Art, The City & Our Future
With Priya Ramesh
Date: February 10, 2023
Time: 8:45am MT
Cost: Free
Location: Work Nicer_Rail Yards (1206 – 20 Ave. SE)
Public art has a transformative capacity to shape how people in a city will live, work and play. BUMP Festival has a vision to architect the city from the inside out through public art and focused programming with the goal to invest in this city’s potential to evolve through art.
For more information and to register visit creativemornings.com.
About the Speaker
Using her eclectic professional background within the creative sector, Contra has been able to combine her artistry with business strategy and marketing acumen with initiatives through her collective and work with other Calgary-based arts organizations. Through her work in Cartel Madras, she has developed counter-culture showcases for new artists while touring extensively within Canada and the United States, giving her an immediate, essential and thorough pulse of the underground across Canada.
In 2021 she expanded her expertise into overseeing the creation and production of art exhibitions, digital series and documentaries and was the curator of the Arts Commons Incubator program for its 2021-2022 season. Since 2021, she has worked with BUMP Festival in creative strategy, programming and marketing.
About Creative Mornings
CreativeMornings Calgary is focused on building a community that understands and values the importance of face-to-face interaction and collaboration. Our free monthly event is open to anyone who shares a passion for recognizing and celebrating the best this city has to offer. Calgary is full of amazing talent and it is such a great opportunity that we get to inspire, challenge and motivate one another each and every month.