May 23, 2021 Getting the Word Out Trying to organize an event is complicated—to say the least—even in the best of times. With things changing all the time thanks to the pandemic, it’s even more important to keep your audiences updated these days.
March 15, 2021 Finding Longer-Term Space Looking for space for your artistic practice or organization? Arts Spaces Consultant Joni Carroll shares a few tips for arts organizations wanting to secure longer-term agreements, including (almost) free space.
February 3, 2021 Thoughts on the Organization Structural Change Grant It’s daunting to think about being in leadership when a decision is made to cease operations or change the organization’s structure drastically.
January 18, 2021 The Feels are Strong These Days Focusing on abundance, opportunity, gratitude, and equity, grant specialist Taylor Poitras reflects on how strong emotions can be both a blessing and a challenge in this personal fieldnote.
January 11, 2021 Programming with COVID Looking at what is possible, what is artistically valuable, and most importantly, what is safe, Operations Manager Lesley Hinger shares her thoughts on programming seasons in a pandemic.
January 5, 2021 Change the Process While incredibly challenging, 2020 was a landmark year for the community investment team. Community Investment & Capacity Manager Melissa Tuplin shares her thoughts.
December 10, 2020 Looking Back & Looking Forward The arts community defines the heart and soul of our city. Calgary Arts Development Grants Specialist for Arts Organizations, Marta Ligocki, shares reflections a year into her new role.
December 2, 2020 Reflections from 2020 Summer Data Entry Clerk Haider Ali reflects on his directories and research work with Calgary Arts Development and shares some thoughts on Calgary’s anti-racism efforts this year.
November 20, 2020 Directories, Directories, Directories Back in 2019 we began to expand our website with directories. Calgary Arts Development’s Database Coordinator shares a bit of the ongoing process.
