Three women sitting side by side wearing very elaborate, long acrylic earrings and fashionable western wear

Calgary-based designers reshape the landscape of Indigenous fashion

Photo: FOREIGNERZ

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Artist Bethel Afework poses in front of her colourful artwork on a wall which includes a bright purple door.

At Alcove Centre for the Arts, Bethel Afework makes creativity accessible

Photo: Jason Dziver

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Malik Elassal sitting with a broad smile, within a small refrigerator which has bottles in the doorway, in a kitchen

Calgary actor and comedian Malik Elassal strikes comedy gold

Photo: Shela Shiloni

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Noeline Hofmann sitting on a bench in front of a wall which is covered in marks and graffiti

Alberta-born music artist Noeline Hofmann finds success in Nashville

Photo: Preston Hofmann

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Announcements

Share your best images with us!

Did you receive funding from Calgary Arts Development in 2025? We want to share your best images and show what a creative and vibrant arts community we have!Read more

Guidelines Released: Original Peoples Investment Program

The guidelines for the Original Peoples Investment Program (OPIP) for 2026 are available. This program provides one-time project funding to First Nation, Métis and Inuit individual artists, artist collectives and Indigenous-led and -centred arts organizations…Read more

Update to the Utility Box Public Art Program

Calgary Arts Development is introducing a new curator-led model for the Utility Box Public Art Program. Building on a successful 2025 pilot in Marda Loop, the updated approach supports cohesive collections of traffic signal box…Read more

New Window Exhibition at Centre Street LRT

Open Spaces: Windows to a View brings rotating exhibitions to the Centre Street LRT platform. On view September to November 2025, new works by Samuel Obadero and Richa Shukla reflect on themes of migration, memory,…Read more

Tickets On Sale Now: Celebration for the Arts

Join Mayor Farkas and Calgary's arts and business leaders on May 4, 2026 to connect with old and new friends, enjoy a showcase of performances by Calgary artists, and celebrate outstanding achievement in the arts. Tickets are…Read more

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Living a Creative Life

A photo of comic Malik Elassal sitting inside a refrigerator smiling warmly

Funny Guy

Calgary's Malik Elassal never dreamed that comedy could be a full-time career, but he found…Read more

Artist Yu Chen in a studio standing at an art easel hosing a palette and paintbrush, while wearing traditional Chinese clothing and a floral headpiece.

In Oil & Silk

Living a Creative Life host Adora Nwofor speaks with artist Yu Chen, a painter whose…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.