17 animals on bicycles were painted along the 8th Ave bike route from 2 St NW to 6th NE. The Crescent Heights Community Association collaborated with the Renfrew Community Association…
Category: Art
Crossroads Dragonfly Fence Art
After selecting two pathways to activate in the Crossroads community, a small but mighty team took charge of adding painted wooden butterflies and dragonflies to the fences along the chosen…
Hounsfield Heights-Briar Hill Pathway Project
HHBH applied to ActivateYYC with a location in mind, ready to make Lions Park more accessible for community residents. After walking through the park and assessing the best area to…
Brentwood Pathway Paintings
After originally applying with ActivateYYC in July 2019, this idea dreamed up by Brentwood’s community members came to fruition on a warm Saturday that very same year. The goal was…
Bob Bahan Mural Project
Throughout August of 2021, Antyx Community Arts, Skipping Stone Foundation and City of Calgary engaged 12 youth from LGBTQ2+, Immigrant and Indigenous backgrounds to talk about LGBTQ2+ and Indigenous permaculture…
KPC Legacy Project
In collaboration with the Killarney Parent Fundraising Society, we painted the stairway entry to the Killarney School grounds with rainbow colours and inspiring words that represent core Montessori values. Maria…
Seedy 2 Safe
Artist Matthew Sichone “Chish” & Beadles Gemstones came together to paint a mural in an alley on the side of the local business Beadles Beads. Other businesses and artists in…
East Village Ribbon Fence
A construction fence was completely decorated with colourful ribbons in collaboration with the East Village Neighborhood Association (EVNA) to create a welcoming beacon for the neighborhood and to hide the…
JJHS Inclusive Pride Crosswalk
Jack James High School (JJHS) installed the first rainbow crosswalk in a Calgary Board of Education School (CBE) in Calgary. The crosswalk represents the LGBTQIA+ community and included the BIPOC…
8th Avenue Bridge Painting
Crossroads Community Association took to turning the 8th Avenue NE bridge into a work of art with a beautiful mural using the input of community members to choose colours, designs…