“The City of Calgary is seeking to commission an artist and/or artist team to participate in the first phase of implementation for the Skateboard Amenities Strategy. The selected artist(s) will consult and work with the design team (external consultants and City staff) to explore creative visioning for the overall park designs, determine the scope of possibilities for public art within the selected sites, and develop and implement a project plan based on those possibilities. Community-based and temporary public art initiatives are desired.”
Click this link to find out more. The deadline for submissions is February 24th.
Thanks to everyone who came out to last night’s skatepark open house at Cardel Theatre. It was the first of three, so please try to make it to one of the other open houses.
If you didn’t make it, these two news stories will give you a better idea of what you missed:
Dalhousie Skate Church will be closed this week to encourage everyone to attend the skatepark open houses.
Open House Schedule:
-Tuesday, January 28: Cardel Theatre – 180 Quarry Park Blvd S.E.
-Wednesday, January 29: Edgemont Community Association – 33 Edgevalley Circle N.W.
-Thursday, January 30: Southland Leisure Centre – 2000 Southland Dr. S.W.
We’re happy to let you know that the City of Calgary is holding three open houses at the end of January to provide information and see if the public supports potential skatepark sites. Please note: these are potential sites only and no approvals or decisions regarding any site have been made.
Photo courtesy of Van Der Zalm & Associates/New Line Skateparks
At the open houses, you can learn more about:
-the consultants that are designing the skateparks
-communities that have been identified to receive a skatepark and why
-how this could impact you or your family
-modern skatepark design, construction, and the positive impact they have on communities
-how your community or region can get involved for selection of future parks
There are three dates for the open houses, all at different locations but all run from 5PM-8PM:
-Tuesday, January 28: Cardel Theatre – 180 Quarry Park Blvd S.E.
-Wednesday, January 29: Edgemont Community Association – 33 Edgevalley Circle N.W.
-Thursday, January 30: Southland Leisure Centre – 2000 Southland Dr. S.W.
Although a skatepark isn’t likely going to be built on Paskapoo Slopes any time soon, it looks like skateboarding made a large impact in the survey and features prominently in the survey results.
Thanks to everyone who completed the survey and recommended a skatepark. It’s through raising awareness that we are finally seeing traction and are on our way to new skateparks in Calgary.
