News & Information

Stay informed with announcements and updates about programs, events and opportunities offered by Calgary Arts Development and our partners in the arts community.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek singing onstage with the Heebee-jeebees at the 2023 Celebration for the Arts.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek sings in a surprise performance with the Heebee-jeebees at the 2023 Celebration for the Arts

Photo: Motif Photography

Announcements

New Create Calgary Magazine Available Now

The latest Create Calgary magazine is out! Read about an Indigenous artist making history, elementary school students with a new-found appreciation for opera, how arts and culture influence us, building community through public art, and…Read more

Spotlight on Arts Audiences: Wave 3 Research

Find out the results from the third wave of research on the current engagement of arts audiences in the province following the pandemic. Rozsa Foundation and arts-supporting organizations in Calgary and Edmonton contracted research firm…Read more

2024 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards Recipients 

The 2024 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards were announced at the Celebration for the Arts hosted by Mayor Gondek on Friday, October 4 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. This year, 56 outstanding artists and organizations were…Read more

Hop on board an Art Bus

Join us for the reveal of seven public transit buses featuring original artworks by seven local artists. The buses are in service, bringing public art to various areas of the city as they travel their…Read more

"What is Public Art?" Community Conversation

In partnership with Calgary Arts Development, join Alcove Centre for the Arts for a community conversation and speaker series around the topic of public art. This kickoff event will be a panel discussion moderated by…Read more

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Reports & Research

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Arts and Culture Spaces

This map resource highlights where cultural activity provided by operating grant clients takes place, as…Read more

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Community Directory

Spaces

Arts Spaces Playbook: A How-To Guide for those who own and operate creative spaces, those who are looking for spaces, and everyone in between.

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I Need a Space

A guide for artists and arts organizations looking for temporary space or a long-term home.


I Have a Space

A guide for artists and arts organizations on owning or managing a space in Calgary.


Resources

More information, advice and contacts for finding, creating and using spaces.

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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.