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Work of the Week | “Magpie” by Bruno Canadien
Date: Jun 11, 2021
This week’s Work of the Week is “Magpie” by Bruno Canadien.
Government of Alberta Eases Public Health Restrictions
Date: Jun 10, 2021
Alberta has announced a three stage plan to ease restrictions. Stage 2 begins June 10.
2021 Legacy Arts Award winners announced at the Mayor's Lunch for Arts Champions
Date: Jun 9, 2021
Eight outstanding Calgary artists have been honoured with a $5,000 cash prize.
National Indigenous Peoples Day 2021
Date: Jun 9, 2021
Strathcona County has worked with Indigenous community partners to create a range of free virtual activities.
Deadline: Jun 19, 2021 - 10:00 am
Exhibition | From the Land: Indigenous Ecological Art for a New Era
Date: Jun 8, 2021
“From the Land: Indigenous Ecological Art for a New Era” focuses on the historical and changing relationships between Indigenous peoples and the land.
Deadline: Jul 2, 2021 - 5:00 pm
Arts Habitat Edmonton Cultural Infrastructure Survey
Date: Jun 8, 2021
Arts Habitat seeks input from the arts & culture community to better understand the current state of Edmonton’s cultural infrastructure.
Literary Arts | Emerging Writers Intensive Online 2021
Date: Jun 8, 2021
An energizing, transformative experience designed to help participants take their fiction to a new level.
Deadline: Jul 14, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Alberta Mentoring Partnership’s Indigenous Art Contest
Date: Jun 7, 2021
Open to Indigenous Alberta K-12 & Post-Secondary students and all forms of still visual art: photo, paint, drawing!
Deadline: Jul 2, 2021 - 6:00 pm
Online Event & Call for Submissions | Canada Celebrates Folklore
Date: Jun 7, 2021
Canadian storytellers narrate folklore from different countries around the world! This is also a worldwide call for illustrations for these stories.
Deadline: Jul 4, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Work of the Week Celebrates National Indigenous History Month!
Date: Jun 4, 2021
This week's Work of the Week is “Autumn Sky” and “Grand Entry” by Jessica Desmoulin.