Our community initiatives cover a wide range of opportunities for community members to learn and engage with the Institute - from multi-year social labs and artist residency programs, to reconciliation learning circles and pilot projects testing new economic models in community.
Current Initiatives
Art for Social Change
Combining the artistic process with the tools of social innovation can help socially engaged artists identify leverage points to amplify change.
StartWork
Provides an alternative to Alberta Income Support for refugees and others facing barriers to employment.
Plan Zed
By Gen Z, for Gen Z, this collaborative engagement project gathers data and insights from young adults and professionals.
Past Initiatives
Literacy Lab
A multi-year social lab focusing on addressing the challenges related to childhood literacy in Calgary.
Anitopisi
A place for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to gather together to learn about, and engage with, the process of reconciliation.