EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society

06/27/2024

We are 5 DAYS AWAY from Open HDMI Night! Got your project ready to share? or excited to see what your peers have been working on? We are celebrating 's 40th anniversary and they are bringing BBQ by donation! 🍽 Don't miss out on July 1st at 7PM.

05/02/2024

Join for an Artist Talk on their audiovisual performance, Ophiuchus Mirage, On Saturday, May 11 @ 1:00 PM at EMMEDIA!

✨️Saw their performance at Particle + Wave? Learn the behind-the-scenes of how this work came to LIFE!

✨️Uii's work uses 3D rendered video and sound to reimagine astronomical data in new configurations.

✨️ Explore the semiotics of the constellation Ophiuchus part of the zodiac and rendering the unseen visible in SkyExplorer software

📍Reserve your spot on our link in bio or show up on Saturday

04/30/2024

PARTICLE + WAVE 2024 Opening Reception! We love welcoming you to our gallery space to check out the incredible artwork of Jose Macasinag, Mark and Kirk Werklund, Ahreum Lee, Dylon Klemen-Hurrell and Trevor Mac.

04/15/2024

CADA & EMMEDIA have teamed up to bring you a FREE workshop guiding media artists on the basics of grant applications! CADA's very own Taylor Poitras will cover the Project Grant for Individuals Application and answer any questions for attendees.

Attendees will leave the workshop with an understanding of the available funding to make their projects happen, as well as sample project ideas.

📍Sign up on the link in bio and check out the info session too

04/08/2024

We are switching to new office hours! If you need to visit our gallery or rent equipment, we are open Tuesday to Friday.

04/05/2024

Have you attended Particle + Wave in the last month?

Let us know your thoughts on our yearly event and how we can make it even better!

04/04/2024

LAST WEEK to check out P+W's Exhibition at EMMEDIA! We are open 12PM -6PM until Saturday, April 6th.

Visit our space to check out the works featured here:
🖼 That Happened? By Jose Macasinag
🖼 Untitled by Dylon Klemen-Hurrell and Trevor Mac

📸 Aran Wilkinson Blanc

04/02/2024

Enjoy the holidays! We are back on Wednesday,April 3rd for the LAST WEEK of our Particle + Wave exhibition.

03/29/2024

We are closed today! If you want to see our current gallery exhibition, we are ✨️back open✨️ tomorrow 12-6PM.

Buuut, if you need some art ASAP, check out Opening tonight or current exhibition!

03/28/2024

EMMEDIA IS HIRING!
We are hiring a full-time, permanent Artistic Director, starting as soon as possible. The Artistic Director is responsible for spearheading and championing EMMEDIA's artistic vision and managing its ex*****on, including management of staff and collaboration with EMMEDIA's stakeholders.

💥Full-Time position at 35 hours per week
💥Salary range is $45,000-$50,000 annual
💥Health benefits and health spending account included
💥15 Days of Vacation and 10 Days off during winter closure
💥Funding for professional development and access to EMMEDIA's equipment and facility!

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to [email protected] Call is OPEN until suitable candidate is found.

03/13/2024

Join us this Saturday at 1PM for a ✨FREE✨ Artist Talk with RocketHouse! How can your art enter the commercial setting? Got extensive experience as a media artist and not sure how your skills can transfer into commercial projects? RocketHouse serves various local and national clients creating engaging, creative experiences. Join this Artist Talk to learn the "business side" of art making.

03/08/2024

We are looking for writers for the final edition of Luma Quarterly!

Submissions   Luma accepts pitches and previously unpublished finished works that aim to expand critical dialogue about media art and film. Submission formats can include, but are not limited to: critical essays, news, reviews, event previews, interviews, reflections, and photo or video essays. The...

03/01/2024

Sneak Peek of our upcoming Screening Night! The awesome artists of National accessArts Centre are showcasing 5 short films, check out the unbelievable stills of their work:

Don't forget tickets by donation are also available and they are RUNNING FAST!

Get your ticket: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/screening-night-w-national-accessarts-centre-at-particle-wave-festival-tickets-841137684457?aff=oddtdtcreator

02/23/2024

Get hyped for ✨️Ophicius Mirage!✨️

A 22-minute long immersive performance FULL of instrumental exploration on March 8th at 7PM at TELUS Spark's Infinity Dome theatre you DON'T WANT TO MISS.

Post-performance, join us for the interactive installations of Mackenzie Bedford, Kurtis Lesick and Hesam Ohadi at TELUS Spark's Feature Gallery.

🎟 Buy your tickets on the link in bio. And PS. 👀Tickets by donation are also available!

02/22/2024

✨🌊✨EMMEDIA AND TELUS SPARK PRESENT PARTICLE + WAVE MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL!✨🌊✨

March 8-10, get hyped for a wild fusion of art and tech with local, national, and international artists doing their thing.

For almost a decade this fest's been intriguing minds with its experimental vibe, and this year's lineup is gonna be good!

The Opening Reception takes place March 7, 6:00 - 9:00 PM at EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, and showcases media art installations from four artists across Canada. Experience the exhibitions of Jose Macasinag, Ahreum Lee, Mark Werklund and Kirk Werklund. Guests can meet the artists, grab a snack and get the first taste of a weekend full of media art!

🎟️ Tickets for this night are free, but be sure to reserve them here: https://bit.ly/3I6HnG6

EMMEDIA is located on 2005 10 Ave SW.

The festival will also consist of three main components at TELUS Spark, March 8-10:

🌊 March 8 - Performance Night featuring Uii Savage in the Infinity Dome Theatre.
🌊 March 9 - Screening Night featuring films from the National AccessArts Centre and international artists in the Infinity Dome theatre.
🌊 A group exhibition in the Feature Gallery, running all three days, March 8-10, featuring four unique artworks.

Don't sleep on it! Learn More and grab your tickets here: https://bit.ly/3SRuMf2

02/22/2024

VOICES is open for 3 more days! Laura Anzola will be at EMMEDIA for one last time on Saturday, Feb. 24th at 12:00PM to give guided tours to visitors.

🧡 Akimblog Review: Levin Ifko reviews Laura Anzola: Voices at EMMEDIA in Calgary 🧡

In this week’s Akimblog review, Levin Ifko writes “While visiting Laura Anzola's .anzola.g Voices, which recently extended its run at EMMEDIA , I find myself entering a darkened space illuminated only by watery reflections cast upon gallery walls. Immersed in this liquid landscape, I hear voices sharing visceral stories dealing with personal experiences of immigration. Each voice is amplified by glowing hand-drawn animations projected across the room, honouring practises of storytelling and memory. An array of tiny blue lights appears from above, signalling as each voice begins to speak. Drawn towards the sounds, I move across the room, hoping to hear the stories clearly while standing directly underneath each light. Across the gallery space, two different speakers become illuminated. As another voice is added to the mix, the spoken words reflect similarities between stories. There's a fourth voice now and a melody emerges. At times, the voices fade and are replaced by music, intermixing the guttural sounds of humpback whales, which also illuminate lights as these new voices move across the gallery.”

Read the article on Akimblog: Link in bio

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Image 1: Laura Anzola, Voices, 2024, installation (photo: Caitlind Brown)
Image 2: Laura Anzola, Voices, 2024, installation (photo: Caitlind Brown)

[Image Description: Image 1) A photograph of an individual standing in the centre of Voices. They are in a dark room lit with blue light. Around the perimeter of the space are black screens displaying organic white lines. Image 2) A photograph of Voices. A black screen displaying a white line illustration of a whale is mounted on the wall with a reflective curtain. The curtain reflects the dark room and pops of blue light.]

02/21/2024

EMMEDIA is proud to present PARTICLE + WAVE 2024, bringing local, national and international media artists, in partnership with TELUS Spark Science Centre!

This year, the festival will consist of three main components:
🎉 2 group exhibitions at EMMEDIA and TELUS Spark
🎉 a Performance Night featuring Uii Savage at TELUS Spark's Dome Theatre and
🎉 a Screening Night featuring films from the National accessArts Centre and international artists at TELUS Spark's Dome Theatre
❗TICKETS ARE FOR SALE NOW!

02/16/2024

‼️ Only a week left to check out VOICES by Laura Anzola ‼️

VOICES connects the experiences of Calgary's immigrant community with the majestic migrations of humpback whales. If you want to know more about this immersive and deeply personal exhibition, featuring projected hand-drawn animations and original sound composition, we recommend visiting EMMEDIA ASAP!

Laura Anzola will be ON SITE on Saturdays, Feb. 17 and 24 at 12-2:30 to discuss her marvelous work and give guided tours.

📸Photography by Caitlind Brown
📸Courtesy of the artist

Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development and Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their support.

01/29/2024

Want to join EMMEDIA? We are looking for volunteers to support our upcoming events. Perks include: meeting local artists, learning about set up and tear down of an exhibition, attending public events for free and more!

✨️ To participate, please fill out the interest form on our link in bio! This is a rolling call with no deadline, however to volunteer in Particle + Wave, please fill out the form before February 29.

Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development and Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their support.

01/24/2024

Voices by Laura Anzola is officially EXTENDED until Saturday, February 24th! We are excited for more people to experience this brilliant interactive and immersive installation.

Laura will also be holding an Artist Talk at EMMEDIA on Thursday, February 8th at 6:30PM to discuss her work in depth. We hope to see you there!

Open Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 12PM-6PM

Thank you to Canada Council for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, and Alberta Foundation for the Arts for their support.

01/12/2024

Tonight is the night for Laura Anzola's Voices! Our Opening Reception starts at 6pm. Grab a bite, meet the artist and experience this incredibly heartfelt and personal installation about Calgary's immigrant community connected to the migration of humpback whales.

The exhibition will be open for viewing Tuesday to Saturday 12-6pm at EMMEDIA.

01/09/2024

This Friday at 6PM, our Screening Room will be once agained TRANSFORMED to open Laura Anzola's Voices. Laura was our guest judge for our Projection Mapping event, in collaboration with MAPPERZ, and mentored our contestants (as seen in our photos)!

We'll see you at EMMEDIA for a new immersive exhibition echoing the journeys of Calgary's immigrant community in speakers and projected hand drawn animations.

📸 Pictured in are the works of Mackenzie Bedford and Evelyn Delgado

Photography by Aran Wilkinson

01/02/2024

Happy New Year! EMMEDIA is open and back with a new and touching exhibition!

Discover "Voices" at Emmedia Gallery, an exhibition featuring the work of Laura Anzola that connects the experiences of Calgary's immigrant community with the majestic migrations of humpback whales. This exhibition features personal narratives broadcast through eight ceiling-hung speakers and an original surround sound composition, complemented by immersive hand-drawn animations. It delves into themes of migration, identity, power imbalances, and the quest for belonging, aiming to bridge gaps in understanding, foster empathy, and enhance connectivity in a world marked by visible and invisible borders.

📅 Dates: January 12th - 27th

🥂 Opening Reception: January 12th

📍 Location: 2005 10 Ave SW, Calgary

12/23/2023

The EMMEDIA staff wishes you the happiest holidays! We will be back in office on January 2, 2024!

12/08/2023

EMMEDIA and MAPPERZ are THRILLED to see you tomorrow at Map Battlez! Check out a preview of past projections in our screening room, including at PARTICLE + WAVE.

We'll have 5 projectors for our artists to set up and four walls full of interactive art. Are you coming or are you competing? Don't miss out.

Photo 1 by Chelsea Yang Smith. Artwork in Photo 2 by Jose Macasinag.

12/02/2023

EMMEDIA x MAPPERZ PRESENT: Our Map Battlez Guest Judges!

📽Professional Projection Mapping Artists Mackenzie Bedford, Laura Anzola and Matthew Waddell will join our Map Battlez Fundraiser on Saturday, December 9 at 7:00-10:00pm to judge the Tightest Seam category and provide comments on competing artists🥊. Mackenzie Bedford will MC the night!

Meet these incredible artists next weekend at EMMEDIA!

11/28/2023

With less than a week away for our deadline to submit your Particle + Wave applications, take some inspiration from this year's exhibition!

🖼 Photo 1: Passages by Jose Macasinag

🖼 Photo 2: Symbiocitries by Audrey Burch

🖼 Photo 3: Attribution Wars by Emmanuel Ho

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS NOV. 30! Link in our bio for more information!

Thank you to our funders Calgary Arts Development, Alberta Foundation for the Arts and Canada Council for the Arts for making this possible.

11/24/2023

MAP BATTLEZ is coming up! On December 9th, join us for an exciting battle among artists showing off their skills! 💅

Three Categories. Three Winners. YOUR CHOICE.

📽 FREE MAP: Choose your favorite mapper.
📽 TIGHTEST SEAM: Artists shoe the best of their technical skills. Guest judges will rate each participant.
📽 FASTEST MAP: Artists will race and map as fast as they can.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.

11/22/2023

Starting Nov. 21st, EMMEDIA will be open to the public from Tuesday to Saturday! We hope with these new hours, you can check out our exhibitions, rent equipment or come have a chat.

🎥 Rental pick-ups and drop-offs are on Tuesdays and Fridays.

🖼 WAY STATION will be open until November 30th and open this Saturday!