YYC Art
Posts on new art installations in the city of Calgary.
From the Blog
2019 BUMP Festival Marks New Murals
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 artists...
Telus Sky Building Nearing Completion
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 r/Calgary
Telus Sky Project Coming Along Nice
A view from the top courtesy of spudski on Reddit. If you're looking from the bottom up the wave features of the building are quite unique.
Calgary’s New Central Library a thing of lasting beauty
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...
Inner-City Mural Tour with YYC Bump
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...
Contemporary Calgary to Launch First Public Contemporary Art Gallery in Calgary in Old Planetarium
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, along...
Exposure Fest 2018 Highlighting Photography
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 engage...
Buds of Buds Stephen Ave Interactive Art Murals
​Calgarians now have the unique opportunity to participate in and engage with an immersive art experience unlike any other. In partnership with Downtown Calgary, we are debuting the first ever urban art gallery through a series of painted windows, called the Northern...
Douglas Coupland Install to Be City’s Largest
Teaming up with the new Telus building, the Telus Sky Design, will feature the city's largest public art installation. Douglas Coupland's piece will be an LED based installation covering 160,000 of the building exterior. Renowned Canadian artist and author Douglas...