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Subtle landscapes and imagined spaces.David Shkolny works from his imagination, as well as plein air, trying to solve a ...
06/19/2026

Subtle landscapes and imagined spaces.

David Shkolny works from his imagination, as well as plein air, trying to solve a perpetual puzzle of colour, form and space. In ๐™๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™ค๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™š๐™™ you'll oil paintings on a small scale that often have implied landscape references or allusions to architecture or interiors. Bring your own frame of reference when viewing the work, and find touchstones of your own experiences in the paintings.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

A dreamlike exploration of home,๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™๐™จ by Maria Shironosh*ta is a series of paintings reflecting ...
06/18/2026

A dreamlike exploration of home,

๐™ƒ๐™ค๐™ข๐™š: ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™ฅ๐™–๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐™๐™จ by Maria Shironosh*ta is a series of paintings reflecting personal identity and the home. The works are all made based on miniature sculptures and collages. The paintings present surreal representations of imagined spaces that may leave you feeling both nostalgic and slightly unsettled at the same time.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

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A visual impact zone where order breaks apart, recombines, and refuses to sit still.Through a physical negotiation betwe...
06/18/2026

A visual impact zone where order breaks apart, recombines, and refuses to sit still.

Through a physical negotiation between order and chaos, Robert Dmytruk's ๐™๐™๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™š๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐˜พ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ transforms hand-painted patterns into dense, three-dimensional reliefs that mirror the vibrant friction of contemporary life.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

Don't move too fast โ€“ find meaning in the quiet details of the wild.๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿš๐™€๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ by Doris Charest asks us to ...
06/17/2026

Don't move too fast โ€“ find meaning in the quiet details of the wild.๐Ÿž๏ธ๐Ÿš

๐™€๐™จ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™’๐™ž๐™ก๐™™ by Doris Charest asks us to slow down and engage with small, often unnoticed elements of the natural world. These mixed media sculptures invite viewers to imagine the stories created in each piece. The shells draw attention to the small and often-overlooked pieces of nature.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

You asked and we listened! For the first time in a LONG TIME we have merch for sale! ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ t-shirts are available...
06/17/2026

You asked and we listened!

For the first time in a LONG TIME we have merch for sale!

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ t-shirts are available on ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ throughout the festival for only $25!

Sizes range from S to 2xL, and you'll need to act fast b/c there are only 49 of these limited edition t-shirts left.๐Ÿซข

Absolutely NEED one? Don't worry, give our marketing team a call at 780.699.2459, or email us at [[email protected]] to pre-order.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

See you there!๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘

Take a closer look at how ideas and objects move through the world, and how they shape each other along the way.๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ“๐™‹๐™ก๐™ช๐™ง...
06/17/2026

Take a closer look at how ideas and objects move through the world, and how they shape each other along the way.๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ“

๐™‹๐™ก๐™ช๐™ง๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง๐™จ๐™–๐™ก ๐™€๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™œ๐™ก๐™š๐™ข๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™จ by Adolfo Ruiz Tosar is a large-scale mind map derived from philosophy and scholarship, as well as community-based research and teaching. Visitors will also encounter a machined steel piece. Drawing from the modernist tradition of the found object, this item was removed from the life cycle of industrial production and recontextualized as artwork. Together, these works provide a visualization of complexity and entanglements between various areas of knowledge and material production.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

Imagine what life is like for animals today and what life was like in the past for animals that have gone extinct.๐Ÿฆค๐Ÿโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน...
06/16/2026

Imagine what life is like for animals today and what life was like in the past for animals that have gone extinct.๐Ÿฆค๐Ÿโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Filled with creativity and wonder, ๐™‹๐™–๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™‹๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ฉ: ๐™ƒ๐™š๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™Ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ฎ by Jared Quinney celebrates the animals that share our world, and those that once did.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

Find meaning in connection and comfort in the collective experience.๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘โœจ๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™ by Diana Ohiozebau, are mixe...
06/16/2026

Find meaning in connection and comfort in the collective experience.๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿคโ€๐Ÿง‘โœจ

๐™‰๐™ค๐™ฉ ๐˜ผ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐˜ผ๐™จ ๐™Ž๐™ช๐™˜๐™ by Diana Ohiozebau, are mixed-media works exploring our shared humanity through themes of resilience, identity, and collective strength. Each piece invites viewers to engage closely with shifting shadows, rich textures, and layered materials from multiple perspectives. Through this exhibition, Ohiozebau hopes you'll find elements you can relate to and be reminded that even in lifeโ€™s most difficult moments, we are never truly alone.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

You're invited to take part and make some art! ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™  by Mika Haykowsky and Breanna Barrington is a la...
06/16/2026

You're invited to take part and make some art!

๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™˜๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐˜ฟ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ข๐˜พ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ by Mika Haykowsky and Breanna Barrington is a large-scale installation that invites you to weave in scraps and leftover fabric, discards, pair-less socks, and any other material with a story to tell. Braiding fabric through our fingers reconnects us to the everyday materials around us in an increasingly industrial world.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

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Find them all on Churchill Square! ๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™€๐™™๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ by Jared Epp  is a series of interactive body casts displayed ...
06/15/2026

Find them all on Churchill Square!

๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ช๐™จ ๐™€๐™™๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ by Jared Epp is a series of interactive body casts displayed on Churchill Square. Representing fellow Edmontonians, people are invited to interact with the bodies, directly become co-creators of the work. You're sure to approach with playful confusion and wonder: are they real bodies? Can I interact with them? What should I add?

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ & ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐—๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐Ÿญ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐Ÿ“ ๐—–๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฆ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป

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