Calgary Arts Development
About Calgary Arts Development
As the city’s arts development authority, Calgary Arts Development is uniquely positioned to lead and evolve the public art program, drawing upon our deep knowledge of and strong relationships within the arts community.
We have created a public art program that is engaging, relevant and accountable. Public art in Calgary reflects the rich diversity of our city, including Indigenous voices that tell the past, present and future stories of Calgary, known as Mohkinsstsis in Blackfoot. We remain committed to working with communities that have historically been underserved, guided by the core principles of equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
Our goals include streamlining the program to make it easier for artists to apply, ensuring local artists are aware of opportunities, creating connections between international and local artists to build capacity, and shedding light on the many processes surrounding public art — its value and impact on our city. Our intent is to foster meaningful connections and dialogue between artists and communities, using public art to reflect Calgary’s diverse stories and values.
To learn more, visit Calgary Arts Development's website.
Works by Calgary Arts Development
A mural that depicts the natural beauty of their community for thousands of commuters each day.Mural
The Bison and The Dragon: Untold Tales - 1st Street North Wall
This public artwork displayed in the Chinatown community incorporates animals that are important to the Niitsitapi people, most notably the bison and the golden eagle.Mural
North Haven Nose Hill Entrance Mural
With guidance from Blackfoot Elders Cindy Daniels and Rod Scout, Wollman painted plants and flowers meaningful to the Blackfoot people in phase one of the project, which started in 2020.Mural
Renfrew Community Hall South Patio Mural Project
The final palette featured nine colours, including a sand and navy blue as an ode to the Stanley Jones School’s sandstone exterior and its longtime school team colour.Mural
Liminal Landing
A grid of colourful imagery created by Priscilla Cherry and Tyson Bankert adorns this Utility Box, bringing colour and vibrancy to the area.Utility Box
Away Through Here
This series juxtaposes the stillness of snow with the powerful flow of water in the canyon.Portable
Threads of Resilience
The central braided figure becomes Mother Nature--each strand cascading into a waterfall that reminds us we spring from and return to the earth.Portable
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This piece explores the harmony between natural forms and structured environments.Utility Box
Erlton Community Association Mural in Lindsay Park 2024
This mural beautified a previously drab area and made a very welcoming area for people to gather.Mural
APAC Mural Project
Themed around youth and music in Calgary, the mural reflects and promotes the YSC values of artistic integrity, excellence, community building, inclusion, personal development & self-expression.Mural
Being a Bird
Being a Bird is a reflection of the human spirit’s resilience and longing for freedom.Portable
Rooted and Rescued
The artist wanted to create a playful yet functional tribute to the beauty of rescue stories and the gardens that grow around them.Portable
We Live Here
The artist's philosophy that plants continue to provide us all a chance to share in common experience through the appreciation of their beauty and resilience is at the heart of this piece.Utility Box
Childlike Wonder! (Centre Street)
Overflowing with childlike wonder and technicolour imagination, this artwork is a soulful reminder that magic is real.Utility Box
Mount Pleasant Community Engagement Mural
Artist CONZ took community feedback to create a mural of community members of all ages coming together in local parts and nature.Mural
Childlike Wonder! (Macleod Trail)
Overflowing with childlike wonder and technicolour imagination, this artwork is a soulful reminder that magic is real.Utility Box
Stories of this land
Artist Matias Martinez developed the concept for the mural and led a series of workshops for community members to create individual painted elements.Mixed Media
Memory Walk
The new concrete pad and benches created by local artisans helped to create a space for people to gather and learn more about the history of their community.Functional
Mother Nature Takes Back What’s Hers
NASARIMBA created a mural featuring flowing water and plants specific to the region, providing a nature-inspired backdrop to the skate park.Mural
Beauty in the Brick
The works reflect the natural world around us and the creative community that thrives in Mayland Heights.Mural
Our Mission is Peace
This mural not only reflects the values of peace and unity taught in the Montessori classroom but also invites the community to embrace these ideals in their everyday lives.Utility Box
Under the Moonlight
Referencing classical ceramic forms, ornamental and pop cultural symbols, and an abstract painterly application of glaze, the works provide a pluralistic vision indicative of our individual and shared experiences.Utility Box
Me and My Bestest
The artist primarily focuses on the balance and composition of colour and shape to create visually engaging pieces.Portable
War War War III
The artist primarily focuses on the balance and composition of colour and shape to create visually engaging pieces.Portable
Lucky Smalls
The mural is colourful and whimsical, bringing some much-needed vibrancy to the area while also incorporating and celebrating the Chinese-Canadian culture that is so prevalent in Crescent Heights.Mural
Women Empowerment / Katatagan ng Kababaihan
Each mural in this project has an English and Tagalog name. This mural is named Women Empowerment — Katatagan ng Kababaihan.Mural

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The goal of this art is to represent and highlight these parts of the community and invite nature back into people’s day to day.Utility Box
Home is Where the Heart Is
This painted utility box is a love letter to the quiet beauty of nature and the unseen threads that weave us together.Utility Box
The Bison and The Dragon: Untold Tales - 4th Avenue North Wall
This public artwork displayed in the Chinatown community incorporates animals that are important to the Niitsitapi people, most notably the bison and the golden eagle.Mural
The Seasons of Sandstone MacEwan
The artist aimed to capture the happy, family-oriented, outdoorsy and active community through the use of bright colours in a collage style design, in hopes of bringing joy to that street.Utility Box
Soul
To reflect LOUD Art’s Society’s mission and advocacy for mental health, artist Ethel Dalida focused on illustrating musicians, and their passion and hard work to produce their craft.Utility Box

Birds of Calgary
This installation challenges passersby — especially children, their families or anyone with a sense of curiosity to see who can name the most popular birds in Calgary.Utility Box
A Community in Colour
This utility box displays 40-60 unique portraits created by Tyler Lemermeyer's students.Utility Box
The Magpies at the City Gate
This mural incorporates Calgary-specific iconography and community stories.Mural
Bayanihan
Bayanihan speaks to both literal and metaphorical movement: migration, displacement and home rebuilding across geographies.Portable
Whispers of Winter
Whispers of Winter is an illustration that shows the quiet and peaceful feeling of winter.Portable

Harmony in Bloom
This artwork celebrates the unity and potential of Northeast Calgary, inviting viewers to appreciate the colourful tapestry of our community.Portable
Inglewood: Conflux and Community (15th Street)
Due to this box’s proximity to the Piitoyais urban Indigenous school, a strong majority of respondents requested the design incorporate elements of Indigenous culture and history.Utility Box
Youth Empowerment / Hangad ng Kabataang Pilipino
Each mural in this project has an English and Tagalog name. This mural is titled Youth Empowerment — Hangad ng Kabataang Pilipino.Mural
Locally Grown
This mural contains plants native to Edgemont, Calgary and Alberta, portraying the importance of local and regional connectionsUtility Box
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Sylvia Arthur worked with the community to find neighbourhood-specific suggestions of flora and fauna that exist in Forest Lawn.Utility Box


The Lineage Embrace
Stylized figures, often echoing the aesthetic of African masks, embody both presence and protection, forming an unbroken chain of support.Portable
Tigerstedt Block
The floral patterns in the background act as a symbolic appreciation of the inverted T-shaped sign and history of the building.Portable


Dim Sum Sends
Food brings people together, and Hui uses these cross-sections to create a mural that embraces our shared culture.Mural
Inglewood: Conflux and Community (19th Street)
Due to this box’s proximity to the Piitoyais urban Indigenous school, a strong majority of respondents requested the design incorporate elements of Indigenous culture and history.Utility Box
Seasons and Symbols of Coach Hill / Patterson Heights
The art on this utility box is an expression of what residents love about life in Coach Hill and Patterson Heights. Some of the images used included the flora and fauna found in our neighbourhood, while other images are representations of artifacts of the past and present.Utility Box
The Bison and The Dragon: Untold Tales - 1st Street South Wall
This public artwork displayed in the Chinatown community incorporates animals that are important to the Niitsitapi people, most notably the bison and the golden eagle.Mural
Banff Trail Blackfoot Art Installation
Carved and painted free-standing wooden panels depicting four feathers in the colours of the medicine wheel and engraved with animals sacred to the Blackfoot: wolf, buffalo, eagle, and bear.Sculpture
Jingle Dancer
This piece incorporates symbols on makeup brushes that MMIW has adopted over the years to recognize the cause.Portable
Journeys Home
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A Place to Land
Ceramic birds symbolize the journey of migrants who leave their homelands, embodying the emotional struggles and resilience needed to seek freedom and build a new life.Portable
Blue Jay
The artist strives to share meaningful messages, with each piece carrying a unique significance depending on what she's aiming to bring to life.Portable
Harmony with Self and Nature
Harmony with Self and Nature focuses on the concept of self-reflection and holistic coexistence between humanity and nature while showing the beautiful interplay of natural elements all around us.Portable
Flying Up
The artist invites others to see the world in a new way, feel more deeply and connect on a real level.Portable
Blushing Beauties
Blushing Beauties is a digital artwork that celebrates the delicate charm of nature.Portable
Sanctuary
Sanctuary is a nostalgic look back to when monarch butterflies were in abundance, thriving on local plants, fluttering through the air.Portable

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Sylvia Arthur worked with the community to find neighbourhood-specific suggestions of flora and fauna that exist in Forest Lawn.Utility Box
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Amanda Reber set out to create an homage to the landscape that used to be where Livingston was, pre-development.Utility Box
Harmony with Nature
Through needle and thread, the artist aims to preserve traditions while also pushing the boundaries of what textile art can say about our shared lives.PortableEmbroidery
Garden of Trust
Garden of Trust is an invitation to appreciate beauty of our collective journey and strength found in our unity.Portable
PILANDOK
In this mural’s composition, Pilandok is depicted in an encounter with a formidable crocodile, on his quests to find the enchanted “Sarimanok”.Mural
Reach
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Nostalgic Plastics
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Resilience
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Hardware Store
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Recreating Home
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Walking Studies
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Hungry Pies
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Junery
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Healer
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Tenderly
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Perspective
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Best Friends
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Wishes or Weeds
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Prairie Pigeons
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Safe Space
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The Crisp Air West
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Corridor
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Scratchitt://A
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Country and Western
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Everything is Magical When it Snows
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Jogging on Centre Street
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Remember this Mix
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I'm Not a Psychologist
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Raccoon Pilot
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Grocery Day
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The Crisp Air East
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Winter Warming Huts
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City Skies
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New Home
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Salsa
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Scratchitt://B
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Last updated: August 25th, 2025