Hey Foundsters! As the opening of Found Fest get closer, we’re taking a closer look at some of the projects in our lineup and what they’re all about! About DUH-BULL FEE-CHURR: DIVE! INTO THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE OF SAND WITH SOVEREIGN SPIRITS OF THE PLAYGROUND AS WE PERFORM MINOR MIRACLES… Read More
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
DEADLINE: May 19, 2025 Common Ground Arts Society (CG) and Latitude 53 (L53) are jointly seeking expressions of interest from visual/installation/multimedia artists to design a performance space at CG’s 2025 Found Festival July 9-13, 2025. The selected artist/collective will be tasked with the installation design for the Festival’s new AfterFound… Read More
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
Hey Foundsters! As the opening of Found Fest get closer, we’re taking a closer look at some of the projects in our lineup and what they’re all about! About Islands of Utopia: Veden äärellä: Veden äärellä Tells the story of two friends growing nearby the North Saskatchewan River. Physical and playful,… Read More
DEADLINE: May 27, 2024 In case you missed it, we just announced our 2024 Found Festival, packed full of theatre and performance all over the city! We’re ramping up towards one of Common Ground’s biggest festivals ever with a dedicated team of enthusiastic and creative arts workers who love… Read More
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
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
Amiskwaciwâskahikan / EdmontonJune 18, 2022 – Common Grounds Arts Society is excited to announce the lineup for Found Festival 2022. This four-day long event will celebrate the work of local and national artists through live, in-person, and digital performances that respond to place and space in the heart of Old Strathcona and beyond.We’re proud to… Read More