December Newsletter

Come enjoy the cozy season at the Alcove!

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The Alcove Centre
November 27, 2023

The holidays are coming up soon, and in the meantime we have another fun curation of events and workshops! Join us in having a creative end to the year.

Notable workshops:

  • Don’t miss out on our very first Painting on Clothes workshop with Chish, perfect for everyone wanting to spice up a clothes-item, jeans or Tote bag! Come express your creative flair on Saturday, December 9th from 1-3PM

  • Just in time for the holidays, join in on the Macrame Angel Ornament workshop for a little holiday souvenir, perfect for decorating or as a gift! This workshop with Bochiknot will be held on Wednesday December 13th from 6:30-8:30PM;

  • One of our most popular workshops, Punch Needle with Char (aka. Your Local Plant Mami), will be offered one more time this year on Sunday, December 17th from 1-3PM. Sign up quick to reserve your spot!

A reminder that we are closed from December 22nd to the end of the year for the holidays!

The Alcove Music Studio is now offering workshops!

Elevate your music writing and production skills with workshops tailored to music makers who want to make professional sounding songs! All skill levels welcome.

The Alcove Music Studio provides rehearsal space, recordings, mixing and mastering and production. To book studio time please contact [email protected] or DM @alcovemusicstudio on Instagram!

The Alcove Store is open just in time for the holidays!

Drop by our space to purchase our new line of merch, and grab our 2024 Community Card! We are also selling copies of Ryan Lee’s Photobook, and Collage Prints by Lauréat Nkinzo, our summer resident artist.

The Alcove Community Card makes an excellent holiday gift, with tons of discounts to take advantage of through-out the year. This gift will keep giving coffee, beers, events, lessons, art supplies, and quality times all while supporting local businesses!

NewWorks, one of the Alcove’s 2024 Sponsors, will be presenting Moon Bells on December 2 & 3. Read more about it here:

New Works Calgary presents Roxanne Nesbitt’s ‘Moon Bells’. A unique hybrid sound installation and musical performance, coming up on December 2nd and 3rd 2023 at nvrlnd arts foundation’s Boutique gallery space in Calgary’s historic Ramsay neighbourhood.

Moon Bells is part installation, part improvised performance, featuring suspended ceramic bells made by interdisciplinary designer & composer Roxanne Nesbitt. These instruments are inspired by the mythology and cyclically evolving shape of the moon. This performance features Roxanne Nesbitt with ceramics and voice, Parmela Attariwala on viola and Juno award-winning drummer Ben Brown on suspended bells.

Moon Bells offers the audience an intimate view into the exciting world of experimental instrument design. The ceramic bells were made by Nesbitt at the European Keramic Work Centre in Oisterwijk, Netherlands. Like many of Roxanne’s instrument design projects, these pieces were made through a combination of intuitive exploration and ancient mathematical formulas. The ceramic bells structure both the performance space and the improvised sound palette. These freshly-crafted hybrid instruments inspire new ways of making and experiencing sound, celebrating the creative possibilities of the interdisciplinary concert.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO PURCHASE TICKETS: https://www.newworkscalgary.com/moon-bells

We’ve been Nominated in 2 Categories for Calgary’s 2023 CommunityVotes!

We’re really proud of this accomplishment, and you can help us out by nominating us too! Nominations are open until December 10th. Make sure to let us know if you think we are a leader in art lessons in the city or a leading community organization! Vote below:

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The Alcove Art Space downtown at 244 7th Ave SW is part of a pilot project with cSPACE and the City of Calgary. Let them know what The Alcove means to you and how it changes your perspective of Downtown Calgary. It would help us a ton!

About Us
The Alcove Centre for the Arts is a non-profit located in Calgary (244 7th Avenue SW). Our aim is to make the arts accessible through pay-what-you-can events and art workshops. We believe that art and creativity are integral to the human experience and in building vibrant and dynamic communities.

Visiting Us
Affordable parking is located at: TD Core’s Underground Parkade (745 4 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 4K9). It has free 3-hour parking after 3pm on Weekdays, and a flat rate of $2 for longer. There is free 3-hour parking all day on Weekends, with a $2 flat rate for longer.
If you're taking Calgary Transit we're just across from 3rd Street SW Station.