The University of Alberta’s art studios are usually off-limits to the public. For one evening, the Visual Arts Student Association is opening the doors so you can see the art and the spaces where it gets made.
Start in the Fine Arts Building. Printmaking is up on the second floor (door 2-40), and a back staircase connects it to the senior painting studio (door 1-28). Sculpture is on the main floor (door 1-10). From there, head to HUB Mall door 132 near Rutherford Library for media arts. The last stop is the basement of the North Power Plant; go in through the white back doors.
You can chat with student artists and instructors along the way, and there are food and drinks. If you’d like a guide, faculty members lead optional tours at 3, 4 and 5:30 p.m. It’s free and runs from 3 to 8 p.m.