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Banff Centre | Spring Writers Retreat 2021 Online
Date: Jan 19, 2021
This 8-day session will allow writers across genre to explore craft, voice and workshop their manuscripts with exceptional faculty Jenna Butler and an
Deadline: Feb 3, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Online Demo | Etching With Zinc & Copper Sulphate
Date: Jan 19, 2021
Learn how to create an etching at home, using materials you probably have underneath your sink to etch the plate!
Deadline: Feb 16, 2021 - 6:30 pm
Call for Graphic Designers | Calgary Climate Wise
Date: Jan 18, 2021
Seeking a graphic designer to work with medical students to reimagine a planetary health curriculum by designing a cohesive brand standard & template.
Deadline: Feb 8, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Leighton Art Centre Launches Search For Next Executive Director
Date: Jan 18, 2021
Albertan arts, education, and historical organization searching for its next Executive Director.
Identity Through Dress: Dressing "The Little Deputy"
Date: Jan 15, 2021
A conversation with Josée Chartrand and the artists who brought the red dress in Trevor Anderson’s short film, "The Little Deputy" (2015), to life!
Deadline: Mar 3, 2021 - 6:00 pm
How It’s Made: Drag and Burlesque Costume Construction
Date: Jan 15, 2021
Get a behind-the-scenes look into costume creation from the perspective of a professional designer and artist!
Deadline: Feb 9, 2021 - 6:00 pm
New Exhibition | Dress & Escapism: Performance of Identity through Drag and Burlesque Costume
Date: Jan 15, 2021
"Dress & Escapism: Performance of Identity Through Drag and Burlesque Costume" explores the relationship between performance costume and identity.
Deadline: Mar 27, 2021 - 5:00 pm
Work of the Week: "January" by John K. Esler
Date: Jan 15, 2021
This week’s Work of the Week is "January" by John K. Esler.
Call for Submissions | Nextfest Multi-disciplinary Emerging Arts Festival
Date: Jan 15, 2021
Nextfest is looking for emerging artists in any discipline to apply to be part of the festival.
Deadline: Mar 15, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Call for Submissions | "This Might Help", Audio Poems by and for Calgarians
Date: Jan 15, 2021
Everyone is invited to write & record original poems and submit them to an online collection of audio poems by and for Calgarians.