• PUBLISHED on March 19, 2019

Mothers’ Centre Tea and Sale Friday April 12, 1 to 3pm 424 20th Street West   Please join us Friday April 12 between 1pm and 3pm for a come-and-go tea and craft sale, highlighting the involvement of the Mother’s Centre in AKA’s current exhibition, Shedding.  Included in the exhibition are works created by women during arts-based […]

• PUBLISHED on March 05, 2019

At Home: Talks with Canadian Artists about Place and Practice Thursday March 7, 12pm Gordon Snelgrove Gallery In this intimate investigation of the artistic process, Canadian-Israeli multidisciplinary artist: Lezli Rubin-Kunda explores the nuanced path of creative work and the way artists make sense of home and place within their art practice and their lives. Rubin-Kunda […]

• PUBLISHED on February 27, 2019

Saturday February 9, 1pm Jin Jin Cuisine RSVP by Monday, February 4 to gallerycoordinator@akaartistrun.com. Seats are limited! Join us Saturday, February 9 at 1pm for lunch as part of Entertaining Every Second. Exhibition responses by artist Julie Oh, Jin Jin Cuisine owner Yin Shi and others. Presented in both English and Mandarin with translation provided by Qiming Sun. Entertaining […]

• PUBLISHED on February 27, 2019

Friday January 18, 6pm. Jin Jin Cuisine RSVP required by Monday January 14, 2019 to gallerycoordinator@akaartistrun.com Join us at Jin Jin on Friday January 18 at 6pm for a dinner as part of Entertaining Every Second, a new body of performance and sculptural work by Life of a Craphead that engages with experiences and representations […]

• PUBLISHED on February 27, 2019

Life of a Craphead Friday, January 18 12pm AKA/Paved Event Space In conjunction with their exhibition Entertaining Every Second opening at AKA Amy Lam and Jon McCurley will be discussing this project and their larger practice as an artist duo. This talk is FREE and open to all. Life of a Craphead is the collaboration of Amy […]

• PUBLISHED on February 27, 2019

Maya Stovall, The Public Library, vol. 1, no. 5, choreographic photographs: Untitled 1 (“Spyglass”), 2018. Maya Stovall Friday, November 2 at 7pm AKA/Paved Arts Event Space In conjunction with her exhibition Maya Stovall: Compulsion and Heart opening at AKA Maya Stovall will be discussing this project and her larger practice as an artist. This talk is FREE and […]

• PUBLISHED on September 28, 2018

Saturday, September 29, 2018 Nuit Blanche Join Locals Only Youth Meagan Hong and The Heritage Wellness Society at River Landing for Tai Chi in the Park. The Heritage Wellness Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance longevity for seniors through participation in physical, cultural, and intellectual activities. The members are primarily seniors […]

• PUBLISHED on September 27, 2018

Shared Conversations: a dinner with ARC’s across Canada October 27, 2018 4:30 to 7:30pm Locals Only As part of Locals Only, Shared Conversations will bring together artist-run centres from across the country to host local meals and conversations. The event takes the form of a nationally synchronized community dinner with an aim to gather stories from other communities […]

• PUBLISHED on August 21, 2018

Thursday August 23 at 5pm Diefenbaker Park along the Meewasin trail near the Circle Drive Bridge Please join us in a gathering at Diefenbaker park near the installation of Michel Huneault’s Roxham for a sharing circle and open conversation. We will be joined by three guests sharing their personal experiences of being a refugee in […]

• PUBLISHED on July 23, 2018

AKA AGM September 18, 2018 at 7:30pm AKA artist-run Please join us for our upcoming AGM where, in addition to our normative agenda, the AKA board and staff will be launching a Strategic Planning Survey for AKA stakeholders, members and supporters. As part of the strategic planning consultation and research the AKA board and staff […]