Due to COVID-19 health restrictions, we are currently closed, including our property. Please follow us on social media for further announcements.
Due to COVID-19 health restrictions, we are currently closed, including our property. Please follow us on social media for further announcements.
Located approximately 45 minutes southwest of downtown Calgary, near Millarville Alberta, we are an art, nature and history destination. Open to the public year round, admission is by donation.
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With 80 acres of rolling Foothills grasslands, featuring spectacular Rocky Mountain views and native flora and fauna, plus our Museum, Art Gallery, and Gallery Shop, all housed within AC and Barbara Leightons’ historic home, we’ve got lots to explore in all seasons!
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From annual events like the Clothesline Festival & Art Sale, Fall Paint-Out, and Christmas in the Country Art Sale, to one-off events that launch our exhibitions and installations, raise funds for our programs, or highlight local artists, we love to bring our community together in this amazing place.
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April 24 @ 10:00 am - June 6 @ 4:00 pm
Juried Group Exhibition
With 102 pieces by 69 artists selected from over 300 submissions, this 19th Annual celebration of our member artists is a fresh and exciting visual treat.
June 1 - June 30
Select Leighton Art Centre Artist Members, by invitation
What’s more fun than shopping for locally created original art to brighten up your home? Doing it in your PJs!
June 19 @ 10:00 am - July 25 @ 4:00 pm
G9 Artist Group
What a difference a year, a day, an hour, a minute, and a second can make in one’s life and in our world.
282027 144 Street West
Foothills, AB T1S 0Y4
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403-931-3633
info@leightoncentre.org
Hours of Operation
Wednesday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Monday & Tuesday: Closed