Calgary Public Art Policy

• New Calgary public art ‘reminiscent of a cross between a hockey player and a drinking bird’

  Construction on the $245-million library got underway in August 2014. Its grand opening is planned for November 2018.

  Apr 13, 2018
  
• Have an opinion on Calgary’s public art program? The city wants to hear from you

  The city has launched an online survey that is meant to complement a telephone survey set to be conducted with 500 Calgarians in April.

  Mar 28, 2018
  
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• Angela Kokott: Controversy over downtown art installation another black eye for Calgary public art program

  Mayor Naheed Nenshi has asked administrators to investigate. I think the solution is easy: the artist gives the $20,000 he received from the city to the photographer(s) who took the original photos.

  Nov 29, 2017
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• 2017 Calgary mayoral candidates Q&A: What is your position on the city’s public art policy?

  We asked all 10 mayoral candidates to answer your questions on Calgary's public art policy.

  Politics

  Oct 13, 2017
• Art appraiser makes case for sculpture parks in Calgary

  A Calgary art appraiser said Thursday the city should consider installing sculpture parks in areas like Prince’s Island Park rather than tie new art installations to major infrastructure projects, like in the case of the Bowfort Towers.

  Sep 28, 2017
• Nenshi and 8 Calgary councillors to ask for public art policy freeze

  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and eight city councillors are calling for a temporary suspension of the city’s public art policy in a notice of motion set to go before council this week. 

  Politics

  Sep 11, 2017
• Mayor Naheed Nenshi, Treaty 7 chiefs address ‘misconceptions’ about Calgary’s Bowfort Towers

  Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and the Treaty 7 chiefs have released a statement meant to clear up what they call “misunderstandings” about the Bowfort Towers public artwork.

  Aug 31, 2017