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All Exhibitions

Explore the inspirational, innovative, and stimulating visual and media arts exhibitions and residencies that celebrate and support emerging and leading local and national artists.

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+15 GALLERIES

Tiny Wonders: A Wunderbriefs Retrospective

International Festival of Animated Objects Society

featuring evvie lightpirate, Tia DeLauria, Jennifer LeBlanc, Sara McNeil, r u home yet collective, Simulations, Almendra Vergara

Our eight +15 Galleries provide a unique exhibition opportunity for community driven projects featuring emerging and re-emerging artists. These galleries are located on the +15 walkway between City Hall and the Glenbow Museum.

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+15 SOUNDSCAPE

Sonic Sculptures
Pyramids of Compassion


Overlooking the scene shop and located near Theatre Calgary and Alberta Theatre Projects administrative offices on the +15 Level, the +15 Soundscape is a multichannel sound system that provides opportunities to local and national sound artists.

+15 SOUNDSCAPE
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LEDGE GALLERY

Portraits of Belonging
Yu Chen

The largest gallery space in Werklund Centre, Ledge Gallery is located on the +15 Level just above the Mezzanine. There you'll find new installations, as well as performative and sculptural works.

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LIGHTBOX STUDIO

Tangata whenua, People of the Land 
Erçan Tāmati Cairns


Located beside Martha Cohen Theatre on the Main Level of Werklund Centre, Lightbox Studio is an experimental studio and exhibition space that promotes studio-based projects.

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MICRO CINEMA

CIFF 2025  Winning Shorts
Dominique Keller, Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein, Daniel Evan Ta


Werklund Centre provides screening space for media artists to showcase experimental film, video, art, animations, and short documentaries, on three separate media monitors throughout the building.

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WINDOW GALLERIES

The Power She Holds
Liss Febrero & aloT of Poetry

Como Se Dice La RAZA
Matias Martinez

Tangata whenua, People of the Land
Erçan Tāmati Cairns

We came here to settle, but we could not leave it all behind 
Carrie Yap


These seven display spaces in the hall adjacent to the Max Bell Theatre are used as exhibition opportunities for both two dimensional and sculptural works created by local emerging artists and collectives.

WINDOW GALLERIES

Werklund Centre artists go beyond our walls. 

Werklund Centre artists are also featured on the Art While You Wait digital exhibition, powered by TELUS Sky, at the 1st Street C-Train station.

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