If your idea doesn’t fit anywhere else, then put it here! Dream big for 2012!
6 votes
Gut one street in the middle of each of Calgary's suburbs and create a pedestrian-only place for people to gather locally. Calgary lacks social spaces for informal gatherings, like Italy's piazzas or Spain's plazas. Having somewhere for the average family to go and run into neighbours is a sure-fire way to boost community spirit.
2 votes
Build a unique bandshell to replace the Riley Park one, like this one in San Francisco. Have more concerts there throughout the summer.
6 votes
Grab some paint and add colour to the dreary public infrastructure!
10 votes
Using lights to turn buildings into artworks - this clip from the UK is amazing. How about putting some light art on Calgary's buildings? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11755177
31 votes
We need big bonfires all the way down 8th avenue mall so that people can shop and socialize outside even in the middle of winter. Great for business and great for people. We have enough boring malls let's do something fun and revitalize the downtown in the middle of winter.
I experienced this in northern Sweden and yes it's possible yes it works and yes it can be done... !!!!
6 votes
Let commuters take bikes onto the train at all hours! The current regulations clearly discourage cycling. A vertical storage system with hooks would help create space for all. More cyclists would also ease the parking issues we have around train stations.
0 votes
Let commuters take bikes onto the train at all hours! The current regulations clearly discourage cycling. A vertical storage system with hooks would help create space for all. More cyclists would also ease the parking issues we have around train stations.
11 votes
I recently read an article about people who are converting their high maintenance and water loving front and back yard lawns, with garden beds in order to plant potatoes and other vegetables. What a great idea! I hope to see more yards and green spaces converted to vegetable and flower growing areas.
3 votes
Lots of people in this city say Calgary has a story to tell, I say that's wrong. Calgary has MORE than one story to tell. And one way to tell those stories is an animation studio. As Calgarians, we can use animation/cartooning to tell our stories. There is a profit making animation studio in Calgary already and it's hiring right now, this studio has productions lined up to create. Yes, Calgary has a story to tell and ...more »
Lots of people in this city say Calgary has a story to tell, I say that's wrong. Calgary has MORE than one story to tell. And one way to tell those stories is an animation studio. As Calgarians, we can use animation/cartooning to tell our stories. There is a profit making animation studio in Calgary already and it's hiring right now, this studio has productions lined up to create. Yes, Calgary has a story to tell and this animation studio, BBAHinc, is what we'll use to do it.
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3 votes
Host a world record breaking line dance along 17th avenue. This acknowledges Calgary's history as "Cow Town", home of Stampede, Cowboys and fun ! All can participate, young and old.
15 votes
There are few to no arts writers in Calgary! I am talking about CRITICAL art writing, not PROMOTIONAL art writing. This is a serious issue in this city. Arts writers are an important element to a healthy arts sector because it provokes discourse and communication about ideas, artistic processes, theories, and the connection between the arts and life. It promotes critical thinking skills in society. Many artists have ...more »
There are few to no arts writers in Calgary! I am talking about CRITICAL art writing, not PROMOTIONAL art writing. This is a serious issue in this city. Arts writers are an important element to a healthy arts sector because it provokes discourse and communication about ideas, artistic processes, theories, and the connection between the arts and life. It promotes critical thinking skills in society. Many artists have been trying to fill this gap for a long time now. Artists cannot fill the roles of artists, art professors, art administrators, AND critical art writers too!
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5 votes
Allow creatives to connect with each other easily to get their ideas realized. If I need help programming my microcontroller, or an installation artist needs stories, or a theatre producer needs help putting together his or her set, we should all get together and spend a bit of time helping out on each project, with the ability to get in touch with collaborators afterwards. So that cultural producers (and consumers) in ...more »
Allow creatives to connect with each other easily to get their ideas realized. If I need help programming my microcontroller, or an installation artist needs stories, or a theatre producer needs help putting together his or her set, we should all get together and spend a bit of time helping out on each project, with the ability to get in touch with collaborators afterwards. So that cultural producers (and consumers) in Calgary can better leverage each others' skills. Possibly an individual-to-individual cultural barter network?
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16 votes
Bike racks that are both functional and visually stimulating. Similar to what David Byrne did for New York. Could be commissioned work for local artists to design them. This would both promote local art and artists, and promote more bicycle use!
13 votes
I would like to see our green spaces used more for temporary art installations. Our current green spaces are seriously underutilized. This would provide more venues for exhibitions, and more art encounters for people using or passing by those spaces.
5 votes
The city of New York has dedicated a series of buses to be moving monuments of people that have represented New York positively in their lives. The bus has a decal placed on it in honor of that person and a brief ceremony occurs. Calgary could do the same, honouring either Calgarians or people that have come to Calgary and become ambassadors for the city and it's people. We have musicians, athletes, actors, etc that ...more »
The city of New York has dedicated a series of buses to be moving monuments of people that have represented New York positively in their lives. The bus has a decal placed on it in honor of that person and a brief ceremony occurs.
Calgary could do the same, honouring either Calgarians or people that have come to Calgary and become ambassadors for the city and it's people.
We have musicians, athletes, actors, etc that ought to be recognized for putting Calgary on the map for positive things.
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1 vote
Remember and cherish the original European ancestry of Canada with traditional song, dance, and festivities.
4 votes
Organize and present storytelling venues and events in Calgary of Calgary's cultural history.
2 votes
Present a song celebrating Calgary's cultural history of the past, the present, and looking toward the future.
2 votes
Celebrate contributions to Calgary's cultural history from different ethnic groups in Calgary, a month for each group at-a-time.
2 votes
Imagine giant outdoor billboards placed alongside meandering pathways throughout Calgary city parks. We can open up a contest to community associations, art associations, schools and senior citizen associations. We will provide 2500 digital cameras (or disposable) to various Calgary groups and ask them to submit 25 of their favourite photos based on the theme "What does Your Community Mean to You? or What does Canada ...more »
Imagine giant outdoor billboards placed alongside meandering pathways throughout Calgary city parks. We can open up a contest to community associations, art associations, schools and senior citizen associations. We will provide 2500 digital cameras (or disposable) to various Calgary groups and ask them to submit 25 of their favourite photos based on the theme "What does Your Community Mean to You? or What does Canada Mean to You?". (The cameras can be silk screened with Calgary 2012 logos for promotional purposes). A panel of judges made up of local celebrities, local artists, community members, art teachers etc will select 100-150 of their favourites. These photos will then be mounted on outdoor billboards. These billboards can be displayed along pathways throughout Calgary city parks. This could coincide with Canada day and even throughout Stampede as it would make an excellent tourist attraction. You can have people go online to vote for their favourite and then display the photo in City Hall lobby or perhaps a museum etc. I think we will discover a lot of hidden talent in our city!!
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2 votes
Our mountains have helped shape our culture and run through many facets of our community life! Calgary's unique cultural mosaic in part is due to its proximity to the mountains so lets celebrate Calgarians 'mountain culture'!
14 votes
Free Culture in 2012: What if every Tuesday in 2012 was "free culture night?" Everything from performing to visual arts, theatres to museums... free admission to anyone!
Lets make sure that in 2012, there is NO barrier to every Calgarian having amazing cultural experiences.
9 votes
Create a Calgary Pass that includes admission to Calgary's attractions like the zoo, Heritage Park, Glenbow Museum etc. and visitors or even Calgarians choose the places,say five, that they would like to visit and pay a flat sum of e.g.$40 instead of paying individual entrances. It should include discounts for children, students, seniors, even weekday discount. Thank you. niru@shaw.ca
4 votes
Let's host the artists from Royal de Luxe from France and their 'Little Giant Girl' puppet. Follow the link to see her:
This is an amazing project for a city's coming of age which could be linked to our visual and performing arts community.
6 votes
I think on a Saturday during the summer that Calgary should try to have the largest ground float down the Elbow or Bow river. Thousands of people all having a blast and the more creative raft the better!! There could be two or three different launch points and BBQ's afterwards.
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