EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society

09/01/2025

🎬 Need a space to shoot your next film?

EMMEDIA offers affordable rentals of our Gallery, Screening Room, and Sound Booth. Perfect for independent film shoots, video art, and creative projects of all sizes!

Just ask filmmaker Hussein Juma, who recently wrapped filming his upcoming short film Through the Dark right here at EMMEDIA!
(We’ve got the behind-the-scenes photos to prove it. Swipe for a sneak peek 👀)

💡 Book your shoot by emailing [email protected]

📷 Photo credit: Danny Luong .lu
🎞️ Film: Through the Dark (currently in post-production, festival run starts Spring 2026!)

08/28/2025

🌊 WANT TO COME TO SONIC SPLASH FOR FREE? VOLUNTEER WITH US! 🛟

We’re still looking for a few friendly faces to help out at SONIC SPLASH this Saturday, August 30 at Stanley Park Pool!
If you’re down to lend a hand (and maybe hold a pool noodle or two), we’d love your help with things like:

💦 Setup / teardown
🎟️ Guest check-in
🦺 BBQ food serving

In exchange, you get FREE entry to the event, plus our eternal gratitude, snacks, and probably some weird ambient music stuck in your head (in the best way).
👉 Sign up here:

Celebrate the end of Summer with a super cool pool party, media art style! 🌊🛟👙🌊🌊 Presented by EMMEDIA x The Hibernation Project, SONIC SPLASH is an all-ages sound swim featuring a live band, summer snacks and performance art aquasize. We are looking for awesome volunteers to help us b...

08/26/2025

📣 SAVE THE DATE! 🔜
EMMEDIA’s Annual General Meeting is happening on Tuesday, Sept 16 @ 6PM!
🌟 Want to get involved?
✨ Join our Board! New board members will be voted in at the AGM.

Come find out:
📌 What we’ve been up to this past year
📌 How we’ve supported artists & our community
📌 Approve our financial statements
📌 What’s next for EMMEDIA – get a sneak peek into the future!

📅 Mark your calendar & stay tuned for more details!

08/18/2025

🎞️ Just installed at !
Jack Bride’s bold mural is back and revived from its original home at and now reimagined as part of Lisa Lipton’s powerhouse exhibition, Chambers’ Ring. 🥊🔥

Step into the lobby this weekend at CHAMPIONESS by and feel the energy.

This exhibition is generously supported by Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, The City of Calgary, EMMEDIA, TRUCK Contemporary Art, Calgary Boxing Club, Rogelio Boxing, Carvel Creative, Rival Boxing Gear, and Vidar Sports Medicine.

08/16/2025

Did you swing by 's 40th Anniversary BBQ and Screening? Well... the BBQ IS MAKING A COMEBACK🔥🔥! Join QAS's Ryan, as he fires up the grill and brings in the delicious food for Up in your Grill TODAY at 6PM.

What's some VR boxing without a burger🍔🌭?

Presented in association w/ Lisa Lipton’s Chambers’ Ring exhibition. Proudly supported by Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, EMMEDIA, Calgary Boxing Club, Rogelio Boxing, Carvel Creative, Rival Boxing Gear and Vidar Sports Medicine.

08/12/2025

💦 SONIC SPLASH: A Media Art Pool Party 💦
🕖 Saturday, August 30 · 7–9PM
📍 Stanley Park Outdoor Pool

DIVE INTO THE STRANGEST, COOLEST POOL PARTY OF THE SUMMER! Presented by EMMEDIA x , SONIC SPLASH is an all-ages sound swim featuring:

🎶 Live music by + friends
💃 Performance art aquasize with Desiree Nault
🧼 Interactive objects by
🍉 Summer snacks
🌈 Good vibes only

Come float, dance, dip & vibe in the water to live ambient music and dreamy soundscapes. Wear your wildest swimsuit. Bring your floaties. Make it weird. This is art, summer-style.

🎟️ Tickets: Adults $15 | Kids $10 | Free for under 5
🔗 Get your tickets now LINK IN BIO
(Event will sell out – don’t wait!)

08/09/2025

We are closed for a film shoot in collaboration with Lisa Lipton. We are back THIS FRIDAY with our Right to Fight FREE Screening! Hope to see you there for some popcorn, courtesy of

08/07/2025

📣 CHOREOGRAPHER ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We’re thrilled to welcome to the stage for CHAMPIONESS, happening August 22–23 at West Village Theatre! 💥💃🏽 Got your tickets?

Founded in 2015 by Toronto-based power duo and , SaMel Tanz blends western contemporary, street, and Latin dance styles to create raw, bold, and honest performances. Their work dives deep into themes of identity, empowerment, and mental health—not following trends, but forging their own path through lived experience and shared truth.

You may know them from standout shows like CHAMPIONESS (DanceWorks 2023), Make Them Letters Dance (SummerWorks 2022), and that “F” word (Next Stage Fringe 2018).

Beyond the stage, they’re shaping the next generation through youth mentorship, empowering community through the transformative power of dance.

Don’t miss them in action. 🎟️✨

08/07/2025

🚨 Call for Submissions – Particle + Wave 2026 🚨

EMMEDIA invites local, national & international artists to submit experimental media art for our 11th annual festival – Feb–Mar 2026!

🎧 Performances
🖼️ Installations & Exhibitions at EMMEDIA
🎥 Screenings at (YES, We're partnering again!)

We’re looking for bold, boundary-pushing work – including AI, XR, sound art, games, & more.

🗓️ Deadline: Sept 6, 2025 @ Midnight MST
💰 Fees paid (CARFAC rates)

🌈 Artists from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply!

👉 Submit your work & find more on our LINK IN BIO.

08/03/2025

🥊 CALLING ALL FUTURE CHAMPS 🥊
Think you’ve got what it takes to dominate in the digital ring? Step into the spotlight at the world’s first-ever Augmented Reality Boxing Tournament — happening right here in Calgary.

👾 No experience needed, just attitude and energy.
This is your chance to throw down (virtually) in front of a live crowd, win bragging rights, and take home a $50 cash prize for 1st place!

🕐 Check-In: 6:30 PM at EMMEDIA
📍 Location: EMMEDIA, 2005 10 Ave SW
🎟 FREE to enter – but spots are limited
🧤 All gear provided | All ages welcome

🔥 Tournament MC’d by Famous New Media Artist

Presented in association w/ Lisa Lipton’s Chambers’ Ring exhibition. Proudly supported by Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Calgary Arts Development, City of Calgary, EMMEDIA, Calgary Boxing Club, Rogelio Boxing, Carvel Creative, Rival Boxing Gear and Vidar Sports Medicine.