EXHIBITION: Gilded Memory, Clouded Truth by Michelle Atkinson and Danielle Bartlette
2025-09-22 - 2025-11-03 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Gilded Memory, Clouded Truth by Michelle Atkinson and Danielle Bartlette
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 1
September 22 – November 3, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
GildedMemory, Clouded Truth presents the work of Michelle Atkinson and Danielle Bartlette, two artists whose practices approach truth through layers of beauty, memory, and allure.
Atkinson transforms raw climate data into silkscreened forms that recall clouds, candy, and dreamscapes. These luminous surfaces veil the wildfires and environmental upheaval beneath, asking viewers to look closer at the stories we sugarcoat.
Bartlette’s mixed-media paintings reassemble memory through texture, collage, and embellishment. Her work navigates romance, urban landscapes, and personal history, turning fragments of lived experience into lush abstractions. Placed side by side, the works spark dialogue about what is hidden and what is revealed. Whether through the shimmer of glitter or the glint of gold leaf, both artists remind us that surfaces hold weight — and beauty often conceals a more complicated truth.
More from the Artists:
Michelle Atkinson – michelle-atkinson.ca
Danielle Bartlette – neonmilkshake.com

EXHIBITION: Where the Land Cradles Me by Carrie Schurig
2025-09-27 - 2025-12-01
Where the Land Cradles Me by Carrie Schurig
cSPACE Marda Loop
Cubby Gallery Level 2
September 27 – December 1, 2025 – HELD OVER UNTIL DECEMBER 1
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)
Where the Land Cradles Me is a series of mixed-media paintings, with each work carrying more than a single story; many stories, many voices, many landscapes, many truths interwoven.
The surfaces hold tension and harmony, permanence beside change, silence beside song, and memory beside dream. Yet these contrasts remind us of what is at stake. The land that cradles us is under threat, and climate justice is not optional; it is essential.
This series asks viewers to consider how place is never one story but a gathering of countless narratives, layered across time, culture, and imagination. It calls on viewers to recognize our shared responsibilities to protect the places that shape us. The land is more than a backdrop; it is a lifeline. It is about how the land cradles us all, differently and together, shaping the stories we live and pass on. To honour it means to act, to defend its stories, its balance and its future.
About the Artist:
Carrie Schurig is a Calgary-based artist whose work spans pencil drawing, mixed media, and painted resin, Conceptual and representational, her pieces explore memory, emotion, and the layered connections between people and place. Her current series is deeply rooted in her relationship with the land, reflecting on how it shapes identity, belonging, and our sense of time.
In addition to her studio practice, Carrie is a Visual Arts Specialist and Fine Arts Learning Leader with the Calgary Board of Education, guiding students and communities to engage meaningfully with the arts. She is also embarking on a Master of Education for Change, exploring how education can drive social and environmental transformation.
Through her art and teaching, Carrie offers a distinct, thoughtful, and imaginative perspective on the world, one that invites reflection, curiosity, and connection.

EXHIBITION: 15th Annual Chrysalis Art Show
2025-10-06 - 2025-10-31
Exhibition: 15th Annual Chrysalis Art Show
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 4
October 6 – 31, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

You’re invited to experience the creativity and talent of artists supported by Chrysalis at our 15th Annual Art Exhibition in Calgary.
Throughout October, the Level 4 Hallway Gallery at cSPACE Marda Loop will feature a vibrant collection of original artwork created by adults with disabilities. Each piece represents a personal journey and is a powerful reflection of change, growth, and opportunity.
This free, public exhibition is open to all, and many of the pieces are available for purchase. The majority of each sale goes directly back to the artist, supporting their confidence, independence, and continued creative growth.
We also invite you to attend our Art Exhibition Reception on Friday, October 25, where you can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and experience the full heart of this exhibition.
Whether you stop by for a quiet moment or join us for the reception, your presence helps celebrate the unique voices and abilities of the artists we support.

Reception:
Friday, October 25th, 2025
4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
4th Floor Treehouse Hallway, cSPACE Marda Loop 1721 29th Avenue SW, Calgary, AB

RSVP HERE (FREE)

EXHIBITION: Building Blocks by Sean Drysdale
2025-10-07 - 2025-11-01
Building Blocks by Sean Drysdale
cSPACE Marda Loop
Gallery Level 3
October 7 – November 1, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:00 PM (Closed Sundays)

Sean Drysdale returns to cSPACE with version 3 of Building Blocks, an exhibition of large images.

Artist’s Talk:
Thursday, October 16 | 5:30pm-7:45pm
In Attendance:

Wednesday, October 8 | 6-8pm
Saturday October 25 | 1-3pm
Saturday November 1 | 1-3pm
Or by arrangement

Closing Reception:
Thursday, October 30 | 5:00-7:30pm
About the Artist:
Sean Drysdale graduated from Emily Carr College of Art and Design in 1984, where he studied photography. Subsequent studies in mathematics and computers at Simon Fraser University led to a career in information management.
He returned to photography as an art form in 2016. By 2023, he concluded that the world did not need another photographer. The label had always felt like a shirt occasionally worn but never entirely comfortable. Instead, he began calling himself a wanderer—a description that felt far more fitting. To Drysdale, this is a liberating and playful identity, one that frees them from unhelpful personal expectations and existential questions such as what defines a “real” photographer.
