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June 3 - July 7
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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At cSPACE Marda Loop, we have over two dozen amazing arts and culture tenants. Each Saturday we will be inviting you to meet them and discover what they do!
Saturday, July 5th during the Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop we will be featuring two artists working at Metrographics Art + Design: Doug Driediger and Elana Bushan!
Metrographics is a multi-disciplinary design and advertising studio where ‘graphic design’ and ‘fine art’ each have something to say. The Metro team has successfully completed projects that range in scope from identity development, marketing, publications and web design to large scale public murals, high profile exhibitry and world-class interpretive displays.
Doug Driediger was born in Calgary, and graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design with honours. He is a member of Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour, and the Graphic Designers of Canada. He likes working in series, having previously completed a ‘painting-a-day’ for a year, a self-portrait a week for a year, and portraits of the 12 Apostles, reimagined in present day settings using his circle of friends as his inspiring models. Recent work has been focused on celebrating birds: as friends, as metaphors, and inspiration to contemplate freedom, beautiful otherness.
Elana Bushan is a professional visual artist and muralist living and working in Calgary, AB, Canada. She likes to combine both realism and abstract art in her work, and uses various techniques in oil, acrylic, watercolour, mixed media, alcohol ink, charcoal, pastel, digital art, and clay. She is continuously exploring new media and ideas. Her work has been featured in shows in Canada and Europe, and can be found in many private collections.
Please stop by to enjoy Elana`s live painting demonstration between 10am-2pm!
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Syrup, soul & a side of arts. 🥞
Calgary’s most creative Stampede breakfast returns July 8, from 9 AM to 11 AM, at cSPACE Marda Loop!
Celebrate community with pancakes, live music & local arts champions.
#cSPACE #cSPACEMardaLoop #cSPACEProjects #StampedeBreakfast #YYCCommunity #LocalLoveYYC
Coming this Saturday, July 5th - free live music at cSPACE Marda Loop, courtesy of Sarina Builds!
From 10am-noon:
Calgary’s Ben Tizzard is a guitarist and singer-songwriter whose music has the power to captivate hearts and leave an indelible mark on listeners’ souls. Drawing inspiration from life’s experiences, Ben effortlessly weaves tales of love, loss, and personal growth into his poignant lyrics. Each lyric is carefully crafted, delivering a heart-felt message that speaks directly to the hearts of his listeners. His melodies soar and his voice exudes raw emotion, painting a vivid picture that allows his audience to connect to his music on a profound level.
From noon-2pm:
Since 2016, Earl Morgan have been the soundtrack to many unforgettable nights around western Canada. An acoustic duo consisting of Colton Earl Palaschak and Tyler Morgan Gates, their repertoire consists of songs from artists ranging from Tragically Hip, Tom Petty, Blue Rodeo, Steve Earle, Barenaked Ladies, and Bruce Springsteen. Come out for an afternoon of harmonies, acoustic guitars, mandolins, and harmonicas!
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, and take in some fabulous live tunes sponsored by Sarina Builds!
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@cSPACEMardaLoop will be closed for the holiday 🇨🇦, but we’ll be back soon with more to explore.
Our gallery exhibitions continue after the break—and there’s a full lineup of creative events happening all month long!
Enjoy the sunshine and see you soon! ☀️
#cSPACEMardaLoop #cspaceprojects #SupportLocalArt #YYCEvents #CommunityCreativity #LongWeekendVibes
📣 Today - Saturday, June 28th, 10am-2pm @cSPACE Marda Loop!
🧑🌾 Farmers & Makers Market is back with your locally grown and handmade goods. Be sure to also check out Artist Alley for one of a kind treasures! 🎨
🎶 JubeFest and JubeSchool are also here today, bringing the melodic antics of the Heebee-jeebees live in concert, plus drop in circus-fun sessions with the Green Fools!!! 🎪
🗿 PLUS… paint your own Pet Rock with Alberta Craft Council, or add to the colourful interactive reef display! Or, stroll through the exhibitions on display now! 🖼️
🎉 There’s something for everyone, so come on down!
#cspace #cspacemardaloop #artshub #yycnow #freeevents #familyfriendly #yycevents #supportlocal #shoplocal #yycmarkets #mardaloop
PET ROCK - MAKE’N’TAKE
Saturday, June 28th, 2025
10am-2pm, drop-in
cSPACE Marda Loop, Level 2 Gallery
Alberta Craft Council is offering this fun drop-in workshop in conjunction with cSPACE and Farmers & Makers Market. Paint, create, and adopt your very own pet rock! A hands-on drop-in activity full of color and creativity.
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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Today, we honour National Indigenous Peoples Day by reflecting on the artists, elders, and communities whose wisdom and creativity bring life to cSPACE.🧡
“Every society, in one way or another, lays claim to a territory… it is through this mutual relationship with the land that cultural icons, symbols and images, values, customs, ceremonies, stories, songs, and beliefs of the people are developed.”— Dr. Leroy Little Bear
At cSPACE, these words are lived through projects like We Are All Treaty People, a collaborative mural by Nathan Meguinis and Doug Driediger, and through community gatherings such as the Four Winds Indigenous Showcase & Market, and most recently, through fireWORKS by ARTICLE 11 at the Historic Fire Hall No.1 - celebrating resilience, showing the power of buffalo and of the people that belong to this land, and how we all share it today.
We are grateful to live and create on the lands of Treaty 7, and to continue learning from those who have always been here.
#NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #cSPACE #cSPACEProjects #cSPACEMardaLoop #WeAreAllTreatyPeople #Treaty7Territory #IndigenousCreativity #BlackfootConfederacy #ReconciliationThroughArt
🌦️Rain or shine the @farmersmakersmarket will go on!
We’ve moved inside for today, vendors, artists, and good times throughout the building.
Swing by @cspace.mardaloop today between now and 2pm and check it out!
#cspacemardaloop #cspaceprojects #cspace #cspacemarket #yycartists #