View of Glenbow's new home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, from the corner of Stephen Avenue and 1 Street SE. Architectural concept rendering by DIALOG.

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Sep 24 2025

Meet Silvia Kallen, Glenbow’s New VP, Advancement

Get to know our newest team member

We’re so excited to welcome Silvia Kallen (she/her) to Glenbow’s senior leadership team! She joins as our new VP, Advancement – leading Glenbow’s fundraising team. Silvia is joining our team at a pivotal point in our transformation and hit the ground running at the beginning ...

Sep 16 2025

Artist Feature: Doris McCarthy

One of the most celebrated contemporary landscape artists of the twentieth century, Doris McCarthy represented Canada from coast to coast to coast. In our latest artist feature, learn about her remarkable body of work and her paintings in Glenbow’s collection. Though she ...

Jul 17 2025

Artist Feature: Victor Cicansky

Saskatchewan artist Victor Cicansky has long been celebrated for his inventive, thought-provoking, and humorous sculptures. Learn more about Cicansky’s career and striking examples of his work in Glenbow’s art collection in this artist profile. For over forty years, Victo ...

Jun 29 2025

Artist Feature: Annie Pootoogook

This National Indigenous History Month, we’re honoured to share an artist profile on Annie Pootoogook and her drawings in Glenbow’s art collection. Annie Pootoogook (1969–2016) is one of the most celebrated Inuit artists of the twenty-first century. In the early 2000s, ...

Jun 23 2025

Glenbow Receives $5 Million Gift to Support New Theatre

Osten Victor Theatre to be named in honour of Alberta couple

When Al Osten heard Glenbow’s revitalized home, the JR Shaw Centre for Arts & Culture, would include a theatre, his interest was piqued. “When I heard a theatre would be in the art museum, I thought boy, that would really be representative of the city,” Osten says from h ...

Jun 19 2025

Christine Leppard Receives 2025 Calgary Award

We’re thrilled to congratulate Christine Leppard, Glenbow’s Director, Collections & Curatorial, on receiving a Community Achievement Award: Heritage at the 2025 Calgary Awards. This honour recognizes her outstanding contributions to preserving and promoting Calgary’s history.

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