The Nina's 20th Birthday

Exhibition and Celebration

The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts

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The Nina's 20th Birthday

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The Nina’s 20th Birthday Party

Feb 23, 5-7PM

Join us to celebrate two decades of the Nina Collective!

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EXHIBITION

Around You / Near You: Shaped in the Studio

Feb 3 – March 3
Reception: Feb 9, 6:30PM

Artists from the Nina, Robin Hood Association and WICS have collaborated on this show with Gallery@501.

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TD Artist Collaboration with Raneece Buddan

TD Artist Collaboration with Raneece Buddan

Jan 7, 2022

The Nina was thrilled to work with Raneece Buddan for a series of workshops and exhibition in December 2021 – January 2022. This collaboration was made possible with support from TD.

CIBC Your Art | Your Business

CIBC Your Art | Your Business

May 31, 2021

Over the past six months, artists at the Nina have been meeting virtually for...

Art & Relaxation – The Nina’s 18th Birthday

Art & Relaxation – The Nina’s 18th Birthday

Mar 15, 2021

Thank you to the over 80 guests who joined us in February to celebrate the...

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The Nina dance collective participated in an Afrob

The Nina dance collective participated in an Afrobeat workshop this week with guest instructor Kijo Gatama from @azimuth_theatre as part of #ExpanseFestival2023!

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #AzimuthTheatre #YegDance #YegLocal #DanceCollective #InclusiveArts #DisabilityArts #ArtShare #AlbertaArts

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Both photos show a group of dancers in movement with their hands in the air or stretched out beside them. ]

Around You / Near You: Shaped in the Studio is an

Around You / Near You: Shaped in the Studio is an exhibition featuring the artwork of 11 local artists from Sherwood Park and Edmonton. The Nina, Robin Hood Association (@rhaconnects) and Winder Inclusive Communities Service (@winder.inclusive) have collaborated on this exhibition with @gallery501.

Inspired by the work these talented artists are doing in the studio, these community organizations have partnered to celebrate and exhibit their impactful artwork.

Nina Collective artists Kim Casarin, Jordan Kucy, and Laura Traverse have work included in this exhibition, as well as @andretheawesomeartist and @eliabada_artist from WICS!

Thank you Gallery@501 for organizing this show and hosting a wonderful art meetup today.

Join us for the opening reception on
Thursday, February 9th, 6:30pm at
Gallery@501 #120-501 Festival Ave, Sherwood Park

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1. Jordan, Laura, and Kim holding up posters for the upcoming exhibition
2. Several artists seated around a table making art at today’s meetup
3. Promotional image for the exhibition features red geometric shapes and the text “Around You / Near You: Shaped in the Studio February 3-March 3” with Gallery@501 address and hours, and logos for the involved organizations. ]

We are proud to be a venue for @deepfreeze_fest, p

We are proud to be a venue for @deepfreeze_fest, presented by @artsontheave!

Be sure to check out this wonderful winter festival this weekend on #AlbertaAvenue. Visit deepfreezefest.ca for more information.

[Text ID: Arts on the Ave presents Deep Freeze a Byzantine Winter Festival January 21-22 on Alberta Ave. Join us at the Nina! 9225 118 Ave Visual Art Gallery, Live Music, Artisan Market, Crafts hosted by EPL]

Mark Traficante is working on a star-studded reima

Mark Traficante is working on a star-studded reimagining of The Last Supper for his upcoming Artist of the Year exhibition in March.

@avrillavigne is at the centre of the painting with @pink, @katyperry, @metallica and other famous faces by her side.

“I’m working on a picture of The Last Supper with Avril Lavigne, with the celebrity people.”

New year, new art! Here are a few of the first pie

New year, new art! Here are a few of the first pieces to come out of the studio in 2023.

1. Lion by Collette Villeneuve
Ceramic, 10 x 10 x 9 inches

2. World Traveller by Aaron Harvey
Coloured pencil on paper, 18 x 24 inches

3. Orca by Rachel Lukacs
Fabric sculpture, 4.5 x 4.5 x 13 inches

4. A Girl in Cabbage Patch by Aba Garbrah
Coloured pencil on paper, 9 x 12 inches

It’s been twenty years since we opened in a rent

It’s been twenty years since we opened in a rented studio space with just one artist. Join us to celebrate the many artists, artworks, and accomplishments of the Nina Collective over the past two decades.

The Nina’s 20th Birthday Celebration

February 23rd, 5 - 7PM
9225 118 Ave NW, Edmonton

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Happy Holidays! We will be closed from December 21

Happy Holidays! We will be closed from December 21 - January 2 and look forward to seeing everyone in the new year.

Santa Cat by Aaron Ennis, coloured pencil on paper, 6.25 x 8.25 inches

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Drawing of a grey cat wearing a red santa hat. Text says “happy holidays from the nina Haggerty Centre for the arts”]

Our annual holiday show and sale is ✨TOMORROW✨

Our annual holiday show and sale is ✨TOMORROW✨ from 5-9pm! Our gallery is overflowing with sculptures, paintings, prints, textiles, and more. Stop by for a festive beverage and see what the artists in the Nina Collective have been making all year!

9225 118 Ave NW, Edmonton

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #ShopLocalYeg #YegLocal #YegArtists #YegDt #YegEvents #YegGifts #Yeg #YegMade #AlbertaAve

Our holiday show and sale is just one week away! J

Our holiday show and sale is just one week away! Join us for an evening of festive drinks, live music, and art galore next Friday, December 9th from 5-9pm.

Our gallery and studio will be overflowing with original art made by the 200+ artists in the Nina Collective.

9225 118 Ave NW

Reindeer drawing by Jaymee Howarth

Our building is wheelchair accessible. For other accessibility questions or requests, contact janice@thenina.ca

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Some colourful flowers to brighten up this dreary

Some colourful flowers to brighten up this dreary day, courtesy of Katie Saric ❄️💐

[Image description: Katie is in the paint studio carefully outlining a yellow flower in light blue paint on canvas covered in yellow, blue, purple, and pink flowers.]

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #KatieSaric #YegArtist #ArtInProgress #PaintingInProgress #YegWx #EmergingArtists #AlbertaArts #DisabilityArts #YegDt #YegLocal

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movem

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement that takes place each year after Black Friday. If you’re able to make a donation today, we are extremely grateful!

The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts would not exist without support from people like you. Your donations help keep our membership fees as low as possible so that cost is not a barrier for artists with developmental disabilities to create and share their work.

Click the link in our bio to donate.

[Image description: Desiree McCook standing in front of her large painting of a gorilla on canvas with colourful abstract patterns in the background. White text on purple background says "Giving Tuesday, Nov 29".]

We are so jazzed to be at @theroyalbison tomorrow!

We are so jazzed to be at @theroyalbison tomorrow! These linocut tote bags are hot off the press and tomorrow is your first chance to get one. Because they’re hand printed, each bag is a liiittle bit different than the rest, making them a perfect unique gift.

We’ll also have a selection of original art, notebooks, greeting cards and more.

8426 Gateway Blvd
Saturday November 26 and December 3
10am - 5pm

See you there!

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1. Photo of two canvas tote bags on a white background. One bag has a wasp printed on it in black with “Jamie Laventure” printed in the bottom corner. The second bag has a sketch of a person wearing a hat on a black background and “Dean Bardal” printed next to it.
2. An arrangement of art and merch items on a white background. There is a colourful pillow with an abstract rainbow pattern, a ceramic vase and sculpture, socks, notebooks, and cards.]

Congratulations to Mark Traficante, our 2023 @cnra

Congratulations to Mark Traficante, our 2023 @cnrailway Artist of the Year!

Mark’s distinctive acrylic paintings of religious imagery, celebrities, and security guards have become extremely popular in the Edmonton arts community. Two of his paintings were acquired for the Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ permanent collection in 2012. His work has been exhibited widely, including at the Art Gallery of Alberta earlier this year.

We look forward to hosting an exhibition of Mark’s work in our gallery in February, 2023.

Video by @lindisfarne_pro

Congratulations to Raymond Keung, winner of the @a

Congratulations to Raymond Keung, winner of the @atbfinancial Emerging Artist Award at @get_mosaic Presents Here’s Nina 2022!

Raymond had never done art before joining the Nina Collective this year, but showed an immediate, natural aptitude for watercolour painting and drawing. He is “starting a new life as an artist”, and we are very excited to see where his talent takes him!

Video by @lindisfarne_pro

Congratulations to Rodney Dalessio, winner of the

Congratulations to Rodney Dalessio, winner of the @rcfyeg Changed Life Award at @get_mosaic Presents #HeresNina 2022!

Rodney works in painting, sculpture, and printmaking at the Nina. Since 2018, he has used his art to explore memories of a school he was sent to as a child in St. John, New Brunswick. A painting from this series titled “I hate it here, I want to go home”, was exhibited on an LRT poster in 2021 and the entire series was shown at the Art Gallery of Alberta in 2022. He is also fascinated with trains and planes and enjoys painting and sculpting them. These works have been exhibited in several group shows throughout Edmonton.

Video by @lindisfarne_pro

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #HeresNina2022 #AlbertaArts #EmergingArtists #DisabilityArts #ArtistCollective

Congratulations to Carrie Wheeler, winner of the @

Congratulations to Carrie Wheeler, winner of the @rotaryedmne CONNECT Award at @get_mosaic Presents #HeresNina2022!

Carrie is a prolific artist who works primarily in ceramic sculpture at the Nina. She engages with Edmonton’s art community by selling her work at TIX on the Square (@tixonthesquare) and participating in local art walks and markets. She’s an active member of the Nina’s Artist Advisory Committee and helped organize the Nina’s first ever artist-led market this summer.

Video by @lindisfarne_pro

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #CarrieWheeler #CeramicArtist #ArtShare #AlbertaArts #YegMade #DisabilityArts #SculptureArt