Due to the pandemic we’ve decided that the Heart to Heart Boutique will remain closed. While we would love to reopen and serve you at the Mazankowski, it’s important to reduce the risk of COVID-19 exposure for our hospital community.
Read moreFriends Happiness Soundtrack
Grey skies got you down? Still working from home? We've got just the thing! During our stay at home orders, our staff and board members got together (virtually) and created a playlist with songs that brought them happiness.
Read moreFriends Gift Shop Reopens
It’s been a long four months, and we’ve missed our customers so much. We’re happy to announce that the Friends Gift Shop is once again open to our hospital community!
Read moreFriends Annual General Meeting 2020
Join our staff, and board members for a morning of presentations for the Friends of University Hospitals.
Read moreMcMullen Gallery Congratulates Lauren Crazybull On Winning The Foote Prize
McMullen Gallery congratulates Lauren Crazybull on winning The Foote Prize.
Read moreNational Best Friend Day Contest
In celebration of National Best Friend Day on June 8th, we're holding a very special contest to celebrate the BFF in your life.
Read more"Leaf" a Message to the Hospital
In a new installation, "Growing Hope", we'll be tying paper leaves to our Gift Shop's gate with messages of hope and happiness to those in the community, created by you.
Read moreWe're Still Here For You
Since we closed our shops and gallery in March, our staff has adapted to working from home, and we wanted to share what we’ve been up to since then.
Read moreEXTENDED: Call for Submissions 2020
With so much to focus on during these uncertain times, we have extended our submissions deadline for 2020 until June 1st, 11:59pm.
Read moreFriends COVID-19 Statement
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Friends of University Hospitals have decided to close McMullen Gallery, The Friends Gift Shop, The Heart to Heart Boutique; and to suspend the Atrium Vendor program until further notice.
Read moreNow Hiring! Gift Shop Supervisor →
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Read moreCall for Submissions - UAH Art Collection
The University Hospital Foundation and the Friends of University Hospitals invite Western and Northern Canadian artists to provide submissions of artwork to be considered for purchase for the University of Alberta Hospital Art Collection.
Read moreCall for Submissions 2020
McMullen Gallery aims to explore art’s potential to positively affect patients, family, and staff as they navigate life’s challenges – health or otherwise - and strive towards wellness.
Read moreNo Place by Emmanuel Osahor
Comprising of a collection of recent paintings of real and imagined landscapes within Edmonton, a living wall of tropical plants, and a soundscape of the Edmonton River Valley, this exhibition by Emmanuel Osahor attempts to hold the tension of failure and impossibility within utopic desire, while also conveying the persistence of hope that is at the core of the human experience.
Read moreCountdown to Christmas at the Friends Gift Shop
Amazing deals are in store for all of our customers in the final weeks leading up to Christmas:
Read moreFriends of University Hospitals Raffle
It’s that time of year where we hold our annual raffle! We have amazing prizes in store for the winners. Proceeds go to our charitable mission of supporting care, comfort, and arts programming at the University Hospital.
Read moreHoliday Show & Sale 2019
Buy Art for Christmas – Support Arts for Healing! You are invited to McMullen Gallery’s third annual Show & Sale, just in time for the Holidays. Buy a unique gift for someone (or yourself!) and support local artists and the Friends’ Arts in Healthcare Program.
Read moreThis Art Makes Me Feel... 2019
Please join us as we launch our exhibition, This Art Makes Me Feel… 2019, celebrating the power of art in this hospital. Exceptional works from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts have been curated based on their potential impact in the healthcare environment, and viewers will have the chance to share how they feel about each piece by writing their response on a post-it note.
Read moreNow Hiring! Gift Shop Supervisor →
Join our retail team that raises funds to support our programs!
Sanctuary–Noemi de Bruijn and Julya Hajnoczky
Sanctuary brings together the works of Noemi de Bruijn and Julya Hajnoczky, encouraging visitors to challenge their idealized notion of ‘home’. By drawing on nostalgia felt for lost or absent homes, the show presents ideas of displacement and belonging in the spaces we occupy, as well as our interactions with vast landscapes.
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