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Educators

Hey Teachers!

What if art wasn’t just something students made—but something that helped them think, explore, and lead?

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In-Classroom Workshops

Unlock Creativity in Your Classroom 
May 26 – 30, 2025

Sign up for your chance at 120 FREE workshops to Calgary schoolsled by local teaching artists who know how to ignite imaginations and bring creativity to life!

Registration for in-classroom workshops have closed. But sign up for our Education newsletter to updates on upcoming opportunities!

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Online Workshops

Expand Possibilities with Free Virtual Workshops
April 15, 29 & May 6, 13, 2025

Not in Calgary? Not a problem! We're bringing some of our favourite workshops online to take the arts into your classroom through FREE online workshops hosted by Arts Commons Education and led by Calgary Teaching Artists.

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Parents & Caregivers

Creative Adventures for Families

Arts are a gateway to inquiry, learning, and discovery for our kids and us!

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Inspire your child's creative spirit with experienced teaching artists this month with FREE offerings for kids and their caregivers in your community.

Arts Workshops at the Calgary Library

April 12 & 26, 2025

Join us to create your own robot, clown around, and weave stories with a master storyteller.

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Expand Creativity with Online Workshops

April 15, 29 & May 6, 13, 2025

We're bringing  some of our favourite workshops online to take the arts into classrooms all over the province, hosted by Arts Commons Education and led by Calgary Teaching Artists.

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Little Wonders Festival

May 23 & 24, 2025

Calling all curious little explorers (ages 1-6) and their families! Get ready for a FREE experience filled with wonder, creativity, and play through hands-on artmaking, interactive storytelling, and playful exploration. Little Wonders is presented in collaboration with the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts.

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Teaching Artists

Come Discover with Us...

And learn alot on the way!

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Discovery Lab

Purpose, Connection, Collaboration, and Mentorship 

How do purpose, connection, collaboration, and mentorship shape and elevate your creative practice and teaching artistry? 

Teaching artists are invited to explore these foundational elements and their transformative impact on artistic growth, learning environments, and community engagement. This interactive experience will guide artists in understanding how their own curiosity and inquiry process can deepen artistic expression, strengthen relationships, and foster meaningful change.

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For All

Arts Education is for Everyone

Creativity knows no limits, let's have arts education follow!

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Arts ReimaginED Summit - The Remix

May 23 – 25, 2025

What happens when artists, educators, parents, and decision-makers team up? We IGNITE change. We make space for every student and community member to thrive through the arts. We REMIX the system.  

At  this year's Arts Reimagined Summit: The Remix, we’ll kick things off with immersive storytelling and keynote from our special guest presenter, then dive into art-making, panel convos, and real talk about equity, access, and creativity as a driver for change. 

Together we’ll explore how creative process can shape policy, fuel advocacy, and reimagine education—joyfully and courageously. 

It’s more than a summit. It’s a movement. Let’s remix it—together.

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The Turntable

May 25, 2025

Kicked off by a keynote from our special guest presenter, The Turntable spins connections through an inclusive sharing circle, bringing teachers, artists, and arts leaders together to exchange perspectives and ideas within the creative community.

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Shaping the Future Leaders through Creativity

Arts education is not optional—it’s essential. It equips young people with the creativity, confidence, and critical thinking skills they need to thrive. It empowers teachers to cultivate curiosity in the classroom, gives parents a way to nurture their child’s self-expression, and strengthens communities by fostering collaboration and cultural understanding. Beyond creativity, arts education builds the leaders of tomorrow. Through the arts, young people develop essential leadership skills—problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability, and the confidence to think outside the box. 

21,000 students, 900 classes, 450 families, 175 Free arts-based activities, and 20 hours of Teaching Artist development...and that's just scratching the surface!

 

Arts ReimaginED, brings together teachers, parents and caregivers, and teaching artists to bring arts education back into the lives of children and youth. Arts education provides foundational learning building blocks that develop core competencies in the next generation of successful adults. Learn more about the importance of arts education in Calgary from our Arts Education Benchmark Survey.

NEED INSPIRATION? 

Check out the Arts Commons blog for ideas to expand how you can use Arts education in your life. 

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