cSPACE Projects

ENTERPRISE OVERVIEW

cSPACE was established in 2011 as a unique social enterprise in Calgary that is developing a network of non-profit creative workspaces across the city. We were formed in 2011 by the Calgary Arts Development Authority and The Calgary Foundation with a mission to incubate our city’s creative talent. Our purpose is to own, build and operate large-scale, multi-tenant centres that support our city’s artists, non-profit organizations and social entrepreneurs through affordable space, networking opportunities and specialized programming.

Our vision for Calgary is a city where creative enterprise thrives in vibrant communities. Our mission is to develop creative places that activate people and ideas to ignite collaboration and community-led change.

In delivering on our mission we provide the conditions that diverse communities of creatives need to remain vital, sustainable and innovative while generating dividends for Calgarians across the city:

● Shared Space – Affordable, flexible and inspiring spaces that are responsive to the evolving needs of new artistic practices, missions and enterprises while delivering unique gathering places for all Calgarians

● Vibrant Community – Diverse and meaningful opportunities to engage with peers and collaborators, amplified through greater connectivity to surrounding neighbourhoods

● Knowledge Sharing – Specialized workshops, services and peer-to-peer mentorship focused on nurturing creative entrepreneurship, building confidence in artists, designers and makers to generate innovative cultural products and experiences for Calgary and the world.
cSPACE Arts Hub is our flagship project, a multi-disciplinary arts and community hub in the community of South Calgary. The 47,000-sq.-ft. multi-tenant facility is home to small and medium-sized non-profit organizations active in the arts and community sectors as tenants, each with their own staff, members, audiences and constituents. Artists also reside as tenants within the facility creating in disciplines such as photography, filmmaking, graphic design, painting, print-making, jewellery, mixed-media, fashion, costume-making, and sculpture. A co-working space provides short-term flexible space for members who use shared desks on a monthly and daily basis.

In addition to supporting these varied tenant uses, cSPACE includes highly adaptable event, performance, rehearsal, and meeting spaces. A Studio Theatre supports bookings for theatre, music, cinema and dance presentation or rehearsal and event uses. Public art in common areas and exhibition spaces throughout the facility and grounds provide spaces for artistic events to occur while supporting a vibrant place for the community to gather.