Request for Proposals

Cozy Lamppost Challenge: Add Warmth to the Winter Streets! 

Get ready for a burst of creativity with the Cozy Lamppost Challenge at Deep Freeze Festival!

We're inviting artists, designers, and craft enthusiasts to transform ordinary lampposts into extraordinary works of art using knitted, crocheted, or fabric creations.

Your mission? Design and craft a whimsical lamppost cozy to bring joy and warmth to festival-goers. From bold colours to intricate patterns, let your imagination run wild and make the streets of Deep Freeze Festival more magical than ever!

Apply be January 10.

Challenge Details:

• When: January 18-19, 2025
• Where: Deep Freeze Festival, Edmonton
• What’s Provided: 24 hours, a lamppost, and a blank canvas for your creativity!

Prizes & Recognition
Impress festival attendees and judges with your cozy creation for a chance to win exciting prizes!
Ready to take on the challenge? Sign up now and add your flair to this community-driven celebration of art and winter.
Learn more and apply today: https://www.deepfreezefest.ca/lamppost-cozy-challenge

Since its inception in 1981, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with the opportunity to enjoy art exhibitions in their own communities in one of four TREX regions across the province.

The Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA)  is seeking proposals from proponents such as non-commercial public art galleries and/or arts organizations with experience with public programming, art exhibition development/circulation of Alberta visual arts to manage the Travelling Exhibition Program (TREX) for the next five year contract term of April 1, 2025-March 31, 2030.  

Detailed information on the Request for Proposal (RFP), the Service Requirements and the Contract can be found on the Alberta Purchasing Connection website.

You will need to create a “Supplier” Profile on the Alberta Purchasing Connection website to view the opportunity and to ask questions. The Alberta Purchasing Connection Suppliers Registration portal can be found here:

APC Suppliers - Purchasing Connection

General Information on the Management of the Travelling Exhibition (TREX) Program Request for Proposal opportunity can be found here:

AB-2024-09293 - Posting - Purchasing Connection

Please note: All questions must be submitted through the Alberta Purchasing Connection Portal and will be posted publicly.

Please access and read the full Request for Proposals (“RFP”) Number RFP-AFA2024TR001, Management of the Travelling Exhibition (TREX) Program document before submitting questions.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.