In late October, the Edmonton Arts Council published guidelines for two new investment streams – Sustain and Activate – programs that will direct a degree of stable and flexible funding for arts and festival organizations in 2021. The Sustain and Activate pillars are both related to investments in organizations in the short-and
Are you looking to engage with the Toronto dance community next summer? Join our Festival team as a Dance Steward! The dance: made in/fait au canada Festival is looking for emerging artists who are interested in advocating and networking with our National dance community. Get the chance to see the
Call for Participants, deadline January 15 Multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, teacher, arts producer and community organizer Kevin Jesuino is seeking LGBT & BIPOC community members and emerging artists to participate in an upcoming community-based workshop and participation-based performance, Cruising at 30 Kilometers a Second and Attempting Not To Crash. Just like in
This workshop takes place over two half days When: Saturday, Jan. 16th, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm and Sunday, Jan. 17th, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm Where: Online through Zoom Cost: $50 per person to register 24 participant max. To register email: younglungs.wpg@gmail.com (participants must be available for both
January 21, 2021, 12:00pm Register at zoom.us We start off a new year of conversation on January 21, 2021. We will be discussing streaming platforms and how artists and organizations have had to pivot to presenting content online. What have they learned? What works best? How can we still make content
Isabelle Rousseau offers, with Move and Be Moved, dance classes for children, adults and families. The next sessions are virtual in order to respect the rules of social distancing. One of these classes is proprioceptive practice. The starting time and date for this class is as follows: - Proprioceptive practice
Canada’s diplomatic missions in the United States are proud to partner with the Toronto-based Social Distancing Festival to present a new collaborative, interdisciplinary series called Connecting Perspectives: A Cross-Border Art Initiative, which will bring together artists who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Colour (BIPOC) in Canada and the
Isabelle Rousseau offers, with Move and Be Moved, dance classes for children, adults and families. The next sessions are virtual in order to respect the rules of social distancing. One of these sessions is Kids Dance. The starting times and dates for those sessions are as follows: -Kids Dance (children).
How are we working now? How will we work in the future? Hear from 4 dance artists who've uniquely adapted to these times. Coming from a range of modes and practices, they share their practical experiences navigating the past year and pivoting their work to different platforms and contexts. Saturday
Tuesday, January 26, 6:00pm In this year of COVID and assorted weirdness, it’s more important than ever to understand your rights and obligations for the upcoming taxes deadline. Accountant Janis Richards guides you in organizing your records and understanding how to report income and what expenses you can claim, including any CERB
Isabelle Rousseau offers, with Move and Be Moved, dance classes for children, adults and families. The next sessions are virtual in order to respect the rules of social distancing. One of these sessions is Parent-Child Dance. The starting time and dates for this session are as follows: -Parent-Child Dance (family).
DSW invites you to save the date of January 28th for a very special open discussion navigating and celebrating queer art practices and spaces! The discussion will be catalyzed by introductory comments by guest artists Maxime Beauregard and Kevin Jesuino (Calgary, AB), and Kai Hazelwood (LA, USA). ASL translation and captioning will
Call for submissions, deadline January 31 MZD is accepting submissions of short video works (10 minutes or less) for REELING: Dance for Screen Festival. REELING’s focus is to represent the best work from artists across Alberta, Canada, and the world who have been pushed by the 2020 pandemic to innovate
Applications to participate are now open! Deadline to apply is January 31, 2021. We are currently in the process of planning our International Dance Week Showcase for 2021. Inquiries and Artist Applications can be directed to freeflowdance@gmail.com. The pandemic has had lasting repercussions on the live performance world. Free Flow Dance Theatre is
CALL FOR DANCE ON FILM + VIDEO Deadline: Monday, February 1st 2021 dance: made in canada/fait au canada Festival (d:mic/fac) is the only Toronto-based biennial summer festival of contemporary dance. The not-for-profit festival was founded in 2000 by Yvonne Ng and princess productions. We are looking for dance films and videos to showcase at the
Tuesday, February 2 2021, 6:00-7:30pm The Edmonton Arts Council has revised its guidelines and parameters for our new individual artist grants. Come hear the latest, including wisdom gained from the first round of this new program in the fall, and bring questions about your current application. To register for this
CALL FOR ARTISTS! DSW’s dance-on-film Creative Intensive and our 2021 edition of The Quick + Dirty: A Festival of Emerging Artists and Ideas Running March 1st to April 30th, the Creative Intensive is an opportunity for dance artists to develop skills and acquire cinematic and choreographic knowledge while making a
The AFA will be hosting a free grant writing workshop for the Dance Individual Project Grant funding stream. All Albertan dance artists are welcome to attend. Space is limited, so pre-registration is required. Dance Individual Project Grant workshop – Edmonton Date: Monday, February 8, 2020 Time: 6:30–7:30 p.m. Meeting link
Wednesday, February 10, 1-2pm Since the start of the Pandemic, the EAC and other partners have been working with market researchers Stone Olafson to track people’s ever shifting attitudes towards engagement, activity and the response to COVID. The results have been tremendously enlightening, especially as we watch Edmontonians’ response gradually
Good Women Dance is accepting submissions for our Creative Incubator series, a week-long creation workshop facilitated by local dance and theatre artist Amber Borotsik. Artists will bring their current ideas and interests and be able to work surrounded by the creative energy and input of their peers and community members.
