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Up Close: Stories, objects, and ideas from beyond the galleries
Date: Apr 19, 2021
Introducing Up Close: Stories, objects, and ideas from beyond the galleries, a Royal Alberta Museum virtual talk series.
Interaction Design for Digital and Hybrid Performance: A Liveshow
Date: Apr 19, 2021
Welcome to Savanna Harvey’s liveshow: Interaction Design for Digital and Hybrid Performance!
Deadline: May 11, 2021 - 7:30 pm
Call for Artists | Boyle Street Community Mural Project for 50th Anniversary
Date: Apr 19, 2021
In honor of Boyle Street’s 50th Anniversary, we are looking for artist(s) to create a multi-site community mural project.
Deadline: May 7, 2021 - 5:00 pm
Job Opportunity | Summer Youth Program Instructor – Performing Arts/Public Art Maintenance
Date: Apr 19, 2021
This posting is for five (5) summer positions from June 21 to August 27, 2021
Deadline: May 2, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Job Opportunity | Summer Youth Program Leaders/Instructors - Visual Arts
Date: Apr 19, 2021
This posting is for four (4) summer positions from July 5 to August 20, 2021.
Deadline: May 2, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Work of the Week: "Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 1966" by Yousuf Karsh
Date: Apr 16, 2021
This week’s Work of the Week is "Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, 1966" by celebrated photographer Yousuf Karsh.
Online Workshop | Self-Portrait Puppet
Date: Apr 15, 2021
Create a self-portrait based puppet over 8 weeks in this award-winning program. Participate in drama exercises, group discussions, and sharing!
The Kathleen & Russell Lane Canadian Art Award
Date: Apr 15, 2021
This award supports a full-time student at an Alberta post-secondary institution entering their final year of studies in visual arts.
Deadline: Jun 30, 2021 - 11:45 pm
Call for Participants | Bloom Project
Date: Apr 14, 2021
Artist seeking participants to collect their single-use plastic for one week, with materials to be incorporated into an installation piece.
Call for Nominations | 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award
Date: Apr 13, 2021
The Inuit Art Foundation (IAF) will be accepting nominations for the 2021 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award (KAMA).