Dance

Have a blast this summer with art camps at the Central Lions Recreation Centre. All supplies are provided, and no dance experience is required. 

Poetry Party (Ages 8-12) - 9am-12pm - July 7-11 - course # 756369

Need a break from too much screen time? Join Poetry Party's writing camp where there’s loads of fun & games to choose from: The Poetry Candy Jar, One Word Group Poem, Oulipian’s Choice, 100 Billion Link Sonnet, and much more. Let the fun begin!

Royal Castle Ballet Camp (Ages 4-6) - 9am-12pm - July 21-25 - course # 756368

In this royal themed dance camp, participants will learn ballet dance moves and work on their coordination, balance and flexibility. Campers will also have fun and get creative during games and/or crafts. At the end of the week, dancers will perform their new dance moves in a mini performance. 

Beneath the Waves Ballet Camp (Ages 7-10)  - 9am-12pm - Aug. 5-8 - course # 756367

Have you ever wanted to be a mermaid? In this underwater themed dance camp, participants will learn ballet dance moves and work on their coordination, balance and flexibility. Campers will also have fun and get creative during sea themed games and/or crafts. At the end of the week, dancers will perform their new dance moves in a mini performance. 

Register at movelearnplay.edmonton.ca 

Good Women Dance Collective (GWDC) is offering three scholarship opportunities in their 2025/2026 season. Scholarship recipients will have access to Good Women classes for free from either September-December 2025, January-April 2026, or May-August 2026. Classes run every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10-11:30am and Wednesdays from 9:30-10:30am at Good Women’s studio space in the Shumka Dance Centre (10515 111 Street). Physical Accessibility Description of Shumka Dance Centre Please note, fewer classes run during the May-August semester (by approximately two weeks) due to studio closures. 

Our classes are taught by collective artists Alida Kendell,  Deviani Andrea, Alison Kause and Molly McDermott, as well as a rotating roster of guest teachers. Classes typically involve sequences of movements that travel in and out of the floor, with the sequences ranging from simple to intricate in their complexity. Most often classes follow a traditional structure of warm up, across the floor, and choreographed combinations. Improvisation and partner-based tasks are also used. The focus of the classes vary from technical training to artistic expression to building stamina. 

Applicants to this program should be interested in deepening their understanding of the body in movement and/or their artistic practice. GWDC instructors use body neutral, judgment-free terminology and do not teach gendered roles to participants. Scholarship recipients are required to attend a minimum of two Good Women Classes per week during their scholarship term. Please check online for any schedule changes.

GWDC supports and encourages the sharing of space and stories from all bodies, lands and histories, many of which have yet to be experienced on our stages and in our studios. We acknowledge this and actively strive to change it through our programming and curating  by upholding our commitment to the 35//50 initiative. If you would like us to know more about who you are and the context within which you practice and make your art, you may indicate so in your application. Feel free to contact us via email at info@goodwomen.ca with any questions you may have prior to submitting your application. 

Learn more and apply: docs.google.com/forms

Deadline June 13

Application intake for the Alberta Artist in Residence/Arts Ambassador grant is now open. The deadline to apply is June 16. The maximum eligible amount you can apply for is $50,000. This opportunity is open to individual artists from all disciplines.

Program guidelines and application materials can be downloaded from the Artist in Residence website at www.alberta.ca/alberta-artist-residence-apply.

This program seeks to inspire innovation in the arts and to promote a wider understanding and appreciation of the arts and artists in Alberta.

Artists are encouraged to apply for this grant to become Alberta’s Artist in Residence / Arts Ambassador for a one-year term.

Through this grant, the successful artist will:

• work with communities across Alberta as an Arts Ambassador to promote the importance of Alberta artists and the arts
• communicate and share personal perspectives on the artistic process, the role of artists, and the contributions that artists make to Alberta
• act as an advocate for greater understanding of the realities of artists and the communities in which they work
• complete an art project that promotes the value of the arts in Alberta

En ce dernier jour du Mois de la francophonie albertaine, l'AFA est heureuse de partager la version française de son plan stratégique triennal. Instauré en 2018, le Mois de la francophonie nous donne l'occasion de souligner le dynamisme et l'énergie de la francophonie en l'Alberta. 

Le plan affirme l'engagement de la Fondation envers la communauté artistique diversifiée de l'Alberta, y compris les artistes francophones et francophiles de la province. Le français est la langue maternelle d'un Canadien et d’une Canadienne sur cinq et d'environ 88 000 Albertaines et Albertains, et l'AFA est heureuse de rendre son plan stratégique accessible à ces communautés dans leur langue. 

Pour découvrir comment nous soutenons les arts, visitez : affta.ab.ca/about-afa/mission-and-mandate

English

On this last day of the annual Mois de la francophonie albertaine (Alberta Francophonie Month), the AFA is pleased to share its three-year Strategic Plan en français. Established in 2018, the month of March provides an opportunity to highlight the vibrancy and energy the Francophonie brings to Alberta. 

The plan affirms the foundation’s commitment to Alberta's diverse arts community, including French-speaking and Francophone artists across the province. French is the mother tongue of 1 in 5 Canadians and approximately 88,000 Albertans, and the AFA is pleased to make its Strategic Plan accessible to these communities in their language. 

 See how we are supporting the arts: affta.ab.ca/about-afa/mission-and-mandate