Linda Ozromano is an emerging photographer, first generation Turkish-Canadian based in Edmonton, and a 2017 recipient of the Edmonton Arts Council’s Cultural Diversity in the Arts Project Grant.

The collaboration involves many other visual artists, storytellers, workshop facilitators and art therapists coming from diverse diaspora backgrounds. The concepts explored throughout the show are highly related to the narratives of many diaspora communities as well as others identifying with intersectional identities:

Hyphenated identity

Sense of home and belonging

Works To Work Summer Internship

 The Works Art & Design Festival Works to Work Program accepts applications for students looking for positions in the art and design field.

Deadline for applications: March 15, 2019

The Works to Work Summer Internship program begins in May and runs throughout the summer. This paid program is fast-paced and connects theoretical learning with real-world applications:  participants complete 46 plus hours of in-class/ home-study instruction as well as up to 500 hours of practical work experience in delivering The Works Art & Design Festival. Participants benefit from working with experienced arts presenters and world class artists, while learning in a variety of ways that include assignment modules, research, student instruction, guest lectures, professional exposure, and hands-on experience.

Deadline: January 11, 2019, 11:59 PM

The Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association (ANFCA) has launched a new Green Initiative. They are hosting a contest for the development of a Green Initiatives logo that embodies the Friendship Centre community, environmental stewardship and Indigenous respect for the land. The winning submission will be refined by a graphic designer then used for all ANFCA Green Initiatives social media pages, memorabilia and events. For more information, click HERE

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Starts February 2, 2019 and runs until March 30, 2019 in the back room of CARFAC Alberta Project Space (3rd floor, 10215-112 Street, Edmonton). 

Cultural Exchange is a two-month community engagement project that questions our current economic system. In Cultural Exchange, CARFAC Alberta offers core property (art books, art supplies and equipment, other cultural materials). We invite the community to purchase or exchange this material. This is not a fundraiser; rather, this event proposes to transform part of our Edmonton space into a meeting place for discussion, alternative commerce, and to generate some “community derived revenue” for further programming in support of professional development and advocacy initiatives for Alberta’s visual artists. During the two months of Cultural Exchange, we encourage the community to bring in cultural items that are not being used: donate them or exchange them for items that can be used and appreciated by others.

Cultural Exchange is a great place to find unusual gifts and odd treasures for yourself and others! Come back often between February 2nd, 2019 and March 30th, 2019 – inventory will change constantly!

For this event to succeed, we need core cultural property. If you are cleaning out your studio, preparing for new projects and have:

With over 40 exhibitions and 60 events, our website is now updated with all of the exciting activities taking place during the 2019 Exposure Photography Festival. Take a look at what the festival is presenting, and start planning your photo-filled February!

Visit the 2019 Exposure Festival Website

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