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Contemporary Calgary's LOOK2015

Centennial Planetarium

701 11 St SW Alberta

51.0474685 -114.0894189

Description

It's a new LOOK for 2015.Your next LOOK, LOOK2015 will take place this fall, on November 7, in the soon-to-be-transformed Centennial Planetarium. We invite you to come together with other cultural revolutionaries for an evening of artistically-infused celebration featuring a rousing, exclusive live art auction, invited guests and speakers, plus installations by some of Calgary's most inspired artists. If you attended LOOK2014, you experienced the cultural sneak-a-peek Calgary had been waiting for exploding in one hell of a party. Each year we inch closer to realizing our grand vision. Take a LOOK back:LOOK2015 TICKETSPREMIUM TICKETS Tickets $250* EXPLORE the Centennial Planeterium as you've never experience it before: in progress and dressed to the nines. FIND something you love at Canada's biggest contemporary live and silent art auctionSEE and be seen at the party of year CATCH a glimpse of the best in arts & culture, including interactive art installations and pop up creations SEE and be seen at the party of the year *The maximum allowable tax receipt according to CRA guidelines will be provided.UNDER AGE 35 TICKETSTickets $95Very Limited Quantities.ID required upon check in. Under Age 35 ticket holders enjoy Premium Ticket benefits at a discounted rate. See and be seen at the party of the year in a venue none of us can forget. Access incredible contemporary art for a fraction of of the cost at exciting live and silent auctions. *The maximum allowable tax receipt according to CRA guidelines will be provided.VIP TICKETSTickets $500Limited Quantities. In addition to premium access to LOOK2015, VIP ticket holders receive a fabulous pre-event VIP reception, beginning at 6:00 pm, complete with food, drinks, and inspiration. VIP ticket holders will be treated to an exclusive presentation by Adam Gopnik, one of the most prolific cultural writers of our time. *The maximum allowable tax receipt according to CRA guidelines will be provided. ABOUT ADAM GOPNIK Adam Gopnik, a staff writer, has been contributing to The New Yorker since 1986. During his tenure at the magazine, he has written fiction, humor, book reviews, profiles, and reported pieces from abroad. He was the magazine’s art critic from 1987-1995, and the Paris correspondent from 1995-2000. From 2000 to 2005, he wrote a journal about New York life. His books, ranging from essay collections about Paris and food to children’s novels, include “Paris to the Moon,” “The King in the Window,” “Through the Children’s Gate: A Home in New York,” “Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life,” “The Table Comes First: Family, France, and the Meaning of Food,” and “Winter: Five Windows on the Season.” Gopnik has three National Magazine awards, for essays and for criticism, and also the George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. In March of 2013, Gopnik was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. He lectures widely, and, in 2011, delivered the CBC’s Massey Lectures.BOLD VISION. MAJOR IMPACT. All funds raised during LOOK2015, up to $500,000 will be matched by Contemporary Calgary's generous donors. Join us, and let's make a bold move to establish a significant destination for modern and contemporary art for Calgary.LOOK2015 is presented by Holt Renfrew, Calgary Herald, City of Calgary, and Enbridge. Thanks to our incredible supporters, the Calgary Foundation, Calgary Arts Development Authority, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Thank you for your support of Contemporary Calgary. Together, our efforts will greatly contribute to establishing Calgary as a global city of choice with a significant cultural destination for modern and contemporary art.For more information on Contemporary Calgary, please visit www.contemporarycalgary.com.

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Start: 2015-11-07T18:00:00-07:00

End: 2015-11-08T01:00:00-07:00

Tickets

Premium Ticket (7 PM START) (Under 35) *Limited* 95.0 CAD 200

Premium Ticket (7 PM START) 250.0 CAD 350

VIP Ticket (6 PM START) 500.0 CAD 300