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October. 11 - 19: Nola Cassady McCourt has spent over thirty years capturing the essence of life in Edmonton through her diverse body of work. This exhibition brings together a broad selection of her pieces, offering viewers a window into her artistic evolution and the vibrancy of the city that has been her home and … Continue reading Nola Cassady McCourt: Retrospective →

"Chiseling Away for the Final Exhibit": Edify DATE: August 17th TIME: 4 pm - Midnight PLACE: 10546-115 st

September 30: 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: an intimate songwriters triangle with jessica jalbert, sam the living and l.n. baba featuring a gallery exhibition from scott gallant in the incredible common sense gallery! Buy Tickets

September 15 - 16: Works in Metal & in Sound—Experiments in Feeling It Deep in Your Chest. – Featuring new sculptures by: Rob Willms and Andrew French. – Experimental music by: Blipvert, Kelly Ruth, Jacob Audrey Taves & Matthew Mckenzie, Raylene Campbell, and DJ Giovanni. Concert & Limited Exhibition:  Friday, Sept. 15th. Doors @ 7pm. … Continue reading THORACIC →

March 19 - April 29: an exhibition of new abstract concrete sculptures. "I work in the trades. Concrete specifically. Its stressful, because there is a time limit, and it's heavy. It's also boring because the only thing you do is make flat floors. So, as an act of rebellion, and to direct my creative spirit, … Continue reading Matthew Allan Clarke: Good Sense →

August 21, 2021: an exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Walls by Bellows, floors by Willms.

January 15, 2021 — April 15, 2021: A special window-exhibition of new, typography-based portraits by Ryan McCourt. A lifelong Edmontonian, Ryan McCourt continues to live and work in Edmonton.

SEPTEMBER 20 - NOVEMBER 20, 2020: Willms works in the Modernist assembled sculpture tradition begun by Julio González and Pablo Picasso, and continued by David Smith, Anthony Caro, and Willms' mentor, Peter Hide, using solid and sheet steel forms to create heavy, convoluted abstract sculptures. Art critic Piri Halasz has written, in reference to international contemporary sculpture, "As far as that goes, New York also … Continue reading Rob Willms: Quench Thirster →

SEPTEMBER  28, 2019: From 2 - 4 pm, Common Sense invites you to attend the public reception of Ruthless Abandon, an exhibition of twelve new abstract sculptures by the award-winning Edmonton artist Ryan McCourt. Inspired by the recent sculptural works of St. Albert-based ceramicist Ruth-Anne French, McCourt's welded assemblages employ a similar formal vocabulary and aesthetic … Continue reading Ryan McCourt: Ruthless Abandon →

AUG 30, 2019 – SEP 13, 2019: Common Sense is pleased to host a group exhibition demonstrating the powerful impact Modernism continues to have on local contemporary visual art practices. Featuring pictures and sculptures by well-known Edmonton visual arts veterans & some local emerging artists, too, "21st Century Modernism" opens with a reception this Friday, August … Continue reading 21ST CENTURY MODERNISM →

July 20 - August 9 2019 - Common Sense is very pleased to present the Canadian debut exhibition of The Generosity of Nature, landscape paintings by Miami-based visual artist Lucas Blanco, July 20 - August 9. [Closing reception: Friday, August 9, from 5-8 pm - the artist will be in attendance.] "I grew up in rural … Continue reading Lucas Blanco: The Generosity of Nature →

DECEMBER 8TH, 2018 DOORS @ 2 ART @ 2-8 MUSIC @5 Featuring Denny Vaughn Braun, The Co-Kaynes, Volkskrieg, Dangerous Goods, AND SPECIAL GUESTS!