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Halloween Happenings | Spooky Arts Events & Activities in Alberta
Date: Oct 20, 2020
Get ready for a spook-tactular time! We've found some Halloween-themed arts events & activities taking place in Alberta this year.
Mitchell Art Gallery X The Future is You and Me: Edmonton Edition
Date: Oct 8, 2020
The MAG has partnered with 'The Future' to launch a series of free workshops, by and for BIPOC womxn and non-binary artists and cultural workers!
Deadline: Oct 24, 2020 - 2:00 pm
Call to Artists | Acts of Care Public Art Residency
Date: Oct 8, 2020
The Alberta Public Art Network is seeking qualifications from artists living in Alberta interested in participating in a four-month artist residency.
Deadline: Nov 28, 2020 - 11:45 pm
The STUDIO by the Youth Singers of Calgary
Date: Sep 30, 2020
Build your own program! A menu of on-line, drop-in classes in a wide range of artistic disciplines.
New Exhibition | "It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now", curated by Seika Boye
Date: Sep 10, 2020
"It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970 and Now" illuminates the largely undocumented dance history of Canada’s Black population
Deadline: Dec 5, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Read the statement by AFA Board Chair Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Month of the Artist.
Free trial classes | Sing, dance, and act with Youth Singers of Calgary
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Sing, dance, and act with Youth Singers of Calgary. Hybrid in-person and online rehearsals. Classes for all ages and abilities.
Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 2
Date: Sep 3, 2020
Second wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Scholarships for International Physical Theatre Workshop and IUGTE Conference
Date: Sep 2, 2020
The program includes intensive practical training, lectures and discussions with the theatre director and teacher Sergei Ostrenko.
Get creative with St. Albert’s Performing Arts classes
Date: Sep 2, 2020
Performing arts classes are being offered through a blended approach this fall – online and, when advisable, in person.