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

Photo: Jenna Pullen

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Faye Heavyshield at the Oldman River in southern Alberta.

Photo: Candice Ward

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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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Your guide to live arts and culture events in Calgary.

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Announcements

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

Tickets On Sale Now: Celebration for the Arts

Join Mayor Gondek and Calgary's arts and business leaders on October 4, 2024 to connect with old and new friends, enjoy a showcase of performances by Calgary artists, and celebrate outstanding achievement in the arts.Read more

Office Closure for Canada Day

Our office will be closed on Monday, July 1, 2024 for the Canada 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

2024 Equity Town Halls: Live Action Heroes

Save the dates for a series of town halls to support and nurture diverse art and artist-led city building and to achieve a truly equitable, inclusive and accessible city where everyone belongs.Read more

Office Closure for Staff Retreat

Our office will be closed on Friday, June 7, 2024 for a staff retreat. As always, if you're looking for ways to enjoy the weekend, visit our one-stop-shop events listings at yycwhatson.ca for theatre, film,…Read more

Art Bus RFQ: Info Session Video & Transcript

Are you considering applying for our Art Bus RFQ 2024? Learn more about the guidelines and application process for this opportunity by watching this online and on-demand information session. Apply by June 12, 2024.Read more

You're Invited: Report to Community

Join us at our Report to Community on June 25, 2024, a free event including a report of our arts activities in 2023, followed by a reception with members of the arts community and our…Read more

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Living a Creative Life

Rebbekah Ogden and Laura Vaughters holding a portrait

Sisterhood Seen

When local artist Rebbekah Ogden took a recording of herself painting a self-portrait of her…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.