Calls:   International calls:   CONTEMPORARY VENICE – 18th EDITION 2026 Venice | March 06 – 20, 2026. Deadline: February 08, 2026.   CALL FOR ARTISTS: CONTEMPORARY VENICE 2026 | ITSLIQUID     -------------------------------------------------------------------- PRODUCTION RESIDENCY PROGRAM 2026-2027. OPEN CALLS - DEAD LINE, FEBRUARY 1, 2026.   Atelier Circulaire (AC) invites artists to submit a production residency project for its 2026-2027 programming, for the period from April 1st, 2026, to...

Literary call:   CBC Nonfiction Prize - The CBC Nonfiction Prize is open from Jan. 1 to March 1, 2026.   https://www.cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/cbc-nonfiction-prize-1.4090951     -------------------------------------------------------------------- Events:   NEW for 2026 - Studio ART Classes   Holly Friesen says “Come paint with me in my Montreal Studio” More Info   -------------------------------------------------------------------- At the McCord in collaboration with FIFA - January 14 | 6...

50 New Year Traditions from Around the World:   To see the complete list:   https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/50-new-year-traditions-from-around-the-world.html   Just about everywhere:   Sing "Auld Lang Syne". "Auld Lang Syne" is often credited to Scottish poet Robert Burns, who sent it to the Scots Musical Museum in 1788. But the writer himself admits that he didn't write the lyrics; he was just the first to transcribe an old folk song. If you really want to impress the other...