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Workshop: Intro to Screen Printing on Fabric

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Join us to learn how to screen print on fabric! No experience required!

DEADLINE: February 10, 2026 - 3:30 pm

Intro to Reduction Linocut

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Learn how to make a multicolour print using the same Lino block! No Experience Required!

DEADLINE: February 16, 2026 - 12:00 am

Letterpress Love Notes

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Come join Alberta Printmakers for a night of setting type and carving Lino to create your own cards!

DEADLINE: February 12, 2026 - 4:00 am

Kiyooka Ohe Arts Centre - Big Fun Chinese New Year 2026 Fundraiser

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A fun, accessible Chinese New Year event fundraising for the arts while sharing Chinatown’s history, culture, and community spirit with Calgarians!

DEADLINE: February 21, 2026 - 5:00 am

Career Opportunity: Director of Administration | National Music Centre

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National Music Centre (NMC) is hiring a full-time Director of Administration based in Calgary. The Director of Administration is a strategic role that will lead key operational and administrative functions at NMC.

DEADLINE: January 24, 2026 - 12:00 am

Mixtape! —Showcased by Auarts ARTS401 Students

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AUArts ARTS401D proudly presents Mixtape — an eclectic showcase of sonically inspired, interdisciplinary, and multimedia works by fourth-year art students.

DEADLINE: December 10, 2025 - 5:45 am

Beacon Original Art: Call for Submissions

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Now Accepting Artist Submissions. Join our spring art exhibition and sale April 25 and 26, 2026.

DEADLINE: March 28, 2026 - 10:30 pm

Born to Be Blue - Dick Der

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Dick Der's artwork, Born to Be Blue, is featured in the AFA art house in downtown Calgary as part of the New Views exhibition

Submissions are Open for the Calgary Regional One Act Play Festival

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The Pumphouse Theatre has presented the Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival with the Alberta Drama Festival Association for over 30 years and we are excited to do so again!

DEADLINE: February 1, 2026 - 12:30 am

Message from Board Chair Cynthia P. Moore on the opening of AFA art house

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On September 10, I was pleased to be joined by the Honourable Tanya Fir, Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women, members of the AFA Board of Directors and the arts community to officially open AFA art house – a new home for Alberta artists.