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Common Ground Arts is seeking three contractors to join our 2025 Found Festival team. Applications are open until May 19, 2025 for the roles of Operations Coordinator, Festival Assistant, and Production Assistant. To apply for any of the positions, complete the application form here. Click the… Read More
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Audition Call: After the Trojan Women

Apr 29, 2024

AFTER THE TROJAN WOMEN By Amena Shehab and Joanna BlundellDirected by Liz HobbsPresented by Common Ground Arts SocietyDeadline to submit: May 17, 2024Auditions: May 26 and 27, 2024at the Fringe Theatre Arts Barns (10330 84 Avenue NW) From the company: We are casting for a number of female roles ranging… Read More

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RISER Recap: Hayley Moorhouse

Apr 12, 2024

As our RISER 2024 artists come to the end of their program, we’re checking in to hear about their time in RISER and their brilliant new works. Hayley Moorhouse is a local playwright, performer, and producer. Recently seen on Shadow Theatre’s stage for the critically-acclaimed Robot Girls, Hayley’s playwriting work… Read More

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RISER Recap: Saint Jackson

Apr 03, 2024

As our RISER 2024 artists come to the end of their program, we’re checking in to hear about their time in RISER and their brilliant new works. Saint Jackson is an Edmonton-based poet, playwright, performer, and maker. Saint is also fondly known as Mx. Jackson as an up-and-coming drag and… Read More

Found Festival, Opportunities

Audition Call: Brick Shithouse by Ashleigh Hicks

Mar 21, 2024

Audition NoticeDeadline to apply April 12th 2024 BRICK SHITHOUSE Written by Ashleigh Hicks Directed by Sarah J Culkin Brick Shithouse has been developed with the Found Festival’s 2023/2024 Fresh AiR (artist-in-residence) program. Found Festival, presented by Common Ground Arts Society, is an annual arts festival that celebrates theatre/music/dance/poetry/visual art in… Read More

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Apply by April 25: RISER Edmonton

Mar 19, 2024

Welcome to the all new RISER Edmonton project. Since 2021, RISER has supported 13 new performance projects in productions, readings, and development workshops. This year, we’re launching a brand new two-year model in partnership with three local Festivals to better support sustainable, long-term art-making. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL… Read More

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Call for Actor: The System by Althea Cunningham

Feb 07, 2024

The System (Development Workshop) Playwright/Producer: Althea CunninghamDirector: Josh Languedoc This script workshop of The System by Althea Cunningham is supported by RISER Edmonton as part of the 2024 Development stream. RISER is a project incubator produced by Common Ground Arts Society supporting 3-5 projects annually towards productions or development workshops… Read More

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Audition Call: Queer Chords by Kena Leon

Dec 21, 2023

Applications Closed Queer Chords Playwright/Producer: Kena LeonDirector: Bianca MirandaProduction Mentor: Gina Puntil Queer Chords is supported by RISER Edmonton as part of the 2024 production stream. RISER is a project incubator produced by Common Ground Arts Society supporting 3-5 projects annually towards productions or development workshops… Read More

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Call for Creators: Story City x Common Ground Arts

Dec 04, 2023

Buckle up for some grand digital adventures! In collaboration with Story City, the City of Edmonton Downtown Vibrancy Fund, and the City of Calgary Downtown Strategy, we’re producing 12 brand new storytelling experiences that invite you to explore your city. IN EDMONTON: We are commissioning 7 local writers, 4-7 visual… Read More

Found Festival, Opportunities

Artist Call Open: Found Festival 2024

Nov 16, 2023

What is Found Festival, anyway? We take art out of conventional venues directly into the community. Found Festival celebrates art of all kinds: theatre, dance, film, poetry, music, sound art, installation art, endurance art…if it’s art created for unconventional spaces that challenges the artist/audience relationship, there’s a home for it in Found Festival. Found Festival is for… Read More