Winnipeg Arts Billboard
The Winnipeg Arts Billboard is a subscription-based, free service provided by the Winnipeg Arts Council. Notification of all Events This Week and News (not the entire billboard) is distributed by email every Thursday to subscribed members of the arts community. The Billboard/Calendar contains events, opportunities and significant news items of interest to both the general public and members of the local arts community. Learn more about our billboard and calendar.
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WAC News/Events
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You’re Invited to Winnipeg Arts Council’s 2025 Holiday Open House!
Winnipeg Arts CouncilDec 4
Billboard for November 17–December 1
Events
Dance
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Croquis by Ralph Escamillan
Winnipeg’s Contemporary DancersNov 21 – Nov 23
Music
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Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra Presents: Bossa Nova Craze: The Music of Getz & Gilberto
Winnipeg Jazz OrchestraNov 20 -
Coups de Cœur Francophone Etienne Fletcher & Sylvie Walker
CCFMNov 22 -
WinterSing!
Dead of WinterNov 23
Film/Video
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OurToba Reel Brews Coffee Chat w/ Jessica Landry
OurToba Film NetworkNov 22
Visual Arts
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learn to do by doing
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryMar 7 – Jan 16 -
Cartographie de mémoire : une exposition solo de Lilian Bonin / Mapping Memory: A Solo Exhibition by Lilian Bonin
La Maison des artistes visuels francophones Inc.Sep 25 – Nov 22 -
Opening Reception & Artist Talk - the sky remembers | Taylor McArthur
Urban Shaman GalleryOct 17 – Dec 13 -
Wally Dion: a thousand tiny prayers
School of Art GalleryNov 6 – Feb 14 -
Wally Dion: a thousand tiny prayers
School of Art GalleryNov 6 – Feb 14 -
Craft at Large
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 7 – Dec 18 -
Where Prints Meet // Annual Members’ Show
Martha Street StudioNov 7 – Nov 29 -
Lucas Morneau: Queer Newfoundland Hockey League
Gallery 1C03, University of WinnipegNov 13 – Jan 28 -
REGISTER FOR WINTER ART CLASSES
Forum Art CentreNov 13 – Jan 9 -
Plug In ICA’s new exhibition, ‘The Performance of Being’ featuring Leesa Streifler
Plug In ICANov 14 – Jan 3 -
Made in the Middle Craft Market
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 22 -
Make’n Movie
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 30
Theatre
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Serving Elizabeth
Prairie Theatre ExchangeNov 11 – Nov 23 -
A Number
Royal Manitoba Theatre CentreNov 12 – Nov 29 -
Never Swim Alone by Daniel MacIvor
Snakeskin JacketNov 19 – Nov 23 -
Croquis by Ralph Escamillan
Winnipeg’s Contemporary DancersNov 21 – Nov 23 -
LIM - Jaune vs Bleu | Yellow vs Blue
CCFMNov 21 -
Elf – The Musical
Royal MTCNov 24 – Dec 24
New Media
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Opening Reception & Artist Talk - the sky remembers | Taylor McArthur
Urban Shaman GalleryOct 17 – Dec 13
Literary
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Poetry-Writing Workshops with University of Manitoba Writer in Residence Melanie Dennis Unrau
University of Manitoba Centre for Creative Writing and Oral CultureOct 14 – Nov 24 -
Dive Into Mystery Writing with Philipp Schott
Winnipeg Public LibraryNov 29
Museums
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learn to do by doing
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryMar 7 – Jan 16 -
Craft at Large
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 7 – Dec 18 -
Made in the Middle Craft Market
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 22 -
Make’n Movie
Manitoba Crafts Museum and LibraryNov 30
Other
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Pillars of Hip Hop, youth programming
Graffiti Art ProgrammingSep 23 – Jan 29 -
2nd Annual Fall/Winter Arts & Crafts Market
Mood Disorders Association of ManitobaNov 21 -
2nd Annual FALL/WINTER ARTS & CRAFT MARKET
Mood Disorders Association of ManitobaNov 21 -
LIM - Rouge VS Blue | Red VS Bleu
CCFMNov 28
Youth
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Pillars of Hip Hop, youth programming
Graffiti Art ProgrammingSep 23 – Jan 29 -
REGISTER FOR WINTER ART CLASSES
Forum Art CentreNov 13 – Jan 9
Calls-for-Submissions
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Call for nominations: 2026 Manitoba Arts Award of Distinction (Deadline)
Manitoba Arts CouncilDec 15
Literary
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Call out for Winnipeg Public Library’s Writing Circle with Writer-in-Residence, Ariel Gordon (Deadline)
Winnipeg Public LibraryNov 21 -
The annual McNally Robinson Booksellers & Prairie Fire Writing Contests are on now! (Deadline)
Prairie Fire Press Inc.Nov 30
Music
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Fuse: Music Residency 2026 | Interdisciplinary Residency for Musicians (Application Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 19 -
Chamber Music 2026 | Apply Now (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 26 -
Art Of Piano 2026 Classical Piano Residency | Apply Now (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityDec 3 -
Jazz & Sonic Arts 2026 - Improvised Music Residency (Apply By)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityJan 21
Theatre
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Summer Opera 2026 For Singers, Stage Managers, Répétiteurs, Stage Directors, Composers, and Conductors (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 19 -
Playwrights Lab 2026 - Theatre Arts Residency (Apply By)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 26 -
Call for Submissions: New Manitoban Play (Submission Deadline)
The Village Conservatory for Music TheatreNov 30
Visual Arts
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Visual Arts - Nomadisms (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 19
Professional Opportunities
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Summer Opera 2026 For Singers, Stage Managers, Répétiteurs, Stage Directors, Composers, and Conductors (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 19
Employment Opportunities
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Maker-in-Residence @ the Winnipeg Public Library (Deadline)
Winnipeg Public LibraryNov 17 -
Job Posting - Director of Development (Deadline)
Manitoba Chamber OrchestraNov 24 -
Artistic Director (Position Open Until Filled)
Manitoba OperaDec 31
Professional Development Opportunities
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Truth, Reconciliation & Leadership: Building Culturally Responsive Organizations (Deadline)
Banff Centre for Arts and CreativityNov 18 -
OurToba Reel Brews Coffee Chat w/ Jessica Landry
OurToba Film NetworkNov 22 -
Intimacy Direction with Sharon Bajer
The Village Conservatory for Music TheatreNov 29 -
Intimacy Direction with Sharon Bajer
The Village Conservatory for Music TheatreNov 29
