Nickle Galleries

Nickle Galleries comes alive at Library After Dark! Join us for tours and crafts this Thurs, Oct 29 from 6-8pm. For more details, check out: bit.ly/4z6ljUw

Join researcher Steven Pong for a discussion on CROSSCRAFT PATTERN SYSTEMS, a collaborative exhibition project involving researchers and makers from four academic institutions in Ontario and Alberta. DETAILS: Thurs, Oct 29 12-1pm

Did you know Nickle Galleries offers curator-led tours? Learn all about the latest exhibitions and get a sneak peek into the Galleries’ vaults! For more tour details and to register, visit: nickle.ucalgary.ca/events/.

Join Dr. Katherine Lawless (@UCalgaryArts) as they introduce Soil Memory Atlas, a transdisciplinary research methodology and research-creation practice for reading the social and material histories of place. DETAILS: Thurs, Oct 22 12-1pm

NEW EXHIBITION All Netted Together: Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace, and the Social Life of a Theory brings together works by and about Darwin & Wallace, & invites visitors to revisit a theory that changed our understanding of life on Earth. From Oct 16 to Dec 12, 2026.

Join interdisciplinary creative Ash Slemming as they explore how curiosity, community relationships, and a willingness to work across disciplines can become the foundation for an independent creative practice. DETAILS: Thurs, Oct 15 12-1pm TFDL 520

Nickle Galleries will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and will reopen on Tuesday.

Join Curator Dick Averns as he showcases DEPLOYED, an exhibition providing a rare & candid look at the realities faced by Canada’s Reserve soldiers deployed abroad. DETAILS: Thurs, Oct 8 12-1pm DEPLOYED is on view from Oct 1, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027 at the Founders’ Gallery.

Fall has officially arrived, and we’ve got an exciting slate of programming on offer at Nickle. Join us this October for new exhibitions, tours and talks that will astound you! Check out our website for full listings: nickle.ucalgary.ca/events/

Join mother-and-son artist duo Glenna Cardinal and seth cardinal dodginghorse as they discuss their multidisciplinary practices, featured in the Nickle Galleries exhibition HELD. TOGETHER. DETAILS: Thurs, Oct 1 12-1pm

Join us for a film screening of "Terhpi Thâkthâja," a documentary examining the Stoney Nakoda Nation’s relationship with the Whyte Museum in Banff. Followed by a Q&A with members of the Nakoda AV Club. DETAILS: Thurs, Sept 24 12-1pm ➡️ For more details: bit.ly/4bZo8h7

Thank you to everyone who came to the opening reception for HELD. TOGETHER. last night! Want to learn more about the exhibition? Join one of our Curator-led tours. The first one takes place Wed, Sept 23 @ 11am: bit.ly/4xuscO7. HELD. TOGETHER. is on until Dec 12, 2026.

Join us for an introduction to Amanda McCavour’s work, followed by a behind-the-scenes look at how a handful of projects came to be. Her work is featured in Nickle Galleries’ current exhibition, HELD. TOGETHER. DETAILS: Thurs, Sept 17 12-1pm

Do you have any weekend plans? Want some time away from digital screens? Come check out Nickle Galleries this weekend. We're open from 11am to 4pm almost every Saturday for the Fall semester! Nickle Galleries. Always Free. Everyone Welcome.

Something new is coming… Nickle Galleries’ Fall exhibition is almost ready to welcome you! Join us for the opening reception on Thurs, Sept 17 from 5-8pm. HELD. TOGETHER. opens Sept 18, 2026. We can’t wait to welcome you. Reserve your spot: bit.ly/4r0PeKV.

Evidence and Then: 2026 MFA Graduating Students’ Exhibition comes to an end Sept 19. JOIN US FOR: Nickle @ Noon Tour | Thurs, Sept 10 / 12-1pm MFA Evening Reception | Thurs, Sept 10 / 5-8pm Photo credit: Louie Villanueva-Eyre and Cerys Davies ➡️Details: bit.ly/4giWMUp

Check out our full slate of September events: bit.ly/3SkZRLG Saturday hours return Sept 12, open 11am - 4pm. Please note that we will be closed for the Labour Day long weekend. Nickle Galleries. Always Free. Everyone Welcome.

Join us for our first Nickle @ Noon of the season! Marina Fischer (@marina_coins), Curator of Numismatics, will discuss how opponents of Napoleon attacked and altered his image on coins after France’s defeat and the First Empire's fall. DETAILS: Thurs, Sept 3 12-1pm

Spend a summer night at Nickle Galleries! LEARN about Napoleon and the way he used coins, medals and art to build an empire. Nickle at Night Aug 27 at 5pm-8pm Nickle Galleries

Her Own Way comes to a close Thurs, Aug 27! Explore the work from incredible women artists like Katie Ohe, Christiane Pflug and Marion Nicoll from Nickle Galleries permanent collection. Come by and visit! Open M-F, 9am to 4pm & open late on Thurs, Aug 27 till 8pm.