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September 26, 2023

Norval Morrisseau Exhibit Brings Healing Art to Carleton

This fall, the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) is home to an extraordinary exhibition celebrating the art of renowned Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau (Copper Thunderbird). Norval Morrisseau: Medicine Currents showcases an exclusive collection of Morrisseau's... More

February 3, 2023

Carleton University Art Gallery Celebrates 30 Years

On Sunday, Jan. 29, artists, art lovers and well-wishers filled the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) for a 30th anniversary party. The stunning CUAG space echoed with music, chatter and laughter as it opened its... More

April 12, 2021

Resonance Project: Art Plus Music at Carleton

What can the process of musicians collaborating in response to an art exhibition teach us about the potential for music to amplify social themes? What constitutes ethical community-engagement in research? Those are among the questions... More

November 13, 2020

Carleton Presents: Healthy Cities—Building Community Through Creativity

Carleton’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be hosting the next panel as part of their Healthy Cities series on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. The series explores the many factors—from nature and... More

September 23, 2020

Carleton University Art Gallery Reopens

After a long six months of being closed to the public, the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) is reopening on September 24, with exciting new exhibitions and a new website. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced... More

June 30, 2020

CUAG Creates New Connections with Virtual Visits to Physical Exhibitions

When Carleton closed the bulk of its physical operations in mid-March, Carleton University’s Art Gallery (CUAG) responded by contemplating ways to shift exhibitions online, so that professors could still incorporate exhibition visits into their courses.... More

November 7, 2019

Art’s Role in Changing How We Think About the World

In Great Britain, it’s personified by Nigel Farage. In France, Marine Le Pen. In Japan, Shinzo Abe. In Canada — briefly, before a federal electoral flameout in October — Maxime Bernier. And south of the... More

March 5, 2019

From Princess to Activist

Wearing a shirt she’d made the previous day—an arrow snapping against a target and destroying a gun—and sitting in front of Revolution of Love, a painting by Michif artist Christi Belcourt, kahntinetha Horn told a... More

February 12, 2019

Catalyst for Change: Curating Indigenous Art Means Starting a Conversation

If you’re an Indigenous woman in Canada who wants to nurture and grow the vibrancy and capacity of your community, you can choose many paths — politician, teacher, mother, consultant and activist. Or you could... More

January 24, 2019

Indigenous Art and Activism

Cans of paint and ink, jars full of brushes, silkscreen frames and squeegees and stacks of canvas rectangles are in position atop plastic-covered tables in Carleton University’s Fenn Lounge on a cold and sunny weekday... More

September 19, 2018

Carleton University Art Gallery Launches Fall Exhibitions

After a week of rallies, music, talks and other events to celebrate Carleton University’s past, present and future, it seemed fitting to cap off Throwback 2018 with a nod to the brave visionaries who explore... More

November 16, 2017

Celebrating the Carleton University Art Gallery

Some strange organisms are growing at the Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG). There are fungi in plain sight. No, there’s no humidity problem at the gallery. The live specimens of mushroom mycelium are part of... More