E221 - Current & Critical - Alex Sarian, Arts Commons - Why Civic Pride, Downtown Revitalization and Inclusion are driving our new identity
“I want the people to look at Calgary and say, “Man, look at what they did. If they can do it there. We can do it anywhere.””
The Arts have a huge economic impact on a city, and Alex knows this better than anyone. He shares the goal for Calgary’s Arts Commons and what that means for our city as a whole. He talks about the $450M construction project and how it will transform Arts Commons by being the single largest cultural infrastructure project in recent Canadian history. This project will make the arts more accessible to all Calgarians, and help put Calgary on the map in the way we’ve always wanted it to be — in a way that makes us proud.