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Your local community arts centre.

artsPlace is Canmore's community arts Centre - a welcoming, user-friendly space where Bow Valley residents and visitors can gather to explore, discover, and celebrate the adventure of art and creativity through a full range of classes, workshops, camps, performances, films, and exhibits.

08/28/2026

🎨 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱!
✨ Meet great people • Celebrate creativity • Give back to your community
📅 September 18–20

Join the artsPlace volunteer team and help make our 11th Festival of Art and Creativity a success!

🎟️ Guest Experience
🎨 Art Workshops
🍻 Bar Service
📦 Setup & Takedown

Whether you can help for a few hours or the whole weekend, we'd love to have you on the team!

👉 Sign up here: https://volunteersignup.org/9W9R3
📧 Questions? Contact Lucile at [email protected]

08/25/2026

Entering the RISE Emerging Artist Program without formal arts education, and with a distinctly unique style, Katie Barron questioned whether her work belonged. But the mentorship she received at artsPlace in 2019 shifted her mindset.

"The validation of my arts practice through being included in RISE gave me the confidence to pursue a career as an artist," Katie says.
"In completing the program, meeting with mentors, and receiving feedback from the community, I learned that the work doesn't have to be any one thing; it just has to be genuine, and people will still connect with it.”

“The whole process taught me a lot about trusting the work you make and creating what speaks to you,” Katie adds.

𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰?
Since RISE, Katie expanded her professional practice internationally, now creating large-scale public art, festival installations, and museum exhibitions based in Tasmania, Australia.

"I'm so proud to say that I am still working as an artist, and my career has grown to include projects I could only have dreamed of previously," Katie says.

Read more at https://artsplacecanmore.com/posts/beyond-the-canvas

RISE Emerging Artist Program is generously supported by RBC Foundation.

08/21/2026

𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦 𝗨𝗣 🎉 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗙 𝗔𝗥𝗧 & 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 𝗦𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗠𝗕𝗘𝗥 𝟭𝟴-𝟮𝟬!

We’re back celebrating Alberta Culture Days with FREE arts programming, live music, and multicultural events for all ages!

Participate in three days filled to the brim with music and live performances, art workshops and demonstrations, hands-on activities, films, community campfires, and outdoor markets as we celebrate over a decade of bringing community and creativity together. Everyone welcome!

🗓️ FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
🎶🔥💃🏻🎪 Kick-off Concert & Campfire

🗓️ SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
🎨 Art Workshops & Demos
🎸 Live Music & Outdoor Market
🎭 Indoor Performances
🪩 Dance Party

🗓️ SUNDAY, SEPT. 20
🎨 Art Workshops & Demos
🛍️💃🏻 Community Market & Outdoor Stage
🎥🚲⛰️ Bike Shorts Film Festival

See the full schedule at https://artsplacecanmore.com/whats-on/festivals/festival-of-art

08/18/2026

A single exhibition opportunity is sometimes all it takes to create momentum for a new artist.

John F. Gerrard had just made the bold decision to pursue art full-time when he received the news that he was selected for the RISE Emerging Artist Program at artsPlace in 2016. "It was fantastic—my first proper show," he recalls. "It was a great first show to have on my CV.”

Earning that first professional credit alongside early-stage support can prove pivotal for an artist navigating a highly competitive field. "Gallery opportunities can be hard to get, and there's a lot of competition. The more opportunities for people to get their work out there, the better,” John says.

𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰?
Ten years after his exhibition at artsPlace, John now works in Calgary as an author, artist, and advocate. He recently exhibited five original paintings in the Calgary Stampede Dream Home and released his third book on mental health.

Read more at https://artsplacecanmore.com/posts/beyond-the-canvas

RISE Emerging Artist Program at artsPlace is generously supported by RBC Foundation.

08/14/2026

𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 & 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲! 🍂🎨

Whether you’re returning to a favorite practice or picking up a medium for the first time, this is your space to explore your creativity, connect with like-minded people, and enjoy the beauty of making something with your hands.

Browse all programs 👇
https://artsplacecanmore.com/classes-and-workshops

08/11/2026

Adele Schatschneider, a AUArts graduate who participated in the RISE Emerging Artist Program early in her career, recalls the exact moment her textile art installation was finished.

"There was this moment once everything was hung up that I experienced this euphoric feeling of gratitude and awe. If it were in a movie, it would have been filmed with the camera spinning around me,” she jokes. “I turned to the artsPlace staff member and said with so much wonder, ‘I have a solo show.’”

For many artists, the biggest hurdle isn't coming up with creative ideas; it's overcoming the self-doubt and isolation that comes with building a practice.

"Sometimes being an artist is lonely, and we feel like we're creating in a void. There's a lot of uncertainty in being an emerging artist. We're full of passion for our work and anxiety about whether it's good enough. Initiatives like RISE help validate our choices in creating art," Adele says.

𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰?
Adele leveraged her solo show at artsPlace to secure exhibitions with the Alberta Craft Council. Today, she balances painting commissions, large textile projects, and facilitating inclusive crafting opportunities in Central Alberta.

Read more at https://artsplacecanmore.com/posts/beyond-the-canvas

08/04/2026

𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬: 𝐀 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 💫

It takes courage to choose the path of a working creative. For a decade, artsPlace’s RISE Emerging Artist Program has offered Alberta creators a safe space to take risks, test the waters, and step into the spotlight.

“It’s important for the arts community to see the perspectives of emerging artists, as they bring new views, ideas, and methods. The motivations of emerging artists can be unique compared to established gallery artists, and this is a valuable perspective to share and discuss,” says local ceramics artist Ella Valge-Saar.

RISE artists continue to shape the cultural landscapes around them far beyond their debut exhibition. Their individual journeys may take different directions, but each adds to a larger story of a thriving and interconnected arts community.

Read more about them at https://artsplacecanmore.com/posts/beyond-the-canvas

Address

950 8th Avenue
Canmore, AB
T1W2T1

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 9pm
Saturday	9am - 3pm
Sunday	9am - 1pm

Telephone

+14036092623

Website

http://artsplacecanmore.com/

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