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Work of the Week: "Furthur" by Jeff Nachtigall
Date: Sep 18, 2020
This week’s Work of the Week is "Furthur" by Jeff Nachtigall.
SoloS 2020 | Fall: 100 Solo Exhibitions
Date: Sep 16, 2020
SoloS offers 100 full-featured smart online solo exhibitions combined with online sales, artist promotion, and annual art marketing packages.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Call for Submissions| Learn Together, Recover Together, Resilient Together: South Calgary
Date: Sep 16, 2020
The SHARP Foundation & Habitus Consulting invite professional public artists in Calgary to submit a proposal to create an original public art piece.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Call for Artists | Castlegar Sculpturewalk
Date: Sep 16, 2020
Castlegar Sculpturewalk is now accepting applications for our 2021 event, which opens next May.
Deadline: Oct 31, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Alberta Culture Days | Most Beautiful Art Tour in Alberta
Date: Sep 15, 2020
A wonderful weekend driving tour through the Foothills of Alberta West and South of Calgary with local Alberta art and artisans as your destination!
Deadline: Sep 27, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Work of the Week: "Gallery" by John Snow
Date: Sep 11, 2020
This week's Work of the Week is "Gallery" by John Snow.
New Exhibition | "It's About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now", curated by Seika Boye
Date: Sep 10, 2020
"It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970 and Now" illuminates the largely undocumented dance history of Canada’s Black population
Deadline: Dec 5, 2020 - 5:00 pm
New Exhibition | "Untunnelling Vision" by Jin-me Yoon
Date: Sep 7, 2020
M:ST Performative Art and TRUCK Contemporary Art present the newest and the fourth in a series of installations by artist Jin-me Yoon.
Deadline: Dec 12, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Call for Submissions | Call to 3-D artists
Date: Sep 7, 2020
Framed on Fifth is a commercial gallery in Calgary. We are looking for artists working in 3-D mediums to complement monthly solo shows.
Drop-In Stitch-Ins
Date: Sep 5, 2020
These evenings will give you an opportunity to stitch with fellow stitchers!