Contemporary Calgary C

117 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1B4

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Address117 8 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 1B4

Phone403-770-1350

Fax403-264-8077

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Wed to Sun noon - 6 pm. Tours by appointment

Location Type - Art Galleries Public

Contemporary Calgary, a merger of The Art Gallery of Calgary (AGC), the Museum of Contemporary Art Calgary (MOCA) and the Institute for Modern and Contemporary Art (IMCA) is an interactive and dynamic forum for contemporary art exhibitions and activities that foster appreciation and understanding of visual culture. Wed to Sun noon - 6 pm. Tours by appointment.

Mentions in Galleries West

Contemporary Calgary Sets a Date for Community Consultation

Following an earlier report to the community, Contemporary Calgary is extending an open invitation to a public consultation in October to help determine a course for its future.

Sep 27, 2017
Text and Image: It's Complicated

You have to admire Contemporary Calgary’s courage in launching "extratextual," a group survey show about art and text.

Sep 25, 2017
Contemporary Calgary now seeking different home than Centennial Planetarium

In a 'Report to the Community' on Sept. 13, Jay Mehr, the board chair of Contemporary Calgary, said negotiations with the City of Calgary to take over the Centennial Planetarium have broken down.

Sep 22, 2017
Contemporary Calgary Announces Lisa Baldissera, Senior Curator

Ms. Baldissera brings more than fifteen years of experience working at art institutions and museums, having produced over fifty exhibitions of contemporary and modern art over the course of her career.

Jul 28, 2016
"Material Girls," Contemporary Calgary, May 26 to August 21, 2016

Immediately enveloping, Material Girls delivers on the curatorial claim that it’s like a teenaged girl’s bedroom. Polychrome walls and artist wallpapers frame several pieces, helping transform staid gallery to “hot mess.”

Jun 27, 2016
Calgary City Council approves $24.5M in capital funding for Centennial Planetarium

Calgary's City Council approves $24.5M in capital funding from the Cultural Municipal Sustainability Initiative Program (MSIP) over three years to help revive the iconic Centennial Planetarium as a Class “A”, multi-phased public/private arts facility

Apr 27, 2016
Contemporary Calgary announces new Director and CEO

Contemporary Calgary announces the appointment of its first Director & Chief Executive Officer, Pierre Arpin.

Mar 29, 2016
LOOK 2015 surpasses $1 million for Contemporary Calgary

On Saturday, November 7, 2015, 700+ guests gathered at LOOK2015: A fundraiser to support Contemporary Calgary's mission to establish a public destination for contemporary and modern visual art in Calgary.

Nov 10, 2015
LOOK2014 unique gala at Centennial Planetarium supporting Contemporary Calgary

On November 1st, the Centennial Planetarium will come back to life for a unique gala supporting Contemporary Calgary. LOOK2014 will feature an outstanding art-auction and an exclusive VIP experience with Richard Florida.

Oct 22, 2014
ANGST AND EXUBERANCE: Kim Dorland reflects on his troubled teens at Contemporary Calgary

Occasional breaks from the studio are crucial for Dorland, who paints with such feverish intensity that basic needs, like food and sleep, sometimes seem like frills he fits in around the edges, if at all.

Sep 2, 2014
Contemporary Calgary Appoints Dr. Terry Rock as Interim Managing Director

Daryl Fridhandler, C Co-Chair stated: “Dr. Terry Rock’s extensive strategic leadership and arts administration experience will serve to advance Contemporary Calgary’s mission..."

Jan 14, 2014
Richard Davis, LaHave NS, wins The Kingston Prize

At an exhibition of the thirty finalists' works at the Art Gallery of Calgary on Nov 1, 2013, Kingston Prize co-founder Julian Brown announced the 2013 winners in the presence of Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor, Col. (Ret'd) the Hon. Donald S. Ethell.

Nov 2, 2013
Finalists Announced for The Kingston Prize 2013

The Organizing Committee and Jury of The Kingston Prize 2013 are pleased to announce the names of the thirty finalists.

Jul 14, 2013
"Off the Beaten Path: Violence, Women and Art," January 11 to March 9, 2013, Art Gallery of Calgary

An international exhibition that promotes awareness of the causes of violence against women is making its first Canadian stop this year in Calgary.

Dec 31, 2012
DAN HUDSON, "News, Weather and Sports," at The Art Gallery of Calgary, September 10, 2010 to January 22, 2011

Upon walking into The Art Gallery of Calgary’s (AGC) Media Gallery, one is immediately transformed into a different sense of place.

Dec 31, 2010
"Gallery Without Walls: Celebrating 50 years of the Calgary Allied Arts Foundation," July 3 to September 12, 2009, The Art Gallery of Calgary

In 1959, five senior Calgary artists — H.B. Hill, Wes Irwin, Douglas Motter, Jim Nicoll and Marion Nicoll — built the Calgary Allied Arts Foundation with a small initial endowment.

Dec 31, 2009
WOMAN’S WORK Judy Chicago September 26, 2009 - January 23, 2010

THIRTY YEARS AFTER THE DINNER PARTY, MAVERICK ARTIST JUDY CHICAGO FINDS NEW LIFE IN AN ART GALLERY OF CALGARY RETROSPECTIVE OF HER ICONIC TEXTILES.

Aug 31, 2009
MICHAEL CAMERON, "Intermediary," April 24 to June 27, 2009, Art Gallery of Calgary

Dogs in various forms streak through the paintings of Michael Cameron. They also gaze, fly, howl, and unhinge their jaws.

Apr 30, 2009
BACK FROM THE BRINK

At the Art Gallery of Calgary, CEO Valerie Cooper talks about reviving and stabilizing a near-dead institution.

Aug 31, 2007
THE KING OF COLD LAKE - Alex Janvier

Under the theme "Living Utopia and Disaster", the works featured in the Alberta Biennial are billed as "discrete reminders that hopes are often matched with impending catastrophe, actions with adversity, and that Utopia is mostly built on disasters.

Aug 31, 2007
THE 2007 ALBERTA BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART

As soon as you enter the first display area of the 2007 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art, you’ll know that you’re in for a fun, but challenging time.

Apr 30, 2007
LYLIAN KLIMEK, "New Green," June 6 — Sept 3, 2006, Art Gallery of Calgary, Calgary

Calgary sculptor Lylian Klimek has an obsessive interest in the interface between natural and synthetic biology.

Apr 30, 2006
STREET CRED

Graffiti art is crossing the street— no longer stuck in the alley, it is becoming a legitimate form of artistic expression.

Apr 30, 2006
"POPULAR," Dec 13 — May 21, 2006, Art Gallery of Calgary

Oddly though, "Popular," an exhibition that speaks about popular culture, is rife with contradiction and paradox.

Aug 31, 2005

Events

extratextual
Sep 1, 2017 to Jan 21, 2018