Artist Jarett Sitter sitting on a sidewalk in front of a backdrop of the city

Artist Jarett Sitter’s The Bison and the Dragon: Untold Tales public art project is inspired by the historical friendship between Indigenous and Chinese communities.

Photo: Courtesy of Jarett Sitter

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Photograph of Adrian Stimson in front of a stormy grey sky landscape

Meet Adrian Stimson, a Siksika Nation member, residential school survivor, multidisciplinary artist and chair of AUArts.

Photo: Courtesy of Adrian Stimson

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Olympian Mark Tewksbury chats in his home for the Living a Creative Life Web Series

Olympian Mark Tewskbury talks about how he is living a creative life.

Photo: Bamboo Shoots

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Announcements

Guidelines Released: Indigenous Programs

The guidelines for the Original Peoples Investment Program (OPIP) and the Indigenous Cultural Connections Program (formerly the Indigenous Artist Microgrant) for 2025 are now available.Read more

2025 Art Bus Artists Announced

This summer, artists Dr. Hali Heavy Shield, La Güita, Mao and Chris, Moey Blanco, Presley Mills, Sam Hester and Sydonne Warren will use public transit busses as their canvas for new original artworks.Read more

Call to Artists: Northeast Mini Galleries

Artists with strong connections to northeast Calgary are invited to apply for the Northeast Mini Galleries Public Art Program. This opportunity provides exhibition space in 10 community mini galleries, with selected artists receiving $1,035 for…Read more

New Public Art Exhibition at Northeast Mini Galleries

The new Northeast Mini Galleries exhibition, running from March to July 2025, features work by 13 local artists exploring themes of belonging, identity, and community. Curated by Mao Kun Chen, this exhibition highlights the rich…Read more

Call for Volunteers: Finance and Audit Committee

Calgary Arts Development is seeking 1 – 2 individuals to become part of the Finance & Audit Committee in a volunteer capacity. The committee is comprised of board members of Calgary Arts Development and community…Read more

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.