 8. Kristopher Schofield— Becoming
Silhouettes. A portrait series documenting the remnants of the once hard working farms and warm homesteads of the Alberta and Saskatchewan prairie. Opening reception Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6-9 p.m. 909 10th St. S.E. 403-457-0697, cafegravity.com. Stride Gallery Until Friday, March 2. Rick Silva and Justin Waddell—After Weather. With a series of images, sculptures, and videos the two artists explore weather as source material and metaphor. 1006 Macleod Tr. S. 403-2628507, stride.ab.ca. Truck Contemporary Art in Calgary Until Saturday, March 3. William Robinson— Duet. Duet combines and distorts the Canadian and USA national anthems through compositional re-arrangement and redaction. Peter Von Tiesenhausen—Reservoir. In late May of 2017, Peter von Tiesenhausen commissioned sound artists Jen Reimer and Magnus Tiesenhausen to record an improvised collaborative work within the drained subterranean Saddleridge reservoir, and cinematographer Dave McGregor to capture the visual space. The resulting fleeting images and sounds comprise Reservoir. 2009 10th Ave. S.W. 403-261-7702, truck.ca. VivianeArt Until Saturday, Feb. 24. Winter
Garden. Group exhibition featuring Laura St. Pierre, Dana Prediger, Pamela Norrish, Tomas Jonsson and Travis Lutley. 114 11th St. S.W. 587-349-2014, vivianeart.gallery. MUSEUMS until sun jan 28 Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Until Sunday, Jan. 28. On the Fringe skateboard of the Bow. designs, This exhibition tattoo art features and three-dimensional Eastern Slopes chainmail Grizzly constructions. Bears: Each One is Sacred. Field biologist and artist Colleen Campbell tracked the patterns of bears along the eastern slopes of the Rockies and created renderings detailing the bears’ individuality and demonstrating the challenges they face in this high-traffic corridor. 111 Bear St., Banff. 403-762-2291, whyte.org. ongoing Bomber Command Museum of Canada Featuring Canada’s Bomber Command Memorial Wall, the museum includes bombers, training aircraft and displays related to this huge Canadian contribution to the Second World War. 1729 21st Ave., Nanton. 403-646-2270, bombercommandmuseum.ca. Call of the West Museum Based on the history of the influence Ford and oil companies had on the agricultural way of life from the early 1900s to the 1960s and beyond. See a large collection of farm tractors and equipment, lifting jacks, oil advertising and signs, cars, trucks, and many more antiques and collectibles. At Ag Society Rodeo Grounds, southwest corner of Hwy 2A and Hwy 543. 403-701-8709, highriverag.com. Canada’s Ongoing: Honouring Sports Hall over of 650 Fame sport legends from exhibits 66 sports and more with than dozens 100,000 of interactive artefacts. 403-776-1040, At Canada sportshall.ca. Olympic Park. Canmore Museum & Geoscience Centre From Coal to Community. A celebration of Canmore’s history and unique mountain setting. 902B 7th Ave., Canmore. 403-678-2462. cmags.org. Fort Calgary Interpretive centre featuring stories of Calgary’s past from 1875-1914, including the history of the RCMP in Calgary. 750 9th Ave. S.E. 403-290-1875, fortcalgary.com. Glenbow Museum
Permanent Exhibitions: Mavericks: An Incorrigible History of Alberta; Niitsitapiisinni: Our Way of Life; New Sun Gallery of Aboriginal Art and Culture; Picturing the Northwest: Historical Art from Glenbow’s Collection; Many Faces, Many Paths: Art of Asia; Treasures of the Mineral World; Where Symbols Meet: A Celebration of West African Achievement; Warriors: A Global Journal Through Five Centuries. 130 9th Ave. S.E. 403-268-4100, glenbow.org. Grain Academy Museum Explore the world of grains and oilseeds through touch TV, Calgary’s largest model railway and a working model of the wooden grain elevator. Plus-15 Level, BMO Centre, Stampede Park. 403-263-4594, grainacademymuseum.com. The Hangar Flight Museum Over two dozen civilian, military and commercial aircraft displayed within the museum’s two full-size hangars. Everything from Canada’s first powered aircraft, the Silver Dart, to the majestic Lancaster bomber. 4629 McCall Way N.E. 403-250-3752, thehangarmuseum.ca. Heritage Park Gasoline Alley Museum: Until Sunday, April 22. Journey of a Lifetime. Interactive exhibit that evokes the experience of the millions of immigrants who travelled west on wooden Colonist rail cars. Ongoing: Celebration of industrial design illuminated by a storyline that follows the far-reaching social changes that resulted from the introduction and popularization of the automobile. 1900 Heritage Dr. S.W. 403-268-8500, heritagepark.ca. The Military Museums On permanent display: Ken & Roma Lett
Cold War Exhibit. Presented by the Air Force Museum Society of Alberta. 4520 Crowchild Trail S.W. 403-410-2340, themilitarymuseums.ca. Museum of the Highwood Heartland: the Exhibit. A display of artifacts and images from the popular CBC television series Heartland. Go Round: Ranching to Rodeo. A celebration of our western heritage. Dear Guy and Flores. A private collection of Guy and Florence Weadick’s postcards. 406 1st St. S.W., High River. 403-652-7156, museumofthehighwood.com. Nose Creek Valley Museum Featuring wildlife displays, a First Nation’s display, a settler’s cabin, blacksmith shop, antique cars and farm machinery and one of the largest arrowhead collections in Canada. 1701 Main St. S.W., Airdrie. 403-948-6685, nosecreekvalleymuseum.com. Royal Tyrrell Museum Journey through time and come faceto-face with some of Canada’s mightiest dinosaurs. 90 minutes northeast of Calgary. Highway 838, Midland Provincial Park, Drumheller. tyrrellmuseum.com. Studio Bell Until Friday, June 1. Big, Big, Love—k.d.
lang on Stage. Through a range of visual displays, visitors will experience lang’s eclectic repertoire, from cow punk to Nashville country classics, to Broadway standards and cabaret-influenced tunes. Until fall 2018. Showcase: 2017 Inductees. Personal items and instruments from the 2017 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees—Paul Brandt and Harvey Gold—and four 2017 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees—Bruce Cockburn, Beau Dommage, Stéphane Venne and Neil Young. Permanent Exhibitions: Explore five floors of exhibitions that tell the story of music in Canada, celebrate music icons at the Canadian Halls of Fame, rock out with our interactive instrument installations and sing along in our vocal booths. 850 4th St. S.E. 403-543-5115, studiobell.ca. Telus Spark Until Wednesday, June 20.
Whales|Tohora. Interactive experience housing one of the world’s largest whale collections from the National Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. This exhibition will immerse you into the biology diversity, evolution and deep significance of whales to Maori culture. Ongoing: Explore the interactive exhibits of Canada’s first new purpose-built Science Centre in over 25 years. Train your brain in the outdoor Brainasium, a one-acre adventure space filled with experiences that explore sound, physics and simple machines. 220 St. Georges Dr. N.E. 403-817-6800, sparkscience.ca. Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ukrainian history and heritage. St. Vladimir’s Cultural Centre, 404 Meredith Rd. N.E. 403-264-3437, stvlads.com. Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Ongoing: Heritage Gallery: Gateway to the Rockies. The history of the Canadian Rockies in artifacts, artworks, archival photographs, recordings and documents. 111 Bear St., Banff. 403-762-2291, whyte.org.
YouthLink Calgary Police
Interpretive Centre Step into the shoes of a CPS officer and explore over 26,000 square feet of interactive exhibits. Take a ride-along with the HAWCS helicopter simulator. Stick your hands in a mass of maggots in Forensics. Dress up in a historic uniform for a photo op. 5111 47th St. N.E. youthlinkcalgary.com.