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7th Annual Aurora Arts Week - Sept 10 - 26, 2010

WHO MAKES ART - AAS ARTSWEEK 7

The Aurora Arts Societies annual Arts Week is just around the corner, this is our 7th Arts Week, this year’s theme is WHO MAKES ART?, and this year we are offering more opportunities for local artists to participate.

Arts week begins on September 10th with an art exhibit at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre with an opening reception at 7pm. Artwork for the exhibit may be dropped off September 8th anytime between noon and 5:30pm at the museum, and is open for any local artist to show their work.

If you have any questions about the artsweek exhibit please contact Rae Braden at rae_braden@hotmail.com

We also welcome submissions for our annual Trashformations contest, for more info go to www.trashformation2010wordpress.com, or e-mail trashformation2010@gmail.com

Artsweek Symposium starts September 18th & 19th.

If you have any question regarding the symposium please contact Arts Symposium coordinator Sylvie Boisclair at sybo89@hotmail.com

List of Events for Aurora Arts Society ArtsWeek7

September 10 – 26, 2010
All events are FREE and open to the public and take place at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC- Museum)

Friday, September 10, 2010 Artswalk Gallery

7:00pm - 9:00pm Opening Exhibit: Featuring - Trashformation Awards
Presentation celebrate an innovative, aesthetically intriguing and
environmentally friendly genre of the Arts. Exhibit runs until
September 26, 2010.

Friday, September 17, 2010 Migratory Passages ~ Passages Migratoires

7:00pm Opening Exhibit: produced by La Boite Rouge Vif presents the artistic and craft work of 23 Aboriginal artists of Quebec. Exhibit runs until December, 2010.

Behind the Scenes Artists Demonstrations

10:30am - 12noon Saturday and Sunday, September 18 & 19, 2010
6 Visiting and local artists each day will demonstrate their work.
Visit the artists for anopportunity to observe, sit in and in some cases try their hand in creating art.

First Annual Arts Symposium: Who Makes Art?

Panel Discussions

Saturday September 18, 2010

1:00pm-3:00pm Who Makes Art? People Who Have Money!
Panel discussion on artist’s livelihood with a member of CARFAC,
(www.carfac.ca) Artists from Yellowknife and the premiere of France Benoit’s latest short film.

3:15pm -5:15pm Who Makes Art? People Who Have a Studio!
Panel discussion about having an art centre in Yellowknife.
A presentation of the first AAS Territorial Arts Believer Award.

Sunday September 19, 2010

1:00pm -2:00pm Internet Presence Training for Artists Presentation by George Lessard on using technology to promote yourself & your art.

2:30pm - 5:00pm Who Makes Art? Not mothers, who have no time…
Documentary: Who does she think she is? www.whodoesshethinksheis.com
Discussion on being an artist and a mother.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

2:00pm -3:30pm Aurora Arts Society AGM

More info at: www.auroraarts.ca & facebook

Related Documents
Arts Week Poster
Exhibition Entry Form
Symposium Program and info.

Launched last September, the Legacy Fund provides local communities with financial support for a capital project that leaves the town with a legacy of a significant anniversary that takes place in 2010 or in the next couple of years. The anniversary celebrated must be of at least 100 years (or thereafter in increments of 25, such as 125, 150, 175, etc.), and must commemorate a local historical event or pay tribute to a local historical personality.

Projects can restore, renovate, or transform existing buildings and/or exterior spaces (see examples below of projects recently funded). When complete, they will encourage arts and heritage activities in your community and be accessible to the general public. Please note that while municipalities themselves cannot apply to the program (nor can para-public organizations), municipal support is a key eligibility requirement. In addition, the applicant must either be a local incorporated non-profit organization or a local band council, a local tribal council or other local Aboriginal government (First Nation, Inuit or Métis) or equivalent authority. There are other eligibility criteria your group will need to meet as well. Check the web site for the full list.

The Legacy Fund can provide up to 50 per cent of eligible expenses to a maximum of $500,000.

The next deadline for applications to the Legacy Fund is September 30, 2010.

For more information about this Program, including the Guide and Application Form, please e-mail bcah-dcap@pch.gc.ca or call 613-991-4298 or call toll-free 1-888-330-3018. Our applications forms and guidelines will be posted shortly on our website at www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/communities.
We look forward to hearing about your potential projects.

EXAMPLE OF RECENTLY FUNDED PROJECT

175th anniversary of Maryboro Lodge, Kawarthas, Ontario Maryboro Lodge was the first permanent home and oldest remaining structure in the Kawarthas, Ontario. Kawartha Heritage, a local, incorporated non-profit organization, will oversee the restoration of Maryboro Lodge to return it to its original appearance and to set up an art gallery within. The Lodge will beoperated as an arts and heritage facility that shows local art and heritage exhibits that focus on community history. It will also operate as a research centre with a compilation of available
photographs, and family and local histories.

The 5th annual Yellowknife International Film Festival 2011 is currently open for submissions.

Submit your film or Video before the September 30th early deadline and pay no entry fee! (northern submissions only)

Regular Deadline Oct. 31
Late Deadline Nov. 15th
WAB Deadline Nov. 30th

Visit www.wamp.ca for entry forms
or
submit online through www.withoutabox.com
We pay screening fees if your film or video is chosen!

Jeremy Emerson - Executive Director
Western Arctic Moving Pictures Film Society
4916 49th street (basement of northway bldg]
PO BOX 2487
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2P8
Ph: (867) 766-2586

Glass Co-op Celebrates New Mural with an Open House

(Yellowknife August 24, 2010)

Yellowknife Glass Recyclers Co-op (YGR) will be celebrating a new mural and open house this Saturday the 28t h between 12-5 at their Old Town location in Yellowknife with tours of the facility, light snacks and beverages.

The mural shows northern animals in their natural setting, walking and manoeuvring around depictions of the Co-ops' beautiful glassware which also reflects the landscapes and the creatures of the North.

Two artists, Diana Pelova and Valerie Desjardin, were contracted by YGR to design a mural in front of the YGR studio and gallery. The two artists worked steadily for three months on the mural with help from painters Alison McCreesh, Pascaline Greau and Atisa Rashidi.

Diana is a local artist and a student enrolled in women’s studies at UBC. It was important to her that the mural portray the landscapes and seasons that are so unique to the area. Before she went back to school last week she created a new fox pattern for the Co-ops' line of Northern Lights Glassware.

Valerie is an artist originally from Quebec who enjoys drawing comics and is a French monitor at St. Joseph’s. She wanted to display the designs and variety of product that are available at the studio. Valerie has also contributed a new northern lights pattern and some custom glassware to the Co-op glassware line.

This mural opening and open house takes place from 12-5 at 3510 McDonald Drive. Stay right when you get to the bottom of the hill and follow the road until you see a colourful new mural on the left hand side of the street.


Yellowknife Glass Recyclers
Since 1994 some of the most beautiful recycled glassware on the planet has been created out of a small cottage industry in the Old Town of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. This remarkable glassware is being manufactured on the shores of Great Slave Lake surrounded by the buzz of float planes, the vibrant energy of the midnight sun and the shimmer of the northern lights.

Northern Lights Glassware uses original designs created by northern artists. Each piece is individually finished, stenciled and sand-blasted by hand - and each is 100% recycled glass.

The planet-friendly Northern Lights product line now includes drinking glasses, vases, table bowls, candle lanterns, delicate mini-vases and glass guitar slides. Custom glassware, gift sets and special awards for also produced for corporations, governments and organizations who are increasingly choosing to go green, support recycling and promote north.

Northern Lights Glassware makes a unique and green northern gift - attractively designed, northern-made and environmentally friendly.

Number of bottles recycled - 30,000 and counting.

For further information, contact:

Summer Meyers, Business Manager
Yellowknife Glass Recyclers Co-op
(867)-669-7654

There's just one week left to enter the Aesthetica Creative Works Competition now and I was just hoping that you might be able to send one final reminder to your members at Northwest Territories Arts about the upcoming deadline.

We have a brilliant set of prizes to offer our winners including:

•£500 (apx. $780) prize money for the winner of each category. Publication in the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual (A beautiful coffee-table style book released annually in December).
•Complimentary copy of the Aesthetica Creative Works Annual
•The winner of the art category will also receive a beautiful selection of art books from Prestel (including Kandinsky and John Baldessari among others).

We're really keen to see artists from across Canada well-represented in this international competition...

•There are three categories in the competition: Artwork & Photography; Short Fiction; Poetry.
•Entry is £10 (apx. $15) for two submissions.
•DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: 31st AUGUST 2010

For more information about the Competition please visit our website at www.aestheticamagazine.com. If you would like to download the Official poster please click here.

If you have any questions about the competition, please let me know and I will be glad to assist you with any entries or queries.

Many thanks!

Bryony Byrne
Marketing Officer
Aesthetica Magazine
PO Box 371
York
YO23 1WL
01904 479168
bryony@aestheticamagazine.com www.aestheticamagazine.com

Connect with Aesthetica on Facebook | MySpace | Twitter

Keep up to date with arts and culture news on the Aesthetica blog at aestheticamagazine.blogspot.com

Invitation to Artists for Consideration of Original Artwork

For the New Aven Cottages – Territorial Dementia Facility Yellowknife, NT

Issued by the Yellowknife Association of Concerned Citizens for Seniors YACCS)

Ranges: $500 to $2,500

Timelines:
Deadline for Submission: October 15, 2010 Selection of Artwork:
November 4, 2010 – Notification of Selection will be shortly
thereafter.
Artwork received by: November 26, 2010

Submissions:
Should be sent to yaccsart@northwestel.net
or
YACCS Art Invitation, Suite 1, 5710 – 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1G1.

Inquiries by email only to: yaccsart@northwestel.net

All media suitable to wall mounted installations, which meet mandatory selection criteria, will be considered.

Related Documents
Submission Guidelines

CMF Industry Consultation 2010 / Le FMC en consultation avec
l'industrie en 2010

Voir le message en français ci-dessous

CMF Industry Consultation 2010

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) will begin a new round of consultation
sessions with the industry this fall. Valerie Creighton, President and CEO, and Stéphane Cardin, VP of Industry and Public Affairs, will meet with stakeholders across the country to gain input on key issues to be resolved prior to releasing the program guidelines for 2011-2012 in December.

Please register by selecting a location near you. Exact times and
locations will be provided to registrants by email prior to each event.

New this year, stakeholders who are unable to attend a session in
person can participate through an online discussion forum. More details will be provided in the coming weeks.

REGISTRATION: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/cmf-fmc-consultation2010
Le FMC en consultation avec l’industrie en 2010

Cet automne, le Fonds des médias du Canada (FMC) amorcera un nouveau cycle de séances de consultation avec l’industrie. Valerie Creighton, présidente et chef de la direction, et Stéphane Cardin, vice-président de l’industrie et des affaires publiques, rencontreront les intervenants à l’échelle du pays pour recueillir leurs points de vues au sujet des questions importantes à examiner avant la publication en décembre des principes directeurs qui régiront les programmes de 2011-2012.

Veuillez vous inscrire en sélectionnant la ville la plus proche de chez vous. L’horaire et les emplacements exacts seront communiqués par courriel aux personnes inscrites avant la tenue de chaque événement.

Du nouveau cette année -- les intervenants qui ne sont pas en mesure de participer en personne aux séances prévues pourront cependant le faire par le biais du forum de discussion en ligne. Nous vous communiquerons d’autres informations ultérieurement.

Culture Days is an open, collaborative volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement by all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.

Culture Days will showcase annual, concurrent events across Canada beginning in September 2010. This coast to coast to coast celebration will feature free, hands-on, interactive activities that invite the public to participate “behind the scenes,” to discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers… in their community.

In 2010, thousands of organizations and artists in a majority of provinces and territories will be participating in this first-ever national initiative. The Canada Council for the Arts fully supports this initiative and encourages arts organizations and artists to register their activities as soon as possible.

For more information about how you can participate or to get more information about the initiative and what is happening in your community, visit www.culturedays.ca

Do you have a knack for taking something old and unwanted and breathing new life into it? By creating a work of art from trash!

Eligibility
• Artworks must be of approximately 80% recycled materials.
• Participants must be members of the Aurora Arts Society (you can become a member for $10 when you register).

PRIZES!!!!
1st prize: two tickets for one to Edmonton return - First Air 2nd prize: solo exhibit - Northern Images 3rd prize: $400 framing - Visual Effects 4th prize: $200 - Aurora Arts Society

Judging & Awards
All contestants will be judged on the following criteria:
1. Use of recycled materials
2. Creativity
3. Originality

Questions? Email: trashformation2010@gmail.com

Forms and information at: trashformation2010wordpress.com

Deadline for submissions:
September 8, 2010 before 5:00pm.
Submit artwork and documentation to Rae Braden at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. Thanks!

Related Documents
Poster

Hi everyone,

I am pleased to announce that the Packing and Shipping of Cultural Material workshop has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 16 and Wednesdays November 17th 2010 at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre. This is the same workshop that was scheduled for last year but had to be postponed. Please find attached a description of the workshop.

I would like to prepare a list of participants to pass along to the Workshop facilitators at the Canadian Conservation Institute in Ottawa. Please notify me of your participation by September 3, 2010. There are a limited number of spaces available for this workshop so please confirm your registration early. The minimum participation require is 9 people to a maximum of 21. The workshop is free and is a great opportunity to learn from nationally and internationally renowned instructors from the Canadian Conservation Institute.

Packing and Shipping Cultural of Cultural Material workshop
Dates: November 16- 17, 2010
Location: Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (auditorium).
Cost: Free

Target Audience*: conservators, artisans, registrars, exhibition designers, art transportation firm employees, Duration 2 days

Please contact:
Eli Purchase, MSc
Conservation Intern
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2L9
Phone 867.873.7664

NEW WIDC Director Deadline: August 31, 2010
NEW WIDC Actor / Crew Deadline: November 30, 2010
Applications and criteria are available at: http://www.creativewomenworkshops.com
or by emailing carol@creativewomenworkshops.com

Are you interested in…
1. Developing original stories for screen,
2. Hands-on set experience, and
3. Working with other creative individuals, in a
4. Professional, yet safe learning environment?

Or do you know someone who might be?
Nearly 1,000 directors, actors and crew have attended WIDC since 1997.
60% of director alumnae reported advances in their careers and projects this year!

For more information about this one of a kind professional development experience presented in partnership by Creative Women Workshops Association, The Banff Centre and ACTRA with major support from Telefilm Canada, CTV, William F White Intl, Panavision Canada, IATSE 669, DGC, BC, the Quebecor Fund, and with the participation of the Independent Production Fund, AFBS, IATSE 891, IATSE 212, the NFB, and many others...

Contact:
Carol Whiteman
President & CEO, Creative Women Workshops Association
Producer, The Women In the Director's Chair Workshop
T: 1.604.913.0747
Toll Free T: 1.877.913.0747

SCHOLARSHIPS & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!

In 1981 the Department of Information, Government of the Northwest Territories, in co-operation with the Hudson's Bay Company produced a collection of Archival Prints titled "Inuit Traditional Life Series - Northwest Territories"

Northern Images presents this incredible collection of twenty four framed Archival Prints on display, starting Friday July 16, 2010.

For more info contact:

Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

Related Documents
Exhibit Poster

Who Makes Art?
Aurora Arts Society – First Annual Symposium
Saturday & Sunday September 18th –19th, 2010
At The Prince of Whales Northern Heritage Centre

10:00 – 11:30: Art Demos & Workshops (Sept. 18 & 19, 2010, same time)
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Café
Meet the artist, ask questions, and get close to the action as you learn about materials and techniques seen in works of art and in some cases try your hand in creating art. This is an opportunity to find out what the art process is all about. Enjoy presentations of art-making techniques by artists from Yellowknife!
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Saturday September 18, 2010

13:00 – 13:30 Premiere of France Benoit’s short film: One Foot at a Time
13:30 – 15:00: Who Makes Art? People who have money.
Panel discussion/reflection on the artist’s livelihood with a member of the Canadian Artists Representation Le Front des Artistes Canadiens (CARFAC) & artists from Yellowknife.

As an introduction to this discussion a member of CARFAC will give us an overview of the organization’s mandate to promote a socio-economic climate that is conducive to the production of visual arts in Canada. http://www.carfac.ca/ The central question during this panel: is it possible to survive as an artist? We are aware that most artists experience challenges in making a living out of their art. But what is the reality for northern artists? Our panel will discuss different ways to make a living, promotional strategies and what tools and interventions can be developed to improve conditions for artists.

15:15 – 17:15: Who Makes Art? People who have a studio where they can practice.
Panel discussion about transforming The Hudson’s Bay Company building or another location into an Art Centre.

The idea of having a space dedicated to the Arts right here in Yellowknife has been around for a while. Among arts enthusiasts, we talk about how it would be wonderful; we dream about it, we sometimes complain about the fact that there is no space dedicated to artistic expression. We decided it was time to have an open discussion about this utopian concept with a panel of passionate art lovers. Who knows, it might take us from dreaming about it to making it a reality.
After the discussion we will present the first AAS Territorial Arts Believer Award to a member of the community whom we wish to recognize for his/her ongoing support of the arts.

Sunday September 19, 2010

Who makes Art? Certainly not mothers who have better things to take care of…

14:30 – 17:00 Public screening of the documentary: Who does she think she is? (73 min.)
Followed by a panel discussion with local artists and the public.
Film’s trailer on this link: http://www.whodoesshethinksheis.net/
In a half-changed world, women are often forced to choose: Mothering or working? Your children's well-being or your own own? Responsibility or self expression? Who Does She Think She Is?, a documentary by Academy Award winning filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll, features five fierce women who refuse to choose. Through their lives, we explore some of the most problematic intersections of our time: mothering and creativity, partnering and independence, economics and art. Written by Courtney Martin

The Visitors Association Market is a great way to put your name and products centre stage. Tables are free for the month of June. Artists, please come prepared to work on your art at the Market, as we would like to showcase the skill and talent of our people.

If you would like to participate in the Visitors Association Market, you need to contact the Northern Frontier Visitors Centre using the information in the attached announcement.

Folk on the Rocks needs you, Yellowknife!
Call for Volunteers!

This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Folk on the Rocks and we need your help! Be a volunteer for Folk on the Rocks, July 16-18 and get involved with one of the best outdoor festivals the NWT has to offer. There are many areas that need dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers, and the deadline is coming up fast to sign-up so register at www.folkontherocks.com You can also drop by our office located on the 2nd floor of Centre Square Mall next to the Yellowknife Library. For more information please contact Charlotte, Volunteer Coordinator at 920-7806 Mahsi-cho!!

Security:
Folk on the Rocks is gearing up for our 30th Anniversary of Folk on the Rocks and we need your help! Be a volunteer for Folk on the Rocks, July 16-18, and get invovled with one of the best outdoor festivals the NWT has to offer. We need dedicated volunteers to help keep the peace by joining our security crew! The deadline for registering is coming up fast so sign-up online at www.folkontherocks.com or stop by our office located on the 2nd floor of Centre Square Mall next to the Yellowknife Library. For more information please contact Charlotte, Volunteer Coordinator at 920-7806 Mahsi-cho!!

Site Crew:
Do you know your way around a hammer and nail? Folk on the Rocks is working on site improvements and needs volunteers with carpentry skills! Volunteer 9 or more hours of your time and get a free weekend pass to the festival! Contact the FOTR office at 920-7806 for more info or sign up online at www.folkonthrocks.com for Site Crew. We need volunteers to nail it!

Rock the Folks auditions!
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Monday, June 28th at the Mildred Hall School
Small Gym (back entrance) at 6:00pm

Bands are to bring their own instruments and equipment

To register, either e-mail: volunteer@folkontherocks.com
or call: (867) 920-7806

Majority of band members should be 22yrs or younger
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Rock the Folks information!
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Rock the Folks is the youth battle of the bands that
FOTR puts on the Thursday before the festival in order
to offer young local bands an opportunity to perform
for the peers and compete for a recording grant and a
spot in the FOTR weekend lineup. The winning band
(chosen by several judges) is given a $1000 prize to be
used on the recording and production of their single or
CD and a spot in the Sunday line-up at the FOTR festival.

The Rock the Folks Concert will be held on Thursday, July 15th
at 7pm.

Please be advised that this is a dry event! Security will
be checking bags at the front entrance as a precaution.

Come out and enjoy some great music!

Related Documents
Rock the Folks Auditions poster

FESTIVAL OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN

Friday June 18
starting at 6:00 pm
Northern United Place Auditorium
Live Music, Arts & Crafts Sale, WAMP movies, Refreshments!
FREE!

We’re just down the street from Raven Mad Daze,
so come on down and visit the Festival!

Also a fundraiser for the Centre for Northern Families.

Look up & join the event on Facebook for a list of performers, schedule and ongoing updates.

Interested in selling your arts & crafts?

Contact Caitlin at 873-5034 or caitlinbottleart@hotmail.com to book a table ($25) or for more information.

See attached poster!)

Spring/Summer Arts Newsletter from Arts & Fine Crafts
Includes:
- Coverage of NWT Artists leaving their mark on Northern House over the duration of the Winter Olympics.
- Information on all the Arts and Entertainment events going on throughout the summer of 2010.
- Basic funding information for artists.

Take a look and stay informed!

Related Documents
Spring/Summer Arts Newsletter

Friday, June 11, 2010 at 9:30pm
Location: Top Knight

Its time to get your warpaint and cowboy hats! Awards for Best Cowboy and Best Indian!

With Live performances by:
Natascha Duchene
Booze Cruise
Los Flacos Locos
Funk 69
Erich and Julie Hintz of Fish Be?

Art for sale by the Winterbourne Dynamic Group and other local Artists

Doors open at 8 30, Show starts at 9 30
Entry By Donation!

Related Documents
Show Poster

Folk on the Rocks 2010 Presents:
Volunteer Recruitment Night & Open Mic
Located @ Javaroma in the Northwestel Tower
Date: Monday, June 7th 2010
Time: 7-9pm

Hey LISTEN UP!
Folk on the Rocks needs you! Volunteers bring your dedication and awesome enthusiasm! Folk on the Rocks is holding its annual Volunteer Recruitment Night on Monday, June 7th at 7pm-9pm in the Northwestel Tower. Grab a buddy, grab a guitar, and come out to Javaroma to sign up for your favourite volunteer area, enjoy a cup of coffee and make some music at the open mic! Folk on the Rocks can’t do it without you, so come out and get involved! For more information, please email volunteer @folkontherocks.com or call Charlotte, Volunteer Coordinator for FOTR at 920-7806

Areas to Volunteer:

Children’s Area, Environment & Recycling, Postering, Beer Garden Concession, Beer Garden, Hospitality, Merchandise & Info Booth, Security & Traffic Control, Site Crew, Stage Management & Crew, Ticket Sales, Ground Travel, Canada Day Parade Float, Warm the Rocks, Rock the Folks, Rover & Performer Lock-up, Volunteer Headquarters

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Volunteer Poster and Info

Northern Images - Inuvik is pleased to host recent works by artist Margaret Nazon, originally from Tsiigehtchic and well-known in Inuvik for her fine textile artistry. "Spirit of the Night Sky" includes pieces inspired by the Aurora Borealis and images from the Hubble space telescope, executed in a range of beading techniques.

Opening reception will be held Saturday, June 12th at 7PM.

Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

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Event Poster

Folk on the Rocks is helping to put on a Solstice Concert this year with L'Association Franco-culterelle de Yellowknife at the FOTR Beer Garden and we’re looking for volunteers to help out!

When – June 19th, 2010 (from 9pm – 3am)
Where – FOTR Beer Garden Site
Who – FOTR and L’Association Franco-Culterelle de Yellowknife
What – Concert, featuring Malade Mantra

We’re looking for people interested in helping out at the bar, concession, beer ticket sales, and door count!

These volunteer hours count towards your festival pass!

Please contact Nancy at nancy.macneill@gmail.com if you’re interested in being a part of this event!

Folk on the Rocks
920-7806

May 31, 2010 - The Yellowknife Community Foundation is looking for
photos for their Annual Report Calendar. It’s a great opportunity to have your photo featured in print that will be seen by over 1000 friends of the Foundation. We’re looking for action and beauty in the Yellowknife area. If your photo is chosen you will receive $75, photo credit and a printed copy of the calendar.

Deadline for submissions is June 30th, 2010.

To submit please email: info@yellowknifecommunityfoundation.ca

For more information, please call Theresa at 873-3441

OR check out the Foundation's website at: http://www.yellowknifecommunityfoundation.ca/html/_news/2010/2010_05_31_photo.html
Please ensure that submissions are:
• landscape format (wider than tall)
• of Yellowknife and area
• high resolution digital format only please, 10 x 8” at 300 dpi(3000 x 2400 px)

Include your name, email, phone number and description of photo.

Link to event poster: http://www.yellowknifecommunityfoundation.ca/_news/2010/2010_05_31_photo.pdf

You are invited to celebrate the birth of two new northern books on Saturday, June 5, 2010, 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. at the Explorer Hotel, Katimavik Rooms in Yellowknife.

Well-known Northern Columnist Annelies Pool will launch, "iceberg tea", her new collection of stories, based on the columns she has published in above&beyond, Canada's Arctic Journal.

Mindy Willett, James Pokiak and Tessa Macintosh will launch "Proud to be Inuvialuit," the fifth book in their fabulous childrens'
series "The Land is Our Storybook."

There will be signings, readings, refreshments and more!!!

This event is part of the NorthWords Writers Festival which takes place from June 3-6 in Yellowknife and features readings, workshops, mentorships, panel discussions and storytelling.

For more information about NorthWords go to:
www.northwordsfestival.ca
See you there!!!

Annelies Pool
President, NorthWords Writers Festival
Box 1411,
Yellowknife, NT
867-445-6800

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Book Launch Poster

ROTARY CLUB OF YELLOWKNIFE ART AUCTION

PRINCE OF WALES NORTHERN HERITAGE CENTRE THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010

VIEWING FROM 6:30PM / AUCTION STARTS AT 7:30PM

PROCEEDS TO SUPPORT DON CARDINAL ART BURSARY

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE: ORIGINAL OILS/ACRYLICS, PRINTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, FIBRE

For more information:

John Argue
esoxx@internorth.com

YELLOWKNIFE (May 21, 2010) – The Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre (PWNHC) has opened a new exhibition: Fragments, a collection of bronze sculptures by Yellowknife-born artist Blake Ward. Fragments is a compilation of powerful pieces dedicated to raising awareness and contributing to the solution of the landmine crisis in developing countries. Designed to show the impact of landmines on the human form, the classically-inspired pieces will be on display from May 17th to September 5th.

“Our museums play an important role not just in educating NWT residents about our own past and heritage, but in providing a chance to learn about global culture - and global problems,” said Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Jackson Lafferty. “This campaign helps raise awareness of a serious problem that continues to affect people worldwide, and I’m proud that we can provide a venue for it in the Northwest Territories.”

The campaign has toured globally since its creation, including extending stays in New York and the United Kingdom. Proceeds collected from previous Fragments exhibitions have gone towards clearing minefields in Vietnam and Afghanistan. They also assisted in removing cluster bombs in Kosovo, mapped out minefields across Angola, and provided mine-risk education to children who live in countries contaminated by minefields.

To preview the Fragments exhibit, please visit: http://www.blakefragments.com/
For more information, please contact:

Amy Doerksen
Manager, Public Affairs
Education, Culture and Employment
Phone: (867) 920-6222
Email: amy_doerksen@gov.nt.ca

The Yellowknife Watercolour Society will be having their Annual Art Show, Saturday May 29 in the Northern United Place Auditorium from 10 am - 4 pm.

Demonstrations will be happening.

Entry is free.

Hope to see you there!

The Yellowknife Watercolour Society

For more information:

Sarah Kalnay
sarah_pblue@hotmail.com

Fort Smith, NT
Over 40 pieces totaling over $15 000 worth of art will be featuring and showcasing the natural landscapes, aurora borealis, wildlife, skyscapes and artistic interpretations of the South Slave region.

Come see an exhibition of some of the South Slave region's hidden gems...featuring rarely seen works from rising local artists: Payton Vogt (Paintings), Vera Lindsey (Paintings), Thomas Koidhis (Photography), Karl Johnston (Photography).

While artist's works will be displayed for the full month, the art will be officially available for sale July 31st in a coffee house/music night where the artists are available to meet.

Limited edition prints, originals, large canvases, matted and bagged prints, framed prints.

Sponsored by Karl Johnston Enterprises.

Check out our facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=116283631747257&ref=mf to keep up with the news!

How did Michel Pagliaro, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gordon Pinsent, Veronica Tennant and Eugene Levy all become recipients of Governor General's Performing Arts Awards?

They were nominated by members of the public who wanted to see their performing arts heroes recognized for their passion, creativity and inspiration.

All Canadians can play a role in Canada’s most prestigious awards in the performing arts by making a nomination. The process is simple.
All that’s required is a strong letter of recommendation and a short biography of the nominee.

Deadline for 2011 nominations: June 21, 2010

For complete details, visit www.ggpaa.ca
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PARTICIPEZ. SOUMETTEZ UN CANDIDATURE!

Pourquoi a-t-on accordé un Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle (PGGAS) à Michel Pagliaro, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Gordon Pinsent, Veronica Tennant et Eugene Levy?

Leur candidature a été soumise par des membres du public qui souhaitaient voir leurs héros récompensés pour leur passion, leur
créativité et leur inspiration.

Les PGGAS représentent la plus haute distinction accordée dans le
domaine des arts du spectacle au Canada. Tous les Canadiens peuvent contribuer à cette célébration en proposant une candidature. Le processus est simple : vous n’avez qu’à nous envoyer une lettre de recommandation passionnée et une courte biographie du candidat.

Date limite : le 21 juin 2010

Vous trouverez tous les détails au www.pggas.ca ________________________________________

Nominations for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards are made by members of the general public. If you know someone who deserves recognition for their lifetime contribution to Canada's performing arts, submit a nomination today!

Nomination deadline for 2011 candidates: June 21, 2010

Lifetime Artistic Achievement

The Governor General's Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic
Achievement is given to established Canadian artists who have made a marked contribution to the performing arts in Canada, and in some cases, internationally, over a significant period of time.

The awards are conferred in the following six categories:
• Broadcasting (radio and television)
• Classical Music
• Dance
• Film
• Popular Music
• Theatre

Each recipient receives a cash award of $25,000 provided by the Canada Council for the Arts and a commemorative medallion provided by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Who can be nominated for Lifetime Artistic Achievement Awards?

Professional artists who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and who have achieved a major, influential body of work over many years can be nominated. The Foundation defines a professional artist as someone who has specialized training in the field (not necessarily obtained in academic institutions), who is recognized as such by his or her peers (artists working in the same artistic discipline), and who has a history of public presentation.

Nominations are encouraged:
• for producers, directors or on-air personalities of documentaries and/or radio or television series who have become models for others of their kind
• outstanding actors or performers who have had an extensive
career in television and/or radio
• individuals who have impacted
awareness and distribution of Canadian culture through Canadian
broadcasting
• individuals who have developed, championed, featured and
promoted the performing arts in Canada through radio or television

Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts

The award for voluntarism in the performing arts is given to an
individual or group to recognize an outstanding contribution in service to the performing arts. Voluntarism is defined as giving personal time and expertise, displaying generosity, and/or establishing a history of financial support in the service of a community, without direct or indirect financial or other compensation for the service.

The prize consists of a specially commissioned artwork created by a Canadian artist and a commemorative medallion provided by the Royal Canadian Mint.

Who can be nominated for the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award?

Recipients of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada and their contribution made in the service of the Canadian community.

Voluntarism is defined as:
• giving personal time and expertise;
• displaying generosity; or
• establishing a history of financial support in the service of a
community, without direct or indirect financial or other compensation for the service.

For complete details, visit www.ggpaa.ca
E-mail: whitneyb@ggpaa.ca

Western Arctic Moving Pictures presents.....
The 48 Hour Music Video Competition

Interested Filmmakers should sign up there team to compete!
Competition Begins June 12-13th

*Bands and filmmakers will be paired up at noon on Saturday by drawing names from a hat.

Registration
At least 1 WAMP member per/group
25.00 registration fee
Use of WAMP equipment additional $25.00

Prizes
$250.00 WAMP Production Grant
Pair of FOTR Tickets
$50 Bar Tab
Bragging rights!
... more to come


Jeremy Emerson - Executive Director
Western Arctic Moving Pictures Film Society
4916 49th street
PO BOX 2487
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 2P8
Ph: (867) 766-2586

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LISTEN UP!!!

The 6th NACC Festival of Stories returns to the stage of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre featuring Tellers from Hawaii, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Featuring:

Hawaiian Storytelling Circle – Jeff Gere and Kathy Collins NWT
Storytelling Circle – Jim Green, Scott McQueen, Dawn Lacey, Pat Braden, Jim Green, Judy Sharp, Vicky Latour, Ben Nind, Steve Lacey, Lani Cooke, Elora Braden Yukon Storytelling Circle – Sharon Shorty and Rhonda Merkel

This promises to be a special weekend of stories, tales and large white lies from the sand and surf of Hawaii to the traplines of Rocher River, all told to keep you wide-eyed and on the edge of your seat.

Friday May 28, 2010 7:00pm and 9:00pm Teller Sessions

Saturday, May 29, 2010 12:00pm – 3:00pm Workshops
3:00pm Teller Session
7:00pm and 9:00pm Teller Sessions

Sunday, May 30, 2010 1:00pm Teller Sessions

Admission:
Adult $10.00
Students and Elders $5.00
Tickets available online at http://www.naccnt.ca/, by phone at 766-6101, or from the NACC Box Office.

Seating is limited to 40 seats

Steve Lacey
Box office manager
Northern Arts & Cultural Centre

The FEDERATION OF CANADIAN ARTISTS announces the 8th Annual
PAINTING ON THE EDGE open international juried exhibition.

Exhibition dates: August 17 - September 5, 2010

Submission deadline: June 4, 2010

March 31, 2010 VANCOUVER, BC CANADA Painting on the Edge is a juried competition open to all living artists worldwide featuring original paintings, printmaking and drawing media. Abstract, expressive, impressionist or realist styles are welcome.

The name, Painting on the Edge, is partly derived from the physical location of Vancouver, BC Canada on the West Coast edge of North America but also from the challenge issued to the artists to push their artistic limits and create extraordinary and unique images.

Successful entries will combine an original subject or concept, feature excellent composition and skillful use of the chosen medium. They will capture the jury’s interest and excite or move the viewer because they represent the artist’s imagination, involvement and sincerity. This year’s recognized jury panel is comprised of three innovative, influential artists in the West Coast scene.

Lisa Birke is a Vancouver artist working primarily in painting,
installation and performance art. She has had public and commercial solo exhibitions in Canada, the US and the Netherlands.

Suzanne Northcott, SFCA is an interdisciplinary artist working with installation, video, painting and drawing. She is a sought after painting, drawing and creative process instructor and lecturer. Her work is held in numerous collections including the Surrey Art Gallery’s public collection.

Ben Reeves is currently Assistant Professor specialinz in painting and drawing at Emily Carr University. Recent exhibitions include a solo show at the Oakville Galleries as well as work at the Museum London and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

The Federation of Canadian Artists is a non-profit membership
organization committed to the promotion and professional development of artists and services for art collectors. Its mission is to share and promote the passion and pleasure of the visual arts through exhibition, education and communication. Painting on the Edge encourages participation from artists all over the world, not just the FCA’s members. For more information visit www.artists.ca or call 604-681-2744.

Mila Kostic

Gallery Director
Federation of Canadian Artists
1241 Cartwright Street Granville Island Vancouver BC V6H 4B7
P 604 681 8534 F 604 681 2740 E fcagallery@artists.ca www.artists.ca

Transforming Cultural Organizations

JUNE 14 – 19, 2010: Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

This course explores how cultural organizations can transform their purpose and operations to work collaboratively with their communities toward a more sustainable future.

Using the developing partnership between the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site and the Town of Louisbourg as a working model, participants will learn about the theory and practice of community engagement and take part in an actual community gathering.

The course includes a preparatory component, including advance reading and an assignment, and a follow up post-course reflection and dialogue.

Through this course, you will:

• be immersed in an authentic, in progress engagement model between an organization and a community.

• learn key elements of organizational change and approaches to
collaborating with community.

• gain a basic understanding of community cultural development, their key characteristics, and needs.

• build capacity to approach communities in a manner that gains their respect through inclusion and serves community as well as
organizational needs and objectives.

To learn more and to register in HA488H Transforming Cultural
Organizations, please visit www.uvcs.uvic.ca/cultural/courses/transforming
Caroline J. Posynick
Program Coordinator
posynick@uvic.ca

Cultural Management Programs
Division of Continuing Studies
University of Victoria
PO Box 3030 STN CSC
Victoria, BC V8W 3N6

ph: (250) 721-6119
fax: (250) 721-8774

Cultural Resource Management Program
www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp

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Aurora Arts Society

Monthly Artists Demo
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Noon – 4:00 p.m.
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre in the café area on the second floor This Sunday, May 16, 2010 , the Aurora Arts Society will be hosting the 8th artists demonstrations from 12:00 noon – 4:00 p.m. in the café area on the second floor at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

The following artists will be participating:

Shawna Lampi-Legaree - watercolour or quilting demonstrations Jenny Tucker - hand built clay instruments
Rae Braden - experimental watercolours
Cathie Harper - basketry
Joe Ashoona - hand filing and sanding of carvings

The demos are free and everyone is invited to drop in and watch the artists at work and enjoy some refreshments. This is an opportunity to meet the artists, ask questions, and get inspired. Please drop by to show your support for local artists and the arts community in Yellowknife.

Visit the Aurora Arts Society’s web site: www.auroraarts.ca for more information.

Electronic music enthusiast and event organizer Krystal Thompson is encouraging dance fans to shake their souls on Saturday night at the Hustle for Haiti fundraiser at the Top Knight.

Bushleague DJs Clarkitech, a.k.a. Clark Webb, and King Friday, a.k.a. Robert Murphy, will spin a variety of funky house, electro, dubstep and drum and bass tracks along with other electronic sub-genres. Proceeds will be donated to the Canadian Red Cross Haiti relief fund.

In addition to the music, Photographer Dave Brosha and Fashion Photographer / Painter Sari Wouters will be displaying their artworks in order to help support Haiti relief. Wouter's is particularly looking forward to the event as it will be her first art exhibit and showcase.

Doors open at 8 p.m. on Saturday, with a $5 cover. The beats begin at 9 p.m. at the Top Knight!

EVOKE is a call to young Canadians aged 13 to 25 to express their
perspectives on human rights through art. The contest opens April 14, 2010 and closes May 25, 2010.

Winners from each province and territory will travel to Winnipeg during summer 2010 and have their art exhibited in front of thousands of people at a ceremony for the Canadian Museum for Human Rights!

Find more information here: http://evoke.tigweb.org/
EVOKE Promotional Flyer that you can print at post in your CAP site:
http://store.takingitglobal.org/clients/evoke/evoke.pdf

Invitation to Artists for Consideration of
Original Artwork

For the New
Aven Cottages – Territorial Dementia Facility
Yellowknife, NT

Issued by the Yellowknife Association of
Concerned Citizens for Seniors
(YACCS)

Ranges: $500 to $2,500

Timelines:
Deadline for Submission: October 15, 2010
Selection of Artwork: November 4, 2010 – Notification of Selection will be shortly thereafter.
Artwork received by: November 26, 2010

Submissions:
Should be sent to yaccsart@northwestel.net or YACCS Art Invitation, Suite 1, 5710 – 50th Avenue, Yellowknife, NT X1A 1G1.
Inquiries by email only to: yaccsart@northwestel.net

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This exhibition is a collaboration between Parks Canada and Northern Images Gallery

Where: Northern Images Gallery (on Franklin Ave)
When: Friday April 30 - May 21.
Opening: Friday, April 30, 6:00-9:00pm

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Northern Images in parternership with the Deparment of Industry, Tourism and Investment will be holding an information session for artists and crafters.

Meet with a representative of ITI to learn all the possibility available with the NWT Arts Branding Logo Program.

You will find out all the exciting opportunity that Northern Images can offer to showcase your artwork.

Friday April 30 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm @ Northern Images - refreshment will be served.

Maria Stella Patera
Store Retail Manager
Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

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Dear friends of the Northern Music Community,

please find below an invitation to Music NWT's AGM and Social April 29th.


Much has happened in the music community since the creation of Music NWT (formerly known as The Recording Arts Association of the Northwest Territories).

The past year and a half have been challenging, but also very product.
Please join us at the Top Knight this Thursday April 29th and help build on this productivity.

Music NWT is now in a great position to move ahead with some of it's primary goals, we need your help to make it happen.

Respectfully,


Matthew Grogono
Treasurer, Music - NWT
867)669-7645
cell: 445-5995
matthew@ykglassrecyclers.ca

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Event Date:17th Apr 2010

Aurora Arts Society’s Artist Demonstrations Saturday, April 17th - noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre cafe on the second floor.

The following artists will be participating:

Diane Boudreau - Painting on core sample boxes Inemesit Graham - Acrylic Painting Rossanna Strong - Basketry Gisele Forget - Freestlye Stenciling on Glass Janice Daly - Painting Landscape There will be complimentary refreshments.

If your community hosts a recurring festival, or plans to celebrate an important local anniversary, event organizers may be eligible for funding under the Government of Canada's Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program. This program provides support for activities that engage volunteers and present local artists, artisans and local historical heritage, and that are intended for and open to the general public.

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It has three components:

Local Festivals: supports local, recurring community events and activities that feature the public presentation of local artists
and/or of local heritage.

Community Anniversaries: supports local, non-recurring community events and activities that commemorate the 100th or greater (in
increments of 25 years) anniversary of a local historically significant event or person.

Legacy Fund: supports capital projects that demonstrate a clear link to the commemoration of the anniversary (100th or greater, in
increments of 25 years) of a significant local historical event or personality.
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The next deadline for applications for all program components is April 30, 2010

For more information on eligibility, applications and deadlines for the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program, go to http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/dcap-bcah/index-eng.cfm or call 1-800-661-0585.

Trevor Ashfield

Program Consultant
Department of Canadian Heritage
Prairies and Northern Region
1975 Scarth Street, 4th Floor
Regina, SK S4P 2H1

Telephone: (306) 780-7658
Fax: (306) 780-6630
Toll free: 1 (888) 997-3123
Email: trevor.ashfield@pch.gc.ca
Government of Canada

Announcing 2010 NorthWords Authors

The NorthWords Writers Festival is pleased to announce that we have a fantastic lineup of authors for the 2010 NorthWords Writers Festival,

June 3-6, 2010 in Yellowknife.


The authors are:

Annabel Lyon,
Cathleen With,
Sharon Butala
Ivan E. Coyote
Steve Sanderson
Bob Barton
James Pokiak
Richard Van Camp
Annelies Pool
Deborah Webster
Jamie Bastedo
Mindy Willett
Bren Kolson
Cathy Jewison

And there may be more to come.
For more information about these authors, please visit our website: www.northwordsfestival.ca

Senvest Collection
1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 2400
Montréal, QC
H3A 3G4
http://www.senvestcollection.com/home.php
Questions: collection@senvest.com

Submission deadline:
Postmarked May 1st, 2010


We are lovers of Canadian art and we seek to share our passion with
the world. Through the acquisition of new works and their showing in its corporate offices world-wide, the Senvest Collection of New
Canadian Art encourages the appreciation of Canadian art
internationally. The Senvest Collection is open to submissions from
individuals and galleries across Canada.

This young collection is also embarking on a special mission: in
order to build a strong, ongoing relationship with the contemporary
Canadian visual arts community, Senvest curators will follow an
evolving body of work with a view to acquiring more than one piece
per artist. In this way, the Collection will offer a rare
perspective of artists' careers as they develop over time.

Senvest takes great satisfaction in showcasing its Canadian art
around the globe. Works in the collection are on permanent display
on the Senvest Collection website as well as in corporate offices in the following cities: Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Boston, New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Tel Aviv , Madrid and Buenos Aires.

The Senvest Collection committee meets at least twice each year to
view new works. Additional meetings are scheduled as necessary.
Candidates are invited to apply at any time and as often as they
wish with new material each time. The selection process unfolds in
two steps:
1) Preliminary selection sets apart works which we ask be
temporarily reserved;
2) Final selection determines which works will be purchased for the
collection.

The Senvest Collection considers art in all media. Senvest asks that each artist submit at least three works for consideration, but no more than 10. Submissions must comprise the following all on one CD, please do not send printed documents:
- JPEG images of works submitted saved as "ArtistName_Title.jpg"
(please do not number the images);
- a detailed list of the works including title, size, medium, year
and price;
- a brief artist’s statement including career highlights, year and
city of birth (not more than 150 words) and artist’s curriculum
vitae.

Galleries submitting on behalf of more than one artist should
include individual artist folders on the same CD.
All submissions are confidential.

Submissions must be sent by mail to:
Senvest Collection
1000 Sherbrooke Street West, Suite 2400
Montréal, QC
H3A 3G4

Questions: collection@senvest.com

From April 6 - 10 and April 17 & 24, Northern Images, Inuvik will be very pleased to host several skilled craftspeople, -including: Lisa Alikamik, Alice Kimiksana, Mary Okheena, Elsie Ovilok, Roberta Memogana and Wilma Memogana- who will be working on parkas in our gallery, from 1pm to 4 pm daily. These parkas will be on display for purchase in celebration of Mothers' Day, starting Satuday, May 8.

We hope you will drop by the gallery to see and learn more about this essential part of our northern culture.


Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

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Calling All Performers...

BHP Billiton is committed to the communities in which we operate. We are currently seeking expressions of interest from individuals or groups who may be interested in performing, demonstrating or teaching fine and performing arts or hosting cultural events at EKATI Diamond Mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories.

Performers who fall under the following categories are encouraged to apply: music (all genres), dance (all genres), film and media arts, traditional and cultural performance, storytelling and theatre.

Submissions must be received by April 30, 2010. Please forward this information to anyone who you think may be interested.

If you are an individual artist, performer or arts group currently residing in the NWT, or in the Hamlet of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, and would like more information, please contact:
Alexander Legaree
Calling All Performers
BHP Billiton
#1102, 4920 – 52nd Street
Yellowknife, NT X1A 3T1

Tel: +1 867 766 6508
Fax: +1 867 669 9293
E-Mail: alexander.i.legaree@bhpbilliton.com

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March 8, 2010

Yellowknife, NWT

The Northwest Territories enjoys a wealth of creativity and artists despite its relatively sparse population.

That wealth is an open secret North of Sixty, but Fort Smith musician Veronica Johnny wants the world to know. Along with husband and bandmate Dave Johnny, Veronica hosted a Press Kit and Bio workshop for artists in Yellowknife, March 6 and 7. The workshop, free for participants and sponsored by Folk on the Rocks, Aurora College and Dave Brosha Photography, was designed to help emerging artists with the basics of promotion and marketing, while giving established professionals a chance to rethink their press packages.

During the two-day session, artists networked, brainstormed and learned about a variety of topics including bio writing, information gathering to build a professional resume, industry tips and the pros and cons of traditional hard-copy versus electronic press kits. They also participated in a professional photo shoot.

“A press kit is essentially an artist’s resume and calling card, whether they’re looking to book gigs, land a festival spot, win an award or gain access to funding,” said Veronica. “This is something we’d like to do across the territory, and not just for musicians. It’d be good for other types of artists, as well as people teaching traditional skills and language.”

Workshop participants ranged from those seeking to establish themselves on the local scene, to others with national exposure and years of experience.

“I definitely feel more professional now,” said beginner singer/songwriter Catherine Gillis.

Well-known producer and musician Norm Glowach, back from playing to 22,000-person crowds at the Vancouver Olympics, also attended.

“It was an entertaining and thoughtful presentation on the serious business of artist promotion,” he said.

Veronica and Dave were surprised when they saw Glowach’s name on the sign-up sheet.

“To have a guy like Norm come out, who I’d say is quite a bit more accomplished than us, and leave having learned or gained something new to consider is humbling but gratifying,” said Dave. “We’ve had some great opportunities over the last couple of years, and it’s had a lot to do with how we present ourselves. We’re grateful to Folk on the Rocks for the opportunity to share what we’ve learned and help others.”

In commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of Ivvavik National Park of Canada and the Inuvialuit Final Land Claim Agreement, Northern Images is proud to host Parks Canada's permanent collection and additional works inspired by the artists' experience in Ivvavik National Park: "Art in the Park".

Opening March 20th, 2010 in Inuvik, the 'Art in the Park' exhibit will subsequently travel to Northern Images, Yellowknife for April 30th, 2010. After that, it will open at Northern Images, Churchill on July 1st, 2010, in celebration of Canada Day. Featuring work from 24 artists, this exhibit includes pieces from artists from across Canada, around the world, and residing in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region: all participants in Parks Canada's 'Artists in the Park' program at Ivvavik. As part of their agreement with Parks Canada, each artist selects one piece to become part of the permanent collection; as well, the 'Art in the Park' exhibit includes other pieces from 'Artists in the Park' participants, derived from their time at Ivvavik.

Northern Images invites all who love art, and the north (and particularly, northern art) to join in our appreciation for the timeless wonder of our beautiful Arctic environment, and the incredible creativity of the artists it inspires.

Regards,

Maria Stella Patera - Store Retail Manager Marnie Hilash - Assistant Manager Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

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Hi all!

For 5 years, I¹ve been lucky and humbled enough to have travelled to some pretty cool places I never imagined I¹d see. More importantly, I¹ve met some incredible people who live amazing lives in the most remote part of theworld: The North.

On Saturday, March 6, I invite everyone to come see the people and places of Canada¹s Arctic. This collection of photography celebrates the diversity of people and ideals that span our three territories. Hopefully my photos take you North too; to hear the stories of the people who call it home.

Exhibit to take place at the Snowcastle, Saturday, March 6th from
noon-5pm.

*Viewer discretion: there will be some images of subsistence/commercial hunting that may be disturbing to younger children.

For more information, contact:
Patrick Kane
E-mail: patrick@uphere.ca

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Building on the exciting success of last year’s programs, Aboriginal Arts at The Banff Centre presents two innovative programs this coming summer — Diverse As This Land and the Indigenous Dance Residency.

We welcome you to apply, and please share this information with other artists who may be interested in these opportunities — and invite them to join our mailing list.

My very best,

Sandra Laronde
Director, Aboriginal Arts

Diverse As This Land — Voice Intensive Workshop Program dates: July 12 – 17, 2010 Application deadline: March 19, 2010

Add your voice to the Diverse As This Land project, a week-long vocal intensive at The Banff Centre that explores singing as physical experience, breath control and capacity, resonance, understanding of the vocal apparatus, care of the voice, and relationship to space and audience under the mentorship of two highly accomplished teachers, mentors, and singers. Singers in the program will have the unique opportunity to experience first-hand the power of live performance by singing as a group during the concert series.


Indigenous Dance Residency
Program dates: August 2 – 23, 2010
Application deadline: April 9, 2010

Experience a rare dance residency that brings together contemporary Indigenous dancers to participate in a high quality artistic process, with exceptional Indigenous choreographers, teachers, and mentors from various nations, backgrounds, and countries. Led by one of New Zealand’s most cutting-edge choreographers, Neil Ieremia, this intensive residency will probe, refine, and deepen the artistic process and strengthen the existing dance vocabulary of Indigenous dancers.

For more Information please contact:
1-403-762-6180
arts_info@banffcentre.ca www.banffcentre.ca/Aboriginal_Arts ~ ~

(Psst - exciting possible broadcast opportunity!) Culture Days is
creating a video montage of photos and video clips to showcase the vast range of artists, arts and culture in communities across Canada. Want to be part of the public announcement of Culture Days? Submit your photos and videos today!

Deadline: March 12, 2010.*

We’re looking for all varieties of arts and culture, from crafts and visual arts, to dance and theatre, to design and architecture, to literature and music, and much much more.... Amateur and community groups are highly-encouraged to be a part of Culture Days. If you’re asking yourself “...I wonder if they want my photos/videos?” – the answer is yes! Images that show interaction with the public are particularly welcome. Don’t have HD-quality videos? Submit your work anyway; we’ll try to work with it. Just send us the largest files, best resolution you’ve got, the sooner the better.
*By submitting your photo(s) and/or video footage, you are authorizing us to use your materials without renumeration to promote and communicate the Culture Days initiative via print, web, TV or any other media. Please include credit information if possible.

Ways to submit:

By mail (sorry, we are unable to offer return of your materials):
Keith Baguley, Endeavour Marketing
RE: Culture Days video montage
22 St. Clair Avenue East, 14th Floor
Toronto, ON M4T 2S3

By FTP:
host: ftp.endeavourmarketing.com
u: CultureDaysVideo
p: CDV_EMftp
By email:
info@culturedays.ca
subject line: video montage

Culture Days is a collaborative pan-Canadian volunteer movement to
raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities.To learn more, please visit our website: www.culturedays.ca

Jay Gilday will be in town this weekend with his Edmonton band to
release his first full length CD.

The show is Saturday, March 6th at the Top Knight, doors open at 7PM, secret opening act at 8PM, admission $10.

CDs will be available at the show.

For more information, contact:
Bill Gilday
bgilday@northwestel.net

The Northern Arts & Cultural Centre is pleased to present “Brother’s Keeper” by new NWT playwright, Diana Mathisen and directed by Heather MacDonnell

Set in placeCityYellowknife, "Brother's Keeper" explores homelessness, mental health and the fine line between having shelter and living on the street. This production was created through the NWT playwrights workshop.

“Brothers Keeper” runs from Thursday March 11th to Saturday March 13th at 8:00pm at NACC. Tickets are limited and can be purchased online at naccnt.ca or at the door on show night . For further information call the NACC Box Office at 766-6101 or visit www.naccnt.ca.

Treena Riles
Manager, Finance & Admin
Northern Arts & Cultural Centre
867-873-4950

The Northwest Territories’ own Folk on the Rocks Music Festival has
cracked the Top 40 for CBC Radio 3’s search for the Best Music
Festival in Canada.

Voting continues at http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/searchlight/ to find the
Best Music Festival in Canada. Next Wednesday, the Top 20 Festivals
will be announced.~

Help FOTR make the cut – log in and vote every day!


Sarah McLeod
Festival Co-ordinator
FOLK on the ROCKS
Box 326
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N3
Office: 867.920.7806~ Fax: 867.873.6535
web: www.folkontherocks.com

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Northern Images-Inuvik is pleased to announce, after an incredible success 'Porcupines and China Dolls' has been re-published. Gwichin author, Robert Arthur Alexie will be in our gallery Friday, February 19th at 6:30 PM. Come to get your signed copy!


For more informations contact:

Maria Stella Patera
Retail Store Manager
Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Inuvik, NT
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
www.northernimages.ca

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Leela Gilday is releasing her 3rd CD entitled "Calling All Warriorrs" at the Northern Arts & Cultural Centre on Tuesday, February 16th at 7-8:30pm.

Doors at 7, show at 7:30. Admission is free, CDs will be available for $20.

Contact for more information:
denegirl@gmail.com

The City of CityYellowknife Heritage Committee and Music NWT are
hosting an evening of northern history and cultural music as part of Yellowknife Heritage Week (February 8-14).

Featured Artists:

Rick Poltaruk
John Tees
Digawolf
Pat Braden

Date: Tuesday, February 9
Time: 7-10 pm
Place: Javaroma Gourmet Coffee

Enjoy a mix of northern talent from our four headlining musicians from 7 to 9. From 9 to 10 there will be an open mic session for any musicians out there that would like to share a song.

Join us in celebration of our unique northern cultural heritage!

Contact Ryan Silke (445-8622) for more information.

Folk on the Rocks is celebrating 30 years of music and celebration
under the midnight sun! Interested in taking part in this momentous event?

FOTR is calling for Northern performers (singers, dancers,
storytellers, musicians) to participate in this year’s festival!
We’re looking to help give emerging talent their big break and add to the experiences of more seasoned artists.

Make a note of the March 1st, 2010 deadline!

If you require any more information, please check out our website at www.folkontherocks.com or contact the office at (867)920-7806.

________________________________________
Sarah McLeod
Festival Co-ordinator
FOLK on the ROCKS
Box 326
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N3
Office: 867.920.7806~ Fax: 867.873.6535
web: www.folkontherocks.com

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Aurora Arts Society is Proud to Present

Creative Metalsmithing Slideshow Presentation

by Crys Harse

Feb 5, 7pm

at the YK Guild of Arts and Crafts Building (113 Kam Lake Road
Upstairs)

Crys Harse has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta College of
Art and Design, and is an award-winning metalsmith with a passion for surface texture. Her interests include vessel-making and small-scale sculpture. Initially a basket maker, she is currently exploring connections between metalsmithing and basketry along with her ongoing work on etched and wrinkled surfaces. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and featured in several weaving, metalsmithing, and art publications, as well as being in numerous private collections. She is an enthusiastic teacher, dedicated to the student’s artistic potential.
www.simplymetalstudio.blogspot.com

The NWT Performing Collective invites you to a FREE preview of their show before they head south!

Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Northern Arts & Cultural Centre, Yellowknife

This Sunday evening, come support NWT’s talented artists and performers who are heading to the Olympics later this month! Our NWT Performing Collective is putting on a special sneak peak of their special NWT Day performance.

For more information on the time and location of this free event,
please see the attached PDF.

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The Arctic Voices Fellowship program is up and running and we need your help in identifying Northern applicants.

We value you as a networking partner to reach the remarkable young men and women, aged 25 -35, from across the Canadian North who are embarking on a path of public and community service and would benefit from our Arctic Voices Fellowships. Former MP Nancy Karetak-Lindell is directing the program from her home base in Arviat.

Twelve candidates from the five Arctic regions - Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Northern Quebec (Nunavik) and Northern Labrador (Nunatsiavut) - will be chosen as Arctic Voices Fellows. First Nations, Inuit and Métis candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Arctic Voices Fellows will have the opportunity to research and develop policy ideas that they believe will benefit their communities and the North. The Foundation's commitment is to support Northerners who have ideas and talents but need opportunities and support to carry them out, so that Northerners have the tools to shape their own future.

Each Fellow will receive $25,000 spanning two years starting in June 2010, mentoring from Elders, and opportunities to spend time with other Fellows and policy experts across Northern and Southern Canada.

Application deadline: March 24, 2010, 5 p.m. PST

Please encourage the young Northerners you know to apply and help us spread the word about this great opportunity by forwarding this email to your contacts.

For more details on the Arctic Voices Fellowships, please visit our website: www.arcticvoices.ca

Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP) [wamp@wamp.ca] has announced its Yellowknife Film Festival 2010 program:

Welcome to the Western Arctic Moving Pictures 3rd Annual YK Film
Festival!

WAMP is a non-profit arts organization based in the city of
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Our mission is to promote, encourage, support, showcase and produce independent film, video, audio and digital media with the social, cultural and artistic community of the Northwest Territories.

This festival is a wonderful opportunity for Yellowknifers to see the films that they would not normally get to find in movie theatres in the North. We have also brought up wonderful workshop teachers from all around the world – bringing knowledge of the industry to our little town.

The 3rd YKFF would not have been possible, if it weren’t for our
wonderful sponsors and our hard working volunteers and we really
appreciate all the contributions, hard work and time they have put in.

Enjoy the Festival!

Jeremy Emerson
WAMP Executive Director

Sarah Kalnay-Watson
WAMP President

Basement of 4916 49th Street (Kopykat North Building) PO Box 2487,
Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2P8
(867) 766-2586 - wamp@wamp.ca

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Folk on the Rocks is seeking an Executive Director to provide
leadership and management that will support its vision, mission, and values as well as carry out the goals and objectives of the
organization.

For details on qualifications and job responsibilities, please visit folkontherocks.com or contact the office at info@folkontherocks.com.

Qualified applicants please send a cover letter highlighting your
relevant experience, along with current resume, to:

The Hiring Committee
Folk on the Rocks
Box 326, Yellowknife NT X1A 2N3
Or by email, to: fotr.hiring.committee@gmail.com

Only those candidates chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Closing: February 17, 2010

________________________________________
Sarah McLeod
Festival Co-ordinator
FOLK on the ROCKS
Box 326
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N3
Office: 867.920.7806~ Fax: 867.873.6535
web: www.folkontherocks.com

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The NorthWords Writers Festival invites you to get rid of the February Blahs by joining Steven Galloway, author of the acclaimed Cellist of Sarajevo for a literary weekend in Yellowknife!

Public Reading and Meet & Greet

Come and meet Steven Galloway and hear him read from his latest book The Cellist of Sarajevo.

This event is free and open to the public.

There will be time to ask questions and speak with the author.
Refreshments will beprovided.

Date and Time: Sun. Feb. 14, 2:00 – 4:00
Place: Yellowknife Public Library Meeting Room Second Floor, Centre Square

Practical Techniques of Fiction

Workshop for serious emerging writers on elements of structure in short and long fiction.

Sat. Feb. 13: 10:00 – 12:00, 1:00 – 5:00 Sun. Feb. 14: 10:00 – 12:00
Place: Aurora College, Room 308
Cost: $50, includes refreshments

Register in advance at the Yellowknife Book Cellar (across from the Post Office) Numbers are limited, so register early!


Annelies Pool President, NorthWords Writers Festival

Box 1411,
Yellowknife, NT
867-445-4800
www.northwordsfestival.ca
About Steven: Steven Galloway is the author of three novels, most
recently the international bestseller “The Cellist of Sarajevo,” which won the Borders New Voices Award, The Evergreen Award and the George Ryga Award, and was nominated for the Dublin Impac Prize, The Giller Prize, and the Ethel Wilson Prize. His work has been translated into over thirty languages. Galloway lives in New Westminster and teaches fiction writing at the University of British Columbia.

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Contemporary Digital Imagery
A series of workshops created for and emphasising the needs of:
Artists & other Individuals, Small & MEDIUM Sized Businesses, Family Businesses, Freelancers, the Self Employed, Non-governmental Organizations and with discounts for Civil Society Groups. Also private lessons.

Offered in Yellowknife or by arrangement in the Yukon, the NWT, Nunavik & Nunavut or other locals.

by / par
GEORGE LESSARD
Information, Communications and Media Specialist Spécialiste en
l'information, communications et ~medias
451 Norseman Dr.
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
X1A 2J1, Canada
Yellowknife Land Line # (867) 873-2662
Yellowknife Cell # (867) 445-9193

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The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre is proud to present its annual Northern Performers Festival, featuring established and emerging stars on the entertainment scene "north of 60."

This year's festival will present different performances at 7:30 each evening from January 26 to January 30 at NACC. The entertainers are from Fort Simpson, Fort Smith, Inuvik, Whitehorse, and Yellowknife.

Performing on January 26 are two acts from Yukon, Spring Breakup and John Wort Hannam.
Performing on January 27 are Northern Guitar Summit, from Yellowknife, Fort Simpson and Fort Smith, and Ceilidh Friends from Yellowknife.
Performing on January 28 is Wake Up Hazel from Yellowknife.
Performing on January 29 are The Dawgwoods and Priscilla’s Revenge from Yellowknife.
Performing on January 30 is Leanne Goose from Inuvik.

Tickets for these shows can be purchased at the NACC box office, online at www.naccnt.ca or by phone at 766-6101.

Yellowknife Glass Recyclers Co-op Ltd. is busy preparing inventory for workshops. Locals pay a discounted price of $30 to make a glass vessel in our little shop. Workshops are a great opportunity to cozy up in our studio, with the sound of our wood stove crackling in the background and work away at creating some northern glassware.

Attached is our brochure, that includes further information.

YGR Co-operative Staff
info@ygr.coop
(867)669-7654 www.ygr.coop

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The fourth annual Iceolation Art show is looking for Artists for
this year's show.

The theme this year is Ice/Isolation and the show will start with an opening at the Snow castle on March 28 then all the art will be
moved to the Down to Earth Gallery where it will run from March 31
until April 10th with an open house on April 1st.

This show is open to all visual, musical, theatricial, written,
storytellers or any other type of art you may wish to create.

for more information please call Rosalind @ 920-0711 or email:
northsoul@theedge.ca

The NorthWords Writers Festival has a new and improved website and blog to keep you up-to-date on all the literary events we're
sponsoring this year and news on the NWT writing community.

Please check it out at:
www.northwordsfestival.ca http://northwordswritersfestival.blogspot.com/
You can also find NorthWords on Facebook and Twitter.

OSCS Arts Walk - Fort Simpson, NT
Call for Submissions

The Open Sky Creative Society in Fort Simpson, NT is currently
seeking submissions from Northern artists working in the Visual Arts
currently residing in the Northwest Territories for a
community-based arts walk event.

The OSCS Arts Walk will celebrate its opening the 4th week of June,
2010 and will run until August 31st, 2010. Selected artists will be
invited to exhibit their work in a business or organization open to
the general public in Fort Simpson, NT.

Preference may be given to artists who are also willing to
participate at the Open Sky Festival (June 25th – 27th, 2010).
Artists may be asked to conduct workshops or demonstrations which
will be attended by community & audience members at the 10th annual
Open Sky Festival.

The Open Sky Creative Society will provide selected artists with
CARFAC-based exhibition fees in exchange for their participation in
the OSCS Arts Walk. Northern artists selected to participate at the
Open Sky Festival will be paid artist fees, compensated for travel &
assisted with accommodation while in Fort Simpson, NT.

Submissions should include:

Up to 10 images of your work
(Please indicate any images of work~you intend to exhibit as part of
the OSCS Arts Walk):

• Submit a CD containing up to 10 jpg images
• A Media list which includes title, media, dimensions, & date of
pieces
• An Artist CV outlining exhibition, workshop & other relevant
experience
• A brief Artist Statement (500 words Max.)
• Submissions should be mailed to:
Programming Coordinator
Open Sky Creative Society
Box 575
Fort Simpson, NT X0E 0N0


SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Postmarked on or before January 15th, 2010


For more information, please contact:

Tracy Kovalench
Programming Coordinator
Open Sky Creative Society
PO Box 575
Ft. Simpson, NT X0E 0N0
Tel.(867) 695-3005
Fax:(867) 695-3005 www.openskyfestival.ca Facebook page: "Open Sky"

Call For Submissions / Show Us Your Shorts / A Festival of Short
Films / Calgary, AB / Extended Deadline Date: Monday, February 15,
2010

Show Us Your Shorts screens the best in local, national, and
international short films in a relaxed and enjoyable environment,
awarding and recognizing the best in show for craft, narrative, size
(as in length) and a Grand Jury prize.

Submissions from +1 seconds to 45 minutes are welcome, with no
required submission fee. We will take any form, genre, or
convention. We want to see it all!

For Details Visit: www.showusyourshorts.ca For SUYS News: http://www.showusyourshorts.blogspot.com

Submission Deadline Extended: February 15, 2010
To submit your short film to SUYS please complete the online
application. Then, send your submission to us at :

Show Us Your Shorts Film Festival
c/o Faculty of Communication and Culture
University of Calgary
2500 University Dr. NW
Calgary T2N 1N4

Submissions must arrive prior to the Submission Deadline!

Submission ChecklistTo ensure that your entry is accepted please be
sure that the following are included :

1. Completed online application and festival release form (including
signature and date). Here is a link to the printable form.
2. DVD or VHS preview tape (NTSC preferred for international
submissions)
3. Please label your package FOR FESTIVAL PREVIEW ONLY – NO
COMMERCIAL VALUE
4. DO NOT value package at more than $5 Canadian REMEMBER: There areno entry fees for submission.

Jeanette Burman
Executive Director
SHOW US YOUR SHORTS
Calgary, Alberta
E-mail: jeanetteburman@hotmail.com
Phone: (403) 670 – 9948

Come out and learn the art of Papier Mache. Learn how to plan and
build a beautiful sculpture through following step-by-step guided
instruction. For examples of the instructor’s work, visit:
moniquerobert.com.

A reference book written by the instructor must be purchased at the
time of registration for $27.80. A supply list is available upon
registration.

Jan 18th -- No class March 8, 15
Location: Sir John Franklin High School - Art Room
Instructor: Monique Robert
Course Fee: $160.00

please contact Andrea Hyde at 920-5676 or ahyde@yellowknife.ca

Monique Robert

MoniqueRobert.com

The City of Yellowknife is sponsoring an Art Show during the annual Heritage Week celebrations in February 2010.

Artists are invited to make submissions of original art work relating to the heritage and history of Yellowknife. Artwork must be framed and ready for hanging or display, and will be on public display for approximately one month.

Submissions will be accepted at City Hall no later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010.

Artwork for display will be chosen by the Heritage Committee and may also be selected for purchase for the City collection.

For more information, please call the City at 920-5674.

Youth between the ages of 12 and 18, who are interested
in submitting an entry to the writing contest, are asked to submit a one-page piece of writing, in any format (prose, poetry, etc), on a subject related to life in the North.

Entries will be accepted in any language that is currently spoken in the North, and prizes will be awarded to the first and second place entrants in each of two categories: English/French and Traditional Language/Other.

The First Prize winner in each category will receive an Ipod Touch
32 GB, and the Second Prize winner will receive an Ipod Nano 16GB.

The deadline for entries is December 31st, 2009.

- PLEASE DISTRIBUTE WIDELY -

IPY Youth Time Capsule Writing Contest – DEADLINE EXTENDED
** New deadline for entries: December 31st, 2009 **

The International Polar Year Youth Time Capsule Project Committee is holding a writing contest for Pan-Arctic youth, and is calling for submissions about life in the north that will be included in the IPY Time Capsule, to be re-opened 25 years from now.

The IPY Time Capsule Project is a youth-led initiative, aimed at
involving northern youth in the International Polar Year in
meaningful and creative ways. The Project has been developed based on the belief that youth participation is essential to ensuring the lasting legacy of the International Polar Year. So far, the Time Capsule Project has included photography, art work and youth surveys, and the Committee is now seeking pieces of writing, so that a written interpretation of life in the north through the eyes of youth can be presented along side the visual components of the Time Capsule.

Youth living in Canada between the ages of 12 and 18, who are
interested in submitting an entry to the writing contest, are asked to submit a one-page piece of writing, in any format (prose, poetry, etc), on a subject related to life in the North.

Entries will be accepted in any language that is currently spoken in the North, and prizes will be awarded to the first and second place entrants in each of two categories: English/French and Traditional Language/Other.

The First Prize winner in each category will receive an Ipod Touch
32 GB, and the Second Prize winner will receive an Ipod Nano 16GB.

The deadline for entries is December 31st, 2009.

All entries will be considered for inclusion in the IPY Time Capsule Project, and select entries will be displayed in a physical Time Capsule exhibit, slated for early 2010, as well as on an online exhibit, which will be available to the public beginning in late 2009 and displayed until January 2011.

In order to participate in the contest, youth can submit entries by email to ipy.timecapsule@gmail.com, or by mail to P.O.Box 11050, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3X7, Attn. Bree Denning.

Contact – Bryany Denning, 867 873 9337, 1bbd@queensu.ca

Christmas Craft and Bake Sale
Traditional Dene Handmade crafts

Slippers to Mitts and Gloves and Moccasins and Art.

Cakes, Cookies and Goodies

Saturday, December 19th, 2009.

Ndilo gym
10 am to 2 pm

Great Christmas gifts

If you would like to set-up a table or for more information please
contact Bobby Drygeese at 444-0451 or 873-6030

The OSC Gallery and the Open Sky Creative Society in Fort Simpson,
NT is now accepting submissions from Canadian, Northern and Dehcho
artists & performers for upcoming gallery programming 2010-2011; and participation at the Open Sky Festival 2010 (OSFX).

Please see the link below for various artist and performer
opportunities with the Open Sky Creative Society.

The deadline for all submissions from visual artists, performers &
musicians outside the Dehcho is January
15th, 2010.
http://www.openskyfestival.ca/artistopp.htm
Mahsi Cho


Tracy Kovalench
Programming Coordinator
Open Sky Creative Society
PO Box 575
Ft. Simpson, NT X0E 0N0
Tel.(867) 695-3005 Fax:(867) 695-3005 www.openskyfestival.ca Facebook page: "Open Sky" http://www.myspace.com/openskycreativesociety

-----Original Message-----
From: Boris Atamanenko [mailto:Boris_Atamanenko@learnnet.nt.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 10:29 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients
Subject: NEW: NWT Arts Council funding proposal deadline

NOTICE: NWT Arts Council has changed its deadline for funding proposals.

The Department of Education, Culture and Employment, in partnership with the NWT Arts Council would like to inform Northerners that the new closing date for applications for NWT Arts Council Arts Funding is February 28, 2010.

Money is available for individual artists or registered territorial organizations who are producing a specific artistic work, project or event in a recognized discipline.

To request an application, please call 867-920-6370 or E-mail:
boris_atamanenko@gov.nt.ca.

*****

For more information, please contact:

Boris Atamanenko
Manager Community Programs
Culture & Heritage Division
GNWT Education, Culture & Employment

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre P.O. Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

Ph: 867.920.6370 Fax: 867.873.0205
E-mail: boris_atamanenko@gov.nt.ca

Please visit: www.nwtartscouncil.ca

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Bio & Press KitWorkshop (For Artists / Musicians / Models / Actors /
Traditional Teachers)

An Artist’s press kit is their resume; a living document evolving along
with the artist’s career that must routinely be updated and improved.

We are pleased to offer a 2-day Bio & Press Kit Workshop giving
creative people the tools they need to establish and/or market
themselves to gain work and support. Whether they are an emerging
artist looking to go pro, or an established professional looking to
update, a current press kit is a valuable document, and essential when
applying for grants, awards, work, etc.

We are looking for organizations to fund and/or support this workshop,
to make it FREE TO PARTICIPANTS and accessible to youth, aboriginal
people and communities.

We are also looking for people to participate in this workshop in Fort
Smith, Hay River, Fort Simpson, Yellowknife and any other NWT town with
interest. Any assistance or support your organization can provide is
appreciated.

We hope to schedule these workshops prior to NWT Arts Council deadline
of February 28th, so participants can apply with an updated or brand
new press kit.

We are interested in delivering this workshop THIS MONTH during this
December break so we can offer it to students, returning post secondary
students and government employees on leave.

Potential workshop dates: Dec 23/24, Dec 26/27, Dec 28/29, Dec 30/31 or
Jan 2/3. We are also available in January & February.

This workshop, helping the territory’s next wave of creative
professionals and artisans gain work and exposure, has the added
benefit of raising awareness of career opportunities in the arts and,
long-term, contributes to a diversified economy.

Participants actively involved in the workshop can expect to leave with
a completed Bio & Press Kit, suitable for immediate use in multiple
media, including traditional print and newer electronic/online
applications.

Please see our attached press kit and the Bio & Press Kit Workshop
poster.

Ilook forward to hearing from you and working together to help our
community.


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Mary K. Okheena and Roberta Memogana two print makers from Holman/Ulukhaktok are doing a demonstration next Saturday, Dec. 5th at 2:00 pm at Northern Images. Mary and Roberta are two sisters whose drawings and original prints became famous all over Canada.

Maria Stella Patera
Store Retail Manager
Northern Images - Arctic Co-operatives Ltd.
Phone: (867) 777 2786
Fax: (867) 777 4430
115 Mackenzie Rd.
PO Box 2398
Inuvik, NT - X0E 0T0 www.northernimages.ca

Call for Cultural Delegates
2010 Arctic Winter Games
March 6-13, 2010
Grande Prairie, AB

Sport North, in conjunction with the NWT Arts Council, is now accepting applications for Cultural Delegates for Team NWT. We are seeking a total of six (6) cultural delegates, one (1) manager and one (1) chaperone who are interested in participating at the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, AB.

Delegates can be a different discipline (i.e. performing, visual, photo, film). The chaperone & manager is required to submit references from their community and a criminal record check.

Cultural participants in the Arctic Winter Games must be born between
1989 and 1995. Candidates should be skilled and experienced performers, ready to present their own work and to participate in common arrangements with other artists.

If you are an individual artist, performer or arts group currently residing in the NWT and would like more information about participation in the NWT cultural delegations to the Games, please
contact:

Doug Rentmeister, Chef de Mission

SPORT NORTH
4908 - 49 Street, 3rd floor, Don Cooper Building Box 11089 Yellowknife, NT X1A 3X7
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0797
Tel: (867) 669-8326/TEAM
Fax: (867) 669-8327

drent@sportnorth.com

The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009.

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You are invited to take part in the Canada Media Fund (CMF) Industry Consultation by participating in a Focus Group session
that will be held on Monday, December 7, 2009 at the Yellowknife Inn 5010 – 49th Street, Yellowknife , NT in the Gold Room, from 9am to 12noon.

The purpose of the Focus Group is to obtain the input and expertise
of industry stakeholders, such as yourself, as we create the policies and programs of the CMF. Discussions at the Focus Group will centre on the key policy issues we outlined during our virtual town hall on August 6, 2009.

We have prepared detailed briefing notes on the key policy issues
that will be discussed. I encourage you to familiarize yourself with this information prior to the Focus Group. The briefing notes and summaries of other Focus Group sessions held to-date across the country are available on our website at www.ctf-fct.ca/consult_en.html.

No other advance preparation work is required.

Please let us know by Friday, November 27 if you will be able to
participate by e-mailing rcoley@ctf-fct.ca. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact Rachel Coley , Administration Manager, at 1-877-975-0766.

Though this is very short notice, please forward to any and all Yellowknife Artists & Performers who might be interested in participating in this exciting conference.

The Northwest Territories Teacher’s Association (NWTTA) in partnership with the Department of Education, Culture & Employment as well as Learning Through The Arts is proud to present on Tues Nov 24, Wed Nov 25 and Thurs Nov 26 at the Museum the ~“Literacy Through The Arts Conference”.

There is no cost to participants and refreshments and lunch are provided for free each day in the Museum Café.

Forty Five K-12 teachers from across the NWT have registered for this event…however there are still openings for artists and performers. In particular, artists may be interested in Tues morning’s session.

If you require more information and/or wish to register please contact Colleen Eckert, NWTTA Professional Development Coordinator at 873-8501.

~You can also register on Tues morning at the Prince of Wales (in the auditorium) at 8:45 -9:00 a.m

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Call for Cultural Delegates
2010 Arctic Winter Games
March 6-13, 2010
Grande Prairie, AB

Sport North, in conjunction with the NWT Arts Council, is now accepting applications for Cultural Delegates for Team NWT. We are seeking a total of six (6) cultural delegates, one (1) manager and one (1) chaperone who are interested in participating at the Arctic Winter Games in Grande Prairie, AB.

Delegates can be a different discipline (i.e. performing, visual, photo, film). The chaperone & manager is required to submit references from their community and a criminal record check.

Cultural participants in the Arctic Winter Games must be born between
1989 and 1995. Candidates should be skilled and experienced performers, ready to present their own work and to participate in common arrangements with other artists.

If you are an individual artist, performer or arts group currently residing in the NWT and would like more information about participation in the NWT cultural delegations to the Games, please
contact:

Doug Rentmeister, Chef de Mission

SPORT NORTH
4908 - 49 Street, 3rd floor, Don Cooper Building Box 11089 Yellowknife, NT X1A 3X7
Toll-free: 1-800-661-0797
Tel: (867) 669-8326/TEAM
Fax: (867) 669-8327

drent@sportnorth.com

The deadline for submission is 4:00 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2009.

Aurora Fiddle Society workshop

The Aurora Fiddle Society is hosting a fiddle workshop on Nov. 28th
and 29th at Ecole Allain St-Cyr, 48 Taylor Road.

Instructors are Donna Turk, Elisa Sereno Janz and Linda Duford.

$50 for adults, $25 for youth ($10 more for non-members).

9:00 am to 3:30 pm

Contact Mary at 444-8614 or aurorafiddle@gmail.com for more info.

Suzette Montreuil

Elks Craft Sale - November 14, 2009 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Baker Centre - November 28, 2009 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

A Holiday exhibit showcasing a wide variety of Dawn’s acclaimed works will be on display at Norhern Images Art Gallery in Yellowknife.

Saturday, November 7th, 6:00pm – 9:00pm

Northern Images, 4801 Franklin Ave. (@ 48th St.),

Dawn has graced Yellowknife with her unique, northern images since 1999 and has founded a reputation as being one of the North’s most recognizable artists.
Her presence within Yellowknife’s art culture will be missed as Dawn heads south to pursue new ambitions and adventures.

Northern Images wishes Dawn all of the best, and we encourage Yellowknifers to come and celebrate our friend’s success

Rae Braden of Strata Studios invites you to

"My Big Backyard"
An art sale of prints, drawings and art cards.

Date:
November 27th 5:00pm-9:00pm (opening)
November 28th, 10:00am-4:00pm

Location: Centre Square Mall, upper level
www.flickr.com/photos/strata_studios/

A survey of the situation and needs of senior artists, available at http://www.SeniorArtists.ca
An influential group of Canadian arts organizations is looking for ways to do more to support Canada’s senior artists (that is, artists in all disciplines who are 65 and over).

We invite artists 60 and over to participate in a survey ... about
their needs and interests in areas such as artistic activity, health care, housing, retirement, financial issues, community connections and social networks.

The online survey of the situation and needs of senior artists is
available here. A pdf version of the survey (if preferred to the online survey) is available below. Pre-printed copies of the survey are available on request.

...

A background research document (available below) summarizes programs, services and associations that support older artists in 13 countries, largely in Europe.

If you are an artist and 60 or over, please participate in this
action-oriented research project about artists in all disciplines!

The research is being conducted by Hill Strategies Research on behalf of the Senior Artists Research Project.

You can contact Kelly Hill of Hill Strategies at
kelly@hillstrategies.com or 1-877-445-5494.

Related Documents
Information
Survey

Call to all Artists

interested is exhibiting for show and sale at

Aurora Arts Society – ART EXPO

November 21 and 22, 2009

Space is Limited - Register Today!

The Aurora Arts Society is sponsoring Yellowknife’s 2nd annual
Artists Exposition or Art Expo on November 21 and 22 from 11am -5pm
at the Multiplex DND gym.

This show and sale presents the finest examples of artistic
expression in one place.

This year the ART expo is a 2 day event!

Registration deadline is November 6th Fee $150.00 per artist.

To Register or more info: Please contact Astrid Kruse 920-7497 or
astrid@theedge.ca

_____________________________________________

We are looking for volunteers to help out with the Aurora Arts
Society Booth and the Coffee Bar at the Expo!

Elks Craft Sale - November 14, 2009 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Baker Centre - November 28, 2009 - 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Special Métis Health Careers & Special Post-Secondary Education
Bursary Awards for First Nations and Inuit students

Deadline: November 2, 2009
Visit naaf.ca to download applications
1-800-329-9780

Building Brighter Futures
The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation has evolved into the
largest non-governmental funding body for First Nations, Inuit, and
Métis post secondary students across~Canada.~

Bursary and scholarship awards are provided to over 600 First
Nations, Inuit, and Métis student annually across a diverse range of disciplines.

In total, NAAF has disbursed over $32 million to over 8400
recipients since its inception.~ NAAF offers financial assistance
(scholarships and bursaries) through four major categories:
- Post-Secondary Education,
- Fine Arts,
- Health Careers, and~
- Oil & Gas Aboriginal Trades & Technology.

The National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation (NAAF) is a
nationally registered non-profit organization dedicated to raising
funds to deliver programs that provide the tools necessary for
Aboriginal peoples, especially youth to achieve their potential.

Since 1985 the Foundation through its Education Program has awarded
more than $32-million in scholarships and bursaries to more than
8,400 First Nations, Inuit and Métis students nationwide. NAAF's key initiatives include:
- The National Aboriginal Achievement Awards (NAAA) a national
annual broadcast celebrating 14 achievers in a multitude of career
areas including a special youth award and an award for lifetime
achievement;
- Taking Pulse joins NAAF with industry to present career options in specific growth sectors through a series of short documentaries and supporting curriculum materials with the aim of recruiting First Nations, Inuit & Métis youth; and
- Blueprint for the Future (BFF) a series of one-day career fairs
that motivate and inspire First Nations, Inuit and Métis high school students with valuable resources and information on career
opportunities. Over 30,000 students have attended these exciting
youth oriented events to date nationwide.

The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre will be holding its Annual
General Meeting

Sunday, October 25/2009 at 2:00pm

in the lobby of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre at 4701-52nd
Avenue, Yellowknife. (Sir John Franklin High School)

For further information please contact the NACC office at 873-4950.

The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC) is pleased to offer
performing artists of the NWT the 3rd Annual Business of the
Performing Arts Workshop with Debbie Peters of Magnum Opus
Management.

Debbie Peters is a well respected in the performing arts industry in North America. A member of the Canadian Arts Presenting Association and the Western Canadian Music Association, she is respected for her continued work as a professional performing artist manager and mentor.

This workshop will cover; developing performance products for local, regional and national audiences; marketing performance products through showcasing and performing arts marketing events; promotional material development; the art of grant writing and finding funders; business planning and personal showcase coaching.

The workshop is open to a maximum of eight performing artists
(groups) who are interested in taking the next step in building
their professional career.

Place: Northern Arts and Cultural Centre Yellowknife, NWT

Date and Time:

Saturday October 31, 2009
10:30 am– 9:00pm

Sunday November 01, 2009
10:30 am – 9:00pm

Monday November 2, 2009
6:00pm – 9:00pm

Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Space is very limited.
Artists will be accepted on a first come-first served basis.

Fee: $150.00

For more information or to register,
please contact NACC at (867) 873-4950

Individuals or organizations interested in Canada Council Aboriginal Programs should contact Canada Council directly. See brief summary of the Elder/Youth Legacy Program and Collaborative Exchange Grants Programs below. Note the November 15 deadline.

Canada Council Aboriginal Programming
The Aboriginal Arts Office collaborates with the Aboriginal Arts
Advisory Committee and with all sections of the Canada Council to
support Aboriginal Peoples artistic practices in all arts
disciplines.

Grant Programs (November 15 Deadline)
•Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic
Practices
•Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange: National and
International Project Grants
•Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange National and

International: Travel Grants

For more information about programming go to www.canadacouncil.ca

Program Descriptions....

Elder/Youth Legacy Program: Support for Aboriginal Artistic
Practices - Deadline: 15 November

Program Description
Since the Canada Council created the Aboriginal Peoples
Collaborative Exchange program, more people have been asking how to
obtain funds for two underserved segments of the Aboriginal arts
community: the Elders (senior artists) and the youth (ages 15-25).

The Canada Council has realized that Aboriginal Elders and youth—the two segments of the community involved in passing on art
practices—have not been regularly applying for arts funding. Many of the Elders (senior artists) found the paperwork cumbersome, and the youth of the communities were ineligible because of their age.

The Elder/Youth Legacy program solves this by offering program
funding to Aboriginal organizations that wish to work with these two groups on a project basis. This program is not limited to
traditional art forms—it encompasses all forms of the arts. ~First,
the organization will choose the Elder who will work with their
youth. That Elder will then help to decide the number of young
people he or she will work with, and will help to select them.

Program Objectives
Through this program, Aboriginal arts organization can help Elders
pass on the many art forms being practiced, to the next generation.
The program will also increase the Canada Council’s capacity to
serve Aboriginal Elders of this country, giving them opportunities
to work with youth and pass on their legacy of artistic practice.

National and International: TRAVEL Grants

There are no deadlines for Travel Grant requests, but you are
encouraged to apply a minimum of eight weeks in advance of your
departure date.
Program Description
The Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange program assists
Aboriginal artists (individuals) or artistic groups from Aboriginal
communities to travel to other Aboriginal communities to share
traditional and/or contemporary knowledge or practices that will
contribute to the development of their artistic practice. The
program fosters unique artistic relationships and networks through
these collaborative exchanges among Aboriginal artists across all
disciplines.
This program has two components: National and International Project
Grants, and National and International Travel Grants. (There are
separate guidelines and forms for the Travel Grants component.)
National project travel, which allows Aboriginal artists and
artistic groups to travel within Canada to collaborate with
prominent Aboriginal artists and artistic groups. This category also assists prominent Aboriginal artists or artistic groups to travel to an Aboriginal community in Canada to collaborate with Aboriginal artists and/or arts organizations.
International project travel, which allows Aboriginal artists and
artistic groups from Canada to travel to other countries to
collaborate with prominent or highly regarded Aboriginal artists and artistic groups, in response to an invitation. This category also supports projects to bring established Aboriginal artists and
artistic groups from other countries to Canada, to work with
Aboriginal artists and/or arts organizations.
Examples of Successful National Travel Grants
An emerging artist collaborated with a Cree elder to document the
traditional hide tanning process.
An established artist was invited to lead a birch bark basketry
workshop in Inuvik.
Examples of Successful International Travel Grants
A traditional dancer was invited to participate in an Indigenous
Arts Conference in New Zealand. An
Aboriginal mask maker from the Maritimes was invited to do a
two-week mentorship with a Native-American flute–master from
Massachusetts.
A maximum of $2,500 is available to applicants requesting Travel
Grants. (An exception is made for applicants traveling to or from
northern Canada: they can apply for a maximum of $3,000.)

National and International PROJECT Grants- Deadline: 15 November
Program Description
The Aboriginal Peoples Collaborative Exchange program assists
individual Aboriginal artists or Aboriginal arts groups, collectives and organizations to travel to other Aboriginal communities to share traditional or contemporary artistic practices that will contribute to the development of their own artistic practice. The program fosters unique artistic relationships and networks through these collaborative exchanges among Aboriginal artists across all disciplines.
Eligible Aboriginal Applicants
Canadian individual applicants, groups, collectives and
organizations are eligible to apply to this program. Foreign
indigenous artists must have a Canadian Aboriginal group, collective or organization apply on their behalf.
National project grants, which allow individual Aboriginal artists
or Aboriginal arts groups, collectives and organizations to travel
within Canada to collaborate with other prominent Aboriginal artists and artistic groups.
International project grants, which allow individual Aboriginal
artists or Aboriginal groups, collectives and organizations from
Canada to travel to other countries to collaborate with prominent or highly regarded indigenous artists and artistic groups, in response to an invitation. This category also supports projects to bring established indigenous artists and artistic groups from other
countries to Canada, to work with Canadian Aboriginal artists and/or arts organizations.
Examples of Successful National Project Grants
A dance company from British Columbia was invited to workshop and
share their knowledge with a dance group from Ontario, and to give a public presentation of their works.
An invitation was extended to an Inuit women’s video collective from Igloolik to lead a one-week workshop for artists in Iqaluit.

Examples of Successful International Project Grants
An elder from British Columbia traveled to Alaska, where she
collaborated with Chilkat and button blanket artists.
A basket maker from Alberta traveled to the eastern United States to
work with an elder/master basket maker to learn a new technique of
cane basket weaving.

Amount Available
Individuals
Individuals traveling within Canada may request a maximum of $5,000.
If they are traveling outside Canada, they may request a maximum of
$10,000.
Those traveling to or from northern Canada may request a higher
amount. The circumstances creating the higher costs must be clearly
described in the application.
Aboriginal groups, collectives or organizations applying for
assistance to bring international indigenous individuals or groups
to Canada are subject to the same maximum amount as noted above.

For Further Information, contact
Noël Habel, Program Officer
Aboriginal Arts Office
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 4178 or
4222
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4386
E-mail: noel.habel@canadacouncil.ca

Interested is exhibiting for show and sale at
Aurora Arts Society – ART EXPO??

November 21 and 22, 2009
Space is Limited - Register Today!

The Aurora Arts Society is sponsoring Yellowknife’s 2nd annual Artists Exposition or Art Expo on November 21 and 22 from 11am -5pm at the Multiplex DND gym.
This show and sale presents the finest examples of artistic expression in one place. This year the ART expo is a 2 day event!

Registration deadline is November 6th Fee $150.00 per artist.
To Register or more info: Please contact Astrid Kruse 920-7497 or astrid@theedge.ca

Featuring Shona Barbour and Jen Lam
Saturday, November 7, 2009
10:00am- 4:00pm
Aurora College Foyer
Enjoy a day long celebration of fibre and textile arts by two local artists! Experience the beauty of these wonderful art forms.
Quilts, clothing, and more for show and sale.

Issue 4, October 2009

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Issue 4, October 2009

Ottawa, October 13, 2009 – Over $158 million was awarded to more
than 4,400 artists and arts organizations in all regions of the
country last year, the Canada Council for the Arts announced today
in its 2008-09 Annual Report.

Over $144 million was awarded in the form of grants, as well as $3.5 million in prizes and fellowships and $9.9 million in payments to writers, translators and illustrators under the Public Lending Right program, which compensates authors for the availability of their books in Canadian public libraries.

The Annual Report also highlighted other results for the past year:
•2,280 grants were awarded to 2,097 individual artists, while 3,888
grants went to 2,305 arts organizations, including theatre, dance
and opera companies, orchestras, art galleries and artist_run
centres, film cooperatives and book publishers.
•805 artists and arts professionals from 192 different Canadian
communities sat on
Canada Council peer assessment committees, which evaluate grant
applications.
•More than 16,500 Canadian authors received payments through the
Public Lending Right Commission – an increase of more than 500
authors over last year.
•Nearly 200 Canadian artists and scholars received Canada Council
prizes or fellowships.
•More than 1,000 literary readings in 117 communities took place
thanks to Canada Council funding.
•The annual investment by the Canada Council in the arts was $5.47
per Canadian in 2008-09.

The Annual Report, detailed profiles of Canada Council funding by
province or territory, the searchable grants listing and the list of peer assessment committee members are available on the Canada
Council’s web site at: www.canadacouncil.ca/aboutus/organization/annualreports.

VOTING HAS BEGUN FOR CBC RADIO 2’S GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST;
singer-songwriters and Shortlist of locations REVEALED

CBC Radio 2, Canada’s national music network,reveals a blockbuster
list of 65 Canadian singer-songwriters vying for the chance to
immortalize Canadians’ favourite places in song in the GREAT
CANADIAN SONG QUEST. It’s now up to Canadians to choose the artists
and pick the spots to be forever commemorated in Canada’s songbook.

Voters have until Friday, October 23 at 12 a.m. ET to choose from a
shortlist of the most popular places from each province and
territory, and the artists they’d like to see create the song for
those locations, by visiting www.cbc.ca/radio2. Once voting closes,
the final 13 artists have four weeks to compose and record an
original song, inspired by the most popular Canadian location from
their province or territory.

“We can’t wait to see the final list of locations and artists chosenby Canadians,” said Mark Steinmetz, director of music programming,CBC Radio. “By inspiring these artists with Canada’s special locales, we will create a distinctly Canadian playlist. This initiative is a great way for Canadians to share their collective passion for music and our country.”

The GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST’s artist line-up was selected from
Radio 2’s playlist, and includes musicians representing Canada’s
regions and celebrated sounds. From musical icons to emerging stars, Canadians will choose from a vast range of styles, from urban beatand home-grown folk to rich and nuanced world music. Artist bios and a selection of their work can be found at the Song Quest website through www.cbc.ca/radio2.
The location short list is a result of the nominations submitted by
Canadians over the past two weeks, through the GREAT CANADIAN SONG
QUEST website, campaign-style blogs, Tweets and Facebook comments,
and photo and video postings.

A full list of the 65 singer-songwriters participating in the GREAT
CANADIAN SONG QUEST and short listed locations follows:


CBC Radio 2’s GREAT CANADIAN SONG QUEST
List of Artists
(As announced in News Release of Oct 12, 2009)

Alberta
Chloe Albert
Colleen Brown
Dragon Fli Empire
Jay Sparrow
Woodpigeon

British Columbia
Alex Cuba
Barney Bentall
Harry Manx
Ndidi Onukwulu
Oh Susanna

Manitoba
Chantal Kreviazuk
Chic Gamine
The Duhks
Joel Kroeker
Nathan

New Brunswick
David Myles
Edith Butler
Julie Doiron
Olympic Symphonium
Thom Swift

Newfoundland
Amelia Curran
Damhnait Doyle
Hey Rosetta!
Mark Bragg
Ron Hynes

Northwest Territories
Dana Sipos
Leanne Goose
Leela Gilday
at Braden

Small Business Week is from October 19-23. Please see the attached PDF file, which includes all the events scheduled for the week long event.

All of the sessions are free!

If you are interested in attending, please register by contacting me at nicholle.french@canadabusiness.ca or by calling Gypsie at 873-7958.

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Schedule of events

The Canadian Academy of Recording arts and Sciences (CARAS) announced that submissions for the 2010 June Awards opened on October 1, 2009.
See attachment for details.

Related Documents
Juno Information and CARAS membership form

Music NWT is proud to be sponsoring a concert to celebrate
International Music Day International Music Day.

When: Noon - 1:00 pm and 4:00 - 9:00 pm, Thursday, Oct. 1st, 2009
Where: Great Hall - Legislative Assembly
Who: All are welcome.

Come celebrate and join in the festivities!

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Music NWT - AGM
Music NWT is holding and our AGM on
Thursday, October 1st, 2009 at 7:00 pm.
The Leg Cafeteria

MUSIC NWT (Office/Resource Centre)
5103 - 51st Street,
Second Floor.
Roman Empire Building
Yellowknife, NT X1A 1S8

Phone: (867) 873-5577
Fax: (867) 873-5575
Email: info@musicnwt.ca
Website: www.musicnwt.ca -------------------------------------------

About International Music Day
[http://www.imc-cim.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=191&Itemid=207]


The IMD was initiated in 1975 by Lord Yehudi Menuhin to encourage:

•the promotion of our musical art among all sections of society
•the application of the UNESCO ideals of peace and friendship
between peoples, of the evolution of their cultures, of the exchange of experience and of the mutual appreciation of their aesthetic values
•the promotion of the activities of International Music Council, its international member organizations and national committees, as well as its programme policy in general.

Tromsø International Film Festival, Norway's largest film festival,
invites short and documentary films to participate in its sidebar
Films from the North. For the tenth year running, Films from the North will present new shorts and documentaries from the Barents region and northern Canada. We invite films wherein the subject, the production or the director is related to the northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia or Canada to participate.

The Tromsø Palm Award

Selected films can be shown in or out of competition. The Tromsø
Palm (Tromsøpalmen) will be awarded to the best film in competition,
along with a prize of 5000 Euro to the film’s director.

Film Submission
The submission deadline is October 15, 2009. A DVD copy of the film
must be sent to us by October 20. Works-in-Progress are accepted.

Participating directors who attend TIFF will receive a travel grant,
free accreditation and invitations to TIFF’s main events.

Submission form and further guidelines can be found here http://www.tiff.no/?go=page&id=15
Film submission is now open! Submission deadline is October 15.

Readthe entry guidelines at:
http://www.tiff.no/?go=page&id=10
and submit you film here: http://www.tiff.no/?go=filmfranord

Hi!

Denise Donlon here.

I’m writing today to ask you to be a champion in your community for
brand new, original Canadian music.
We are all familiar with songs such as “New York, New York”, “I Love Paris” and “Galveston”... but what about songs dedicated to Canadian places? There are classics like “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip and “Running Back to Saskatoon” by The Guess Who. There are definitely more places in this country worth immortalizing in song…likely right in your own backyard!
That’s why CBC Radio 2 is launching the Great Canadian Song Quest –
to give Canadians a chance to nominate the locations that matter
most to them and commission 13 new songs to be written about those
places!
And not only will Canadians get to decide on one place from each
province, they will also get to vote on the 13 singer-songwriters
who will compose and record the new songs.
Please help us spread the word and get your community involved in
Song Quest! Your favourite community location might be chosen to be
immortalized in a brand new Canadian song that could become a
classic of the Canadian musical canon!

Here’s how you can get involved:
You can personalize and forward this email on to your contacts,
friends, family…anyone who loves music and Canada! Encourage them to participate in the Song Quest by nominating a Canadian location
beginning on September 28 at www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest
Join our Facebook Fan page
(www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest). Share with others why
your community location should be immortalized in song and try to
gain the maximum number of votes and put your community on the map!

Visit us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/cbcradio2 or start your own
discussion about Song Quest on Twitter using any of the following
hashtags: #gcsq, #songquest, #cbcgcsq

Share photos of your favourite Canadian location in our online
gallery at www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest
Download badges and banners for your personal social networking
sites to campaign for your location and make your voice heard!
(http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/presskit.html)

My colleague Talvi will contact you by phone in the next few days to confirm that you received this email, answer any questions about
Song Quest you may have and discuss more ways your community can get involved to better their chances!

A detailed Song Quest schedule is included below. Thanks for your
help in invigorating the Canadian musical landscape with fresh, new
music!

Sincerely,
Denise Donlon

Here’s a schedule of when this is all happening!

September 7-27: Great Canadian Song Quest launches!

How well do you know Canada? Take our online quizzes for your chance
to win some great prizes! http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/quizzes.html

Share Quest with the Rest. Use our handy social media tools to
campaign for your favourite locations. http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest.html

Sept. 28- Oct. 9: Location Nominations begin!

Nominate the Canadian place you think deserves a song to be written
about. Choose from the list online or enter your own http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/index.html

Track how your location is faring and chat with your favourite Radio
2 hosts on Twitter and Facebook through the “Share Quest with the
Rest” page http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest.html
Oct. 12-23: Voting begins!

Time to vote for your favourite location from the shortlist of the
most popular places from each province, and the artist you’d like to
see create the song for that location http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/index.html

Download our badges and blog templates to campaign for your choice
location and artist! [ http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest.html ]http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/shareyourquest.html

Oct. 26: Final 13 artists revealed!

The 13 artists as chosen by you are revealed and will begin
composition on the songs representing your favourite Canadian
places. http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/index.html
Share your passion with others by uploading your own original song
about Canada for feature on the Song Quest website. http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/index.html
Nov 23: Final locations and songs announced!

The final location results of The Great Canadian Song Quest are
revealed. 13 brand new songs recorded by 13 talented Canadian
singer-songwriters, inspired by 13 special Canadian places! http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/index.html

Sep 11, 2009

Vancouver, BC — Forty budding teenage journalists or videographers from across Canada will have the opportunity to cover history in the making at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games through a new program called Historica-Dominion at the Games.


To nab their spot at the Games, teens aged 16- to 18-years-old are invited to enter competitions — two national (one creative writing-based and one video-based) and/or a regional essay competition aimed at Vancouver students — describing why they should have this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Competition submissions can be made at www.fyicanada.ca starting today.


The competitions are part of a collaborative project between the newly formed Historica-Dominion Institute, which is dedicated to creating greater knowledge and appreciation of Canadian history, identity and citizenship, and /EDU, the online Canadian school portal for the Games created by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC).


“Engaging Canada’s next generation of young storytellers in the 2010 Winter Games and seeing and reading their unique perspectives on history unfolding before their eyes is the driving force behind our partnership with the Historica-Dominion Institute on this innovative project,” said Burke Taylor, VANOC’s vice president of culture, celebration and education programs.


“These Games are about creating lasting legacies for Canada and what better way to do that than to involve our youth, put them right in the centre of the action and provide them with a creative outlet to share their experiences with others?” he continued. “This will be something they will always look back on with pride and a sense of accomplishment.”


The 40 competition winners will attend sporting and cultural events, such as hockey, figure skating and nightly Victory Ceremonies, during either the first week of the Olympic Winter Games in February or the Paralympic Winter Games in March. Their tickets will be provided through VANOC’s previously publicized ticket program for those who might not have the means to attend Games events. After attending these events, they will record and write daily about their own personal experiences at the Games and will also have the chance to interview retired Olympian and Paralympian stars, artists and Games’ officials.


Their best video diaries and articles will be shared with the entire world — live from Vancouver and Whistler — at www.fyicanada.ca and www.vancouver2010.com/edu from February 10 to 17, 2010 and March 10 to 17, 2010.


“We’re pleased to partner with VANOC through the Historica-Dominion at the Games initiative,” said Avie Bennett, chairman of the Historica-Dominion Institute. “This partnership allows us to bring youth from across Canada together in Vancouver and Whistler to experience and chronicle history in the making at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. This is a remarkable opportunity for these young people to connect with each other, to learn about our country through each other and to experience Canada’s sporting present, while learning about its impressive past.”


Eight students from across Canada will be chosen, along with 26 from Metro Vancouver, as well as six students with disabilities, who will be selected through criteria set by 2010 Legacies Now, a British Columbia-based not-for-profit society that is partnering on the project. Competition winners will be announced in late October. Each of the competitions will be judged by a separate panel.


The 40 participants will be required to pay a registration fee of $625 to cover their meals, local transportation and other costs during their week at the Games. Some students will take part in a homestay program where students from other regions will stay with those located in Metro Vancouver. Students from areas outside British Columbia will have their transportation to the Games region provided by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage.


For more information on Historica-Dominion at the Games, visit www.fyicanada.ca and www.vancouver2010.com/edu. At /EDUteachers can also find Games-related resources related to school curricula andshare with the world the innovative projects happening in their classrooms on the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.


About The Historica-Dominion Institute

The Historica-Dominion Institute is a national charitable organization that was launched on September 1, 2009 through the amalgamation of two existing organizations: The Historica Foundation of Canada and The Dominion Institute. Its mandate is to build active and informed citizens through a greater knowledge and appreciation of the history, heritage and stories of Canada. Some of its signature programs include: Encounters with Canada (Canada’s largest youth forum), FYICanada.ca (a social networking site aimed at youth) and the Canadian Encyclopedia (the official resource of the Historica-Dominion at the Games project). You are invited to discover The Historica-Dominion Institute at www.historica-dominion.ca.
About VANOC

VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and Whistler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21, 2010. Visit www.vancouver2010.com.
Press Contact
If you are a member of the media, please contact mediarelations@vancouver2010.com

For all other inquiries, please contact info@vancouver2010.com

Hello everyone. It is a time when the world celebrates its one
common language... Music and we are going to hold a celebration
here in Yellowknife at the:

Place... Great Hall of the Legislative Assembly.
Date... October 1, 2009
Time ... A day long Celebration

if you are a musical artist, or know of one that should be
celebrating this with us, and would like to be a part of this great
event, please contact me by email at:

rickpoltaruk@gmail.com

and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Richard Poltaruk
cell 1-867-444-0106
Yellowknife, NWT
email ... rickpoltaruk@gmail.com

You are invited to participate in the biggest ever
ArtsWeek Gallery presentation!

Take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your art!

6th Annual
ARTSWEEK GALLERY - 2009

September 18 - 27th, 2009

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre

For further information contact:
Dianne Mercredi at 920-3839(d) or 873-1112 (e)
Or email: diannem@wcb.nt.ca

Drop-off time and date
Friday September 11, 2009
between 12 and 5pm
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Auditorium
Provide the title and medium (pictures must be framed)
Maximum of two pieces, please!

Membership with the Aurora Arts Society is required
This can be purchased when you drop- off your pieces.
Membership fee is $10.00

There will be no sales at this venue

Opening Reception is Friday September 18, 2009 starting at 7PM

This is the show of the year!!
See you there!

The Writers' Studio is quickly approaching our 10th year
anniversary, so we have developed a great competition to celebrate!
We are asking for never-before published authors to submit their
manuscripts in fiction, poetry and/or creative non-fiction, for a
national manuscript competition -- The Writer's Studio First Book
Awards in 2010. The winning manuscripts in each genre will be
published by Anvil Press in 2011.

We will also be posting a 40 page manual on how to submit your work
to Canadian journals, magazine and literary competitions as a free
pdf on our website in September.

For more information please contact:

Kim Hockey
Writing & Publishing Program
SFU Vancouver
300 - 515 West Hastings
Vancouver BC, V6B 5K3
www.sfu.ca/wp wpp@sfu.ca

T: 778-782-5093
F: 778-782-5098

Dear NWT musicians,

A new, upcoming feature on the NNSL (Yellowknifer and News North)
website will showcase NWT musicians and their music. If you or your
band would like to be included on this page, please forward the following information:

1. Band/artist name
2. Close-up photograph
3. List of albums recorded and dates of release
4. Audio file of a song (recorded in studio or recorded live)
5. YouTube link to footage of a performance or music video
6. Link to website or myspace page
7. 50-word bio describing the artist or band
8. Contact information (email)

...to
ATT: NWT Music Directory
entertainment@nnsl.com

Many thanks. For more information, contact:

Daron Letts
Arts Desk
NNSL
entertainment@nnsl.com
(867) 766-8223

Celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay in your own way!

In just a few months, Canada will welcome the world’s finest athletes
as part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As a
precursor to the Games, the Olympic Torch Relay will make its way
across Canada, travelling from coast-to-coast-to-coast joining
together all Canadians in celebration.

The Government of Canada has a special invitation for not-for-profit organizations and schools: you can receive a grant of up to $15,000 to celebrate the Olympic Torch Relay in your own way!

Your proposed project(s) must:
- Commemorate the passage of the Olympic Flame;
- Target youth participation; and
- Demonstrate the energy of Canadian youth, their ingenuity
and creativity.

There are so many possibilities - you can be creative! Most
importantly, ensure your project is fun and makes you and others feel part of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games experience. After all, these are our Games and this is our time to shine.

For more information and to download an application package, please
visit the Olympic Torch Relay section at http://www.canada2010.gc.ca

Deadline to submit an application is: September 21, 2009

If your community hosts a recurring festival, or plans to celebrate an important local anniversary, event organizers may be eligible for financial assistance, through a program administered by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage. The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program provides support for activities that engage volunteers and present local artists, artisans and local historical heritage, and that are intended for and open to the general public.

Funding is available through three components:

Component I: Local Festivals supports local, recurring community events and activities that feature the public presentation of local artists and/or of local heritage.

Component II: Community Anniversaries supports local, non-recurring community events and activities that commemorate the 100th or greater (in increments of 25 years) anniversary of a local historically significant event or person.

Component III: Legacy Fund supports capital projects that restore, renovate, or transform a building or exterior space (e.g., statue, community hall renovation, monument, garden, art purchase). Projects must demonstrate a clear link to the commemoration of the anniversary (100th or greater, in increments of 25 years) of a significant local historical event or personality.

Deadline for applications:
Component I, Local Festivals is:
September 30, 2009: for festivals starting between April 1 and August 31, 2010.

Component II, Community Anniversaries is:
September 30, 2009: for events starting between April 1 and December 31, 2010.
Exceptionally in 2009: events starting between January 1 and March 31, 2010.

Component III, Legacy Fund is:
September 30, 2009: for anniversaries taking place between the date of application and December 31, 2012. Projects must be completed by March 31, 2012.

For more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage website at www.pch.gc.ca/communities, or call 1-800-661-0585.

Come on out and take a free community dance class on Sunday
September 13th 2009. If you would like to stay and audition for a
role in an upcoming production please do so. No experience
necessary, must be willing to experiment and have fun.

When: Sunday September 13th
Where: Performers Studio 13 Coronation Drive in Kam Lake
Time:4:00pm-6:00pm
Ages: 17 and older

CODE Screen 2010 brings Canadian art to your fingertips - More than
100 works of art showcased in a digital gallery available on screens
everywhere
Sep 1, 2009
Vancouver, BC—It is an art gallery without the tired feet. No walls
or parking, a zero intimidation factor and admission is totally
free. Called CODE Screen 2010, the aim of this series of online
exhibitions is to take a sample of Canada’s best and most
thought-provoking contemporary art out of the museum and onto
computer screens everywhere.
CODE Screen 2010 debuts today along with a unique feature that can
be downloaded to automatically receive a fresh exhibition every two
weeks counting down to the Games. It is the second of a series of
digital projects to be launched as part of CODE, the Cultural
Olympiad’s digital edition, at www.vancouver2010.com/code. Using the
web, CODE Screen 2010 is adding to the visual arts program that will
be showcased during the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad, presented
by Bell.
Over the last year, six professional curators have scanned the
entire contemporary Canadian art landscape to create 14 unique and
easily accessible exhibitions of sculpture, photography, 2-D, and
performance/installation art by a diverse range of artists across
the country. Each exhibition has been inspired by a work of art
created by a winner of the prestigious Governor General’s Awards in
Visual and Media Arts, handed out annually by the Canada Council for
the Arts.
“CODE Screen 2010 is a unique undertaking for Canadian art and it
extends the experience of the Cultural Olympiad directly to
Canadians and people around the world no matter where they are,”
said Burke Taylor, vice president, culture and celebrations for the
Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Winter Games (VANOC). “Through our partnership with the Canada
Council for the Arts on this project we’re able to share over 100
extraordinary works of art selected by some of the top curators in
the country.”
The first exhibition, released today, is inspired by the work Bees
Behaving on Blue by Governor General’s Award winner Michael Snow, an
internationally renowned artist best known for his influential work
in experimental films. Viewers can simply press play and watch as
the evocative images automatically appear on their screen or they
can go at their own pace and create their own experience, learning
more about the art by reading the explanations provided.
“The entire CODE project is all about using digital technology to
devise ways to connect, create and collaborate with audiences and
artistic communities,” explained Rae Hull, director of CODE. “CODE
Screen 2010 is Canadian art on your screen — how you connect with
it, where you see it and who you see it with is completely up to
you.”
New exhibitions will be released every two weeks and run through to
March 2010 during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter
Games. As a reminder, visitors to www.vancouver2010.com/code can
download an application to have CODE Screen 2010 one click away and
be alerted when these new exhibitions are posted.
About the Cultural Olympiad
The Cultural Olympiad, presented by Bell, is a series of
multidisciplinary festivals and digital programs showcasing the best
in Canadian and international arts and popular culture. Launched in
2008, the program culminates in the 60-day Cultural Olympiad 2010
(January 22 to March 21, 2010), which begins before and continues
throughout the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
CODE is the Cultural Olympiad’s digital edition, a series of
programs developed to creatively engage national and global
audiences through the use of digital technology.


The Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad is grateful for the support of
the Government of Canada and the governments of all of Canada’s
provinces and territories and their respective cultural agencies:
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec,
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and
Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, and Yukon. In addition to
the Cultural Olympiad’s government and corporate partners, CODE is
proudly supported by the Canada Council for the Arts and the
National Film Board of Canada. New Media BC and Wavefront Innovation
Society are also both active participants in the project. The
National Presentation and Touring Program is generously supported by
the Canada Council for the Arts.

VANOC is responsible for the planning, organizing, financing and
staging of the XXI Olympic Winter Games and the X Paralympic Winter
Games in 2010. The 2010 Olympic Winter Games will be staged in
Vancouver and Whistler from February 12 to 28, 2010. Vancouver and
histler will host the Paralympic Winter Games from March 12 to 21,
2010.

Visit www.vancouver2010.com. For all other inquiries, please contact info@vancouver2010.com

September 11, 2009 6:00-11:00 pm.

We will be celebrating 50 years of Cape Dorset prints by featuring prints from past collections. We will have prints for sale dating back to the early 1960s right up to last year's collection. This show will include works by artists including Kenojuak Ashevak, Mayoreak Ashoona, Pudlo Pudlat, Kananginak Pootoogook and several others.

This show will also feature carvings and carving demonstrations by renowned carver Koomuatuk Curley and jewellery by popular jeweller Jamie Look. The exhibition will run for one week (ending September 19th), but we really want to emphasize the open house/opening gala on September 11.

**Catering will be provided by the YK Co-op and bar service will be provided by Chef Pierre's catering. There is no cost to attend the event and all are welcome.

Please pass this info along to anyone who might be interested in attending, it should be a great show.

For more information please contact:

Colin Dempsey, Manager
Northern Images
Box 935, 4801 50th Ave.
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N7 www.northernimages.ca Tel: (867)873-5944 Fax: (867)873-9224

Please find attached info for Class registration Wednesday September 9th 7-8 pm at 113 Kam Lake Road.

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If your community hosts a recurring festival, or plans to celebrate an important local anniversary, event organizers may be eligible for financial assistance, through a program administered by the federal Department of Canadian Heritage. The Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program provides support for activities that engage volunteers and present local artists, artisans and local historical heritage, and that are intended for and open to the general public.

Funding is available through three components:

Component I: Local Festivals supports local, recurring community events and activities that feature the public presentation of local artists and/or of local heritage.

Component II: Community Anniversaries supports local, non-recurring community events and activities that commemorate the 100th or greater (in increments of 25 years) anniversary of a local historically significant event or person.

Component III: Legacy Fund supports capital projects that restore, renovate, or transform a building or exterior space (e.g., statue, community hall renovation, monument, garden, art purchase). Projects must demonstrate a clear link to the commemoration of the anniversary (100th or greater, in increments of 25 years) of a significant local historical event or personality.

Deadline for applications:
Component I, Local Festivals is:
September 30, 2009: for festivals starting between April 1 and August 31, 2010.

Component II, Community Anniversaries is:
September 30, 2009: for events starting between April 1 and December 31, 2010.
Exceptionally in 2009: events starting between January 1 and March 31, 2010.

Component III, Legacy Fund is:
September 30, 2009: for anniversaries taking place between the date of application and December 31, 2012. Projects must be completed by March 31, 2012.

For more information on eligibility requirements and how to apply, visit the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage website at www.pch.gc.ca/communities, contact Trevor Ashfield directly at
306-780-7658 or call 1-800-661-0585.

Led by award-winning actress, director, producer, Helen Shaver (Castle, The Bridge, Summer’s End), mid-career women directors advance their story-telling and leadership skills at the acclaimed Women In the Director’s Chair Workshop in Banff. ACTRA actors, professional and volunteer crew are also invited to apply.

WIDC 2010 Director deadline: September 30, 2009 WIDC 2010 Actor / Crew deadline: October 31, 2009

CTV WIDC Career Advancement Module (CAM) Held in collaboration with and at the St John’s International Women’s Film Festival, October 20 to 24, 2009, four mid-career women filmmakers are selected for an intensive mentoring workshop with 6 months follow up towards their career goals.~

CAM St John’s Deadline: September 15, 2009

For more information about applications and scholarships contact:
Carol Whiteman, WIDC Producer
Toll Free T/F: 1.877.913.0747
E: carol@creativewomenworkshops.com
W: www.creativewomenworkshops.com

Banff Stage Combat Intensive

Program dates: October 10 - October 12, 2009
Registration deadline: September 25, 2009

Engage in a rigorous exploration of stage combat techniques required
for a professional performing career. Designed for artists working
in theatre, participants will learn fundamental skills needed to
perform violent action in a credible fashion by working with 35-year
veteran fight master Jean-Pierre Fournier.

Play Finding with Daniel MacIvor
Theatre Arts Master Class Series

Program dates: December 11 – December 13, 2009
Application deadline: October 23, 2009

Join celebrated playwright Daniel MacIvor and investigate the
process of creating and developing original text — whether it be a
monologue, dialogue, a fully-formed idea, or a vague notion. Through
specially designed conversations and exercises, MacIvor will lead
and inform playwrights and actors on how to take their work to the
next level.

View more information on these and other Theatre Arts programs: http://www.banffcentre.ca/theatre/programs/
For more information and to apply:
The Banff Centre, Office of the Registrar
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Box 1020
Banff, Alberta T1L 1H5, CANADA
1-800-565-9989 or 1-403-762-6180
arts_info@banffcentre.ca www.banffcentre.ca

Are you the next great Canadian songwriter?

Think you have written a Chart Topper?

Want a chance prove it and to perform your original song on TV for a national audience?

New television series from Temple Street Productions (Canada’s Next Top Model) is looking for songwriters with a song they think could be #1!

If you are interested in showcasing your talent, passion and looking to license an original song, please apply by emailing a video audition to:

chart.topper.canada@gmail.com

with the following information by Tuesday August 25th:

1. In the body of the email tell us: Your Name/ Age/ Occupation/Main genre you write for

2. Post a video of you performing the full song on YouTube and paste the link in the email.
- in the video you MUST introduce yourself - state name/ age/ occupation
AND answer the following questions on camera:

A). Introduce the song, how you came up with it

B). What would it mean for you if this song gets licensed? Becomes #1?

C). Describe your songwriting background


- Your Video doesn't have to be amazing quality, but we really need the youtube link. Performance can be a home video or from a recent gig.

- While the music speaks for itself, you can be creative and show your personality in your answers to the questions!

We are looking for ALL genres/ types/ sounds. All songs must be original and not previously published.

If selected, you must be available August 30th to perform the song for filming in downtown Toronto for initial casting.

Thanks - We look forward to hearing from you!

By applying you acknowledge that all information you send, including sound and images, may be used in the development of this program for private use.

For more information contact:
Rachel Brown

Office: (647) 727 - 6197
Cell: (416) 899 - 4160

The Canadian Forces Artists Program is once again seeking
applications from qualified artists. Following in the esteemed
tradition of the war artists, the Canadian Forces Artists Program is
designed to portray today's Canadian military experience through art
while providing artists with a taste of military life. Deadline for
applications is November 30, 2009.

We hope to provide brief but memorable military experiences for a
select group of qualified professional artists. There is no payment
for artists, who in turn are not required to provide works to the
program (however, artists may be asked to lend some works for
promotional art tours or other uses).

The Canadian Forces Artists Program is operated out of the
Directorate of History & Heritage at the Department of National
Defence. It was established in 2001 with an initial cadre of three
artists followed by 21 in 2003, five in 2005 and another five in
2007.

For more information on the program and application requirements
please visit the web site at www.forces.gc.ca/dhh
or contact:

Dr. John MacFarlane
Manager, Canadian Forces Artists Program
DHH-National Defence Headquarters
101 Colonel By Drive
CityplaceOttawa, StateOntario PostalCodeK1A 0K2
tél: (613) 998-7052
fax: (613) 990-8579
John.MacFarlane@Forces.gc.ca

1. 5th Annual Crazy Legs Contemporary Summer Dance Workshop

The 5th Annual Crazy Legs Contemporary Summer Dance Workshop runs
Monday August 10th to Friday August 14th with a final performance
showcasing participants’ achievements on Saturday August 15th. The
workshop includes daily dance technique, improvisation, theatre and
repertoire classes taught by Darha Phillpot, Murray Utas and Karen
Wasicuna. Participants must be 15 years or older. All levels of
experience welcome. Registration forms and more information
available online: www.crazylegscontemporary.com.
2. 5th Annual Crazy Legs Contemporary Dance Summer School 2009
Presents

5th Annual Crazy Legs Contemporary Dance Summer School 2009 Presents
Hockey Stories for Boys written by George Szilagyi

A "By Donation" performance showcasing this year’s participant’s
achievements on Saturday August 15th 2009 8:00pm at NACC.

Come to the show dressed in your favorite hockey jersey!

For more information, please contact:

Karen Wasicuna and Darha Phillpot
Artistic Directors
Crazy Legs Contemporary Dance
22 Taylor Rd.
YK, NT X1A 2L1
(867) 873-4491
crazylegscontemporary@hotmail.com www.crazylegscontemporary.com

Friday August 7th, 2009 at After 8 Pub and Billiards

Featuring local musical talent by:

DJ Fluidz (before and after show)
Robot Brains
Flaherty’s Revenge
KSG n’ L J
The Johnny’s

Artwork will be on display by:
Casey Koyczan
Charlotte Overvold

$5 cover, DJ at 8:00pm / Bands start at 9:00pm

Ts’Eko Celebration of Women in Music presents...

Self Esteem for Women & Girls
Wednesday, August 5th - 6pm to 9pm

and

Basic Guitar & Bass for Women & Girls
Thursday, August 6th - 6pm to 9pm

By Veronica Johnny (of The JOHNNYS)
in the Yellowknife Library meeting rooms
FREE

Friends and fans of Priscilla’s Revenge

Our second album “Roadworthy has been nominated in four categories at the “Aboriginal Peoples Choice Awards”.

We need your help. We need you to sign up at http://aboriginalpeopleschoice.com and you will receive a PIN and password in your email. Go back to the above site and vote for us in “Best Blues CD” “Best Group or Duo” “Best Rock CD” and “Single Of The Year”.

What this comes down to is a popularity contest. This is the first round of voting, so the more votes we get the better our chances of moving into the final round of voting. This first round ends August 16th.

Please take time to vote and pass this message to all your friends.

Northern Images – Yellowknife’s Premier Art Gallery and Canada’s Leading Retailer of Dene & Inuit Art and Crafts is Proud to Host the annual “Sahtu in the Arts” Show and Exhibition.

We would like to invite you to come see this exclusive exhibition featuring artists from the NWT’s Sahtu region

July 15, & 16 from 10:00 am – 6:00 pm.

We will be hosting a semi-formal soiree at Northern Images to open the exhibition

Tuesday, July 14th from 7:00 – 11:00 pm

You are also invited to attend the “Sahtu in the Arts Entertainment 2009” performance July 15 7:00-10:00 pm at the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre.

Northern Images, 4801 Franklin Ave. (@ 48th St.), 873-5944

Yellowknife Glass Recyclers co-operative has an opening for part time employment candidate needs to have good hand eye co-ordination and an artistic flare.

For more information contact

Matthew Grogono
General Manager
YGR Co-op
w (867)669-7654
cell (867) 445-5995 www.ygr.coop

The 2009 Ramble and Ride festival is looking for local musicans and visual artists to participate in the unique celebration of old town, culture and the arts.

For more information contact Rick the coordinator at: 444-0106 or
email: rickpoltaruk@gmail.com.

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Ravens’ Take Back The Night Social

Friday, June 19, 7pm to 10:30pm at NUP Northern United Place
Auditorium. Everyone welcome

There will be Refreshments such as coffee and punch.
Local Entertainment - Jewelry Exhibit - Clay Bust Exhibit

DEMONSTRATIONS:
Papier Mache by Monique Roberts
Silk Screen Printing By Ann Timmins
Bring a T-Shirt, apron or canvas bag to print a raven!

Please bring snacks to share.

Aurora Arts Society Studio Tour - Artists at work June 20, 11am to 4pm Studio Tour Sponsor Solstice Festival 09

Call for Artists

Auro