Donate to the BUMP Festival

We hit an amazing milestone this year of having programmed over 360 public artworks in 13 neighbourhoods across the city. In 2024 alone, we commissioned 83 new pieces from 39 fantastic local, national, and international artists who brought new art to Calgary, each piece telling a unique story.

With 41% of our muralists identifying as BIPOC and 35% as members of the queer and two spirit community, our festival celebrates a diversity of voices that bring new narratives to the public realm. 

This year, our programming was purposefully crafted to create spaces for exciting conversations, knowledge sharing, and experiences. We held 30 free, all-ages public events, engaging over 10,000 visitors in two weeks. For the first time, we launched year-round mural tours, leading over 600 people through the stories behind Calgary’s public art since March. With the launch of an exciting new initiative during our festival we brought together over 400 artists, community builders, and art professionals to discuss the power of public art at our inaugural Urban Art Conference – a bold step for us in creating new spaces to have urgent conversations around art.

Launched by the Beltline Neighbourhoods Association (BNA) in 2017 as the Beltline Urban Murals Project, the community-led, artist-focused BUMP Festival has exploded to become a city-wide street art movement reimagining public spaces through the visual arts and expanding the capacity of the local arts community.

The BNA is a registered non-profit community organization in Calgary, Alberta. Donations are not tax refundable at this time.

BUMP currently does not receive any ongoing public art funds from the City of Calgary. To date, the initiative has been funded through community/provincial/federal grants, public and private partnerships, and sponsorships.