The Reckoning by Jeff Wielki

March 3 - April 6

MNG Main Space

Reception - March 21 6pm - 8pm

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1834 poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” Coleridge’s poem resonates with themes of human/environment conflicts. The Reckoning abstracts a moment in Coleridge’s work when deathly supernatural figures arrive to decide the fate of the Mariner and the ships crew after the Mariner kills one of God’s creatures. The Mariner must spend the rest of his days warning others of the wrongs he committed against nature.

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Instagram @jwielki

Roxas City Fishing Port by Thea Galang

LRT Space

March 21 - April 6

Reception - March 21 from 6-8pm

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Roxas City Fishing Port" is the artist’s interpretation of an important aspect of their birthplace in the Philippines. To them, the fishing port in their hometown represents the livelihoods of people, and how their lives are fueled by the act of fishing. The sculpture captures a singular moment in industrial fishing, where the fish are just barely raised out of the water and the tones of the fish emerge from the water.

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@tthheeaagalang

Times I Felt Pretty by Dallas Jaggard

Main Space

February 14 - March 8

Reception - February 14th from 6pm - 8pm

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I never used to take the train, I also never used to find crosswalks beautiful. These transitory moments in between events in my life have not only become all encompassing sources of inspiration but they have also given me a new rubric by which to look at my work. Take the time to feel the sun on your face when you can...and take your professors feedback with a massive grain of salt.

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@ggogs

dallasjaggard.com

Naive Nouveau by Sasha Terway

LRT Space

February 14 - March 8

Reception - February 14 from 6-8pm

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Naive Nouveau is an aesthetic characterized as simpleminded and cute but draws on the sense that the artist knows more than they are choosing to tell with subject matter that is childlike in presentation but sophisticated in execution. Ink is a medium indicative of how I romanticize my subconscious, in its fluidity, dreamlike washes, and the care it takes to control. This series delves into the psyche of dreams, and romanticizing despair.

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@sterwayy

Other Horizons: Alberta University of the Arts x School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Exchange Exhibition

Coordinated by Jonathan Creese

1.17 - 2.02.2025

Reception 1.22.2025 @ 7PM

MNG Main Space

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In the spirit of communal working that is fundamental to the culture of printmaking and textile craft, this exhibition is a collaborative venture between the artists of Alberta University of the Arts (AUArts) and those of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts (SMFA). Artists working in either medium were given the opportunity to share their practice with another community in an international exhibition that was curated and sent for display at the collaborating institution.

This installation of works is primarily of the artists from SMFA, with a small collection of works by current students and recent alumni of AUArts.

This exhibition was facilitated by the Marion Nicoll Gallery in conjunction with Jolie Bird, Jonathan Creese, Megan Kirk, and Vicky Rodriquez.

- Jonathan Creese

Coordinator

little deaths
Murray Wittmeier

LRT Space Exhibition

16.10.2024 - 13.11.2024

Opening reception October 18 @6PM

The artist works primarily in the medium of ceramics, specifically wheel throwing. They make various miniature items ranging from jars to gravestones. They also create functional dinnerware; things like large coffee/soup mugs and bowls with graphic text on the surface. Favoring a dark color palette, the artist utilizes the magic of ceramics and the fire of the kiln to achieve dynamic surfaces, most notably metallics and bright reds. Inspired by concepts such as the human body/anatomy, mortality and morbidity, surrealism, and dollhouses, the artist aims to search for clarity and control over the uncontrollable and unknown. Through miniature scale, they navigate abject ideas and intense internal emotions.

As a genderqueer person I feel like I had to kill off many small parts of myself in order to make room for new parts of my identity to form. I use the idea of the clown as a vehicle to move through the confusing and uncomfortable feelings of not fitting in your body, and not fitting with the cis-hetero normativity that was imposed upon me. For me, gender is a performance that mimics that of a clown; putting on a face and costume to appease the masses.

Call for Submissions!

OPEN OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

The call is open for submissions to the Marion Nicoll Gallery for the Winter 2025 semester!

Apply as a solo artist or as a group to see your work displayed in one of two galleries operated by the MNG: the LRT and Main spaces:

Applicants with smaller scale 2D or 3D work are best suited to the LRT. Space. The Main Space is best for larger works and installations which engage with the gallery in inventive ways.

Gallery layouts on the MNG are available on the MNG website.

Submissions are open to current students and alumni of up to 3 years. Exhibitions will be evaluated by an anonymous selection committee and successful applicants will be paid according to current CARFAC rates.

Deadline: November 17, 2024 11:59pm

Please direct any questions about the submissions process to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch

Call for MNG Selection Committee Members!

OPEN OCTOBER 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

The call for Selection Committee members is open for the Winter 2025 semester!

Being a member of the Selection Committee is an opportunity to:

- Exercise critical evaluation of exhibition proposals in a professional setting

- Get an inside look at how applications are reviewed and selected

- Practice skills involved in adjudication

- Add a line to your CV

- Get a say in what goes in the Marion Nicoll Gallery spaces for the Winter 2025 semester

Successful applicants will be required to review all MNG submissions, make notes of their evaluations, and participate in a collective review of applications with the MNG Coordinator and technician.

Please note that you cannot be part of the Selection Committee if you are also applying to exhibit in the MNG in the same semester.

*Applicants must be available December 9, 2024 from 1-4PM*

Please direct any questions to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch

Welcome back to the Zine Zone! Zines are a medium beloved by artists, activists, and anyone with something to say in need of somewhere to put it. Zinesters utilize the freedom this cheap medium offers to educate their communities and advocate for underground movements, as well as share poetry, illustrations, comics, and all means of artwork for next-to-no cash.

The Zine Zone was initially created for the fall of 2023, conceptualized as a space for students to relax and make zines. In a space craving community bonds, the initial exhibition found success by offering a “zone” for students to spend time and craft a low-stakes publication. It was so enjoyed that it felt worth repeating.

This time, there will be a zine-making workshop and exchange during the closing reception on October 7th from 5-8pm, hosted by Volatile Sex Pill and featuring tunes by The Hill and materials from Stickee Label.

Wow! You responded to last year's Zine Zone with such enthusiasm we thought we'd give it another go. Once again, we're focused on the value of zines in a world that is hungry for community. This accessible art form is a treasure trove of information on grassroots organization, political realities, as well as an accessible repository of poetry, love, and rants on topics so hyper-specific you couldn't find them anywhere else. As artists you're already inventive communicators. Make a zine and say it loud.

Zines could be:

• Cyanotypes made with every flower you picked this spring

• A collection of grocery lists which reveal your thirst for orange juice (with pulp)

• An essay you wrote furiously at 4am after waking from an odd dream

• Several poems on the benefits of actually eating food and not just drinking 3 coffee meals a day

• Doodles from your sketchbooks that haven't seen the light of day

The possibilities are endless. Get to cutting, pasting and copying!

NOTE: A selection of zines will be archived by the Luke Lindoe Library. All zines will NOT be returned to submitting artists. Don't send anything you're hoping to keep!

Drop off in-person or mail to AUArts SA: Room 335 1407 14 Ave NW Calgary Alberta T2N 4R3

Last day to submit: August 25 2024

Call for Marion Nicoll Gallery’s Selection Committee Members!

OPEN JULY 1 - AUGUST 16, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

Apply Now!

The call for Selection Committee members is open for the Fall 2024 semester!

Being a member of the Selection Committee is an opportunity to:

• Exercise critical evaluation of exhibition proposals in a professional setting

• Get an inside look at how applications are reviewed and selected

• Practice skills involved in adjudication

• Add a line to your CV

• Get a say in what goes in the Marion Nicoll Gallery spaces for the Fall 2024 semester

Successful applicants will be required to review all MNG submissions, make notes of their evaluations, and participate in a collective review of applications with the MNG Coordinator and technician.

Please note that you cannot be part of the Selection Committee if you are also applying to exhibit in the MNG in the same semester.

*Applicants must be available September 9, 2024 from 1-4PM*

Please direct any questions to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch

EXTENDED DEADLINE: Call for Submissions!

OPEN JULY 1 - AUGUST 16, 2024

(Paid Opportunity)

APPLY NOW

The call is open for submissions to the Marion Nicoll Gallery for the Fall 2024 semester!

Apply as a solo artist or as a group to see your work displayed in one of two galleries operated by the MNG: the LRT and Main spaces:

Applicants with smaller scale 2D or 3D work are best suited to the LRT. Space. The Main Space is best for larger works and installations which engage with the gallery in inventive ways. Gallery layouts of the MNG are available on the MNG website.

Submissions are open to current students and alumni of up to 3 years. Exhibitions will be evaluated by an anonymous selection committee and successful applicants will be paid according to current CARFAC rates.

Deadline: August 16, 2024, 11:59pm

Please direct any questions to the MNG Coordinator Bex at mng.sa@auarts.ca

Supported by RBC Future Launch

MNG LRT Space

Looking at Places

Timothy Kozlik

4.22.2024 - 5.10.2024

I am a first generation German Canadian artist. My work is an exploration of the medium of photography, exploring what is possible. My practice is inspired by the places that surround me. From a young age my family has taught me to appreciate the world, which inspired me to explore it through the lens of a camera.

MNG Main Space

better than lasagna...

Sam Lloyd :^)

04.19.2024 - 05.06.2024

Reception April 19th 7-9PM

Sam’s work as a queer and trans artist originates from a largely conservative city, where he aims to challenge societal norms and explore the relationships between object, process, concept, and context. Through humour and a solitary artistic approach, he reflects on his personal history and cultural identity to create artwork that communicates his experiences and perspectives.

At the core of his artistic practice are his Garfield paintings, where he depicts the iconic cartoon character in sexual ways or explores his sexuality in a queer context through the use of text, bright colours, and provocative poses. The inclusion of sculptural elements, particularly in the form of phallic imagery, serves as a blunt confrontation and a rejection of conservative artistic norms. It is important to note that Sam’s work is not about a cisgender man making genitals, but rather a trans man creating a trans dick, reclaiming control over his sexual and gender identity

Đùm Bọc (Mutual Support)
Hanh Nguyen

3.29.2024 - 4.15.2024

MNG LRT Space

Hanh Nguyen is an interdisciplinary artist from Vietnam based in Mohkinstsis/Calgary who works and explores the existential meaning of being. By combining logic and fantasy, practicalness and dreaminess, she hopes to understand her relationship to the world and the connection between culture and time, particularly her Vietnamese roots.

The Living Room
Paige Bartsch

3.25.2024 - 4.12.2024

MNG Main Space

The Living Room addresses where the boundaries of faith and brutality intersect. This exhibition confronts uncomfortable truths surrounding domestic violence within the sanctity of religious homes. Within the confines of the domestic space lies a paradoxical realm where the sacred and the profane collide. Here, the tranquility of home becomes a veil for abusive structures backed by teachings of christian churches. Bartsch sheds light on this dichotomy, displaying the complexities of gender dynamics, power, and abuse that pervade these environments. Bartsch translates these themes through a graphic transformation of the domestic space, taking common household objects and perverting them into masses of flesh and viscera to communicate suffering and loss. Through their practice, Bartsch advocates for the de-sanitization of trauma and emphasizes the weight of suffering.

Reception 3.25.2024 @6PM