cSPACE Eau Claire

Affirmation Puppet Workshop with WP Puppet Theatre
2023-03-18 14:30 - 16:30 UTC | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
What’s your Spark? Join WP Puppet Theatre for this mini-Puppet Power event.
Make your own ‘Affirmation Puppet’ that will hold your hopes, dreams, goals and affirmations in this two hour session. Colourful fabrics, yarns, buttons, felting and beads, plus some surprising ingredients, come together with your ‘Notes to Self’. All instructions, materials and tools provided. Gift yourself a couple of hours of fun and camaraderie to create an affirming friend.
Up to 25 participants per session. Registration deadline March 13 2023.

[Image Description: Black and white checkered soft animal-like puppet head, with wild purple hair and a yellow nose that looks like a flower]

Retrospect, an Exhibition by Sean Dennie
2023-03-14 15:00 - 2023-03-17 18:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Photographer Sean Dennie takes you behind the mask to meet the person behind the art through imaginative and revealing artist portraits. These images were captured by Dennie during the 20-year history of the Festival of Animated Objects from 2002-2019.
Exhibition open to the public from 3pm-6pm, March 14-17, 2023.

[Image Description: Jamie T leans out from inside of a gilded mirror. She is about to light a cigarette.]

Resin Art Workshop
2023-03-11 14:00 - 16:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Are you interested in learning an extremely versatile and unique form of art? Come join Rochelle as she guides you into the world of resin art. Learn how to make timeless pieces with organic materials such as flowers and many more!
Free admission.

Live Artist Showcase!
2023-03-10 19:30 - 21:30 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Come experience Calgary’s local talents and performers during the Live Artist Showcase! It will be a display of a variety of performing artists from the community including musicians and poets.

The Alcove Art Collaborative / Hangout Art Space
2023-03-01 15:00 - 2023-03-26 21:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
The Collaborative Art Space is open throughout the week for anyone to come and stretch their creative muscles. With all kinds of art supplies, instruments, and a warm and welcoming atmosphere, The Alcove provides a casual place for anyone to engage in art and unleash their creativity!
All available art supplies are free to use. Activities range from sketching, collaging, painting and many more!
Full calendar of events below.

Creative Intersections: The Performance
2023-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Creative Intersections : Performance starting @ 1:00
See a performance resulting from the week-long collaboration of Violinist/composer James Watson and Dance Artist Jocelyn Mah. Doors open at 10am for Open Studio time before the performance.
Ticket Price: Free

[Image description: James Watson and violin appear on the left, and Jocelyn Mah on the right. She holds her arms in the air.]
Photo credit: James Watson by Orein Fernandus and Photo of Jocelyn Mah by Ghbohunmi

Creative Intersections - Open Studio
2023-02-20 09:00 - 12:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Violinist/composer James Watson and Dance Artist Jocelyn Mah join forces collaboratively for a week of exploration and creation at the cSPACE Eau Claire Neighbourhood Hub. Come explore the open studio daily from 9am-12pm.

[Image description: James Watson and violin appear on the left, and Jocelyn Mah on the right. She holds her arms in the air.]
Credit: Photos James Watson by Orein Fernandus and Photo of Jocelyn Mah by Ghbohunmi

ThaBloc: Artists at Work
2023-02-11 13:00 - 16:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Paty continues her Polaroid journey. Stop in and say Hi between 1pm-4pm.

Tales by Moonlight Series: Episode 1 George Webber
2023-02-15 17:00 - 19:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada

ThaBloc Presents Malcolm Nair
2023-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Alberta

Inception: February 6-10
2023-02-06 - 2023-02-10 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Presented by ThaBloc – an artist collective.
ThaBloc collective explores the fear factors that inhibits them from full expression as creatives. Panel discussion and workshop using the reliable, tested and trusted mirror technique. Read more about ThaBloc and its artists here.
Explore mini tours and open studios during the following times when these artists will be on site.
February 6
11am-2pm — Winner Brave
5:30-7pm —Patty Peixoto
February 7
1pm-4pm — Samuel Obadero
February 8
2pm-4pm — Maysoon
5:30pm-7pm — Patty Peixoto
February 9
1pm-3pm — Samuel Obadero
5pm-9pm — Santosh Kumar Korthiwada
February 10
10am-12pm — Winner
1pm-4pm — Samuel Obadero

Photo Description: Close ups of the faces of Samuel Obadero, Winner Brave, and Santosh Kumar Korthiwada.

Coming Home Project: Honouring Creation
2023-01-22 10:00 - 13:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: Honouring Creation
ABOUT HONOURING CREATION
Experience the power of connection and creativity.
Join us as we ground ourselves and begin working on our projects in a cosy space. Bring your journal, laptop, and art supplies.
On Sunday, January 22 & Sunday, January 29, we will be joined by Anshu, a trauma-informed coach, for grounding exercises before we begin working on
our creative projects.
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.

Coming Home Project: Love Notes
2023-01-28 19:00 - 22:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: Love Notes
ABOUT LOVE NOTES
Join Harpreet M Dayal for living room Love Notes with friends and an intimate evening of live music and poetry from some of Calgary’s finest artists.
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.

Coming Home Project: Fort Building
2023-01-27 18:00 - 20:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: Fort Building
ABOUT FORT BUILDING
An evening of play, conversation and storytelling.

See the world through the eyes of your inner child. The eyes that sparkle in awe and amazement as they see love, magic and
mystery in the most ordinary things

-Henna Sohail

Honour your inner child, bring yourself back to a place of play. Join Harpreet M Dayal and Priscilla Cherry for an evening of fort building, play, conversation and storytelling!
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.

Coming Home Project: The Art of Connection Workshop
2023-01-18 18:30 - 20:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: The Art of Connection Workshop
ABOUT THE ART OF CONNECTION
Join us for a two-part workshop on Wednesday, January 18 & Wednesday, January 25 to listen to poetry, sip tea, and explore the meaning of belonging, coming home to ourselves and others through collective art-making.
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.

Coming Home Project: Game Night
2023-01-21 18:30 - 22:00 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: Game Night
ABOUT GAME NIGHT
An evening of playing board games and healthy competition! Come hang out and play your favourite board games and card games. Don’t forget to bring your friends, snacks and some healthy competition!
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.

Coming Home Project: Riceboy Sleeps
2023-01-20 18:30 - 21:30 | cSPACE Eau Claire, 381 2 Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 5E9, Canada
Coming Home Project: Riceboy Sleeps
ABOUT RICEBOY SLEEPS
Set in the 90s, a Korean single mother raises her young son in the suburbs of Canada determined to provide a better life for him than the one she left behind.
Directed by Anthony Shim
Join us for a showing of Riceboy Sleeps, followed by a virtual Q&A with director, Anthony Shim! Bring your pillows, blankets, tissues and popcorn!
For a full list of Coming Home events, follow the link here to Harpreet’s Eventbrite listings.
