Telling Stories: The importance of sharing Indigenous culture through art and fashion.

Photo: Jenna Pullen

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Artist Cassie Suche collected fingerprints from East Village community members to create Touch Traces, a public art project along the RiverWalk.

Photo: Candice Ward

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Faye Heavyshield at the Oldman River in southern Alberta.

Photo: Candice Ward

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Announcements

New Public Art Series Launches on Billboards

Starting in December 2023, selected works from the City of Calgary Public Art Collection are being featured on billboards across the city. The majority of these works are currently in storage and not on display…Read more

Artistic Community Care: Video and Transcript

Led by Disability Justice activist and artist JD Derbyshire, the first in our series of 2024 Equity Town Halls focused on community care plans for self and others — art renderings and responses in and…Read more

Calgary Arts Development welcomes new Public Art Director

After a rigorous search process, Calgary Arts Development is thrilled to welcome Kirsten Schrader to the team as Public Art Director effective September 9, 2024. Kirsten has dedicated her career to being a cultural leader and champion for…Read more

Artist2Artist Admin Work Café

Alcove Centre for the Arts hosts the next event in this series, NeuroCreative: Workflow Tips for Neurodivergent Artists, on September 25, 2024 at 6pm. This session is specifically designed for artists and creatives who navigate the world…Read more

Office Closure for Labour Day

Our office will be closed on Monday, September 2, 2024 for the Labour Day holiday. If you're looking for ways to enjoy the long weekend, visit our one-stop-shop events listings at yycwhatson.ca for theatre, film,…Read more

Community-Run Microgrant: Deadline Extension

The deadline for the Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program is extended to September 18, 2024. This program is intended for community-run organizations, neighbourhood associations and non-profit or charitable organizations.Read more

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Living a Creative Life

Tyson Bankert

Tyson Bankert

Recess Calgary's Tyson Bankert flexes his artistic muscle through community-building, convening people and creative placemaking.…Read more

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Miesha Louie

Hear local musician Miesha Louie discusses the origins of BAM! Camp, her musical trajectory and…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.