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Call for Submissions: 2027 Gallery Season Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek @ The Lebel

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED! The Allied Arts Council of Pincher Creek is a non-profit community arts organization that makes our home in the beautiful historic Lebel Mansion in southern Alberta.

DEADLINE: September 20, 2026 - 11:59 pm

Career Opportunity: Theatre Technical Staff, Faculty of Fine Arts

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The University of Lethbridge Faculty of Fine Arts is accepting applications for two Theatre Technical Staff positions. Both positions are 0.67 FTE, AUPE 10, with full-time work expected from September through April.

DEADLINE: August 16, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Career Opportunity: Coordinator, Entertainment & Events

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Join the City of Medicine Hat as a Coordinator, Entertainment & Events.

DEADLINE: August 23, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Applications Open: Secure The Bag 2026

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$1,000 grants for eligible BIPOC applicants in Southern Alberta. Apply online by the first week of October 2026

DEADLINE: October 7, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Soundweavings 2027 Intercultural Music Residency | Apply Now

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This three-week residency provides space and focused time to musicians and ensembles from diverse cultural and artistic practices from around the world.

DEADLINE: September 30, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Virtual Reality Storytelling Fundamentals 2027 | Apply Now (Banff Centre)

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A practical two-week intensive where artists and technologist explore the foundations for creating experiential stories in digital performance spaces.

DEADLINE: August 26, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Write Over Here: Indigenous Futurism Residency 2027 (Banff Centre)

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This program welcomes Indigenous screenwriters at various stages of their careers to apply individually or with a collaborator to work on adapting their work for the screen. Collaborators may include novelists, short story writers, or playwrights.

DEADLINE: September 23, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Reimagining Cultural Policy: Leading Change Across Governance Systems

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This program invites participants to critically examine how cultural policy shapes access, equity, and influence—and how it can be reshaped to respectfully enact diverse worldviews and lived experiences.

DEADLINE: September 8, 2026 - 5:00 pm

Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency 2027

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Banff Centre’s Futurisms Intensive Writing Residency provides writers space for the creative exploration of the future, from the fantastical, to the scientific, to the decolonial.

DEADLINE: August 19, 2026 - 5:00 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.”