Art Bus 2025: See the buses! Meet the artists!
MEDIA ADVISORY
June 9, 2025
For immediate release
(Calgary AB) – Calgary Arts Development is thrilled to launch Art Bus 2025, a project that commissions seven local artists/artist collectives to use public transit buses as their canvas for new original artworks, bringing public art to neighbourhoods across the city.
Following the success of the last year’s project, the number of buses for 2025 has doubled — 14 new art buses (two for each design) will travel city transit routes for the next six months. In addition to the exterior bus wrapping, panels on the inside of each bus share a statement from the artist and show some of their additional artworks.
The official Art Bus 2025 Celebration takes place on Wednesday, June 11 from 11am to 1:30pm along Stephen Avenue downtown, with seven Calgary Transit buses featuring the seven unique artworks on display. Drop by to see the buses inside and out, meet the artists and learn more about the inspiration behind each piece. The celebration will wrap up with brief remarks from the stage (near 1 St. SW).
2025 Art Bus Celebration
Wednesday, June 11 | 11am – 1:30pm
Stephen Avenue (1 St. SE to 2 St. SW)
The 2025 selected artists are: Dr. Hali Heavy Shield, La Güita, Mao and Chris, Moey Blanco, Presley Mills, Sam Hester and Sydonne Warren.
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY
The buses will be on site and artists and members of Calgary Arts Development’s public art team will be available for interviews starting at 10:30am. Photos of the Art Buses and the artists will also be available on request.
Schedule:
10:30am — Buses, artists and project leads on site
11am — Public celebration begins
12:30pm — Remarks by Kirsten Schrader, Director, Public Art, Calgary Arts Development
Visit our website to learn more about the program, the 2025 artists and their artworks.
About Calgary Arts Development
As the city’s designated arts development authority, Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians. We invest and allocate municipal funding for the arts provided by The City of Calgary and leverage these funds to provide additional resources to the arts sector. Our programs support hundreds of arts organizations, individual artists, artist collectives and ad hoc groups in Calgary.
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Further Information
Helen Moore-Parkhouse
Director, Communications and Events, Calgary Arts Development
Phone: (office) 403.264.5330 ext. 102; (mobile) 587.227.0150
Email: helen.moore-parkhouse@calgaryartsdevelopment.com
