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Link to Unleash Creatives: Mind-body Writing & Leadership Workshop at The Yurt

Unleash Creatives: Mind-body Writing & Leadership Workshop at The Yurt

Date: Jan 27, 2023

Unleash Creatives: Mind-body Writing & Leadership Workshop at The Yurt When: August 12, 2023 Where: The Yurt, Cochrane, AB

Deadline: Aug 4, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023

Emerging Writers Residency: Poetry 2023

Date: Jan 9, 2023

A two-week writing program supporting new writers in poetry at varying levels of accomplishment.

Deadline: Jun 14, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 6

Survey Results | The New Experience Economy - Wave 6

Date: Jan 19, 2022

6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
Link to Norma Dunning wins 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction

Norma Dunning wins 2021 Governor General's Literary Award for English-language fiction

Date: Nov 19, 2021

Congratulations to Norma Dunning, and also to Alberta-based writer Jenna Butler who was named a finalist for an award.
Link to Surveying The Landscape - A Research Study on New Play Development within Canada

Surveying The Landscape - A Research Study on New Play Development within Canada

Date: Jul 7, 2021

A new research study created for playwrights, theatre companies, and service organizations by Louise Casemore through Alberta Playwrights' Network.

Alberta enters Stage 3 of its Open For Summer Plan

Date: Jul 1, 2021

Alberta is now in Stage 3 of the Open for Summer Plan. All public health measures have been lifted except in specific settings.
Link to Alberta's 2021 Distinguished Artists

Alberta's 2021 Distinguished Artists

Date: Jun 14, 2021

Faye HeavyShield, Cheryl Foggo, and Vicki Adams Willis receive 2021 Distinguished Artist Awards.
Link to Studio 19 | Online Performance Arts Initiative by the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA)

Studio 19 | Online Performance Arts Initiative by the Film and Video Arts Society of Alberta (FAVA)

Date: May 20, 2021

"Studio 19" is an online performance arts initiative created to stimulate the exhibition of performing & media arts projects in Edmonton.

SHOWBIZ KIDS Musical Theatre Summer Camps

Date: May 19, 2021

Sing, dance, act! SHOWBIZ KIDS musical theatre summer camps are back!

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