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Flower Power: Poster Call for Submissions

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Call for Submissions for Flower Power: Flora of Alberta Poster Exhibition, due March 29.

DEADLINE: March 30, 2025 - 5:59 am

Let’s Make a Mural!

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Don’t let your art hit a wall — paint it! This week-long course will teach the ins-and-outs of mural painting for new-to-it artists.

DEADLINE: July 8, 2025 - 5:59 am

Drop-in Sketching at RAM: Birds

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Ever wished you could use RAM’s collections for sketching inspiration?

DEADLINE: April 17, 2025 - 11:30 pm

Work of the Week celebrates Bold Women and International Women's Day

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Two of Kainai artist Faye HeavyShield’s installation artworks, blood and homecoming, from the AFA’s Art Collection have been selected for Bold Women.

ArtBUs

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ArtBus is a free, all-ages one-day event that takes riders across downtown Edmonton to participating galleries and artist-run centres via ETS buses.

DEADLINE: March 22, 2025 - 5:30 pm

Portraits of Place

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You are invited to the opening reception of Portraits of Place — a solo exhibition by Wendy Gervais. The exhibit explores the loss of original houses in Garneau, reflecting on their role as landmarks of memory when shaping a community’s identity.

DEADLINE: March 22, 2025 - 8:00 pm

Emerging Artists Unleashed

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The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present our annual exhibition “Emerging Artists Unleashed: 2025” featuring the work of seven Alberta Fine arts undergraduate students:

Curator of Art, Nickle Galleries

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Libraries and Cultural Resources at the University of Calgary invites applications for Curator of Art, Nickle Galleries, at the rank of Assistant Curator.

DEADLINE: March 29, 2025 - 5:59 am

Spectre of Comparison

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The Alberta Society of Artists is pleased to present the solo exhibition “Spectre of Comparison” featuring the work of Alberta artist Kuhlien Migue.

DEADLINE: April 26, 2025 - 10:00 pm

Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography 2026

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The Barbara Spohr Memorial Award for Photography provides financial and creative assistance to a mid-career Canadian artist.

DEADLINE: June 19, 2025 - 5:59 am