2025 BUMP Urban Art Conference

Presented by Calgary Foundation

This summer, join artists, curators, cultural leaders, and city-builders for the second annual BUMP Urban Art Conference, centered around the theme “Monuments & Memory.” Over two dynamic days, explore how art shapes and reshapes our collective memory in the urban landscape. Through thought-provoking panels, hands-on workshops, and in-depth discussions, the conference tackles the evolving role of public art in a time of rapid development, cultural reckoning, and transformation.

From the politics of placemaking to the power of sound and story, this is a space for challenging conversations and visionary ideas about how cities remember, who gets to be seen, and what it means to build together. As a part of the larger BUMP Festival taking place Aug 1—18, BUMP has programmed over 350 public art projects to date and will bring to August new murals, initiatives, events and ideas in the height of Calgary’s summer.

You'll find speakers and moderators from the AUArts community, including Jared Tailfeathers (BFA '15, Painting) and Leechuts (BDes).