Calgary Arts Development is responsible for establishing grants investment programs for capital projects, organizations’ annual operations, individual artists, and other purposes that strengthen Calgary’s arts sector. Read our Accountability Report.
The Operating Grant Program provides stable, predictable funding to arts organizations in Calgary.
This program is intended to provide one-time unrestricted funding to non-profit arts organizations who do not currently receive an operating...
This program is intended to provide one-time project funding to individual artists and artistic collectives in Calgary who pursue a...
This program is intended to support professional and business development activities for individual artists and artist collectives.
With the support of our Indigenous Advisory, Calgary Arts Development has named a $75,000 funding pool the Honouring the Children...
Calgary Arts Development has received a number of inquiries about the COVID-19 outbreak. This page is updated regularly for the local arts sector.
In reflecting on the past two years, Calgary Arts Development approaches 2022 steeped in a conviction that artists and the arts will continue to inspire us and lead us toward a better future.
In the fall of 2020, Calgary Arts Development undertook a survey of arts professionals to better understand their status in Calgary. Download the full report to learn more.
After a momentous year in the arts sector full of deep connections and extraordinary growth, Calgary Arts Development's President & CEO Patti Pon reflects on 2021 and looks forward to 2022 in this fieldnote.
Intended to support professional and business development activities for individual artists and artist collectives, see the 2021 results.
Operating Grant funds may be allocated to any budget area and are confirmed on a yearly basis upon the receipt of an interim report until the end of 2022.
We may be inching closer to the holidays, but there is still no shortage of things to see and do! Take your pick of holiday markets and live music—both online and in-person!
Visual artist, arts instructor, and community collaborator, Paula Timm encourages people to make a mark in the Creative Wellness Program.
Sheena Rogers-Pfieffer has developed an app with the intention of creating a gathering place for shoppers.
This city is bursting with creativity! Adora Nwofor sits down with these Calgary creatives and gets a behind-the-scenes look at their process.
Calgary Arts Development enables local artists, groups, and businesses by connecting them to information vital to creating art and living creative lives.
Calgary Arts Development’s arts space activities include seeking opportunities for arts space creation with community stakeholders and The City of Calgary as well as gathering and sharing knowledge and expertise.
Calgary Arts Development’s classified listing is a free service for Calgary’s arts community. All content for the classifieds is user-submitted. Calgary Arts Development makes no endorsement to any agency, organization, corporation or individual who submits listings.
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