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

You're Invited: Holiday Open House

Join Calgary Arts Development for an evening of mingling and merriment with friends from the arts community as we celebrate the season at our annual Holiday Open House on Monday, December 16, 2024.Read more

"What is Public Art?" Community Conversation

Alcove Centre for the Arts is hosting a series of community conversations around the topic of public art, presented in partnership with Calgary Arts Development. Mackenzie Bedford will lead a live projection mapping activity on…Read more

Artist2Artist Admin Work Café

Alcove Centre for the Arts offers a drop-in session for you to do your own admin work in a supportive environment led by The Oratory. This session on December 8, 2024 from 2 – 6pm does…Read more

We're Hiring: Public Art Project Leads

Calgary Arts Development is seeking multiple Public Art Project Leads as qualified consultants and contractors to assist the public art team in managing and delivering public art projects and programs. For best consideration, apply by…Read more

Spotlight on Arts Audiences: Wave 3 Research

The Rozsa Foundation and arts-supporting organizations in Calgary and Edmonton contracted research firm Stone-Olafson to conduct in-depth research on the current engagement of arts audiences in the province following the pandemic.Read more

Equity Town Hall: Artists as Changemakers

Join us for a discussion about making change through art while embedded in the community. This session will explore what’s working, what isn’t, and current grappling with trying to make the world a more equitable…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.