Welcome back! Please head to our Visit > Plan Your Visit page for more info on our hours, admission and safety protocols.
Welcome back! Please head to our Visit > Plan Your Visit page for more info on our hours, admission and safety protocols.
Leighton Art Centre is a busy place! Each year, we host a wide variety of Workshops (art, nature and family-friendly), Public Special Events and Art Sales. We also offer Birthday Parties for the special kids in your life and can make arrangements for Event Rentals & Photography.
Upcoming events are listed below and on our Calendar.
July 31 @ 10:00 am - September 5 @ 4:00 pm
Neshka Krusche - Main Gallery
Change can be a positive and hopeful process.
July 31 @ 10:00 am - September 5 @ 4:00 pm
Doug Levitt - Tower Gallery
Birds are one of the most crucial ingredients that make up Alberta’s wildlife and habitat, and are also a source of excitement and beauty.
August 3 @ 9:30 am - August 6 @ 3:30 pm
Adventure into the amazing world of the bees! * Short week due to holiday Monday. Price adjusted accordingly. WAITLIST IN EFFECT
August 7 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Explore, Appreciate and Create at the Leighton Art Centre!
August 7 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
With Leah Cathleen
Barbara Leighton believed that every person could be an artist if they found the right medium. Join us to find out if felting is yours!
August 8 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
With David Campbell
Create a broom together, the way brooms were made over 200 years ago!
August 8 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
With Leah Cathleen
Barbara Leighton believed that every person could be an artist if they found the right medium. Join us to find out if felting is yours!
August 9 @ 9:30 am - August 13 @ 3:30 pm
Calling all tree huggers! WAITLIST IN EFFECT
August 14 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
with Michelle Wiebe
Enjoy the outdoors as you document your travels with a creative flair!
August 14 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
With Jim Critchley
Join our resident naturalist Jim Critchley on a guided nestbox tour of the Leighton Art Centre’s Bluebird Trail!
August 14 @ 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
With Jim Critchley
Join us for an evening of watching the satellites, stars and constellations at the Leighton Art Centre!
August 16 @ 9:30 am - August 20 @ 3:30 pm
Do you ever look at the moon and wonder what it would be like to visit? WAITLIST IN EFFECT
August 21 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Explore, Appreciate and Create at the Leighton Art Centre!
August 22 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
With Andrea Merredew
Use natural materials to craft your own wearable art in the third installment of our Earth Art Series!
August 23 @ 9:30 am - August 27 @ 3:30 pm
Look up… way up! WAITLIST IN EFFECT
August 28 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
With Michelle Wiebe
Enjoy the outdoors as you document your travels with a creative flair!
August 28 @ 10:00 am - August 29 @ 3:00 pm
With Doug Swinton
Learn to paint loose and free outdoors! Strive to capture the moment as a true plein air artist!
August 28 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
With Alice Helwig
Learn to paint outdoors like A. C. Leighton!
August 29 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
With Andrea Merredew
Use natural materials to craft your own wearable art in the third installment of our Earth Art Series!
September 4 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Explore, Appreciate and Create at the Leighton Art Centre!
September 11 @ 9:00 am - September 12 @ 4:00 pm
Alberta Culture Days 2021
Celebrate Alberta’s Month of the Artist, Alberta Culture Days, and the joys of plein air art making in SW Alberta’s foothills!
September 11 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
Explore, Appreciate and Create at the Leighton Art Centre!
September 11 @ 10:00 am - October 24 @ 4:00 pm
3rd Annual Juried Plein Air Exhibition
Accepting submissions (members and non-members) until 4 pm on August 16, 2021.
September 18 - September 19
World Premiere - 3 Performances Over 2 Days
Immersive outdoor musical storytelling experience featuring original live and recorded music, spoken word and dance, and performed across the Leighton Art Centre’s 80 acres.
November 6 @ 10:00 am - December 20 @ 4:00 pm
Annual Holiday Favourite
Enjoy a whole lot of Christmas cheer in Alberta’s beautiful Foothills region!
July 24 @ 9:30 am - 12:00 pm
July 19 @ 9:30 am - July 23 @ 3:30 pm
July 12 @ 9:30 am - July 16 @ 3:30 pm
July 10 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
With Andrea MerredewJuly 5 @ 9:30 am - July 10 @ 3:30 pm
July 3 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
With Jim Critchley
282027 144 Street West
Foothills, AB T1S 0Y4
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403-931-3633
info@leightoncentre.org
Hours of Operation
Tuesday – Sunday: 10am – 4pm
Closed Mondays
Admission to property and heritage home by donation; recommended minimum donation: $10/vehicle.