Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

08/20/2026

🎨 Community Canvas

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026

⏰ 11:00 AM–3:00 PM

📍 Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

We welcome you back to the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie for Community Canvas, a free, all-ages community art project for Alberta Culture Days!

Make your mark on the Gallery walls with drawing, illustration, writing and colouring: contribute your creativity to a large-scale collaborative artwork taking over the Feature Gallery. Prefer to make something of your own? Create a Mini Masterpiece to take home instead!

Art supplies will be provided, and artworks from AGGP’s Permanent Collection will be projected in the Gallery for a little extra inspiration.

No experience necessary, and no need to stay for the whole event, drop in for a few minutes or spend the afternoon creating with us.

Free • All Ages • Drop-In

More Info Here: https://aggp.ca/2026/08/13/community-canvas/

We acknowledge the support of the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, ATB, the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie No. 1 and the M.D. of Greenview.

08/17/2026

The Annual General Meeting of the Prairie Gallery Society, which operates as the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, will take place on Thursday, September 17, 2026 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the AGGP Classroom.

Everyone is welcome to attend though only active members have voting rights. You can renew your membership by clicking the link in our bio or by visiting our website.

Swipe through the post to get information on New Business, Vote by Proxy, and Board of Directors nominations.

You can always reach us at [email protected] and we’re happy to take your call at (780) 532-8111.

We hope to see you there!

08/14/2026

📚 Self-Published: Zine Workshop

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026

⏰ 12:30–3:30 PM

📍 Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

🎟️ Register through Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/self-published-zine-workshop-tickets-1997620689256?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Join us for Self-Published: Zine Workshop, a free, all-ages zine-making workshop offered as part of Alberta Culture Days!

Discover the big world of zines! Small DIY publications that can combine writing, drawing, collage, comics, poetry, reviews, personal stories, and just about any other form of creative expression you can think up.

Work at your own pace in a welcoming, low-pressure studio environment, connect with other makers and create your own mini-zine using a single sheet of paper. No previous experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided.

The workshop is open to all ages, with examples and prompts designed especially for youth and young adults. Children under 14 are welcome to participate with adult supervision.

This program is in partnership with the Grande Prairie Public Library to help support the creation of a public Zine Collection where community members can access and donate zines for the benefit of everyone!

Free • All Ages • Registration Required • Limited Capacity

We acknowledge the support of the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, ATB, the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the M.D. of Greenview and the Grande Prairie Public Library.

08/13/2026

Youth Drop-In Studio continues this summer! 🎨

Looking for a space to make art, hang out, and try something new? Join us for Youth Drop-In Studio on August 29.

We’ll have a wide range of art supplies available, along with pizza and refreshments. Bring your own project or start something new with the materials provided.

Youth who attend will also have the opportunity to submit any of their artwork to the Youth Art Exhibition in Fall 2026.

📅 August 29

📍 Grande Prairie Public Library - Willie Janssen Discovery Room

⏰ 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Free to attend.

Come make, connect, and be part of a growing creative community!

We acknowledge the support of the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, ATB, the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the M.D. of Greenview and Servus Credit Union.

08/07/2026

The 2026 Prairie North Artist-in-Residence program has come to a close and both artists have returned home until the opening of our fall exhibitions on Thursday, October 15, 2026.

We thank them both for their invigorating creativity and hard work—AGGP looks forward to welcoming our community to the gallery to see the works in person. Today, we hear from Scott Bertram, reflecting on his experience in Grande Prairie over the summer.

Link in bio!

AGGP acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, without whom this program would not be possible. We thank Northwestern Polytechnic for undertaking this exciting collaboration with AGGP.

We acknowledge the support of the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie No. 1 and the M.D. of Greenview.

07/30/2026

In July 2019, AGGP presented “Ecology Is: Human | Nature.”

Reflecting on the exhibition, curator Derrick Chang writes:

“Ecology Is: Human | Nature” reflects the reality that ecology is the biological need to co-exist within nature. The impact of human influence and economic development foregrounds the urgent need for a balanced conversation between industry and the environment. Each artist in the exhibition handles themes related to ‘human nature’, yet the separation between these two terms, ‘human’ and ‘nature’ points out how the long-term impacts on ecological welfare often do not enter the conversation when it comes to short-term economic gain. The well-being of human nature is an imperative that foregrounds the need for sound judgment and decision making when it comes to the future of our economies as they intersect with environmental crises, global warming and the continued viability of extractive industries.”

“Ecology Is: Human | Nature” (July 11, 2019 - October 31, 2019) was curated by Derrick Chang.
The participating artists were: Alana Bartol, Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal, Carley Freisen, Lyndal Osborne, Marina Roy, and Clint Wilson.

We are grateful for the ongoing support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (.1991), the City of Grande Prairie (), the County of Grande Prairie, and the Municipal District of Greenview ().

Images: Install views and moments from the opening reception of “Ecology Is: Human | Nature” July 2019, at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.

07/24/2026

The St. Joe's CHS “Our GP” mural has found its new home at the Northwest Wellness Centre!

Developed through the AGGP’s Youth Mural Project, the artwork explores students’ perspectives on community, identity, place and what Grande Prairie means to them. Students from Ms. Hillaby and Ms. Park’s St. Joseph Catholic High School art classes designed and painted the mural with support from AGGP staff, and it is now proudly displayed for the community to enjoy.

Thank you to the Northwest Wellness Centre for welcoming this artwork onto its walls and to the Grande Prairie DownTown Association for its partnership and assistance in coordinating the mural’s placement. Congratulations to the students for bringing their ideas, creativity and unique perspectives to this project!

We are grateful to the City of Grande Prairie for the grant funding that made the Youth Mural Project possible. We also appreciate the continued support of our partners, including the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, County of Grande Prairie No. 1 , the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 and ATB Financial for their dedication to art education.

07/17/2026

The Youth Drop-In Studio continues… with a special guest this month! 🎨

This month, TREX Northwest is stepping in as a special guest for the upcoming Fall Youth Art Exhibition.

TREX Northwest is a Travelling Exhibition Program operating out of the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie to bring engaging art experiences to local communities and public venues at a low-cost.

Join us for this Youth Drop-In Studio on July 25 to find out more, while having a space to make art, hang out, socialize, and try something new.

We’ll have a wide range of art supplies available, along with FREE pizza and refreshments. Bring your own project or start something new with the materials provided.

Youth who attend any Youth Drop-In Studio program will have the oppurtunity to submit any of their artwork to the Youth Art Exhibition in the Fall.

📅 July 25, 2026

📍 Grande Prairie Public Library - Willie Janssen Discovery Room

⏰ 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Free to attend.

Come make, connect, and be part of a growing creative community!

We acknowledge the TREX Program is funded by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Alberta Goverment. While education programming at AGGP is supported by the Province of Alberta, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, ATB, the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie No. 1, the M.D. of Greenview and Servus Credit Union.

07/16/2026

07/16/2026

Artist Les Ramsay() just wrapped up his time as the 2nd Prairie North Artist-in-Residence, hosted by AGGP and Northwestern Polytechnic this summer. Les will be back this fall with a solo exhibition, part of our exciting re-opening programming!

About his time at Prairie North, Les says: “During this residency I’m developing a new body of work in preparation for my solo exhibition with the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie this October. I’m working on three large paintings alongside a growing group of smaller canvases and needlepoint pieces. Although they share a common visual language, they occupy different roles in the studio.”

To learn more about Les’s practice and residency experience, check out our latest blog post (link in bio).

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts (.council), the Province of Alberta through the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (.1991), the City of Grande Prairie (), the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 and the M.D. of Greenview (). We thank Northwestern Polytechnic( ) for their partnership with the Prairie North Artist Residency program.