Explore photos from opening weekend at The Whyte as we celebrated the launch of our summer 2026 exhibitions, Thick as Thieves and When our eyes touch. The galleries came alive with artists, curators, members, partners, and community guests gathering for an evening of art, conversation, and connection in Banff.
Thick as Thieves and When Our Eyes Touch run May 1 to November 8, 2026, at The Whyte in Banff AB. This exhibition explores connection, influence, and relationships that shape our world, inviting reflection on trust, power, and community. Presented alongside portrait paintings by founders Peter and Catharine Whyte, it opens a wider conversation about bonds that can be intimate, strategic, sustaining, and complicated. Organized and circulated by the MacKenzie Art Gallery, curat