Welcome to Arts Commons where our building becomes the springboard into curiosity and imagination. The place where students and teachers are immersed in opportunities to explore the Performing and Visual Arts as it connects to each classes' curriculum. Students are also given a peek behind the scenes to engage in the technical side of theatre. Situated in the heart of downtown Calgary, Arts Commons is one of Canada’s largest Art Centres, home to six resident performance companies and six visual art galleries.
At the ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning students connect with industry experts for hands-on learning that promotes creative bravery while connecting to the joy of discovery alongside their peers.
Students are supported in the Hub to be their best, always, encouraged to do the right thing, and invited to lead with an open mind and heart.
Empowered to ask questions, to imagine, innovate, inspire, illuminate, and ignite with wonder, students and teachers engage with art in all its forms. Students will leave transformed having made discoveries about themselves, their community, and the world around them.
Workshop Possibilities include:
- Story-telling through: music, dance, drama, comic books, shadow, and puppetry
- Performance: drama, masks, clown, improv
- Visual Arts: painting, ink printing, mixed media, collage, textiles, photography, and sculpture
- Learning and creating alongside Cultural Experts
- Spoken Word/Poetry
- Audio: soundscapes, audio lab explorations
- Set Design
- Costumes
- Special FX Makeup
- Lighting Design
- Directing
- Stage Craft
And so much more!
