Casa

Casa Casa is the home for the arts in southern Alberta. It is about experimentation, incubation, learning and growing.

This page is managed by the Allied Arts Council and is intended to be a source to find information on Casa, Lethbridge's community arts centre located just east of Galt Gardens. Casa is the realization of a 20 year dream, shared by many in the Lethbridge arts community, to expand or replace the Bowman Arts Centre. This unique new facility far surpasses the original vision for expansion, a

nd sets a new standard for interdisciplinary arts centres. Casa was built to serve a multi-generational community, with varying art skill sets and interests in all disciplines of the arts. Designing the building was a comprehensive and collaborative process led by Nyhoff Architecture from (Calgary) working in conjunction with the local architectural firm of Ferrari Westwood Babits. The Architectural team visited numerous arts education institutions and also met with members of the local arts community to define requirements for a truly functional 42,000 square foot art centre. The resulting building design is truly impressive.

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate our Summer Exhibition Opening Night this past Saturday. Missed it? Don't wor...
06/16/2026

Thank you to all who came out to celebrate our Summer Exhibition Opening Night this past Saturday. Missed it? Don't worry! The Summer Exhibitions will be available to visit until August 21!

MAIN GALLERY:
Valerie Camila – MARACUYÁ

CABINET OF QUEERIOSITIES
Maddie Alexander, Mac Bronk, CW Carson, Frey Catton, Jennifer Davis, Beany Dootjes, Wayne Dwornik, Alyssa Erickson, Mandy Espezel, Shane Golby, Aaron Hagan, Samantha Harrison, Hael Hidebrandt, Lex Hilderman, Len Komanac, Emily Metherel, Carol Mitchell, Maria Riviere, Trudi Sissons, Jax Stienstra, Cass Williamson

SAOKITAPI GALLERY:
LISTENING THROUGH LIGHT - Torrie Ironstar

PROJECT SPACE:
NIGHT RAINBOW - Rosemary Allan

PASSAGE GALLERY:
SOMETIMES I FORGET - Oseremen Irete

CONCOURSE GALLERY:
OBJECT RELATIONS: Inner Symbolic Domains - Elizabeth Ginn

CONCOURSE SHOWCASE:
TSDG: 45 Years of Creativity 2026

FOCUS GALLERY:
EXPECTATIONS - Kennedy Chinn

PLATFORM GALLERY:
SURFACE TENSION: A Field Under Extraction - Shayan Shadjareh

The Gallery at Casa is always free to visit and is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Lethbridge Public Art, and Westco Construction.

It's time! Plan your summer and get ready for Upside Downtown 2026! Each week, we'll have local artists playing in Rotar...
06/12/2026

It's time! Plan your summer and get ready for Upside Downtown 2026! Each week, we'll have local artists playing in Rotary Square at Casa along with local food trucks. So stop by, grab some food, and listen to some music!

Get your first taste of summer! Find out who is playing at Upside Downtown in July and August!Join us Thursday, June 11 ...
06/11/2026

Get your first taste of summer! Find out who is playing at Upside Downtown in July and August!
Join us Thursday, June 11 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm for the LINE-UP BREAKDOWN for Upside Downtown 2026 on Rotary Square at Casa.

Alberta Artist-in-Residence and Upside Downtown Alumnus, John Wort Hannam will be our featured performer, the AAC Bar will be open, and get ready to plan your Thursdays this summer!

Upside Downtown: Concerts + Art is thankful to FACTOR, WESTCO Construction, Spectrum Ale, Davis Auto Group and the Re-imagine Grant for the City of Lethbridge. Our funders and sponsors allow the AAC to keep these summer concerts free to the community.

Join us for our Summer Opening Celebration at The Gallery at Casa - Saturday, June 13 at 7:00pm. Exhibitions run June 13...
06/11/2026

Join us for our Summer Opening Celebration at The Gallery at Casa - Saturday, June 13 at 7:00pm. Exhibitions run June 13 through August 21, 2026.

The Main Gallery features Maracuyá by Colombian-Canadian artist Valerie Camila, a cinematic painting series exploring q***r intimacy and relationships, alongside The Cabinet of Queeriosities V, a group exhibition curated by Leila Armstrong that brings together more than twenty artists celebrating 2SLGBTQI+ identity, history, and community.

Throughout the gallery spaces, visitors will encounter Rosemary Allan’s installation Night Rainbow, Oseremen Irete’s photography and storytelling exhibition Sometimes I Forget, and Object Relations: Inner Symbolic Domains, a posthumous exhibition by acclaimed Alberta artist Elizabeth Ginn reflecting on healing, memory, and personal meaning.

Additional exhibitions include Expectations by Lethbridge artist Kennedy Chinn, Surface Tension: A Field Under Extraction by Iranian artist Shayan Shadjareh, a showcase celebrating 45 years of creativity by the Textile Surface Design Guild, and new work by contemporary Indigenous artist Torrie Ironstar in the Saokitapi Gallery.

The Gallery at Casa is FREE to visit, and open Monday to Saturday from 9:00am to 9:00pm, and Sundays from 10:00am to 5:00pm

Visiting Artist Workshop! Create botanical and garden forms with clay!Artist Chiao-Chih Lu of Taiwan is visiting Lethbri...
06/04/2026

Visiting Artist Workshop! Create botanical and garden forms with clay!

Artist Chiao-Chih Lu of Taiwan is visiting Lethbridge and bringing their organic handbuilding technique to a special two-day workshop at Casa. Day 1 focuses on Structural Strength, such as rock formations, tree trunks, and branches. Day 2 looks at Delicate Form with small, fragile elements like flowers and leaves. Register for 1 day or both and build plant-forms that will not die. Suitable for all skill levels.

Chiao-Chih Lu is a ceramic artist based in Taiwan whose work explores material, memory, and the relationship between natural forms and human experience. Her practice often centers on the dialogue between black clay and white porcelain, using their contrasting qualities to reflect ideas of transformation, balance, and impermanence. Black clay functions as a dense, grounding material, while porcelain carries a sense of lightness and fragility, allowing subtle gestures and traces of touch to remain visible.

Lu holds a BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in California and has participated in international artist residencies at Medalta Historic Clay District in Canada, the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) in the Netherlands, and Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at the Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan and has been exhibited internationally.

Register today! https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-botanical-garden-ceramic-sculpture-section-1-structural-strength/

06/03/2026

Join us on June 11th from 5-6 PM, for our Upside Downtown Lineup Breakdown, where we will have a feature performance for Artist in Residence John Wort Hannam and reveal the lineup for Upside Downtown!

Be the first to know! Find out who is playing at Upside Downtown in July and August!Join us Thursday, June 11 from 5:00 ...
05/28/2026

Be the first to know! Find out who is playing at Upside Downtown in July and August!

Join us Thursday, June 11 from 5:00 to 6:00 pm for the LINE-UP BREAKDOWN for Upside Downtown 2026 on Rotary Square at Casa.

Alberta Artist-in-Residence and Upside Downtown Alumnus, John Wort-Hannam will be our featured performer, the AAC Bar will be open, and get ready to plan your Thursdays this summer!

Upside Downtown: Concerts + Art is thankful to FACTOR, WESTCO Construction, Spectrum Ale, Davis Auto Group and the Re-imagine Grant for the City of Lethbridge. Our funders and sponsors allow the AAC to keep these summer concerts free to the community.

Come work with us! Gain valuable experience and have a ton of fun this summer working with the AAC.We have 3 Canada Summ...
05/25/2026

Come work with us! Gain valuable experience and have a ton of fun this summer working with the AAC.

We have 3 Canada Summer Jobs positions currently open: Communications Assistant, Summer Projects Assistant, and Assistant Art Instructor!

Communications Assistant applications close May 29. Summer Projects Assistant and Assistant Art Instructor close June 1.

For full position descriptions and application instructions, visit https://artslethbridge.org/job-opportunities/

,Create botanical and garden forms with clay!Artist Chiao-Chih Lu of Taiwan is visiting Lethbridge and bringing their or...
05/23/2026

,
Create botanical and garden forms with clay!

Artist Chiao-Chih Lu of Taiwan is visiting Lethbridge and bringing their organic handbuilding technique to a special two-day workshop at Casa. Day 1 focuses on Structural Strength, such as rock formations, tree trunks, and branches. Day 2 looks at Delicate Form with small, fragile elements like flowers and leaves. Register for 1 day or both and build plant-forms that will not die. Suitable for all skill levels.

Chiao-Chih Lu is a ceramic artist based in Taiwan whose work explores material, memory, and the relationship between natural forms and human experience. Her practice often centers on the dialogue between black clay and white porcelain, using their contrasting qualities to reflect ideas of transformation, balance, and impermanence. Black clay functions as a dense, grounding material, while porcelain carries a sense of lightness and fragility, allowing subtle gestures and traces of touch to remain visible.

Lu holds a BFA from ArtCenter College of Design in California and has participated in international artist residencies at Medalta Historic Clay District in Canada, the European Ceramic Work Centre (EKWC) in the Netherlands, and Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Japan. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan and exhibited internationally.

https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-botanical-garden-ceramic-sculpture-section-1-structural-strength/

Address

230 8th Street South
Lethbridge, AB
T1J5H2

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

403.327.2272

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