Visual arts & new media

Alberta Craft Holiday Shopping Parties! 
Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop - Edmonton

10186 - 106 Street
Wednesday December 3, 10, and 17, 2025 from 4 to 8 pm

Join us for a free holiday shopping treat during our extended hours on December 3, 10, and 17 from 4 to 8 pm. We’ll be offering all visitors a complimentary members’ discount of 10% off their purchases for the evening. Existing and new members will have their discounts doubled!

Enjoy live music, warm cider, cold beer, and a cheerful, laid-back holiday shopping atmosphere.

Everyone welcome — no RSVP required. Free parking behind the shop.

AUArts ARTS401D proudly presents Mixtape — an eclectic showcase of sonically inspired, interdisciplinary, and multimedia works by fourth-year art students. Like its name suggests, Mixtape blends distinct artistic voices into a single immersive experience, exploring the rhythms, textures, and narratives that shape our visual and auditory worlds.

Join us for an evening of creative exchange, inspiration, and unforgettable artistry. Entry is free and refreshments will be provided!

📅 Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: NVRLND Arts Foundation, 1048 21 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 1N2

https://www.instagram.com/mixtape401d?igsh=dW11bTllbHcwc25l

Be part of a juried art show featuring up to 50 standout artists. Held at the Bridgeland Riverside Community Association in Calgary since 2009, our event offers a professional, welcoming space for artists to showcase and sell their work directly to an engaged and art-loving community. We’re looking for artists who are passionate about sharing their work and who value connection, visibility, and a vibrant show atmosphere.

We encourage all painters, sculptors, photographers, ceramic, glass, jewelry and textile artists to Apply Now! Kindly visit our website to review an Application / Contract and much more information. The submission deadline is March 28, 2026. However, applications are reviewed on a first come, first served rolling basis and artists are notified of their participation within one to six weeks.

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Applications are now open for the 2026 Artist in Residence Program and Suncor Indigenous Artist in Residence Program, offering two professional artists the opportunity to spend several dedicated weeks creating new work in the Wood Buffalo region.

The residencies will run 3–4 weeks in 2026, with exact dates confirmed in consultation with selected artists. Each residency supports a period of focused artistic development while encouraging meaningful community connection.

Resident artists will develop a new body of work to be presented at a final public showcase and will lead up to two workshops or engagement sessions with the community. Arts Council Wood Buffalo is particularly seeking applicants who demonstrate a strong community-centred approach and a clear workshop plan.

The programs are open to artists from across Canada, and artists living in the Wood Buffalo region are also encouraged to apply.  

Artists interested in applying can view the full guidelines and access the application portal at www.artscouncilwb.ca/artist-in-residence. The deadline to apply is Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

The Pumphouse Theatre is a vibrant facility with historical significance. It supports and presents all art forms and creates opportunities for engagement, enrichment, cultural experience, learning and inspiration, while serving all Calgarians. To enable this, the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery provides accessible wall display space for Mohkinstsis (Calgary) visual artists to display and sell their work, free from commission.

For this exhibit, we are looking for work that reflects the theme of Naturally Occurring: an appreciation of all the gifts given us by nature. Stunning natural processes, the silliness of animals, the intricacy of an ecosystem, etc. Submissions of any style, from realistic to abstract, and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements below.

The Pumphouse Theatre supports an inclusive and diverse community. We encourage any submissions of eligible visual artists from all communities including but not limited to the LGBTQ2+, BIPOC, and those with disabilities. Priority will be given to artists who are emerging or at the early stages of their career. 

Submissions must meet the following requirements:

• Artist must reside in Calgary and must be available for installation dates provided.
• Artwork must be delivered ready to hang (wall-space only) with the dimensions listed on the application form.

Installation Requirements: All art MUST be equipped with picture hanging wire and D rings (a piece of metal hardware shaped like the letter D used on the back of frame or canvas as hooking device). Hanging cleats or flat metal hardware unfortunately will not be accepted.  

In the event of an in-person gallery, The Pumphouse Theatre will install the work on behalf of the artists. Artwork may be dropped off or picked up by either the artist or a representative during the hours of 12pm and 6pm on the installation and take down dates provided. Artist must reserve an installation and take down date via a provided form or by contacting the Programming Director. 

Timeline: 

• Submission Deadline: January 5th, 2026, 11:59pm
  • All artists who submit will be notified with a decision no later than 2-2 1/2 weeks after the deadline has passed.
• Installation: January 25th – 28th, 2026
• Exhibition: January  30th – April 4th, 2026
• Take Down: April 5th – 8th, 2026

To apply, please send the following information via email or mail:

• Completed Gallery Submission Form
• Artist Biography (250 words max)
  • A short description of who you are and your art background, training, passion, and/or any combination of the fore mentioned information
• Artwork: A minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 pieces will be accepted
  • Images of artwork only; do not send original works with application
  • Please keep image formats to either PNG or JPEG. If you are unable to do so, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. 

Applications or queries can be sent to:
Facilities and Programming Director
2140 Pumphouse Ave SW Calgary, AB T3C 3P5
prod@pumphousetheatre.ca  403-263-0079 ext. 100

Selection Process: Art pieces are selected by a committee of no less than 3 people and are a mix of artists and administrators. Selection criteria is based on: suitability to the theme, technique, emotional response, creativity & innovation, and suitability for the Pumphouse Theatre gallery space and its patrons (ages 8-80 representing various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds). Unfortunately, we are unable to accept works that feature nudity. 

Any artists who need assistance with their application, or have inquires and questions, are welcome to contact the Pumphouse Theatre, at any point.

Meet Samantha Williams-Chapelsky: Alberta's 2024-25 Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador and an international art instructor and abstract landscape painter.

During her residency, Samantha challenged herself and embarked on an incredible creative journey, producing an unbelievable 108 plein air (open air) paintings. Her unique textured style captured the essence of more than 40 distinct locations across the province.

From picturesque landscapes to folk music, Samantha steps into the AFA Artist Spotlight and gives us a deeper look into who inspires her work, what she looks for when she’s painting on location, and what keeps her creativity focused and leveled.

See for yourself

You can see the fruit of her artistic labour at the AFA art house. Her solo exhibition, Across Alberta: Paintings from the 2024-25 Alberta Artist in Residence is on until December 12. Don’t miss your chance to experience the vivid, textured paintings from her journey.

Application Deadline: January 21, 2026
Program Dates: July 13, 2026 - August 21, 2026

Banff Artist in Residence (BAiR) - Summer 2026 is a six-week program for visual artists at all career stages. Participants in this program are encouraged to develop their work in a supportive learning environment. They will be mentored by leading faculty who, working across a range of media and approaches, demonstrate a concern for environmental responsibility and ecological sustainability. 

Participants will engage in a range of residency activities including: faculty lectures, studio visits, artist-led workshops, gallery tours and formal and informal peer dialogue. Participants will have the opportunity to share their work with the public during Open Studios. 

A defining feature of BAiR programs is the opportunity to create connections and expand one's peer community. This program is designed for participation over the entire six week program period. Variable dates will not be considered.

Description

Visual Arts residencies at Banff Centre are structured programs of faculty-led activity and mentorship, supporting project-based studio practice.

This program encourages: 

• the development of conceptual thought through faculty talks and studio visits
• the development of technical skills through studio-based experimentation and learning
• discussion-based programs and workshops to support professional development
• cross-cultural engagement with international faculty and participants
• peer-to-peer engagement to foster a professional community.

Studio-based work is further supported by faculty studio visits, lectures, and workshops, fostering a valuable community of learning. Artists are assigned individual studios with access to shared production facilities. Knowledgeable staff are available to provide technical assistance.

Please take note of the program itinerary when planning your project proposal. 

Facility access is based on availability of facilitators and priority goes to those requesting access in their initial applications. 

Requirements

This residency is for individual artists or duos (of no more than two collaborators) who have:

• completed formal training in visual arts at the post-secondary level, or
• equivalent experience and recognition from their peers acquired through traditional knowledge and practices.

Artists working in, but not limited to, practices in

• ceramics
• digital media, video, and photography
• painting, drawing, printmaking and papermaking
• sculpture and installation
• performance art

are invited to apply. 

Priority will be given to artists who have not attended a Visual Arts residency at Banff Centre in the past three years. 

Please note that children are not permitted in visual arts studios or production areas.

This program is designed for participation over the entire program period. Variable dates will not be considered.

For more information and to apply.