Bird Creatives

We’re honoured to be nominated for the People’s Choice Award 🏆 celebrating Calgary small businesses making a difference! 💙 Cast your vote & help us bring it home: forms.office.com/Pages/Response… #Calgary #birdcreatives

New Funding Opportunity! 🚨 The Original Peoples Investment Program supports FNMI artists, collectives & Indigenous-led orgs in Treaty 7. 💵 Up to $30K available 📅 Apply Aug 20–Sept 24, 2025 🔗 calgaryartsdevelopment.com/grant-investme… #yyc #calgary #riseupcalgary

🎤 Country, roots & western artists — we want you! Play free public shows (paid gigs) in central #YEG during the Canadian Finals Rodeo 🎶 📅 Apply by Aug 25 🎵 Solo–full band welcome Details & apply: birdcreatives.com/cfr-artist-cal… #CFR2025 #YEGMusic #CountryMusic #RootsMusic

Yahoo! Happy Stampede, Calgary! 🤠 We were thrilled to help kick things off at the First Flip Breakfast with live tunes by The Frontiers & Mackenzie Brown, plus performances by Green Fools & Chinook Country Line Dancers! What are you most excited for this Stampede? #YYC

Spruce Grove’s summer markets are back—bigger & better! 🌞🛍️ Join us downtown for local vendors, food, & entertainment! 📍 Columbus Park + McLeod Ave 🕓 4–10 PM | July 5, 19 • Aug 2, 16 Details: sprucegrovecitycentre.org/summer-market/… #SummerAtTheCentre #SpruceGrove #SupportLocal

🚨 Blue Sky Arts has landed in Calgary – a city-wide series of immersive, interactive installations by local artists 🎨 First of five: Drop of Sunshine by Leia Guo – a hands-on cyanotype experience powered by the sun! 👉Learn more: visitcalgary.com/discover-blue-… #BlueSkyArts #yyc

Jump into the Stampede spirit this week at the CORE Midway! From Alberta Boot Co + Cody & Sioux's pop-up to the beloved Honky Tonk Market PLUS exciting live entertainment by @olboots, and @lizchristensenn (presented by @BIRDcreatives).

06/21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day! As summer begins, we honour the contributions of First Nations, Inuit & Métis communities to our creative economy. Grateful to live, work & create on Treaty 6 & 7 territory. Info + events: rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100013… #BirdCreatives #NIPD2025

Huge congrats to our friends at @cityofedmonton for winning the Economic Development Renewal Project Award from @edmontondtwn for the Entertainment District on Rice Howard Way! We're proud to support the vibrant YEG summer experience! ☀️🎶🍹 #yeg #edmonton #yegevents

Two years ago, we helped launch Novus Textura on Stephen Ave—an installation woven through the Galleria Trees. 🌆 As it comes down this June, we're reflecting on the colour, energy, and conversation it brought to downtown. It’ll be missed! #calgary

Big news for Alberta’s music scene! 🎶 @WestAnthemAB has announced the Alberta Music Cities Grant recipients — small but radical projects shaping the future of music in our province. Read more about the projects👇 birdcreatives.com/growing-albert… #WestAnthem #alberta

Happy Mother’s Day! 💐 Bird Creatives is proud to be a women-led team and even prouder to have so many incredible moms among us. Today, we’re raising a toast to all the mothers out there, balancing creativity, leadership, and love every day. #MothersDay #BirdCreatives

Building trust, fostering connections and facilitating meaningful conversations is at the core of what we do! We love being able to engage with partners and community leaders at the civic level and we're thrilled to support events like town halls and panel discussions.

🎉 The Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts is April 24! Join Mayor Jyoti Gondek & Calgary’s creative community for an unforgettable night of performances + the 2025 Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards. 🎟 Free tickets for artists! calgaryartsdevelopment.com/events/celebra… #YYCArts #Calgary #YYCNow

Ever wonder what it’s like to work with Bird Creatives? We’ve had the pleasure of working with so many incredible partners over the years and here’s what they had to say! Check out all of the Bird Creatives’ projects on our portfolio page: birdcreatives.com/portfolio

ICYMI: The designs for the Olympic Plaza transformation are here! The design for the revitalized Olympic Plaza celebrates the historical legacy of the plaza, while looking to the future with a reimagined gathering space that will serve Calgarians for generations to come.

🚨 Big news! The RISE UP Calgary Community Activation Catalogue is LIVE! From live music & art to markets & cultural performances, discover trusted local talent to elevate your next event. And it’s always growing! Start exploring: riseupyyc.com/community-acti… #RiseUpCalgary #calgary

April is National Poetry Month! We’re proud to support @CalgaryArtsDev in managing the Poet Laureate Program, which brings powerful voices to our city. Meet Calgary’s 2024-2026 Poet Laureate, Shone Thistle—learn more here: calgaryartsdevelopment.com/living-a-creat…

Support Canadian creativity & shop local! 🇨🇦 Canada’s creative economy is the heartbeat of our communities. Strengthen artists, designers & musicians by: Buying handmade from Canadian makers, Attending & promoting local events, Hiring local creatives Blog: birdcreatives.com/how-you-can-bu…

Learn more and buy tickets*: cada.at/4hFRbao *Thanks to @BIRDCreatives, folks who make their living as an artist can reserve two complimentary tickets.