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AFA Artist Spotlight - Jessica Plattner

Medicine Hat based artist, Jessica Plattner, was a successful applicant to the AFA’s Art Acquisition by Application (AAA) program in 2022. Listen to her tell the story behind her work and what inspires her artistic practice.

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About the artist

Jessica Plattner is an American/Canadian artist living in Alberta. She earned a BFA from Washington University School of Fine Art in St. Louis, and an MFA in painting from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Temple Rome, Italy. She has exhibited her work in the USA, Canada, Mexico, and Italy. Artist residencies include Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, The Vermont Studio Center, SACI (Studio Art Centers International) and a Fulbright Scholarship in Mexico. Recent exhibition venues include Gallery@501 in Edmonton, Art Center East Main Gallery in Oregon,  the ASA Gallery in Calgary, Art Gallery of St. Albert, the Okotoks Art Gallery, the Esplanade Art Gallery in Medicine Hat, as well as biennial faculty exhibitions at Gallery One on One at Medicine Hat College. Her work is held in the public collections of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), The City of Medicine Hat, the City of St. Albert, and several colleges and universities. She currently teaches in the Art & Design Program at Medicine Hat College and lives with her partner, artist/musician Dean Smale, their daughter Sofie, and their dog Caniche.

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The AFA Celebrates World Art Day!

World Art Day

Each year, on 15 April, World Art Day celebrations help reinforce the links between artistic creations and society, encourage greater awareness of the diversity of artistic expressions and highlight the contribution of artists to sustainable development. It is also an occasion to shine a light on arts education in schools, as culture can pave the way for inclusive and equitable education.

Sharing Alberta's art

With over 9,000 artworks in the AFA Art Collection, there is always a need to find creative ways to share Alberta's art province wide. In any given year, the AFA has an incredible 20-25% of its collection in public circulation. This is achieved through exhibition loans, extended loans, and touring and art placement programs.

Through the TREX Curators/Managers in the TREX program, the AFA has been able to share art throughout the province bringing Albertan creativity to 187 venues in 95 communities, and reaching over 615,000 Albertans!

Publicly accessible art

Throughout the province you can find works from the AFA Art Collection on display in publicly accessible areas. Keep an eye on social media on World Art Day and see if your favourite and recognizable locations are sharing art from the Collection! 

TREX Exhibitions to keep an eye on:

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TREX Exhibition: Speculative Fictions

Speculative Fictions 

Location: Banff Public Library (April 19 - May 14)

Featured artwork

Jacques Rioux
Witness, Red Rock Coulee, Alberta, 1993
silver gelatin, selenium toned on paper
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

About the exhibition

In today's society, where divisions can overshadow community connections, imaginative storytelling offers a beacon of hope. The Speculative Fictions exhibition draws inspiration from the literary genre of the same name, presenting artworks that encourage viewers to contemplate the transformative potential of wonder, awe, and mystery as we envision our collective futures.  

This exhibition invites audiences to journey into the realm of imagination, where the boundaries of possibility fade, and multiple paths open into the speculative edges of our shared consciousness. Approaching each visual composition with curiosity can offer glimpses into alternate realities, technological abstractions, and primordial possibilities, prompting reflection on our origins and where we are headed.  

Speculative Fictions features a curated selection of nineteen artworks from the Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, each encouraging the kind of regenerative curiosity needed in today's uncertain times. Viewers are invited to imagine each artist's vision and the potential stories behind mysterious landscapes, abstract forms, and playful compositions, many of which share aesthetic qualities with popular science fiction and fantasy worlds. 

Artists included in this exhibition are:

  • Ernesto Bonato
  • Janet Cardiff
  • Wendy Ehlers
  • Nathan Grimson
  • Liz Ingram
  • David Janzen
  • Rodney Konopaki
  • Calvin Kruk
  • Amy Loewan
  • James McDougall
  • Leanne Olson
  • Jacques Rioux
  • Leonard Simpson
  • Jim Westergard

About the artist

Calgary-based photographer Jacques Rioux has cultivated a distinguished career since graduating with a Diploma in Applied Photography in 1979. With experience spanning technical, commercial, and fine art photography, Rioux is best known for his thoughtful and extensive photographic series.

One of his most notable projects is The Calgary Picture Project (late 1980s-1990s), a black and white exploration of Calgary's urban and natural environments. This series blends documentary observation with a subjective perspective, often subtly including Rioux's own presence through shadows and reflections, adding a layer of self-awareness to his portrait of the city. He has also created the Western Badlands series, capturing the mystical qualities of Alberta's unique landscapes in striking black and white. Rioux's work has earned him recognition in permanent collections across Canada and Europe, including at institutions like the Glenbow Museum in Calgary and the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa.

About TREX

The AFA's Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with an opportunity to enjoy fully developed exhibitions in schools, libraries, health care centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province.

The TREX program assists in making both the AFA's extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists available to Albertans.

Four regional organizations now coordinate the program for the Foundation:

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south, and virtually everywhere in between.

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TREX Exhibition: Athletic Aesthetics

Athletic Aesthetics

Location: Gallery Foyer at the Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre(April 19 - June 14)

Featured artwork

Craig Pelzer
Javelin: Studies 1 & 2, 1978 
acrylic, graphite and ink on paper
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts.

About the exhibition

Discover the surprising artistry within the world of sports! 

Athletic Aesthetics, a captivating exhibition featuring work from the AFA Art Collection, showcases 20 diverse artworks that beautifully blur the lines between art and athletics. Prepare to see iconic photographs from Edmonton's own 1978 Commonwealth Games by Don Mabie and Sylvain Voyer, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a significant local event. This exhibition uniquely explores the inherent grace and dedication found in both artistic expression and athletic endeavors.

Through a compelling collection of photography, video, prints, and paintings, Athletic Aesthetics showcases a wide range of activities, from familiar sports like football and cycling to the unexpected athleticism of ballet and bull riding. You'll gain a new appreciation for the shared skill, discipline, and even beauty that exists in these seemingly separate realms. Come and celebrate the power, elegance, and sheer joy of human movement, captured through the discerning eyes and hands of talented artists.

About the artist

Craig Pelzer was born in St. Francis, ON in 1952. Pelzer studied at the University of Saskatchewan (1970–72) before earning a BFA from the University of Alberta (1972–76). Pelzer also studied at the Banff School (now The Banff Centre) from 1976–77. Pelzer works primarily
in printmaking and painting. About his works on paper, he notes: “Paper provides me with a vehicle with which to research ideas and techniques for larger projects. Often they are within themselves finished pieces.”

About TREX

The AFA's Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with an opportunity to enjoy fully developed exhibitions in schools, libraries, health care centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province.

The TREX program assists in making both the AFA's extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists available to Albertans.

Four regional organizations now coordinate the program for the Foundation:

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south, and virtually everywhere in between.

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TREX Exhibition: 40 is the new 20!

40 is the new 20!

Curated by Shane Golby from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts collection

Education Guide: www.youraga.ca

Featured Artwork:

Stan Phelps
Cold Night at the Yards, 1987
Colour etching on paper
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

About the exhibition

It has been said that every picture tells a story. While true, the story told may not be a ‘story’ in the usual sense. Rather than presenting a complete narrative, most works of art tell their stories in a more opaque manner. Some, for example, might present just one event, character or setting from a larger narrative, leaving it to the viewer to ‘fill in the gaps’. Other artworks abandon this narrative altogether and direct attention to ‘stories’ about artistic styles, media and methods. Finally, there are many instances where art pieces, while complete in themselves, ‘work’ with other artworks in an exhibition to present larger ideas or more complex narratives. The TREX Region 2 exhibition 40 is the new 2O expresses each of these modes of visual story-telling; presenting art works with unique stories which, taken together, suggest a larger story of a place and visual art institutions and initiatives in that place.

The travelling exhibition 40 is the new 2O is a celebration. In 1972 the Alberta Art Foundation, now the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA), established a provincial art collection; a unique representation of the history, development and achievements of Alberta’s visual arts community. Over the past fifty years this collection has grown to over 9000 artworks; profiling the careers of hundreds of Alberta’s artists, reflecting the history and development of Alberta and becoming an important cultural legacy for all Albertans. The exhibition 40 is the new 2O celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the AFA’s art collection and offers insights into stories of Alberta and artists from this place.

While celebrating the establishment of the AFA’s art collection, this exhibition also celebrates an important initiative of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Since 1981 the AFA has supported a provincial travelling exhibition program (TREX). The mandate of the program is to provide every Albertan with the opportunity to enjoy visual art exhibitions in their community. While exhibitions for the TREX program are curated from a variety of sources, a major part of the program assists in making the AFA’s art collection available to Albertans. In 2021 the TREX program celebrated its’ 40th anniversary and the TREX exhibition 40 is the new 2O recognizes this anniversary as well.

The TREX exhibition 40 is the new 2O celebrates both the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts art collection and the recent 40th anniversary of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts TREX program. Since 1986 the Art Gallery of Alberta (formerly the Edmonton Art Gallery) has been affiliated with the TREX program and so this exhibition, presenting twenty works from the AFA collection, celebrates these anniversaries by re-visiting TREX exhibitions produced by the Art Gallery of Alberta over the past twenty years. Exploring an eclectic mix of themes, genre, art styles and media this exhibition expresses the vitality of the visual arts in Alberta and the roles of the AFA and Art Gallery of Alberta in supporting the arts in the province.

About the artist

Stan Phelps was born and raised in Calgary, attending the University of Calgary (B.F.A.) majoring in painting and printmaking. Since 1978, Stan has worked as a painter, muralist, printmaker, freelance designer and co-proprietor of The Heart Studio in Calgary. The Heart Studio is a multi-disciplined art facility featuring art exhibitions and art programs including classes for adults and children.

Mr. Phelps has been an instructor for the Artist in Residency Program, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, since its inception in 1986. He is presently the co-director of the Loreburn Cultural Centre in Loreburn, Saskatchewan.

Stan is well known for the murals he has painted throughout Western Canada, particularly in Southern Alberta. Most notable are four murals at the Calgary Stampede, and a mural at Calgary City Hall entitled “A View of Calgary Bay, Scotland.”

During his extensive travels, Mr. Phelps has had the opportunity to work as a visiting artist at several internationally renowned studios including: “St Michael’s Printshop,” Newfoundland; “Escuela Nationale des Bellas Artes,” Murcia, Spain; “Taller de Grabado Tarasco,” Uruapan, Mexico; and “Atelier de L’Ile,” Val David, Québec.

His work can be found in private and corporate collections both nationally and internationally including The Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Canada Council Art Bank in Ottawa.

Current location

Period 7, April 17 - May 15
Warburg School, 5412 50 St, Warburg, AB T0C 2T0

Next public locations

Period 9, June 26 - July 23
St. Albert Public Library, 5 St Anne St, St. Albert, AB T8N 2E8

Period 10, July 31 - August 27
Chuck MacLean Arts Centre, 5041 50 St, Camrose, AB T4V 1R3

About TREX

The AFA's Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with an opportunity to enjoy fully developed exhibitions in schools, libraries, health care centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province.

The TREX program assists in making both the AFA's extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists available to Albertans.

Four regional organizations now coordinate the program for the Foundation:

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south, and virtually everywhere in between.

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TREX Exhibition: Folk Memoirs

Folk Memoirs

Location: St. John Paul II High School, Grande Prairie (April 17 - May 14)

Featured artwork:

Hazel Litzgus
Canning Peaches, 1970
Watercolour on paper
Collection of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts

About the exhibition:

Folk Memoirs is a collection of visual narratives experienced while growing up on the Alberta prairies. Sourcing these rare historical moments from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts permanent collection, you will see paintings by Hazel Litzgus, Irene McCaugherty, William Panko and Doris Zaharichuk. The works are described as folk art, which is a unique style of art that reflects the cultural life of a community. Inspired by scenes from everyday life including: helping with housework, farm labor, playing outside, going to rodeos and more.

A memoir is a narrative composed from personal experience. The paintings in this show speak for themselves, taking you back in time to recall or learn the history of what life was like in the mid nineteen hundreds. Folk art takes on a very whimsical and colourful style of expression. This genre of artists are typically not concerned with making their subject look realistic. As you can see in William Panko’s paintings, he doesn’t worry about painting the scenes with the exact perspective or proportions – rather, he gives the paintings a more two dimensional or ‘flat’ appearance. More importantly, he depicted the story and what he remembered.

This group exhibition showcases simple everyday work-life balance. Hazel Litzgus’s work is a perfect example of this, from painting scenes of harvesting and cattle round up to dancing in the kitchen and rodeos. Enjoy finding hidden details of Irene McCaugherty and Doris Zaharichuk’s paintings as they draw the viewer in to enjoy how natural and simplistic life was. The works in this exhibition are a memoir of the artist’s life, savoring and reflecting on stories of the past.

About the Artist:

Hazel Litzgus continues to captivate the hearts of Albertans with her charming and nostalgic folk images of early Alberta life. Born on a farm near Lloydminister, Alberta, Hazel, through her paintings give us a glimpse of her early childhood and her many recollections of early rural and small town life on the Alberta Prairies.

Working in the unforgiving medium of watercolour, Hazel Litzgus narrates moments from her past in vivid detail with whimsy, in a naïve painting style. Whether it be the detailed wallpaper and patterned linoleum floor in a country farm house, or a school yard full of excited children playing various games, her art work is very reflective of her as a person. Hazel is a charming, soft spoken lady with a strong and determined character. She is full of life and stories and one feels right at ease as she tells of her experiences on the Prairies. Hazel’s book, Where the Meadow Lark Sang was published in 2003 and received great attention. In a review by CM Magazine, University of Manitoba, wrote: “In her use of bright colours and carefully detailed drawing, Litzgus created illustrations that are reminiscent of William Kurelek.”

About TREX

The AFA's Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with an opportunity to enjoy fully developed exhibitions in schools, libraries, health care centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province.

The TREX program assists in making both the AFA's extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists available to Albertans.

Four regional organizations now coordinate the program for the Foundation:

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south, and virtually everywhere in between.


 

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TREX Exhibition: Mysterious Forest Life

Mysterious Forest Life

Location : Northern Rockies Museum, Hinton (April 17 - May 14)

Artist : Sharon Krushel 

Featured Artwork : 
Mushrooms on Moss - Russula sp.
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While exploring what I call the Enchanted Aspen Forest north of the town of Peace River, my daughter, Jessie, and I found this little fairy’s dining room, featuring a mushroom table on moss carpet. Imagine walking on such a soft floor. Jessie has been my best mushroom scout. She also found the fairy’s bathtub on page 10.  p. 9 in Mother Earth

About the Artist:

Sharon delights in collaboration and has been designing greeting cards since 2012, featuring her own images as well as those of other northern artists (DonaBonaCards.com).

Her pandemic project, the Mother Earth book, sprouted wings and took 31 fellow photographers on board. Beyond the 1st and 2nd printings, the Mother Earth project has taken on a life of its own with travelling exhibits, guided hikes, Mother Earth presentations in schools, galleries and libraries, music videos, and live-music slideshows.

Sharon’s favourite new word is BIOPHILIA - a deep desire to connect with other species of living things. This may inspire her to lie on her belly on the edge of a black spruce bog to photograph Big Red Stem moss through a macro lens, or to refrain from photography so she can be lost in the magic of staring into the curious eyes of a Canada Lynx for seven seconds before it shyly retreats from the path.

About TREX

The AFA's Travelling Exhibition (TREX) program strives to ensure every Albertan is provided with an opportunity to enjoy fully developed exhibitions in schools, libraries, health care centres and smaller rural institutions and galleries throughout the province.

The TREX program assists in making both the AFA's extensive art collection and the work of contemporary Alberta artists available to Albertans.

Four regional organizations now coordinate the program for the Foundation:

These partners offer a wide range of exhibitions to communities from High Level in the north, to Milk River in the south, and virtually everywhere in between.

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Policy and Governance Consultant - Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Job Information

Job Title: Policy and Governance Consultant 
Job Requisition ID: 68513
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Temporary-Up to 24 months
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 24, 2025
Classification: Program Services 3 Market Adjustment
Salary: ​($2,626.89 to $3,448.73 bi-weekly ($68,561-$90,011/year)

Role Responsibilities

The Policy and Governance Consultant is responsible for providing recommendations and advice related to policy and governance matters for the Arts Branch and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA). This position is key to ensuring appropriate policies are in place for the AFA and ensures policies are reviewed on a regular basis. This position is also responsible for ensuring governance requirements are met and maintained for the AFA including legislated requirements. This position provides input and advice into program and initiative development and ensures supporting policies and governance structures are in place to support this.

This position functions as a professional consultant to department staff, program clients, private sector and not-for-profit stakeholders, and provides direction and support to develop initiatives, programs, policies and procedures. The incumbent must use considerable judgment to interpret policies and procedures on a daily basis.

The roles and responsibilities of the Policy and Governance Consultant include:

  • Provide expertise and advice pertaining to policy and standards.
  • Provide governance and planning advice, professional expertise and information support to the AFA Board, the arts sector and the Ministry.
  • Coordinate the completion and review of the governance processes associated with the AFA.
  • Participate and contribute to regular strategic planning review and implementation of new planning processes.
  • Contribute to and support standing and ad hoc committees of the AFA Board.

The Policy and Governance Consultant must be able to apply the following competencies:

  • Agility: Is relied upon to advise on policies or practices required to support the effective operation of AFA programs and services. Must be able to adapt to a changing environment with often shifting or competing priorities while ensuring high-quality outcomes.
  • Develop Networks: Must engage with colleagues/stakeholders as required to gain knowledge and insight in order to develop and apply appropriate policies and practices to work.
  • Systems Thinking: Must be able to assess and anticipate policy needs that address both government priorities and stakeholder needs. Needs to be able to understand and assess the environment in which policies operate.
  • Build Collaborative Environments: Need to build strong working relationships with team and colleagues across government in order to ensure policy and governance work can be completely in an effective and efficint way.

Qualifications

University graduation in a related field plus 2 years progressively responsible related experience; or equivalent as described below.

Required experience:

  • Experience in policy development process and practice, governance processes, understanding and experience with the legislative process
  • Experience working with agencies or boards

Equivalency:

Directly related experience or education considered on the basis of: one year of experience for one year of education or one year of education for one year of experience.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

Please note there is one temporary position. This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta, at equal or lower classification and salary.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 36.25 hours per week.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

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How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit https://www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information. Please visit Recruitment Principles, for more information.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS)(https://www.alberta.ca/international-qualifications-assessment.aspx) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information (https://canalliance.org/en/default.html).
 
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

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Communications and Marketing Officer - Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Job Title: Communications and Marketing Officer 
Job Requisition ID: 68505
Ministry: Arts, Culture and Status of Women
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:  Temporary-Up to 24 months 
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 24, 2025
Classification: Program Services 1
Salary: ​$ 2,165.27 to $ 2,814.70 bi-weekly ($56,513 - $ 73,463/year)

Role Responsibilities

The Communications and Marketing Officer supports the corporate services provided to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) by the Arts Services Unit of the Arts Branch. The officer provides tactical support for communications and marketing activities in support of key priorities set by the AFA and government. This position works collaboratively with other members of the arts services team to support delivery of programs and services including communications plans, marketing activities and engagement initiatives. Reporting to the Arts Services Consultant – Communications, the coordinator must work both independently and part of a team to help identify business needs, develop content and deliver on required work.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

  • Assist with communication activities for the AFA. Includes writing/editing AFA communications and response messages, content development, and media and social media monitoring.
  • Support the development and delivery of marketing activities for the AFA. Includes supporting the development and acquisition of marketing materials, creating and executing distribution plans, and assisting with creative content development as required, including video content.
  • Assist with the implementation of website and digital media activities. Includes reviewing, updating and publishing community submissions to the AFA website, assisting development of and monitoring social media content, including video, and compiling website and social media analytics and reports.
  • Support stakeholder engagement activities. Includes planning, coordinating logistical requirements, and developing and maintaining stakeholder lists.
  • Provide overall assistance to the Arts Services unit.

Qualifications

Two-year diploma in a related field; no experience required; or equivalent as described below.

Equivalency:

Directly related education or experience considered on the basis of: § 1 year of education for 1 year of experience; or § 1 year of experience for 1 year of education

Related experience must include:

  • Strong understanding of the Alberta arts sector and knowledge of key community stakeholders, their perspectives and current issues.
  • Strong research, writing and editing skills. · Knowledge of Canadian Press style guides.
  • Knowledge of website content management systems (CMS) and clear writing techniques for web.
  • Knowledge of social media platforms and analytics.
  • Project coordination skills.
  • Knowledge of how government works (bills, orders in council, standing policy committees etc.)
  • Knowledge of department and GOA-wide policies and procedures, regulations, legislation and core business.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

  • This is one temporary position (Up to 24 months)
  • Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses, will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

How To Apply

Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please visit www.alberta.ca/job-application-resources#before for more information.

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In the first video of the Artful Place series, AFA grant recipient Ashley Laurenson, a resident of Fort McMurray/Wood Buffalo, shares insight into the uniqueness of her local arts community.

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From Whangarei, New Zealand to a fifteen-year creative journey in Canada, Ashley is an award-winning talent recognized for both design and acting. With nine years invested in creating independent films and series, she is the driving force behind M'Guphynn Media's production design, crafting the sets, props, and costumes for projects like the fan film "Miles Behind: A Spider-Man Fan Film." Ashley also showcased her acting chops starring as Ash and Evil Ash in "Nerdvana: the Web Series." More recently, she turned her sights backstage in theatre, designing vibrant costumes and props for Waypoints Dinner Theatre shows ("AHOY! A Pirate's Life for Me!", "Ultimate Reality: 90's Edition!") and lending her skills to set design for Keyano Theatre Company's youth productions ("Disney's Moana Jr.", "Disney's Newsies Jr.").

The Artful Place

The Artful Place is an exploration of Alberta’s unique arts communities through the eyes of the artists that call these communities home. They provide their perspective on what makes their community special and what their communities mean to them.

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