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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
Alberta Spotlight: September 10 Concert
Date: Sep 9, 2020
The AFA is profiling Alberta artists featured in the Alberta Spotlight Online Concert Series. See the artists who performed on September 10!
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!
Deadline: Oct 29, 2020 - 7:00 pm
Work of the Week: "Girl's Head" by Roy Kiyooka
Date: Sep 4, 2020
This week's Work of the Week is "Girl's Head" by Roy Kiyooka
Month of the Artist in Alberta: Statement from the AFA Board Chair
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Read the statement by AFA Board Chair Mary Rozsa de Coquet on Month of the Artist.
Free trial classes | Sing, dance, and act with Youth Singers of Calgary
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Sing, dance, and act with Youth Singers of Calgary. Hybrid in-person and online rehearsals. Classes for all ages and abilities.
Here's Nina Drive In Spectacular
Date: Sep 4, 2020
Juno-award winning musician and locally sourced treats work together to help artists with developmental disabilities!
Deadline: Sep 24, 2020 - 7:00 pm
New website for artists from Alberta
Date: Sep 4, 2020
St Albert artist, Doris Charest, has started a new website called Art by Locals, in hopes of getting local people to buy local Alberta art.