Feb
10
Market Collective Feb 13-14: This Weekend
February 10, 2010 | | Leave a Comment
The every other month local artist showcase is coming back to Kensington this weekend! Market Collective is an independent market created to showcase the works of local artists, artisans and musicians and to strengthen the art community in Calgary.
Dec
10
Market Collective December 12-13th
December 10, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
Although we're not affiliated with the folks at Market Collective, their purpose is quite similar to ours--offer a springboard for local artists to gather and showcase their talents and wares to our city. As such, we want to spread the word that another Market Collective (a quarterly gathering of artists) will take place this weekend in Kensington. Details in the flyer after the jump. Read more
Dec
5
Over 30 New Themes Added to Help Showcase Your Material
December 5, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
CGYArt is pleased to release over 30 free themes you can choose to accent your free blog on CGYART.ca. We have over 100 free themes for you to enjoy. Who is you? All artists in Calgary and immediate area can take advantage of this opportunity to showcase their talents. A FREE blog with as many features as you need to get your message across to whomever your audience may be.
Don't get bogged down with our selection though. All themes are open source, meaning you can change them to suit your needs, and we also remove themes that are no longer updated or are no longer used by our users.
So what are you waiting for? Sign up for a free blog and get showcased in front of all our visitors!
Aug
31
How Does Joining CgyArt Help You?
August 31, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
CgyArt.ca is a unique enterprise geared to connect a multitude of different artists from Calgary and area into one online location. There are similar ventures online that attempt to draw similar artists into the same community but two things are missing: they generally aren't focused to one geographic area, and they focus on one single artistic expression.
Some painters will be over here, photographers on flickr, musicians on Myspace, and so on.
So why bother with joining? How does it benefit you? Read more
Aug
18
CSIF 30th Anniversary Member Night Screening
August 18, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
On Sunday I had the chance to stop in at the Plaza and take in the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers 30th Anniversary member night screening special. There were 14 short films from around Calgary. I purposefuly chose the event to catch a glimpse of our city through the eyes of some of our producers/directors.
All in all the evening was quite enjoyable, albeit some of the films were over my head. But alas, I want to remind all our visitors that yes, even filmmakers are artists and can get a blog with cgyart.ca. It's a great way to leverage your exposure!
The screening included the following: Read more
Jul
27
We’re Getting Closer to Launch
July 27, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
As you can see with the new design, we're getting closer to an official launch. Although artists have been able to create their own web site @ xxx.cgyart.ca , we haven't gone 'live'. There are a few bugs to iron out but things are quickly approaching launch status.
What does that mean? well for starters we'll be actively pursing artists and web traffic. That means more eyes on your materials. We're also developing ways to showcase the most active blogs in the network on the main page. That's a free blog and free exposure, what more could you want?!!
May
29
Over 100 WordPress Themes to Choose From
May 29, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
Aspiring and emerging (and even established) Calgary Artists now have a way to showcase their work in one location online. Cgyart.ca is a unique service that provides Calgary and area artists with their own subdomain blog free of charge.
What's exciting about this announcement is the options we have for you the artist! Over 100 wordpress themes are available for you to browse and choose from -- many of them are customizable as well for a unique flare. Read more
May
27
Bear With the Splash Page
May 27, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
We're testing out the web site live so you can view the changes but we aren't actively promoting just yet. It's an exclusive need to know bunch that are aware of CGYART's existence.
You'll notice the splash page (homepage) is changing routinely. We're trying to find the best fit for the web site, one that will enable us to also feature the most popular and new artists who sign up for a blog with cgyart.ca. Read more
May
18
CgyArt Unrolling in Beta Stage
May 18, 2009 | | Leave a Comment
CgyArt.ca is a new web site for Calgary and area artists to showcase their talents online. Since we're only in a beta stage (not ready to go public) we ask that you online inform your fellow artists and creators about the web site.
CgyArt is different than other networks online because of a few things:
1) It houses online local artists;
2) It will contain a broad range of local artists (from music, to fine art, to photography);
3) It is FREE to start your own blog (located at yourblog.cgyart.ca);