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Public Art Call - Fredericton, NB
Date: Feb 12, 2019
Public Art Calls
Victoria Circle Roundabout - Submission Deadline March 22, 2019 at midnight.
The City of Fredericton invites expressions of interest from artists or artist teams to design and create site specific public art for the centre of a new traffic circle roundabout to be constructed in 2019 at the intersection of Woodstock Road, Boulevard de la Pointe-Sainte-Anne Boulevard, and Smythe, Brunswick, and King Streets in the west end of downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The traffic circle is expected to be constructed in 2019 and the public art piece to be installed by July 2020.
Public Art Opportunity, Southeast Community Centre, Town of Oakville, Ontario
Date: Feb 11, 2019
Request for Expressions of Interest
Deadline: Friday March 1, 2019 at 4 p.m. EST
Budget: $90, 000 CAD (maximum)
The Town of Oakville invites artists to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) to create a permanent indoor public artwork for the galleria of the Southeast Community Centre. The successful artist will have their work featured at the north entrance of the new facility.
Professional Canadian artists and artist-led teams are invited to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) by March 1, 2019. Download the EOI document here: https://www.oakville.ca/culturerec/public-art-and-exhibitions.html
For more information contact: public.art@oakville.ca
The public art concept will be selected by a specially-convened independent committee made up of visual arts professionals, community representatives and town staff. The project will be awarded in June 2019, installed during the summer of 2020 and unveiled when the Southeast Community Centre opens to the public in September 2020.
Call to Edmonton Artists : YEGCanvas in Transit (RFP)
Date: Feb 11, 2019
YEGCanvas in Transit is a temporary public art exhibition featuring artworks by Edmonton artists on the ETS system.
Audio Recording Engineer Practicum
Date: Feb 8, 2019
This practicum is intended as a continuing education experience for emerging recording engineers with mature artistic insight and advanced practical skills.
The Creative Gesture | Preparing the Ground | A research lab with Medhi Walerski and Pierre Pontvianne
Date: Feb 8, 2019
Explore the beginning stages of the creative process in this two-week research lab for professional dancers, guided by international choreographer Medhi Walerski and dramaturge Pierre Pontvianne.
Editor Practicum | Media + Production
Date: Feb 8, 2019
Work and learn through exposure to a wide range of post-production projects. You'll receive supervision by and mentorship from Banff Centre staff and faculty, and collaborate with other practicum participants and project-related artists.
Preparatorial Practicum | Walter Phillips Gallery
Date: Feb 8, 2019
Work and learn through exposure to a wide range of post-production projects. You'll receive supervision by and mentorship from Banff Centre staff and faculty, and collaborate with other practicum participants and project-related artists.
Art Acquisition by Application - now accepting submissions!
Date: Feb 6, 2019
The AFA invites Alberta artists to submit artworks for the Art Acquisition by Application program. Deadline: April 1, 2019.
Deadline: Apr 1, 2019 - 11:45 pm
Be a Mentor with the Alberta's Future Leaders program
Date: Feb 6, 2019
Summer employment opportunity from April 28 - August 22, 2018. Apply by February 24, 2019.
Deadline: Feb 24, 2019 - 11:45 pm
Intercultural Indigenous Choreographers Creation Lab
Date: Feb 6, 2019
A three-week lab for intercultural Indigenous choreographers and dancers with a focus on re-embodiment and Indigenous voice, led by pioneering choreographer and dance dramaturg, Alejandro Ronceria.