The latest Create Calgary magazine is out! Read about an Indigenous artist making history, elementary school students with a new-found appreciation for opera, how arts and culture influence us, building community through public art, and…Read more
Find out the results from the third wave of research on the current engagement of arts audiences in the province following the pandemic. Rozsa Foundation and arts-supporting organizations in Calgary and Edmonton contracted research firm…Read more
The 2024 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards were announced at the Celebration for the Arts hosted by Mayor Gondek on Friday, October 4 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. This year, 56 outstanding artists and organizations were…Read more
Our office will be closed on Monday, September 30 to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day in Canada. This day honours the history, cultures and languages of First Nations, Inuit…Read more
Applying to the Artist Development Microgrant? You'll find tips and information in this online and on-demand information session. Deadline to apply to this program is October 16, 2024.Read more
On September 16, 2024, Calgary Arts Development hosted a town hall led by transgendered art makers JD Derbyshire and Sable Sweetgrass which focused on changing minds and perspectives through art and their artist/activist initiative ART…Read more
Join us for the reveal of seven public transit buses featuring original artworks by seven local artists. The buses are in service, bringing public art to various areas of the city as they travel their…Read more
In partnership with Calgary Arts Development, join Alcove Centre for the Arts for a community conversation and speaker series around the topic of public art. This kickoff event will be a panel discussion moderated by…Read more
Join us to celebrate Jarett Sitter's highly anticipated public artworks in Chinatown on Wednesday, September 25 starting at 12 noon. This special community event is an opportunity to meet the artist, see the artworks and…Read more
As a new performing arts season is upon us, host Adora Nwofor sits down with…Read more
Rumble House has been a safe haven for artists for years, but now owners and…Read more
Music has long represented the beating heart of Calgary — its diversity and openness to…Read more
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.