Overburden features oil paintings by Medicine Hat artist Jessica Plattner. Exhibit will remain on display until April 30. Opening reception and artist talk on Sat., April 2 from 2:30 to 5 p.m.
19 Perron St. 780-460-4310. www.artgalleryofstalbert.ca
Femme Noir features figurative paintings and sketches by Larissa Hauck and Marina Alekseeva. On display until April 29. Opening reception to be held on Thursday, April 7 from 6 to 9 p.m.
25 Sir Winston Churchill Ave. 780-460-5990. www.vasa-art.com
The True Cost of Oil: Canada’s Oil Sands and the Last Great Forest. Photographs by Garth Lenz. On display until April 17.
St. Albert Place (5 St. Anne St.) 780-459-1528. www.museeheritage.ca
Animals in a Human World is an exhibit of art by Bellerose High School students. On display until March 31.
St. Albert Place (5 St. Anne St.). Contact Shannon Vance at the Art Gallery of St. Albert, 780-651-5735. www.artgalleryofstalbert.ca/learning-discovery/teachers-schools/programs/youth-gallery
Flower Power, St. Albert painter Memory Roth's solo exhibit of floral portraits, has finished its stay at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium and has now moved to Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. The new gallery is located on the second floor and is open during performances and from Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On display until April 30.
1415 14 Ave. NW in Calgary. 403-297-8000 www.jubileeauditorium.com/InTheCommunity/JubeArt/Alcove
Dans Mon Studio Alberta is a chance to visit nine artists’ studios across the province from Calgary to Bonnyville from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday only. St. Albert’s Doris Charest and VASA member Karen Blanchet are participating. Visit ‘Dans mon studio Alberta’ on Facebook for locations of their studios and those of several others. It’s a program hosted by the Centre d'arts visuels de l'Alberta (CAVA) and Regroupement artistique francophone de l'Alberta (RAFA).
CAVA is hosting an exhibit in conjunction with Dans Mon Studio. The opening reception will be on Friday at 7 p.m. The exhibit will run until April 6. It is located at 9103 95 Ave. in Edmonton. Call 780-461-3427 or visit www.savacava.com for more details.
RAW Artist Showcase has events in more than 60 cities and its next event is lined up for Edmonton. According to its website, it is meant as a platform “to provide independent artists within the first 10 years of their creative career with the tools, resources, and exposure needed to inspire and cultivate creativity.” Peter Gegolick and Garrett Plummer will be on site representing the Goop of 7. The one-night event will be a showcase of indie talent in visual art, film, fashion design, music, performance art, hair and makeup artistry, and photography. The 18-plus event is set to take place on Thursday, April 14 starting at 7:45 p.m. at Union Hall, 6240 99 St. in Edmonton. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Visit www.rawartists.org for more details.
Ah … Spring is the St. Albert Painters’ Guild’s annual spring show and sale. The event is free to attend and will take place from April 22 to 24 (Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Opening reception will take place on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. St. Albert Place (5 St. Anne St.). www.paintersguild.ca
