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Feature Event :: Baba Yaga Trail Adventure
 Baba Yaga Trail Adventure
January 22 & 23, 2 – 9 pm
Snow Valley & Whitemud Park South
The Baba Yaga Trail Adventure integrates art, recreation, theatre and light installations to create a magical night walk in beautiful Whitemud Park.
Based on an ancient folk tale, the adventure recreates the journey of a young woman named Vasilissa who is sent into the forest by her wicked stepsisters to get fire from the witch Baba Yaga, who lives in a house on chicken legs. Along the way she encounters 3 horseman and many strange sights… will she complete her journey?
The Baba Yaga Adventure is best experienced in the evening, but the Whitemud Park is gorgeous at any time.
During the daylight hours there is lots to see and do at the Winter Camp, which is home base to explore snow recreation including Zipfy sledding, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, and new this year – a biathlon shooting range and high angle ascent demos! And the Winter Camp is always the best place to gather around warm campfires for music, performances and free hot chocolate.
Learn more about Baba Yaga and other Winter Light events at winterlight.ca
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Feature Event :: What Happens Next? The Future of Story"What Happens Next? The Future of Story" is a national-calibre conference on the future of story, storytelling and storytellers being hosted by MacEwan U's Centre for the Arts and Communications (10045-156 Street) on Feb 5-6, 2010.
Tickets for this outstanding event are a bargain and available at Tix on the Square (www.tixonthesquare.ca), with early bird prices in effect until Jan 15th. Full details on the conference sessions are available checking out the Gaze into the Stars link at the MacEwan School of Communications website (www.macewan.ca/soc).
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EAC :: CIP Travel GrantDeadline to Apply: February 1, 2010 Travel grants are intended to assist an applicant to pay travel costs from Edmonton to a destination for the purposes of training, development, presentation or marketing in the arts or festivals. >> Get full Travel Grant details here...
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EAC :: CIP Festival SEED Grant
Deadline to Apply: February 1, 2010
The Festival SEED Community Investment Grant Program is intended to provide limited assistance, subject to availability of funds, to resident non-profit organizations for the purpose of funding new or emerging festivals.
Funds that have been set aside and not awarded for emerging SEED funding may be used to fund special projects with an emphasis on joint or collaborative initiatives from existing festivals.
>> Get full CIP Festival SEED Grant details here...
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EAC :: Public Art Program Officer
Deadline to Apply: January 22, 2010 The Edmonton Arts Council has a full time Public Art Program
Officer position open for someone who enjoys the creative sector and thrives in
a busy, multi-project environment. Reporting to the Public Art Director, the
ideal candidate will have a key role in Public Art competitions, committees,
and commissions.
>> Read the full job posting here...
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Call for Nominations :: Mayor's Arts AwardsEdmonton’s 23rd Annual Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts
Mayor Stephen Mandel and the Professional Arts Coalition of Edmonton (PACE) are pleased to announce the 23rd Annual Mayor's Celebration of the Arts on Monday, March 22, 2010 at the Winspear Centre for Music.
Nominations are now being accepted for the following awards:
• Mayor’s Award for Sustained Support for the Arts
• Mayor’s Award for Innovative Support by a Business for the Arts
• John Poole Award for Promotion of the Arts
• Stantec Youth Artist Award ($2500 cash prize)
• Northlands Award for an Emerging Artist ($2500 cash prize)
• Molson Coors Award for Innovative Artistic Direction ($2500 cash prize)
• TELUS Courage to Innovate Award ($2500 cash prize)
• ATCO Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement by an Edmonton artist ($2500 cash prize)
Deadline for Nominations is 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. Nomination forms are available on our web site at www.pacedmonton.com. Please call 780 – 485 – 3085 or e-mail to admin@pacedmonton.com if you have any question, inquiries or need assistance.
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Call for Submissions :: Expressions of Hunger
 Edmonton’s Food Bank is raising awareness about hunger through a new interactive photo and literary contest.
Expressions of Hunger is a photo, poetry and short prose contest focusing on five elements or categories – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and environmental. The contest will run until March 31, 2010. In April 2010, the photos will be posted online where people can vote for the top three images, poetry and short prose in the five categories. Winners will be notified on May 3, 2010.
The selected three winners in each of the five hunger categories will be showcased at an Edmonton art gallery on National Hunger Awareness Day on June 1, 2010 and exhibited at various locations after June 1, 2010.
For more information, please visit www.edmontonsfoodbank.com
>> Visit Edmonton's Food Bank online
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Executive Director :: Harcourt HouseHarcourt House Arts Centre is looking for an exceptional individual to assume the position of Executive Director. Harcourt House Arts Centre is a destination in Edmonton for Contemporary Visual Art Exhibition, Education and Production.
The Executive Director works collaboratively with the Board of Directors on project, annual and long term planning and reports to the Board of Directors. The E.D. is responsible for overall management and day to day operation of Harcourt House Arts Centre.
>> Read the full job posting here...
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Executive Director :: ihuman Youth SocietyEmployment Opportunity / ihuman Youth Society (For full details, visit us online: www.ihuman.org)
Position: Executive Director
Join the ihuman Youth Society team! We are dedicated to helping Edmonton’s high-risk youth population become healthy, contributing, and creative members of Edmonton’s mainstream community. Our harm reduction program is creative arts based and involves long-term support and relationship building with the youth. We work closely with other community organizations and employ a vibrant mix of social service experts and professional artists. We are a small (nine staff), dedicated team.
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The Works to Work Summer Internships :: The WorksDeadline to apply to Works to Work is March 26, 2010.
First implemented in 2001, the Works to Work program offers a unique employment opportunity that combines visual art theory with hands-on work experience in the fast paced setting of The Works Art & Design Festival.
To find out more information go to www.theworks.ab.ca Click on Education
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Minister of Culture and Community Spirit Seeking Feedback from Arts StakeholdersThe Minister of Culture and Community Spirit, Honourable Lindsay Blackett, is meeting this winter in six Alberta communities with Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector and Arts Sector organizations. So far, the Minister has met with representatives of these sectors in Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge and Calgary. Sessions will be held in Edmonton and Red Deer in the coming weeks. The purpose of the dialogue is to identify challenges and opportunities for government and both sectors to work better together to help support healthy and vibrant communities.
Albertans who are unable to attend these meetings are welcome to participate in an online dialogue that is now posted online at www.culture.alberta.ca and www.affta.ab.ca. Please consider informing other members of the arts sector of the survey.
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