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Casa Casa is the home for the arts in southern Alberta. It is about experimentation, incubation, learning and growing.

This page is managed by the Allied Arts Council and is intended to be a source to find information on Casa, Lethbridge's community arts centre located just east of Galt Gardens. Casa is the realization of a 20 year dream, shared by many in the Lethbridge arts community, to expand or replace the Bowman Arts Centre. This unique new facility far surpasses the original vision for expansion, and sets a new standard for interdisciplinary arts centres. Casa was built to serve a multi-generational community, with varying art skill sets and interests in all disciplines of the arts. Designing the building was a comprehensive and collaborative process led by Nyhoff Architecture from (Calgary) working in conjunction with the local architectural firm of Ferrari Westwood Babits. The Architectural team visited numerous arts education institutions and also met with members of the local arts community to define requirements for a truly functional 42,000 square foot art centre. The resulting building design is truly impressive.

❄️ Mark you calendars - Christmas at Casa returns on November 20 & 21! ❄️Join us for Lethbridge’s fine arts and craft ma...
10/20/2026

❄️ Mark you calendars - Christmas at Casa returns on November 20 & 21! ❄️

Join us for Lethbridge’s fine arts and craft market! A cherished holiday tradition where magic meets creativity, all in the heart of downtown Lethbridge! Delight in a curated selection of local and regional artists, offering unique and handcrafted treasures that make the perfect holiday gifts. Christmas at Casa is always FREE to attend, though donations to the Lethbridge Food Bank are greatly appreciated!

Stay tuned for when we post our vendor list next week! 👀

Christmas at Casa
Art | Craft | Food | Music
November 20 + 21
Friday, 5:00pm to 9:00pm & Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm
Free Admission (please bring a donation to the Lethbridge Food Bank!)

Fall marks a time of change and transition, making it a great season to expand your artistic repertoire. 🍂Take a look at...
10/19/2026

Fall marks a time of change and transition, making it a great season to expand your artistic repertoire. 🍂

Take a look at some of our upcoming adult art classes:

✍️ AP Cartooning and Comics
🗓️ Thursdays, October 29 – November 12 (3 classes)
🕰️ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-cartooning-and-comics/
Create your own micro-comic under the guidance of local cartoonist and illustrator Eric Dyck in this beginner-friendly drawing class!

🖌️ Intro to Acrylics
🗓️ Mondays, November 2 – December 14 (7 classes)
🕰️ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/intro-to-acrylics/
Learn basic painting techniques while creating one-of-a-kind artworks on paper and canvas to hang on your walls!

🔨 Instrument Making: Cajón Drum
🗓️ Mondays, November 2 – December 21 (8 classes)
🕰️ 6:00 – 9:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/instrument-making-cajon-drum/
Make your own cajón drum in this beginner woodshop class that will teach you introductory woodworking skills while creating a unique percussion instrument!

You can register for our classes by:
🔗 Going to casalethbridge.ca, link in bio
☎️ Calling us at 403-327-2272
📍 Going in person to Casa, 230 8th St S, Lethbridge

Looking for something else? Check out our Fall Program Guide to see all of our current offerings:https://casalethbridge.ca/.../2026/07/fallguideWEB.pdf

As the leaves fall, signaling the transition from Fall to Winter, so too will our current exhibitions be changing soon. ...
10/16/2026

As the leaves fall, signaling the transition from Fall to Winter, so too will our current exhibitions be changing soon. This is your 1 week reminder that our current exhibits are on display until October 23!

Currently on exhibit in our Project Space:

Palimpsest by Camille Eudes
A palimpsest is a writing material that has been used and reused, its previous marks erased or overwritten, yet never entirely disappearing. Faint traces remain beneath the new, revealing the layers of what came before.

In my body of work Palimpsest, I explore the layering and erasure of marks through printmaking and walking as a way of considering how identity, beliefs, and culture are shaped by the world we inhabit, especially when living between and within multiple cultures at once. I am interested in how the people and places around us continually leave their impressions, creating layers that alter, obscure, or reveal what came before. Identity, like a palimpsest, is never fixed; it is continuously being written, erased, and rewritten through our experiences.

To create these works, I attached drypoint plates (sheets of specialized plastic) to the soles of my shoes and travelled between my physical homes by walking, taking public transit, flying, and driving. As I moved through different environments, the plates collected marks from the spaces I passed through, recording fragments of each journey onto my moving body.

The process mirrors printmaking itself; the spaces I travel through become the plate, my weight and movement become the press, and my body becomes the paper receiving the impressions. Each journey leaves something behind, while simultaneously carrying traces of what came before. Through this process, I consider how I am continually shaped and reshaped by the people, places, and in-betweens I have the privilege to exist with and within.

Photos by Ryan Jensen

📣 Reminder: The Expressions of Interest deadline for "Always Has Been - Conceptualizing Landscape" is next Friday, Octob...
10/16/2026

📣 Reminder: The Expressions of Interest deadline for "Always Has Been - Conceptualizing Landscape" is next Friday, October 23!

Landscape remains a powerful way to explore memory, belonging, and our relationship to the environment. What can landscape painting say to us now? What new conversations can painting, drawing, printmaking, or photography have with the idea of landscape today?

What does the tradition of landscape painting have left to say to us? What insights does it have about our current moment?

Open to local and regional artists, both emerging or established. We are looking for 8 - 10 artists to create work in any medium, including traditional, experimental, and hybrid practices. All participants will be paid artist fees.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest (EoI): October 23, 2026
Work Completion Date: mid-August 2027

Learn more about the call here: https://casalethbridge.ca/the.../calls-for-submission/

Interested in taking your art skills to the next level? Casa offers several intermediate classes for those who already h...
10/15/2026

Interested in taking your art skills to the next level? Casa offers several intermediate classes for those who already have some experience in a particular art medium!

Below is a selection of upcoming intermediate level classes from our Fall Program Guide:

🔨 Intermediate Woodworking
🗓️ Tuesdays, October 27 – December 15 (8 classes)
🕰️ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/intermediate-woodworking-2/

🏺 AP Intermediate Clay Wheel: Throwing Big
🗓️ Saturday, October 31 & Sunday, November 1 (2 classes)
🕰️ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-intermediate-clay-wheel-throwing-big/

🫟 Screen Printing: Level 2
🗓️ Thursdays, November 5 – December 3 (4 classes, no class November 19)
🕰️ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/screen-printing-level-2/

You can register for our classes by:
🔗 Going to casalethbridge.ca
☎️ Calling us at 403-327-2272
📍 Going in person to Casa, 230 8th St S, Lethbridge

Interested in a different medium, or a beginner class? Check out our Fall Program Guide to see all of our current offerings:https://casalethbridge.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fallguideWEB.pdf

Come visit The Gallery at Casa! Our current exhibitions are on display until October 23.Currently on exhibit in our Focu...
10/13/2026

Come visit The Gallery at Casa! Our current exhibitions are on display until October 23.

Currently on exhibit in our Focus Gallery and Concourse Showcase:

THE BIG PICTURE: The Ultra Large Format Contact Print by Mark Bingham
In the pre-digital age, Old Chief Mountain was a beloved subject of my early photographic efforts. It felt as if there was always something missing, some details lost or some feeling not completely captured with 35mm film. Later in life I discovered ultra large format photography (ULF). The leap from a 1.5 square inch negative to one of 160 or even 240 square Inches was life altering. The possibility of increased detail and emotional resonance was compelling.

Learning the process of shooting, developing, and printing ULF has been a long and challenging effort. ULF photography has a small but passionate community. It’s a tradition that is slowly fading and I hope to do my part to keep it alive by sharing its beauty and artistry, especially for those who are new to it.

In my own photography practice, I am drawn to the interplay of light and shadow, to contrast, texture and shape. I spend time scouting locations, waiting for just the right light, but ultimately, it is the serendipity of the moment that seems to produce the best shot. Developing the negative lets me know if the shot was successful enough to print. Then the big work of printing, reprinting and manipulating the exposure begins in the darkroom. When an image appears as I envision it, or possibly even better, it is magical.

Photos by Ryan Jensen.

Looking to try something new, but not sure where to start? Casa offers many beginner-friendly art classes where students...
10/10/2026

Looking to try something new, but not sure where to start? Casa offers many beginner-friendly art classes where students can learn new skills in a supportive environment.

Below is a selection of upcoming classes from our Fall Program Guide:

🫟 Intro to Screen Printing
🗓️ Friday, October 23 & Saturday, October 24 (2 classes)
🕰️ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm on Friday | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm on Saturday
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/intro-to-printmaking-screenprinting/
🔍 Experiment with hand-drawn designs and photosensitive materials to create screens for single-colour prints. Practice printing onto paper and fabric, creating a series of art prints and patches.

⛰️ AP Painting Landscape Elements: Mountains and Reflections
🗓️ Saturday, October 24, and Sunday, October 25 (2 classes)
🕰️ 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-painting-landscape-elements-mountains-and-reflections/
🔍 Take the lead, as you master watercolour landscape elements while building your portfolio of paintings. Focus on techniques used in painting mountains, hills, and reflections on bodies of water. Incorporate composition, tone, movement, contrast, colour harmony, light, distance, and perspective into your landscapes

🎵 AP Songs from Around the World
🗓️ Mondays, October 26 – December 14 (8 classes)
🕰️ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-songs-from-around-the-world/
🔍 All that’s needed for this class is a listening ear and curiosity for new musical sounds! From Ireland to Africa, Latin America to Asia, this class will explore the joys of beautiful songs from around the world. Students will learn about music from diverse cultures, their form, poetry, basic composition, and more.

You can register for our classes by:
🔗 Going to casalethbridge.ca
☎️ Calling us at 403-327-2272
📍 Going in person to Casa, 230 8th St S, Lethbridge

Interested in a different medium, or an intermediate class? Check out our Fall Program Guide to see all of our current offerings:
https://casalethbridge.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fallguideWEB.pdf

Please note that Casa will be closed Monday, October 12, for Thanksgiving. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, October...
10/09/2026

Please note that Casa will be closed Monday, October 12, for Thanksgiving. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, October 13.

We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!

Looking for something to do with your family this Thanksgiving long weekend? The Gallery at Casa is free to visit and wi...
10/09/2026

Looking for something to do with your family this Thanksgiving long weekend? The Gallery at Casa is free to visit and will be open on Saturday and Sunday during our normal business hours!

Currently on exhibit in our Saokitapi Gallery:

Keepsakes by Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse
Growing up on the Tsuut'ina rez in my family's home, I always saw a photograph of a woman holding a baby in a moss bag. My grandmother would tell me "that baby is mom Elsie Jacobs and the woman is her mom, my granny Winnie Crowchild, these are your grannies." This photo was taken in 1921 and gifted to Winnie where it has lived in my family's home for generations. In 2014 when my family was forcibly displaced for the construction of the SW Calgary Ring Road, holding onto the memories of my family and the place we come from became very important to me. The objects in this work are keepsakes that I've found, bought, stolen, rescued, received, earned, created, and inherited in my life. Each object has a story, memory, and connection to the land, myself, and my family from Tsuut'ina, Amskapi Piikani, Kainai, Saddle Lake, and past relationships.

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Currently on exhibit in our Platform Showcase:

Darkness by Zoe Buckskin
Rooted in Blackfoot visual language and the tradition of the Story Robe, the work reflects a continued connection to the land, culture, and community. The robe becomes a personal record of experiences that cannot always be expressed through words, holding stories of loss while also acknowledging the strength that comes from carrying them forward.

The all-black surface represents the darkness that can surround periods of grief, but it also creates a space where new growth can emerge. Through this work I explores the relationship between loss and growth, recognizing that resilience does not mean leaving grief behind, but learning to carry it while remaining connected to culture, land, and community.

The Story Robe becomes both a reflection and a source of power and a way of honouring what has been lost while continuing to move forward. Through the darkness, there is still connection, memory, growth, and the strength to continue.

Learn to make your very own plaster mold in our upcoming Visiting Artist Workshop!🏺 AP Plaster Mold Making for Ceramics🗓...
10/08/2026

Learn to make your very own plaster mold in our upcoming Visiting Artist Workshop!

🏺 AP Plaster Mold Making for Ceramics
🗓️ Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25 (2 classes)
🕰️ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/ap-plaster-mold-making-for-ceramics/

Artist Amy Duval is coming to Lethbridge with this beginner-friendly weekend workshop. Focusing on mold making fundamentals, practical problem-solving and material considerations, students will transform handmade clay models and found objects into reproducible ceramic forms. Participants will learn how to safely mix and handle plaster, create one part and two part molds, and use these molds to produce clay multiples.

You can register for our classes by:
🔗 Going to casalethbridge.ca, link in bio
☎️ Calling us at 403-327-2272
📍 Registering person at Casa, 230 8th St S, Lethbridge

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Amy Duval, a visual artist from North Vancouver, BC, holds an MFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University (2025), a BFA from Kwantlen Polytechnic University (2017), and a BA from the University of Victoria (2012). She has exhibited across Canada, including the Port Moody Arts Centre (BC), Yuill Family Gallery (AB), Harbourfront Centre (ON), and in the United States (VA). Duval has participated in residencies at Medalta International Artists in Residence and Harbourfront Centre. Her awards include an Emerging Artist Research Grant (2017), RISE Emerging Artist Award (2021), Winifred Shantz Award for Ceramics (2023), and a Windgate Fellowship (2025).

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230 8th Street South
Lethbridge, AB
T1J5H2

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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403.327.2272

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