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The Atlantic Avenue Art Block is the primary destination in Inglewood, Calgary for dining, celebrating, shopping and experiencing art. The Art Block includes the unique Esker Foundation along with shopping and dining experiences: Bite - Grocer and Eatery, Gravity Espresso and Wine Bar, 500 Cucina, The Espy and interior decor shops -Limitless and Lightform.

03/17/2026

Wishing everyone a Happy St. Patricks' day from Atlantic Art Block!

03/11/2026

Winter Exhibitions are open at Esker Foundation on our 4th floor.

Check-out four solo exhibitions by:

Anthony Cudahy

Justin de Verteuil

Magalie Guérin

Alexandre Pépin

Open Wednesday to Friday 11-6pm
Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm

Always free!

Photos by Blaine Campbell

12/23/2025

The OPUS team wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays as we thank those who made this year special. We hope everyone has lots of presents under the Christmas tree this year!

10/04/2025

🖼 Explore our 4th floor at Atlantic Art Block and discover Esker Foundation and their current fall exhibition "Dimensions of Intimacy" by Jana Sterbak until 21 December.

◇Wednesday to Friday, 11-6pm◇
◇Saturday & Sunday, 12-5pm◇

》Free admission & complimentary parking《

One of Canada’s most influential artists, Jana Sterbak, has had a significant impact on contemporary art, artists, and audiences for almost 50 years.

This large-scale retrospective presents a comprehensive overview of Sterbak’s work, celebrating her pivotal contributions to art history and offering a rare opportunity to experience her work first hand.

"Dimensions of Intimacy" features innovative early work that pushes material and sculptural norms, wearable structures that merge object with performance, significant video and film work, as well as rarely exhibited artist editions, photographs, and drawings from Sterbak’s own collection.

Images: Jana Sterbak, views from "Dimensions of Intimacy." Photographs by: Blaine Campbell.

09/18/2025

Opening Friday at Esker Foundation on our 4th floor and in the Esker, street level Project Space.

Jana Sterbak:
"Dimensions of Intimacy"

20 SEPTEMBER–21 DECEMBER 2025

OPENING RECEPTION:
Friday 19 September, 6–9 PM .
All welcome. ☆ You are invited. ☆

One of Canada’s most influential artists, Jana Sterbak, has had a significant impact on contemporary art, artists, and audiences for almost 50 years.

This large-scale retrospective presents a comprehensive overview of Sterbak’s work, celebrating her pivotal contributions to art history and offering a rare opportunity to experience her work firsthand.

"Dimensions of Intimacy" features innovative early work that pushes material and sculptural norms, wearable structures that merge object with performance, significant video and film work, as well as rarely exhibited artist editions, photographs, and drawings from Sterbak’s own collection.

Project Space:

Anna Semenoff
"First Things First"
Until 19 October

Kristine Zingeler
"In the Balance"
27 October 2025-22 February 2026

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Image: Jana Sterbak, "Manifesto," 2018. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by: Denis Labelle.

07/10/2025

Pick up your free copies of and for a wonderful two pages on Inglewood! And a leading mention of on our 4th floor.

05/01/2025

It has started! The Canadian Art Hop! From May 1 to 4.

🥰 Join a free tour of the Atlantic Art Block Art Collection as collected by Esker Foundation founders Jim & Sue Hill + a tour of the Project Space exhibition by Megan Feniak on Sunday 4 May at 1pm.

Led by Naomi Potter Director/Curator of Esker Foundation.

🤩 Please note that the 4th floor Esker Foundation galleries are closed for installation of our Spring/Summer exhibitions- so they will not be open to the public this weekend. Opening reception is on Friday 23 May, 6-9pm.

Full schedule for whole of Canada here:

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02/14/2025

Wishing everyone a happy Valentine's Day!

01/24/2025

TONIGHT! Join Esker Foundation on Friday 24 January, 6-9pm to celebrate the launch of our Winter 2025 season, with exhibitions by:

Hangama Amiri
"PARTING/فراق"

Erika DeFreitas
"and that break is the one that shows (to shift, a curve, to quiver)"

Thuy-Han Nguyen-Chi
"The blue of the sky depends on the darkness of empty space behind it"

In the Project Space:

Taiessa
"variegata"
Until 2 February

Megan Feniak
"With All Our Vernal Suns"
10 February – 8 June

Refreshments served by Lina’s Italian.
Cocktails by Confluence Distilling & WildFolk.

#2025

10/14/2024

We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!🦃🍂🍁 If anyone has spare turkey, give us some. . .

05/24/2024

TONIGHT - Spring/Summer Exhibitions Opening

Join us to celebrate on:
Friday 24 May, 6-9pm
all welcome

Deanna Bowen: Black Drones in the Hive
Curated by Crystal Mowry

Organized by the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery.
Circulated in partnership with the MacKenzie Art Gallery, Regina.

Saturday 25 May, 1-2pm:
Conversation with Deanna Bowen & Crystal Mowry register in the bio

In the Project Space:

Wei Li
Skinbound
Until 9 June

Levin Ifko
Tender To The Flame
17 June-20 October

Deanna Bowen, detail of horns in Black Drones in the Hive, 2020. Courtesy of the artist and the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery. Photo: Toni Hafkensheid.

04/29/2024

🅿️ Parking Update! 🅿️

We are pleased to continue to offer complimentary parking while you visit to the Esker!

Complimentary parking for 90 minutes is available in our building’s underground parkade and the south surface parking lots, both are accessed at the rear of our building.

📍After parking, please PROCEED DIRECTLY to the gallery on the 4th floor to register your license plate number.📍

If you are attending a program at Esker, complimentary parking is available for the duration of the program, please ask at the front desk on arrival.

♿ There continues to be accessible surface parking spaces directly across from the rear entrance to our building, and in the underground parkade in close proximity to the elevators, to the 4th floor. ♿

We welcome questions or requests regarding access to the gallery or programs, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 403-930-2490 or by email at [email protected].

🚲 Bicycle locking posts can also be found in three places, south, north and east sides of the building. 🚲

See you this weekend at Esker!

Address

1011 9th Ave SE
Calgary, AB
T2G 0H7

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 8pm
Tuesday	8am - 8pm
Wednesday	8am - 8pm
Thursday	8am - 8pm
Friday	8am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	8am - 8pm

Website

https://aaab.ca/

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