"PILOT" 2024

If you find yourself looking around your space and saying "jeez, these walls have the pizazz of an Amish haircut. If only i could decorate them with stuff that look like smutty and funny birthed decorative plates and other intriguing collages." Then, shucks- you're in the right place.

Aphidboy art is a one-bug show run by Nell (they/them) a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent artist residing in moh'kins'tsis Treaty 7 territory. Utilizing second-hand clothing and various recycled materials, they offer a wide variety of art in prints, paintings, patches, clothing, and more!

The Beatnik Bus is a short bus that was converted into a drivable Record Store. Each person who comes on gets the unique experience of going back in time to flip through their memories. It fits over 1000 Records at a time, with anything from rock to jazz to soundtracks, there is always something for everyone! Jaica Tipper Is the owner, buying the business at 17 and continuing to grow it over the last few years, this is something you definitely want to check out!

I am a bladesmith that produces hand forged one of kind knives and I teach workshops. I am located in the ingelwood community.

Jess is a multidisciplinary artist who creates art focused on diverse bodies, gender, queerness, and nature using digital art, lino print, and pottery mediums. Their main goal is creating art that helps others feel seen and represented in their body and identity. Jess' art finds a balance between activism and healing, whether printed with lino or carved into pottery. She strives to create functional and beautiful art that acts as affirming reminders. Come say hi and chat about soft bodies, sapphic vibes, and exploring queer identity!

Nicole Gruszecki is a visual artist from Calgary, Alberta who taps into her horror punk DIY roots for inspiration. Currently, she creates zines (mini self-published magazines), comics, drawings and paintings to bring joy to the people that engage with her work. Nicole’s zines are often mini love letters to the things in life she engages with most. Such as, horror movies, music, animals and videogames. Her art often has a nostalgic feel to it, pulling imagery from 90s patterns, 80s VHS tapes, classic science fiction and traditional comic book aesthetics. She works in a variety of mediums including paint, ink, markers, collage and digital art.

Kt Furness of Bubble Punk Pottery makes functional work, such as mugs, bowls, and teapots, but with lovely soft and playful shapes, colourful and complex surfaces, and a thoughtful approach to how the user and pottery interact. Full, chubby shapes combine with silky matte glazes to make sensual and touchable pieces that are fun to look at and a joy to use. Darts, flat patterns, and templates help to change wheel thrown work into something more fluid, and more reminiscent of the body.

I like to say that I handcraft your dopamine level one loop at a time.

Music and nostalgia inspired art prints, cards and clothing.

Culture Shocked is a chef driven, Calgary based business focused on wild fermentation. We specialize in hand crafted, artisanal, small batch, ready to eat food. Our offerings are globally inspired, healthy, and delicious. They include: Kimchi, Sauerkrauts, Vinegar Free Hot Sauce, and other Fermented Condiments.

CuteButDeadlyCo, created by Jax, is a non binary and queer artist working out of Moh'kins'tsis (Calgary). Primarily making jewelry from resin that is bright, colourful and glittery. Jax enjoys making artwork representing sex, sexuality, queerness and body positive works. Some of the highlights of their work include various sex toy and BDSM based jewelry pieces, and silhouettes of bodies.

Curated vintage housewares and clothing.

Dead Trade Company is a clothing brand raised from the grave by illustrator dude Jesse Hamilton (@jessereckless). Loud and borderline deranged, the hand-drawn artwork is a nod to our punk rock roots, inspired by the boldness of traditional tattoos and infused with a love for good times and bad jokes. All our garments are made in Canada and guaranteed to absorb 100% of the beer you spill on them.

I offer hand made ceramic dishware as well as ceramic sculptural wall pieces. My functional art work brings art into the everyday for the user and is inteded to bring joy within the use of art. My sculptural work is meant to be decorative within the domestic spaces.

do.the.art.thing offers one-of-a-kind upcycled and custom-designed merch, with a focus on clothing and art that celebrates queerness in all its forms. Their art is both blatantly and subtly queer, often referencing queerness through birds/nature, colour stories, and pop-culture references. Artist Ash Slemming resists neat categorizations and "cookie cutter" descriptions of what products they offer - but you can be sure to find clothing, art, and accessories that embody a kooky, colourful, and queer experience.

My name is Emma Guido and I am an illustrator based in central Alberta! My work explores all things playful and whimsical, I love making art for curious minds. Some of my products include illustrations (prints and originals), stickers, pins, and garden rocks. Colour and maximalism are my specialties, and I am excited to provide artwork that reflects your personality through vibrant decor!

I create & sell hand-cut collage art by repurposing vintage magazines and second hand frames!

Welcome to Iron Rose Studio! Thank you so much for checking out my work. My name is Randee! I got into Metalsmithing by taking some community classes to shake things up as my husband is away doing military training. As soon as I went to my first class- I immediately fell in love with the torch and bench and have been self taught since! I am always learning and trying new techniques and using different mediums like copper, brass and sterling silver. My inspiration to make wearable art comes from alternative culture, the weird and wonderful and magical and eccentric. In my spare time when I'm not at the bench you can catch me around town with my two Boston terriers, at a local show or watching anything strange at metro cinema. Please check out my work I have available for purchase on my website , as well as my instagram for more up to date information and pieces. Thank you so much for your time; I look forward to meeting you at events!

Hailing from Calgary Alberta, Kurdt is a versatile artist specializing in animal portraiture, while aways taking any opportunity to colour outside of the lines and create new ideas. In between commissions you can find her turning clothing into canvases, showcasing wearable art and much more behind vibrant booths throughout the city and beyond. Her unwavering love for animals, music, and boundless enthusiasm for community engagement form the beating heart of her creations.

I am an illustrator and character designer who graduated from AuArts. An enjoyer of dark fairy tales and strange twisted monsters, I currently focus on combining digital mediums with traditional styles and practice. I celebrate the strange, wondrous, and the monstrous, and the myriad ways they reside in all humans.

Kate Beck (she/her) is a university student and lettering and illustration artist based in Calgary (Mohkinstis), Alberta. She runs the studio Kate Letters Lots, where she specializes in bold colours, beautiful words, and all things niche and nerdy. Kate practices with digital art, gouache, and Lino cutting, but she is always finding new mediums to love. She has a passion for women and LGBTQ+ rights and history, and much of her work is inspired by these areas. Kate’s work has been featured in Applied Arts Magazine, the Woman of Type Book, and in the Slanted Magazine Yearbook of Lettering. When she’s not drawing or studying, you can find Kate reading, catching up on her favourite shows, and spending time with her three spunky terrier mixes Bailey, Luna, and Scout.

You want hot? That's what we've got!! Handcrafted hot sauces made in Calgary

Hi I’m Lara, I’m a freelance artist living in Calgary. I am primarily an illustrator, but I like to work with many different mediums. I enjoy making weird little foods for your wall, big pom pom collages, designing stickers, or big glittery earrings. My biggest influences are Halloween, food and the occult.

Laura Lia focuses on all things art! I have a passion for creating and want to explore all possible mediums to do so. Ranging from clothing, hand painted fingerboards, stickers and crochet toques, Laura Lia showcases a love for colour, fine details and eery designs. Creating works of art bring me endless joy, I hope to be able to share this joy with others!

Morgan is a queer disabled seamster who makes comfy gender neutral clothes and accessories. All fabrics are thrifted, and made to be accessible (ie. wide necklines, velcro closures, large sizes). Pieces patched with the word OUCH are part of a line expressing chronic illness.

Linocut printing is an art form that’s been around since the late 19th century and has proven popular with full time artists and hobbyists alike ever since. But, like many traditional art forms they can get a little “dusty”. So, with my pieces I have tried to blow-off some of that dust by infusing the work with whimsy, humour and sometimes macabre themes. Print-making is a nearly perfect union of all the aspects of the creative process I love: conceptualization, experimentation, design and the tactile--all with a dash of blind luck! In essence, it scratches my many artistic itches. I hope my work scratches yours.

Megacurse is power duo Jason and Mel who run their studio out of a basement on the dark side of the moon. (Edmonton, AB) They’ve combined their cute and creepy art styles into high quality Stickers, Shirts, Totes, Prints, Purses and more. Megacurse brings the 90's screaming into the 2000's Mel is a graduate of Emily Carr University of Art & Design. She was the Creative Director and Lead Artist at the world renown Bang-On T-Shirts. (R.I.P) Mel's favorite pastime is hiding and people watching. Jason is a graduate of The Ontario College of Art & Design. He was a nationally syndicated daily cartoonist when newspapers still existed. Jason plays drums in his band, Swearwolf. Waffles the cat is our inspirational and obese familiar. Jason and Mel are the organizers for the Edmonton chapter of the Punk Rock Flea Market. Keep being cool, MC

We are a small home-business producing all your industrial décor needs made entirely from black steel pipe! We create unique products for the unique person and are open to working on custom requests, big or small.

Morgaine is a Mohkinstis/Calgary-based painter and illustrator - their work features big bold patterns and colours and queer motifs.

Miami Mayer is a multimedia artist currently living in Calgary Alberta. Miami Mayer is influenced by various genres such as American traditional tattooing and folk art. His work is a display of self created rotary tattoo machines, inspired by prison tattoo culture. Each machine is made from collected or found objects to emulate the resourcefulness of inmates as well. Miami Mayer makes mirror etchings with traditional flash designs etched on.

Funky, functional ceramics inspired by traditional tattooing, classic comics and cartoons! Each piece is wheelthrown and hand painted in YYC.

Moth and Marrow incorporates the use of real-hand cleaned bone sourced from roadkill, resin, textiles and nature to bring beauty to themes of death and decay.

Facilitating radical change through unapologetic queer connection, joy, and self-expression, we are a queer worker-owned cooperative that provides a safe and barrier-free refuge for the queer and trans community. We are striving to become a hub for the Calgary queer community, sustainable food practices, and delicious coffee.

One Durian is a Queer artist based on Calgary. Her work focuses on bringing bright and colourful aspects to queer and stoner themes including some of her favourite nostalgic cartoon elements.

Shed Rekkids is a wee Calgary record store with a flair for the offbeat, the underdoggish, the overlooked. We keep our merch clean, our prices fair, and our selection always interesting. Specialties include classic 80s underground and pop, local music on all formats, one of Calgary’s best selections of 7” singles, and a recent huge haul of garage rock!

From that morning cup of coffee to lighting your favourite incense stick, I believe customizing wares in your daily routine brings about that extra sparkle that some days just don’t have. Through figurative renderings of our favourite little bitties and bodily references, I create functional ceramic wares to encourage the visual recognition of our diversities and to break harmful stigmas. Our sensitive bits have many variables all as equally unique as our personalities. Plus, there’s just nothing like an inquiring mind asking, “Is that a penis?”

"Where do you end up when you fall down the rabbit hole?" I am a self-taught visual artist born and raised in Calgary, Alberta.

Located in the heart of the beltline, Pure.Form Salon is your go to salon for exceptional hair care and styling. Our talented and dynamic team of stylists are passionate and dedicated to making your hair dreams come true. From precision cuts and vibrant coloring, to treatments and balayages, we've got you covered!

Specializing in Canadian punk and alternative music

Daryle has been drawing his entire life but really started taking his art seriously about 10 years ago. Being a “latchkey kid” he has become heavily inspired by the pop culture icons of his childhood and filtering those through his own youthful wonder and childhood trauma creating something uniquely his. Trying various mediums over the years including Acrylic, oil, pen, pencil crayon, watercolour and even digital, Daryle has come to prefer oil paint for his more intense works. And alcohol markers for his more light hearted cartoony creations.

Smilin' Buddha is Calgary's oldest tattoo shop, specializing in working with you to create the custom art of your dreams. We may be a small team, but there is an artist for every style. Private rooms for your comfort and all are welcome! You can find us on the edge of downtown on 17th ave in the southwest.

Yuki Tanaka is a Japanese-Canadian illustrator that loves to sew! They have a special soft spot for cats but just loves animals of all kind.

Social Smoke is a carefully curated collection of cheeky stationary, jewelry, homewares, cannabis lifestyle accessories and almost everything in between? While we are cannabis adjacent, there is something for everyone and no *actual* cannabis is kept onsite or sold. :)

Street Cats YYC is a grassroots run, harm-reduction focused outreach team who goes out on the streets of Calgary every Wednesday night. Their intent is to support and liberate PWUD (people who use drugs), sex workers and the street-involved with compassion and understanding. They are dedicated to fighting against misinformation and oppressive systems through education, no-to-low barrier services, advocacy and meaningful engagement. Street Cats YYC is keeping their boots on the ground to ensure direct action is taking place within our community.

Three Raccoons makes everything you need to piss off that conservative uncle of yours. Tees, patches, and totes that lets you wear your heart on your sleeve, or your butt, or your vest.

Small batch gourmet popcorn made with 100% plant based ingredients

Local Indigenous bead and sculpture artist, punk inspired designs with traditional beaded flair. I make work with Big Earring Energy!

Wood & Wax specializes in up-cycled (and locally shredded) skateboard necklaces, spatulas, chopsticks and more…..AND if that doesn’t get your wheels grinding…. we also craft rad punk prayer candles to brighten even the darkest of the darkest hearts. Lighting your way and butchering your boards since 2022, we are a small business with decades of punk history fueling our passion for crafting unique products for your home and body.