About the Exhibition:
The Role
Our artists live with disabilities of varying forms but come to the studio because they want to be artists. To help our artists meet this goal, our Studio Faculty will lead their media-specific departments while making extra efforts to encourage, inspire, and motivate them to conceptualize new ideas, create with new mediums, develop and deliver specialized training programs, and exhibit their works when opportunities arise.
The 2025 Alberta Drama Festival Association (ADFA) Casino fundraiser runs Sunday September 14th & Monday September 15th and we are looking for volunteers. Proceeds earned from our casino are critical for our operations and the casino is one of our key fundraising events. If you have any questions regarding your volunteer position or sign up, please feel free to email prod@pumphousetheatre.ca.
SIGN UP LINK: www.signupgenius.com/go/20F094CACAF2EA1F58-55273839-adfa#/
Casino Location:
ACE Casino Airport
40 Aero Cres NE
Calgary, AB T2Z 6W5
If you don't have a car or ride to the casino - no problem - just grab a cab to the casino and we'll pay for your cab to the casino and back home again. Pay your driver, collect a receipt and send an e-mailed copy to us! Reimbursement forms will be made available.
Volunteer Worker and Casino Information
On the spot training is provided to all volunteers by our hired casino advisors who are on-site and accessible to volunteers at all times during their shift.
Please bring photo ID with you for when you check in for your shift.
Arriving on time is very important as we cannot operate the casino without all the volunteers in place.
Dress code for volunteers is casual.
Food and beverages are available for all volunteers. Please wear your name badge (which you will get when you check in) and you will be able to charge your order to the ADFA account. Don't worry about tipping because a 15% gratuity is added onto our final bill. Outside food and beverages are not permitted.
Laptop computers are prohibited within the casino.
Parking is available at no charge.
The casino is an accessible facility with elevator access.
You can't drink liquor or gamble at the casino. There will be designated smoking areas.
Volunteer Roles
General Manager: Responsible for the overall continuity of the casino. Some data entry experience is required.
Banker: In control of the cash and chip inventories. This position is mostly data entry.
Cashier: Redeems player’s chips for cash. Little data entry required.
Chip Runner: Delivers chips from the Banker to the game tables as required; will count chips with the gaming floor staff as required. A fair amount of data entry is required.
Count Room: Will sort and use money counting machines to count money. Some data entry required.
Your contact during our two day casino is Troy Coulliard, Calgary Regional Representive and Casino Chair for ADFA. You can contact him at prod@pumphousetheatre.ca OR 403.809.6452. In the event you are running late or if you have to cancel at the last minute please contact us as soon as possible.
We really appreciate you taking time out of your very busy schedules to help us and thanks to all your efforts you will make our 2025 casino fund raiser a successful event.
The 2025 ADFA Casino fundraiser runs Sunday, September 14 and Monday, September 15 and we are looking for volunteers. Proceeds earned from our casino are critical for our operations and the casino is one of our key fundraising events.
The 2025 ADFA Casino fundraiser runs Sunday, September 14 and Monday, September 15 and we are looking for volunteers. Proceeds earned from our casino are critical for our operations and the casino is one of our key fundraising events.
The 2025 ADFA Casino fundraiser runs Sunday, September 14 and Monday, September 15 and we are looking for volunteers. Proceeds earned from our casino are critical for our operations and the casino is one of our key fundraising events.
Submissions are now open for
The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery Exhibit: LITTLE PLEASURES
September 25 – December 6th, 2025
The Pumphouse Theatre is a vibrant facility with historical significance. It supports and presents all art forms and creates opportunities for engagement, enrichment, cultural experience, learning and inspiration, while serving all Calgarians. To enable this, the Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery provides accessible wall display space for Mohkinstsis (Calgary) visual artists to display and sell their work, free from commission.
For this exhibit, we are looking for work that reflects the theme of Little Pleasures: the little things that give us big positive impact. Surprise pocket finds, work that’s already been done, etc. Submissions of any style, from realistic to abstract, and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements below.
The Pumphouse Theatre supports an inclusive and diverse community. We encourage any submissions of eligible visual artists from all communities including but not limited to the LGBTQ2+, BIPOC, and those with disabilities. Priority will be given to artists who are emerging or at the early stages of their career.
Submissions must meet the following requirements:
Installation Requirements: All art MUST be equipped with picture hanging wire and D rings (a piece of metal hardware shaped like the letter D used on the back of frame or canvas as hooking device). Hanging cleats or flat metal hardware unfortunately will not be accepted.
This gallery is intended to be available for in person and online viewing. Due to the uncertainty of COVID-19 pandemic, there is the possibility of this exhibit being online exclusively. All installation required are still necessary for this exhibit.
In the event of an in-person gallery, The Pumphouse Theatre will install the work on behalf of the artists. Artwork may be dropped off or picked up by either the artist or a representative between the hours of 12 pm and 6 pm on the installation and take down dates provided. Artist must reserve an installation and take down date via a provided form or by contacting the Programming Director.
Timeline:
To apply, please send the following information via email or mail:
Applications or queries can be sent to:
Facilities and Programming Director
2140 Pumphouse Ave SW Calgary, AB T3C 3P5
prod@pumphousetheatre.ca 403-263-0079 ext. 100
Selection Process: Art pieces are selected by a committee of no less than 3 people and are a mix of artists and administrators. Selection criteria is based on: suitability to the theme, technique, emotional response, creativity & innovation, and suitability for the Pumphouse Theatre gallery space and its patrons (ages 8-80 representing various socio-economic and cultural backgrounds). Unfortunately, we are unable to accept works that feature nudity.
Any artists who need assistance with their application, or have inquires and questions, are welcome to contact the Pumphouse Theatre, at any point.
The Pumphouse Theatre is looking for work that reflects the theme of Little Pleasures: the little things that give us big positive impact. Submissions of any style and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements.
The Pumphouse Theatre is looking for work that reflects the theme of Little Pleasures: the little things that give us big positive impact. Submissions of any style, from realistic to abstract, and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements.
The Pumphouse Theatre is looking for work that reflects the theme of Little Pleasures: the little things that give us big positive impact. Submissions of any style and in any visual art medium will be considered, provided it meets all gallery requirements.
Alberta artists Ana Zanella and Veronica Funk present their own very distinct versions of
memories: abstract grids depicting patterns and organic motifs found in daily life, and portraits inspired by miniature vintage photographs – bringing together old and new through bodies of work that are interconnected by the past but presented in a way that represents the present. The show runs from August 5 - 30th.
Ana Zanella is a painter and mixed media artist living in Calgary who is interested in
The Western Canadian Sinus and Rhinoplasty Course takes place September 12–14, 2025, at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. This intensive three-day program offers live surgery demonstrations, lectures, and hands-on labs. With expertise shared by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Richard Rival, the event focuses on advancing skills in sinus surgery and reconstructive rhinoplasty.
Date: Sunday, October 26, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location: Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, Calgary AB
Admission: Free and open to the public
Youth Singers of Calgary is turning 40 — and you're invited to the party!
Write On! The Songwriting Experience is an 8-month mentorship program based in Calgary, Alberta, designed to support and develop emerging songwriters. Launching its fifth season in September 2025, the program offers a comprehensive journey from songwriting to music release. Applications for the 2025–2026 season are now open, with a deadline of July 31, 2025. The program is open to songwriters of all levels and genres with a passion for community and collaboration. Head over to writeon-songs.com for more details and to apply by July 31.
INSPIRE, INFORM, GALVANIZE
Puppet Power 2025 (PP25) will delve into the complex subject of immigration, offering a creative and innovative perspective through the lens of puppetry.
WP Puppet Theatre is excited to share the amazing work being done by puppeteers from around the world, showcasing empathetic approaches, impactful interventions and inspiration as well as the challenges, failures and recoveries. Their three key goals are:
The two-day hybrid event will feature:
PP25, the 13th iteration of WP Puppet Theatre’s signature festival, is designed as a call to action and professional development for adults, students, teachers, social workers and ‘helping professionals’ who are seeking mentoring and training in using puppetry in applied settings.
With Calgary hospitality the friendly event also supports mental health and wellness through creativity, self-realization and connection.
For more information and to register for this event, please visit their website.
Puppet Power 2025 explores immigration through puppetry with talks, shows & workshops that inspire, inform & spark social change.
Puppet Power 2025 explores immigration through puppetry with talks, shows & workshops that inspire, inform & spark social change.
Puppet Power 2025 explores immigration through puppetry with talks, shows & workshops that inspire, inform & spark social change.
