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Job Opportunity: Front of House Staff

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We are excited to share with you a job opportunity at Werklund Centre. As we continue to grow our Front of House team of exemplary, customer service–focused individuals, we are excited to welcome additional part-time, hourly staff to join our Client & Patron Services team as Front of House Staff.

DEADLINE: October 8, 2025 - 2:45 pm

Job Opportunity: Bar Staff

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We are excited to share with you a job opportunity at Werklund Centre. As we continue to grow our Front of House team of exemplary, customer service–focused individuals, we are excited to welcome additional part-time, hourly staff to join our Client & Patron Services team as Bar Staff.

DEADLINE: October 8, 2025 - 3:50 pm

Call to Artists: MNP Community & Sport Centre Public Art

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The Lindsay Park Sports Society (LPSS), overseeing the MNP Community & Sport Centre in Calgary, Alberta, invites professional local, national, and international artists or artist-led teams with public art experience to apply for Stage 1 of this two-stage public art competition as part of the Leisure Expansion Aquatics Project (LEAP).

DEADLINE: October 25, 2025 - 2:14 pm

Heather Edwards Theatre Space Available

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Are you an arts and culture organization, collective, or individual hoping to bring your work to the stage? Do you want to realize your projects with all the equipment of a modern theatre? Contemporary Calgary is seeking community partners to bring engaging cultural experiences to the Heather Edwards Theatre as well as to contribute to the development of Calgary’s performing arts community.

DEADLINE: October 31, 2025 - 3:15 pm

Calgary's Rita McKeough selected for Lieutenant Governor award

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Calgary based artist Rita McKeough has been named to receive the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2025 Distinguished Artists Award. She is expected to receive the awards’ patron in a ceremony held by Her Honour Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on October 4, 2025.

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

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.

The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!

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

TREX Exhibition: Folk Memoirs

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Folk Memoirs will be on display at St. John Paul II High School, Grande Prairie from April 17 to May 14.