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.
November 16, 2020 Improving Online Accessibility While we are constantly making improvements to our own online presence, Calgary Arts Development’s Content Manager breaks down some of the accessibility tweaks we have already made.
November 6, 2020 Dogs & Pandemics Eight months into working from home, Calgary Arts Development’s Research and Policy Manager Greg Burbidge shares some personal reflections and, of course, data.
October 27, 2020 Updates on Pop-Ups & Interim Uses Retail space sitting empty? Want to keep things interesting for your other tenants? Pop-ups and interim uses are evolving in Calgary!