Flux in the City
January 24, 2025
This isn’t your typical municipal consultation.
Join theatre artists Nathaniel Hanula-James and Wesley Reibeling as they reimagine one of the most frustrating and mundane civic processes into something bold, fun, and deeply engaging.
Flux in the City by Major Matt Mason Collective for High Performance Rodeo dives into the heartbeat of Calgary—its past, present, and future—through the lens of performance.
📅 When: Friday, January 24, 2025
📍 Where: Atrium | Contemporary Calgary
⏰ Time: Performance: 7:30 PM | Talkback & reception: 8:45 PM
🎟️ Tickets for the show
🎟️ Tickets for talkback & reception
25th Anniversary Screening of Waydowntown (2000)
February 9, 2025
Co-Presented by d.talks and Downtown Core Neighbourhood Association
Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Waydowntown, a film exploring Calgary's iconic +15 system, with a screening followed by an exclusive Talk-Back with Writer/Director Gary Burns.
Event: Waydowntown screening
Talkback Session: A conversation with director Gary Burns about the evolution of the +15 system and its impact on urban life.
📅 When: Sunday February 9, 2025
📍 Where: Globe Cinema
⏰ Time: 3:00pm | Doors Open 2:30pm
🎟️ Tickets: https://lu.ma/cz5rsv6q
2024 Programming
Viewing design through a lens of social equity and anti-racism, how can design be used as a conduit to bring community TOGETHER?
Concept design via Endemic Architecture
june events:
June 6th-30th
Contemporary Confetti
d.talks, with support from the Alberta Real Estate Foundation, engaged and commissioned Endemic Architecture to create a site-specific installation on the front plaza of the Contemporary Calgary building inspired by their Confetti Urbanism design work in the United States.
When thinking about private vs public spaces we wanted to imagine a way to bring people into the gallery and facilitate community engagement and activation of the plaza. As a lead up to our conversation “Let’s Talk About… Wanderlust” we wanted to show the power placemaking and public art has to bring community closer. We invite you to enjoy this temporary installation for as long as the weather allows it to remain!
Image of completed installation
Let’s Talk about… Wanderlust
June 18th 6pm-9pm Contemporary Calgary
Join us for an evening of conversation and exploration of how the power of art and placemaking bring us closer to the cities and sites we love.
d.talks hosts conversations, exhibits, workshops and more to help forward the conversation about design in our city.