Photograph of Adrian Stimson in front of a stormy grey sky landscape

Meet Adrian Stimson, a Siksika Nation member, residential school survivor, multidisciplinary artist and chair of AUArts.

Photo: Courtesy of Adrian Stimson

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Artist Jarett Sitter sitting on a sidewalk in front of a backdrop of the city

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

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Olympian Mark Tewksbury chats in his home for the Living a Creative Life Web Series

Olympian Mark Tewskbury talks about how he is living a creative life.

Photo: Bamboo Shoots

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Announcements

Office Closure: Easter Weekend

Our office will be closed for the Easter weekend on Friday, April 18, 2025 and Monday, April 21, 2025. If you're looking for ways to enjoy the long weekend, visit our one-stop-shop events listings at…Read more

Bring Public Art into Your Classroom

Introduce your students to the power of public art through free classroom presentations for Grades 3–12. Each session is tailored to your curriculum and can include hands-on activities to spark creativity and community.Read more

RFP: Chinook Blast Strategic Planning Consultant

Calgary Arts Development, on behalf of the Chinook Blast Executive Committee of the Chinook Blast Festival, is conducting an RFP for a Strategic Planning Consultant to evaluate and recommend the future business operating model for…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.