2026 Artist in Residence: Sarah Almquist
A solo residency exhibition
Artists
Sarah Almquist
Exhibition Dates
July 2nd –
August 27th, 2026
Venue
The Alberta Society of Artists
222 – 1235 26 SE,
Calgary, AB
T2G 2E7
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Based in Calgary, Alberta (Moh’kinstsis, Treaty 7 Territory), Sarah recently started a social craft club inspired by her cat Morti and her approach to life—embracing sunbeams, finding time to rest, and making sure to play every single day.
Throughout her residency, Sarah will explore using rest and relaxation as a form of protest and examine how that practice can exist within an institution. Her work highlights various artists who engage in this sort of practice as inspiration, while exploring how she practices self-care and how to bring creativity into everyday life separate from commercialized or monetized art.
Alongside these concepts, an interactive workshop portion continues community engagement with a dedicated focus on mindfulness and crafting. This directly complements her newly launched social craft club, which focuses on the joy of hyperfixations, prioritizing time to craft, and immersing oneself within the activity.
There will be an opening reception on July 4th, 2 – 4 PM and an open studio on August 22nd, 2 – 4 PM.
About the Land
“2026 Artist in Residence: Sarah Almquist” is on display at the Alberta Society of Artists Galleries in the historic Crossroads Market building in the SE Mohkinstsis (Calgary).
The Alberta Society of Artists (ASA) acknowledges that what we call Alberta, where our organization has found its home, is the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) Confederacy (Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika), the Nehiyawak (Cree), Dene Tha’ (Slavey), Dane-zaa (Beaver), Denesuliné (Chipewyan), Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Iyarhe Nakoda (Stoney) (Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley), and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Metis Homeland.
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