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Atelier Artista is a safe space  for Calgarians of any demographic; age, race or gender

to learn, practise and improve their art, 

art is for everyone! 

We must close for now.

State of public health emergency.  Mandatory restriction – Effective Nov. 27

“no private group lessons will be allowed”

Thank you all for all your wonderful support and participation this past year!

We are working together! We are gearing up to keep you inspired and engaged so even if you can’t come to the studio to study in person we got you covered.  Watch the video to the end to find out more. Subscribe to our newsletter on the website and select the video menu item to get out two you tube page link and free learning resources. Be sure to subscribe and ht the notification bell as well to get things as they come out.  We will program for the new year and if all goes well open up again, space is limited, first come first serve. 

Origin story:

Brian Bunny Batista was without a personal studio space so he was on the look out for opportunities. He was teaching at AuARTS (Formerly ACAD) and samplers at Swintons for some time. After having travelled and studied abroad in Europe and the US for many years and seeing how the ateliers were doing it there he decided to look into it further. 

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Luckily,  he heard from a friend about an opportunity to be an early adopter in a building projects. cSPACE was looking for tenants to sign on so they could secure the funding  to renovate an run down sandstone school circa 1912. He met with the team agreeing to rent a small personal studio space. That night he tossed and turned unable to sleep. He dreamt instead of the largest space they had with big north facing windows and slate chalkboards so he could open an Atelier! 

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That was just the beginning...

He put everything he had into it and officially opened Feb. 14 2017.

Today the studio is thriving and growing. 

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Update: We are currently closed due to provincial mandate until further notice.

Due to Covid restrictions we are reducing our class sizes to ensure proper social distancing within the classroom.

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You must register for classes and "drop in events" before hand so we can control the number of participants attending.

We insist that participants do not enter our space if they are feeling any of the symptoms outlined on the government website link here:

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We request that all participants who sign up agree to recognize the city's mask bylaw by wearing one in indoor public spaces and throughout cSPACE.

There is disinfectant and hand sanitizer throughout the building and available in the classroom if you do not bring your own.

Only 2 people are permitted in the elevator at a time.

The east staircase is going up. The west staircase is just going down.

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