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Call for Submissions | Métis Crossing’s New Cultural Gathering Centre
Date: Dec 9, 2019
Métis Crossing Public Art Call is open to all Indigenous artists and artist teams residing in Alberta, Canada.
Deadline: Jan 3, 2020 - 4:30 pm
Job Opportunity | Alternate Head of Stage at Arts Commons
Date: Dec 9, 2019
Reporting to the Production Manager, the Alternate Head of Stage is responsible for the efficient running of the Jack Singer Concert Hall stage.
Calgary and Edmonton Music Strategy Survey
Date: Dec 9, 2019
This survey aims to better understand Edmonton and Calgary’s music ecosystem as part of ongoing research.
Deadline: Dec 16, 2019 - 11:45 pm
Request for Proposals | Artist Biography Writing Services
Date: Dec 9, 2019
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is seeking proposals for artist biography writing services for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Deadline: Dec 18, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Performance | Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre and Kawalease ACT Present: بالعكس / The Opposite
Date: Dec 9, 2019
If war came to Calgary, where would you find refuge? Created & performed by Syrian artists, this performance gives a look into the refugee experience.
Deadline: Dec 15, 2019 - 7:30 pm
Call for Submissions | Emerging Artist Exhibit
Date: Dec 8, 2019
Submissions open for The Quenten Doolittle Memorial Gallery exhibit: Emerging Artist in association with the IGNITE! Festival for Emerging Artists.
Deadline: Mar 13, 2020 - 4:00 pm
AFA to Welcome New Board Members
Date: Dec 6, 2019
On December 4, government announced it is appointing five new directors to the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA) board to fill upcoming vacancies.
Work of the Week: "Marys' Daughters" by Carla Costuros
Date: Dec 6, 2019
This week's Work of the Week commemorates the 1989 massacre at École Polytechnique de Montréal, "Marys’ Daughters" by Carla Costuros.
Lecture | Mysteries of Chinese Opera Revealed!
Date: Dec 5, 2019
Building on the success of the Beijing Opera Lecture held at the Central Library in September, the Kun Opera Lecture will take place in December!
Deadline: Dec 21, 2019 - 2:00 pm
Concert | In the Glow of Candlelight: Songs for a Winter Day
Date: Dec 5, 2019
Winter songs of celebration from a variety of traditions to warm the soul - sung with joy by the Calgary Boys' Choirs.