Casa

The Gallery at Casa is currently closed as we install new exhibitions throughout the building. Please join us for our next exhibition opening on Saturday, September 5 from 7-9PM!

Upcoming Exhibitions:

MAIN GALLERY:
Tangible Fragments
work by Kara Henry and Michelle Sylvestre

Nobody’s Home
work by Katie Wilde

PROJECT SPACE:
Palimpsest
work by Camille Eudes

PASSAGE GALLERY:
Residual Systems
work by Barbara Bordalejo

CONCOURSE GALLERY:
The Blue Book Shelf Project / Forests Aglow
work by Jean McCarthy

FOCUS GALLERY:
THE BIG PICTURE: The Ultra Large Format Contact Print
work by Mark Bingham

SAOKITAPI GALLERY:
work by Seth Cardinal Dodging Horse

PLATFORM:
work by Zoe Buckskin

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The Gallery at Casa is always free to visit.

The Gallery at Casa is supported by the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Lethbridge Public Art, and Westco Construction.

THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, Join us once again for POP UP, GET DOWN, the encore music festival to cap off Upside Downtown’s 2026 season!

Get ready for MORE music, MORE art, and MORE food!

The AAC is once again closing down 8th Street to make room for an Art Market, Food Trucks, Craft Stations, Community Tables – all in addition to our amazing Musical Talent!

This year we have a trio of bands that will be performing late into the evening: The Windbreakers, Hippodrome and The Boom Booms, with stage sponsor Westco Construction. Be sure to check out the community booths for Honouring Traditions and Reconciliation Society, Nectar Fine Tattooing, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Tourism Lethbridge, Lethbridge Food Bank, City of Lethbridge, and the AFA's Cruising Community Connector Shelley Kay while you're here!

5pm to 10pm
-Rotary Square, Casa | 230 8 Street S
-Cash Bar with Beau’s Birria & Taqueria, Bakari Bakehouse, La Gloria - Latin Comfort Food, Mangan (Let's Eat) by Sarsa Grill, Cookie Crimes, Macs & Custard and Pita Pit Canada - Lethbridge
*FREE to attend (dogs are also welcomed 🐶)*

The Windbreakers:
Made up of familiar local musicians, the band started writing original material after spending far too much time together during the festive season. The result? Reverb-drenched grooves, jazzy twists, surfy riffs, and enough musical chemistry to sound far more organized than they actually are.

Hippodrome:
Funk, soul, rhythm and blues, blues and even some Jazz are part and parcel of the repertoire of Lethbridge’s premier “rhythm and groove” band, Hippodrome. A rock-solid rhythm section, coupled with a dynamite horn section, all backed by a frontline of fantastic vocalists, makes this 11-piece group a truly exciting experience for any music lover!

The Boom Booms:
The Boom Booms sunny blend of folk, rock, reggae, African, and Latin music quickly connected with people on the west coast and soon they were selling out venues and playing festivals across their home province such as Squamish Live and Pemberton.

Just a reminder that tomorrow, August 18, is the 2026 Whoop-Up Days parade starting at 9am! This means access to Casa will be restricted in the morning due to road closures.

Beginning at Park Place Shopping Centre, the parade route will travel south along 3rd St S, east on 3rd Ave S, north on 13th St N, then east on 9th Ave N, ending at the Galbraith Elementary School.

There's only 1 more week left to view the RAW exhibition at the Joan Waterfield Gallery! You can catch this exhibition during one of New West Theatre's Millennium shows this week!

RAW: Real Artists at Work
On exhibition from June 16 – September 11, 2026

This group exhibition features artworks from the Allied Arts Council’s RAW (Real Artists at Work) program. This free, drop-in program provides a creative outlet for individuals in our community who are navigating personal challenges in their lives. With guidance from artist and instructor Debbie Kelman, participants are provided space, materials and encouragement to create self-directed artwork in a safe and welcoming environment.

The RAW program is more than just making art. It’s about connection, self-expression, and providing a support system. Participants are referred to the program by support workers (often through AHS), and thanks to the Endowment Fund, they can take part without any financial barriers.

When you support the Allied Arts Council’s Endowment Fund, you’re helping to ensure programs like RAW remain accessible to those who need them most.

Interested in donating to the Endowment Fund? Donate during one of our Upside Downtown concerts, or visit our website at https://artslethbridge.org/endowment/

Yates Centre:
1002 4 Ave S, Lethbridge
Hours: Monday to Friday 10am - 5pm
Open during performances and special events, closed weekends and holidays.

With summer flying by, this is your reminder that there is only 1 week left to view our current exhibitions! Currently on exhibit in our Saokitapi Gallery: Listening Through the Light – Torrie Ironstar

Artist Statement:
Listening through light reflects my experiences as a deaf nakoda artist. I experience the world through movement, colours, vibrations, institution and visual storytelling rather than sound alone. Through my artworks, light becomes a language, carrying memory, spirit, emotion, and connection. Blending indigenous worldviews with futuristic and cosmic imagery, my works explores resilience, identity and the power of seeing beyond what can be heard.

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Our current exhibitions are on display until August 21, 2026. The Gallery at Casa is always FREE to visit!

This week's Upside Downtown concert is guaranteed to jazz you up! Midnight Channel and ORBIT.yql will be performing an extended concert this Thursday, August 20, with stage sponsor Davis Auto Group. Be sure to check out the community booths for Mosaic Music YQL and Downtown Lethbridge BRZ while you're here!

5pm to 8:30pm
-Rotary Square, Casa | 230 8 Street S
-Cash Bar with Two Guys And A Pizza Place +Milkman Milk Bar!
*FREE to attend (dogs are also welcomed 🐶)*

Midnight Channel:
Midnight Channel (Lethbridge, AB) blends the pushing spirit of 1960’s cosmic free jazz with the vibrant energy of modern jazz. Infused with elements of contemporary post-bop, Japanese fusion, and neo-soul grooves, Midnight Channel brings a sound that’s both rooted in tradition yet refreshingly modern.

Perfect for longtime jazz fans and first-time listeners alike, their live performances are an explosion of energy, soaring improvisations, and contagious joy, transforming the stage into a sacred space where audiences are held spellbound.

ORBIT:
A Curated Jazz Experience

Orbit is a space for you to experience jazz in a way you probably haven’t before. Launched by Midnight Channel, it’s a regularly occurring, curated event where jazz and jazz-adjacent music come alive. You’ll hear non-traditional approaches, improvisation, and original compositions — music that evolves in real time.

The Allied Arts Council is thankful to the Upside Downtown sponsors, listed in the comments. We wouldn't be able to do this without them!

Rain 🌧️ or Shine ☀️ the show must go on!

Tonight's Upside Downtown concert featuring Mallory Chipman and Toni Vere will be moved into the Casa Community Room, and our Community Partners Lethbridge Folk Club and Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge will be moved into the Casa Atrium.

Bad News: Unfortunately we are unable to fit food trucks through our doors so both Beau’s Birria & Taqueria and Macs & Custard are unable to be at tonight's concert.

Good News: We'll be selling bags of popcorn with all proceeds going to Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge! 🍿

See you tonight!

Call for Artists - Waste Not

The Gallery at Casa is calling for artists to participate in our upcoming group exhibition WASTE NOT, running June 12 - August 16 in 2027!

This exhibition is a partnership between The Gallery at Casa and the City of Lethbridge- City Hall's Lethbridge Waste and Recycling Centre. Participating artists will have an opportunity to visit the Blue Sky Centre on August 18th for inspiration and to learn more about the measures that the Lethbridge Waste and Recycling Centre takes to divert recyclables and organic matter from disposal.

Learn more about the Blue Sky Centre tour by applying to Waste Not! Submissions can be sent via email to [email protected]. Information about the application process can be found https://casalethbridge.ca/the-gallery-at-casa/calls-for-submission/.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest is November 1, 2026.

Currently on exhibit in the Casa Main Floor Showcase: Sunny Side Up – AMAPA Student Showcase

This group exhibition features artworks from students in Casa's Accessibility Modified Art Programming for Adults (AMAPA) courses. These courses are designed for uniquely-abled individuals with an interest in art. Students are encouraged to be creative and experiment in a supportive environment in classes that explore a wide range of media including ceramics, collage, printmaking, papier-mâché, painting, textiles, and drawing.

Our upcoming Fall AMAPA classes are open for registration and still have a few spots left! Visit the Casa website to learn more: https://casalethbridge.ca/classes/category/amapa/

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When you support the Allied Arts Council’s Endowment Fund, you’re helping to ensure programs like AMAPA remain accessible to those who need them most.

Interested in donating to the Endowment Fund? Donate during one of our Upside Downtown concerts, or visit the AAC website at https://artslethbridge.org/endowment/

We interrupt our regular posting to wish everyone a Happy International Cat Day! 🐈

To celebrate, we are shining the spotlight on our staff's beloved furry friends. Enjoy this collage of the Cats of Casa & AAC and swipe through for a closer look at some of the featured feline meowsterpieces!

Have your cat companions been a muse for a meowsterpiece? Drop a photo in the comments and celebrate with us! 😸