Suburban Calgary Artist Network (formerly the South Calgary Artist Network): Grants

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Calgary Foundation Grants Overview

http://www.thecalgaryfoundation.org/gsa_overview_grants.htm

Here is a link to the Calgary Foundation grant overview.

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How Suburban Calgary Artist Network came to be:

An artistic family of four and a desire to stop being isolated lead Geoff and Corinne Sandhurst to embark on an incredible journey to get to know other artists.

Step One - Attend Something - Calgary Arts Development - Arts Champions Congress September 2011 planted the seed. Arts Champions from all over the city met and inspired each other. We never thought of ourselves as Arts Champions, but CADA told all attendees we were - so we believed. Thank you!

Step Two - Try something completely different - Mark Hopkins - We Should Know Each Other Event #85, October 16th, 2011 showed how easy and wonderful it is to meet strangers and become friends. We were surprised that anyone would like to know us! They would like to know you too!

Step 3: Calgary Arts Development Artist Network 1st meeting November 24, 2011 - sparked our desire to keep networking and find a way to include our children, have free parking and be close to our home in the south. We wanted a venue that was open to all interested in art, of all disciplines, of all ages and abilities, accessible, and informal, and inexpensive and supportive of the arts. A Calgary Public Library Librarian (I will find her business card - I think she was from the Downtown Branch) suggested Fish Creek Library.

Step 4: Make a cold call: Donna Bedry of the Fish Creek Library and all the staff have amazed us with their enthusiasm, love of arts and their warm welcome.

Step 5: Venture out to more venues in the South that welcome and support the arts at least once a month, for 10 months of the year - Sept - June. Time and date specified each month on the blog. We hope you can join us!

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