Culture Days 2017
Culture Days Schedule
Celebrate Culture Days at cSPACE Marda Loop
Alberta Culture Days is the perfect time to experience cSPACE for yourself.
The three-day celebration of the arts starts on Friday, Sep 29 at 11 a.m. with a Culture Days Kick Off Party presented in partnership with the City of Calgary.
The celebration runs all weekend, with food trucks, beer gardens, live music, arts programming and plenty of family-friendly activities for all ages.
Click on the dates below to view PDF schedules for each day or click the button to view and print the full weekend schedule.
Friday, September 29 | 11am – 11pm
Saturday, September 30 | 10am – 11pm
Sunday, October 1 | 10am – 6pm
Full Schedule
FRIDAY
11am
City of Calgary Culture Days Kick Off Party
11:00am – 8:00pm
11am
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“What Wonderful Things Can Be Made of Wool”
Dana Roman – Textile Artist (Suite 260)
11am
Live Glass Blowing Demonstrations with Glass House Collective
1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 7pm
Demo: Natalie Gerber – Yardage Printing (Suite #205)
1pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“A Taste of Textiles”
Wildflower Art Centre (Suite 260)
1pm
Alexandra Writers’ Youth Booth
Alexandra Writers Centre Society (Suite 460)
2pm
CALL will host a special session of our Arts and Humanities Speakers Series Calgary Assn. of Lifelong Learners (Suite 310)
2pm
Live Glass Blowing Demonstrations with Glass House Collective
2:30pm
City of Calgary Culture Plan Event (RGO Treehouse)
3pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“Glass: the Science behind the Art”
Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
4pm
Studio Theatre, Beer Garden
5pm
Opening Reception: A return engagement of the Influx Four (Devon Clark, Shona Rae, Kari Woo, Herb Sawtzky)
Location: Shona Rae Studios & the Blackboard Gallery (Suite 225)
5pm
Studio C, Gallery Opening (Suite 235)
5pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“Building of a Classic Cane Fly Rod”
Luke Weiser (Suite 260)
5pm
Opening: Launching ‘ORI’, Fall/Winter 17/18
Natalie Gerber Studio & Workshop (Suite 205)
5pm
Artist Reception: Cecile Albi (Suite 420)
6pm
French Artist Concert, TBA
Alliance Française de Calgary (Suite 350)
7pm
French Artist Concert, TBA
Alliance Française de Calgary (Suite 350)
8:30pm
Live DJ’s in the Studio Theatre Beer Garden
SATURDAY
9am, 10am
Open Studio: Natalie Gerber
Join surface designer and silkscreen printer Natalie Gerber in her studio for an open printing studio.
Natalie Gerber Studio & Workshop (Suite 205)
10am
Where Were You in 1967?
Calgary Assn. of Lifelong Learners (Suite 310)
10am
Café Croissant
Alliance Française de Calgary (Suite 350)
10am
Alexandra Writers’ Youth Booth
Reality Is Optional Game Show.
Alexandra Writers Centre Society (Suite 460)
11am
Repair Cafe by Assemble Work/Shop
Assemble Work/Shop (Suite 445)
11am
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“How’s that Made – an Introduction to Glass”
Barbara Rumberger, Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
11am
Performance by Ishita Singla and the Madhuban dancers
Studio C Collaborative Arts Centre (Suite 235)
11am
Metal Working Demonstrations with Melanie Archer & Shona Rae
Shona Rae Studios & Blackboard Gallery (Suite 225)
11am
Children’s Stories, In French
Alliance Française de Calgary (Suite 350)
12pm
Studio Theatre, Beer Garden
1pm
Memories of King Edward School
Calgary Assn. of Lifelong Learners (Suite 310)
1pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“Weave With Liv”
Liv Pedersen – Textile Artist, Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
1pm
Live Glass Blowing Demonstrations with Glass House Collective
2pm
Demo: Charis Birchall – Block Printing
Natalie Gerber Studio & Workshop, Suite 205
3pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration “Craft of Print”
Eveline Kolijn, Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
4pm
Studio Theatre Beer Garden, Live DJ
4:30pm
Live Glass Blowing Demonstrations with Glass House Collective
5pm
Opening Reception – “Along the Bow II”
Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
5pm
Artist Reception: Cecile Albi (Suite 420)
7pm
PUBLIC ART PANEL (Doug Driedeger, daniel j. kirk, Katie Green, Caitlind r.c. Brown, Wayne Garrett and Lane Shordee)
RGO Treehouse
7pm
Adult Spelling Bee
Alexandra Writers Centre Society (Suite 460)
8pm
Studio Theatre Beer Garden, Live Music
SUNDAY
10am, 11am
Sports In French
Alliance Française de Calgary (Suite 350)
10:30am
Where Were You in 1967?
A Photo Project about Canada’s Centennial Year
Calgary Assn. of Lifelong Learners (Suite 310)
10:30am
The Writer’s Circle – Trad or Indie?
Alexandra Writers Centre Society (Suite 460)
11am
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“Marquetry – For the Love of Wood”
Talar Prefontaine (Suite 260)
11am
Interactive Public Mural Collaboration,
Studio C Collaborative Arts Centre (Suite 235)
11am
Gem event with Jeff Baron of Colour Your World, and Luke Wiser presenting extraordinary, handcrafted fishing rods
Shona Rae Studios & Blackboard Gallery (Suite 225)
12:30pm
Illustrated Historical Presentation on the Land where cSpace Marda Loop is Located.
Learners (Suite 310)
12:30pm
Poetry Cafe
Alexandra Writers Centre Society (Suite 460)
1pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“The Ancient Art of Hand Fabricating Filigree Jewellery”
Milt Fischbein
Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
1pm
Alexandra Writers’ Youth Booth
Pen & Panel Cartooning Club.
1:30pm
Walking Tour of King Edward Neighbourhood, led by local historian Harry Sanders.
Calgary Assn. of Lifelong Learners (Suite 310)
2pm
Artist Reception: Cecile Albi (Suite 420)
3pm
AB Craft Council: Artist Demonstration
“Under the Canopy”
Mindy Andrews/Lisa McGrath, Alberta Craft Council (Suite 260)
