Congratulations to the best boss in the biz! "Alex Sarian is transforming Arts Commons with more inclusive programming and a plan to expand and upgrade the physical spaces." And yep, you read right, he's under 40.

Anne Carson's essay "Stillness" ends in this astonishing way (🧵/4) (Critical Inquiry, Autumn 2021) "There are many stillnesses we didn’t get around to in this essay—snow; fog; moonlight; chastity; the gerundive; Odysseus tied to the mast while sailing past the Sirens

My first theatre review since 2020, and my first as a new Albertan. The Citadel | Edmonton Theatre’s Almost a Full Moon - almost a new holiday classic. theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-a…

This was a dream of a piece to write - thank you Intermission!

Happy Fall On Your Knees Pt. 2 day! My second piece about the show is out now, credit entirely to Eleanor Grace for the headline: cbc.ca/arts/hannah-mo…

CityNews Calgary coverage w/ Jyoti Gondek on the opportunity to invest in Calgary’s arts & culture sector as our province undergoes a truly remarkable economic & social renassaisance. We look forward to working with Danielle Smith & United Conservative Caucus on this! calgary.citynews.ca/video/2023/03/…

Just because we're in the #arts doesn't mean we don't ❤️ numbers: 86% of Albertans agree that arts & culture make their community a better place to live, & 88% feel it's important that the #government fund & support the arts in #Alberta.

Read the RONDO AWARD nominated interview with ALICE KRIGE by longtime contributor Carly Maga and cast your vote! (Voting ends Sunday night at midnight, April 23.) ow.ly/cs4S50NHqrn

Show your support for Alberta arts! Provincial arts funding has been cut 27% over 13 yrs, and we are losing talent and jobs. Text ARTS to (587) 875-5751 to send a letter to party leaders asking for increased arts funding. Show them arts matter to voters like you. #VoteArtsAB

Congrats The Citadel | Edmonton Theatre on the opening of Prison Dancer, soon to be at National Arts Centre! Read my interview with the co-writers & director for CBC Arts: cbc.ca/arts/prison-da…

We are excited to announce that the 2023-24 TD Incubator Fellow will be spoken word performer, community builder, #YYC's sixth Poet Laureate, & TD Incubator program alumni, Wakefield Brewster. Learn more at artscommons.ca/incubator

Merry and Pippin (aka Dominic Monaghan. and Billy Boyd) are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern next season at Neptune Theatre and Mirvish Productions. My latest for CBC Arts! cbc.ca/arts/dominic-m…

Beyond excited to welcome a new team member (VP of Programming) to Arts Commons - sarahgartonstanley!! Calgary doesn't know how lucky it is yet. calgaryherald.com/entertainment/…

Following an international executive search, #ArtsCommons is thrilled to announce an acclaimed creative industry leader as our new VP of Programming, sarahgartonstanley. Read the full release here: bit.ly/3QrIzcJ

Very excited about what sarahgartonstanley is going to do as incoming VP of programming at Calgary's Arts Commons. My interview with the arts leader, who begins there next month, is now up at the The Globe and Mail. theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-a…

Thanks theYYSCENE for this wonderful coverage on the evolution of Arts Commons! sarahgartonstanley couldn’t have said it any better: “My hope and my governing statement is that we are looking for curatorial ideas from the community.” theyyscene.com/2024/02/06/art…

Artists and communities all over western Canada will be impacted for generations by the incredible commitment announced today by the Alberta Government: $103M over 7 years towards the Arts Commons Transformation and Olympic Plaza Transformation project. alberta.ca/release.cfm?xI…

Today, alongside our partners at @yycarts and City of Calgary, we are thrilled to share the architectural designs for the Arts Commons Transformation (ACT) expansion project. bit.ly/3THTmzf

Calgary’s Arts Commons advances its revitalization into downtown hub with $75-million donation theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-a…

We are humbled today to announce a transformational gift by David Werklund, CM, AOE and family to support Arts Commons Transformation (ACT): $75 million, the largest philanthropic gift to the performing arts in Canadian history. Learn more about ACT: artscommons.ca/act #yycarts