Arts Habitat Home

Welcome to the Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton. For rental inquires see our pilot project, ArtsHab One.

Arts Habitat was formed in 1995 as an initiative through the Edmonton Arts Council to provide safe, affordable and appropriate living and working space for artists.



In 1999 Arts Habitat opened Edmonton's first artist live/work space, ArtsHab One, in downtown Edmonton.

Arts Habitat is committed to continue to build artist live/work projects that can provide permanently economical homes for artists. As we grow we hope to be able to additionally: Assist arts organizations to find adequate permanent homes. Provide shared studios that can be accessed by a broad community. Encourage the creation of residency studios and programs. Give artists an opportunity to secure their own equity through purchases of property.
In 2008 the Edmonton Arts Council published a ten-year plan, called the Art of Living 2008 - 2018, for securing the future of the arts and heritage in the city of Edmonton. The first recommendation in the plan is to fund and reinvigorate the Arts Habitat Association of Edmonton (ArtsHab). Read more here By building now, one space at a time, we can ensure that Edmonton will be able to offer a place for its artists for the years to come.