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From Data to Relational Direction: Evaluative Practices for Cultural Leaders (Banff Centre)
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Expand your ability to lead with clarity and integrity by embedding evaluative thinking and data strategy as core tools for learning, alignment, and impact.
DEADLINE: June 30, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Calling All YouthWrite Alumni
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YouthWrite wants to connect with alumni to celebrate 30 years of camps for kids who love to write... just about anything!
DEADLINE: July 3, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Workshop: Introduction to Etching
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Alberta Printmakers is offering a workshop on traditional etching methods!
DEADLINE: May 5, 2026 - 5:00 pm
2026 SAAG Arts Writing Prize Call for Submissions
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The SAAG is seeking submissions for its 15th annual writing prize, celebrating the work of emerging arts writers and critics
DEADLINE: April 7, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Workshop: Pump Up the Volume with Silkscreen
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Alberta Printmakers is offering a workshop on how to add volume to your print in silkscreen!
DEADLINE: April 11, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Career Opportunity: Curatorial Assistant, City of Medicine Hat
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The Curatorial Assistant position with the City of Medicine Hat is a rare and exciting opportunity for museum professionals seeking meaningful, hands-on work with collections, exhibitions, and public engagement.
Call for Submissions: ENVIRON
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Alberta Craft invites submissions for ENVIRON, a curated exhibition exploring how craft artists reveal the environments—ecological, industrial, digital, cultural, and lived—that shape their materials, processes, and meaning.
DEADLINE: February 27, 2026 - 5:00 pm
Nominations Now Open for $50,000 Literary Prize
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Nominations for The Prairie Grindstone Prize open on April 1 and will close on May 15 at midnight.
DEADLINE: May 15, 2025 - 11:59 pm
Spring Writers Residency 2026
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This self-directed program offers time and space for writers to reconnect and reenergize their practice.
DEADLINE: October 15, 2025 - 11:59 pm
ChamberFest West (CFW), Calgary-based Music Organization, Board Recruitment Opportunity
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CFW presents a major international summer music festival and is building its Board. Candidates with governing experience, community connections a plus.