Where Calgary Magazine Where May June 2017 | Page 24
BY S ILV I A P I KA L
THROUGH JULY 30 In the 1960s, about
860 buildings in Canada were constructed
with federal funds to celebrate Canada’s
100th birthday. Now in Canada’s 150th
year, some sit empty — including Calgary’s
centennial planetarium, which will be
Contemporary Calgary’s new home by 2019.
This three-part exhibition examines 21 of the
most important buildings to emerge from
the architectural project. “I think it’s a really
interesting time to look back and consider
whether that level of investment across the
country was successful,” says Nate McLeod,
Contemporary Calgary’s curator.Contemporary
Calgary, 117 - 8 Ave SW, 403-770-1350,
contemporarycalgary.com
GETTING
ON THE MAP
THROUGH MAY 28
THE VIEW FROM HERE
THROUGH MAY 22 This exhibition at Glenbow musem was
inspired by significant historical moments from the past 150 years
of Western Canada’s history. Some pieces include an enormous,
eye-catching painting of a bison, a striking photograph of a
pipeline in northern Alberta that mimics the shape of a river, and
a Wayne Gretzky silkscreen made by Andy Warhol. Gretzky was
22 when he sat for six portraits made by Warhol in 1983. “I hope
that, overall, people start to get a better sense of how the west has
contributed to and been a part of Canada’s history,” says Melanie
Kjorlein, the vice president of access, collections and exhibitions.
Glenbow, 130 - 9 Ave SE, 403-268-4100, glenbow.org
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Using a combination of early maps,
photography, and artwork, this exhibit
explores how Calgary’s humble beginnings
were influenced by the arrival of the CPR,
the North West Mounted Police, the fur and
whiskey trades, the signing of Treaty 7 in
1877, and what impact those forces had on
First Nations people in the area. Lougheed
House, 707 - 13 Ave SW, 403-244-6333,
lougheedhouse.com
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