Calgary Artists
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Calgary artists turn Porsche hood into canvas for charityA one-of-kind painted Porsche hood is being raffled off to support CUPS Calgary. It'll be the centrepiece at Rita Thorpe and Michele Doucette's art show in May.FeaturesMay 14, 2024
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Property management company converts unused retail space to studio for Calgary artistsBrookfield Properties is converting unused retail space at its downtown Bankers Hall complex into a place for Calgary artists to create and showcase their work.FeaturesSep 28, 2023
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Calgarian ‘honoured and blessed’ to be named one of Canada’s top immigrantsA very creative Calgarian is celebrating a major new honour -- national recognition for his hard work in helping diverse communities celebrate common ground together.FeaturesNov 25, 2021
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Calgary artists get ‘groundbreaking’ opportunity to showcase work worldwideCalgary artist David Oppong is really making his mark with a recent work, "Resilience means finding strength and hope when everything seems to be going bad," he said.FeaturesMay 6, 2021
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Building mural inspires Indigenous men reintegrating after prisonA pair of Indigenous artists have used their creativity and heritage to design a mural with a message. It is intended to bring light to the over-representation of Indigenous people incarcerated.FeaturesJun 5, 2020
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Sustainable art and design: How Calgary artists, entrepreneurs are repurposing and upcyclingWhether sustainability was their main objective or not, Calgarians have come up with a variety of ways to upcycle and repurpose everything from skateboards to skulls.FeaturesJul 31, 2019
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Iconic castle-looking house becomes new studio space for Calgary artistsCalgary's real estate downturn has an upside for artists. An unsold mansion is being converted to a temporary art collective.FeaturesMay 15, 2019
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Calgary artist enjoys international success with his fire paintings: ‘It’s exploded!’No matter how many combinations he might mix together, Jeff Vermeeren says there’s always one constant – “chemicals that burn.”CanadaApr 26, 2018
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Last artworks of Toller Cranston in CalgaryThe final paintings of Canadian figure-skating great Toller Cranston have returned home.Apr 10, 2016
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