Calgary Arts Development
Calgary Arts Development supports and strengthens the arts to benefit all Calgarians.
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
Sikapinakii Low Horn () is a Blackfoot artist from Siksika First Nation whose Art Bus design blends illustration and beadwork to celebrate Blackfoot culture and history. Featuring Treaty 7 landscapes and Blackfoot iconography, the work honours the enduring connection between land, culture and community.
Learn more at the link in bio.
09/10/2026
Picture yourself ending a September night under the stars, watching surreal Soviet-era animation flicker across the screen. Or spending an afternoon drifting between live music, local art and the last warm stretch of summer. ☀️
Along the way, catch dreamlike photography, public art, poetry, a scrapbook workshop and giant projections of sweetgrass braiding and midnight car rides. 🌃
Summer’s not done with us just yet.
Instead, it’s wild, wonderful and oh SO artsy.
See the full list of free arts and culture events at the link in bio and get out there 👀
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09/10/2026
We're excited to share that the Calgary Public Art Guide has been nominated for a Creative City Impact Award! Our interactive online map lets you explore more than 500 public artworks across the city, from murals and sculptures to installations and community-led projects.
👉 Check out the guide by visiting calgarypublicartguide.com
Creative City Impact Awards | Cultural IDEA — Nominee
Calgary Arts Development(CADA) & City of Calgary – Your Local Government
Cultural IDEA Award — Nominee
Calgary Public Art Guide
The Calgary Public Art Guide an interactive digital map showing the different forms of public art that shape our streets, parks and gathering spaces in every neighbourhood of Calgary that makes it easy for people to explore artworks, as well as to share their own discoveries.
Image courtesy of the CADA
The 2026 Creative City Impact Awards will be presented at the Creative City Summit in Calgary on Tuesday, October 6 at 12:30 p.m. MT.
09/09/2026
Classifieds Roundup 📰🔍
A couple times a month, we're highlighting what's new in our free classified listings including artist calls, job postings, workshops and more!
Browse more classifieds on our website (link in bio).
09/07/2026
Curated by Genevieve Farrell, The Responsibility to Wonder is the current Northeast Mini Galleries exhibition, on view across 10 community locations in Calgary’s northeast until later this month.
Featuring 12 works by 10 local artists, the exhibition invites us to explore curiosity, connection, and the relationships that shape our communities through sculpture, painting, illustration, beadwork, and mosaic.
The exhibition also marks the debut of newly redesigned mini galleries by Vignettes, created to better showcase the artwork and bring a more welcoming presence to community spaces.
Featured artists include Chris Lukas Maier (Chris Lukas Maier), Liss Febero and aloT of Poetry (Liss Febrero & Nigerian-South African Poet in Canada) and Michelle Dinunzio.
09/04/2026
Mark your calendars. SoundOff Summit 2026 is officially coming Nov 12–14! 📅✨
Artist applications are NOW OPEN for performance showcases. Want to take the stage in front of industry delegates from across Canada and around the world? Apply today! 🎤
Conference & Festival tickets are also live. Join us for 3 days of panels, networking, and live music in Calgary.
Grab your passes or apply here: https://www.musiccalgary.ca/events/soundoff-summit-2026
09/04/2026
Long weekend-maxxing, for those who refuse to experience anything at a normal intensity - like us. 💪
Bike between public art, catch q***r films and performances, eat your way through Filipino and Afro-Caribbean festivals, dance and celebrate love at Pride, browse a night market or casually turn your CTrain ride into an art tour.
You know. Normal weekend stuff. And somehow, there’s even more happening for free. 🏳️🌈❤️
See what else is worth leaving the house for at the link in bio. 👀👀
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YYC What’s On brings you the best arts, culture, and family events in Calgary EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK.
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09/03/2026
This September, experience Calgary’s public art from a whole new perspective during Calgary Culture Days with these tours!
🚲 Cycle 8 km with Tyson Bankert and explore public art through themes of play and imagination.
🚆 Ride the CTrain with Mary-Beth Laviolette and discover public artworks along the Blue Line.
🚶 Walk with Tiffany Wollman to explore Indigenous connections, kinship and history through public art.
Starting this weekend and on select dates throughout September, these tours are an opportunity to connect with Calgary’s public art, hear directly from the curators and see familiar parts of the city in new ways.
Ready to explore? Find tour dates and details at the link in our bio.
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