In addition to our permanent art and artifact displays, Glenbow maintains an active exhibition program throughout the year. Exhibitions are often drawn from our collections. We also host traveling exhibitions from museums and art galleries around the world.
Through the Looking Glass and The Paradise Institute
September 26 – November 16 This exhibition takes a close look at the altered world of dream spaces and reversals. Glenbow Museum President and CEO Jeff Spalding curates this exciting exhibit, drawing connections to the playful, poetic themes of the Lewis Caroll classic of the same name. Don’t miss this chance to explore a world of new and shifting possibilities.
Glenbow is proud to present world-renowned Alberta sound artist Janet Cardiff and her artwork The Paradise Institute. The Paradise Institute creates a new artistic format located between two disciplines, a hybrid genre borrowing from installation, video projection, audio, sculpture and performance; where artists effectively function as movie directors, screenwriters, composers and radio play producers.
The BIG Reveal
Installation: September 5, 10:00 a.m. Glenbow reveals the long-awaited site of Dennis Oppenheim's sculpture! On long-term loan from Vancouver's Benefic Group, the museum has partnered with a community arts champion, TORODE, to bring it to Calgary. Join in the excitement as Glenbow shares this artwork with our community and our visitors. Check out glenbow.org/Oppenheim for more details on the sculpture and for the installation site!
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Situation Rez: Kainai Students Take Action with Art
Exhibit continues through 2008
Native Cultures gallery, 3rd floor
What happens when a group of high school students begins to explore HIV and AIDS and how it impacts their community?
For Kainai High School students in Standoff, Alberta, it became an opportunity to express their thoughts with art. These students have been learning about the threat of HIV and AIDS and understanding how the choices they make for themselves and for the community, can help prevent the spread of the disease. Their art utilizes traditional symbols to create powerful messages promoting prevention, intervention and healthy lifestyles for all people in their community.
The exhibit is a unique collaboration between Glenbow Museum, the Red Cross and Kainai High School.
Image: Delia Cross Child, “aatsimoyihkaan...prayer”, 2006
Faces of Asia: Photographs by Niru Bhatia and Ratsamy Viphakone-Szafran, Fif Fernandes and Hamish Boyd
May 2006 - ongoing
Art of Asia gallery on 2nd floor
Explore the incredible diversity of people in Asia. These photographers offer insights into the daily life, traditions and rituals of India, the Himalayas and Laos.
Image: Niru Bhatia, "Father and Son", 2003
