Knight Lights Fair Trade Market- Nov. 20, 2013

Interested in learning more about theatre production?

BANFF CENTRE CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: THEATRE WORK STUDY PROGRAMS

Apply by December 11, 2013 for Theatre Production, Design, and Stage Management Work Study 

Programs Dates vary by position between April 2014 and August 2015 

The Theatre Arts Production department at The Banff Centre provides an exceptional learning environment for aspiring theatre production practitioners with these unique, applied work study programs. 

This year, we are offering work study positions in the following areas:

•  Production Management April 2014 - August 2015 
• Stage Management (Dance, Theatre, or Opera) June 8 to August 9, 2014 
• Design (Set, Costume, Lighting) June 15 to August 9, 2014 
• Arts Administration April 1 to August 31, 2014 
• Technical Direction April 2014 – August 2015
•  Lighting Technician April 2014 – August 2015 
• Sound Technician April 2014 – August 2015 
• Stage Carpenter April 2014 – August 2015 
• Props Builder June 8 to August 16, 2014 
• Scenic Carpenter June 1 to August 9, 2014 
• Scenic Painter June 8 to August 9, 2014 
• Wigs and Make-Up Artist June 15 to August 16, 2014 
• Wardrobe Technician June 1 to August 23, 2014 
• Millinery Technician June 22 to August 9, 2014 
• Boots and Shoes Technician June 22 to August 9, 2014 
• Projection Technologist  May 25 to August 23, 2014 

Participants gain practical, hands-on experience by working with industry professionals and experienced directors and designers throughout the production processes of opera, dance, and theatre. Financial assistance to cover full tuition fees and a stipend are available to all participants accepted onto the program.

Read more at http://www.affta.ab.ca/Arts-In-Alberta/Arts-Opportunities/Banff-Centre-Call-for-Applications-Theatre-Work-Study-Programs

Intercultural Exchange Day with Ghana & Afghanistan Communities- Oct. 26 2013

This Thing Called Grief- Sept. 27, 2013

Please join the Alberta Hospice Palliative Care Association in a full day workshop called "This Thing Called Grief" on Friday, September 27, 2013 at MacDonald Island Park. 

 You will learn how death and grief responses are influenced by religious and cultural belief systems, and you will leave with new skills, insights and sensitivities.

The workshop is open to everyone and the $65.00 fee includes lunch. For more information & to register visit the AHPCA website at: www.ahpca.ca

Urban Market- Sept. 25th 2013

IT'S THE LAST URBAN MARKET OF THE SEASON!

If you like fresh local produce and baked goods, ethnic foods, free-range meats, local artisans and live entertainment, the City Centre McMurray Urban Market is where you want to be.

The Urban Market will be open September 25th, 2013. Come down to City Hall- Jubilee Centre from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Stay for lunch and shop for dinner!

Featuring great products from:

Dunvegan Gardens – fresh local produce
Mimi's Injera – Ethiopian foods
Serben Free Range – free range pork and poultry
Smoky Valley Cheese – Alberta-made cheeses
Mitchell's Sunshine Café- baked goods, snacks and lunch options
Krazy Lady Candles – themed hand-made soy candles
Gold Forest Grains
Healthy Habit Granola
and more!


So grab some lunch, have a seat at one of our café tables, and enjoy the great market atmosphere in the heart of City Centre.

To be a vendor or musician at the Urban Market, contact us at urban.market@woodbuffalo.ab.ca attn: Market Manager

The City Centre McMurray Urban Market will be operating a full market schedule in 2014.  

Landmark Study Sheds Light on Profound Benefits of the Performing Arts

After two years of intensive action research, the value and benefits of performing arts presentation for Canadians are brought to light in a unique report.  This report, released on April 29, 2013,  was commissioned by the Canadian Arts Presenting Association.

According to the CAPACOA news release, the Key Findings in this report are:

• Canadians value the performing arts, with 3 in 4 reporting attending a wide range of live events.
• Canadians volunteer in the performing arts: for each paid staff member, there are 17 volunteers giving their time to performing arts presenting organizations.
• Media viewing of performing arts doesn’t replace live attendance; it supplements it. Canadians are twice as likely to ascribe a high importance to live performing arts attendance than to any media-based viewing.
• Canadians attend events predominantly in specialized performing arts facilities and outdoor venues, and most say these facilities are important to the quality of life in their communities.
• Canadians believe that the presentation of performing arts equally benefits the individual who attends and the community as a whole.
• For Canadians, the highest-rated benefits of the performing arts in their communities are energy and vitality along with improved quality of life, and a more creative community.
• There are more than 1,400 presenting organizations of all types in Canada: volunteer presenters and professionally-run organizations, based in a purpose-built theatre or operating in non-specialized venues, presenting festivals and series of performances, specialized in a single artistic form or presenting several disciplines such as music, theatre, dance, comedy and storytelling.

To view the full report, visit:
http://www.capacoa.ca/valueofpresentingdoc/ValueofPresenting_Final.pdf

To view hightlights of the report, please visit: 

http://www.capacoa.ca/en/services/arts-promotion/news/468-study-release

Information in this post was retrieved from: http://www.capacoa.ca/en/services/arts-promotion/news/468-study-release

Cultural Resource Management Cources

The University of Victoria is offering fall courses for the  Cultural Resource Management Program 

Flex your creative potential...through distance education courses offered by the Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia.
Upcoming Fall 2012 Courses:

HA 487 Heritage Resource Management
September 10 - December 16, 2012
Instructor: Chris Wiebe

HA 486A Museum Principles and Practices I: Communities, Curatorship, and Collections
September 10 - December 16, 2012
Instructor: Deborah Tuyttens

HA 488S Building Community Relationships
September 10 - December 16, 2012
Instructor: Elizabeth Kidd

HA 488J Curatorship
September 10 - December 16, 2012
Instructor: Elizabeth Carter

Registration deadline is August 13, 2012. For more information or to register, please visit:

www.countinuingstudies.uvic.ca/cultural