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Call for Submissions | Poetry Chapbook - Armistice Press
Date: Aug 4, 2020
Armistice Press is seeking poetry from emerging Edmonton LGBTQ+ writers for a new chapbook series.
Deadline: Sep 1, 2020 - 11:45 pm
New Exhibition | "Sojourns: Real and Imagined"
Date: Aug 3, 2020
This exhibition pairs Pat Tarr’s fibre landscapes & wearables with Liz Sullivan’s expressive landscapes to take viewers to places of colour & joy.
Deadline: Aug 29, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Edmonton Scavenger Hunt: Alberta’s Charming Capital
Date: Jul 31, 2020
Put your navigation skills to the test with an outdoor scavenger hunt!
Work of the Week: "Heat" by Eva Fuller
Date: Jul 31, 2020
This week's Work of the Week is "Heat" by Eva Fuller.
Apply to be Alberta’s Artist in Residence!
Date: Jul 31, 2020
Applications are now open for the Alberta Artist in Residence, an ambassador for arts and culture in the province.
Deadline: Aug 24, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Banff Centre Program | Soft Power: Visual Arts Fall Thematic
Date: Jul 31, 2020
The Soft Power program will explore the connections between art, nation states, systems of measurement and data, and propaganda.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Banff Centre Program | Banff International Curatorial Institute: Curatorial Futures
Date: Jul 31, 2020
This program will explore alternative realities for curatorial practice in a transformational world.
Deadline: Aug 26, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Call for Script Submissions | Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre
Date: Jul 29, 2020
Workshop West is accepting script submissions from Edmonton playwrights for dramaturgical support & production consideration.
Deadline: Oct 15, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Alberta Spotlight: July 30 Concert
Date: Jul 29, 2020
The AFA is profiling Alberta artists featured in the Alberta Spotlight Online Concert Series. See the artists who performed on July 30!
Alberta Spotlight: July 23 Concert
Date: Jul 22, 2020
The AFA is profiling Alberta artists featured in the Alberta Spotlight Online Concert Series. See artists who performed on July 23!