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Call for Submissions | Music Video
Date: Apr 1, 2020
Looking for an experimental artist to either create or facilitate through their connections the making of a music video.
Deadline: May 1, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Performance | Kalyna: A 25th Anniversary Production
Date: Mar 11, 2020
Viter is proud to premiere “Kalyna: A 25th Anniversary Production” on Sunday, May 17, 2020.
Deadline: May 17, 2020 - 7:30 pm
Job Opportunity | Program Coordinator with the Alberta Band Association
Date: Mar 9, 2020
The Alberta Band Association is currently seeking a half-time (20 hours per week) Program Coordinator.
Deadline: May 11, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Concert | Celtic Connection **RESCHEDULED**
Date: Mar 3, 2020
Celebrate Canada’s Celtic roots and influence on our music & culture with Mount Royal Kantorei ,the Calgary Fiddlers & Blakey O’Brien Irish Dancers.
Deadline: Apr 6, 2020 - 7:30 pm
Save the Date: Evolution of the Arts in a Digital World Symposium 2020
Date: Feb 10, 2020
On June 22 & 23, 2020, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra is hosting a two-day symposium featuring presenters with expertise in digital technologies.
Deadline: Jun 22, 2020 - 8:00 am
Alberta country music star wins JUNO
Date: Mar 18, 2019
Congratulations to Alberta recording artist Brett Kissel who won the JUNO for the 2019 Country Album of the Year!
Artists featured at Alberta House during the 2018 Grey Cup Festival
Date: Nov 21, 2018
Alberta House showcased live music, acts, personalities and some special CFL guests, as part of the Festival in downtown Edmonton, Nov.21-24.
Troy Kokol nominated for 2018 Indigenous Music Award
Date: Apr 6, 2018
A former AFA funding recipient, Troy's album Lonely Ghost was nominated for 2018 Best Folk Album. Awards will be announced on May 18 in Winnipeg.
Improving Alberta’s premier theatres
Date: Mar 28, 2018
The Government of Alberta is investing $9.3 million to improve the Northern and Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditoriums.
The Calgary Boys' Choir's Founding Artistic Director, Douglas Parnham, has passed away
Date: Mar 5, 2018
The Calgary Boys’ Choir is sad to report that its founding artistic director, Douglas Parnham, has died. He was 92 years old.