More Calls, Exhibits and Events
- elainebac1
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SSNAP 2027/28 Submissions Guidelines - Please refer to the SSNAP Conditions of Entry for complete eligibility requirements, submission guidelines, and important details related to the Prize. Submissions open: January 3, 2026; Deadline for entry: 8PM PDT, May 31, 2027.
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Coming up on March 28:
The Montreal Natyanjali dance festival, in its 11th year, brings together artists from Quebec and throughout Canada to showcase Indian classical dance. Helmed by recognized choreographer, performer and teacher Deepa Nallapan, at Espace Le Vrai Monde, Collège Ahuntsic.
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At the MMFA:
Take advantage of our Discovery Days on March 28 and 29 to make the MMFA your own: explore the collection in the company of our volunteer guides or indulge your inner artist by taking part in a workshop reserved exclusively for Members at the Art Hive!
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Arts news:
From Deserres:
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Discoveries in music:
Amy Dickson – Saxophonist:
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You know J.S. Bach — but what about his cousin Johann Ludwig Bach? Conductor Johanna Soller talks about reviving 300-year-old Leipzig cantatas by Bach’s distant cousin.
Conductor, harpsichordist and organist Johanna Soller is chief conductor and artistic director of the baroque ensemble Capella Sollertia. (Simon Pauly)
J. L. BACH // 'Ja, mir hast du Arbeit gemacht, JLB 5: Zieh, teurer Jesus, hin' by Capella Sollertia.
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Oscar buzz:
Brownstein: Montreal filmmaker Joyce Borenstein takes her Oscar-voting duty seriously — very seriously. A former Oscar nominee and a newly minted member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Borenstein watched every film nominated in all 24 Academy Award categories this year.
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Director Geeta Gandbhir is up for two Oscars; she's nominated in both the short and feature-length documentary categories.
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Quebec-based maple syrup product company, blanc par rouGe, has made it to the Oscar's "Everyone Wins" gift bags for the tenth year in a row. Co-owner of Blanc par rouGe, Julie DeBlois spoke with host Alison Brunette.
The company:
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And the winner is –
Short animated film, The Girl Who Cried Pearls:
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