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From Data to Relational Direction: Evaluative Practices for Cultural Leaders (Banff Centre)

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Expand your ability to lead with clarity and integrity by embedding evaluative thinking and data strategy as core tools for learning, alignment, and impact.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Visual Arts Thematic - Future Figurations Residency (Banff Centre)

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Centring concepts of decolonial agency and embodied futurity, participants give vision to concepts of possible selves.

DEADLINE: April 3, 2026 - 5:00 pm

2026 SAAG Arts Writing Prize Call for Submissions

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The SAAG is seeking submissions for its 15th annual writing prize, celebrating the work of emerging arts writers and critics

DEADLINE: April 7, 2026 - 5:00 pm

TREX Exhibitions @ Medalta – Opening Reception

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Join us to celebrate two compelling exhibitions, Collision Course and The Looking Glass. Meet the artists, enjoy light refreshments, a cash bar and music from a local performer!

DEADLINE: April 4, 2026 - 5:00 pm

TREX Exhibition: Folk Memoirs at Esplanade Arts & Heritage Centre

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Folk Memoirs exhibition on display at Esplanade Arts & Heritage, Medicine Hat from March 7 - April 4, 2026.

DEADLINE: April 4, 2026 - 4:30 pm

Work of the Week: Remembering Joan Stebbins

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In remembrance of Joan Stebbins, former Director and Curator of the Southern Alberta Art Gallery who passed away on December 13, 2025, we share her artwork “Heart Attacks.”

Sports Writing 2026 - Banff Centre for the Arts and Creativity

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This two-week residency encourages the exploration of new ideas in sports writing.

DEADLINE: April 8, 2026 - 4:30 pm

Career Opportunity: Curatorial Assistant, City of Medicine Hat

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The Curatorial Assistant position with the City of Medicine Hat is a rare and exciting opportunity for museum professionals seeking meaningful, hands-on work with collections, exhibitions, and public engagement.

Spring Writers Residency 2026

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This self-directed program offers time and space for writers to reconnect and reenergize their practice.

DEADLINE: October 15, 2025 - 11:59 pm

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.