Events
Oct 17
October 17, 2024 – 5:30 pm
Fall Exhibitions Reception – all welcome
Please join us for the opening of our fall exhibitions at UCalgary Founders’ Gallery, located at The Military Museums, 4520, Crowchild Trail SW, Calgary, T2T 5J4. This is a free event held on Thursday October 17, 2024, 5.30 – 8.30 pm. 5.30 pm …
Jun 29
June 29, 2023 – 3:30 pm
Shell Shocked Lecture and Exhibition Tour with Caitlin Bailey
“As old as war itself” – Perspectives on Shell Shock in the First World War and its Evolution in the 20th Century During and after the First World War, more than 10,000 Canadian military personnel were documented as being treated for a varie…
Jun 28
June 28, 2023 – 4:30 pm
Public Reception for Exhibitions and Curator’s Tour with Wayne Baerwaldt
Please join us at the public launch to celebrate our summer exhibitions at UCalgary Founders’ Gallery at The Military Museums. Taras Polataiko: DEFIANCE Organized by Founders’ Gallery, guest curated by Wayne Baerwaldt Shell Shocked: The…
Aug 25
August 25, 2021 – 2:00 pm
Craft Tour at The Military Museums in Calgary
Join the Alberta Craft Council for an in-depth tour of the Military Museums in Calgary with Michele Hardy and Dick Averns! The first part of the tour will be guided by curator Michele Hardy, PhD, and will focus on the exhibition Tensile Strength: Wea…
Dec 10
December 10, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Book Launch – Mary Kavanagh: Daughters of Uranium
Join Mary Kavanagh, and authors Christina Cuthbertson, Lindsey Sharman, Jayne Wilkinson, to hear readings from this new publication. This free online event is mounted in conjunction with the recent U of C Founders’ Exhibition “Mary Kavanagh: Daughter…
Oct 15
October 15, 2020 – 12:00 pm
Thurs Oct 15, 2020, Free Noon Lecture: 75 Years On: Revisiting WWII Through Extant Art”
2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, affording reflection on the world’s largest conflagration, and the manner in which art can recalibrate humanity in times of crisis. Addressing these themes, Dick Averns will discuss…
Feb 6
February 6, 2020 – 5:00 pm
Exhibition opening reception for Ghostown
Join us to celebrate Steven Nunoda’s exhibition, Ghostown. Artist in attendance. 5.30 pm – Exhibition tour with Founders’ Curatorial Coordinator, Dick Averns Followed by free refreshments and cash bar 6.30 pm – Opening comments and welcome: 7.00 pm -…
Nov 7
November 7, 2019 – 12:00 pm
Nickle at Noon – The Atomic Photographers Guild: Nuclear Images Then, Now and into the Future, Blake Fitzpatrick
Founded in 1987 by Robert Del Tredici and Carole Gallagher, the Atomic Photographers Guild is an international collective of photographers and artists dedicated to making visible all aspects of the atomic subject. The first atomic photographs were ta…
Sep 26
September 26, 2019 – 12:00 pm
Nickle at Noon – Daughters of Uranium, an exhibition by Mary Kavanagh
Mary Kavanagh will discuss her exhibition, Daughters of Uranium, on view at the Founders Gallery, Military Museums (September 27, 2019 – January 26, 2020). The exhibition is co-organized and presented by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery and Founders…
Sep 27
September 27, 2019 – 5:00 pm
Curator’s Tour – Daughters of Uranium, an exhibition by Mary Kavanagh
Join curator Christina Cuthbertson for a guided tour of Daughters of Uranium, an exhibition by Mary Kavanagh Please note the exhibition opening reception follows the tour at 6pm. Everyone welcome.
Sep 27
September 27, 2019 – 6:00 pm
Opening Reception – Daughters of Uranium, an exhibition by Mary Kavanagh
Join us for the opening celebration of Mary Kavanagh’s exhibition, Daughters of Uranium. Opening reception Friday 27 September 6:00 – 9:00 Curator’s tour with Christina Cuthbertson (artist in attendance) Friday 27 September 5:00
Aug 10
August 10, 2019 – 10:30 am
Quilts of Valour Sew Day
Quilts of Valour is an extraordinary non-profit organization that brings comfort to veterans and those wounded in service with handmade quilts. The Calgary regional group will turn the atrium of the Military Museums into their workshop for the day a…