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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 

I SPEAK ART IV

The Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation
Featuring alex carreon, Farzaneh Azizpour Azizpour, Ferrucio Filho (Pistashi), Kelly, Kateryna Pysarenko, Laleh Dehghani Zahedani, Olamide Adedipe, Violetta Khabanets


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

The Echoic Memoire of the Two
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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.

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LEDGE GALLERY

For When You’re Feeling Blue
Moey Blanco


The largest gallery space in Arts Commons, 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

The Best DREAMS Happen When You’re AWAKE!
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Located beside Martha Cohen Theatre on the Main Level of Arts Commons, Lightbox Studio is an experimental studio and exhibition space that promotes studio-based projects.

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MICRO CINEMA

2024 Alberta Spirit Shorts Winners
Calgary International Film Festival


Arts Commons 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

A fireplace from Havana
YS Chang in collaboration with Darian Ovies

Wage Earner
Saeed Abdollahi

Speculative Suppositions
Nura Ali

Los Muros me Hablan
Daniel Pineda


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.

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Arts Commons Galleries go beyond our walls. 


Arts Commons artists are featured Art While You Wait digital exhibition on TELUS Sky,  at the 1st Street C-Train station.


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