Ceramic Art Show & Market | The Teapot Show and Sale
The Alberta Potters' Association invites you to attend our 3rd annual APA Teapot Show and Sale. Our exhibition will take place on May 2nd, 2025 from 6-9pm at NVRLND. arts foundation in Calgary, Alberta. Come see a beautiful collection of ceramic teapots and other ceramic goods for sale made by Albertan artists.
We are excited to see you at the show!
Kupeo Kickback feat. Kupeo, Bry Scott, CELIN, PREMANITION
Join us for a Kupeo Kickback Calgary debut on Saturday, May 3, 2025, featuring intimate acoustic performances by Vancouver-based artists Kupeo and Bry Scott, with Calgary locals CELIN and PREMANITION opening the night. The event will be held at nvrlnd. arts foundation at The Boutique, a cozy venue in the heart of Inglewood, where we’ll be performing on a candlelit stage.
Kupeo Kickbacks are an acoustic concert series designed to create an intimate setting where the ambiance complements the raw, emotional atmosphere an acoustic performance can bring. The aim is to foster an active listening experience, allowing the audience to connect with the performance and enjoy a laid-back hangout with all attendees, including the artists afterward.
Limited tickets available.
Doors at 8pm
Music at 8.30pm
All Ages
New encaustic works by Len Collins | ESCAPE | LIFE HAPPENS, ART HEALS.
May 9 Opening 7 PM, May 10 & 11, 11 AM – 5 PM
Welcome to “ESCAPE – Life Happens. Art Heals.”
Step into the transformative world of Len Collins, an artist who invites
you to explore the power of healing through art. In this evocative
collection, Collins uses the mesmerizing medium of encaustic wax to
craft abstract works that speak to the soul. Each piece serves as a
visual journey, blending vibrant layers, textures and movement to
capture the essence of escape from life’s challenges.
Through his art, Collins reminds us of the restorative potential of
creativity, offering a space to pause, reflect and heal. Let yourself be
drawn into the fluidity and depth of his creations—a sanctuary where art
becomes more than an experience, a salve for the spirit.
Escape. Feel. Heal.
Alagir Art
Informational Meeting: Discover the Alagir Art Academy!
5PM-7PM🎨
Are you a parent of a creative child aged 7+ or an adult looking to develop your artistic skills? Join us for an exclusive informational meeting to learn about the innovative teaching methods at Alagir Art Academy and explore the world of art guided by a recognized international artist, Yuliya Alagir.
🔹 What to Expect:
✨ Introduction to Alagir Art Academy’s unique approach to teaching art
✨ Learn how we nurture creativity and artistic growth in children and adults
✨ Discover opportunities for skill development and personal artistic expression
✨ Engage with a special exhibition featuring works by Yuliya Alagir and her students
Alagir Art
FREE Masterclass: Textured Surfaces & 3D Painting 🖌️
12PM-3PM
Join renowned international artist Yuliya Alagir for an exclusive demonstration exploring the art of textured surfaces and 3D painting!
📌 Who is it for?
✔️ Artists looking to expand their techniques
✔️ Interior designers seeking bespoke wall finishes
✔️ Muralists eager to master dynamic textures
🔹 What You’ll Learn:
✨ Plaster techniques for sculptural depth
✨ Stencil-based reliefs & layered paint application
✨ The interplay of light, shadow & color dynamics
✨ Live demonstrations & real mural samples
Transform ordinary walls into artistic masterpieces with expert insights from Yuliya. Whether refining your craft or adding elegance to interiors, this immersive session is a must!
FREE Seminar: Psychological Tricks in Art: Unlocking the Psychology Behind Powerful Artwork 6PM-8PM
Unlock the secrets to creating artworks that not only captivate viewers but also forge deep emotional connections. In this exclusive seminar, discover how proven psychological techniques can transform your paintings into irresistible “magnets” for your audience.
🔹 What You Will Learn:
✔ The 10-Second Rule – How to hold a viewer’s attention beyond the critical first moments.
✔ Emotional Impact – Techniques for crafting visuals that evoke strong, positive associations.
✔ Color Psychology – Selecting palettes that subtly enhance perception and mood.
✔ Storytelling in Art – Build compelling narratives that make your work a must-have in the art market.
✨ Special Focus: Art Presentation
Learn how to professionally present your work, making it not just admired but also highly desirable. Gain insights into strategies that enhance your artistic reputation and increase demand for your art.
📌 Who Should Attend?
🔸 Established artists refining their market presence
🔸 Emerging talents developing a unique voice and audience connection
Alagir Art
Free Masterclass: Creating Textured Surfaces – Simulating Natural Materials like Wood and Stone 12PM-3PM
Join renowned artist Yuliya Alagir for an exclusive, hands-on masterclass where she unveils the secrets to crafting textures that realistically mimic wood and natural stone. Witness the entire process from start to finish and gain advanced techniques to achieve stunning authenticity in texture replication.
🔹 What to Expect:
✔ Live Demonstration – Watch Yuliya’s step-by-step process, from base application to intricate detailing.
✔ Ready-Made Samples – Explore finished textured surfaces ideal for interior design, props, and decorative arts.
✔ Expert Insights – Learn about the best materials, tools, and techniques to ensure the highest realism.
✔ Interactive Learning – Ask questions and receive in-depth explanations throughout the session.
📌 Who Should Attend?
This masterclass is perfect for:
🎨 Decorators & artists seeking innovative texturing techniques
🏡 Interior designers looking to enhance wall and surface finishes
🎭 Prop creators crafting realistic scenic elements
🛠️ Anyone in decorative arts eager to elevate their work to a professional level
Grand Opening of the Exhibition 4PM-8PM
Opening Ceremony - 6PM
We are thrilled to invite you to the grand opening of the Embraced by Mystery of the Sun exhibition! This event marks the beginning of a captivating journey into the world of contemporary art, where innovation and tradition converge. After Opening ceremony you will have a unique opportunity to meet young artists featured in an Exhibition and their teacher, Yuliya Alagir
Alagir Art
Free Masterclass: Exploring Mixed Media Techniques 12PM-3PM
Join Yuliya Alagir for an immersive masterclass where she will demonstrate a variety of mixed media techniques on different surfaces, including paper, canvas, and hardboard. Through step-by-step demonstrations, participants will learn how to seamlessly combine materials to create rich, textured artworks with depth and expression.
What You Will Learn:
🎨 Layering & Texture Creation – Master the art of combining different materials for unique effects.
🎨 Versatile Surface Applications – Explore techniques tailored to paper, canvas, and hardboard.
🎨 Beyond Academic Painting – Break free from traditional approaches and embrace new creative possibilities.
🎨 Hands-On Guidance – Gain valuable insights whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist.
Who Should Attend?
This masterclass is perfect for artists seeking to expand their skills, explore fresh techniques, and push artistic boundaries. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this session will equip you with new tools and inspiration to take your work in exciting new directions.
Paint Night with Yuliya Alagir: "Mixed Media: New Art Techniques" 6PM-9PM
Cost: $45 ( e-transfer to alagirdesign@gmail.com before May15th reserve the spot. Spaces are Limited)
For those eager to learn practical secrets and masterful techniques from a professional, we invite you to Paint Night—an evening of creativity, discovery, and artistic expression.
This event is more than just a painting session; it’s an opportunity to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Mystery of the Sun, exploring quick and effective methods to create unique, captivating artworks.
What Awaits You:
🌟 Guidance from an Expert – Learn innovative mixed media techniques from Yuliya Alagir.
🎨 Hands-On Creativity – Create your own piece using expressive and unconventional methods.
🖌 Mastering Materials – Discover the subtleties of working with different textures and media.
✨ Inspiration & Innovation – Unlock shortcuts to achieving striking artistic results.
Alagir Art
Free Watercolor Masterclass 12PM-3PM
Join Yuliya Alagir for an exclusive masterclass where she will unveil the secrets behind creating vibrant, captivating watercolor artworks. Through live demonstrations, participants will explore a fusion of watercolor techniques, including dry brush and wet brush, to achieve stunning visual effects.
What You Will Learn:
🎨 Mastering Watercolor Layering – Understand how transparent layers build depth and luminosity.
🎨 The Power of a Pure Color Palette – Discover how color choices transform a painting and hold a viewer’s gaze.
🎨 Capturing Attention Beyond 10 Seconds – Explore visual and psychological techniques that make artworks truly magnetic.
🎨 Balancing Control & Spontaneity – Learn to harness the fluidity of watercolors while maintaining structure and intention.
Special Focus:
🖌 Psychological Techniques in Art – How to create compositions that surprise, intrigue, and engage. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, this masterclass will provide new insights, innovative approaches, and hands-on learning to elevate your watercolor practice.
Paint Night: "Watercolor — Mastering Water" 6PM-9PM
Cost: $45 ( e-transfer to alagirdesign@gmail.com before May15th reserve the spot. Spaces are Limited)
For those eager to master watercolor techniques and create unique, expressive artworks, we invite you to our Paint Night dedicated to watercolor! This evening is not only a chance to learn various methods of working with watercolor but also to immerse yourself in a creative and inspiring atmosphere.
Under the expert guidance of Yuliya Alagir, you will uncover the secrets of using dry and wet brushes, mastering how to apply these techniques to produce vibrant, captivating paintings.
What You’ll Experience:
🎨 Hands-On Learning – Discover the art of blending dry and wet brush techniques to achieve stunning effects.
🎨 Creative Exploration – Immerse yourself in a world of color and inspiration as you create your own watercolor masterpiece.
🎨 Expert Guidance – Receive personal tips and insights from Yuliya Alagir, an experienced artist dedicated to helping you grow.
This Paint Night promises to expand your skills, spark your creativity, and leave you with a beautiful watercolor piece that will inspire and delight.
Alagir Art
Art Exhibition and Sale: A Unique Event for Art Enthusiasts
10AM-5PM
We are delighted to invite all art lovers, collectors, and professionals to a one-of-a-kind event – the Art Sales Exhibition. This exhibition will feature a diverse collection of artists from various countries, presenting a wide array of paintings in different styles and directions.
What You Can Expect:
🎨 A Diverse Range of Artworks – Explore paintings that reflect a variety of styles, techniques, and artistic expressions.
🎨 Unique Selections – Find pieces that resonate with your unique taste and vision.
🎨 Perfect for Collectors and Art Enthusiasts – Whether you're looking to add to your collection or simply immerse yourself in the world of art, this exhibition is the ideal space.
Why Attend?
Don’t miss your chance to discover new artworks that will inspire and delight you, and perhaps even acquire pieces that will become a cherished part of your collection.
This exhibition is an exciting opportunity to experience art from different cultures and perspectives, making it a must-attend event for anyone passionate about the world of fine art.
Alagir Art
Official Closing Ceremony of Embraced by Mystery of the Sun Exhibition
12PM-3PM
On this significant day, we are proud to host the official closing ceremony of the Embraced by Mystery of the Sun exhibition, where we will reflect on the success of this remarkable cultural event. The jury and sponsors will announce the winners, honoring young artists whose works have stood out for their brilliance and originality in the world of contemporary art.
What You Can Expect:
🏆 Award Ceremony – The names of the talented young artists whose work has impressed both experts and audiences will be revealed, and they will receive well-deserved recognition.
🎨 Gratitude and Acknowledgement – We will express our deepest thanks to the sponsors and jury for their invaluable support in nurturing young talents and preserving art that brings people together.
🎁 Special Visitor Recognition – One lucky attendee will be chosen by a lottery to receive a unique art object from Alagir Art Academy, honoring their personal interest in the event and its cultural significance.
A New Beginning
At the end of the ceremony, we invite all interested parties to learn more about the exciting courses, projects, and opportunities offered by Alagir Art Academy. This day will mark not just the end of an exhibition, but also the beginning of new creative journeys and possibilities!
Alagir Art
Masterclass: Innovative Acrylic Techniques with Yuliya Alagir 12PM-3PM
Yuliya Alagir will demonstrate her innovative techniques for painting with acrylics on canvas in this unique and exciting masterclass. This session offers an exploration of diverse approaches to working with acrylics, revealing fresh perspectives and creative possibilities.
What You Will Learn:
🎨 Advanced Techniques – Discover new ways to work with acrylics that will elevate your artistic practice.
🎨 Practical Applications – Learn how to implement these techniques to create stunning and dynamic pieces.
🎨 Skill Enhancement – Whether you're an experienced artist or just beginning, this masterclass will provide you with advanced methods that will enhance your skill set and help take your work to the next level.
This is a perfect opportunity for those eager to expand their knowledge and grow professionally in their artistic journey.
Golden Reveries - Celebrating Our Pollinators | Exhibition
Opening night Friday June 20th - 6pm-9pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Sunday 11am-2pm
The upcoming art exhibition celebrates the incredible role of pollinators, with a special focus on bees, through a vibrant collection of paintings, drawings, and textiles. Artists have captured the beauty and importance of these tiny creatures, illustrating their delicate yet essential role in our ecosystem. The exhibit will also feature hand-crafted pottery inspired by nature, as well as locally-produced honey, allowing visitors to taste the very sweetness these pollinators help create. With an emphasis on the intersection of art and science, the exhibition highlights both the artistry and the ecological significance of bees and pollinators, sparking a deeper understanding and appreciation for these fascinating creatures and their crucial contributions to our world.
Artists include: Chantel Traub, Renée Wehring, Katie Romansky, Gabriele Lang, and local honey.
Sound & visual art installation + Music show + Soundwalk | Edzi'u: The Moose Are Life
Installation + Music Performance + Guided Soundwalk. Installation runs for two days; show is at 8PM on April 19th. Exact installation run-times TBD.
Soundwalk is on @2PM April 20th, starts at the Boutique but meanders through surrounding neighbourhood.
Vancouver-based, Tahltan and Tlingit Musician Edzi’U presents ‘The Moose Are Life’, a visual sound installation that speaks to the disappearance of the moose in Tahltan Territory.
The low numbers of moose in Northern BC have been said to be from a direct result to over hunting in the area, however, the province of BC will not introduce limited entry hunting regulations. Moose counts aren’t showing much of decline, but the fact remains: Tahltan aren’t seeing the same amount of moose. The piece speaks to our colonial inheritance of Indigenous peoples, and the invasive systems of capitalism, colonialism, and non-resident hunters in Tahltan Territory.
This weekend of immersion in to Edzi’u’s sound and performance world will feature a drop-in sound installation, a live performance, and a guided walk.
Don't tell Comedy | Pop-Up
7:30 (early show) 9:30 (late show)
Get ready for an unforgettable night of laughter at a secret location in Calgary! Join us for a unique comedy experience like no other. Our “Don’t Tell Comedy” show promises a night full of surprises, with top-notch comedians ready to keep you laughing all night long.
Monica Ila | Free Interactive Papercut Exhibition | I Dream In Shapes And Shadows II
I Dream in Shapes and Shadows II is a visual art exhibition inspired by local scenery that combines intricate paper sculptures with their shadows. Visitors are encouraged to become part of the interactive story on display at the nvrlnd. boutique throughout the month of March as part of the Festival of Animated Objects. The exhibition is free to the public thanks to support from the Canada Council of the Arts and Calgary Arts Development. To find out more about the annual Calgary Puppet and Mask festival, please visit puppetfestival.ca
Exhibition | What We See: Presented by Neat Film Lab and Royce Howland Print Studio
Located in the heart of Mohkinstsis, Treaty 7 territory (also known as Calgary), Neat Film Lab stands as one of the city’s few operating analog photo labs, offering us the privilege of seeing the diversity of analog photography in our community.
From the intimate, family-oriented work of Kristine Zingeler, to J.C. Yepes’ surreal black-and-white portrayals of life, to the captivating photo collages of Annabeth Trondsen, these images reveal the human soul in ways that go far beyond the simple mechanics of the medium.
What We See is a curated collection of 14 remarkable photographs, developed and curated by Neat Film Lab and printed by Royce Howland Print Studio. These images represent a diverse range of visual stories that resonate deeply with us – each one a reflection of the profound power of analog photography.
Vivian Smith | Exhibition | Invisible Foundations: Labour, Gender, & Economic Cycles
Through photographs printed on household textiles and transformed into domestic objects, my work examines how gendered expectations around unpaid domestic labor continue to limit women's economic independence. The installations use traditionally feminine materials and techniques to reveal how modern economic systems still rely on women's unpaid domestic work, making visible this often overlooked form of labor that remains essential to our economy.
Of Earth Pottery Supply Pop-Up
Of Earth Pottery Supply is an online based business, catering to the ceramics community of Calgary and beyond. This will be an opportunity to local ceramicists to shop supplies in person. We will also be using the space to run some clay handbuilding workshops in the evening, hosted by an experienced ceramacist.
Retail sales pop-up, with ceramic workshops in the evenings
10am-6pm both days.
Super Vision: New Work by Shea Proulx
Super Vision is a series of large paintings Shea made with the generous support of the Canada Council for the Arts in 2021. Join us to celebrate the creation of a body of work that began with Shea's drive to keep drawing in whatever time she could scrounge together as a mother to small children. What started as a necessity has developed into a full-blown obsession with the bizarre qualities of play-structures, medical offices, colossal blooms, and a compulsion to share her recipe for transforming familiar places into surreal-landscapes. The sketchbooks that inspire Shea's entire art practice can be viewed by request, and her published books will be available to purchase.
FRI OCT 4th 4-9, SAT OCT 5th 12-LATE, SUN OCT 6th 10-4
Cytokinesis, Side Salad, Porous Treatment, Aster
Live music from Cytokinesis, Side Salad, Porous Treatment, Aster celebrating our good bud Gazelle visiting from Singapore and performing with Side Salad.
Doors at 6:30 Music at 7pm
Factory House 403
A showcase of local artists, house music DJs, and chef-driven Southeast Asian street food
Artist for Hire
Artist for Hire is a multidisciplinary project by Edmonton based artist Brin Steeves (oil&birch). The exhibit will showcase a collection of 40 handmade ceramic vases and a body of writing exploring themes of impermanence, artistic self-worth and the influences of online virality. This project is supported by the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton.
Friday September 20 from 6-10 pm
Saturday September 21 from noon-5 pm
Ceramics exhibit. Free event, all ages welcome
Fragments & Echoes
Tyler Lemermeyer Exhibition | This collection of paintings delves into themes of nostalgia, overlooked spaces, and the interplay of memory and emotion through vibrant layers of color and texture.
Opening Reception: Thurs Sept 12. 6pm to 10pm.
Open to the public: Fri Sept 13. 4pm-7pm, Sat 14. 11am- 5pm, Sun 15. 11am- 5p
Concert
Dabbing Dad Producitons & RaytheNihilist Presents:
RaytheNihilist
While I’ve Been Gone W/ Tour Support: Micsmith, and Tommy Beatz
Local Support: Real Weapon X, Level Grindin, and Beary Daniels
Live In Calgary, AB @ NVRLND. Arts Foundation
Friday, July 26th, 2024
6:30 P.M. DOORS
SHOW STARTS AT 7:00!
$15 ADVANCE TICKETS, $20 AT THE DOORS!
STREAM RAY’S MUSIC HERE:
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5S4yKExwTb7J9pmZkMIw0n
Apple:
https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/raythenihilist/1425338499
Concert
Dismania w/ Rebel Grrrlz and Spade
Concert - Punk / Metal Show - 3 local bands will put on an all ages alternative music show with a variety of styles and genres being present.