TREX
Southeast

Alberta art for Albertans 🌾

Since 1980, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) has supported a provincial Travelling Exhibition program known as TREX.

The TREX program strives to ensure every Albertan has an opportunity to see professionally curated visual art exhibitions in their community. Venues include schools, libraries, healthcare centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province. The program showcases the AFA’s extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists.

Learn more about TREX in the videos linked below!

Produced by CINIC Studio for TREX Southwest

Travelling Art 🚚🎨

Curious about how it all started? Read about the history and beginnings of TREX in this article 📰👓

Looking for art near you? Exhibition locations for the current tour period can be viewed below 👀👇

TREX SOUTHEAST IS MOVING BACK TO THE ESPLANADE!

In case you haven’t heard, in May 2025, TREX Southeast will be relocating from TREX Space to the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre. We’re excited to continue serving Medicine Hat and Southeast Alberta from a familiar homebase in the Esplanade. The Gallery Foyer at the Esplanade will host TREX exhibitions after the move, starting this April. Read the full ︎︎︎ News Release ︎︎︎ for all information!

Four regional organizations coordinate the program for the AFA:

TREX Southeast

Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre

TREX Northwest

Art Gallery of Grande Prairie

TREX Northeast & Central

Art Gallery of Alberta

TREX Southwest

Alberta Society of Artists

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south and virtually everywhere in between. Annually, more than 600,000 visitors enjoy exhibitions in over 150 venues. The program is the only one of its kind in western Canada and runs year round. TREX also offers educational support materials to integrate exhibitions into the school curriculum and runs a Visiting Artist program with select exhibitions.

VIEW THE TREX SOUTHEAST REGION MAP ︎︎︎

TREX SOUTHEAST TEAM 😊

Sierra Zukowski
Program Manager / Curator
📞 403 527 6682
📩 siezuk@medicinehat.ca

Thea Sleight
Travelling Exhibitions Assistant
📞 403 527 6682
📩 thesle@medicinehat.ca

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ON NOW @ TREX SPACE

FEB 8 – APR 5, 2025 ︎︎︎ Soft Stories

The travelling exhibition Soft Stories brings together work by six contemporary female artists who employ various fibre arts techniques as a medium for expressive storytelling. View the exhibition catalogue.

FEB 8 – APR 5, 2025 ︎︎︎ FREE Drop-in Art Stations: Community Weaving Edition 🧶

We are very excited to offer two Drop-in Art Stations focused around weaving. Contribute to our Community Weaving Project on a large-scale, wall-mounted loom at TREX Space. This work will evolve over the duration of the exhibition as a collective art piece made by our community! If you’d like to work on something smaller scale, grab a coffee or tea and plan to spend some time weaving on our table looms at TREX Space — the perfect winter art project for beginners or experienced weavers!

UPCOMING EVENTS

APR 12 – 25, 2025 ︎︎︎ living:room
at TREX Space
PUBLIC RECEPTION from APR 12 from 9:15 – 10:30 PM

living:room is an exhibition hosted by the 2025 Art & Design graduating class at Medicine Hat College, showcasing their artistic growth and skills developed over years of study. Learn more at livingroom2025.com.

APR 19 – JUN 14, 2025 ︎︎︎ Athletic Aesthetics
in the Gallery Foyer at the Esplanade

Athletic Aesthetics, curated from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts permanent collection, attempts to draw parallels between the pursuits of athletics and visual arts. Each of the 20 pieces depicts a moment relating to sport, play or practice. View the exhibition catalogue for more information.