The Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta is a provincial, non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and assist the development of a strong performing arts touring industry in Alberta. We do this by providing performance opportunities, professional development, publications, web-based data and knowledge sharing.
Find the latest up to date news, sector job postings, call for artists, and more via the Arts Touring Alliance website and our monthly e-newsletter: deTour.
Alberta Showcase 2019 Evaluation
Greetings Alberta Showcase 2019 Delegates, Each year at Alberta Showcase we ask for your feedback on the conference. The valuable information gathered in this survey helps us make improvements every year. If you submit your survey response by November 21st, you will be entered in a draw to receive ONE FREE registration to Alberta Showcase 2020. […]
The FAVA-AMS (Arts Management System) Round Table
THE AMS – ARTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – ROUND TABLE Exploring the Digital Transformation of Arts Management “Integrating AMS into CFAT’s operations has transformed our organization and …reduced the administrative burden of managing equipment and membership” Sally Wolchyn-Raab Director of Operations Centre for Arts Tape (CFAT) WHAT IS AMS? AMS is an “Integrated Digital Arts Management […]
Employment Opportunity: Executive Director – Rotary Centre for the Arts, Kelowna, B. C.
Applications are invited for the position of Executive Director Rotary Centre for the Arts Kelowna, B. C. The Rotary Centre for the Arts is a multi-use visual and performing arts facility located in the heart of Kelowna’s Cultural District. Home to eight resident artist studios, the 325 seat Mary Irwin Theatre, Potters Addict, Alternator Centre […]
The Alberta Touring Calendar hosted by the Arts Touring Alliance has a comprehensive list of events presented by Arts Touring Alliance Members throughout the province.
Kim Churchill with Special Guests
Kim Churchill’s style is explosive, with intricate fingerpicking, percussive beats, powerful harmonica melodies and a soulful voice. His songwriting reflects his coastal lifestyle – growing up on the East Coast of Australia, with the surf at his front door – and his nomadic life on the road. Whether he’s blazing through a distorted guitar solo […]
Newell Concert Association in Brooks Presents Connie Kaldor
Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, something roars in and it turns you about. Connie Kaldor writes this and more about the unexpected twists and turns of life and love. She could well be writing about her personal artistic complexities. Music pundits have tried to define the essence of the prairie-born […]
Workshop for the Humour Impaired with Dr. Auntie Dote
Workshop for the Humour Impaired with a Side of Elder Abuse Awareness This Workshop is designed to help teach you about the essential value of laughter in your life. This 90 minute interactive workshop will help you reconnect to your ability to laugh – or find it if you lost it. You will build tangible […]
Fortunate Ones w/Special Guest Sherman Downey
Fortunate Ones is Newfoundland’s JUNO-nominated duo Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien. Known for dynamic live performances, effortless union of voices in harmony and anthemic melodies – they embody a wide-eyed energy, deliver messages of reflection and optimism, have an earnest mission for connection and are endearing audiences across Canada and beyond. Their songs celebrate coming […]
get lit! festival
Tickets $20: Five exciting writers reading from their works, discussing their writing, and participating in panel discussions. And not just any old writers here. We’re talking medal winners, Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize winners, CBC Canada Reads finalists, Alberta Literary Award finalists, and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Award winners!
Missoula Children’s Theatre – “Jack and the Beanstalk”
What happens when a young boy plants Wonder Beans in his own backyard? For Jack, it is the beginning of a great adventure. With a little help from P.T. Wonder and a Giant, Jack learns a valuable lesson about true happiness. This musical production also features a host of other characters, including the Elegant Harp, […]
Lynne Hanson at the Gallery
Get into the music! “Somewhere in the heartlands, in a town called ‘Americana USA’ nestles a particular variety of singer/songwriter. Someone who views a melodic sensibility through the bottom of a whiskey glass. Canadian songstress Lynne Hanson could run for mayor of that town.” – Trevor Raggatt – R2 Magazine – 5 stars Lynne is […]
Lougheed Centre presents Backbone
A NEW KIND OF CIRCUS! Backbone examines the various perceptions of what strength is, where it comes from and how it is measured. This frenetic celebration of human interconnectedness will test the limits of strength: physical, emotional, individual and collective. It is set in the here and now. We won’t be transporting the audience to […]
Lougheed Centre presents Music from the Prairies
Dean McNeill – Trumpet Sylvia Shadick-Taylor – Piano Join Western Canadian musicians Dean McNeill, trumpet, and Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, piano, for a brilliant and touching musical excursion as they present Music From The Prairies celebrating some of their favourite Western Canadian composers. Dean McNeill has been fortunate to collaborate on various musical projects with Edmonton’s own, […]