Community Gallery

Made Here.
By Everyone.

Every piece in this gallery was created by someone who walked through our studio doors. Paintings, murals, photographs, and mixed media by Lantern Arts participants — in their own words, in their own hands.

Featured Work

This Month's Highlighted Piece

Open Studio Program

"Northern Lights Over Rossdale"

"I never thought I was an artist. I used to say that I can't draw a straight line. But when I started coming to Open Studio, nobody cared about straight lines. This painting took me six months to finish. It's Edmonton — the river valley at night. It's home."

Amara Osei-Bonsu
Acrylic on canvas, 36" × 48", 2024
Open Studio participant since 2023

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Abstract acrylic painting in warm gold and red, depicting the Edmonton river valley at dusk

Open Studio Amara Osei-Bonsu Acrylic on canvas · 2024

Intricate graphite portrait of an elder woman, rendered with fine cross-hatching and expressive eyes

Youth Mentorship Kaya Littlebird Graphite on paper · 2024

Detail photograph of the 'Roots and Routes' mural on 108 Avenue showing geometric patterns in cobalt, gold and white inspired by Treaty 6 territory

Mural Project Collective work, led by Darnell Whitecap Exterior latex on brick · 2024

Mixed media collage combining torn newspaper headlines, washes of orange paint, and stitched fabric, exploring themes of displacement and belonging

Open Studio Yusra Al-Khalidi Mixed media collage · 2023

Linocut print showing layered botanical forms in deep purple and teal ink, echoing traditional pattern-making

Open Studio Teo Barros Linocut print · 2024

Wide photograph of the completed 'Sky People' mural on Jasper Avenue showing figures reaching upward in vivid orange, red and yellow

Mural Project Collective, led by Mei Fournier Exterior acrylic · Jasper Ave NW · 2023

Traditional floral beadwork on a dark blue velvet ground, featuring red and white roses surrounded by green leaves — made during Elder Circle sessions

Elder Circle Elder Rose Swifthawk Glass bead on velvet · 2024

Vibrant digital illustration printed on canvas showing an urban Edmonton streetscape reimagined as a lush garden overgrown with wildflowers

Youth Mentorship Jaylen Dupont Digital print on canvas · 2024

Bright oil pastel drawing of a woman's face surrounded by stylized sunflowers and geometric shapes in vivid yellow and orange

Open Studio Sena Mensah Oil pastel on black paper · 2024

Close-up detail of the 'Braided Waters' mural showing intertwining river patterns in shades of teal and midnight blue

Mural Project Collective, Riverdale neighbourhood Exterior latex · 2023

Clay coil pot decorated with hand-etched geometric motifs and a rich dark glaze, created during an Elder Circle ceramics session

Elder Circle Elder Gordon Thunderchief Earthenware clay, glaze · 2023

Abstract photograph taken during a Lantern Arts photography workshop showing light painting trails over an Edmonton skyline at night

Youth Mentorship Priya Ratan Digital photography · 2024

Made Something at Lantern? We Want to Show It.

If you've participated in any Lantern Arts program and would like your work featured in the gallery, email us a photo (minimum 1200px on the longest side) with your name, the program, your preferred medium description, and year. We rotate the gallery every three months.

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Made Here.By Everyone.

This Month's Highlighted Piece

"Northern Lights Over Rossdale"

Browse the Collection

Made Something at Lantern? We Want to Show It.

Made Here.
By Everyone.