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Call for Submissions | Creative Incubator 2021
Date: Jan 21, 2021
Good Women Dance is accepting submissions for its Creative Incubator series, a week-long creation workshop. It is free and open to all disciplines.
Deadline: Feb 12, 2021 - 5:00 pm
Call for Board Members | Common Ground Arts Society
Date: Jan 20, 2021
Common Ground Arts Society is recruiting new board members!
Deadline: Feb 28, 2021 - 11:45 pm
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
Online Workshop | Self-Portrait Puppet
Date: Jan 14, 2021
Over 8 weeks, you will be guided in the construction of a puppet using a premade mask form and various art techniques.
Deadline: Apr 14, 2021 - 7:00 pm
Kompany Family Theatre's TYA Playwright's Workshop
Date: Jan 5, 2021
Let's start the year off right by adding new skills to your writing toolbox!
Deadline: Apr 22, 2021 - 11:00 am
Job Opportunity | Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts – Voice, Text and Acting, MacEwan University
Date: Dec 23, 2020
MacEwan University is seeking a theatre artist & educator specializing in both Voice/Speech and Text and Actor training.
Deadline: Mar 1, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Artsvest Wraps Up Another Successful Year
Date: Dec 16, 2020
Business / Arts is very pleased to celebrate the incredible results from the 2019-2020 artsvest program.
Now Accepting Nominations | 2021 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award
Date: Dec 14, 2020
This award recognizes outstanding Alberta artists from any arts discipline nominated by an individual or organization.
Deadline: Feb 21, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Now Accepting Applications | Artist in Residence (AiR) Program on Salt Spring Island, BC
Date: Dec 4, 2020
The residency is open to all Canadian and International professionals working in the arts, in any genre or medium, at any stage of their career.
Deadline: Mar 1, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Congratulations! Tara Beagan wins 2020 Siminovitch Prize in Theatre
Date: Nov 27, 2020
The Calgary-based, Ntlaka’pamux playwright has won the 2020 Siminovitch Prize, the largest and most prestigious theatre prize in Canada.