A young artist sits on a yellow stool painting a canvas on an easel, surrounded by art supplies against a plain light blue background.

Heritage Calgary

LXCL:Own the Original: The First Heritage Calgary Awards Commission This one-of-a-kind painting is the first original artwork ever commissioned for the Heritage Calgary Awards. It depicts the iconic Hudson’s Bay Company Department Store on Stephen Avenue, a landmark that has stood at the heart of Calgary for more than a century and was recently named one of Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places by the National Trust for Canada. Created especially for the 2026 Heritage Calgary Awards, this piece celebrates both the beauty of Calgary’s built heritage and the urgent need to protect it. Each of this year’s award recipients will receive an exclusive print of the work, but only one bidder will have the opportunity to own the original painting. By participating in the auction, you are doing more than acquiring an extraordinary and historically significant artwork. You are supporting Heritage Calgary’s research, education and preservation of our city’s shared heritage. Take home the original artwork that launched a new Heritage Calgary Awards tradition and own a meaningful piece of Calgary’s history. FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICE $1,650

Hudson's Bay Company Department Store, Stephen Ave. 24"X18"

Welcome to our online fundraising auction.&nbsp;📣 This year, the evening includes something new: an auction of a one-of-a-kind commissioned artwork depicting the Hudson&#39;s Bay Company Department Store on Stephen Avenue. More than an iconic Calgary landmark, the Hudson&rsquo;s Bay Building is one of Western Canada&rsquo;s most architecturally and historically significant commercial buildings, and it has now been named one of Canada&rsquo;s Top 10 Endangered Places by the National Trust for Canada. This remarkable 24&quot;x18&quot; artwork captures the beauty, history and enduring presence of a building that has stood at the heart of Calgary for more than a century. It is both a celebration of our city&rsquo;s heritage and a powerful reminder that the places we love cannot be taken for granted. By participating in our auction, you are doing more than acquiring an extraordinary work of art, you are supporting Heritage Calgary&rsquo;s research, education and preservation of our city&rsquo;s shared heritage. As a charitable Civic Partner of The City of Calgary, we believe heritage is a living, dynamic process through which Calgary&rsquo;s identity is experienced, interpreted and represented. Your bid helps us work alongside Calgarians to recognize, protect and celebrate the places and stories that form the fabric of our city. This is your opportunity to take home an original piece of Calgary history while helping ensure our shared heritage continues to shape Calgary&rsquo;s future. ABOUT THE ARTISTLauren Shipton is a Calgary-based contemporary artist whose paintings explore architecture, place, and the visual identity of Western Canada. Her work is particularly interested in the buildings, businesses, signage, and everyday landmarks that become embedded in how a city is experienced and remembered. Working primarily in acrylic on wood panel, Shipton uses saturated colour, precise architectural detail, and carefully composed perspectives to reconsider familiar places through a contemporary lens. Her subjects range from historic commercial buildings and neighbourhood landmarks to roadside architecture and longstanding local businesses, often focusing on places that carry a strong connection to their surrounding communities. Research and observation are central to her practice. Shipton is interested in the architectural and commercial details that give places their distinct identities, fa&ccedil;ades, materials, typography, signage, ornamentation, and repeated structural forms, and in what these elements reveal about the periods and communities that produced them. Her paintings consider the built environment not simply as a backdrop to daily life, but as a record of changing cultural and urban histories. Through this work, Shipton examines what makes certain places endure in collective memory, particularly as cities evolve and familiar buildings are altered, repurposed, or disappear. Her practice brings attention to the ordinary architecture people encounter every day, positioning painting as both a contemporary interpretation of place and a means of preserving its visual history. Spread the word, rally your friends and family, and together, let&#39;s make this auction a success! 🚀 Thank you for your support, and happy bidding! Heritage Calgary FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICE $1,650

Welcome to our online fundraising auction. 📣 This year, the evening includes something new: an auction of a one-of-a-kind commissioned artwork depicting the Hudson's Bay Company Department Store on Stephen Avenue. More than an iconic Calgary landmark, the Hudson’s Bay Building is one of Western Canada’s most architecturally and historically significant commercial buildings, and it has now been named one of Canada’s Top 10 Endangered Places by the National Trust for Canada. This remarkable 24"x18" artwork captures the beauty, history and enduring presence of a building that has stood at the heart of Calgary for more than a century. It is both a celebration of our city’s heritage and a powerful reminder that the places we love cannot be taken for granted. By participating in our auction, you are doing more than acquiring an extraordinary work of art, you are supporting Heritage Calgary’s research, education and preservation of our city’s shared heritage. As a charitable Civic Partner of The City of Calgary, we believe heritage is a living, dynamic process through which Calgary’s identity is experienced, interpreted and represented. Your bid helps us work alongside Calgarians to recognize, protect and celebrate the places and stories that form the fabric of our city. This is your opportunity to take home an original piece of Calgary history while helping ensure our shared heritage continues to shape Calgary’s future. ABOUT THE ARTISTLauren Shipton is a Calgary-based contemporary artist whose paintings explore architecture, place, and the visual identity of Western Canada. Her work is particularly interested in the buildings, businesses, signage, and everyday landmarks that become embedded in how a city is experienced and remembered. Working primarily in acrylic on wood panel, Shipton uses saturated colour, precise architectural detail, and carefully composed perspectives to reconsider familiar places through a contemporary lens. Her subjects range from historic commercial buildings and neighbourhood landmarks to roadside architecture and longstanding local businesses, often focusing on places that carry a strong connection to their surrounding communities. Research and observation are central to her practice. Shipton is interested in the architectural and commercial details that give places their distinct identities, façades, materials, typography, signage, ornamentation, and repeated structural forms, and in what these elements reveal about the periods and communities that produced them. Her paintings consider the built environment not simply as a backdrop to daily life, but as a record of changing cultural and urban histories. Through this work, Shipton examines what makes certain places endure in collective memory, particularly as cities evolve and familiar buildings are altered, repurposed, or disappear. Her practice brings attention to the ordinary architecture people encounter every day, positioning painting as both a contemporary interpretation of place and a means of preserving its visual history. Spread the word, rally your friends and family, and together, let's make this auction a success! 🚀 Thank you for your support, and happy bidding! Heritage Calgary FAIR MARKET VALUE PRICE $1,650

Heritage Calgary

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Hudson's Bay Company Department Store, Stephen Ave. 24"X18"

$1,000