Contemporary Calgary provides Calgary and its visitors with a significant visual arts destination dedicated to modern and contemporary art.

The former Centennial Planetarium, itself a significant work of brutalist architecture, is a world-class gallery where we deliver outstanding local, national and international contemporary art programming. As a young and ambitious institution, we uphold the values that make us a welcoming, inclusive, engaging and relevant space that is expansive in its representation of artists and ideas.

We exhibit art and offer arts related programming because:

We believe that art can foster conversation and encourage the exploration of new ideas and critical thinking.

We believe in the power of art to transform the places and the lives we live.

We share a passion for art that is relevant, meaningful, and challenging.

We share a passion for Calgary as a global city of choice.

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