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Reopen, rebuild: Calgary galleries, museums begin road to recovery after COVID-19 closures

Reopen, rebuild: Calgary galleries, museums begin road to recovery after COVID-19 closures
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Fourteen months into the pandemic, Calgary s newest art gallery is determined to stay optimistic and focused on the future

Author of the article: Eric Volmers Publishing date: May 07, 2021  •  1 day ago  •  5 minute read  •  David Leinster, CEO of Contemporary Calgary, poses for a photo on Friday, December 13, 2019. Photo by Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Contemporary Calgary, the sprawling new art centre located in the Centennial Planetarium, has sat empty for months. Well, empty of visitors. Right now, the walls and floors are actually full of art that has thus far gone unappreciated by Calgarians, who have been unable to take in the gallery’s two newest exhibitions due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Calgary invests $2 5M for new accessible arts building after roof collapse destroyed old centre

Calgary invests $2.5M for new accessible arts building after roof collapse destroyed old centre Sarah Rieger © Helen Pike/CBC Jung-Suk Ryu, CEO of the National accessArts Centre, stands in front of the group s future home. Three years after a roof collapse at a Calgary arena displaced Canada s largest organization for artists with disabilities, the centre has found a new home. National accessArts Centre (NaAC), formerly known as the Indefinite Arts Centre, will receive $2.5 million from the city to upgrade the old Scouts Canada building, located at 2140 Brownsea Drive N.W.  We re all breathing a huge sigh of relief,  said CEO Jung-Suk Ryu. We know where our home is going to be, and that s a huge relief to our community of artists.

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