VISUAL ARTS ALBERTA CULTURE TOUR, SPRING 2011 : CHINA

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EPCOR CENTRE LEDGE GALLERY: Life & Thought Uttered Lightly

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SEPTEMBER 10 TO 20, 2010

CALGARY – EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts is proud to partner with Artcity Festival of Art, Design and Architecture in presenting Uttered Lightly, a new visual arts exhibit. In an innovative effort to project his words and provoke thought, artist Ben Skinner creates a light installation of poetic words and phrases working with fluorescent lights. Stop at the Ledge Gallery and take a few moments to become enlightened! (more…)

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FAB GALLERY: J.C. HEYWOOD, A LIFE IN LAYERS

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AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2010
Artist Talk: Thursday, September 16, 5:15 to 6:30 pm, 2-20 FAB
Reception: September 16, 7 to 10 pm

This travelling exhibition, organized and circulated by the Burnaby Art Gallery, draws together over fifty works from renowned Canadian printmaker Carl Heywood.

J.C. Heywood: A Life in Layers, an exhibition curated by Geraldine Davis, draws together over fifty stunning works on paper, spanning more than four decades of this illustrious Canadian printmaker’s brilliant and varied career. Heywood has pushed into unexplored arenas over the course of his development, embracing new processes and techniques and working in studios around the world in a quest to satisfy his endless curiosity.

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LANTERN MANIA TAKES ROOT AT NINA HAGGERTY

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Gearing up for lantern parade on September 10 at 10:00 p.m.

Plans to launch Aurora - Nina’s inaugural festival of light and drumming - have really taken off. A series of workshops are planned, prizes are being established and artists in the studio Collective have really taken a „shine? to the idea, already creating over 50 lanterns. The event kicks off Fri., Sept 10 at 10PM from the Carrot Café, ending at the Old Alberta Cycle Building.

NINA HAGGERTY CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
9225 - 118 Avenue, Edmonton, AB | 780.474.7611
Gallery Hours: Mon to Fri, 10 am to 2 pm, Thurs 4:30 to 8pm, Sat 1pm to 3pm

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CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED CANADA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS REGULATIONS

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The purpose of this notice is to advise stakeholders that proposed regulations under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act has been posted on Corporations Canada website for consultation. Any comments are to be received by October 1, 2010.

Bill C-4, which received Royal Assent June 23, 2009, will create the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. That Act requires regulations before it can come into force because the Act specifies that certain details of its regime will be set out in regulation, including time periods, options for providing notice of members’ meetings and absentee voting, and user fees. (more…)

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TRUCK: CALL FOR PERFORMANCE PARTICIPANTS (CALGARY)

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During her CAMPER residency, Cécile Belmont will carry through several performances. TRUCK is looking for interested people to take part in this collaborative project.   The participants will gather, walk, talk, observe, question, remember, imaginate, wish, all about the Bow River. Then engage in a performance led by Cécile Belmont.

TRUCK is looking for:

• -people interested in taking part in the process
• -people interested in taking part in just the performances themselves

Dates for Performances:
Performance #2: September 17 and 18 at Prince’s Island Park
Performance #3: September 22 at Barclay Mall

Please contact Larissa Tiggelers, TRUCK’s Engagement Coordinator via e-mail engagement@truck.ca or by phone 403.261.7702 for more information or to sign up as a participant.

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: CITY OF EDMONTON 2010 SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE

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Nominate an Outstanding Edmontonian for a 2010 Salute to Excellence Citation or Performance Award
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATION: SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Do you know someone who has gained national or international recognition in the fields of art or sport over the past year? Do you know someone who has given more than 5 years of distinguished service as a volunteer and has been an inspiring leader in sport, arts and culture or community service within the city of Edmonton? (more…)

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CCA APOINTS FIRST SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW

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AUGUST 24, 2010: The Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Sherri Helwig as the CCA’s first-ever Senior Research Fellow. Professor Helwig is currently on a one-year sabbatical from her position as Program Supervisor of the Arts Management and Humanities Co-op Programs at the University of Toronto Scarborough, during which time she is joining the faculty at American University in Washington DC as a Scholar-in-Residence. (more…)

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LEIGHTON ART CENTRE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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AUGUST 24, 2010 - Calgary – Paul Squires, Chairman, and the Board of Directors of the Leighton Art Centre, Gallery and Museum are pleased to announce that effective September 1, 2010 Mr. Tony Luppino will be joining the Leighton Art Centre as Executive Director.

“I have been intrigued for years by this art centre in the foothills that nurtures practicing artists and inspires art and nature appreciators,” said Mr. Luppino about the Leighton Art Centre. “The Centre has ambitious plans to build on its unique Alberta heritage inspired by an artist who was way ahead of his time in being an architect, furniture designer, commercial graphic artist and painter of the Rockies. This is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the visual arts in Western Canada at so many levels that I just could not pass up the opportunity,” he added.  Complete Tony Luppino Media Release

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VAAA GALLERY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2011/12 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

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SUBMISSION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2010 AT 4:00 PM
Eligibility: All artists residing in Alberta 18+ years of age

VAAA GALLERY CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS, APPLICATION & GALLERY MAP

Visual Arts Alberta is seeking submissions for the 2011/12 Exhibition Schedule.  VAAA is an arts service organization mandated to provide support, services and advocacy for visual artists in the province of Alberta, and to act as a communication hub between the visual arts community and the general public. The VAAA Gallery is located in Edmonton. (more…)

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