On October 13, 2022, the Government of Canada announced a series of investments in Calgary through the Community Revitalization Fund, including a generous contribution to Contemporary Calgary to renovate and restore the former Pleiades Theatre.
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Contemporary Calgary announced its inaugural programming for 2020 today, including Planetary; an exhibition featuring more than 36 Calgary-based artists; UK-based Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon; Yoko Ono’s GROWING FREEDOM: The instructions of Yoko Ono and The art of John and Yoko; Dakar and Geneva-based Omar Ba’s Same Dream; and Everywhere We Are, an ambitious exhibition and public program series addressing art collecting and its many challenges featuring many of Canada’s most celebrated artists.
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Modern and effective local infrastructure is essential to keeping our communities strong and vibrant. The Government of Canada is making historic investments in infrastructure to help ensure that Calgary remains among the best places to call home.
Calgary is the only North American city of its size without a major Class A contemporary art gallery capable of hosting significant international exhibitions. Contemporary Calgary is transforming Calgary’s historic Centennial Planetarium into a signature cultural destination that will provide the community with Class A exhibition space, much needed studio space for artists and education programs for youth.
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