http://www.acad.ab.ca/happening.html News and Events from the Alberta College of Art + Design en-us annemarie.dorland@acad.ca (AnneMarie Dorland) ryan.hayward@acad.ca (Ryan Hayward) http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_grad_show_100506.html Work from some of Canada's most exciting emerging artists and designers, and a window into the innovative and creative process of students at the Alberta College of Art + Design - that's what you'll experience at ACAD's 2010 Graduating... Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_grad_show_100506.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_sc3_marianne_mckenna.html May 18, 2010 - 5:30 PM | John Dutton Theatre at the Calgary Public Library | Marianne McKenna is a founding partner of KPMB Architects, an award winning Canadian firm distinguished by its diversity and commitment to collaboration. Marianne has... Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_sc3_marianne_mckenna.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_convocation_ceremony.html May 13, 2010 - 2:00 PM at the Jubilee Auditorium | Reception to follow at ACAD. Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_convocation_ceremony.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_12_grad_show.html May 12 - 22, 2010 | Alberta College of Art + Design | Opening Reception: May 12, 2010 - 5:00 PM | Join us as we celebrate the work of over 200 of our graduating class of students, highlighting creativity, experimentation... Thu, 06 May 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_12_grad_show.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_bog_aaoe_100501.html The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) is pleased to announce that Amy Gogarty will be awarded the 2010 Board of Governors' Alumni Award of Excellence at the 2010 ACAD convocation ceremony on May 13th, 2010. This award is given... Sat, 01 May 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_bog_aaoe_100501.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_acad_faculty_100415.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to celebrate the opening of the 2010 All Faculty Exhibition at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery. Join us on April 15, 2010 for the opening reception of this important exhibition, which will... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_acad_faculty_100415.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_family_and_friends_college_preview.html Join us for College Preview 2010 | May 19, 2010 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Main Mall, ACAD | College Preview provides an opportunity for you to learn about life at ACAD, connect with current students, faculty and alumni and get... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_family_and_friends_college_preview.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_portfolio_show.html April 22, 2010 | 6:00 - 9:00 PM | Nexen Tower Garden Courtyard | 801 7th Ave. SW | No RSVP, No Admission fee. Complimentary refreshments, cash bar. For more information, call 403-284-7621. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_portfolio_show.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_scholarships_awards_ceremony.html Monday, April 19, 2010 | 4:30 - 6:30 PM | Main Mall, ACAD | ACAD is pleased to have its students and donors celebrate the accomplishments of the scholarships and awards recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_scholarships_awards_ceremony.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_emily_schroeder.html April 12 - 16, 2010 | Room 371 | ACAD | Opening reception: April 15, 2010 - 5:00 PM | Emily Schroeder received her MFA from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 2006. Emily's artwork deals with the issues of markmaking in the context... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_emily_schroeder.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_faculty_show.html April 15 - 24, 2010 | Illingworth Kerr Gallery | ACAD | Reception: April 15, 2010 - 6:00 PM | Part of a continuing series of exhibitions that showcase the diversity of work produced by the ACAD community, this exhibition ... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_faculty_show.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_catalogue_launch.html April 15, 2010 | 4:00 PM | Illingworth Kerr Gallery | ACAD | Join us for coffee, tea and cake, and take advantage of the special launch price of $10.00 for our new catalogues including: Richard Boulet: Stitched and Drawn, Wim Delvoye: The End of Cloaca... Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_catalogue_launch.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_mic_pd.html April 15, 2010 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | IKG Prep Room | Free admission, everyone welcome | Featuring panelists: Paul Becher, Richard Boulet, Travis Ogle and Adam Tindale. Moderated by Wayne Baerwaldt, Director/Curator, Exhibitions, ACAD... Cultural producers spend an inexorable amount of time revisiting loss Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_04_ikg_mic_pd.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_photo_info_session.html March 24, 2010 | 12:00 PM | Room 455, ACAD | All students interested in applying to the Photography Major are welcome to attend. Portfolio requirements will be discussed and the faculty will answer any general questions you may... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_photo_info_session.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_grant_black.html March 11, 2010 | 10:00 AM | Room 455, ACAD | Photo Editor of the Calgary Herald | Grant will show a blend of his photographic work over the years and talk about making and fostering community connections with his camera. He'll also talk... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_grant_black.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_kevin_lockau.html March 25, 2010 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM | Room 295, ACAD | Living Glass History is a series of interviews with contemporary artists whom have made significant contributions to the glass studio movement in North America. This interview takes... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_kevin_lockau.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_ssas.html March 25 - 27, 2010 | Main Mall, ACAD | This spring, all of Calgary is invited to one of ACAD's most popular events of the year: the Spring Show and Sale! Come out to ACAD, and take advantage of the opportunity to purchase artwork... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_ssas.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_alfredo_jaar_100304.html March 4, 2010 (Calgary, Alberta) - The Alberta College of Art + Design is very excited to welcome our 2010 President's Scholar in Residence, Alfredo Jaar, to ACAD on March 10, 2010 for a public lecture. Alfredo Jaar is one of the international... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_alfredo_jaar_100304.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_llb.html March 19, 2010 | 6:30 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | The Fibre Department is pleased to present an artist talk by internationally recognized pioneer of Jacquard weaving and co-founder of the Montreal Centre for Contemporary... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_llb.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_links.html May 12, 2010 | Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD | Featuring work by Anna Barclay, Amada Clark, Courtney McCarty, Alexandra Krewiak, Andrea Earl, Adam Lagace, Ashleigh Amber Moore, Megan Mackenzie Jones, Justine Lockhart, Georgia Lee... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_05_links.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_alfredo_jaar.html March 10, 2010 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Alfredo Jaar is an artist, architect, and filmmaker who lives and works in New York. He was born in Santiago de Chile in 1956. His work has been shown extensively... Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_alfredo_jaar.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_raff.html Journey Through the World of Visual Art | March 25 - 28, 2010 | Alberta College of Art + Design | Following on last year's successful Reel Artists Film Festival at the Alberta College of Art + Design, we at the Canadian Art.... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_raff.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_shona_rae.html March 10, 2010 | Room 407, ACAD | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Shona Rae was a professional clay sculptor for nearly a decade before a series of dreams led her to begin studying goldsmithing and metal arts in 1994. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_shona_rae.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_adn_jillian_macdonald.html March 4, 2010 | Public Lecture | Jillian Mcdonald is a Canadian artist, living in New York. She is Associate Professor of Fine Art at Pace University, where she also curates and co-directs the Pace Digital Gallery. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_adn_jillian_macdonald.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_matt_crookshank.html March 4, 2010 | 2:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Matt Crookshank will give an artist talk this Thursday, March 4, at 2:00 PM in the Lecture Theatre. Matt Crookshank lives and maintains his studio practice in... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_vat_matt_crookshank.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_dick_averns.html Dick Averns - Artist Presentation | March 3, 2010 | 8:00 PM | Artist and writer Dick Averns was selected nationally as one of only five artists for the 2008-2009 Canadian Forces Artists Program; a federally supported initiative... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_dick_averns.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_daabrbwehtjsljljphsattw.html March 1 - 6, 2010 | Main Mall, ACAD | Opening celebration, Thursday March 4, 2010, 5:00 - 6:00 PM. Artists in attendance | A presentation of gallery maquettes and newly proposed exhibitions, presented by the Sculpture Program... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_daabrbwehtjsljljphsattw.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_mng_randy_niessen.html March 1 - 13, 2010 | Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD | Colour Chart is an installation of work that exists between painting, sculpture and printmaking. Working between illusion and reality (the second and third dimensions), Randy Niessen explores... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_03_mng_randy_niessen.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_artawearness_x.html February 26 - 27, 2010 | Main Mall, ACAD | Multidisciplinary students from the Alberta College of Art + Design present the tenth anniversary of the wearable art performance ArtaWEARness. ArtaWEARness X will focus on non-traditional forms... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_artawearness_x.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_a_history_of_wearable_art.html February 26 and 27, 2010 | Room 371, ACAD | This exhibition takes an in depth look at the history behind wearable art at the Alberta College of Art + Design. Selected artists currently attending ACAD, as well as alumni have been chosen to display... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_a_history_of_wearable_art.html- http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_tiica.html February 26, 2010 | 2:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | A panel discussion moderated by Jordan Tate. Participants include. Jeremy Bailey, Sally McKay and Penelope Umbrico who will join together to consider the ways that the web... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_tiica.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_sw_peter_flemming.html Talk | February 25, 2010 | Room 595 | 7:00 PM | Join artist Peter Flemming for a special visiting artist presentation this February 25, at 7:00 PM, and for a student workshop entitled "Electromagnetism Basics and Introduction to Stepper Motors For Artists"... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_sw_peter_flemming.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_darsha_hewitt.html February 24, 2010 | 7:00 PM | Room 595, ACAD | Join internationally acclaimed artist Darsha Hewitt for a visiting artist talk on February 24, 2010, and for a workshop on February 25 at 2 pm in room 432. Darsha Hewitt (MTL, QC) makes... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_darsha_hewitt.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_erik_mattijssen.html February 24, 2010 | 2:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Erik Mattijssen just celebrated his 25th anniversary of being an artist. He studied in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands and received his BFA in 1984. He has participated... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_erik_mattijssen.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_oiaf.html February 22, 2010 | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Stanford Perrot Lecture Theatre, ACAD | The Best of Ottawa touring program showcases many of the outstanding films presented in the Festival's Official Competition. The 2009 program includes such... Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_oiaf.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_craig_le_blanc.html Thursday, February 11, 2010 | 7:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Join ACAD's Art + Design Now lecture series as we welcome our keynote speaker; artist Craig Le Blanc. Craig Le Blanc's artistic practice is a study in the multiplicity... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_craig_le_blanc.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_sc3_shelley_evenson_pl.html Public Lecture | February 11, 2010 | 5:30 PM | John Dutton Theatre, Calgary Public Library | Shelley Evenson is a Principal in user-experience design at Microsoft Start-Up Labs, and was recently a Professor at the Carnegie Mellon School... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_sc3_shelley_evenson_pl.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_ken_lum.html February 10, 2010 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Free Public Lecture | Ken Lum is an internationally renowned artist and scholar whose practice addresses issues of identity and image production... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_ken_lum.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_kent_monkman.html Tuesday, February 9, 2010 | 7:30 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Presented by Liberal Studies, Alberta College of Art + Design in conjunction with Monkman's upcoming exhibitions at The Glenbow Museum and TrepanierBaer... Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_kent_monkman.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_01_ikg_lukacs_morris.html January 14 - March 13, 2010 | Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD | Attila Richard Lukacs attended the Alberta College of Art + Design in the early 1980s before enrolling at the Emily Carr College of Art in Vancouver. He graduated in painting from... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_01_ikg_lukacs_morris.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_learning_linux.html Open Workshop for All Students | February 3, 2010 | 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Room 431, ACAD | Come join us to learn about the linux operating system and try it out on your computer. We will show you how to load linux onto a USB key so that you do not have to modify your computer in order to try it out. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_learning_linux.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_01_mng_jennifer_akkermans.html January 25, 2010 - February 6, 2010 | Marion Nicoll Gallery, ACAD | In 'Self Portrait', Jennifer Akkermans invites you in to her world. Her installation focuses on her journals, forming an in-depth, intense, yet unwittingly candid study... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_01_mng_jennifer_akkermans.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_4th_year_photo_show.html February 7 - 13, 2010 | Studio 455, ACAD | 4th Year Photo Majors host an exhibition showcasing their latest work to the public. The Alberta College of Art and Design program nurtures many passionate photographers. From fine arts to conceptional... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_4th_year_photo_show.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_lisa_benschop.html February 10, 2010 | 6:30 PM |Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Lisa Benschop is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Calgary, Alberta. She holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in English from the University of... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_lisa_benschop.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_documentation_in_the_expanded_field.html February 1 - 8, 2010 | Gallery 371, ACAD | In a world of fleeting images and information overload, the process of documenting one's work as an artist can be a daunting task. Documentation in the Expanded Field examines how a group of graduating... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_documentation_in_the_expanded_field.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_jasmine_valentina.html February 3, 2010 | 6:30 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Jasmine Valentina will present on the New York Studio Program; the application process, the program, and the benefits of being an artist in New York City. Valentina was the winner... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_jasmine_valentina.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_02_open_house.html February 5 + 6, 2010 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | Main Mall, ACAD | Open House is our way of inviting you and your friends + family to see first-hand the innovation and creativity that makes ACAD the right choice for your art and design education... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_02_open_house.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_jan_peacock.html Join renowned video artist Jan Peacock for a special visiting artist presentation this February 9, at 2:00 pm. Jan Peacock works in video and installation, and has exhibited widely throughout Canada, Europe, Japan, Mexico, and the U.S... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2010_02_vat_jan_peacock.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_attila_lukacs_2010_100108.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to celebrate the opening of the 2010 Illingworth Kerr Gallery exhibition season with a groundbreaking exhibition of POLAROIDS: Attila Richard Lukacs and Michael Morris... Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_attila_lukacs_2010_100108.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_wsas_091119.html t's time for the very popular Alberta College of Art + Design Winter Show + Sale! The public is invited to the College's Main Mall on November 26th through 29th to take advantage of the opportunity to purchase artwork by student artists... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_wsas_091119.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_smart_night_2010_091020.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to announce that bestselling author Chip Heath will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual President's ACAD Smart Night. The President's ACAD Smart Night is a unique black-tie event in Calgary... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_smart_night_2010_091020.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_sc3_091002.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to announce plans for this upcoming season of the much anticipated Stirring Culture lecture series for 2009-2010. ACAD's Stirring Culture is a free, public, bi-annual event, and has brought some... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_sc3_091002.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_jg_jl_091002.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is thrilled to present the 2009 Fall Exhibition at the Illingworth Kerr Gallery. This fall, the IKG launches a series of exhibitions, events and talks, providing an examination of the issues associated with... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_ikg_jg_jl_091002.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_va_marioni_090924.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is delighted to welcome world famous father and son glass artists Paul and Dante Marioni to our College on October 4 - 6, 2009. The Marionis are visiting ACAD as a part of the ACAD Visiting Artist Program... Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_va_marioni_090924.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_1000ma.html October 1 - 3, 2009 | ACAD | The ACAD Ceramics Program will host the annual 1000 Miles Apart conference October 1st, 2nd and 3rd. This conference was first organized in 1989 by faculty and students... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_1000ma.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_norlen.html October 7, 2009 - 3:30 PM | Room 595, ACAD | Winnipeg-based artist Alison Norlen is well known for her series of large scale drawings and sculptural installations concerned with the machinations... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_norlen.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_millerson.html October 8, 2009 - 10:30 AM | Room 520, ACAD | Dorie Millerson holds an MFA in textiles from NSCAD University and an honours diploma in fibre from the Ontario College of Art and Design. She works in a variety... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_millerson.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_vat_osn.html October 15, 2009 - 2:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre, ACAD | Osamu James Nakagawa is a Guggenheim Fellow, and will be delivering a visiting artist talk for all of ACAD about his Okinawa, Gama, and Banta... Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_vat_osn.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_vat_avg.html September 18, 2009 | 2:30 PM | Room 371, ACAD | ACAD's MADT program, the Illingworth Kerr Gallery, and ArtCity are excited to welcome Berlin-based Video-installation artist Anna von Gwinner to ACAD. Exploring the... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_vat_avg.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_ikg_fall_exhibition.html October 9 - December 12, 2009 | Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD | Reception: October 9, 2009 - 5:00 PM | Jason Moran in concert - 6:30 PM | Featuring Glenn Ligon: Death of Tom and Untitled (Minnesota Massacre), and John Gerrard: Grow Finish Unit and Oil Stick World. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_ikg_fall_exhibition.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_va_saaraliisa_ylitalo.html OFFERINGS: Fiber works in Paper | September 25, 2009 - 10:30 AM | Room 520, ACAD | OFFERINGS: Fiber works in Paper, an artist talk by Saaraliisa Ylitalo. Saaraliisa has been working in the field of fiber for over 30 years... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_va_saaraliisa_ylitalo.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_ikg_aadaa.html September 18-20, 2009 | Illingworth Kerr Gallery, ACAD |Featuring: Numa Dallaire, Florian Koehl, Ricardo Okaranza and Jeanie Riddle. | The IKG is pleased to present four related exhibitions that address imagined and real living... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_ikg_aadaa.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_adn_sr.html September 17, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Room 340 | ACAD | Join ACAD's Art + Design Now lecture series as we welcome our keynote speaker; artist Scott Rogers. As a Canadian visual artist who works primarily in site specific projects... Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_adn_sr.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_at_edson_campos.html October 9, 2009 | 8:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre | ACAD | Edson Campos is a London and Rio de Janeiro - based designer for Rio's Carnival and samba schools, as well as theatre, film and television productions. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_at_edson_campos.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_va_marioni.html Public Lecture | October 5, 2009 | 7:00 PM | Stanford Perrott Lecture Theatre | ACAD | On October 4, 5, and 6 2009, world famous father and son glass artists Paul and Dante Marioni will be visiting the Alberta College of Art + Design... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_10_va_marioni.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_chalkwalk.html Saturday, September 12, 2009 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM | 17th Avenue | Calgary | Help beautify the avenue! Chalkwalk is a juried competition for students that takes place on 17th Ave SW. There are fabulous cash prizes to be won... Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_09_chalkwalk.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_granted_kip_funding_090813.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is extremely pleased to share that the Government of Canada has announced, with the Province of Alberta, that ACAD will receive a combined total of $1.7 million dollars in funding for infrastructure... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_granted_kip_funding_090813.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_granted_nasad_090614.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to announce that it has been granted National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) Foreign Equivalency Status designation... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_granted_nasad_090614.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_06_ikg_sled_island_music_festival.html June 24 - September 19, 2009 | This summer the IKG presents four related exhibitions that address imagined and real living spaces, domestic and institutional space, the forgotten or overlooked, and the strength of memory in shaping those spaces... Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:06:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_2009_06_ikg_sled_island_music_festival.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_vaws_bog_090506.html The Alberta College of Art + Design (ACAD) is pleased to announce that Meg Van Rosendaal will be awarded the 2009 Board of Governors' Alumni Award of Excellence at the 2009 ACAD convocation ceremony on May 14th, 2009... Wed, 06 May 2009 09:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_vaws_bog_090506.html http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_board_chair_090427.html The Alberta College of Art + Design is pleased to announce that the Minister of Advanced Education and Technology has appointed Mr. James Peacock as Chair of the ACAD Board of Governors... Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:00:00 MST http://www.acad.ab.ca/wh_news_board_chair_090427.html