Central Alberta

InFocus Photo Exhibit proudly presents its 12th annual exhibition and awards program.

We invite photographers from around the world to submit to InFocus Photo Exhibit & Awards 2026 with the theme “The Space Between” — a celebration of ambiguity, transition, and the unseen threads that shape our world and tie us together. We are looking for photos that challenge, question, and illuminate the liminal: the emotional gaps, the silent pauses, the overlooked details, and the beauty that exists in uncertainty and temporality. This is an open theme, open and expansive, leaning towards those things that can’t be explained, only felt. We are looking for visual poetry.

All photographic styles, genres, and approaches are welcome.
All skill levels are welcome.
Deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Submit: https://www.infocusphoto.ca/

Curious about basket weaving?

Join us for Baskets in the Garden this September. A three-day gathering in Tofield, Alberta, dedicated to weaving, connection, and time outdoors.

Whether you’re just getting started or have been weaving for years, you’re warmly welcome. We’ll be offering a variety of workshops with incredible teachers, plus an open weaving space for those who prefer to go at their own pace.

Bring a tent or come for the day. Take a class, sit in the shade and weave, share a meal, or wander the meadow. We believe in making space for all kinds of weavers, and all kinds of baskets.

Workshops include twinning with cattails, large willow baskets, cedar bark bracelets, and more. No experience is necessary.

We’ll be weaving under the wide prairie sky from September 12 to 14, 2025, and we’d love to have you with us. To find more info and to register: www.basketsinthegarden.com

Exciting news!

The Lacombe Art Guild is in search of a new logo design!

Guidelines for submissions:

• Location: Looking for artists from within Central Alberta or locally within the City of Lacombe
• Entries: You can submit as many designs as you would like
• Mediums: No limit for what medium(s) are used to create the design, so long as artists can submit it in a digital format
• Ideals: this logo design should be themed around the Lacombe Art Guild, things in and around the area, and give homage to art of course! This could also incorporate things within Central Alberta, Alberta, and Canada.
• Deadline: artist logo design submissions accepted from August 15th until September 30th, 2025.

Submit via email: thelacombeartguild@gmail.com

• Please include your full name, phone number, email, location, business/organization if applicable, and any social media handles where you post to.
• Logo submissions will be presented at the Lacombe Art Guild Annual General Meeting, set for October 7th, 2025.
• Winner to be announced following the AGM.

Link to the post: https://www.lacombeartguild.ca/updates/artistcall