Photograph of Adrian Stimson in front of a stormy grey sky landscape

Meet Adrian Stimson, a Siksika Nation member, residential school survivor, multidisciplinary artist and chair of AUArts.

Photo: Courtesy of Adrian Stimson

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Olympian Mark Tewksbury chats in his home for the Living a Creative Life Web Series

Olympian Mark Tewskbury talks about how he is living a creative life.

Photo: Bamboo Shoots

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Artist Jarett Sitter sitting on a sidewalk in front of a backdrop of the city

Artist Jarett Sitter’s The Bison and the Dragon: Untold Tales public art project is inspired by the historical friendship between Indigenous and Chinese communities.

Photo: Courtesy of Jarett Sitter

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Announcements

We're Hiring: Research Assistant

We are currently recruiting a temporary full-time Research Assistant to join our team from May to August 2025. This position is supported by the Canada Summer Jobs Program. The deadline to apply is April 25, 2025.Read more

Living a Creative Life gets a refresh

Our web series returns April 1 (no fooling!) with a new look. We can't wait to share the first episode from our partnership with local art and production house Foreignerz.Read more

Share your best images with us!

Did you receive funding from Calgary Arts Development in 2024? We want to share your best images and show what a creative and vibrant arts community we have!Read more

Spotlight on Arts Audiences: Wave 4 Research

The Rozsa Foundation and arts-supporting organizations in Calgary and Edmonton contracted research firm Stone-Olafson to conduct in-depth research on the current engagement of arts audiences in the province.Read more

Guidelines Released: Indigenous Programs

The guidelines for the Original Peoples Investment Program (OPIP) and the Indigenous Cultural Connections Program (formerly the Indigenous Artist Microgrant) for 2025 are now available.Read more

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Our Commitment to Equity

Our commitment to Indigenous reconciliation, racial equity, disability justice, and gender and sexual diversity.

We acknowledge that the land we gather on, Mohkinsstsis, is the ancestral territory of the Siksikaitsitapi — the Blackfoot people — comprising the Siksika, Kainai and Piikani Nations, as well as Treaty 7 signatories, the Tsuut’ina Nation and the Îyârhe Nakoda Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney First Nations. Today this land is home to the Otipemisiwak Métis Government Districts 5 and 6 as well as many First Nations and Inuit from across Turtle Island.

We acknowledge that there has been art, music, dance, storytelling and ceremony on this land since time immemorial and it is in the spirit of this land and its people that we do our work.

Please see our full Commitment to Equity, including the sections on our aspirations, accountability, current initiatives and EDIA history.