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It's Hard to Express by Kate Bang

November 6, 2025–May 31, 2026
Don Wheaton Family YMCA (10211 102 Ave, Edmonton)

Kate Bang explores the complexities of belonging and identity shaped by life between cultures. Combining elements of surrealism and realism, her paintings bridge memory, imagination, and lived experience. Drawing from her journey as a Korean immigrant, Kate Bang transforms feelings of displacement into reflections of pride and self-acceptance. This exhibition invites viewers to contemplate hybridity, resilience, and the search for harmony within cultural tension.

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The Art of Farming

November 5–8, 2025
Edmonton Expo Centre

This is an exciting new collaboration between The Works Art & Design Festival, Farmfair International, and Explore Edmonton that brings together the worlds of agriculture and visual art in a dynamic and unexpected way. This pilot project reimagines the bounty of Alberta’s agriculture through the lens of contemporary art, celebrating the materials, skills, and stories that sustain our food systems. It invites exploration of the diversity, detail, and design shared by both farming and art, bringing together foods grown by local farmers into a colourful representation of Alberta’s bounty. 

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Metro Gallery

Site#18: Metro Gallery

Ortona Artists’ Reach Society (OARS) 

Ortona Diaspora Group Exhibit
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Site#18: Metro Gallery
Ortona Artists’ Reach Society (OARS) 
Special Event: Reception & Film
Thursday, June 26
5:30-10:00pm

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