City-Builder Program
Funding for the City-Builder Program has been combined with the OG+ Program for 2019.
Operating Grant Program
Current recipients can apply for an additional one-year increase. OG+ applications open on April 22, 2019.
Organizational Access Program
Providing equitable access to operational funding, Letters of Intent are due May 10, 2019, 4:30pm MST.
SpaceFinder Alberta
SpaceFinder links organizations with space to rent with those who need space. Its free to list and free to search.
2017 Accountability Report
Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians.
Arts in Action
Arts in Action YYC captures stories and data about how arts build a city. Read and share at artsaction.ca.
What's On in Calgary
Stay up to date with arts and culture events throughout the year
Win Tickets to the GuitarBorn Project Showcase
A classic journey, but with a musical twist, this evening celebrates a year-long project with a modern, guitar-based concert. Enter for a chance to win tickets.
Double Bill
With premieres by La Otra Orilla and Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, this unmissable double bill features live music and incredible performances—it’s your chance to see an Arctic flamenco alongside a fantastical, fiery love tale.
Waiting for Godot
Debuting with one of the most iconic and significant plays of the 20th century, Waiting for Godot, Black Radish Theatre is the collective passion project of local actors Andy Curtis, Christopher Hunt, Duval Lang, and Tyrell Crews.
Under the Influence Festival
A raucous and unforgettable musical journey that shines a light on the iconoclasts whose creativity has led to profound artistic upheaval, join the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra for this boundary-pushing festival.
Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo
Love superheroes? How about comics? And what about science fiction? If you said yes to any of those questions, you need to hit up this annual pop culture extravaganza.
Free This Week
Time is flying by and we can’t believe it’s the end of April already! So, make the most of the last few days of the month and hit up these free events. Here’s what we’re checking out this week—there’s so much to do.
International Jazz Day(s)
Get ready, one jazzy party is about to begin! Calgary is one of the only cities in the world to take the inspiration from International Jazz Day and expand it into a full festival so join JazzYYC for this year’s celebration.
Calgary Underground Film Festival
Elevating Calgary’s cultural landscape with the best in international independent cinema, the Calgary Underground Film Festival returns for its 16th year with unique films, one-of-a-kind parties, and so much more.
Win Tickets to the Music of Louis Armstrong and Maria Schneider
Join the Calgary Jazz Orchestra as it presents two juxtaposing concerts feature music that will have you grinning cheek to cheek.
Research
Useful information about Calgary Arts Development and the sector
Calgary Engagement Survey
How a community connects with the arts can be a clear indicator of vibrancy. Overall, 93% of Calgarians are connected to the arts and culture sector in one way or another.
Arts Professionals Survey
In the fall of 2017, Calgary Arts Development conducted an Arts Professionals Survey to better understand the arts ecosystem and all of its complexities.
Jane's Walk
Join SpaceFinder Alberta for a look at downtown arts spaces
Downtown Calgary Arts Spaces
Join us for a Jane’s Walk on May 4, 2019 and suss out some of downtown Calgary’s art spaces.
Announcements
Chair and Board Members
Be responsible for actively participating in the effective oversight and governance of Calgary Arts Development, we’re looking for new board members. Please forward your resume in confidence by May 3, 2019.
Downtown Calgary Arts Spaces
Did you know when you walk down Stephen Avenue, you are just steps away from some of Calgary’s most intriguing arts spaces? Join us for a Jane’s Walk around downtown Calgary on May 4, 2019.
City-Builder Program
On April 11, 2019 the Calgary Arts Development board of directors approved combining the funding for the City-Builder Program into the OG+ Program for 2019. This change does not alter the amount of funding available.
Office Closure
The Calgary Arts Development office will be closed on April 19, 2019 for Good Friday. We hope you have a fun and relaxing Easter long weekend with your friends and family. Our office reopens on April 22.
Correction: Project Grant Program – Organizations
It has come to our attention that the incorrect amount was posted in our guidelines for the 2019 Project Grant Program – Organizations.
Organizational Access Program
Calgary Arts Development is offering two information sessions for the Organizational Access Program. Get an overview of the full program guidelines and learn how to best tell your story through the application process.
Living a Creative Life
Fuelling a vital, prosperous and connected city
Rita Sirignano
Sometimes, the route through a creative life takes a couple twists and turns that the person living it didn’t see coming—like Rita Sirignano’s.
#yycLCL March 2019
Rachael Gingell has discovered that allowing the creative to take root and thrive in life takes more than an aptitude, desire or interest.
Central Library
Lanre Ajayi stops by the new Central Library to talk about the stunning building, who uses it, and what’s next for the Calgary Public Library.
Antyx
This Forest Lawn-based arts company uses the tools of creativity to stitch together a community out of a lot of young people who may feel alone.
Land Acknowledgement
Acknowledging the traditional territories on which we gather has become an important step in our reconciliation journey.
#yycLCL February 2019
The Leighton Art Centre shared this image of Verna Vogel immersed in her work as part of its Main Gallery exhibition just turn your head a little.
Samuel Obadero
Samuel Obadero is a skilled lifestyle photographer and a strong new voice for social advocacy in the city. Tune in to hear more about how Calgary became his home.
My City Speaks To Me
A past recipient of the CCIS New Canadian Artist Award, Lanre Ajayi returned to the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions with his new web series.
Our Canada, Our Story
How do you grow a community out of a world full of different ones? For Action Dignity, it means working with more than 70 different cultural communities.
Jonathan Love
Jonathan Love might not be a handy guy, but he has always been a creative one. And it comes from wearing a lot of different hats.
Curtis Running Rabbit-Lefthand
Curtis Running Rabbit-Lefthand is an Indigenous multimedia creative producer, musician, spoken word artist, and scholar. Tune in to hear his story.
The Film Centre
The tone of the articles told one story. The data told another. The Calgary Film Centre generated $178 million in spinoff economic activity in 2017 alone.
#yycLCL January 2019
Calgary-based actor, writer, and director Christi Dos Santos-Wing shared this photo of her script. Just Ask is currently in production through Herland.
Lougheed House
How do you connect a museum to its community? That’s the question the people who run Lougheed House ask a lot these days.
Patti Pon
We’re pleased to be expanding our Storytelling Project into the realm of oral tradition with the first edition of The Storytelling Podcast.