Exposure Fence: “Getting Home”

Free Admission
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When

Friday, January 31 - February 17, 2025

Where

Stephen Avenue
8 AVE SE, Calgary

About

Representations of rural communities can be polarizing, often over-simplified or “othered” as either idealized snapshots of pastoral landscapes and bygone charm, or sites of controversial political opinion and industry.

“Getting Home” looks past nostalgia and stereotypical expectations, as four artists contend with a much more nuanced sense of place. Each tells a unique story of way-finding, reclamation, belonging, and stewardship in the changing landscapes of small-town Alberta and Saskatchewan. They grapple with the effects of colonialism and climate change as much as they bask in the beauty of the surrounding environment. They tell stories of people shaped by land, and land changed by people. We are left to question: Where have we come from? And where do we go from here?

Featured Artists: Julya Hajnoczky, Grant Harder, Nahanni McKay, Kyler Zeleny

The Exposure Photography Festival is a month-long celebration of photography across Alberta, held annually in February. Through juried open-call exhibitions and a diverse array of partner programming, we showcase the best of contemporary practices within this medium, create opportunities for emerging artists, and invite the public to engage with a wide variety of visual storytelling – both home-grown and internationally renowned.

Julya Hajnoczky

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Julya Hajnoczky was born and raised in Moh’kinstsis (Calgary). Currently an MFA candidate at Emily Carr University of Art & Design, her multidisciplinary practice includes digital and analog photography, and seeks to ask questions and inspire curiosity about the complex relationships between humans and the natural world.

Grant Harder

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For more than a decade, Grant Harder has worked with distinguished publications such as the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, TIME, The Walrus and Smithsonian Magazine. His approach to photography is deeply rooted at the intersection of human existence and the natural world.

Nahanni McKay

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Nahanni McKay is a Métis artist based in Banff, Alberta. She is mesmerized by the beauty of her hometown and compelled to make work that decolonizes the complicated National Park system. She graduated from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in 2017.

Kyler Zeleny

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Kyler Zeleny is an Albertan photographer, educator and author of Out West (2014), Found Polaroids (2017), Crown Ditch & The Prairie Castle (2020), and Bury Me in the Back Forty (2024). For over a decade, he’s travelled the backroads western Canada in pursuit of understanding the rural.

Accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible

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Important Programming Update for Friday Feb 14 and Saturday Feb 15

We’ve been holding out for that warm Chinook breeze, but it looks like it’s taking a little longer to arrive. To keep everyone comfortable and the good vibes flowing, we’re making a few adjustments:

Friday Performances on RISE UP Calgary Community Stage and along Stephen Avenue – Rescheduled. 

Saturday Performances – Moving inside to the 2nd Floor at THE CORE Shopping Centre. Performances are now from 12 – 6 pm. 

Learn more here