Phase III | Arts Plan

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Thank you to the hundreds of people who supported Arts Plan at our presentation to City Council on June 5! Read about the next steps here.
NEW! Watch a video of Patrick Finn's visionary article, Artists are Dangerous!
Read the latest in our visionary article series: Sam Gregory, a founder of Save Our Fine Arts, discusses the curent state of arts education in Towards a Creative Calgary: Realizing the Importance of Fine Arts Education.
Where is Arts Plan now? Read through the latest Arts Plan progress update for the core objectives and focus areas of Arts Plan.

Outside Critiques

To ensure that Calgary's Arts Plan is as bold as possible in its aspirations, and is truly reflective of the best thinking on the arts in North America, we have engaged Shannon Litzenberger and Ian David Moss to serve as "consulting critics" of the process.

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Visionary Articles

Looking for inspiration?

We asked several leaders from Calgary's art scene to give us their thoughts on the future of the arts in Calgary. We asked them to challenge us to think big, and they rose to the challenge!

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Citizens' Reference Panel

The Citizens’ Reference Panel produced a report containing 35 recommendations for the arts in Calgary.

Please read through them & add your comments.

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to a collective vision for the arts in Calgary!

We presented an Arts Plan progress update to The City on June 5.