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Contextural Fibre Arts Sale
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Discover the beauty of handmade textiles - and find the perfect gift for yourself or someone else.
Call for Artists: "Not So Mini" International Print Exchange
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Alberta Printmakers' (A/P) annual print exchange and exhibition is back! This event, in conjunction with a silent auction fundraiser, showcases and connects the talent of local, national, and international artists, while raising vital funds for A/P's community programming.
Bowline Jazz Quintet: Finding our voice with the gritty thing
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Nat Lazzarotto and Fraser Calhoun return to Congress Coffee Company for the Bowline Jazz Quintet’s second season. Drawing from the music of the 1950s and 1960s, the band will continue shaping a vintage-tinged sound all its own.
Call for anthology submissions: Dear Body
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Dear Body, is a cross-border literary anthology that invites you to write letters to your body, sparking honest, creative, and necessary dialogue around aging, fertility, roles, menopause, and other hormonal changes.
Arts in Focus - Quickdraw Animation Society | Celebrating Pride in the Arts
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Quickdraw Animation Society is Calgary’s home for independent animation. Learn more about their LGBTQ2S+ Animation History Project, which examines queer representation in animation.
CALL FOR ENTRIES: 2027 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
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The largest international awards program for indie authors and independent publishers.
Meet Our New Emerging Curator: Natalie Gerber
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We are thrilled to introduce Natalie Gerber as the new Alberta Foundation for the Arts’ Emerging Curator.
Photos: Opening Reception of TREX: Art on the Move
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Take a look back at the February 19 opening reception for TREX: Art on the Move featuring Montageries.
Artist Profile: Ash Slemming
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Ash Slemming will be leading a curator talk this Thursday for the opening of TREX: Art of the Move featuring Montageries.
Born to Be Blue - Dick Der
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Dick Der's artwork, Born to Be Blue, is featured in the AFA art house in downtown Calgary as part of the New Views exhibition