This year, Greta Bar YYC is working on building its presence within the Calgary arts community by getting local artists involved in a new project.
Greta has been posting on Instagram about a new project the team at the arcade bar took on, which has been cause for some confusion due to the name – The Alley.
The Alley is an expansion into an unused space beside the original bar. It boasts a new flair focused on providing customers with a back-alley vibe.
Despite the space technically being indoors, a retractable roof and a transparent garage door at the front opens up the space to let natural light flow in during the day – giving a sense of being on an outdoor patio.
The goal was to create a diverse space embodying a strong feminist focus through the graffiti from different local artists that could cater to creative industries, Alia Aluma, the Creative Arts and Technology Director of Greta Bar YYC, said.
“Greta as an entity exists because they wanted a strong, strong feminine name – they really wanted something that was powerful and that was feminine,” Aluma said.
“And that energy we want to carry into the new space, because it’s the value that Greta was formed on, it was the value that Greta wanted to carry with them …