Create, Discover, Connect, and Heal through our local art shows, creative workshops and community events.
ART SHOWS
Creativity Unleashed
Closing Reception:
Sunday March 30 11am - 4pm
March 20 - 30, 2025
Open Gallery Hours: Thursday - Saturday, 11am - 7pm
Join us for *Creativity Unleashed x2*, a captivating art show showcasing the bold, dynamic works of local artists Kat Lakeman and Diana Harris. Each artist brings a unique perspective to the gallery, united by their powerful use of color and emotion.
Kat Lakeman’s vibrant paintings embody themes of strength, beauty, and individuality, offering a personal yet universal experience through her expressive use of color and gesture. With over 30 years of exhibiting her art, Kat’s work has been featured in galleries across Calgary, Banff, and even San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. https://www.instagram.com/colourkat.calgary/
Diana Harris explores the intersection of movement, texture, and bold color in her work. Her evolution from contemporary realism to abstraction invites viewers to experience the intensity and emotion that fuels her creative process. Diana’s art is a journey of discovery, continually evolving with each piece, and her passion for unique and avant-garde expression shines through every canvas. https://www.dianaharrisfineart.com/
Don’t miss the opportunity to experience the creativity and passion of these two talented artists at this exciting exhibition.
April 2025
Canopy Studios
1723 9th St SW
Calgary, AB
Exhibition Hours:
Open April 2025,
Thursday to Saturday,
11 AM - 7 PM
The Gaze Vase installation explores the themes of perception, identity, and cultural adaptation. Supported by Calgary Arts Development, the exhibition features 13 wheel-thrown vases, each with ceramic eyes that engage directly with the viewer. These eyes symbolize the dual experience of seeing and being seen, inviting reflection on how the "gaze" shapes our understanding of ourselves and others.
About the Artist
Firuze Avcı is a self-taught Turkish ceramic artist based in Calgary, AB. With a background in sociology, she discovered her passion for ceramics and incorporates themes like feminism, immigration, and empathy into her work.
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Paint Ur Art out offers many art classes for all abilities at Canopy Studios - create and connect today!
“…someday the arts will be considered as significant and essential in everyone’s lives as breathing fresh air, eating clean foods, and engaging in physical exercise.”
-Renée Phillips
Did you know that your own creativity can be used as a powerful wellness tool? Just like you would attend a yoga or meditation class to improve your mental health and overall well-being, you can join a class at Canopy Studios and feel the healing power of the arts.
No artistic skill or experience necessary.
At Canopy, EVERYONE is CREATIVE!
Interested in renting space at Canopy Studios?
We welcome a diverse array of practitioners, individual artists, and small groups in pursuit of creativity and wellness. We are looking for creatives like you to host workshops, classes, or events in our space. If your offering is related to art and/or wellness, we'd love to explore the possibility of collaborating! Space for 2025 is filling up quickly, so let's connect soon!
Here are some ideas for what you could host at Canopy:
Art classes or creative workshops
Wellness workshops (e.g. yoga, meditation)
Small performances (music, drama)
Cooking or nutrition classes
Creative team-building events
Art & wellness retreats
Training sessions for groups
Art-based birthday parties (for ages 10 and up)
Since opening in 2022, Canopy has been on a mission to spread the word about the healing power of the arts and encourage others to use their creativity as a powerful wellness tool. Our heritage building at 1723 9th St SW has hosted a wide variety of events aimed at improving mental health and well-being through the arts. We’d love for you to be part of our mission by offering your services in our creative space.
Join our creative community!
Many of us don’t think we are creative. Let us try to change your mind! Did you know the NASA creativity test has proven that 98% of children under the age of 5 are creative genius’? Find out more on this Tedx Talk by Dr. George Land. That incredible imagination we all had as children still lives within us and would not take long to re-discover with a little creative exercise. Research also shows that tapping into your own creativity can be used as a powerful tool to improve mental health and overall well-being which is why Canopy Studios is so passionate about bringing awareness to the healing power of art and providing opportunities for our diverse community to attend the creative workshops hosted in our space!
Join us and discover the magic of the creative process, let go of artistic expectations, find a deeper connection with yourself as well as with others who are also inviting the arts into their life.
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