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Call for Submissions | Nextfest Multi-disciplinary Emerging Arts Festival
Date: Jan 15, 2021
Nextfest is looking for emerging artists in any discipline to apply to be part of the festival.
Deadline: Mar 15, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Viter Malanka: Together, While Apart
Date: Jan 5, 2021
Join us as we virtually ring in the Ukrainian New Year with a trip down memory lane, celebrating 12 years of Viter Malanka!
Now Accepting Nominations | 2021 The Eldon + Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize
Date: Dec 4, 2020
This prize is open to Edmonton area artists nominated by an individual or gallery/organization located in the Greater Edmonton area
Deadline: Mar 12, 2021 - 4:00 pm
Call for Submissions | Art Gallery of St. Albert
Date: Dec 4, 2020
Art Gallery of St. Albert’s call for submissions for the 2022 exhibition year is open!
Deadline: Feb 16, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Online Launch of Pîkiskwe-Speak Art and Film Installation: An Invitation Conversations in Reconciliation
Date: Sep 30, 2020
Join the conversation in Reconciliation through word and art.
Feminism at the Intersection of Conflict: Contemporary Art in Ukraine Lecture Series
Date: Sep 19, 2020
This four-part lecture series will explore how artists are engaging this context with a feminist critique. Begins October 30th.
Deadline: Mar 26, 2021 - 6:00 pm
Public art walking tours of Capital Boulevard on Culture Days
Date: Oct 2, 2017
AFA partnered with The Works International Visual Arts Society to offer free guided walking tours of public art during Alberta Culture Days 2017.