Spaces where art is produced and presented are a vital part of our city’s landscape. As Calgary grows, it is important for us to consider the facilities and public places available for artists, organizations, and community members to share and enjoy.

At each of the Dialogue Series events, participants engage in conversation and explore scenarios of possibility about cultural spaces for the arts in this city. The ideas generated through this dialogue will feed into Calgary Arts Development's Cultural Space Trends & Needs Analysis, a report to be presented to The City of Calgary early in 2007.

The World Café (www.theworldcafe.com) is a creative process for leading a collaborative dialogue around questions that matter. What is working well with Calgary’s current cultural spaces for the arts and how can we improve? What spaces would ideally exist in Calgary in the next 10 years? World Café conversations offer a practical and innovative way to listen, learn, and think creatively. The process has been used around the world by various business, government, and community-based organizations to support conversations around topics of importance.

All of these events are free of charge and open to the public. If participants have disabilities or need special consideration for travel or childcare, please contact us.

Calgary Arts Development gratefully acknowledges the generous partnership of The Urban Campus Initiative through The University of Calgary and The Calgary Foundation that helped make this project possible.

Ideas and Analysis:

Here are some thoughts from participants on making Calgary a culturally vibrant city.