Three women sitting side by side wearing very elaborate, long acrylic earrings and fashionable western wear

Calgary-based designers reshape the landscape of Indigenous fashion

Photo: FOREIGNERZ

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Malik Elassal sitting with a broad smile, within a small refrigerator which has bottles in the doorway, in a kitchen

Calgary actor and comedian Malik Elassal strikes comedy gold

Photo: Shela Shiloni

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Artist Bethel Afework poses in front of her colourful artwork on a wall which includes a bright purple door.

At Alcove Centre for the Arts, Bethel Afework makes creativity accessible

Photo: Jason Dziver

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Noeline Hofmann sitting on a bench in front of a wall which is covered in marks and graffiti

Alberta-born music artist Noeline Hofmann finds success in Nashville

Photo: Preston Hofmann

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Announcements

Nominate Calgary's Next Poet Laureate

Nominations for the 2026 – 2028 Calgary Poet Laureate open January 13 and close on February 13, 2026. This artistic ambassador presents at civic events and creates literary works that capture the essence of our…Read more

Holiday Office Closure

Our office will be closed starting December 24, 2025 and will reopen on Monday, January 5, 2026. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and new year full of arts and culture.Read more

2025 Congress: Video excerpt online

Our 2025 Living a Creative Life Congress took place on November 20, 2025 at the DJD Dance Centre. The theme of this year's event was Inspiring Civic Participation through the Arts. Watch a video of…Read more

Open Spaces: New Exhibition in the West Window

Open Spaces: Windows to a View brings rotating exhibitions to the Centre Street LRT platform. On view from December 2025 to March 2026, Gaptooth Sweatsuit presents two works—Oasis (It’s all downhill from here) and You’re…Read more

2024 Demographic Profile of Calgary's Arts Sector: Report

In the summer of 2024, Calgary Arts Development conducted a demographic survey of Calgary’s arts sector, focusing on the 197 not-for-profit arts organizations that receive annual operating funding. This report includes current and detailed data…Read more

Spotlight on Arts Audiences: Final Research Report

Stone-Olafson, Rozsa Foundation, Mass Culture and invited panellists wrapped up the two-year Spotlight on Arts Audiences project with a full-day symposium that looked at the final 6th wave of research on Alberta arts audiences.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.