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Living a Creative Life

Our Living a Creative Life stories and events recognize that arts are an integral part of our city’s identity and an essential part of our daily lives.

Photo of Ishita Singla — Ishita Singla: Breaking barriers in the South Asian community

Photo: Avenue Magazine, Jared Sych
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Living a Creative Life: The Storytelling Project

Kerri Souriol and Jill Cross standing in front of the artwork Spirit of Water at the BMO Centre

Podcasts

Jill Cross and Kerri Souriol

Learn more about the artwork featured in the newly reimagined BMO Centre, the process behind its selection and the Calgary Stampede Foundation's efforts to promote…Read more

Charlotte YellowHorn McLeod sitting in a room

Web Series

Episode 55: The Walk for Reconciliation

In our latest video, discover the story behind the beautiful walking sticks designed by Charlotte YellowHorn McLeod for the annual Walk for Reconciliation, and find…Read more

Podcasts

Sable Sweetgrass

June is National Indigenous History Month, and Sable Sweetgrass, Director of Engagement and Reconciliation at Calgary Arts Development reflects on all that is happening, from…Read more

A collage of three photos showing (from left to right): Ryle Ramirez standing and wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt with artwork on the walls in the background; a head shot of Danielle Desmarais wearing glasses with bright blue frames against a dark background; and Conrad Walz wearing a white shirt, dark vest and black hat, singing and playing guitar onstage.

Features

All in a (Creative) Day's Work

Meet three Calgary artists holding full-time day jobs outside their art practice and learn how they integrate art into their daily lives. These stories illustrate…Read more

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Events & Awards

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.

Living a Creative Life