Public Art Opportunities

Submit Your Public Art Idea

Have a brilliant idea for public art that you’d like to see in our city? We invite you to share your vision and help shape Calgary’s cultural landscape!Read more

Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program

Deadline September 18, 2024

Recognizing that public art opportunities can come from grassroots ideas that are initiated and led by communities, Calgary Arts Development invites proposals for community-run public art projects.Read more

RFP: Public Art Map Developer

Deadline September 26, 2024

We are seeking proposals from qualified developers to create an interactive map showcasing public art in Calgary, providing an educational, user-friendly and interactive digital platform for residents and visitors alike. Deadline for submissions is September 26,…Read more

Standing Offer: Public Art Curators

Deadline September 30, 2024

Calgary Arts Development is accepting applications from qualified consultants and contractors to join a standing list of curators who may be called up for projects that would benefit from a curatorial process.Read more

Art Bus RFQ 2024

Applications closed

Artists and artist collectives are invited to submit qualifications for an opportunity to wrap the exterior of one of five public transit busses with new artwork.Read more

Northeast Mini Galleries Artwork

Applications closed

The Northeast Mini Galleries showcase 36 local artists annually, selected by local art curators, to enhance northeast neighbourhoods and reflect the people who live in these communities.Read more

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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.