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With construction at the King Edward School in full swing, Marda Loop area neighbors should be aware of Road closures and Water Shutdowns between the dates of July 15th – 23rd, [...]

My vote is for renew, what is yours? As a city continues to grow, it is important for the spaces within to grow alongside it. Abandoned buildings play an integral part in this conversation. Do we [...]

The Perfect Mix: Old Buildings and the New Economy looks at recent developments across the country where old places are helping to nurture a creative economy–whether found in bustling [...]

It’s not every day you get to give Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi one of your very own designs to wear. But that’s exactly what happened to Willow Park School’s own Grade 8 student Giovanna Acosta [...]

Calgary’s arts incubator broke some new ground Wednesday — literally. The first shovel went into the ground at CSpace, the city’s new arts incubator being built at the site of the old King Edward [...]

Reid Henry, the president and CEO of cSPACE Projects, talks about a new 47,000-square-foot arts and community centre being built in Calgary. Listen to the full the interview HERE

Shovels in soil Wednesday officially kicked off the start of construction for cSPACE King Edward, a project aimed at providing affordable space for artists and non-profit organizations. By 2016, [...]

CBC News (Calgary at 11) covered cSPACE King Edward’s groundbreaking ceremony, including interviews with Reid Henry (President & CEO of cSPACE Projects), Lauren Mazuryk (representing [...]

The King Edward School was built with sandstone in South Calgary in 1912, closed by the school board in 2001 and is about to rise again – as cSPACE King Edward. A groundbreaking ceremony will be [...]

A future arts and cultural hub at the former King Edward School in Calgary’s southwest received a $1-million injection from the provincial government. Tory cabinet ministers continued their [...]

A new funding contribution of $1 million from The Province of Alberta’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism will go towards cSPACE’s $29.5-million arts and community hub at the former King Edward [...]

A newspaper from 1963 was rescued from the walls of the pre-demolition mid-century wings of the King Edward. The story details an ambitious plan for the development of Prince’s Island and [...]

Can fashion designers, graphic artists and video game developers help stabilize Alberta’s boom-bust economy? Excerpt from March, 2014: In Calgary, AcceleratorYYC fulfills a similar role as [...]

School’s out – and reinvented spaces are in by: JENNIFER LEWINGTON Special to The Globe and Mail   Declining enrolment and rising costs have driven some Canadian school boards to sell [...]

Broken Rail Broken Rail’s account of attending King Edward School in the 1940’s: This picture was taken in front of King Edward School 1720, 30th Ave., S.W. in June of 1955. This is [...]

Kristi’s Heritage Corner – Kristi Johnson brings life to Calgary’s Hidden Heritage Gems: In this second installment of the history of King Edward School, we wanted to focus more [...]

Kristi’s Heritage Corner – Kristi Johnson brings life to Calgary’s Hidden Heritage Gems: Calgary’s King Edward School has been a topic of much discussion in the last while [...]

Calgary Memories account of attending King Edward School in the 1940’s: Sooner or later in a farm boy’s life he is torn away from his comfortable country school environment and for the [...]

The third time could be the charm for the sale of an iconic school. After two strikeouts by previous private buyers, Calgary Arts Development and The Calgary Foundation are heading to a community [...]

cSPACE Projects is featured in Avenue Magazine’s 2013 “The Big Idea” Read the full article here

The Calgary Heritage Initiative Society is dedicated to the preservation, productive use and interpretation of buildings and sites of historic and architectural interest in Calgary. Calgary [...]

DOORS OPEN @ King Edward From school to creative hub: An interactive 3-day event celebrating People, Place and Ideas. Please save the date for a unique open house at the historic King Edward [...]

cSPACE is pleased to announce that we have received a provincial grant for King Edward School to be a Celebration Site for Alberta Culture Days. Many thanks to Minister Klimchuk and our partners [...]

Calgary’s arts community just got a sturdier foundation under its feet. That’s how it felt when a jubilant group of arts administrators, philanthropists, politicians and community [...]

Arts centre one step closer It’s unanimous. A city committee has voted to kick in $5 million towards a bid to turn the historical King Edward School into an arts hub for the commnity. [...]

A major milestone has been achieved today for the King Edward School transformation project! A late afternoon presentation from CADA and The Calgary Foundation to the City of Calgary’s [...]

After months of research, the decision on whether to buy a 100-year-old Calgary school and transform it into an arts centre is now centre stage. Calgary Arts Development and The Calgary [...]

Thanks to Janet Naclia for spreading the word about the King Edward School Transformation A few months ago, I was asked to join a community advisory committee for a project spearheaded by the [...]

Nurturing the young, however, is never cheap. The school was valued at $8.5 million in 2010 and requires some TLC to get it back in shape. Transforming it into Calgary’s first dedicated space for [...]

Calgary Arts Development and The Calgary Foundation today formally announced the purchase of the King Edward School site from the Calgary Board of Education. King Edward School is a distinctive [...]

Global News Calgary – A city committee has voted unanimously to kick in $5-million to preserve a piece of Calgary history while helping the art community. Calgary Arts Development needs [...]

Once a hub of activity in the neighbourhood of South Calgary, the King Edward School now stands dormant atop its prominent outlook, on sale by the cash-strapped Calgary Board of Education. [...]