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Explore the inspirational, innovative, and stimulating visual and media arts exhibitions and residencies that celebrate and support emerging and leading local and national artists.

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+15 GALLERIES

Etuaptmumk: The Art of Two-Eyed Seeing in STEAM

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featuring Anwen Durant , Brendon Many Bears, Connor Burgart, Joey Big Snake, Aisha Blackface, John Joseph Paul, Joseph Wolfleg, Eligh & Kaylee Shannon, King Family (Skye, Kaylee, Hunter, Shayda, Raina, Scarlett, Azalea, Violet), Sheila Norris, Marlee Wolfleg, Michelle Dinunzio, Quentin Norris, Tamia Spotted Bull, Vanay Villeneuve

Our eight +15 Galleries provide a unique exhibition opportunity for community driven projects featuring emerging and re-emerging artists. These galleries are located on the +15 walkway between City Hall and the Glenbow Museum.

+15 GALLERIES
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+15 SOUNDSCAPE

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Trajectories


Overlooking the scene shop and located near Theatre Calgary and Alberta Theatre Projects administrative offices on the +15 Level, the +15 Soundscape is a multichannel sound system that provides opportunities to local and national sound artists.

+15 SOUNDSCAPE
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LEDGE GALLERY

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Brendon Many Bears


The largest gallery space in Arts Commons, Ledge Gallery is located on the +15 Level just above the Mezzanine. There you'll find new installations, as well as performative and sculptural works.

LEDGE GALLERY
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LIGHTBOX STUDIO

Finding Space
Haniyyah Khan


Located beside Martha Cohen Theatre on the Main Level of Arts Commons, Lightbox Studio is an experimental studio and exhibition space that promotes studio-based projects.

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MICRO CINEMA

Portia
Keep Count Dance Collective

Trans & Tired 
Levin Ifko

Starts with a Face
Ryle Rameriez in collaboration with Ankur Desai

Stored Community Energy
Kyle Hinton


Arts Commons provides screening space for media artists to showcase experimental film, video, art, animations, and short documentaries, on three separate media monitors throughout the building.

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WINDOW GALLERIES

Sharing Moments
Frankie Elouise

Unveiling Beyond the Counter
Justine Bui

We are here now
Sara Mason

In-comunicado
Solana Ayida Morante


These seven display spaces in the hall adjacent to the Max Bell Theatre are used as exhibition opportunities for both two dimensional and sculptural works created by local emerging artists and collectives.

WINDOW GALLERIES

Arts Commons Galleries go beyond our walls. 


Arts Commons artists are featured Art While You Wait digital exhibition on TELUS Sky,  at the 1st Street C-Train station.


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