Celebrate the opening of Sydney Frances Pascal: kw7íkwl̓acwmíntsinlhkan | i dream of you, at Mitchell Art Gallery on January 16 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
kw7íkwl̓acwmíntsinlhkan | i dream of you brings together recent works by artist Sydney Frances Pascal that explore reconnection with family and culture through relationships with land, water, and language.
Mitchell Art Gallery invites you to our Winter 2025 exhibition, Sydney Frances Pascal: kw7íkwl̓acwmíntsinlhkan | i dream of you. The exhibition runs January 17 - March 29, 2025.
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The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge seeks a new Executive Director to assume a leadership position in 2025.
POSITION: Executive Director
Hours: Full-time, permanent position
Location: In-person, Lethbridge, Alberta
Website: artslethbridge.org/job-opportunities
Closing date: January 9, 11:59 pm
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge (AAC) is a not-for-profit, charitable organization that promotes and supports the growth and development of the arts sector in Lethbridge while upholding the values of creativity, collaboration and inclusiveness, professionalism and accountability.
Established in 1958, as a member-based society, the AAC is a multi-faceted organization whose activities include: advocacy on behalf of artists and arts organizations, increasing public understanding of and support for the arts, promoting arts events and initiatives, and creating events and opportunities for artists and the community to come together. The AAC is also responsible for the management of Casa the City of Lethbridge’s purpose-built community art centre.
The AAC seeks a dynamic, visionary and self-motivated leader to assume the position of Executive Director. The Executive Director will report to the AAC Board of Directors and will provide strategic and fiscal leadership for the organization. They will be accountable for the implementation of the Board’s strategic plan; oversight of all AAC policies, operations, services and programs, and the supervision of the AAC management team.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the arts sector and its value to the broad community which will allow them to be an advocate for the AAC and the arts community. They will be recognized for their big-picture thinking skills and will have a proven record of implementing successful initiatives. They will also demonstrate the ability to support and lead a diverse team. Their superior relationship-building and communication skills will allow them to collaborate with a variety of sector, community and government stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications:
Primary areas of responsibility include but are not limited to:
Qualified candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and resume with salary expectations and three references, to the attention of: Hiring Committee, Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge, hr@artslethbridge.org before January 9, 2025 at 11:59 pm.
Interviews will be scheduled for Jan 21 - 24. Only candidates short-listed for interviews will be contacted. Expected start date is March 29, 2023. A Criminal Record check will be required. Compensation will be commensurate with experience (Salary Range: $78,000 - $83,000). This position comes with a competitive health benefits plan.
For further information, please contact: Jon Oxley, Board President, by email at hr@artslethbridge.org
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge is an equal-opportunity employer. Employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge acknowledges that we are gathered on the lands of the Blackfoot people of the Canadian Plains and pays respect to the Blackfoot people past, present and future while recognizing and respecting their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship to the land. The City of Lethbridge is also home to the Metis Nation of Alberta, Region III.
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge seeks a dynamic, visionary and self-motivated leader to assume the position of Executive Director in 2025.
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge seeks a dynamic, visionary and self-motivated leader to assume the position of Executive Director in 2025.
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge seeks a dynamic, visionary and self-motivated leader to assume the position of Executive Director.
Calling all Writers: Open Submissions Now Live!
Do you have a story to share? Wild Skies Press is now seeking submissions for upcoming book titles.
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry–we want to hear from you!
Submit before January 30 2025 to be considered for the 2025-2026 season, with early submissions highly encouraged.
Don’t miss the chance to bring your work to life with a publisher that values your voice.
Visit wildskiespress.com/call-for-writers/ for more details about our submissions process and to learn about what makes Wild Skies Press the right publisher for you.
Wild Skies Press is now seeking manuscript submissions for the upcoming 2025-2026 publishing season.
Wild Skies Press is now seeking manuscript submissions for the upcoming 2025-2026 publishing season.
Wild Skies Press is now seeking manuscript submissions for the upcoming 2025-2026 publishing season.
This research was conducted in six waves over the course of 2020 and 2021. This is a community resource that is FREE to access and results from the sixth wave of research are now available.
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is pleased to be a funding partner in this collaboration with Stone-Olafson and other community leaders to develop a long-term research investigation and evaluate how current conditions will reshape Albertans’ attitudes and behaviours towards social and group activities, across a variety of sectors. The purpose of this work is to give leaders of community sports, recreation, arts and culture, professional sports, active living, heritage, tourism or hospitality sectors relevant facts about local audiences that they will need to bring life back to our communities.
The initiative was funded by:
6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues and events.
6th and final wave of results of a long-term study to gauge Alberta audiences' attitudes towards returning to live arts and culture venues
Join us for an an informative workshop at the Teacher's Conventions regarding our Artists and Education Funding opportunity that the AFA offers. AFA's Arts Development Consultant Jodie Vandekerkhove will discuss the guidelines, talk about how to make a rich proposal and discuss how the projects are evaluated through our adjudication process, which is highly competitive.
Register for the virtual sessions:
Teacher's Convention workshop to learn more about the AFA Artists and Education Funding Opportunity and how to enhance your proposal.
Teacher's Convention workshop to learn more about the AFA Artists and Education Funding Opportunity and how to enhance your proposal.
Teacher's Convention workshop to learn more about the AFA Artists and Education Funding Opportunity and how to enhance your proposal.
On November 17, the Canada Council for the Arts announced the 2021 winners of the Governor General’s Literary Awards (GGBooks). Inuk writer, Dr. Norma Dunning, who is based in Edmonton, Alberta, has been awarded the English-language fiction prize for her short story collection Tainna: The Unseen Ones.
On top of being a writer, Dr. Norma Dunning is also a scholar, researcher, professor and grandmother. Her previous short story collection, Annie Muktuk and Other Stories (University of Alberta Press, 2017), received the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, the Howard O’Hagan Award for short stories and the Bronze Foreword INDIES award for short stories.
Six powerful short stories centred on modern-day Inuk characters are woven together in Tainna. Dr. Dunning drew on both lived experience and cultural memory, to write Tainna—meaning “the unseen ones” and pronounced Da‑e‑nn‑a.
The 14 best books of 2021 published in Canada, were selected by peer assessment committees that chose award winners from 70 finalists in seven categories, in both English and in French.
Founded in 1936, the Governor General's Literary Awards are among Canada's oldest and most prestigious prizes for literature. There are seven categories, awarded in both French and English, with $25,000 going to each winning book.
Congratulations to Norma Dunning, and also to Alberta-based writer Jenna Butler who was named a finalist for an award.
Congratulations to Norma Dunning, and also to Alberta-based writer Jenna Butler who was named a finalist for an award.
Congratulations to Norma Dunning, and also to Alberta-based writer Jenna Butler who was named a finalist for an award.
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada – a time to recognize the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada. By reflecting on the past, we can learn more about Indigenous peoples and communities' contributions and sacrifices, and we can walk the path towards reconciliation.
Our Board members, Tom Jackson and Andrea True Joy Fox, created a land acknowledgement video on behalf of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA). Watch below:
The AFA enthusiastically support Indigenous arts as a unique, distinct arts discipline. We collect artworks by Indigenous artists to preserve, exhibit and promote. We encourage all Albertans to learn about the rich culture and artistic expressions of Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island.
During National Indigenous History Month you can:
Two moose in geometric multi-color triangles of different shades of green, pink, orange, blue, and purple are in a forest of green trees and hills. The text says "National Indigenous History Month" and "June".
Learn about the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
Learn about the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
Learn about the rich history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada.
On June 25, 2021, the Alberta government announced it would work with Indigenous communities to establish a permanent memorial on the Alberta legislature grounds for the victims of the residential school system.
Indigenous artists can submit a Expression of Interest for a memorial on legislature grounds to honour residential school students who never came home.
Up to $1 million.
This Request for an Expression of Interest is open to the following categories of Indigenous artists from or living in Alberta:
Recent familial connections to Alberta First Nations or with the Metis Settlements and Métis Nation Regions are required.
Deadline to apply: July 29 at 2 pm MT.
Learn more on eligibility requirements and how to apply by clicking on the pink button below.
For further information or to set up an informational meeting please contact ir.rscrg@gov.ab.ca.
Indigenous artists can submit a Expression of Interest for a memorial on legislature grounds to honor residential school students who never came home.
Indigenous artists can submit a Expression of Interest for a memorial on legislature grounds to honor residential school students who never came home.
Indigenous artists can submit a Expression of Interest for a memorial on legislature grounds to honor residential school students.
