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The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts

supports a collective of artists with developmental disabilities in our studio space on Alberta Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta. We are committed to giving artistic opportunities to artists who face barriers to artistic expression.

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JOB OPPORTUNITY

Operations Manager

Application Deadline: March 17, 2025

We’re hiring! The Operations Manager will provide leadership, direction, and vision while managing the organization’s contractual obligations, administration, and finances.

OPPORTUNITY

RBC Emerging Artists Project

Application Deadline: April 14, 2025

We are accepting applications for our 2025 RBC Emerging Artists Program! This exciting opportunity is open to visual artists in the early stages of their artistic careers.

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EXHIBITION

Here it Comes

Reception: February 27, 5-7 PM
Show: Feb. 27 – March 29, 2025

Here it Comes showcases paintings, prints, textile work, and ceramics by the Nina’s 2025 Artist of the Year, Jared Quinney.

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NEW Puzzles

We have three new puzzles avaiable featuring artwork by Jamie Laventure, Jeffrey Yamazaki, and Uli Rossier!

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Job Opportunity: Operations Manager

Job Opportunity: Operations Manager

Position Overview:Reporting to the CEO, the Operations Manager will provide...

Job Opportunity: Gallery Preparator

Job Opportunity: Gallery Preparator

The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (the Nina) is seeking a part-time...

Patrons Lunch & Fashion Show

Patrons Lunch & Fashion Show

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🔥 Hot new stuff! 1. ‘Serena’ vase by Vivi

🔥 Hot new stuff!

1. ‘Serena’ vase by Vivian Knowles-Paolini, 7 x 6 x 5 inches

2. ‘Raptor’ by Linda Vincent, needlework, 7.75 x 13.5 inches

3. ‘Sunflowers’ (after Van Gogh) by Brenan Hamel, acrylic on paper, 24 x 18 inches

4. ‘Self Portrait’ by Kelsey Hawkins, beads and jewelry on fabric, 7.5 x 6 inches

5. Jug by Navit Allouche, ceramic, 8.5 x 4 x 6 inches

6. ‘Nurse’ by Abdul Hassan, watercolour, 6 x 9 inches

7. Untitled textile collage by Allison Day, 16.5 x 16.5 inches

8. Ceramic figure by Michelle Pasemko, 8 x 4 x 5 inches

Image descriptions in alt text and comments.

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Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ o

Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ opened last week and we’re still buzzing with excitement! If you weren’t able to make it to the opening reception, Jared says “don’t worry, be happy” because there’s still plenty of time to see the show before it ends on March 29th.

Gallery hours:
Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 1 - 3pm

Can’t make it during our regular hours? Contact janice@thenina.ca to schedule a different time to stop by.

[Image descriptions:
1. Jared standing with a smile of his face in his exhibit with his mixed media diorama in front of him. The diorama features prehistoric mammals in the Amazon rainforest made with fake fur, clay, resin, and other materials. On the wall behind Jared there is a large painted tree cut out on plywood and smaller paintings on canvas.
2. Jared laughing while giving a speech at his opening reception. His paintings and part of his exhibit title are visible on the wall behind him.
3. Jared enthusiastically showing his shark mosaic to Sue at the opening reception. A large volcano painting is on the wall with fabric “smoke” coming out of the top.]

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #JaredQuinney #YegArtists #AlbertaArts #CbcArts #ContemporaryArts #ArtShare #DisabilityArts #YegLocal

We are now accepting applications for our 2025 @rb

We are now accepting applications for our 2025 @rbc Emerging Artists Project! Visit the link in our bio for more information on how to apply.

[Text ID: Are you an emerging visual artist?
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts is accepting applications for our 2025 RBC Emerging Artists Program. This exciting opportunity is open to visual artists in the early stages of their artistic careers. The program takes place over 14 weeks (4 hours per week) from May to August, 2025. Six successful applicants will: gain valuable experience and skills while working alongside the Nina Collective of artists with developmental disabilities; participate in professional development panels led by experienced career artists; show their work in group exhibitions in the Stollery Gallery and City Centre Mall. Apply by April 14th. Link in bio]

#YegArts #YegArtists #YegLocal #YegCommunity #YegDt #YegEmergingArtists #AlbertaArts

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Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ o

Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ opens this Thursday! 🌋 Join us from 5-7pm to celebrate Jared as our Artist of the Year with his first ever solo show. It’s also the Nina’s 22nd birthday, so there will be cake!

Stollery Gallery at the Nina, 9225 118 Ave NW, Edmonton
Gallery and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. For other accessibility requests please contact janice@thenina.ca

[video description: Jared is standing in the gallery with part of his large volcano painting visible in the background and his name in black letters on the wall. He introduces himself as the Nina’s 2025 Artist of the Year and invites viewers to his opening reception on February 27th]

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Jenny Lau’s Chinese Zodiac hanging vases make pe

Jenny Lau’s Chinese Zodiac hanging vases make perfect propagation stations 🌱 $40 each including a pothos cutting if you want one!

[image descriptions:
1. Green ceramic vase with a tiger on it. It is in a yellow macrame hanger with red beads and has a few pothos plant leaves sticking out.
2. Blue vase with a rat on it hanging in a yellow macrame hanger with red beads and pothos leaves
3. Grey vase with a green snake on it in a green hanger with red beads and pothos sticking out
4. All three vases hanging in a row in front of a white background]

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Don’t disappoint your Valentine! Dazzle them by

Don’t disappoint your Valentine! Dazzle them by leveling-up your bouquet with a handmade vase from the Nina ✨ They’ll cherish it long after the flowers die.

1. Large vase by Todd Wetrade, 10”h x 7”w SOLD

2. Pink and Yellow vase by Michelle Pasemko 7”h x 5”w, $30

3. Brown skinny vase by Kevin Ashton, 9.5”h x 3”w, $30

4. Critter vase by Diana Nimmo 6”h x 5”w, $30

Send us a message to get more info our claim one of these vases, or stop by our gift shop to see them all in person.

February gift shop hours:
Monday - Friday 9am-3pm

[image descriptions:
- Hotline bling Drake meme. Drake looks unimpressed with the bouquet of flowers on its own in the top frame and delighted with the same bouquet in a vase from the Nina in the bottom frame.
- Closer look at the vase in the Drake meme. It has a large roundish body with a narrower opening at the top. It is a teal-ish green colour with textural squiggly lines carved all over it.
- vase with a wide cylindrical base and narrower opening. It is glazed with different abstract marks in yellow, pink, red and purple.
- tall and skinny brown vase with two round black handle loops near the top
- short round green vase with a narrow opening and the face of an animal with brown ears on the front.]

Did you know that the Government of Canada has ext

Did you know that the Government of Canada has extended the deadline for charitable donations eligible for 2024 tax support until February 28?

By donating to the Nina you are helping provide accessible arts opportunities to our collective of over 200 artists with developmental disabilities. Every donation makes a difference.

An annual donation of $500 or more enrolls you in our patron program, which gets you a free piece of art, an opportunity to connect with artists at our Patron Luncheon, and a free ticket to our awards gala in addition to a tax receipt.

Click the link in our bio to donate!

[image description: Longtime Nina artist Shannon Dosser holds up a drawing she is working on in coloured pencil on paper. It is a colourful abstract piece with rows of lines of alternating colours.]

#YegArts #YegLocal #YegNonProfit #YegCharity

We’re hiring! The Gallery Preparator is responsi

We’re hiring! The Gallery Preparator is responsible for installing artwork from the Nina Collective in our Stollery Gallery and beyond. Click the link in our bio for the full job posting.

Application deadline: February 23, 2025

[image description: white text says “we’re hiring - gallery preparator”. The background image is a purple overlay on a photo of framed art on a wall.]

Laura Traverse practicing live drawing in the stud

Laura Traverse practicing live drawing in the studios today with this wonderful portrait of fellow artist Raymond Keung!

[video description: Laura is drawing Raymond from across the table with coloured pencils on paper. Raymond looks happy as he watches her draw and when she shows him the finished drawing. The two artists stand together smiling with Laura holding up the drawing. ]

#YegArts #PortraitArtist #ContemporaryArtists #ArtistCollective #DisabilityArts #ArtShare

Thank you so much to the hundreds of people who jo

Thank you so much to the hundreds of people who joined us last Friday for the Nina After Hours! We’ve replaced all the sold artwork in the gallery and there are still tons of fantastic pieces available. Stop by this week to do some holiday shopping and support local artists 🎁

Gallery hours:
Saturday, Dec 14: 1-3pm
Monday Dec 16 - Thursday Dec 19: 9am - 3pm
Friday, Dec 20: 9am - 11:30am
✨NEW✨ Saturday Dec 21: 12-3pm

9225 118 Ave NW, Edmonton

[ID 1. Gallery wall with artwork of different sizes and mediums hung salon style with a small shelf holding a ceramic shark sculpture.
2. Corner of the gallery with a large watercolour painting of a frog in the foreground. On the wall behind there is a quilt, a mosaic, some ceramic dinosaur sculpture, and several framed paintings and drawings.
3. Another corner of the gallery with a variety of art on the shelves and walls and “the Nina After Hours” in large black lettering next to a decal of a figure skater.]

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #yegArtists #ShopYeg #ShopLocaYeg #YegMade #YegGifts #AlbertaArts

The Nina After Hours: Holiday Show & Sale is TOMOR

The Nina After Hours: Holiday Show & Sale is TOMORROW from 5-9pm!

With hundreds of original paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, textile art and more on display you are sure to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list 🎁

Not into crowds? Plan to come between 8-9pm when it’s slower or on Saturday from 1-4pm to shop without the party atmosphere.

9225 118Ave NW, Edmonton

[Video description: camera moves across the gallery walls showing all types of different artwork hung salon style and sculptures on shelves. ]

#TheNinaYeg #YegArts #YegLocal #YegEvents #ShopLocalYeg #EdmontonArts #YegGifts

We will be at @oddbirdfair this Saturday from 10-5

We will be at @oddbirdfair this Saturday from 10-5! Come say hi and see what the Nina artists have been up to. We’ll have paintings, prints, sculptures, puzzles, and so much more for sale alongside the many other talented local artists and vendors that make this fair so unique and awesome.

Thank you to the team at Oddbird for including us in their lineup.

For accessibility info visit oddbirdfair.ca

[image description: text says “Oddbird official vendor winter 2024” with illustrations of different birds dressed in winter attire.]

#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #OddbirdFair #YegArtists #YegLocal #ShopYeg #SupportLocalYeg

Congratulations to Scott Berry, winner of the @cap

Congratulations to Scott Berry, winner of the @capitalcarefoundation Legacy Award at #HeresNina2024!

Scott has been a member of the Nina for over twenty years and has helped shape the Centre into what it is today. Scott has worked in numerous mediums, creating an immersive solo exhibition titled ‘Confusement’, backdrop and costumes for @balletedmonton, and a mural in the @skillssociety office. Throughout his decades of experience as an artist his practice has grown but his signature style and humor stays consistent.

Thank you @lindisfarne_pro for the video!