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Calgary Galleries
• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Galleries in Calgary, Alberta.
Painting a Picture of the Calgary Art Scene
A social environment where creativity is nurtured is key to both the growth of an artist and pivotal to how well an arts community functions. The people of Calgary have long supported those individuals and groups of people who find inspiration within their surroundings, then choose to express their interpretation of these conditions through paint, sculpture, performance or any other means.
Calgary's urban landscape takes on a whole new life as public art spaces radiate throughout a city where, odd as it may seem, it is not uncommon to see a group of giant frogs sharing a bench, or to come across a murder of crows that can see the future. And don't be alarmed by the mechanical horse wandering the streets, it is only looking for a seat at a local tavern.
The premiere art galleries clustered about downtown's southwest proudly shine new light on one of humankind's oldest traditions. As they assist emerging artists with their distinguished showrooms, these galleries exhibit the human potential for creativity and contribute to our seemingly boundless imagination.
Local artists choose to reveal their pictorial passions as they open the doors of their public studios, giving people a rare glimpse at the inner workings of the creative mind, while engaging the community at the same time.
PUBLIC GALLERIES
Stable, reliable and ever-present, Calgary's public art galleries form the load-bearing pillars that work to support the art scene. These institutions, though they will buy and sell pieces, are concerned mainly with the collection, preservation or exhibition of the world's most notable visual works.
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