cSPACE Marda Loop

Finding your way with AI: Calgary
2024-11-24 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
RGO Treehouse (4th Floor)
A 1-day crash course for artists and creators worried about being left behind (Calgary, AB)
“Finding Your Way with AI” is a 1-day workshop being delivered across Canada. It is designed to support creators and arts administrators who feel anxious about the rapid integration of AI into artistic practices. “Finding Your Way with AI” aims to demystify AI and help participants discover how they can harness and respond to this technology to enhance their operational, communication, and creative processes.
The full-day workshop is structured to encourage a deep and thoughtful exploration of AI’s role in artistic practice, emphasizing practical, real-world applications.
At UKAI Projects, our broader mission is to question dominant narratives and explore alternative ways of understanding and interacting with the world. By offering this series of workshops, we aim to equip artists with the tools to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in a way that aligns with their idiosyncratic practices and resists the homogenizing tendencies of centralized technological control .
Calgary Workshop Series Schedule
Finding your Way with AI: November 24, 2024
AI Art Intensive: November 25, 2024
Participation Fee:
$35 for one day
Acknowledgement: UKAI Project’s nation-wide AI programming is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Learning Outcomes:
Develop AI Literacy:

Participants will gain a foundational understanding of AI, including its basic functions, types, and applications in creative fields.

Explore AI Applications in the Arts:

Recognize real-world uses of AI in creative processes, such as storytelling, visual generation, and audience engagement, and learn how to incorporate these into their practices.

Assess the Cultural Impact of AI:

Analyze how AI influences culture and artistic expression, including challenges like homogenization, algorithmic bias, and ethical concerns.

Identify AI Tools for Operational Efficiency:

Learn to use specific AI tools and platforms for operational, communication, and creative processes that suit their unique practices.

Cultivate Critical Awareness:

Reflect on the values driving technological development, and consider alternative, human-centered approaches to AI integration.

Promote Sustainable and Inclusive AI Practices:

Understand environmental and ethical implications of AI and discuss sustainable, inclusive adoption strategies for the arts sector.

The Instrumental Society presents: Pictures at an Exhibition
2024-11-24 15:00 - 17:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
Pictures at an Exhibition
Sunday, November 24 2024
Doors at 2:30 PM
Show at 3:00 PM
ARTISTS
Peaks + Prairies Ensemble
Oksana Yaremchuk, Piano
Lev Nesterov, Violin
Elisa Milner, Violin
Michael Bursey, Viola
Daniel Poceta, Cello
Matthew Heller, Double Bass
PROGRAM
Join us for the second concert of the season as the Peaks + Prairies Ensemble brings together a dynamic mix of piano and strings. The highlight of the programme will be the North-American premiere of Mussorgsky’s monumental masterwork, Pictures at an Exhibition, in an innovative new arrangement for piano and string quintet by Rudolf Leopold, bringing a dynamic reimagining of Mussorgsky’s vivid musical imagery.
The first half will shine a spotlight on two remarkable chamber compositions by women composers: Dora Pejačević’s lush Piano Quintet, showcasing Romantic emotive melodies and harmonic depth, followed by Florence Price’s spirited Scherzo from her Piano Quintet, beautifully infused with the rich cultural heritage of African-American idioms.
MORE INFO & TICKETS
https://www.instrumentalsociety.ca/picturesatanexhibition

AI Art Intensive: Calgary
2024-11-25 09:00 - 18:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop – RGO Treehouse, Suite #475
cSPACE Marda Loop
RGO Treehouse (4th Floor)
This intensive session is dedicated to helping artists develop their AI-enhanced art projects from concept to realization (Calgary, AB)

The “AI Art Intensive” builds upon the foundational knowledge from the “Finding Your Way with AI” workshop but attendance on the first day is not a requirement.
This intensive session is dedicated to helping creators develop their AI-enhanced art projects from concept to realization. Participants will receive guidance on project development, prototyping, and testing their ideas in a supportive environment. The focus is on practical, hands-on learning, where participants can move their artistic ideas into actionable projects, using AI tools and techniques.
UKAI’s approach emphasizes the value of collaborative creation and the development of diverse perspectives in the use of AI. By supporting artists in moving from idea to implementation, we reinforce our commitment to fostering a polyphony of voices and approaches in cultural production. This method not only enriches individual artistic practices but also contributes to a more resilient and adaptable cultural ecosystem .
Calgary Workshop Series Schedule:

Finding your Way with AI: November 24, 2024
AI Art Intensive: November 25, 2024

Participation Fee:

$35 for one day

Acknowledgement: UKAI Project’s nation-wide AI programming is made possible through the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

Intermediate Bridge Club
2024-11-25 15:15 - 18:00, 2024-12-02 15:15 - 18:00, 2024-12-09 15:15 - 18:00, 2024-12-16 15:15 - 18:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
This friendly CALL bridge group has players at intermediate and advanced skill levels.
Some meet in person at cSPACE Marda Loop, while some prefer to meet online using BBO and Zoom.
CALL Members please register on the website.
Not a CALL Member? Now is a great time to join. Your annual fee provides access to many Interest Groups and monthly Speaker Events.

Riyoko Work/Shop: Sewing 101 (November)
2024-11-26 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Come learn how to sew, and start making your own projects!
Join us in the spacious and inspiring new Riyoko Work/Shop and learn the fundamental beginner skills to get on your way to exploring and creating! In this class, students will learn their way around the machine through various projects and gain the foundational sewing skills to translate into future projects for themselves. Students will learn how to read patterns, and how to choose fabrics and patterns right for the projects they are making. They will make a lined gift bag, pyjama pants, and learn how to hem pants, and sew zippers. The skills of sewing can seem daunting, but with the right instruction, it can be fun and sew much easier than you think!

*No prior sewing experience necessary
Dates:
October 1, 8 & 15 – 6 pm to 9 pm
or
November 12, 19 & 26 – 6 pm to 9 pm
Price: $218
Register: https://riyoko.ca/products/sewing-101

CALL Member Weekly Guitar Jam
2024-11-28 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-05 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-12-12 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Invitation to Calgary Association of Lifelong Learners (CALL) members.
Bring your guitar and a favourite song and join other CALL members for Guitar Jam. Weekly events are held in the CALL room, Suite #310, at cSPACE Marda Loop.
Thursdays 10am-12pm.
To learn more please email: info@calgarylifelonglearners.ca
Not yet a CALL member? Now is a great time to join and enjoy a full year of “making music” or joining other Interest Groups at cSPACE Marda Loop. Annual fee $50 — learn more: https://calgarylifelonglearners.ca/Membership

Quest Theatre Treks Fall Drama Classes
2024-11-28 18:15 - 20:15 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Quest Theatre Treks Fall Drama Classes for Kids – Unleash Your Kid’s Creativity
Our Drama Classes encourage students to collectively contribute to a devised theatre creation. Developmental drama games, storytelling activities, character development, physicality, and story making are explored to create an original play for performance and/or sharing of a work in progress by the end of the class session. Students are encouraged to bring, borrow, or make props and costumes throughout the process. A fun, inclusive, low stress class that celebrates the organic, ridiculous, and brilliant creative journey of young people.
Ages: 9-12
Dates: Thursdays from September 19th – November 28th, 2024
*No class Oct. 31st
Time: 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm
More info/registration: https://www.questtheatre.org/drama-classes

The Screaming Goats and Femmes de Feu present: Free Falling
2024-11-28 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-29 19:30 - 21:30, 2024-11-30 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Free Falling is a unique double feature that explores the depth of loss and hope through the powerful mediums of circus and storytelling.
In the Fire (Welland, ON) and Fish at the Bottom of the Sea (Calgary, AB) examine relationships, grief and healing, while employing the use of unique circus apparatuses specifically designed to support their stories.
Special post-show talk back hosted by the Being Human Club, a feminist and trauma-informed multidisciplinary organization based in Calgary.
Presented at the Studio Theatre at cSPACE Marda Loop
November 28–29 at 7:30 pm
November 30 at 2 pm
More info and tickets: https://www.showpass.com/free-fallings-a-contemporary-circus-double-bill/

Curso sobre la novela "El amor en los tiempos del cólera"
2024-11-29 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | cSPACE Marda Loop (RGO Treehouse – 4th floor), 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
RGO Treehouse (4th Floor)
cSPACE Marda Loop
November 29
6:30 pm
El curso incluye cuatro sesiones donde leeremos la novela “El amor en los tiempos del cólera” (1985) de Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
Exploraremos juntos el universo imaginativo de una de las grandes obras de la literatura contemporánea.

Alberta Craft Gallery's Annual Let it Snow Event
2024-11-30 18:00 - 22:00 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery + Shop, cSPACE - Marda Loop 1721 - 29 Avenue SW, Suite #280, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
We invite you to join us at our 6th annual fundraising shopping party.
Hello Calgary! We invite you to join us at our 6th annual fundraising party on Saturday, November 30, from 6 – 10pm, and toast the season in great company while supporting the work of Alberta Artists.
Live music by Erin Ross, cash bar, appetizers, raffles, and fabulous door prizes will accompany an incredible holiday shopping party with chance discounts of up to 30%.
Proceeds from this festive evening empowers our charitable organization to provide opportunities for local Craft artists, fueling their creative journeys and connecting them to our communities through captivating experiences. Buy your tickets today!
Early bird ticket purchases before midnight Saturday, November 23 will be automatically entered to win a $100 Alberta Craft gift certificate!
Tickets:
In Advance: Alberta Craft Members $30 | General Admission $40
Night of at the Door: Alberta Craft Members $35 | General Admission $45
​Tickets can also be purchased in person at Alberta Craft Gallery – Calgary (cSPACE – Marda Loop 1721 – 29 Avenue SW) or by phone at 587-391-0129 during gallery hours – Wednesday – Friday: 11am – 5pm and Saturday: 10am – 5pm.
Tickets to this fundraising event are non-refundable.

Exhibition: Carry Me Home
2024-12-01 - 2024-12-21, 2024-12-01 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Artist Patricia Coulter will be featuring a collection of paintings on the “Carry Me Home” theme. Please join me in Gallery 2.

The Learn Photography Canada Photographic Art Exhibition & Sale
2024-12-02 - 2024-12-27 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 3 Gallery
Reception Dec 2 from 5pm-8pm
Exhibition runs until Jan 4, 2025
Come see some awesome photographic art at the Learn Photography Canada Photographic Art Exhibition & Sale! Find the perfect canvas for you!

This exhibition highlights the talents of Learn Photography Canada students across a vast array of genres from incredible Landscapes, intriguing Street Photography shots, very artistic Intentional Camera Movement images and awe striking Wildlife photography presented on an array of mediums from metal to canvas. Visit the fourth floor of CSPACE Marda Loop and give yourself some time to enjoy the art you’ll see! We are so pleased to showcase the work of our students. Admisson is free. If you see a piece you love, you can purchase it and take it home!

Playful Hybrid Higher Education: Interactive Postcard Exhibit
2024-12-02 - 2025-01-25 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 3 Gallery
Until January 25, 2025
Discover the intersection of education, hybridity, and play through an interactive display by the University of Calgary’s Playful Hybrid Higher Education project.
This exhibit invites visitors to engage with free, artist-designed postcards that explore themes of community and creative pedagogy in hybrid classrooms.
Take a postcard, share your thoughts, or send it to a friend—fostering connections just like the innovative teaching approaches this research celebrates. Designed by Graduate Research Assistant Rachel Denbina, an accomplished illustrator and Master of Architecture student, the exhibit offers a thoughtful and playful reflection on the future of education.

Riyoko Work/Shop: Teen Sew
2024-12-03 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-10 18:00 - 21:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
Come learn how to sew and start making your own projects!
In this class, students will learn their way around the machine through various projects and gain the foundational sewing skills to translate into future projects for themselves. Students will learn how to read patterns, and how to choose fabrics and patterns right for the projects they are making. They will make simple and functional projects like pyjama pants, and gift pouches ( to hold all the things)! The skills of sewing can seem daunting, but with the right instruction, it can be fun and sew much easier than you think!
This course is three 3-hour sessions. The next sessions is:
Tuesday, October 22, 29 & November 5 – 6 pm to 9 pm
or
Tuesday December 3, 10 & 17 – 6 pm to 9 pm
* This class is for teens age 12 to 17 years old. Adult classes are 18 years +
* No prior sewing skills are needed for this class.
$218

Website link:

Https://riyoko.ca/products/teen-sew-101

Calgary Community Painters' Winter Art Show
2024-12-04 - 2024-12-21 | cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue Southwest, Suite #225, Calgary, AB, T2T 1P5, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Level 1 Gallery
Dec 2-21
Calgary Community Painters are hosting an art show from Dec 4-21 at cSPACE Marda Loop, on Level 1. Come see a new line-up of wonderful art from your local artists. There will be something for everyone on your shopping list!
We appreciate all the support we receive from new and previous collectors. Have a wonderful holiday season!

Needle Felt a Holiday Ornament
2024-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery & Shop – Calgary, 280, 1721 29 AVE SW Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Alberta Craft Gallery – Level 2
Join us for an enjoyable afternoon of felting and create a charming ornament to take home. All materials, tools, and instructions provided.
Dive into the magic of the season with Jill Nuckles in an exciting beginner needle felting workshop! Unleash your creativity and craft your very own unique holiday ornament that’s sure to dazzle. With step-by-step guidance, you’ll effortlessly learn how to bring a charming critter to life, and once you’ve mastered the basics, the sky’s the limit – you can create anything your heart desires!
All materials are provided, so you’ll leave with a felting needle, a foam block, and extra wool to keep those crafting vibes going at home. Don’t miss out on this chance to create something truly special! Join us for a fun-filled day of creativity and inspiration!
No experience is necessary.
Age: 12+

Film Premiere: Assembly (Documentary)
2024-12-11 06:30 - 20:30 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
50% of proceeds will be donated to POW Canada, and 50% will be used for the filmmakers next documentary project on the subject of Glacier Melt and Calgary’s Water Source.
This is the official premiere of the short documentary “Assembly” created by Nic Nolet, Chad Twetan and Thana Boonlert. The film aims to raise awareness to the planned clearcutting in the region of Kananaskis, Alberta, and highlights some key environmental advocates working to protect the ecosystem. The film presentation will be followed by a panel discussion featuring organizations working on this issue.
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
Doors open 6:30pm
Presentation 7pm-8:30pm
Event sponsored by Arc’teryx, Calgary.

FREE: Make a wooden ornament with Susanah Windrum - drop in
2024-12-14 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Alberta Craft Gallery & Shop – Calgary, 280, 1721 29 AVE SW Calgary, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Please join us for a fun free workshop for all ages and make a wooden ornament for your tree or window.
Susanah Windrum will teach us how to decorate wood slices with your favorite holiday imagery. With a string, they can be hung anywhere you need a little cheer.
About the artist
Susanah Windrum earned a Diploma in Theatre Arts Production at Mount Royal University. The program enhanced her technical and creative abilities through the designing and construction of sets, costumes and props. She also received a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
Since graduating, she has continued her education with courses and workshops in jewellery and metalwork. Susanah has been teaching classes with Alberta Craft Gallery since 2017.
Ages 4+
Parents must be present to supervise or make their own flower
Free workshop

Posada Navidena - Traditional Mexican Posada 2024
2024-12-14 18:00 - 22:00 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
Join Casa Mexico for a traditional Mexican Posada!
Celebrate a great evening full of joy and Christmas spirit. Traditional Posada, Pinatas, Recorded Music, Food and Ponche for sale.

Pay What You Can and RSVP here: https://www.casamexico.ca/event-details/posada-navidena-traditional-mexican-posada-2024

Elbow River Handbell Ensemble Presents: Christmas Ornaments
2024-12-15 15:00 - 16:15, 2024-12-15 19:00 - 20:15 UTC | cSPACE Marda Loop- Studio Theatre, 1721 29th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2T 6T7, Canada
cSPACE Marda Loop
Studio Theatre
This nine-person group can be seen around town at various functions and events throughout the year, bringing the art of handbell ringing to Calgarians all over the city.
This year, in addition to performances around town, they’re including a full-fledged holiday concert to make it easier to hear them play.
Come hear the joyous sounds of the holidays brought to you by Elbow River Bells, a member of the Bow River Handbell Musicians Society!
