• PUBLISHED on June 28, 2016

BAM: Immersive Spaces Cynthia Blanchette, Aralia Maxwell, Andie Palynchuk, Joanna Speed and Dave Stonhouse, with guest artists Alexa Hainsworth, Cameron McKay, Alison Norlen and Colby Richardson. July 2016 Reception: July 21, 2016 7pm For the month of July BAM (Bridges Art Movement), a local Saskatoon artist collective, will be in residence at AKA artist-run. BAM […]

• PUBLISHED on June 13, 2016

JT Arcand misāskwatōminihk mahtāwan (Saskatoon is Magic), 2016  JT Arcand reimagines Tourism Saskatoon 1980’s promotional campaign “Saskatoon is Magic” for this tote co-produced by AKA Artist-Run, Blackflash Magazine, Paved Arts and Void Gallery. misāskwatōminihk mahtāwan is emblematic of Saskatoon’s dynamic, diverse and evolving arts communities. Plains Cree, nēhiyawēwin translation by Darryl Chamakese and Joseph Naytowhow. […]

• PUBLISHED on May 10, 2016

Leslie Supnet, Second Sun (still), 2014. Super 8, colour, sound, 3:04.   Do it like the sun, every day is a new day Scott Benesiinaabandan, Lori Blondeau, Svea Ferguson and Leslie Supnet Curated by Tarin Hughes May 26 to May 29, 2016 Art Athina Platforms, Curated by Artemis Potamianou Faliron Pavilion, Athens, Greece AKA’s first […]

• PUBLISHED on April 13, 2016

Franz Wasserman, HELDENPLATZ ANARCHIE, 2015. Performance and video.   Peripheral Influence/Periphere Einflüsse Presented by AKA Artist-run, Kenderdine Art Gallery and Schleifmühlgasse 12-14 Joi T. Arcand, Heather Benning, Bogomir Doringer & Bernd Oppl, Maria Grün, Agnes Hamvas, Michael Koch, Zachari Logan, Clint Neufeld, Astrid Sodomka, Laura St. Pierre, Franz Wassermann Curated by Denise Parizek AKA artist-run […]

• PUBLISHED on April 13, 2016

A Public Display of Affection Steven Beckly Billboard May and June, 2016 In A Public Display of Affection, a spectrum splashes across a tattoo of two connected circles. They share a slender arm, an anonymous fragment of a social body. Inhabiting AKA’s billboard, the image overlays symbols of unity, inclusion, pride, celebration, and love against […]

• PUBLISHED on March 03, 2016

Join Laura throughout the month of March as she creates an interactive space within the gallery. Laura Hosaluk maintains a studio practice in Saskatoon.  Her creative practice spans from painting, ceramics, found objects, bronze casting and furniture making.  This versatility enabling a variety of expression.  Hosaluk’s work can be found in the permanent collection at […]

• PUBLISHED on February 25, 2016

Michel Gignac, 2016 Bells & Airplanes Michel Gignac March 11 to April 23, 2016 Opening March 11, 8pm Horns, antlers, teeth and claws – the bigger the better. In October 2014, broken-ribbed and barely breathing, Michel Gignac came out of the Yukon’s remote Peel River Watershed after his second and last season guiding trophy hunters.   […]

• PUBLISHED on February 04, 2016

S.A.I. Art Studio Andie Palynchuk February 2016 Throughout the month of February Andie Palynchuk will be working at AKA in the TBA space providing a guided studio space for artistic exploration to individuals with intellectual and/or limited mobility. Through her work with the organization S.A.I. (Saskatchewan Alternative Initiatives) she will be providing an outlet for […]

• PUBLISHED on January 06, 2016

image:  Ben Reeves, Untitled (parallel 3), detail.   A specific amalgam of spirit and dirt Keeley Haftner, Ben Reeves, Sean Weisgerber and Ambera Wellmann January 15 to February 27, 2015 Opening January 15, 8pm Artist Talk with Keeley Haftner, January 14 at 12pm Gordon Snelgrove Gallery “Introductory note on dirt (and spirit)” by Chris Down […]

• PUBLISHED on January 06, 2016

Introductory note on dirt (and spirit)      To make a painting is to embrace folly. Paintings resist demands for efficiency and productivity. They remain indifferent to scientific advancement and the moral imperative to be useful. They are technologically anachronistic, and socially irrelevant. As entertainment, most lack the razzle-dazzle of even a B-grade television show. So […]