History

George Silas and his brother founded the Point of Art Society in 1998, leasing two buildings from the City of Calgary. The original address was 1139 St SE, later changed to 1039 17th Ave SE in the early 2000s.

The Artpoint building was originally a commercial space, which once housed a laundry. Over the years, the building underwent many changes, including the addition of a large gallery and a smaller one called the Red Gallery. Heritage Weavers and Spinners were also added as tenants. 

In 2022, the City of Calgary notified Artpoint of its intent to reclaim the building to construct the Green Line. A one-year lease was signed. In 2023, after much deliberation, Artpoint decided to continue as a society. The Heritage Weavers moved to the Austrian Canadian Club, with Sue Heathcote, Darlene Lobos, and Amy Trewhitt relocating to a small studio there. A few other artists moved to home studios.

In September 2023, Artpoint moved to 205, 625 11 Ave SW, a space leased from C-Space Marda Loop.

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Official Organizational Mandate: 

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Objectives of the Society

As a non-profit cooperative association of artists:

• To support the development of the visual arts in Calgary 

• To promote art education in the community 

• To support the artistic work of members 

• To provide for the exhibition of members' works of art 

• To provide for fellowship between members 

• To foster good relationships between the society and the local community 

• To help emerging artists become full-time professional artists

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Our Vision

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• To become a model for artist-run cooperative studio galleries in Canada

• To help emerging artists become full-time professional artists

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Our Mission

• To provide an accesible, attractive and affordable environment for local artists to produce and exhibit their artwork 

• To promote arts and culture, to enhance the life of the community

• To help members develop their artistic careers.

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