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Link to Beacon Original Art Annual Spring Show & Sale

Beacon Original Art Annual Spring Show & Sale

Date: Mar 25, 2024

April 20 & 21, 2024 from 10am - 4pm

Deadline: Apr 21, 2024 - 4:00 pm

Link to Collections Snakeskin Prep Workshop

Collections Snakeskin Prep Workshop

Date: Mar 21, 2024

Hang out behind the scenes with Royal Alberta Museum experts in their conservation labs and learn how to spread and pin a snake skin.

Deadline: May 30, 2024 - 5:30 pm

Link to Collections Bird Wing Prep Workshop

Collections Bird Wing Prep Workshop

Date: Mar 21, 2024

Hang out behind the scenes with Royal Alberta Museum experts in their conservation labs and learn how to spread and pin a bird wing.

Deadline: Apr 25, 2024 - 5:30 pm

Link to Earth Day Art & Nature Workshops at Leighton Art Centre

Earth Day Art & Nature Workshops at Leighton Art Centre

Date: Mar 20, 2024

Three workshops offered on April 20, in collaboration with the Diamond Valley Sustainable Living Centre.

Deadline: Apr 20, 2024 - 1:00 pm

Link to Work of the Week: "Blue Picture Stand" by Sidney Kelsie

Work of the Week: "Blue Picture Stand" by Sidney Kelsie

Date: Jul 27, 2022

Check out the "Sidney Kelsie: Right in your own backyard" exhibition at AGA in-person to see the artwork that we have loaned out until August 1, 2022.