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

Holiday Office Closure

Our office will be closed on December 23, 2024 and reopening on Thursday, January 2, 2025. We wish everyone a happy holiday season and new year full of arts and culture.Read more

We're Hiring: Community Investment Program Specialist

Join our team! We are recruiting a Community Investment Program Specialist to work across the granting program portfolio and collaborate closely with the Community Investment team to co-design and implement granting programs for arts organizations,…Read more

Call to Artists: Blue Sky City Creative Challenge

Calling all creatives! Help shape the future of Calgary’s new identity—Blue Sky City. Submit your bold, imaginative and visionary proposals in all creative art forms that capture the spirit of Calgary for a chance to showcase…Read more

Centre City Banners: Guidelines Released

Guidelines for the Centre City Banners Artist Call have now been released. Artists are invited to submit qualifications for consideration in the design of banner artworks installed on streetlight poles on six bridges and streets…Read more

Artists as Changemakers: Watch Online

Led by activist/artist Toyin Oladele, this Equity Town Hall engaged Kelaena Maude of Trico Changemakers Studio and photographer/artist Sam Obadero discussing Artists as Changemakers Program and its impact in our community. Watch the session online…Read more

Public Art for Sustainable Futures Residency 

The Public Art for Sustainable Futures residency is intended to provide artists with time, resources and support to imagine how public artworks can contribute to positive conversations and meaningful change around our current climate crisis.Read more

No Streaming Available for Online Congress Today

Due to technical issues at the Central Library, online streaming for our 2024 Congress will not be available today (December 5, 2024). We will be recording today’s sessions and will make this video available on…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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Blog

Patti Pon and Jesse Wente seated in chairs onstage, with the audience in the foreground.

2024 Congress Recap

During our 2024 Congress, people contributed to community art projects, heard from artists who are…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.