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indigiTRAILS mobile app immortalizes Indigenous artwork in Calgary parks

March 28, 2022 Trinity Fitzpatrick 0

Last Generation, an Indigenous art exhibition displayed in Rotary Park will disappear after April. But you won’t have to miss out despite its physical removal.  The Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth (USAY) is using a

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Cree artists unveil mural to honour Indigenous community leader, Amy Willier

September 10, 2021 Staff LiveWire Calgary 0

A new mural honouring a long-time Calgary Indigenous artisan and community leader was unveiled by a duo of local Cree artists. The new mural, done by Cree artists Kayla Bellerose (bb iskwew) and Mackenzie Brown

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Long Read: The arts vision for Calgary’s Downtown and the need to include artists

July 23, 2021 Ximena Gonzalez 1

“Greater downtown is the economic and cultural heart of Calgary,” reads the city’s Greater Downtown Plan, a strategic document meant to drive the revitalization of the core. Approved by council alongside an initial budget of

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Calgary glassblowing student turns to Twitch to raise profile, immerse digital audience

March 26, 2021 Matthew Siu 0

With COVID-19 taking Calgarians away from live art events, one local glass artist has made the move to online streaming to promote their art and interact with fans. For Kenzie Roth, a fourth-year glassblowing major

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New Calgary BLM mural slated for Chinatown

September 1, 2020 Staff LiveWire Calgary 4

A new Calgary Black Lives Matter mural has found a home in Chinatown, the group behind the public art project said Tuesday. In a message posted to Instagram, Pink Flamingo said they’d found a location

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BUMP 2020: Colouring Calgary streets amid COVID-19

August 8, 2020 Spardha Mehta 0

This year’s BUMP Festival is back with 21 new murals to enliven a lacklustre 2020. Various local, national and international artists will be working on the murals from Aug. 1 to 30, adding pleasant hues

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No ‘going back’ for Calgary arts community in post-COVID world

June 18, 2020 Layla Dart 1

Adaptation is something that artists know well, especially in the last few months. Venues, theaters and galleries were all closed, and artists were forced to create from home – and physically alone. Productions were cancelled,

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Black Kid Joy: A program to creatively inspire Black Calgary youth

June 13, 2020 Layla Dart 0

A group of multidisciplinary artists have come together to bring joy to black youth in Calgary. Black Kid Joy is founded by MelVee X, a spoken word artist, photographer, and burlesque performer. It’s a program

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Rumble House exchanges art for good deeds in not-so-new initiative

June 12, 2020 Layla Dart 1

Rumble House auctions off auctions off art pieces every Wednesday – but last week was a little different. Instead of money, they traded pieces for donations to non-profit organizations and good deeds. People mowed their

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New canvas: Calgary tattoo shops set for re-opening

June 6, 2020 Cassie Jamieson 0

Calgary tattoo shop owner, Brett Schwindt said the coronavirus lockdown was a bit of a blessing in disguise, while others found a different outlet for their ink art. Tattoo shops were among those businesses that

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