OVERVIEW

Advisors and Advisories

We work with several advisors and advisories to ensure we are gathering knowledge, ideas and perspectives from people in the community with lived experiences and expertise to guide our work.

This is to ensure we have good relations with Indigenous communities and that we are living up to our EDIA values (equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility).

Wisdom Circle

A group of senior leaders in our community and industry who provide counsel to our President and CEO, and other staff, particularly as it relates to equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.

 

Blackfoot Elder Saa’kokoto

Cesar Cala

Cheryl Foggo

JD Derbyshire

 

Indigenous Advisory

The decision-making process for the Original Peoples Investment Program (OPIP), the Honouring the Children Program, and the Indigenous Microgrant Program is Indigenous-led, with committees including representation across nations and artistic or cultural practice. OPIP assessors are included in the assessors’ listing below. In 2022 we began asking our Indigenous Advisory to advise more broadly across our organization. Members of the 2024 advisory included (listed alphabetically):

 

Glenna Cardinal

Jarret Twoyoungmen

Seth Cardinal Dodginghorse

Staci Duchene

Yvette Denby

 

Community Working Group

The community working group comprises artists from equity-deserving communities in Calgary who meet monthly with CADA staff members to advise us on principles, strategies and topics such as accessibility, granting programs, art for social change, equity town halls, conflict resolution, Trans rights, artists as citizens and public art. This working group is one way for us to develop embedded community engagement and work towards new levels of shared leadership. Members of the community working group in 2024 included the following (listed alphabetically by first name):

 

Alberta Rose

asmaa al-issa

Cesar Cala

Ebony Gooden

JD Derbyshire

Kristy North Peigan

Leslie Robertson

Pam Tzeng

Saa’kokoto

Shannon Rusnak

Tamara Lee-Anne Cardinal

Toyin Oladele

Wunmi Idowu

 

The following CADA staff members also participated in CWG meetings:

 

Allan Rosales

Angèle Bleackley

Heather Campbell

Lesley Hinger

Maureen McNamee

Morgan Possberg

Sable Sweetgrass

Sayonara Cunha

Stephanie Solomon

Taylor Poitras

Assessors and Juries

Our grant investment programs are assessed by peer assessment committees to ensure that Calgary Arts Development is fairly and responsibly distributing public dollars to artists and organizations on behalf of the citizens of Calgary. Our peer assessment committees bring their experience, knowledge, skill sets and perspectives through assessment meetings to identify the best opportunities for the arts sector. They help our staff deepen their understanding and view of the sector. Click here for information about grant assessors.

2024 Grant Program Assessors

 

(listed alphabetically by first name)

 

Aaron Park

Andrew Holloway

Ann Mansolino

Annie (Taylor-anne) da Silva

Ari Rombough

Ashley Brodeur

Bassem Hafez

Belle Auld

Berkeley Brady

Blake McLeod

Bruno Canadien

Cameron Macgowan

Chenelle Roberts

Chinmoy Banerjee

Chris Dadge

Christahh Ahh

Cody Wells

Dan Cardinal McCartney

Danielle Piper

Dennis Lee

Diane Din Ebongue

Easy HD

Ebony Gooden

Erin Saunders

Eva Birhanu

Eve Marie Johnson

Folahan Atoloye

Glenna Cardinal

Hannah Many Guns

Hebert Poll Gutierrez

Helen Young

Jace Eagle Bear

Jacqueline Huskisson

Jaime Rathor

Jani Krulc

Jasmine Piper

Jaz Whiteley-Steel

Jeanne Kwong

Jennifer Dautermann

Jiwoo Kim

Jola Adeniji

Jose Macasinag

Julya Hajnoczky

Kadra Yusuf

Karl Schwonik

Kat Simmers

Kay Thomas

Kodie Rollan

Komal Bishnoi

Kristen Dion

Kristy North Peigan

K-Riz (Jerome Henry)

Lara Schmitz

Lily Sigie

Linnea Swan

Maggie MacKenzie

Mark Cruz

MelVee X

Michelle Ku

Mitra Samavaki

Mpoe Mogale

Nick Haywood

Oliver Armstrong

Omatta Udalor

Pamela Tzeng

Paul Brain

Peace Etaje

Petronella Overes

Rachael Warnock

Rami Abdelnour

Richard Harrison

Riel Manywounds

Riki Entz

Rob Hunter

Robin van Eck

Roland Kangong

Roydon Tse

Ryan Owen

Saeid Asgarian

Sandra Sutter

Sarah Houle-Lowry

Sarah Uwadiae

Shiyao Fu

Sikapinakii Low Horn

Simon MacLeod

Simon Rose

Sinzere (Shanice Connolly)

Staci Duchene

Susan Dumont

Tamara Eaker

Thabo Chinake

Tiara Matusin

Tim Mah

Tito Gomez

Tracy Cumberbatch

Trevor Solway

Varnia Henry

Wendy Walker

Wilmer Aburto

Yvette Denby

 

 

2024 Public Art Assessors

 

Alec Hamilton

Alice Lam

Blake McCleod

Brittney Bear Hat

Bruno Canadien

Clara Mckeown

Dawn Saunders Dahl

Eric Moschopedis

Faust Harder Tanya Rusnak

Kelli Morning Bull

Kristy North Peigan

Lauren Sandberg (Popadiuk)

Louie Fermore

Luke Little Chief

Marianne Elder

Mike Hooves

Paul Fesko

Peter Van Thiesenhausen

Ryley Williams

Sally Njoroge

Saloni Sharma

Sandra Neil

Shauna Thompson

Smith Wright

Stephanie One Spot

Su Ying Strang

Tak Pham

Tamara Marajh

Teresa Tam

Wunmi Idowu

Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards Juries

Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts  Awards Juries

Recipients of the 2024 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards were selected by juries, each comprising a past award-winner, a representative from the benefactor organization and artistic peers.

Cultural Leaders Legacy Artist Awards Juries

 

Apiow Akwai

Bassem Nabil Hafez

Brett Dahl

Carol Schwartz-Kapunscinski

Claudia Chagoya

Daorcey Le Bray

Diane Din Egboue

Jerilynn Daniels

Josh Dalledonne

Kodie Rollan

Lanre Ajayi

Lisa Mackay

Mark Wold

Miguel Alvarez

Morgan Black

Mysoon Ismail

Peter Hemminger

Rocio Graham

Saloni

Samuel Obadero

Stephanie Hutchinson