FREE First Thursdays x Exposure Festival Exhibition Opening
February 1 | 5:00 - 9:00 PM
Join us at Contemporary Calgary from 5-9 PM for the launch of the twentieth edition of the Exposure Photography Festival!
We’ll celebrate the opening of the Exposure 2024 curated exhibitions, International Open Call, Emerging Photographers Showcase, Emerging Photographer of the Year: Elyse Longair: Picturing The Infrathin
This event is in collaboration with FREE First Thursdays! Explore our galleries, visit the Kaffeeklatsch Hot Chocolate pop-up, stop by the closing reception for Justine Bui: Rosy and Fair, enjoy thoughtfully crafted beverages by Sugar Water Bar, music by DJ Cool Jeans and a live set by Timothonius (6:15-7 PM).
This is an all-ages event.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Thursday, February 1
5-9 PM
FREE with registration. Let us know you’re joining!
Exposure 2024 Photography Festival
Exhibition Opening
February 2 – March 3, 2024
The Exposure Photography Festival is pleased to announce its twentieth-anniversary programme happening in Alberta in February. Exposure 2024 promises to be an expansive and exciting festival edition with exhibitions presented in galleries, museums, local businesses and outdoor locations in Calgary, Banff, Canmore, Crowsnest Pass, Edmonton, Peace River & Red Deer. This year’s exhibition programme shares a wide range of narratives, subjects, practices, and explorations of the photographic medium drawing attention to Calgary and Alberta as the site of an active, growing, creative community in the field of photography.
Exposure’s curated exhibitions, the International Open Call and Emerging Photographers Showcase, will be hosted at Contemporary Calgary (February 2 – March 3), a significant visual arts destination dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The exhibitions present a broad range of works, including photocollage, conceptual photography, politically engaged practices and works that embrace social and individual experience, as well as visual explorations of identity and personal narratives.
Justine Bui: Rosy and Fair
Exhibition Closing Reception
Join us for the closing reception of Justine Bui: Rosy and Fair from 5-9 PM.
Using bright colours and eye-catching displays, Rosy and Fair replicates how products are advertised to consumers within the beauty industry, no matter how harmful the product may be. This pop-up shop installation explores how playful marketing can hook customers and, in turn, sell them items that perpetuate harmful myths and emotional harm, while even causing negative physical damage.
Resultantly, Rosy and Fair brings forth the impacts of colourism in Asian communities while mobilizing knowledge about how our varying skin tones can change the course of our lives. As this discrimination continues to impact each generation, we must challenge the harmful notions of beauty to live happier and healthier lives without judgment.
My First Professional Exhibition (MFPE 2023) is generously presented by ContemporaryCalgary. Organized by the Department of Art and Art History, University of Calgary. With special thanks to Professor Heather Leier, Dr. Joelle Welling, and Dr. George and Susannah Kurain.
Timothonius
Enjoy live music by Timothonius from 6:15-7 PM in the Atrium.
Timothonius is a pianist and music producer specializing in jazz and R&B. He has been producing and performing for over 12 years, with studies completed in jazz performance, electronic production and music composition at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Timothonius' mission extends beyond just music; it's about creating an ecosystem where both artists and audiences can explore and celebrate cultural diversity through music.
DJ Cool Jeans
DJ Cool Jeans, a rising DJ in the Calgary underground rave scene, captivates audiences with immersive and dynamic high-energy sets. Her ability to seamlessly blend unique sounds and genres creates a magnetic atmosphere wherever she performs, establishing Cool Jeans as a standout force in the city’s evolving electronic music landscape.
Sugar Water Bar
Kyo-Jean Chung started Sugar Water in 2015 as a way of exploring his love for finely crafted cocktails. He has a curiosity for powerful elixirs that percolate ideas and bring people to common ground. His knack for befriending talented people in all realms of culinary arts, mixology, and event planning helps him cultivate fresh ideas and inspired service. He has managed to find the perfect balance between friendliness, professionalism, and lightness throughout his life as an entrepreneur.