Features

Sisay Shimeles sits in front of his work in the International Avenue BRT shelter adjacent to 52nd St. SE

Sisay Shimeles

Sisay Shimeles studied art at the Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia and has participated in several group exhibitions and community-oriented projects.Read more

Jessica McMann laying on a sheet with flowers painted over her and it

Jessica McMann

Jessica McMann is a Calgary-based Cree musician, contemporary dancer, and choreographer who is also a classically trained flutist.Read more

Lanre Ajayi paints a bright and colourful canvas

Lanre Ajayi

Lanre Ajayi is an emerging Nigerian artist and fashion designer based in Calgary. He is driven to develop and launch his ethical fashion line in…Read more

A black and white photo of Ami Kenzo

Ami Kenzo

Ami Kenzo is a filmmaker, photographer, writer, and activist. A self-proclaimed harvester of stories, unique experiences fuel her passion for advocacy.Read more

Sushree Mishra strikes an Odissi classical dance pose with her Guru

Sushree Mishra

Sushree Mishra is a classical Odissi dancer and singer. Her artistic passion, she is also the owner of the Sushree Dance & Music Academy.Read more

A photo of a painting sitting on a work top with tools surrounding it

#yycLCL December 2018

For abstract artist Gina McKinnon, creativity is a constant practice. She finds magic when her work solidifies into something beautiful.Read more

A photo of a shop project from New West Design

#yycLCL November 2018

As the owner of New West Design, Matt Smith uses creativity every day as a woodworker—including projects to make his shop more efficient.Read more

A circle of participants move along to instructions in the Performance Hall of the new Central Library

Living a Creative Life Congress

A brave space to explore art for social change, the excitement was palpable even before the doors opened for the Living a Creative Life Congress.Read more

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.