Artist Jarett Sitter’s The Bison and the Dragon: Untold Tales public art project is inspired by the historical friendship between Indigenous and Chinese communities.
Photo: Courtesy of Jarett Sitter
Read moreMeet Adrian Stimson, a Siksika Nation member, residential school survivor, multidisciplinary artist and chair of AUArts.
Photo: Courtesy of Adrian Stimson
Read moreOlympian Mark Tewskbury talks about how he is living a creative life.
Photo: Bamboo Shoots
Read moreA fourth series of artworks, A Fleeting Glimpse, is now showing on billboards across the city. Curated by Tomas Jonsson, this series explores themes of history, identity and interconnected narratives through 11 artworks from the…Read more
Our recent Report to Community is now online. Watch a video recording detailing our arts activities in 2024 and looking ahead to what's next, presented by President & CEO Patti Pon and other members of…Read more
Join the Rozsa Foundation for the fifth 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 Northeast Mini Galleries exhibition Unbreakable highlights 10 local artists whose work explores care, connection and community. Curated by AJ Kluck, the exhibition runs from July to October 2025 across 10 northeast Calgary communities.Read more
It’s time for a little boot scootin’ boogie, Calgary! Help us kick off the 2025 Calgary Stampede at the First Flip Stampede Breakfast on July 3, 2025.Read more
What did the year 2024 ask of us? We thought we were living in interesting times before, but each year seems to come with higher highs and lower lows. Read about our various arts activities…Read more
Our office will be closed for Canada Day, July 1, 2025. If you're looking for things to do, visit our one-stop-shop events listings at yycwhatson.ca for theatre, film, dance, music and more.Read more
Fourteen Calgary Transit buses wrapped in original artwork by seven local artists are now in service across the city. This moving exhibition runs until November — bringing public art to Calgarians, one bus ride at…Read more
In 2024, Calgary Arts Development hired AEA Consulting to update its strategic report on cultural spaces in Calgary in order to help ensure that the needs and preferences of Calgarians for cultural space are addressed…Read more
Born from a pipe dream Nick Scozzafava had while working as an electrician, Scozzafava's Deli…Read more
Thanks to the current public art policy that no longer requires public art dollars to…Read more
The Floor Is Yours takes us into the world of Vogue YYC and the growing…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.