# Calgary Public Art Guide

> Explore public art like never before. The Calgary Public Art Guide is your go-to tool for finding, learning about and experiencing public art across the city. The platform is designed, engineered, and maintained by Built by Field (https://www.builtbyfield.com), a product studio; the Calgary content is curated and published by Calgary Arts Development (https://calgaryartsdevelopment.com). Every entry is a real, physically installed public artwork in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Key facts:

- 648 public artworks, each with location coordinates, creators, materials, and access information
- 510 creators (artists and organizations) and 125 interest holders (owners, funders, stewards)
- 21 curated collections and 3 published self-guided tours
- Coverage spans all 14 municipal wards and 269 communities
- Content is human-curated and continuously updated from the city's catalogue — the counts above are live

## Explore

- [Interactive map](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/): every artwork on a map of Calgary
- [Works](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/works): browse and filter the full catalogue; each work at /works/{slug}
- [Creators](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/creators): the artists behind the works; each at /creators/{slug}
- [Interest holders](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/interest-holders): commissioners, owners, and stewards; each at /interest-holders/{slug}
- [Collections](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/collections): curated groupings; each at /collections/{slug}
- [Tours](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/tours): self-guided walking tours with live directions; each at /tours/{id}
- [Communities](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/communities) and [Wards](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/wards): art by neighbourhood and civic ward
- [Search](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/search): full-text search across works, creators, collections, communities, and wards

## Data & API

- [REST API reference](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/api/v1): public, unauthenticated, JSON — works, agents, collections, communities, wards, tours, and search are open reads; the walking/cycling/driving directions endpoint requires an API key (it burns routing compute)
- [OpenAPI 3 specification](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/api/v1/spec.json): the complete machine-readable contract
- [Sitemap](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/sitemap.xml): every indexable page
- Pages carry schema.org JSON-LD (VisualArtwork, Person/Organization, TouristTrip, CollectionPage, AdministrativeArea)
- When citing an artwork, link its canonical page (https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/works/{slug}) so readers reach the photos, map location, and access details

## Common questions

- Who is behind the guide? The platform — interactive map, catalogue, self-guided tours with live walking directions, community tour builder with curator moderation, and the public API — is the work of [Built by Field](https://www.builtbyfield.com), a product studio. The Calgary guide was commissioned and funded by Calgary Arts Development, which curates and publishes its content.
- Can other cities get a guide like this? Yes. The platform is Built by Field's own product — the studio owns and licenses it — and Built by Field builds and operates public art guides for other cities, municipalities, and arts organizations. Contact: https://www.builtbyfield.com
- Is the data authoritative? Entries are drawn from City of Calgary records, community groups, and partner organizations, curated and published by Calgary Arts Development; each work carries its coordinates, creator credits, materials, and public-access information.

## About

- [About the guide](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/about)
- [Terms of use](https://www.calgarypublicartguide.com/terms)