# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: Join The Whyte on Friday, May 1st from 7–9 PM for the opening of our summer exhibitions, Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch.

This free, public event requires no registration. Enjoy an evening of art and conversation, with catering provided by Rimrock Banff.

About Thick as Thieves

How is an exhibition like a plot? The interrelations between artworks, like the artists who make them and the public who encounter them, yield conspiracies and allyships. Each object can be an agent – a powerful symbol of the various bonds that we nurture or conceal throughout our lives. From an early age, we learn that resilience comes from connection, whether with other living beings, to a particular context, or as part of an exclusive network. Thick as Thieves brings together works forged in intense and often covert forms of connection. Drawn largely from the MacKenzie’s Permanent Collection, this selection of works invites us to consider how themes of fidelity, mutual desire, and fraternity formed by circumstance or power have held the interest of contemporary artists. This exhibition is organized and circulated by The MacKenzie Art Gallery and is curated by Crystal Mowry. Support for the Banff iteration comes from Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Bowstrings Heritage Foundation, and Rimrock Banff, Emblems Collection.

About When our eyes touch

When our eyes touch is an exhibition featuring the portraiture of Peter Whyte and Catharine Robb Whyte. Tracing their careers from early days in art school through the formation of their relationship – and their life-long engagement with community through portrait painting – the exhibition explores themes of intimacy, agency, and subject position.

Image Credit:

Esmaa Mohamoud, Deeper the Wounded, Deeper the Roots (1), 2019 archival pigment print on paper, edition 1 of 5 (1 AP) Collection of the MacKenzie Art Gallery. Photo: Don Hall.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banff/summer-exhibition-opening-thick-as-thieves-and-when-our-eyes-touch/200029811731741
- **Event Categories**: exhibitions, art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 75

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Banff
- **state**: AB
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: 111 Bear Street  Box 160, Banff, AB, Canada, Alberta T1L 1A3
- **lat**: 51.17523
- **long**: -115.57284
- **full address**: 111 Bear Street  Box 160, Banff, AB, Canada, Alberta T1L 1A3

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch being held?
  - **A:** Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch takes place on Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Fri, 01 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 111 Bear Street  Box 160, Banff, AB, Canada, Alberta T1L 1A3.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch?
  - **A:** Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch is organized by Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Summer Exhibition Opening: Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Banff, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. With 70+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out.

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