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Link to RISE UP Downtown Vibrancy Program – Call for Submissions

RISE UP Downtown Vibrancy Program – Call for Submissions

Date: Sep 22, 2023

Calling all artists, performers, presenters, venues, & community groups! The RISE UP Downtown Vibrancy Program is BACK!

Deadline: Oct 13, 2023 - 4:00 pm

Link to Call for Submissions - 2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival

Call for Submissions - 2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival

Date: Sep 18, 2023

2024 Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival call for registrations 

Deadline: Jan 31, 2024 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Artworks and Artist Proposals

Call for Artworks and Artist Proposals

Date: Sep 8, 2023

Interior public art for the new Strathcona Public Services Yard facility.

Deadline: Oct 20, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Live in Harmony t-shirt design contest for young Albertans (13-30yrs)

Live in Harmony t-shirt design contest for young Albertans (13-30yrs)

Date: Sep 7, 2023

Calling all Albertan artists aged 13-30! We're looking for a new t-shirt design.

Deadline: Oct 6, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Indigenous artists: Metro Line LRT Expansion Public Art Project

Call for Indigenous artists: Metro Line LRT Expansion Public Art Project

Date: Aug 29, 2023

The EAC, is seeking an Indigenous artist or artist team to create an artwork to be installed in as part of the LRT expansion at NAIT.

Deadline: Oct 3, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for submissions for Portrait Art from the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery

Call for submissions for Portrait Art from the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery

Date: Aug 16, 2023

Artists are invited to submit people-portraits of all styles and mediums.

Deadline: Nov 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Call for submissions for the Red Brick Common Public Art Gallery Holiday & New Year Show & Sale

Date: Aug 16, 2023

Running Dec 23' and Jan 24', the Red Brick Common aims to exhibit local Alberta artists’ small & medium-sized artwork.

Deadline: Oct 30, 2023 - 11:45 pm

Link to Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Call for Exhibition Proposals for A/P Main Gallery Space

Date: Jul 20, 2023

Alberta Printmakers (A/P) invites artists who incorporate printmaking within their practice to apply for a solo exhibition in our Main Space Gallery.

Deadline: Oct 1, 2023 - 4:00 pm

Link to The 5th Chelsea International Photography Competition

The 5th Chelsea International Photography Competition

Date: Jul 4, 2023

The Chelsea International Photography Competition celebrates gifted, notable, and fresh talents in the world of photography.

Deadline: Oct 24, 2023 - 11:45 pm