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Call for Emerging Indigenous Artists
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The Cultivating Indigenous Talent in the Arts (CITA) program will host a series of one-week mentorships from September 2025 to August 2026.
Upside Downtown Concerts + Art 2025
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The Upside Downtown Concert Series is back at Casa in Downtown Lethbridge this summer! Mark your calendar for Thursdays in July & August!
The Common Ground Festival is Looking for Submissions - All Performing Arts Welcome
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The Common Ground Festival is back this year and we're groovier than every. We are looking for submissions for performing arts of all kinds!!! If you've got a thing we've got a stage.
AFA 2025-26 Spending Plan
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The AFA Board of Directors has approved its 2025-26 annual budget based on the increased provincial allocation of $34.6 million.
Beacon Original Art - Call for Submissions
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Join our Annual Fall Art Exhibition & Sale on October 18 & 19, 2025
NUOVA Vocal Arts - ENCORE! A Broadway Dinner Cabaret
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Join NUOVA Vocal Arts for a night of Broadway's best tunes, delicious Italian plates, and quality time with your friends & family
NUOVA Vocal Arts - Silence: A New Opera
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A bold new operatic work with libretto by Darrin Hagen & composed by Leslie Uyeda, adapted from the award winning play by Moira Buffini.
AFA Artist Spotlight - Jessica Plattner
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Jessica Plattner shares her experience applying and provides insight into the story behind her work and what inspires her artistic practice.
Nominations Now Open for $50,000 Literary Prize
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Nominations for The Prairie Grindstone Prize open on April 1 and will close on May 15 at midnight.
The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!
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We celebrate World Art Day by sharing the joy of art province wide!