Programs
ART/WORK Professional Development Sessions
Free professional development sessions for those interested in pursuing art as a career or those just curious about the process. Open to artists of all levels and disciplines.
ART/WORK Professional Development Sessions are held monthly. These free sessions are supported by the AAC.
May 2nd, 2024 7pm: How to Make a Mural w/AJA Louden & April Matisz
The AAC manages the community gallery program at Casa.
The Gallery at Casa is committed to exhibiting works of local, regional, and provincial artists with ties to southern Alberta. Gallery offerings are not limited to any particular style, medium or approach but are connected through a sense of place.
Visitors to the gallery can expect to see drawing, painting, fine craft, installation, sculpture, photography, ceramics, new media, video art, or combinations of all mediums.
The Gallery at Casa is always free for visitors.
Please see our Artist Opportunities for information about showing at The Gallery.
Programming is made possible with the generous support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Lethbridge Public Art Committee.
To sell work through AAC Works artists must be members of the Allied Arts Council, live within the geographic boundaries of the Allied Arts Council and have gone through the submission/jurying process.
NEXT DEADLINE: June 17th, 2024
The commission for AAC Works is 70% Artist / 30% AAC.
If you have questions about AAC Works or the submission process, please email works@artslethbridge.org or call (403) 320-0555
A free publication produced seasonally, including monthly event calendars, spotlights on arts organizations and events, public art map, as well as other features on the arts in Lethbridge.
Three editions produced each year with space for advertising. Contact communications@artslethbridge.org for advertising rates and event inclusion.
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge manages Casa on behalf of the City of Lethbridge.
Casa opened in May of 2013 and has embraced core concepts of experimentation, incubation, learning and growing. Serving a multi-generational community, with varying art skill sets and interests in all disciplines of the arts, Casa is a busy space. The building far surpasses the original vision for expansion and sets a new standard for interdisciplinary arts centres.
Designing the building was a comprehensive and collaborative process led by Pendergast Nyhoff Collaborative Architecture (PNCA) 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.
Funding for the project was provided by the Federal Build Canada Fund ($6,000,000), the Provincial MSI Fund ($14,900,000) and the City of Lethbridge ($200,000).
The Allied Arts Council manages Lethbridge Public Art on behalf of the City of Lethbridge.
Public Art helps to enhance a community’s landscape and foster civic pride. The City of Lethbridge allocates 1% of community service capital budgets for the purchase of public art. A Public Art Master Plan has been developed and includes policies and procedures for acquiring public art.
Information on current projects is updated on a regular basis and public art calls are posted as they arise.
If you are interested in receiving public art calls, please e-mail us your first & last name, e-mail address and phone number to publicart@artslethbridge.org