Opportunity Listings

10th annual anniversary InFocus Photo Exhibit
Open call for photograph submissions

The mission of InFocus Photo Exhibit / Awards / Book is to promote innovative, thoughtful and provocative photography created by contemporary image-makers.

2024 is a special year! InFocus Photo Exhibit is turning 10 and we will have multiple exhibition venues across Edmonton, Alberta, Canada participating in the show, including the Art Gallery of Alberta, the Edmonton Public Library, and Wild Skies Art Gallery to name a few. We are also publishing a commemorative photography coffee table book which will include a selection of photos from our previous nine years …

Gather Oral Histories to Foster Empathy and Build your Podcasting Skills!
The Empathy Squad is a hands-on, experiential-service-learning opportunity for diverse youth from across Canada aimed at creating meaningful connections and increasing understanding of one another through public engagement, facilitated conversations, active listening and presentation, aimed at capturing and preserving our country’s collective community memory for generations to come. The Empathy Squad program is made possible by the Canada Service Corps.

As a participant, you will:
✅ Acquire the knowledge and practical skills needed to produce high-quality audio stories – interviewing and recording techniques, narrative shaping, and audio-editing;
✅ Volunteer …

The four-week Indigenous Haute Couture Fashion Residency, led by faculty lead D’Arcy Moses, will offer eight Indigenous textile-based artists the opportunity to incorporate upcycled and/or digital embellishments into their work and to develop their designs and pattern development skills.

*Financial Aid of 100% is available to cover all program costs.

Program Dates: February 26 - March 22, 2024
Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
Learn more and apply online: https://bit.ly/3Qz9TFG

The next THREADS: Cultural Conversations will be on May 22 and 23, 2024! To make THREADS 2024 even more diverse and inclusive, we are inviting artists and storytellers to share their talents and stories with the world!

Do you work with paint, photography, mixed media, or any other visual art form? Or does your expertise lie in crafting verses and weaving words?

We encourage you to respond to the THREADS 2024 theme of “Evolving”. Your response can be in any art form.

We also welcome 5-10 minute personal stories from anyone and everyone responding to one of the sub-themes or …

Gather Oral Histories to Foster Empathy and Build your Podcasting Skills.

The Empathy Squad is a hands-on, experiential-service-learning opportunity for diverse youth from across Canada aimed at creating meaningful connections and increasing understanding of one another through public engagement, facilitated conversations, active listening and presentation, aimed at capturing and preserving our country's collective community memory for generations to come.

The Empathy Squad program is made possible by the Canada Service Corps.

As a participant, you will:
✅ Acquire the knowledge and practical skills needed to produce high-quality audio stories: interviewing and recording techniques, audio-editing, narrative shaping, and sound design;
✅ …