The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts
supports a collective of artists with developmental disabilities in our studio space on Alberta Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta. We are committed to giving artistic opportunities to artists who face barriers to artistic expression.
What’s New
EXHIBITION
Off the Deep End
Show: May 1 – June 14, 2025
Reception: May 8, 5 – 7PM
Off the Deep End is a group exhibition from the Nina Collective that will transport you to an underwater world of mystery!
NEW Puzzles
We have three new puzzles avaiable featuring artwork by Jamie Laventure, Jeffrey Yamazaki, and Uli Rossier!
Shop Original Art
50% of every sale goes directly to the artist
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Job Opportunity: Operations Manager
Position Overview:Reporting to the CEO, the Operations Manager will provide...
Job Opportunity: Gallery Preparator
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (the Nina) is seeking a part-time...
Patrons Lunch & Fashion Show
Our annual Patrons Luncheon is an opportunity for artists to meet our...
![It’s National Volunteer Week and we’re celebrating all the incredible volunteers who make waves every day at the Nina!
These brilliant folks donate their time and talent to keep things running smoothly so the artists in the Nina Collective can reach their full potential. From special events to daily studio tasks, we can always count on our volunteers to show up and shine.
From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU!
[image description: Wavy white text says “volunteers make waves”. Background image is a purple overlay on a grid of 16 photos of smiling volunteers’ faces.]
#YegLocal #VolunteerYeg #YegCommunity #YegArtists #NationalVolunteerWeek](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/494313048_18504106297014940_6464956795476741291_nfull.webp)
![Nina artists Dale Donahue, Amynah Pirani, and Jared Quinney worked with sculptor Lalith Senanayake to create a moose sculpture out of reused and recycled materials at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. It was an opportunity for them to practice thinking big, using power tools, and considering environmental sustainability.
After months of work, the sculpture is complete! Keep an eye out for it inside entrance 5 of the @edmontonexpocentre and be sure to tag us and @lalith_senanayake in your photos 🫎
The group decided the call the sculpture ‘Big Boyd’ in memory of their friend and fellow Nina artist Boyd Dymchuk.
Thank you @yegarts for supporting this collaboration.
#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #EdmontonArts #ArtistCollective #CbcArts #AlbertaArts #RecycledSculpture #DisabilityArts #InclusiveArts #ContemporaryArts
[Video description: Clips of artists building a large moose sculpture in a big open venue with high ceilings. They are drilling scraps of wood together to build the moose’s body, then covering it with pieces of bark.]](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/489677960_18500250856014940_3407881598023633299_nfull.webp)
![Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ opened last week and we’re still buzzing with excitement! If you weren’t able to make it to the opening reception, Jared says “don’t worry, be happy” because there’s still plenty of time to see the show before it ends on April 12th.
Gallery hours:
Monday - Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 1 - 3pm
Can’t make it during our regular hours? Contact janice@thenina.ca to schedule a different time to stop by.
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1. Jared standing with a smile of his face in his exhibit with his mixed media diorama in front of him. The diorama features prehistoric mammals in the Amazon rainforest made with fake fur, clay, resin, and other materials. On the wall behind Jared there is a large painted tree cut out on plywood and smaller paintings on canvas.
2. Jared laughing while giving a speech at his opening reception. His paintings and part of his exhibit title are visible on the wall behind him.
3. Jared enthusiastically showing his shark mosaic to Sue at the opening reception. A large volcano painting is on the wall with fabric “smoke” coming out of the top.]
#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #JaredQuinney #YegArtists #AlbertaArts #CbcArts #ContemporaryArts #ArtShare #DisabilityArts #YegLocal](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/483036581_18492696451014940_995889189535286223_nfull.webp)
![We are now accepting applications for our 2025 @rbc Emerging Artists Project! Visit the link in our bio for more information on how to apply.
[Text ID: Are you an emerging visual artist?
The Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts is accepting applications for our 2025 RBC Emerging Artists Program. This exciting opportunity is open to visual artists in the early stages of their artistic careers. The program takes place over 14 weeks (4 hours per week) from May to August, 2025. Six successful applicants will: gain valuable experience and skills while working alongside the Nina Collective of artists with developmental disabilities; participate in professional development panels led by experienced career artists; show their work in group exhibitions in the Stollery Gallery and City Centre Mall. Apply by April 14th. Link in bio]
#YegArts #YegArtists #YegLocal #YegCommunity #YegDt #YegEmergingArtists #AlbertaArts](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/482620152_18492095194014940_732116470542725983_nfull.webp)
![Job Opportunity: Operations Manager
This position will work closely with the CEO to uphold and expand the organization’s commitment to supporting artists with developmental disabilities and fostering a more accessible and inclusive arts landscape while managing the organization’s contractual obligations, administration, and finances.
Application deadline: March 17, 2025
Click the link our bio for the full job posting.
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#YegArts #YegJobs #YegArtists #EdmontonArts #EdmontonJobs](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/482454309_18491492725014940_454421229305804862_nfull.webp)
![Jared Quinney’s exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ opens this Thursday! 🌋 Join us from 5-7pm to celebrate Jared as our Artist of the Year with his first ever solo show. It’s also the Nina’s 22nd birthday, so there will be cake!
Stollery Gallery at the Nina, 9225 118 Ave NW, Edmonton
Gallery and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. For other accessibility requests please contact janice@thenina.ca
[video description: Jared is standing in the gallery with part of his large volcano painting visible in the background and his name in black letters on the wall. He introduces himself as the Nina’s 2025 Artist of the Year and invites viewers to his opening reception on February 27th]
#YegArts #YegEvents #JaredQuinney #YegArtists #AlbertaArts #CbcArts #YegLocal #ContemporaryArtists #DisabilityArts #AlbertaAve](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/481301153_18490756237014940_7232973296578518234_nfull.webp)
![Jenny Lau’s Chinese Zodiac hanging vases make perfect propagation stations 🌱 $40 each including a pothos cutting if you want one!
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1. Green ceramic vase with a tiger on it. It is in a yellow macrame hanger with red beads and has a few pothos plant leaves sticking out.
2. Blue vase with a rat on it hanging in a yellow macrame hanger with red beads and pothos leaves
3. Grey vase with a green snake on it in a green hanger with red beads and pothos sticking out
4. All three vases hanging in a row in front of a white background]
#YegArts #TheNinaYeg #JennyLau #CeramicArtist #CbcArts #disabilityArts #YegLocal #ShopYeg #YegGifts](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/476489479_18487560520014940_3795411591267479007_nfull.webp)
![Don’t disappoint your Valentine! Dazzle them by leveling-up your bouquet with a handmade vase from the Nina ✨ They’ll cherish it long after the flowers die.
1. Large vase by Todd Wetrade, 10”h x 7”w SOLD
2. Pink and Yellow vase by Michelle Pasemko 7”h x 5”w, $30
3. Brown skinny vase by Kevin Ashton, 9.5”h x 3”w, $30
4. Critter vase by Diana Nimmo 6”h x 5”w, $30
Send us a message to get more info our claim one of these vases, or stop by our gift shop to see them all in person.
February gift shop hours:
Monday - Friday 9am-3pm
[image descriptions:
- Hotline bling Drake meme. Drake looks unimpressed with the bouquet of flowers on its own in the top frame and delighted with the same bouquet in a vase from the Nina in the bottom frame.
- Closer look at the vase in the Drake meme. It has a large roundish body with a narrower opening at the top. It is a teal-ish green colour with textural squiggly lines carved all over it.
- vase with a wide cylindrical base and narrower opening. It is glazed with different abstract marks in yellow, pink, red and purple.
- tall and skinny brown vase with two round black handle loops near the top
- short round green vase with a narrow opening and the face of an animal with brown ears on the front.]](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/476477533_18487030747014940_4043775244718403320_nfull.webp)
![Did you know that the Government of Canada has extended the deadline for charitable donations eligible for 2024 tax support until February 28?
By donating to the Nina you are helping provide accessible arts opportunities to our collective of over 200 artists with developmental disabilities. Every donation makes a difference.
An annual donation of $500 or more enrolls you in our patron program, which gets you a free piece of art, an opportunity to connect with artists at our Patron Luncheon, and a free ticket to our awards gala in addition to a tax receipt.
Click the link in our bio to donate!
[image description: Longtime Nina artist Shannon Dosser holds up a drawing she is working on in coloured pencil on paper. It is a colourful abstract piece with rows of lines of alternating colours.]
#YegArts #YegLocal #YegNonProfit #YegCharity](https://www.thenina.ca/wp-content/uploads/sb-instagram-feed-images/476461841_18486864013014940_7426764976461817759_nfull.webp)
![We’re hiring! The Gallery Preparator is responsible for installing artwork from the Nina Collective in our Stollery Gallery and beyond. Click the link in our bio for the full job posting.
Application deadline: February 23, 2025
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![Updated: SHOW EXTENDED until April 12!
Jared Quinney’s Artist of the Year Exhibition ‘Here it Comes’ opens on February 27 in our Stollery Gallery! We will be celebrating the Nina’s 22nd birthday that night as well, so it’s sure to be a great night 🥳
Opening Reception: February 27, 5–7PM
Show: February 27–April 12, 2025
Jared Quinney is a multidisciplinary artist from Saddle Lake Cree Nation who joined the Nina Collective in 2017. In recognition of his impressive body of work he has been named the Nina’s 2025 Artist of the Year.
As his first solo exhibition, ‘Here it Comes’ showcases paintings, prints, textiles, ceramics, and mixed media work reflecting his interest in nature, animals, and pop-culture.
The Nina gallery and washrooms are wheelchair accessible. Contact janice@thenina.ca for other accessibility questions or requests.
[Image description: Blue background with a linocut eagle soaring in from the right side. Yellow text says “Here it Comes Jared Quinney 2025 Artist of the Year with the show dates and Nina logo.]
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