Creative Connected Calgary

A graphic for Month of the Artist in September 2020

Month of the Artist

The first province in Canada to dedicate a month to artists, September celebrates the valuable contributions artists make in Alberta.Read more

A photo of Dave Kelly and The Dungarees behind-the-scenes

Music on the Mile

Leading up to the Canadian Country Music Awards, Dave Kelly Live has been releasing a series of videos featuring local musicians.Read more

Olivia Tailfeathers and the Grassland Singers on stage at the 2019 Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions

Land Acknowledgement

Acknowledging the traditional territories on which we gather has become an important step in our reconciliation journey.Read more

A behind-the-scenes photo showing Lanre Ajayi interviewing Mayor Naheed Nenshi

My City Speaks To Me

A past recipient of the CCIS New Canadian Artist Award, Lanre Ajayi returned to the Mayor’s Lunch for Arts Champions with his new web series.Read more

Month of the Artist wordmark

Month of the Artist

The first province in Canada to dedicate a month to artists, January 2019 was proclaimed as Alberta's first-ever Month of the Artist.Read more

Cheryl Foggo and Clem Martini with their daughters in Ward 1’s ravine park

Cheryl Foggo

Cheryl Foggo has been published and produced extensively as a journalist, screenwriter, poet, playwright, and writer of fiction and non-fiction.Read more

Javier Vilalta performing with electrical tape over his mouth

Javier Vilalta

Known for its unique style, Javier Vilalta is a member of the award-winning Canadian visual performance ensemble 8ROJO.Read more

A headshot of Paige K Boudreau

Paige K Boudreau

Filmmaker Paige K Boudreau began her career as an editor, cutting lifestyle TV among other projects and is always looking for the next interesting collaboration.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.