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Request for Proposals | igNIGHT - Art Illuminated
Date: May 7, 2021
Artists are invited to submit proposals to stage temporary, light based public art within downtown Fort McMurray.
Deadline: May 20, 2021 - 3:00 pm
Online Residency | Summer Writers Session 2021 Online, Banff Centre
Date: May 7, 2021
This 7-day online residency provides thematic teaching from faculty members, Q&A sessions and one-on-one workshopping.
Deadline: Jun 30, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Banff Centre | Literary Journalism Online 2021
Date: May 6, 2021
This two-week online residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in journalism and experimentation in writing.
Deadline: May 26, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Job Opportunity | Associate Indigenous Curator, City of Calgary
Date: Apr 28, 2021
The City of Calgary’s Public Art Program is seeking an Associate Indigenous Curator to play a supporting role to the Indigenous Curator.
Deadline: May 31, 2021 - 4:30 pm
“From the Land: Indigenous Ecological Art for a New Era”.
Date: Apr 23, 2021
Seeking submissions from Indigenous artists in Treaty 7 area for a physical & virtual exhibition at ATB Arts + Culture on Stephen Ave in Calgary.
Deadline: May 20, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Digital Business Academy for Artists
Date: Apr 22, 2021
FREE courses for Canadian artists to grow their business.
Call for Nominations | 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award
Date: Apr 13, 2021
The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) will be accepting nominations for the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award (KAMA).
Deadline: Jun 25, 2021 - 9:45 pm
Call for Nominations | Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts
Date: Apr 13, 2021
The call for nominations is now open for the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
Deadline: Jun 1, 2021 - 9:45 pm
Call for Submissions | Salt Spring National Art Prize
Date: Apr 1, 2021
The Salt Spring National Art Prize is offering 10 prize awards totalling $41,000.
Deadline: May 31, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Alberta Culture Days grants now open - deadline extended to May 14!
Date: Mar 30, 2021
Alberta’s government is now accepting grant applications for Alberta Culture Days 2021.