cSPACE Marda Loop
A place for creative boundary crossings
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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Explore the latest rotation of art galleries at cSPACE Marda Loop, open to the public and featuring a dynamic mix of local and regional talent:
Growing with the Flow — @chinook_historical_society (July 21–Aug 10)
Shifting Pigments | Reframing Watercolours — @linneamartina_atelier (July 21–Aug 4)
Art in the Park — The Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre with Parks Canada (July 23–Aug 9)
Come wander, reflect, and connect with creativity in every corner.
Coming this Saturday, July 26th - free live music and hands-on creativity at cSPACE Marda Loop, courtesy of JubeFest and JubeSchool!
performances: 11am & 1pm
Award-winning pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kaiya Gamble turns her vulnerabilities into lyrical catharsis, putting her deepest emotions on display. Kaiya is currently finishing her debut EP with acclaimed songwriters and producers Ron Lopata, Tawgs Salter, and Simon Wilcox (credits Demi Lovato, Josh Groban, Nick Jonas, Camilla Cabello) and will be releasing her first single off the project in the upcoming months.
drop-in: 10am-2pm
Get creative with nature and Cleo Shedden! In this hands-on printmaking workshop, participants will use fruits, veggies, leaves, and other natural materials to make their own colorful, one-of-a-kind art. Inspired by the sights and textures of a farmers market, this session encourages curiosity, creativity, and even a bit of mess-making. Perfect for young artists of all skill levels. Just bring your imagination!
At cSPACE Marda Loop, we also have over two dozen amazing arts and culture tenants. Each Saturday, we will be inviting them down to the market grounds to meet you and share what they do! This week, we are pleased to welcome RIYOKO to our tenant tent.
Riyoko helps women get from point A to B in style. Riyoko believes clothing is necessary to our daily lives, yet it shouldn’t dictate what we do, or how we do it; it should do it with us, and do it well. Whether by bike, by foot, by plane, to work, or to play, Riyoko provides comfortable, conscious, chic attire for women made with their movement in mind. Offering custom work, classes, workshops, Riyoko = Travel + Style.
So head down to cSPACE this Saturday to stock up on Farmers & Makers Market goodies, support our local artists along Artist Alley, create something fun with JubeSchool and Alberta Craft Council, check out our tenant offerings, and take in some live music sponsored by JubeFest!
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👨🌾 Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop! 🎨
📢 July 19th until 2pm! Fresh foods, live music, kids activities, and art! 🎶
💡 Be sure to also check out our tenant offerings and exhibitions on every floor! 🖼️
#cspace #cspacemardaloop #yycmarkets #yycnow #freeevents #livemusic #shoplocal #supportlocal #artshub #yycvendors #farmersmakersmarket
Help shape the future of the arts in Calgary!
We are exploring the transformation of two historic downtown buildings into a new creative hub, and your voice matters.
We’re gathering community input to help imagine what these spaces could become. Whether you have memories tied to these buildings or bold ideas for the future, we want to hear from you!
Click our link in bio to take our quick survey. Your feedback will help design a space that reflects our city’s diverse needs, supporting creativity, collaboration, and community.
Let’s reimagine what’s possible.
Coming this Saturday, July 19th - free live music at cSPACE Marda Loop, courtesy of Sarina Builds!
From 10am-noon:
Lolai`rei is a songwriter, singer, left-hand guitarist, visual/literary artist, dancer, and keys-player based in Calgary, AB, Canada. She will be bringing her very own original acoustic alternative rock this upcoming Saturday, and is currently working on both solo and band recordings.
From noon-2pm:
Singer-songwriter Devin Foster will be bringing some soft indie-pop originating from Calgary, Alberta. Writing songs about mental health and heartbreak since the womb, Devin’s sultry voice is filled with emotional lyricism and passion. With influences from Bon Iver, Kaleo, and Ray Lamontaigne, "It`s as if Eddie Vedder played sad boy acoustic songs, and wrote them with the same composition in lightness of City and Colour." ~ Mike Schwartz
At cSPACE Marda Loop, we also have over two dozen amazing arts and culture tenants. Each Saturday, we will be inviting them down to the market grounds to meet you and share what they do! This week, we are pleased to welcome AMPA to our tenant tent.
The Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA) sustains a healthy and thriving magazine industry by serving the people who publish, create, print and distribute an uniquely Albertan view of the world. We’re a classroom, a forum, a newsletter, an advocate and a united voice for magazine publishers in the province. Since 1997, we’ve supported Alberta magazines through promotion, advancement, and practical programs that foster professional development and industry growth.
So head down to cSPACE this Saturday to stock up on Farmers & Makers Market goodies, support our local artists along Artist Alley, create something fun with the kids at Alberta Craft Gallery, check out our tenant offerings, and take in some live music sponsored by Sarina Builds!
#cspace #cspacemardaloop #sarinabuildshomes #sarinabuilds #livemusicyyc #artshub #tenants #farmersmakersmarket #supportlocal #shoplocal #yycfarmersmarket #yycmusicians
All four floors of our galleries here at cSPACE Marda Loop currently have a full line-up of amazing artists.
We are please to be exhibiting the following artists:
Indépendants | @sonoma_studio Student Exhibition
Gallery Levels 1 and 2 | July 8 – 19
Cabinet of Curiosities | Lizzie Wharton @clever_corvid_design
Cubbyhole Gallery Level 2 | July 7 - 21
Midsummer Escapade | @artpointgalleryyyc
Gallery Level 3 | June 30 – Aug 11
GHOST DAYS | Terrance Houle
Cupola Gallery Level 4 | July 1 – 30
👨🌾 Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE MardaLoop! 🎨
📢 July 12th until 2pm. Fresh produce, local goods, live music, kids craft, weaving demo, and art! 🎶
💡 Be sure to pop inside to check out the new exhibitions and visit our tenants!
#cspace #cspacemardaloop #yycmarkets #yycnow #freeevent #familyfriendly #livemusic #shoplocal #supportlocal #artshub #farmersmakersmarket
PAPER ROSETTE FISH - MAKE’N’TAKE and BACKSTRAP WEAVING DEMONSTRATION
Saturday, July 12, 2025
10am-2pm drop-in
cSPACE Marda Loop, Level 2 Gallery and Art Park
Alberta Craft Council is offering this fun drop-in workshop and informative demonstration in conjunction with cSPACE and Farmers & Makers Market.
Matthew Gil will teach you how to create your own quirky paper rosette fish, and Carmen Vazquez-Mackay will will be demonstrating her Ixchel Textiles backstrap weaving practice.
About the artist: Matthew Gil is currently pursuing a BFA in Painting with a minor in Ceramics at the Alberta University of the Arts. He is part of the Crawlspace Gallery and Artist Collective, where he makes intuitive abstract paintings focusing on composing colour, form, and other visual elements to create harmonic arrangements. He has joined the Alberta Craft Council for the summer and is excited to share fun make’n’take activities!
Ages 6+
Parents must be present to supervise children under 10
Drop-in
Free workshop
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