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Since 2006, Arts Commons has been growing our investment in Calgary’s visual arts community. Today we curate the Lightbox Studio, the Ledge Gallery, the Window Galleries, and eight +15 NAMING PARTNER, RBC EMERGING VISUAL Galleries including our Education ARTISTS PROGRAM Gallery through the RBC Emerging A GUIDE TO OUR Visual Artists Program, as well as media installations in Broadcast VISUAL & MEDIA Lab and +15 Soundscape. ART GALLERIES Art © Rick Wolcott | Photo © Sanja Lukac Our exhibitions and special projects enhance our patrons’ experience of Arts Commons, while also promoting critical dialogue and giving key career support to artists in our community. We strive to foster an inclusive Are you a local artist looking to establish environment where emerging artists your career? are empowered to engage and take If you’re a local Alberta-based artist looking for career mentorship and exhibition risks, creating connections between Art © Jenny Bonar | Photo © Richard Lam
opportunities – Arts Commons wants to Art © Sara Van Sloten | Photo © Richard Lam artists and the rest of the community. meet you! Visit artscommons.ca/submissions and fill out the application questionnaire for consideration in the RBC Emerging Visual Artists Program. Start your application today!
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Motel Theatre Jack Singer Martha Cohen Lobby Theatre Our galleries feature both local and national The Hub C emerging visual artists and community partners. Exhibitions rotate every three months and are MACLEOD TRAIL N Arts Learning G open to an audience of over 600,000 annually. Centre Big Secret Stage Door Theatre 1ST STREET SE /Security F A E B WINDOW GALLERIES +15 SOUNDSCAPE Jack Singer ©Richard Lam +15 Concert Hall E +15 These seven display spaces Overlooking the scene shop in the hall adjacent to the and located near Theatre Engineered Air A Max Bell Max Bell Theatre are used Calgary and Alberta Theatre Theatre Theatre ATP / TC Box Oce as exhibition opportunities Projects’ administrative for both two-dimensional offices on the +15 Level, 9TH AVENUE SE and sculptural works the +15 Soundscape is a created by local emerging multichannel sound system artists and collectives. that provides opportunities ©Richard Lam to local and national sound B artists. B LEDGE GALLERY ARTS COMMONS | MEZZANINE / +15 LEVEL The largest gallery space in F Arts Commons, Ledge Gallery +15 GALLERIES is located on the +15 Level just Our eight +15 Galleries above the Mezzanine. There provide a unique exhibition Motel Theatre Arts Commons Cravings 8TH AVENUE SW Olympic Plaza Box Oce Bistro you’ll find new installations, opportunity for community ©Melanie Boisvert as well as performative and driven projects featuring The Hub C sculptural works. emerging and re-emerging Founders Room artists. These galleries are C D C C located between City Hall Big BROADCAST LAB and the Glenbow Museum. Secret Jack Singer Martha Cohen Arts Commons provides Theatre Lobby Theatre screening space for G media artists to showcase EDUCATION GALLERY +15 +15 experimental film, video Located in the +15 across MACLEOD TRAIL N art, animations, and short from the Hub, the Education ©Richard Lam Arts Learning documentaries, on three Gallery provides early ATP / TC Centre Box Oce separate media monitors exhibition opportunities to D Stage Door throughout the building. students from Elementary 1ST STREET SE /Security A to High School. Jack Singer D Concert Hall LIGHTBOX STUDIO Engineered Air Located beside Martha ALL OF OUR Max Bell GALLERIES ARE FREE! Theatre Theatre Cohen Theatre on the Main ©Sanja Lukac Level, Lightbox Studio is Hours vary and are an experimental studio and 9TH AVENUE SE subject to change. E exhibition space that promotes To see what’s on please studio-based projects. ARTS COMMONS | MAIN LEVEL visit artscommons.ca/ visualarts
©Sanja Lukac ©Sanja Lukac NAMING PARTNER The artists featured in the Window Galleries, Ledge Gallery, Lightbox Studio, +15 Galleries, and the Education Gallery are part of the RBC Emerging Visual Artists Program, providing F G an exceptional opportunity for emerging visual artists to develop their artistic practice and Motel Theatre hone their professional skills in order to build a solid foundation for a successful career.
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