Re-opening again at the end of October for a two-week run until November 8th, the Beyond Van Gough exhibit has worked within the confines of the COVID-19 pandemic and provided a surreal exhibit for visitors. If you’ve thought that you could just find a bunch of...
Upcoming is another fantastic year to look at wonderful mural art. Street art or urban art is a wonderful way to beautify the inner-city, transforming blank canvasses such as walls and and buildings, into art. It elevates the neighbourhood and the city. You can find...
There may be a global pandemic in our midst, but that hasn’t stopped the team behind BUMP to curate another year of murals. Beautifying the inner-city with art is one way to not only develop resiliency and pride in a neighborhood, but it’s an act of...
BUMP stands for “Beltline Urban Mural Project” and is a wonderful community-driven project designed to showcase art, promote Calgary, and transform the city into a beautiful space. 2019 marks the third year of the program what see local and international...
Took about a year and a half but the finished goods are nearly fully functional. On top of the incongruous design, the windows light up during the night. Did you see the TELUS Sky lit up last night? from r/Calgary DT Calgary – Telus Sky Tower from...
Public infrastructure is crucial to building resilient cities. That includes libraries, which is a public good everyone can participate in. When you build libraries, particularly the new Central Library, you invest in the future. Plus this library will last...
One of the important pieces that makes a city world-class is public art. Beautiful cities have a wide array of public art and installations for citizens and patrons to enjoy. Calgary has added a wonderful addition to their inner-city Beltline district (blocks south of...
Exciting news for Calgarians. The last metropolitan centre in North America to have a public contemporary art gallery will finally pull its name off the list with the arrival of Calgary’s first public gallery coming in 2019. Contemporary Calgary broke the news,...
The Exposure Photography Festival is Alberta’s only festival devoted entirely to photography. For 14 years they have been highlight talent in local exhibitions throughout the city. Their mission is to generate participation in photographic image making and to...
