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What are those metal structures outside cSPACE MARDA LOOP on the ARTPARK?

The sculptural public art installations inside the ARTCUBES on the south lawn, were a part of the The 20/20 Wavelength Project. This milestone moment began as a way to engage online and in person neighbourhoods as part of Alberta Culture Days, during the height of the global COVID-19 Pandemic.

This project captured pandemic-related reflections, community spirit, and resilience through art as an answer to the question “What Matters Now.” It included online and in-person components, featuring local artists and community submissions. An exhibition was held from late September through October 2020 in the cSPACE MARDA LOOP hallway galleries. The final phase of this project was the ARTCUBES. These large scale animal designs were cut from sheet metal and hung inside the ARTCUBES. The 20/20 Wavelength Project was our way to focus a creative light on the introspection we saw all around us, and foster a connection with the community through the isolating year that was 2020.

Follow along as we explore more Milestone Moments from cSPACE PROJECTS 15th anniversary year. Head to our link in bio to explore the full timeline.

Join us this Saturday, June 13th for the Farmers and Makers Market. From 10AM-2PM you can enjoy live music, visit the Artist Alley, meet a cSPACE Tenant, create a Make’n’Take Craft, and shop all the incredible vendors!

🎵LIVE MUSIC LINE UP🎵

Toni Vere @ 10AM
Toni Vere is a Canadian singer-songwriter who turns life’s lessons into songs that hit home. Blending folk, traditional, and a splash of satire, her music tells stories rooted in real emotion, sharp wit, and a deep love of place. With a voice that carries both tenderness and strength, and a pen that doesn’t shy away from truth, Toni Vere is an artist for anyone who’s ever felt broken, brave, or both at the same time.

I Am The Mountain @ 12PM
No one plays music and commands the stage quite like I Am The Mountain. The energy is groove inducing, and their passionate songwriting and musicianship is what makes these six dudes from Calgary stand out so much. I Am The Mountain plays alternative rock with orchestral and jazz elements. The three part horns of saxophone, trumpet, and trombone is a unique blend to this melodic and gritty sound. I Am The Mountain have spent 10 years and performing around Calgary and Canada.

⭐️FEATURED TENANT⭐️

Here at cSPACE Marda Loop we have 30+ tenants in our arts hub. Each week at the market you can discover what our cSPACE Tenants have to offer! This week, we are pleased to welcome Alberta Craft Council’s Guest Carmen Vazquez-Mackay to the cSPACE tent.

Carmen Vazquez-Mackay (she/her) was born and raised on the traditional lands of the Maya, Nahua Pipil, and Lenca peoples in present-day El Salvador. As the founder of Ixchel Textiles, her work is rooted in the traditional Mesoamerican art of backstrap loom weaving-an intimate, embodied practice that connects her to ancestral knowledge, cultural memory, and the sacred feminine.

So come and stock up on Farmers & Makers Market goodies, support local artists along Artist Alley, craft with the kids on Level 2, and take in some live tunes on the Sarina Builds Stage!

Looking for a reason to visit cSPACE MARDA LOOP this June? Why not check out a few of these events!

Join us this Saturday, June 6th for the Farmers and Makers Market. From 10AM-2PM you can enjoy live music, visit the Artist Alley, meet a cSPACE Tenant, create a make’n’take craft, and shop all the incredible vendors!

🎵LIVE MUSIC LINE UP🎵
Justine Giles @ 10AM
Justine Giles is a Calgary-based folk/adult contemporary singer-songwriter recognized for her soaring yet intimate vocals, emotionally resonant songwriting, and polished, audience-focused live performances. Justine combines original music with thoughtfully reimagined covers of beloved hits in her signature acoustic and emotive style, her sound inspired by Lilith Fair-era artists like Sarah McLachlan alongside modern voices like Kacey Musgraves.

Brayden Lowe @ 12PM
Brayden Lowe is a captivating Pop/R&B vocalist and songwriter based in Calgary, Alberta, known for his soulful tone, dynamic vocal range, and emotionally resonant performances. Drawing inspiration from legends like Stevie Wonder, and blending it with the modern stylings of artists such as Shawn Mendez and Justin Timberlake, Brayden crafts a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.

⭐️FEATURED TENANT⭐️
Here at cSPACE Marda Loop we have 30+ tenants in our arts hub. Each week at the market you can discover what our cSPACE Tenants have to offer! This week, we are pleased to welcome Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) to the cSPACE tent.

There is an Alberta magazine for every interest - from fine art to crafts, business to politics and society, food and wine to music and travel. There’s a magazine for most every city, town and community, for sports and for leisure, for university life and industry. There are even award-winning new and established magazines of literature and poetry and ideas. The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) sustains a healthy magazine industry by serving the people who publish, create, print and distribute a uniquely Albertan view of the world.

So come and stock up on Farmers & Makers Market goodies, support local artists along Artist Alley, craft with the kids on Level 2, and take in some live tunes on the Sarina Builds Stage!

Our Hallway Galleries this June are PACKED with incredible talent. You won’t want to miss these:

⭐️L’Arche Calgary Art Show: June 1 - June 6
⭐️Reading Chinatown’s Water Systems Through Print by Yilu Xing and Phoenix Ning: June 1 - June 14
⭐️Flow by Riverview Artists: June 2- June 14
⭐️No Mistakes Art Show by National accessArts Centre: June 2- June 29
⭐️Focus On by Alliance Française: June 2 - June 29
⭐️Rundle College Art Showcase: June 8- June 15
⭐️Beyond & Within by Yiting Hui: June 15 - June 29
⭐️Playground Studies by Phoenix Ning: June 15 - July 6
⭐️A Place of Joy by Artpoint Gallery & Studios: June 15 - July 13

Our galleries are free to visit and open Monday to Saturday 8AM-8PM

Join us this Saturday, May 30 for the Farmers and Makers Market. From 10AM-2PM you can enjoy live music, visit the Artist Alley, meet a SPACE Tenant, and shop all the incredible vendors.
🎵 LIVE MUSIC LINE UP 🎵

Jordan Clermont @ 10AM
Jordan Clermont is a Calgary-based, YYC Music Award-winning singer-songwriter known for his authentic and engaging acoustic performances. Drawing inspiration from legendary songwriters like Bob Dylan and Counting Crows, Jordan delivers a warm mix of heartfelt folk-rock and familiar covers. For Jordan, a solo acoustic set is designed to feel as welcoming and intimate as a conversation with an old friend.

Evie Marsten @ 12PM
Evie is a 15 year old singer/songwriter who performs acoustic country and alternative country originals and covers. Recently nominated for the Country Music Alberta Horizon Youth Award and a finalist in Canada’s Teen Jam, Evie has a fresh, youthful and edgy country sound. A true multi instrumentalist, Evie plays guitar, bass, mandolin, banjo, and ukulele.

⭐️FEATURED TENANT⭐️
Here at SPACE Marda Loop we have 30+ tenants in our arts hub. Each week at the market you can discover what our SPACE Tenants have to offer! This week, we are pleased to welcome Alberta Craft Council & Gallery to the SPACE tent.

The Alberta Craft Gallery is an extension of the Alberta Craft Council - a Provincial Arts Service Organization that develops, promotes, and advocates for Craft in Alberta. They do this by supporting contemporary and heritage crafts as significant art forms that contribute to Alberta’s culture, and are invested in developing a craft sector of creative, skilled, viable, and sustainable craftspeople, studios, businesses, and networks.

So come and stock up on Farmers & Makers Market goodies, support local artists along Artist Alley, create a moon mobile with the kids on Level 2, and take in some live tunes on the Sarina Builds Stage!

Milestone moment! Over the past 15 years we have continued to make space into place through creating community connections and enhancing physical space. In 2018 the public art installation ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ by artist’s Caitlind r.c. Brown, Wayne
Garrett and Lane Shordee began install.

If you’ve walked through the cSPACE MARDA LOOP south entrance, you likely have looked up in awe at this kinetic installation. Did you know that the sand in these hourglasses are filled with sand crushed from
sandstone bricks collected onsite during cSPACE’s renovations?

This year we celebrate 15 years of arts, culture, and community. Explore what’s here and be part of what’s next. Check out more milestone moments on our timeline. Link in bio.

Come celebrate our youth members at the launch of Reality Is Optional Optional Guide to Reality (and writing)!

This quirky and joyful book walks you through how a story comes to life, from the first spark of an idea to the publishing process. It is educational in the most unexpected way, with surprises tucked between the chapters, a bonus novel, and at least one goat.

From someone who bought the book at our holiday party:
“A M A Z I N G book. Thank you for creating this gem.”

Join us for an evening of celebration and fun! Come cheer on the next generation of writers.

December 15, 2025
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Patricia A. Whelan Performance Hall, Calgary Central Library
Free event, everyone welcome.