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Call for Entries | N3XT National Arts Competition
Date: Jan 31, 2020
N3XT is open to all Canadian visual artists. Artists are invited to submit paintings, drawings, prints, video, and sculpture.
Deadline: Jul 24, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Work of the Week: "Maybe the Whole Ball is a Heart" by Rita McKeough
Date: Jan 31, 2020
This week's Work of the Week is "Maybe the Whole Ball is a Heart" by Rita McKeough.
Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society Call for Artists | 3rd Annual Indigenous Art Exhibition/Festival 2020
Date: Jan 29, 2020
Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society (MT7) is seeking Indigenous Artists to participate in our 3rd Annual Indigenous Art Exhibition, "now" Festival.
Deadline: May 1, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Work of the Week: "Big Dipper" by Katie Ohe
Date: Jan 24, 2020
This week’s Work of the Week is "Big Dipper" by renowned Alberta artist Katie Ohe.
WAR Flowers | A Touring Art Exhibition
Date: Jan 24, 2020
This exhibition uses floriography (a method of communicating meaning & emotion through flowers) to explore a larger story of human nature during war.
Deadline: May 2, 2020 - 5:00 pm
Call for Submissions | Harcourt House Artist Run Centre
Date: Jan 23, 2020
Harcourt House Artist Run Centre seeks submissions for its Artist in Residency Program & The Art Incubator Gallery for the 2021 exhibition season.
Banff International Curatorial Institute Fellowship Fall 2020
Date: Jan 22, 2020
In this self-directed fellowship for established curators & arts writers, focus on the continued development of your work while engaging with others.
Deadline: Apr 29, 2020 - 11:45 pm
Alberta Artist Profile | Karrie Arthurs
Date: Jan 17, 2020
Get to know Alberta artist Karrie Arthurs! Learn more about Alberta artists included in the AFA art collection
Work of the Week: "Continuing Cold Spell" by Kate More
Date: Jan 17, 2020
This week’s Work of the Week is "Continuing Cold Spell" by Kate More.
Call for Submissions | World Stage Design 2021 – Exhibitions
Date: Jan 10, 2020
Online applications for designers wishing to submit to World Stage Design 2021 open January 30, 2020.