PAST EVENTS
A.I. (2026)
Get ready to dive deep into the world of artificial intelligence with ArtistSpeak – A.I., where creativity meets technology! Join us for an evening of dialogue and reflection as artists share how A.I. is shaping their practices, workflows, ethics, and relationships to authorship and labour. Together, we’ll explore questions of originality, collaboration, resistance, and possibility — and what it means to create in an era where technology is evolving faster than our language for it.
Featured Artists: Uche Peter Umezurike, Lucky Leggott, and Jason Mehmel
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MENTAL HEALTH (2025)
Kenna Burima and Eddy Robinson delve into the intersections of mental health and creativity, featuring an incredible line up of artists sharing how their mental health, creativity and artistic practice intersect.
Featured Artists: Dr. Shumaila Hemani, Stacey Perlin, and Ryan Wesley Gray
MONEY
Delve into the intersections of money and creativity. The evening features an incredible line up of artists sharing how money, creativity and art intersect. And of course as always, Eddy's got a cool craft all planned
Featured Artists: Mike Tan, Jason Patrick Rothery, Priscilla Cherry, and Blaq Velvet
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INDIGENOUS COLLABORATION
Join host Kenna Burima as she revisits Ghost River Theatre's Echoes of the Land production which premiered last January as part of the 39th annual High Performance Rodeo. This even features lively conversation regarding the intricacies of Indigenous-led Collaboration. Experience incredible stories, songs, drumming and sharing on creative reconciliation between artists.
Featured Artists: Skip Wolfleg, Cedric Lightning, and Eric Rose
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FAITH
Kenna Burima dives into the intersections of faith and creativity. The evening features an incredible line up of artists sharing how their faith in themselves, in others and in a higher power expresses itself through their art and creativity.
Featured Artists: Ishita Singla, Shone Thistle, Sinzere, and Eddy Robinson
MENTAL HEALTH (2024)
Explore with us the intersections of creativity and mental health. The evening features an incredible line up of artists sharing how they navigate their own mental health through creative processes and expressions.
Featured Artists: Adora Nwofor, John F. Gerrard , Amy Nelson, Eddy Robinson, and Riverwest Therapy Collective
LIBERATION
Join host Kenna Burima as she delves into the creative and artistic practice of artists concerned with collective liberation. The evening will feature an incredible line up of artists. The world premiere performance of Calgary Without Patriarchy Artists' Collective new work "For Nothing is Fixed*" with special guest Chelea Ashton, Blackfoot Kainaiwa/Black artist, performer, activist, Mama and co-founder of @authenticallyindigenous Autumn Eaglespeaker, and Filipinx singer/songwriter Sallie Mae and visual artist and social worker Diamo of Art 2 Disrupt will lead the audience in an art activity inspired from her "Hearts for Palestine" art instalation.
Featured Artists: Calgary Without Patriarchy Artists' Collective, Sallie Mae, and Aumtumn Eaglespeaker