Reminder: Build the Momentum of Calgary’s Arts Scene on June 5th
- Posted May 16th, 2013
Join the movement! Since May of 2012, Calgary Arts Development has facilitated a yearlong, three-phase process to create a comprehensive strategy for arts development and investment in Calgary. Through the process, hundreds of artists, arts administrators and interested citizens have contributed to crafting a direction for the arts in our city. Made possible in part through funding from Calgary 2012, the resulting Arts Plan will be a major legacy of Calgary's year as a Cultural Capital of Canada.
At 9:30am on June 5, 2013 at City Hall (Engineering Traditions Committee Room, 800 Macleod Trail SE), Calgary Arts Development will present Arts Plan progress to date at a public meeting of The City of Calgary’s Standing Policy Committee on Community and Protective Services. Citizens can attend to show their support and have the opportunity to speak for up to five minutes about their vision for the arts in Calgary. (For more information about communicating with City Council and its Committees, please refer to this document.) We need to come together as a community and collectively show our support for an integrated arts strategy for Calgary: the more people we have, the greater a statement we'll make.
Calgary’s Arts Plan is being built by Calgarians and we have met hundreds of arts supporters through the process. June 5 is an historic opportunity to shape the future of the arts in our city and it is your right to have your voice heard. Show up and make a difference!
Get excited about Arts Plan by watching our newly launched video, Artists are Dangerous!
For more information, email news@calgaryartsdevelopment.com or call 403.264.5330.
You're Invited: Calgary Arts Development Report to Community - June 3
2012 was a landmark year in Calgary. It saw city-wide celebration of our designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada and the beginning of Calgary's Arts Plan process. Calgary Arts Development is pleased to host our annual Report to Community on June 3, where we will present highlights from the year and announce an exciting new program supporting individual artists. All are welcome!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Theatre Junction GRAND (608 1st St. SW)
11:00am - 12:00pm: Reception
12:00pm - 1:30pm: Report to Community Presentation and Announcement
Refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP your attendance below.
Information Sessions: Creating a Capital Project Budget
- Posted May 1st, 2013
Calgary Arts Development is offering two one-hour sessions on creating an owners’ project budget for a large capital project. Each session will focus on cost categories that transform a contractor's or architect's estimate into your organization's capital construction budget, including some owner/operator costs that often get overlooked.
Wednesday, May 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm OR
Thursday, May 23, 10:00am - 11:00am
Calgary Arts Development Arts Co-Lab
Lower Level, Art Central, 100 - 7th Avenue SW
A meetup for representatives of non-profit organizations interested in sharing space and/or collaborating on a response to the Request for Expressions of Interest will take place from 11:00am - 12:00pm on May 15.
These sessions will be of interest to non-profit organizations who are contemplating building or renovating space, including:
- Organizations who intend to respond to The City of Calgary’s Request for Expressions of Interest for the Old Science Centre/Planetarium
- Organizations who are interested in participating in the 2014 Cultural Space Investment Program (Letter of Intent due November 1, 2013)
Both sessions will cover the same content. An opportunity for Q&A will follow each session.
A meetup for representatives of non-profit organizations interested in sharing space and/or collaborating on a response to the Request for Expressions of Interest will take place on May 15 from 11:00am - 12:00pm.
Please RSVP with your preferred session and number of people attending to joni.carroll@calgaryartsdevelopment.com.
Arts Plan Update: Arts Spaces Meeting Announced
- Posted May 1st, 2013
Calgary Arts Development has been holding a series of open houses and other meetings as part of the Arts Plan process, where attendees have the opportunity to hear an update on the Arts Plan working draft, ask questions and provide input on the plan. Access to creation, rehearsal and performance space has emerged as a priority for several artistic disciplines. We will therefore be holding a meeting devoted to the topic of arts spaces in Calgary:
Arts Plan Update: Music and Theatre Meetings Announced
- Posted April 18th, 2013
Calgary Arts Development recently announced a series of open houses and other meetings as part of the Arts Plan process, where attendees will have the opportunity to hear an update on the Arts Plan working draft, ask questions, and provide input on the plan. We have confirmed the dates of the first of several discipline-specific meetings:
