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SUMMARY:September  | Open Studio for 55+
DESCRIPTION:Join Contemporary Calgary at our drop-in Open Studio Session for 55+ on Wednesdays in September.  \nDuring this informal art-making drop-in session\, participants are invited to bring their own projects along with any art and craft materials they are currently using. This time can be used not only for creating but also for connecting with other artists\, fostering collaboration and inspiration. In August we’ll be discussing grant writing. \nFor adults age 55+. \nFree and no registration is required; simply check in with a gallery attendant at the front desk by signing your name each time on the sign-in sheet. \n*If you have questions about this workshop\, please reach out to Vanessa Lamb\, TD Education Program Coordinator\, at vanessa@contemporarycalgary.com \nSeptember Sessions: \n\nSeptember 2\nSeptember 9\nSeptember 16\nSeptember 23\nSeptember 30* – No Session\n\n \nThere will be no Open Studio for 55+ on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept 30)\, Contemporary Calgary will be hosting Pokaiks Reconciliation Walk & Event.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/pwg6g7l6vfm-september-or-open-studio-for-55/2026-09-16/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Free,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-17/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260917T210000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260826T000203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000203Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibition Opening | Curtis Talwst Santiago + Jane Jin Kaisen
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on Thursday\, September 17\, from 6-9 PM\, as we celebrate the opening of two solo exhibitions\, Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds and Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order. \nBuilding toward a landmark moment in Contemporary Calgary’s evolution—marked by the Centennial Planetarium’s highly anticipated transformation—this new exhibition season explores notions of change and world-building throughout all aspects of our lives: social\, political\, environmental and psychological. Prominent Canadian and international artists engaged in the upcoming projects bring generative perspectives and expansive ways of thinking through our fraught historical moment where ruptures and crises have the potential to lead to new possibilities and ever-evolving realities.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/mh7x4ja8uhn-exhibition-opening-or-curtis-talwst-santiago-jane-jin-kaisen/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Free,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260826T000205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T000206Z
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Connections: Punjabi Tour
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Connections is a guided tour series designed to make art accessible and engaging for Calgary’s diverse communities. These events create a welcoming and inclusive space for participants to explore our exhibitions and connect with others\, fostering meaningful relationships through the shared experience of contemporary art. 30-minute guided tour\, followed by a post-tour conversation and optional mini mixer. \nGuide: Harpreet M Dayal is an author\, poet\, community convener\, and believer in the power of the arts to connect and heal. Harpreet works with numerous non-profit\, settlement\, and arts organizations and collaborates with local businesses in Calgary through her platform. She founded ‘Love Notes\,’ an event that gathers artists from across disciplines to create a performative love note to Calgary and beyond. Since its inception in 2017\, Harpreet has collaborated with Arts Commons to bring Love Notes to their Amplify Cabaret Series\, Moonlight Market\, and cSpace. Her work has featured in HuffPost\, Avenue Magazine\, CBC\, CTV\, and the Canadian Mental Health Association.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/uzg1r68jpf4-contemporary-connections-punjabi-tour/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Community,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000121Z
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Connections: Punjabi Tour
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Connections is a guided tour series designed to make art accessible and engaging for Calgary’s diverse communities. These events create a welcoming and inclusive space for participants to explore our exhibitions and connect with others\, fostering meaningful relationships through the shared experience of contemporary art. \nDuration: 30-minute guided tour\, followed by a post-tour conversation and optional mini mixer
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/hvem3woarge-contemporary-connections-punjabi-tour/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Free,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-18/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260918T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-18/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-19/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-19/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260904T000019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000017Z
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SUMMARY:September | Drop-in Art Making
DESCRIPTION:Embrace creativity and exploration in our Saturday Drop-in Art Making program. This program is offered most Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. throughout the year. Materials and light instruction are provided\, along with rotating themes and activities. \nOur program encourages people of all ages to connect with modern and contemporary art through enjoyable and interactive creative experiences. \nFor September\, join us to make: \n\nSeptember 5: Decorations for the Pride Parade\nSeptember 12: NO SESSION\nSeptember 19: Airdry Clay Sculptures\nSeptember 26: Felt Bookmarks\n\n\nIn addition to the above activities\, there will be both a collage and drawing station available for creative free time during each session. \nThese are drop-in sessions running from 1-5 p.m. Come anytime — no registration is required. \n*If you have questions about this workshop\, please reach out to Vanessa Lamb\, TD Education Program Coordinator at vanessa@contemporarycalgary.com
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yabdtrrxc7m-september-or-drop-in-art-making/2026-09-19/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-20/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T163000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000119Z
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Kids: Let Your Light Shine
DESCRIPTION:With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner\, join us for a special lantern-making workshop to celebrate this beloved season and its traditions. Inspired by the moon and autumn stories\, kids will design and craft their own lanterns to light the way for the season ahead. \nOur free onsite Contemporary Kids programs invite children to learn about modern and contemporary art through unique and engaging art activities.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/ne0ss0lsefb-contemporary-kids-let-your-light-shine/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260920T194500
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260731T000303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T000303Z
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SUMMARY:Perspective Film Series: Godzilla (1954)
DESCRIPTION:The 1954 classic Gojira (Godzilla) is a haunting\, allegorical horror film in which American nuclear testing awakens and mutates a prehistoric sea creature\, unleashing destruction on Tokyo. Beyond its terrifying spectacle\, the film explores the consequences of humanity’s technological hubris\, the ethical dilemmas of scientific discovery\, and the lingering fears of nuclear devastation\, reflecting postwar anxieties in a society grappling with the power – and peril – of atomic energy.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/ugxwwh7f3ym-perspective-film-series-godzilla-1954/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Film & movies
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260921T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
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SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-21/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
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SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-22/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260922T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260922T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
UID:10008968-1790078400-1790096400@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-22/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
UID:10008263-1790164800-1790182800@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-23/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
UID:10008969-1790164800-1790182800@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-23/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T160000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260815T000640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260816T000721Z
UID:10008172-1790168400-1790179200@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:September Open Studio for 55+
DESCRIPTION:Join Contemporary Calgary at our drop-in Open Studio Session for 55+ on Wednesdays in September.  \nDuring this informal art-making drop-in session\, participants are invited to bring their own projects along with any art and craft materials they are currently using. This time can be used not only for creating but also for connecting with other artists\, fostering collaboration and inspiration. In August we’ll be discussing grant writing. \nFor adults age 55+. \nFree and no registration is required; simply check in with a gallery attendant at the front desk by signing your name each time on the sign-in sheet. \nIf you have questions about this workshop\, please reach out to Tyson Bankert\, Program Facilitator\, at tyson@contemporarycalgary.com.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/jvvk2z8lae-september-open-studio-for-55/2026-09-23/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Community,Free,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260923T160000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260902T000030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T000030Z
UID:10008422-1790168400-1790179200@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:September  | Open Studio for 55+
DESCRIPTION:Join Contemporary Calgary at our drop-in Open Studio Session for 55+ on Wednesdays in September.  \nDuring this informal art-making drop-in session\, participants are invited to bring their own projects along with any art and craft materials they are currently using. This time can be used not only for creating but also for connecting with other artists\, fostering collaboration and inspiration. In August we’ll be discussing grant writing. \nFor adults age 55+. \nFree and no registration is required; simply check in with a gallery attendant at the front desk by signing your name each time on the sign-in sheet. \n*If you have questions about this workshop\, please reach out to Vanessa Lamb\, TD Education Program Coordinator\, at vanessa@contemporarycalgary.com \nSeptember Sessions: \n\nSeptember 2\nSeptember 9\nSeptember 16\nSeptember 23\nSeptember 30* – No Session\n\n \nThere will be no Open Studio for 55+ on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept 30)\, Contemporary Calgary will be hosting Pokaiks Reconciliation Walk & Event.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/pwg6g7l6vfm-september-or-open-studio-for-55/2026-09-23/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Free,Workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000123Z
UID:10008385-1790208000-1790294399@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Calgary International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The biggest event of the year for Alberta moviegoers is back! The Calgary International Film Festival\, presented by Servus Credit Union\, is bringing the year’s most acclaimed and talked-about films—from Cannes and other leading film festivals around the world—to Calgary audiences from September 24 to October 4\, 2026. \nWhether you’re attending a handful of screenings or diving into the festival’s complete lineup\, CIFF has something for every kind of moviegoer. From first-time attendees to dedicated cinephiles and industry professionals\, CIFF is the perfect place for movie lovers to come together and experience the best in cinema. \nTo explore the full festival lineup and get your tickets\, visit ciffcalgary.ca.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/qdp2oq2zuzn-calgary-international-film-festival/2026-09-24/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Festivals & events,Film & movies
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
UID:10008264-1790251200-1790269200@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-24/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260924T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260924T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
UID:10008970-1790251200-1790269200@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-24/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260925
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000123Z
UID:10008386-1790294400-1790380799@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Calgary International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The biggest event of the year for Alberta moviegoers is back! The Calgary International Film Festival\, presented by Servus Credit Union\, is bringing the year’s most acclaimed and talked-about films—from Cannes and other leading film festivals around the world—to Calgary audiences from September 24 to October 4\, 2026. \nWhether you’re attending a handful of screenings or diving into the festival’s complete lineup\, CIFF has something for every kind of moviegoer. From first-time attendees to dedicated cinephiles and industry professionals\, CIFF is the perfect place for movie lovers to come together and experience the best in cinema. \nTo explore the full festival lineup and get your tickets\, visit ciffcalgary.ca.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/qdp2oq2zuzn-calgary-international-film-festival/2026-09-25/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Festivals & events,Film & movies
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000039Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000039Z
UID:10008265-1790337600-1790355600@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Jane Jin Kaisen: Burial of This Order
DESCRIPTION:Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual\, collectivity\, capitalist critique\, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions. \nThe exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022)\, through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world order built upon hierarchy and division. The social actors called on to perform this duty\, including artists\, poets and activists\, transgress traditional ceremonial practices indicating that this ritualized enactment is a funeral without grievers\, assembled to dismantle unlivable structures\, rather than lament current conditions. \nThe exhibition’s central work is accompanied by Sorrow Waters This Land (2024) and Dokkaebi (2024). The former focuses on the setting for the procession – a derelict resort on Jeju Island that was abandoned following the IMF financial crisis of the 1990s\, now persisting as a crumbling ruin of capitalism. The latter features powerful Dokkaebi deities from Korean folklore\, unpredictable tricksters who dance suggestively through the space\, haunting or perhaps compelling the procession.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/yk8s_anpddf-jane-jin-kaisen-burial-of-this-order/2026-09-25/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20260925T170000
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260909T000033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T000033Z
UID:10008971-1790337600-1790355600@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Curtis Talwst Santiago: worlds\, worlds\, worlds
DESCRIPTION:worlds\, worlds\, worlds explores how stories are held and carried across the vestiges of history and memory. Rooted in a form of world-building where inherited imagination meets critical fabulation¹\, the exhibition celebrates polyphonic identities that negotiate different geographies across time\, weaving the material\, the fragmentary\, and the ever-evolving within storytelling. \nCentral to the Contemporary Calgary presentation is a focused survey of Santiago’s dioramas. Begun in 2008 and collectively known as the Infinity Series\, these intimate works move fluidly between personal memories of Caribbean community life: basement dance parties\, the quintessential barbershop\, figures dreaming in the grass\, and broader collective histories such as migration crises and the rise of territorialism in its many forms. These scenes are portrayed as something precious and deliberately sheltered\, worlds that can be held in the palm of a hand\, inviting careful observation of details often overlooked.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/_qnn2kces0x-curtis-talwst-santiago-worlds-worlds-worlds/2026-09-25/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Education,Museums, galleries & exhibitions
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260927
DTSTAMP:20260909T195646
CREATED:20260831T000123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260831T000123Z
UID:10008387-1790380800-1790467199@calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com
SUMMARY:Calgary International Film Festival
DESCRIPTION:The biggest event of the year for Alberta moviegoers is back! The Calgary International Film Festival\, presented by Servus Credit Union\, is bringing the year’s most acclaimed and talked-about films—from Cannes and other leading film festivals around the world—to Calgary audiences from September 24 to October 4\, 2026. \nWhether you’re attending a handful of screenings or diving into the festival’s complete lineup\, CIFF has something for every kind of moviegoer. From first-time attendees to dedicated cinephiles and industry professionals\, CIFF is the perfect place for movie lovers to come together and experience the best in cinema. \nTo explore the full festival lineup and get your tickets\, visit ciffcalgary.ca.
URL:https://calgarydt-seeker.paperleaftest.com/event-calendar/qdp2oq2zuzn-calgary-international-film-festival/2026-09-26/
LOCATION:Contemporary Calgary\, 701 11 Street Southwest\, Calgary\, Ab\, T2P 2C4
CATEGORIES:Festivals & events,Film & movies
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END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR