The Scene

Monday is the last day to check out ROOTS over at cSpace, a mixed media art show presented by artist Barb DeRousie. Inspired by her life growing up on Vancouver Island and her connection to her First Na...

For 12 Canadian artists, the Greek island of Kefalonia became more than a scenic setting for an art residency — it became a living participant in their creative process. Through their time at the Ionian Center for the Arts and Culture, organized by Natasha Faye Jensen and Patrick Moskwa, the artists explored the relationship between art, ecology, and place, culminating in

Like many great ideas, containR — Calgary’s first art park — began as a conversation over a bottle of wine. It was 2009, and the Olympic Games were headed to Vancouver the following year.

“There was a call for artists to pitch ideas, but there were no galleries, no venues, no theatres and no sponsorship money,” recalls Nicole Mion, the artistic director of

If an alien came to Calgary and asked you to show them artwork that represents this city, what would you show? With over 1300 public art pieces around the city, it’s a hard question. But BUMP murals offer some pretty amazing candidates. We’ve mapped 10 murals — a small selection that reflects differ...

Calgary has never had a simple relationship with public art. Over the years, public installations have sparked spirited debates about everything from artistic merit and public spending to identity, politics and who gets to shape the city’s shared spaces. That tension is part of what public art is meant to be: it asks people to look, react, question and, sometimes, disagree.