Culture Days 2021
AB Culture Days at cSPACE
September is Alberta Culture Days at cSPACE! Come enjoy the free, family friendly offerings all this month.
Saturday September 25th — Creative Community Day
Come explore cSPACE’s Creative Community — After grabbing some local goodies from the Farmers and Makers Market, come #shoplocal at the Alberta Craft Gallery and discover the work of incredible local artisans; drop in at Atelier Artista and discover a real artist’s studio at play; see what we’ve been hatching in our Creative Incubator with artist talks in person and a new documentary online.
Online Events — Ongoing
Get jazzed up with Music With Mandy! See how the 2021 Creative Incubator Initiative brought artists together and upped their game during a global pandemic.
Exhibitions
Bring your mask and practice physical distancing to experience the diverse art currently on display on all four floors of cSPACE.
Culture Days Schedule
Online
Incubator Artist Showcase
This summer saw the inaugural cSPACE Creative Incubator at cSPACE. During Alberta Culture Days we are proud to show you some of the work of these amazing artists. Here are recorded performances that were filmed in our Studio Theatre on September 25th.
Featured Videos:
A collaboration between Lana Skauge (storyteller)
Jocelyn Mah (dancer)
Mackenzie Bedford (animation and projection specialist)
Edited by Tauran Wood
An individual mask/dance performance from Jocelyn Mah.
Edited by Incubator Filmmaker Ximena Ríos
An individual dance performance from Meg Oshada (dancer)
Edited by Incubator Filmmaker Ximena Ríos
Music with Mandy!
On September 19th as part of Alberta Culture Days, Mandy Morris and her jazz trio graced the stage of the Studio Theatre. We recorded this jazz performance and share it with you here. Made for kids, adults will also love these bubbly modern classics from Music with Mandy.
Exhibitions
There’s lots to see in our 4 levels of Hallway Galleries. Art from top to bottom!
Presented by Casa Mexico
LATIN AMERICAN ART EXHIBITION
Levels 1 & 3 Hallway Galleries
September 1st. to October 31, 2021
An extraordinary exhibition of Latin American artists! Featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, and costume. You won’t see it all in one visit, so come back to take it all in! If you prefer, check out the virtual exhibition online here: https://www.casamexico.ca/gallery
Level 2 Hallway Gallery
cSPACE INCUBATOR ARTIST EXHIBITION
September 11-23
cSPACE presents four artists from the 2021 Creative Incubator Initiative. Harvey Nichol, Mackenzie Bedford, Gladzy Kei, and Jennifer Lee will be featured until September 23rd. On September 25th the Artists will be on site to talk about their work and share about their journey in the Incubator.
Presented by OBAD/SITE C Projects
Level 2 Hallway Gallery
September 24-October 24
Managing mental wellness over the previous year-and-a-half has been challenging. How do you find joy amidst the noise and uncertainty? As part of Alberta Culture Days, OBAD and Site C are installing four panels in the cSPACE Hallway Gallery on the second floor. We invite you to use the panels to share your comments, thoughts and drawings on what brings you joy.
cSPACE Community and CAAF
TENANT EXHIBITION and FACES OF ALBERTA
Level 4 Hallway Gallery and Cupola Gallery
cSPACE will be featuring a few artists from our own community! See new works from Cecile Albi, Katy Whitt, and Brian “Bunny” Batista. Be drawn into the tiny beauty of Calgary Allied Arts Foundation Resident Artist Megan Conley’s “Faces of Alberta” 3D portrait series.
In-Person
September 25th we celebrate our cSPACE community.
2021 Creative Incubator artists with free events all day!
2021 Creative Incubator artists with free events all day!
Tenant Events
Our creative community has lots going on for you to enjoy!
Hosted by Alberta Craft Council Shop
Make and Take
2nd Floor
10AM – 4PM
Fun activities for all ages. Don’t be shy! Take your creations home with you.
Open House – Discover Alberta’s Magazine Treasures
Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA)
Level 3, Suite #390
10am-2pm
Play online here.
Avid reader alert! Discover local mags on any topic you can think of. A reader’s dream!
Word Games!
The Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society Youth Program
Level 4, Suite #460
Come to the Alexandra Writers’ Centre on the fourth floor of cSpace (right across from the elevator) and play with your words! Create fun word art, found poetry, and your own future telling fortune with mad libs. Start your story with us!
Drop in Drawing with Brian Battista
Atelier Artista
Level 4 Hallway Gallery, Suite #410
12pm-4pm
Gallery opening, open house, and demonstrations. Drop into our studio for live clothed figure drawing.
cSPACE Incubator Showcase
Our Creative Incubator 2021 artists are returning to give a taste of what they’ve been up to since their residency at cSPACE.
Showcase Video Performances – Recorded
Jocelyn Mah
Lana Skauge
James Watson
RGO Treehouse
Artist Talks
Level 4 (turn right off the stairs or elevator)
Meet the artists from 11:30 am-12:00pm
Gladzy Kei
Mackenzie Bedford
Harvey Nichol
Jennifer Lee
Artist Documentaries
These short docs were created by our 3 Incubator filmmakers. You’ll see documentaries on each of our 11 artists, plus an overview of the entire Creative Incubator project. Available on our Incubator page shortly!
