CALGARY ARTS DEVELOPMENT
A creative, connected Calgary through the arts.
ACCOUNTABILITY & IMPACT REPORT​
2021

We are the city’s designated arts development authority, created to support and strengthen the arts to benefit all Calgarians.

We are proud to put public dollars to work in the interest of the public good. This means all public. We aspire to foster a resilient and sustainable arts sector that is safe and welcoming for all, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, economic status, physical, or mental abilities.

We believe that art infusing the lives of Calgarians has the power to build our city. Our vision is a creative, connected Calgary through the arts where everyone is empowered to live a creative life.

To deliver on our mission, we are:

  • An investor in artists, arts collectives, and arts organizations
  • An arts champion, supporter, and amplifier
  • A connector, facilitator, and collaborator
  • A catalyst and opportunity-maker
Sarah Slaughter works on a mural at the Sunalta Community Wildflower Garden

We are the city’s designated arts development authority, created to support and strengthen the arts to benefit all Calgarians.

We are proud to put public dollars to work in the interest of the public good. This means all public. We aspire to foster a resilient and sustainable arts sector that is safe and welcoming for all, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, economic status, physical, or mental abilities.

 

We believe that art infusing the lives of Calgarians has the power to build our city. Our vision is a creative, connected Calgary through the arts where everyone is empowered to live a creative life.

 

Our vision is a creative, connected Calgary through the arts.

To deliver on our mission, we are:

  • An investor in artists, arts collectives, and arts organizations
  • An arts champion, supporter, and amplifier
  • A connector, facilitator, and collaborator
  • A catalyst and opportunity-maker
Cultivate | Instigate Opening at the Alberta Craft Gallery - Calgary

We are the city’s designated arts development authority, created to support and strengthen the arts to benefit all Calgarians.

We are proud to put public dollars to work in the interest of the public good. This means all public. We aspire to foster a resilient and sustainable arts sector that is safe and welcoming for all, regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, language, citizenship, creed, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, physical, or mental abilities.

Zach Running Coyote on the Lunchbox Theatre stage in Snowblind
Sarah Slaughter works on a mural at the Sunalta Community Wildflower Garden
Participants wearing masks in a workshop by The Wonderheads at the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry
Cultivate | Instigate Opening at the Alberta Craft Gallery - Calgary

Overview

ASSESSORS, ADVISORIES, AND JURIES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A sustainable & resilient arts sector

Equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility (EDIA)

Awareness & connection

Public Art

Arts-led city-building

Research

Stories

Photo of Ebony Gooden

Ebony Gooden

RECIPIENT: PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM – INDIVIDUALS AND COLLECTIVES

Photo of Gayathri Shukla

Gayathri Shukla

RECIPIENT: PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM – INDIVIDUALS AND COLLECTIVES

Newspaper article from the archives at the Mackenzie Museum

Moni Brar

RECIPIENT: PROJECT GRANT FOR INDIVIDUALS & COLLECTIVES

Behind the scenes photo of The Strid

The Strid

RECIPIENT: ARTIST DEVELOPMENT MICROGRANT

PHOTOS
Top row: Writer and director Berkley Brady, photo by Marni Burkhart | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ (Iskwe Woman) by Karlee Fellner | NAPPY Dance Collective’s Not Another Political Playground Y’all | The Ascent, a collaboration between Calgary International Film Festival and Beakerhead, photo by Michael Grondin 
Bottom row: Cast member and puppet from Mudfoot Theatre’s Yabber: A Junk Folk Opera, photo by Caitlind Brown | Taylor Crow Spreads His Wings and daughter Melody Fox dancing at Pokaiks – The Children: Orange Shirt Day event, photo by Albert Woo | Perspectives From Within group exhibition at Contemporary Calgary, curated by Dick Averns | Singer-songwriter Kayla Williams in Studio Bell’s Busker sessions
PHOTOS

Top: Berkley Brady, photo by Marni Burkhart 
Bottom: Taylor Crow Spreads His Wings and her daughter, Melody Fox, dancing at Pokaiks – The Children: Orange Shirt Day event, 2021, photo by Albert Woo