Faye Heavyshield at the Oldman River in southern Alberta.

Photo: Candice Ward

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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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Announcements

Artist2Artist Admin Work Café

Alcove Centre for the Arts and Calgary Arts Development present Admin Work Café, a place for artists and arts administrators to connect, learn and expand their opportunities.Read more

Community-Run Microgrant Info Session and Q&A

Are you considering applying to our Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program? Learn more about the guidelines and application process for this opportunity at an online information session, and/or bring your questions to the project lead…Read more

Have your say! Public art in Chinatown

Join us at upcoming events where we will be gathering information from community members to help inform the future of public art in Chinatown. Through community engagement at live events, interactive activities, surveys, focus groups and…Read more

Watch the 2023 Report to Community

Did you miss attending our recent Report to Community event in person? Watch a video recording detailing our arts activities in 2023 and looking ahead to what's next, presented by President & CEO Patti Pon.Read more

Summer Hours

Calgary Arts Development will be closed on Fridays throughout July and August, as well as Monday, August 2 for Heritage Day.Read more

First Flip Stampede Breakfast

It’s time to holster a hotcake, Calgary! Help us kick off the 2019 Calgary Stampede at the First Flip Stampede Breakfast on July 4. Join us from 7:30 to 10:30am outside the TELUS Convention Centre.Read more

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Living a Creative Life

Photograph of Marianne Elder

Marianne Elder

In an effort to strengthen the city's arts community, Marianne Elder and Elephant Artist Relief…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.