Creative Connected Calgary

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

Creative Calgary Congress Judy Lawrence's notes

The Synthesizer

Calgary Arts Development invited a number of experienced arts leaders to participate as note-takers and synthesizers at the Creative Calgary Congress.Read more

A graphic recording from Sam Hester from the Creative Calgary Congress

 The Visual Recorder

Sam Hester has the ability to capture key moments and insights of any event and communicate them in a meaningful way through her graphic recordings.Read more

Participants at the Creative Calgary Congress add their messages to the clothesline

As Posted on the Clothesline

As a creative way of gathering feedback, participants were asked to share questions, reflections, and inspirations on the clothesline.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.