Cultural Activation Fund
This program supports projects and opportunities aligned with Calgary’s Music City Strategy, Downtown Strategy, Winter Strategy, and the Creative Economy Strategy. A total of $879,001.75 was invested through grants and $75,170 in sponsorships to 64 projects to create extraordinary experiences for Calgarians during pandemic reopening efforts.
| Grantee | Project | Grant Amount |
| Autumn Whiteway & The Grand | Indigenous Photo Exhibition – Exposure Festival | $12,000 |
| Calgary Horror Con | Horror Con 2022 | $25,000 |
| Calgary International Film Festival | The Ascent | $50,000 |
| Calgary on Purpose and Contemporary Calgary | Compassionate Conversations | $20,000 |
| Casa Mexico in Alberta Foundation | Equinox Vigil 2.0 | $100,000 |
| Chinook Blast | Chinook Blast Programming | $100,000 |
| Creative Calgary | $40,000 | |
| cSPACE | $200,000 | |
| Edmonton Movie Club | Keeping Arts Alive – Drive In Film Series | $35,000 |
| Music Mile | Music Cities Activation | $25,000 |
| Pink Flamingo | Public Art Mural Project | $140,000 |
| Blue Jay Sessions | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $10,000 |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $4,450 |
| Casa Mexico in Alberta Foundation | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Cirque Nuit Arts Foundation | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Divas Opera | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Hispanic Arts Society | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $2,600 |
| Kathleen Morrison & Carlos Foggin | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $3,860 |
| La Santa Canadian Latino America Rock Band | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $3,500 |
| Livestar Entertainment | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| National Music Centre | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $4,800 |
| Occasional Notes Productions | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $2,475 |
| Paloma Negra | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Plain Jane Events Inc. | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $4,825 |
| Pride Calgary Planning Committee | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Rocky Mountain Symphony Orchestra | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Scott Henderson | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $2,750 |
| Spanicarts, Hispanic Association of Professional Artists | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $4,951 |
| Springboard Performance | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Stampede Live Inc. | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| The Music Mile Society of Calgary | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Trio Taleco | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| Wordfest | RISE UP Weekends – Fall Series | $5,000 |
| As High As We Go | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $3,000 |
| Autism Aspergers Friendship Society of Calgary | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $1,900 |
| Autism Calgary | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $2,000 |
| Ben Lahring | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $1,350 |
| BIG Winter Classic | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Calgary Concert Opera Company | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Calgary Core Contemporaries | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $12,000 |
| Calgary Underground Film Festival Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Casa Mexico in Alberta Foundation (Casa Mexico) | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Cirque Nuit Arts Foundation | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Cody Obst | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Divas Opera | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $3,000 |
| Edmonton Movie Club | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Flint and Feather | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $1,650 |
| Foothills Brass Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $4,400 |
| Franco Fest | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| GlobalFest Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Hispanic Arts Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| International Festival of Song and Chamber Music Society (Mountain View Festival) | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Livestar Entertainment | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $10,000 |
| Occassional Notes Productions | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Outsiders Edge | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Pegasus Performances | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $4,870 |
| Plain Jane Events | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Revv 52 | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Scott Henderson | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Springboard Performance Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Stampede Live Inc. | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| The Polaris Centre Ltd. | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,790.75 |
| The Prophets of Music Society | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
| Theatre Calgary | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $53,000 |
| Toyin Oladele | RISE UP Weekends – Summer Series | $5,000 |
Accountability Reports and Year-End Financials
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