cSPACE Marda Loop
A place for creative boundary crossings

Arts-centered and community-driven, cSPACE Marda Loop is an innovative creative hub, coworking and event venue. A place where visitors engage with diverse arts and culture programming, performances and inspiring artist studios. Enjoy the fully accessible facility with onsite café, free exhibition and craft galleries, and stunning public art works. Within a reimagined historic sandstone school, come explore how creativity thrives in vibrant communities.

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cSPACE Marda Loop will be closed on Monday, October 14th, for the stat holiday. Business hours resume on Tuesday, October 15th.⁠
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Have a wonderful long weekend everyone! ⁠
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#cspace #cspaceprojects #cspacemardaloop #thanksgiving #holidayhours
🎃👻 *Scare-tacular Halloween Showcase at cSPACE Marda Loop!* 👻🎃⁠
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🗓️ Date: Oct 24 ⁠
⏰ Time: 5 PM - 8 PM ⁠
📍 Location: cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Ave SW, Calgary⁠
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Join us for an evening of skeerie fun, creative thrills, and Halloween surprises for all ages! Here’s what’s brewing:⁠
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🧙‍♂️ Level 2: Crafty Cocktails & Fun with the @albertacraftcouncil⁠
Sip eerie cocktails, create spooky crafts, or mix up a potion! 🧪✨⁠
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👶 Level 3: Littles' Adventure Trek (5pm-7pm)⁠
Kids (ages 2-7) will embark on a token-collecting adventure and score goody bags from @questtheatre! 🎒👾⁠
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📚 Level 4: Book Sale & More! ⁠
Browse a creepy book sale by @alexandrawritersyyc, fun stuff from @albertamagazines, or join open figure drawing at @atelierartista. Plus, face painting & temp tattoos for kiddos! 🎨🕸️⁠
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✨ Costumes encouraged! Admission is FREE, so grab your family & friends, and get ready for a fang-tastic night! 🕸️👻⁠
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#HalloweenFun #cSPACEHalloween #FreeEventsYYC #CalgaryHalloween #FamilyFun #cSPACEMardaLoop #cspace #cspaceprojects #yyc #yycevents #yycfree #halloween #yychalloween #familyfriendly #yycbuzz⁠
PICTURED: Four Winds Indigenous Fall Marketplace, featuring dancers from the Tootoosis crew, at cSPACE Marda Loop on September 21, 2024.

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This September 30th, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reaffirm our commitment to honoring the history of residential schools and the ongoing work towards healing.

We celebrate Indigenous artists and collaborators who have enriched our learning journey and acknowledge that reconciliation requires continuous action throughout the year.

This September, our partnership with Four Winds Indigenous Showcase & Market and Curiosity Refresh brought Indigenous artisans and performers to cSPACE Marda Loop, sharing cultural traditions that inspire and uplift.

We are proud to have worked with Dr. Leroy Little Bear in renaming our hub, "A Place for Creative Boundary Crossings," and are reminded daily by his words on our Poet's Walk of our responsibility to transform this former colonial school into a space for positive change.

With Nathan Meguinis’ mural, “We Are All Treaty People,” we embrace our shared role in the reconciliation process, guided by action #83 of the TRC Calls to Action.

Let us commemorate this day with meaningful steps toward reconciliation—pausing, reflecting, and listening. While we will not have programming here are some meaningful ways to observe this important day in Calgary:

All My Relations Healing Powwow
https://lnkd.in/gREAB_bh

Count Down to Pokaiks 2024
https://www.cifrs.ca/

Film Screening of Bones of Crows
https://lnkd.in/gHtA378X

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Arts Commons
https://lnkd.in/gf8aDz9y

Orange Shirt Day at The Confluence
https://lnkd.in/gHhEdhmW

Shop First Nations
Support Indigenous businesses and discover unique offerings. https://lnkd.in/e5sZ6MR

For more resources and to deepen your understanding visit https://lnkd.in/gHrRzxkc
and https://lnkd.in/gz6q8Ce

Visit the link in our bio to see our blog post with active links.

#cspace #cspacemardaloop #cspaceprojects #fourwinds #fourwindsyyc #fourwindsindigenousmarket #truthandreconciliation 

video: @biavasconcelos._
🌟 Last chance alert! Saturday, September 28th wraps up the summer season at the market at cSPACE Marda Loop! 🎉 From 10am to 2pm, grab your favorite local goodies and soak in the vibrant community vibes one last time before fall takes over. Don’t miss out—come say goodbye to summer with us! 🌼⁠
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With Geoff MacKenzie and Albertosaurus on the Sarina Homes Stage. And activities for the kiddos too!.⁠
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Follow @cspace.market for more news during the year as it comes up. See y'all at The Market!⁠
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#cspace #cspaceprojects #cspacemardaloop #cspacemarket #themarket #mardaloop #marketday #geoffmackenzie #albertosaurus #artmarket #farmersmarket #yyc #yycevents #yycnow #sarinahomes
Get ready for the last cSPACE Market of the season!
10am-2pm on ArtPark. Catch ask your favourites!
Thanks for being part of the experience, Skunkworks! ❤️

#cause #cSPACEmardaloop #cSPACEprojects #skunkworks #market
Saturday, September 21, from 10am to 4pm at cSPACE Marda Loop!

Come check out a variety of Indigenous vendors and powwow showcases throughout the day!

Featuring beadwork, hand sewn items, clothing, traditional crafts, jewelry, foods, housewares, decor and much more! 

Performances will include:
Hand Drum Showcase
Tootoosis Crew Powwow Showcase
Youth Powwow Showcase 

Celebrating Indigenous Arts and Culture in advance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation.

#cspace #cspaceprojects #cspacemardaloop #fourwindsyyc #truthandreconciliation #indigenousculture #indigenousart #indigenousmusic #fall market #yyc