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Career Opportunity: Editor, Border Crossings Magazine

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Job Opportunity: Editor @ Border Crossings Magazine, Winnipeg. The Editor provides overall editorial leadership and operational management for the not-for-profit arts magazine.

DEADLINE: July 15, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism Residency 2027 (Banff Centre)

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This program welcomes Indigenous screenwriters at various stages of their careers to apply individually or with a collaborator to work on adapting their work for the screen. Collaborators may include novelists, short story writers, or playwrights.

DEADLINE: September 23, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Reimagining Cultural Policy: Leading Change Across Governance Systems

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This program invites participants to critically examine how cultural policy shapes access, equity, and influence—and how it can be reshaped to respectfully enact diverse worldviews and lived experiences.

DEADLINE: September 8, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Call For Artists - Kickstart Commons Mural

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Parks Foundation Calgary is searching for a muralist to design and install a large wall mural to integrate with a public park project.

DEADLINE: June 26, 2026 - 4:00 pm

"Dirtying The Paper" - Exhibition and Opening Reception

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Dirtying The Paper is an exhibition of drawings by gallery and guest artists at Bugera Lamb Fine Art.

DEADLINE: August 1, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Applications for Artstrek 2026 are open until June 30!

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Artstrek is a summer theatre school for teens that provides professional learning with theatre artists and educators in a collaborative environment. Artstrek is more than 60 years old and has 10,000+ alumni working across Alberta, Canada, and the world.

DEADLINE: July 12, 2026 - 5:00 pm

A Place of Joy - Opening Reception

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Artpoint Gallery and Studios Society proudly presents A Place of Joy, a group exhibition featuring seventeen Artpoint Artists on display at cSPACE Marda Loop.

DEADLINE: July 13, 2026 - 8:00 pm

Double exhibition, The Looking Glass & Chimerical = Alchemical

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A two-show exhibition featuring work from 13 artists, highlighting a range of styles and perspectives. The Looking Glass centers on reflection and self-exploration through interdisciplinary artistic approaches, while Chimerical = Alchemical explores cultural hybridity and surrealism through collage.

Harms Reach Project Space: Supporting Ground Exhibition Opening

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Supporting Ground is the inaugural exhibition at Harm’s Reach, featuring works by Natalie Gerber, April Matisz, Francesco Pedraglio, and Shelby Charlesworth.

DEADLINE: June 12, 2026 - 5:30 pm

Artists Wanted! Call for Submissions (Beacon Original Art)

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Now Accepting Artist Submissions for Our Fall Art Exhibition & Sale: October 17 and 18, 2026

DEADLINE: September 19, 2026 - 5:00 pm