COVID-19 Updates:
Until further notice, access to Nickle Galleries is by Booking Only.
Nickle Galleries and the Taylor Family Digital Library will close at 5:00 pm on Thursday and Friday and will be closed all weekend.
Exhibitions
Mary Shannon Will – People, Places and Things – extended to October 2021
January 1, 2021 - October 10, 2021
Mary Shannon Will – People, Places and Things – extended to October 2021
January 1, 2021 - October 10, 2021
Curated by Diana Sherlock, Mary Shannon Will: People, Places and Things is now available for viewing at Nickle Galleries. The exhibition includes almo…
The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition
August 13, 2021 - September 18, 2021
The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition
August 13, 2021 - September 18, 2021
The 2021 MFA Thesis Exhibition presents the work of eight artists from the University of Calgary’s Graduating Master of Fine Arts class of 2021. Throu…
Upcoming Events
Jon Davies: Colin Campbell, Video Art and Writing
September 16, 2021 – 12:00 pm
Curator and writer Jon Davies will talk about pioneering Canadian video artist Colin Campbell (1942–2001) and video art as a…
Possible Worlds: A talk by Alexander Nagel
September 22, 2021 – 5:00 pm
Location Contemporary Calgary Auditorium Time Doors open at 5pm; Lecture at 6pm (Light refreshments will be served) Ta…
Brittany Nickerson: Those Days, These Days – Uncovering Figures in the Archives
September 23, 2021 – 12:00 pm
In this talk, artist Brittany Nickerson will share past and recent lens-based artworks that question the patriarchal structur…
Online Resources
Nickle Picks
Unlike artifacts of metal, clay, glass or bone, few textiles older than a couple hundred years survive. Susceptible to wear and tear, light, damp or …
Nickle New
shroud envisioning (ananas comosus in strata), Marigold Santos, 2020, acrylic, pigment, gesso on canvas, 60 x 40.” Image: Courtesy Jarvis Hall Galler …
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Bronze coin (prutah), Roman Judea, minted by Pontius Pilate, year 29, Size: 16.37mm Did you know Nickle Galleries’ Numismatic Collection compri …