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Friday, August 29th, 2008
CALL TO ARTISTS — ALBERTA AVENUE STREETSCAPE IMAGES
The Alberta Avenue (118 Ave.) Streetscape Images public art competition is open to visual artists who reside in one of our three western Canadian provinces (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan). It will be held in accordance with the City of Edmonton policy “Percent for Art to Provide and Encourage Art in Public Areas”.
Budget: $2000 per image (maximum of five images per artist) CAD (maximum, all inclusive) Deadline for Submissions: 4:30 PM, Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Installation: May 2009
Download the Alberta Avenue Streetscape Images Public Art Call
Tags: alberta avenue, call for artists, Call for submissions, Revitalization, visual art
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Join us for the Real British pub quiz! A multi-round competitive general knowledge quiz on such topics as history, popular culture, science, art and literature.
Participate either as a team or as an individual (and christen yourselves with a clever name – the Big Brain Stems, the Eye Cues, Einstein’s Descendants perhaps?).
One free coffee and snack per participant.
To enter, sign up at the Carrot or e-mail archangelphoto@yahoo.ca
Tags: Events, quiz, The Carrot
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Monday, August 4th, 2008
“They’re fresh. They foster vision. Their roots are firmly planted. Who knew Edmonton’s arts community had so much in common with an orange, carotene-rich vegetable? ”
Thus begins the glowing review of The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse featured recently in See Magazine!
Thanks for the coverage, See. We thank you for all you do for the Edmonton arts community as well.
You can read the full See Magazine article online here …
http://www.seemagazine.com/article/city-life/city/hub-alberta-avenue/
Tags: news coverage, newspaper, Press, see magazine, The Carrot
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
The Carrot Community Arts Coffeehouse is currently accepting applications for an Operational Coordinator.
This contract managerial position looks after the day-to-day operations of the coffeehouse and handles; volunteer and event scheduling, customer satisfaction, product quality and inventory, financial performance, and facility maintenance. This position requires progressively responsible retail or food service experience with some supervisory or management experience, and must have own vehicle. The Carrot offers a competitive wagefor a 30 hour work week.
Please submit resumes to Christy at christytheatre@shaw.ca and note only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Tags: job opportunity, staff, The Carrot
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Winnipeg Folk-Roots Duo Jacob and Lily, hot off their summer folk-fest tour, are coming to the Carrot!
You can find out more about them at http://www.jacobandlily.com.
Cover charge is just $5 at the door.
Tags: concert, folk, live, music
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Edmonton Inner City Housing Society (EICHS) is developing a new multi-use building in the heart of Alberta Avenue. Located directly across from the Community League on 93rd Street, the building will house the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts (NHCA) on the main floor and create 16 condominium units that will bring new life to the Avenue and support the area’s revitalization (Avenue Initiative Strategy).
The ground-breaking took place on July 9th, and you can read more about this exciting project, including a quote from Mayor Stephen Mandel, in the PDF news release, downloadable here.
Download the Nina Haggerty ground-breaking press release
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Join us for an all day celebration at the Carrot on June 21st as we celebrate our first birthday. There will be food, music, general revelry and of course…birthday cake. See attached poster.
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
We are looking for artists and artisans to show and sell their work at The Carrot throughout the year and we are also looking for artists to display at our 3rd Annual Arts Alive! Festival on September 26th, 27th and 28th. Please contact Lorraine Shulba at lshulba@shaw.ca.
We are also looking for performers for the Arts Alive festival so please contact Christy Morin at Christy Morin at christytheatre@shaw.ca or call at 722-3733 if you want to be a part of the festival.
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Volunteering at The Carrot: The coffee house is completely volunteer driven so we are always looking for baristas, hosts for our open mic stage on Saturday nights, cashiers, and those interested in helping with special events. Working at the Carrot is fun…you never know who you will run into! If you are interested in getting involved please contact Christy Morin at christytheatre@shaw.ca or call 722-3733
Volunteering on a Committee: The Arts on the Ave board welcomes people to participate on one of our committees. Depending on your interest and expertise, you can choose from the Theatre Committee (for performance events and activities), the Curating Committee (for visual arts events and activities), the Carrot Committee (for the coffee house) and the Festival Committee. (plans our winter and fall festivals) If you would like to volunteer in any capacity, please contact Christy Morin at christytheatre@shaw.ca or call 722-3733.
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Volunteering for Special Events
The 3rd annual Arts Alive Festival takes place on Sept. 26th, 27th and 28th and there are plenty of volunteer opportunities available. Please contact Christy for more information.
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The city’s first Creative Age Festival begins today, spreading outward from the downtown core.
From their own website, the festival …
“… Edmonton’s newest festival, celebrates arts and aging by showcasing arts-based workshops, performances and events, including special film screenings and Arts Café – Open Stage Performances.
This week-long celebration of creative aging has been organized to recognize the vital contributions of the arts in relation to lifelong learning, creative expression, health and well-being in later life.”
Also of note to Arts on the Ave members is that this festival, like our own Arts Alive! Festival, is being directed by AOTA President, Christy Morin.
You can find out more about this ground-breaking festival on their website at http://creativeagefestival.ca/.
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