Last Wednesday, Arts Commons was thrilled to welcome the Calgary community to celebrate in a landmark announcement with the largest known philanthropic gift to the performing arts sector in Canadian history. With immense gratitude for this historic donation, Arts Commons will invest the $75 million gift towards construction costs, create the Dave Werklund Education Wing, as well as establish four funds to support the sustainability of the following institutional priorities: education, accessibility, operations, and an ongoing endowment to rename Arts Commons as Werklund Centre in perpetuity, starting in the 2025-26 season.
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us, and if you weren’t, enjoy this photo gallery to help you feel like you were there!
Alex Bonyun
Alex Bonyun is Communications Manager for Arts Commons. Her interests range from writing about the arts, to photography, and painting tiny things. She’s even authored a kids’ book for imaginative early readers. Her philosophy is that everyone has a story worth sharing.
