Calgary

Unleash Press

Deadline to submit: July 15, 2025

The Unleash WIP Award offers writers support in the amount of $500 to supplement costs to support the completion of a book-length work of fiction, nonfiction or poetry. Writers will receive editorial feedback, coaching meetings, and an excerpt/interview feature in Unleash Lit.

Guidelines

Submit up to the first 25 pages of your WIP (.DOC, .DOCX) and answers to the following questions in the same document:

• Who are you as a creative person, and what is your creative vision? (No CV or resumes here)
• Who is your intended audience for this project, and why?

Entries will be judged on originality, emotional resonance, and the author’s vision of the work they’d like to create. Please keep your name off all attachments. Share who you are as a creative, without disclosing your name.

Submissions will be accepted until July 15, 2025.

For more information and to submit visit unleashpress.submittable.com/submit/279757/work-in-progress-contest.

The City of Calgary Public Art Program invites members of the Blackfoot Confederacy to apply for this curatorial opportunity. Individuals with curatorial experience are encouraged to apply. This opportunity is open to Blackfoot/Blackfeet curators. Individual artists or artist teams/collectives are eligible. 

The selected Blackfoot/Blackfeet curator/curatorial team will work closely with the Public Art team (curators, conservators, public art liaisons and collections specialists) to create an exhibit of four to 12 artworks/art objects created by Blackfoot/Blackfeet artists (the curator’s own artwork will not be allowed to be included). The exhibit will be available for communities and schools to book to learn about and connect with Blackfoot/Blackfeet culture through art. 

The selected curator will work with the Indigenous curator to create a theme and select the artworks to be included in the exhibit. They will also be responsible for other aspects of the public art exhibit, including but not limited to: 

• Budgeting (according to a set budget) 
• Artist visits 
• Exhibit design (including helping to create portable containers that keep artworks safe during transport) 
• Curatorial writing 

Who: Curators from the Blackfoot Confederacy Nations interested in curating a travelling exhibit. 

What: Curate a Blackfoot educational travelling exhibit for the City of Calgary public art collection. 

Where: Hybrid work, online research, in-person research, events as needed, regular meetings with City of Calgary public art staff. 

Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025, 430 pm 

Project start: May 19, 2025 

Project end: Dec. 31, 2025 

How much: Curatorial fee of $12,000 + GST. * This does NOT include an artwork purchase budget. 

Artist information sessions: 

For those interested in applying, free online and in-person artist information sessions are available. Please email indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca for dates, times and locations. Attendance is not mandatory to qualify for this opportunity. 

How to apply: 

Full submission details and evaluation criteria can be downloaded here or viewed on The City’s website. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2025.  

Questions and clarifications: 

Submit all questions in writing to indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca before 4:00 p.m. MST on April 11, 2025. 

The City of Calgary recognizes and values equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging and unique dimensions of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, work style, communication style, learning preferences and others.  

The City of Calgary Public Art Program invites members of the Tsuut’ina First Nation to apply for this paid curatorial mentorship opportunity. Individual artists who are interested in curation are encouraged to apply. Prior curatorial experience is not required. This opportunity is open to Tsuut’ina nation members. 

The selected Tsuut’ina individual will work closely with the Public Art team (curators, collection specialists, conservators, liaisons) to create an exhibit of four to 12 artworks/art objects created by Tsuut’ina artists (the curator’s own artwork will not be allowed to be included). The exhibit will be available for communities and schools to book to learn about and connect with Tsuut’ina culture through art. 

With the guidance of the Indigenous curator, the selected artist will create a theme and select the artworks to be included in the exhibit. They will also learn about what is required to put together a public art exhibit, including but not limited to: 

• Budgeting (according to a set budget) 
• Artist visits 
• Exhibit design (including helping to create portable containers that keep artworks safe during transport) 
• Curatorial writing 

Who: Tsuut’ina nation members – artists and individuals interested in gaining work experience as a curator. 

What: Curate a Tsuut’ina educational travelling exhibit for The City of Calgary public art collection. 

Where: Hybrid work, online research, in-person research and events as needed, regular meetings with City of Calgary public art staff. 

Deadline to apply: April 18, 2025 

Project start: May 19, 2025 

Project end: Dec. 31, 2025 

How much: Curatorial fee of $7,000 + GST * This does NOT include an artwork purchase budget. 

Artist information sessions: 

For those interested in applying, free online and in-person artist information sessions are available. Please email indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca for dates, times, and locations. Attendance is not mandatory to qualify for this opportunity. 

How to apply: 

Full submission details and evaluation criteria can be downloaded here or viewed on The City’s website. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2025.  

Questions and clarifications: 

Submit all questions in writing to indigenouspublicart@calgary.ca before 4:00 p.m. MST on April 11, 2025. 

The City of Calgary recognizes and values equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging and unique dimensions of diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation, work style, communication style, learning preferences and others.  

The Calgary One-Act Play Festival is celebrating 40 years at the Pumphouse Theatre!

The Pumphouse Theatre and Alberta Drama Festival Association are back again for the 40th Annual Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival. Over three nights, from April 3 to April 5, we are thrilled to be presenting nine one-act plays from a diverse array of local artists. From drama to comedy, new work to classics, the One Act Play Festival offers something for everyone.

This years’ festival includes the following shows:

• Acting Our Age presents Paddy O’Reilly by Paul Brown
• Art & Wellness Elevation presents Bambi by Madisson Vermeulen (adapted from the novel by Felix Salten)\
• Daisy Theatre presents Hometown by Sya Sen
• Erebus Theatre Company presents Cancelled by AJ Pearce
• Family Drama presents Box by Morgan Grau, Cameron Freitas, & Hannah Jackson
• Just the Mom presents Just the Mom by Leanne Shannon
• Ma Teresa presents Falling Down by Trish Clark
• Sundog Storytellers presents Down the Rabbit Hole – Alice’s Dark Decent by Sya Sen
• Workshop Theatre presents Background by AJ Pearce

Full show details and festival schedule will be available on our website, www.pumphousetheatre.ca

Each night will feature a new group of three performances, all which will run under sixty minutes in length. After the shows are completed, the audience is encouraged to stay for our festival adjudicator’s public adjudication. An award ceremony will take place on Saturday April 5th where our festival adjudicator will decide the recipients of the Calgary Region Awards including Outstanding Performer, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Technical Merit, Outstanding New Work, and Outstanding Production. 

The recipient of this last award will represent the Calgary Region at the Provincial Festival happening in May in Medicine Hat. The Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival is an exciting way to see some of Calgary's most passionate up and coming theatre artists. Come take in a night of great entertainment while supporting local performing arts! 

The Calgary Region One-Act Play Festival
April 3-5, 2025 at Victor Mitchell Theatre, Pumphouse Theatre
7:30 pm Nightly
Tickets: $18 Adult General Admission

Purchase tickets at tickets.morpheustheatre.ca or by phone at 403-246-2999

For more information contact 403.263.0079 ext 100 or  visit www.pumphousetheatre.ca

About the ADFA

The Alberta Drama Festival Association is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to encourage, develop and maintain community theatre in Alberta. The main vehicle for pursuing this mandate is the adult, non-professional One-Act Play Festivals held throughout Alberta. Regional organizations in each of the nine zones host annual festivals which bring together community groups in a celebration and sharing of theatre excellence. 

About the Pumphouse Theatre

For over 50 years, The Pumphouse Theatre has been a home for Calgary’s emerging performing arts scene. In any given year more than a dozen companies will produce over 35 shows in the two theatres. The many diverse groups that perform at the Pumphouse Theatre range from large established companies to small up-and-coming artists’ collectives. The Pumphouse Theatre is committed not only to providing a high-quality venue for the arts but also to keeping the venue affordable for Calgary’s arts community.