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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.

DEADLINE: August 5, 2025 - 5:59 am

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!

DEADLINE: August 29, 2025 - 3:45 pm

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.

DEADLINE: August 1, 2025 - 5:59 am

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

DEADLINE: September 21, 2025 - 5:59 am

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.

DEADLINE: May 16, 2025 - 5:59 am

The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!

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We celebrate World Art Day by sharing the joy of art province wide!