Arts opportunity

The Newcomer Arts Professional Program (NAPP) is a dedicated professional development initiative tailored to empower and support newcomer professional artists, arts administrators, and cultural workers. NAPP is a pivotal platform, fostering connections, resource access, educational enrichment, and professional establishment within the Canadian arts landscape. 

This opportunity is for newcomer arts professionals in both Edmonton and Calgary only.

NAPP CORE OFFERINGS 

Full Call for Artist found here: https://parksfoundation.ca/get-involved/opportunities/

Position:  Artistic Director (full-time)

Compensation: $54,000 annually plus benefits. 

Start date:  July 1, 2026 or as soon as practical

Reports:  To the Board of Directors

Location: Edmonton, Alberta

Closing date: April 14, 2026 

Interviews: weeks of April 27th & May 4th

About Us 

The Immigrant Council for Arts Innovation (ICAI) is an arts council based in Alberta, founded in January 2019 with the expressed purpose of connecting newcomer and immigrant artists, arts administrators, and culture workers to the existing arts community in Alberta. 

artsPlace is located on the land of the Treaty 7 people. In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Canmore area, known as “Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi”, as the traditional territories of the Îyârhe Nakoda Nations (Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney First Nations), the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Rocky View District of the Otipemisiwak Métis Government (District 4).