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Site-specific artwork and designed spaces for the two largest communities beside Edmonton, from a Calgary studio about three hours south.
Sherwood Park, the urban centre of Strathcona County, and St. Albert, on the northwest edge of Edmonton, are two of the largest communities in the capital region. Both invest in public art: Strathcona County issues public art calls for county facilities and parks, and St. Albert has a Public Art Policy that guides its collection and commissions. KINN Studios is an artist-led experiential design studio based in Calgary, about three hours south by road, and we design murals, installations, activations and interiors for both communities.
Our public art, community and retail work in Calgary and Airdrie, along with shortlisted proposal work for the Edmonton Arts Council in 2026, shows how we approach a brief in the capital region.
For projects here we plan site visits, mockups and installation into a small number of trips, often combined with Edmonton work, and we state travel costs clearly in the proposal.
Interior murals for restaurants, clinics, recreation facilities and retail, and exterior murals for commercial buildings and community facilities, designed for the specific wall and the northern Alberta climate.
Responses to Strathcona County public art calls and St. Albert commissions under its Public Art Policy, from concept through fabrication drawings and installation, with community engagement where the call asks for it.
Temporary builds for community festivals, retail launches and seasonal events, designed for transport from Calgary and clean installation and removal.
Artist-led interior design for restaurants, salons, med spas and retail, with concept renderings, material selection and remote coordination through buildout.
Set design and spatial planning for launches, galas and private events in Sherwood Park and St. Albert venues.
Briefs in these communities usually come from the municipality through a public art call, from a developer or business owner with a new commercial building, or from a community organization planning a legacy piece. Public art calls follow a fixed timeline and published criteria. Commercial projects move at the client’s pace.
Exterior murals may need a development permit under the Strathcona County or City of St. Albert land use bylaw, depending on zoning and whether the work is treated as a sign. Interior murals typically do not need a permit. We check what applies to the specific property and prepare the application with the owner.
For budgets, we add travel and accommodation to the standard scope and state them separately, so a client can compare our proposal fairly with a local one.
If you would like a sense of the numbers before we talk, our mural pricing guide and interior design cost guide are a good starting point. To see the full range of what we do, visit Services or read about the studio.
Public art and community work from Calgary.
Yes. Both communities are about three hours from our Calgary studio. We plan site visits and installation into a small number of trips, often combined with Edmonton work, and include travel in the proposal.
Interior murals usually need six to ten weeks from approval to completion once travel is planned. Exterior murals should be booked over the winter for painting between May and September. Public art calls follow the timelines Strathcona County and the City of St. Albert publish.
Yes. We research whether a development permit or sign permit applies under the relevant land use bylaw, prepare the drawings and submit with the property owner. Interior murals typically do not require a permit.
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