Southern Alberta

Cultural Leaders Legacy Arts Awards

The ATB Powering Possibility Through the Arts Award recognizes and supports small to mid-sized
organizations that are committed to enriching Calgary through arts programming that powers
possibility for the local creative community.

 The Rozsa Foundation Emerging Arts Manager Award  honours an emerging arts manager in the early stages of their career whose dedication and innovation in their field have elevated the work of the artists or arts organizations they work with. 

Leighton Art Centre Gallery Shop Job Posting

We are looking for an energetic, flexible, adaptable, and organized person who can successfully navigate diverse responsibilities of our Guest Services and Gallery Shop Assistant within our unique organization. 

The successful candidate should have a background in retail environments and customer service. As well, an interest in museum studies, art history, and/or fine art are definitely considered assets. The Centre is located in a rural location, so a reliable vehicle is required.

Part Time Seasonal Position:

TREX Southeast Open Call for Artists

TREX Southeast invites artists based in southeast Alberta (see map) to submit proposals for consideration for upcoming visual art exhibitions. 

TREX Southeast is one of four regional partners who manage the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) Travelling Exhibition program (TREX). For over 40 years, this provincial program has curated exhibitions and distributed them to communities across the province, with displays often occurring in non-traditional gallery spaces such as schools and libraries. The goal of the program is to make professionally curated exhibitions of Albertan artwork accessible for all to experience and enjoy, and to support the work of Albertan artists. More information can be found at trexsoutheast.ca and affta.ab.ca

The TREX Southeast team strives to curate exhibitions that highlight the diverse stories, themes, artistic mediums and voices in our region. We encourage artists of all backgrounds and experience levels to apply. The aim of this Open Call is to connect with artists living in rural and urban communities in southeast Alberta. We want to know more about you and your work! 

View our Open Call information document for full submission details, and submit your application using this Google Form. The deadline to apply is February 28, 2025. 

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TREX Southeast is currently accepting exhibition proposals from artists based in southeast Alberta.

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Watch: Iinisikimm - an AFA Commemorative Arts Project

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See the video of Iinisikimm, a nighttime lantern performance and homecoming for the buffalo of Banff National Park.

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Iinisikimm is an immersive puppet-lantern performance that celebrates the reintegration of buffalo into the natural ecosystem of Banff National Park. Learn more about Iinisikimm here.

This past August, audiences in Banff and Calgary experienced outdoor performances featuring hand-made lantern puppets, drumming from Eya-Hey Nakoda, and performances by the Czapno Theatre Ensemble. The puppets shared the story of the buffalo, told by Blackfoot trickster God Napi.

The Iinisikimm group will also be producing a comic book, estimated to be released later in 2018.

If you missed the performances, fear not; you can experience a taste of Iinisikimm through the video below. 

Iinisikimm was created with support from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts Commemorative Art Projects funding. Stay tuned to our news feed for more videos from the other Commemorative Art Projects.

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